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Billy Joel, 'Piano Man' (Legacy Edition) – Album Review
Before he became the "Piano Man," Billy Joel was a scrappy kid from Long Island dreaming of landing a major label record deal and breaking through as a solo artist.
The two-CD Legacy Edition of 'Piano Man' commemorates that nascent talent and serves as a reminder of many people's first introduction to Joel's hit-making power.
But it's not his sophomore effort, released in November 1973 on Columbia Records, that's really on display here. Instead, it's the inclusion of a rare radio concert on the second disc.
Legend has it the April 1972 broadcast from Philadelphia's WMMR found on disc two helped Joel secure his Columbia Records deal a full 18 months before 'Piano Man' would ever hit turntables.
In fact, the session captures what may be the earliest renditions of future 'Piano Man' material like 'The Ballad of Billy the Kid' and 'Captain Jack.'
The Sigma Sound Studios broadcast shows Joel at his early best as a brash, bold and ballsy performer. Like a diamond in the rough, the prodigy of the ivories can be heard cracking open a beer and loudly slurping as he banters between songs. At one point before launching into one of the quieter numbers, the Piano Man actually calls for a 'moment of silent meditation' before abruptly switching gears and quipping that he's 'trying to work up a burp and I want to do it on the radio.'
Joel is accompanied by a backing band for most of the numbers on the radio session, with the MVP award going to sideman drummer Rhys Clark. The skinsman's rhythmic assault sits loudly front and center in the new mix, giving some of the already rocking numbers an even extra raucous air.
Among the several quieter moments of solo piano on the Philly broadcast are the classic 'She's Got a Way' and 'Nocturne' — both cuts from Joel's 1971 debut, 'Cold Spring Harbor.' The latter tune shows Joel's early attempts at classical composition, a foreshadowing of what would come 30 years later on 2001's 'Fantasies & Delusions.'
And though he's not known as a particularly brooding artist, Joel really opens a vein on 'Rosalinda,' one of three songs from the radio session that have never been recorded in any other form.
The mysterious ballad, written as a tribute to his empty-nester mother, offers a psychologically tense observation of a woman who gives all for her children. It's set to the accompaniment of a busy keyboard workout that swirls and lurches while never losing sight of a dark, dangerous melodicism.
It just goes to show that if you thought you knew Billy Joel, there's always another side of him to discover.


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National League Standings, May 3, 1982
Starters Charlie Puleo and Burt Hooton each gave up three runs in 6.1 innings of work. The Mets banged out seventeen hits--all singles--in this twelve inning game while holding the Dodgers to just seven hits. LA had just one hit after the eighth inning.
The Mets won it thanks to a two-run single by Hubie Brooks that came three batters after a SAC BUNT BY DAVE KINGMAN!! George Foster had led off the inning with a single off Terry Forster, and Kingman bunted him over. Joel Youngblood singled Foster to third and John Stearns was hit by a pitch. Steve Howe came in to replace Forster and gave up the single to Hubie, and the third Mets run of the inning came on an infield out by Ron Gardenhire. Ed Lynch retired all six batters he faced for his first win of the season.
By the way, Kingman was credited with 16 sacrifice bunts in his career...but I do recall Dave trying to drop one down from time to time to try to catch the defense napping. I'm sure several of those sac bunts were credited even though Dave was trying on his own to bunt for a hit.
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Minestrone with Collard Greens and White Beans
Instead of the usual escarole or kale, use hearty collards in this familiar soup. The greens' slight bitterness plays nicely against the creamy beans and sweet tomatoes.
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Photography: José Manuel Picayo Rivera
Source: Everyday Food, October 2007
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 pound (about 2 bunches) collard greens, stalks removed, leaves coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 2 cans (19 ounces each) white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, in juice
- Grated Parmesan, for serving (optional)
In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Add tomato paste, and cook, stirring, until onion is coated, about 30 seconds. Add collard greens, thyme, and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until collards start to wilt, 2 to 4 minutes.
Place 1/4 of beans in a bowl, and mash them with the back of a spoon (this will help thicken soup). Add all the beans to the pan, as well as tomatoes with juice and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer, until collards are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; serve with grated Parmesan, if desired.
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aldorastar22 JAN, 2008This soup was an easy way to incoporate very healthy ingredients into a delicious, and hearty soup. I decided to use stock to make it richer -combined with bread it was a great mealReply
Learner1021 JAN, 2008Wonderful and easy soup with excellent flavor. I used kale. This is a keeper!Reply
eren0117 NOV, 2007its yummilicious (yum-i-li-shus). its very good and delicious. As I was watching the episode it looked very good so my friends and I made it the next day we're planning to make it for Thanksgivig as a second coarse. I absolutely love youre recepies and all the thing you sell at Macy's ThanksReply
stephanielionbarger10 NOV, 2007Great soup! Especially if you love collard greens. I even cheated and found chopped collard greens in a bag in the veggie section. Amazingly good for you, too, and so so easy!Reply


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Smith College was recently granted the 2011 Trail Neighbor Award by the Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways (FNTG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting opportunities for recreation and transportation around the ongoing trail and greenway development by the city.
The organization presents the award annually to individuals or organizations that work on behalf of the Northampton rail trail network.
In presenting the award, Julia Riseman, secretary of FNTG, cited the college's efforts on behalf of cyclists, including:
- funding new crosswalks and bike lanes on Elm Street
- supporting the student organization Bike Kitchen
- creating opportunities for interns working at the city Office of Planning and Development
- formalizing the trail right of way from the section between Route 66 and Olander Drive (near the former Northampton State Hospital grounds).
"These efforts, in addition to sustainability initiatives at the college, are helping to make a better community for us all," said Riseman in the award citation.
The Trail Neighbor Award was announced as part of the recent BikeWeek festivities.


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Syracuse Nationals start Thursday, we got a preview Sunday morning
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:30:18 GMT —
Syracuse Nationals is gearing up for its 15th anniversary run, so expect to see lots of classic and custom cars at the State Fairgrounds, and cruising around the Syracuse area next week.
Bob McLean, who does PR for the show, says lovingly restored or rebuilt cars may be the heart of the event, but there are also live bands, specialty exhibits, lots of live music, and even a women's (non-automotive) vendor and exhibitor display.
McLean says the show, which partners with not-for-profits has pumped about 1-million dollars into the local economy.
Davern Breed also joined us on sunday's Weekend Today in Central New York, and brought his 1932 Ford Coupe (lovingly rebuilt)--he says it's his 'summertime wheels.'
Syracuse Nationals opens Friday and runs thro, July 20th. through Sunday. Their website has schedule details.


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Mississippi is a state that has long struggled with high obesity rates, but it seems that a state mandate that included food education may have had an impact on reducing obesity levels among youth.
Canton Elementary in Canton, MS, increased nutrition education and physical activity as a result of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act, encouraging students to make healthier choices.
Passed in 2007, the Mississippi Healthy Students Act mandates that schools statewide provide a minimum of 45 minutes of health education, including nutrition and physical activity, per week. To help schools comply with the act, the Mississippi Office of Healthy Schools created a list of approved supplemental resources including curricula, training, and equipment for educators. According to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the percentage of schools with at least 75 percent of students receiving health education doubled between 2006 and 2008.
A study in 2011 found a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and obesity for elementary age and adolescent children, a reversal after decades of steady increases. While the school environment is not the only factor in reducing obesity levels—home environment obviously also plays a major role—the combination of education and changes in the school food environment have almost certainly contributed to these outcomes.
Mississippi has even received encouragement for their efforts around health promotion and food education by First Lady Michelle Obama, who made a special point of stopping in Clinton, MS, in February of 2013 as part of her "Let's Move" tour. Mrs. Obama praised the state for a 13% drop in obesity rates among the general population since 2005.
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I had a breast augmentation, implants were 475cc on the left and right. One breast was a little smaller on the right, and I wanted the breast to be evened out, and slightly bigger. I received a fill of 100cc on the right and 75cc on the left. Now, it appears that my breast are smaller. I was busty at 475. My surgery was in 11/2011 (for the fill), I will be 6 wks out in 1/12. My original surgery was in 11/2010 and everything was great. Can you loose volume? Now, L-550, R-575.
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Breast Augmentation Results?
Thank you for the question.
If all that was done during your surgery was additional filling of the breast implants breast should appear larger. It may be that additional work was done ( for example adjustment of the breast implant pocket) that may influence the resulting breast appearance. It is unlikely that you have "lost volume" in both breast implants.
Without direct examination it is not possible to give you more precise information; it will be in your best interests to follow-up with her plastic surgeon to express your questions and concerns.
Best wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_breastaugmentation.htm
Implant adjustments
If all you had done was fill the implants some more, it is unlikely that the implants would appear smaller. Was the pocket adjuste? Maybe they are a bit lower?
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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There's an industrial road outside Chicago that has more Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions per square mile than anywhere but the factory in Mizushima, Japan. There's the drag race shop with several 600+hp, carbon- paneled versions vying for space. There's the tuner shop where literally dozens of Evos flock to dyno. And there's the rally shop that is widely considered the finest American skunkworks for this type of car. And as I stand in that shop, my own flame-spitting Evo IV rally car sitting on the hoist behind me, I stare at a brand-new charcoal Evo IX MR – the even-higher-performance-spec version – that has only 70 miles on it. And the perfect impression of a tree trunk, molded into the passenger's side.
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Carlton: After 'horrible' game, Baylor's Pierre Jackson vows improvement as Bears make tourney push
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Pierre Jackson's performance wasn't the only reason Baylor got taken apart Saturday night by No. 10 Kansas State, 81-61.
Standing outside the visitors' locker room, the senior point guard still felt enough responsibility to promise one solution. He failed to reach double figures scoring for the first time in 32 games dating to last season, finishing with seven points on 2-of-8 shooting.
"I feel like I played a horrible game," Jackson said. "I've just got to come back and do better. Guys count on me to do a lot of heavy work. I'm used to it. I've just got to come and help my team more than I did tonight."
Jackson said he tried to get teammates more involved early. And in a game where Baylor gave away the ball 19 times, leading to 22 Kansas State points, he had nine assists and just five turnovers.
But Kansas State counterpart Angel Rodriguez finished with 22 points and 10 assists, looking like an All-American.
When Baylor closed to 43-41 with 12:51 remaining on a Brady Heslip 3-pointer, Rodriguez delivered a cold-blooded 3-pointer in response, sparking a decisive 16-4 run.
"After that," Baylor coach Scott Drew said, "we ran out of gas."
For Baylor (16-9, 7-5 Big 12), more work remains for its NCAA Tournament resume, with Iowa State visiting Wednesday.
"The most important game of the season," Heslip said.
Jackson, who entered the game averaging a conference-best 18.9 points, was already looking ahead to a vastly different personal approach.
"I'm not saying I'm going to get shot happy next game, but I'm going to be way more aggressive on the offensive end and score my points," Jackson said. "I'm the leading scorer in the Big 12 for a reason."
Even an aggressive Jackson doesn't guarantee success. The list of problems was long and included all the usual suspects from the season and a few new ones.
Baylor thought its turnover problems were a thing of the past after 45 assists and just 22 turnovers in lopsided wins over Texas Tech and West Virginia.
Eleven of the 19 turnovers against Kansas State came in the second half when Baylor was forced to play catch-up.
"We have to get better," Drew said. "When they got to a double-digit lead, we tried to go for the home runs instead of making singles and doubles."
With Kansas State starting just one player over 6-6 in 6-11 Jordan Henriquez, Baylor should have been able to exploit a size advantage inside with 7-1 Isaiah Austin, 6-9 Cory Jefferson and 6-8 reserve Rico Gathers.
Henriquez responded with his best game of the season (10 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks) and Kansas State (20-5. 9-3) outscored Baylor 34-20 in the paint. Somehow, the outsized Wildcats claimed 16 offensive rebounds.
While Baylor's inside players had the team's first 14 points, it was Kansas State that exploited the matchup. Shane Southwell, giving seven inches to Austin in his individual matchup, drilled 6-of-9 3-pointers.
Baylor gets a late-season rematch with Kansas State in Waco and might have to win that game, along with home games against Iowa State and Kansas, for another NCAA trip.
"We just really got to come together," Heslip said. "It's the time of the season we just have to be about the team. We have guys in there who know exactly what we need to do."
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Breaking down Baylor's assists and turnovers in its last four games:
Opponent, Asst., TOs, Result
Oklahoma State, 15, 16, L, 69-67 (OT)
Texas Tech, 22, 13, W, 75-48
West Virginia, 23, 9, W, 80-60
Kansas State, 13, 19, L, 81-61


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Jameis Wiinston Rape Case Update: FSU Heisman Candidate's Accuser's Wants Federal Probe Of Tallahassee Police , Claims Investigation Botched [VIDEO]
on Dec 13, 2013 12:41 PM EST
The attorney for the woman whose rape allegations against Florida State star quarterback Jameis Winston were dismissed by prosecutors now claims investigators never even tested her client's blood for potential date rape drugs.
According to TMZ, Patricia Carroll also claims teammate Chris Casher broke the law by first videotaping the sex act between Jamison and her client with his cellphone, then by discarding of the footage before police could view it.
In her first public interview since lead prosecutor Willie Meggs announced Winston would not be criminally charged, Carroll also maintained that investigators both bungled the case and purposely sabotaged her client in the media.
Among her most explosive charges was that investigators failed to interview key witnesses and never released proper medical records to the media which proved she suffered several injuries during the attack, including injuries that caused pain in her lower back, a foot injury and sore muscles.
Carroll told TMZ she now wants the Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch an investigation into the Tallahassee state attorney and police department.
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" Brand: McVities / Type:Snacks "
I've bought these a few times now and in several flavours - but I've just noticed that they are actually made in Thailand.
The cream cracker people have brought us lovely, yummy, crisps that aren't, at less than 10 per cent fat. What more can I ask? I buy mine at Safeway at the moment, because they have an offer on at 29p per pack, but would (and have) happily paid more. 45p or thereabouts, I think.
Packaged like crisps, Thai bites come in 25g bags. The design is light and fresh looking, with a lot of white and a touch of oriental in the lettering. The Jacobs logo is clear on the top left hand corner and the flavour (mine are "sweet herb") bannered and colour coded along the bottom. The target market is the crisp-eater (me) who is looking for something a bit different (me again) and although the lower fat content is not emblazoned on the pack it does say "light and crispy, baked not fried" and therefor appeals to the consumer trying to lose a few pounds (guess who?).
I won't bore you by listing all of the ingredients, suffice to say that the main ingredients is rice. Vegetable oil and sugar are way up there on the list too, so it's safe to assume that they are not entirely calorie free. (Bums). In fact each pack will provide you with 93 of the pesky little beasts. There are also several E numbers for those who are on the look out for additives in their food. Those of us with allergies should be aware that they contain milk, soya and wheat and that they are "produced on a line handling almond, hazelnut, sesame, shrimp and in a factory handling egg but on a different line". And all of those words fit on the packet.
I find them really difficult to open. You may need to employ someone very strong for this job. If he/she is fairly attractive, you may want them to feed you your Thai bites while they're hanging around waiting to be paid. But that's your choice. They smell slightly of oriental five-spice, but aren't overpowering. The crisps/crackers themselves are round, bite sized and about 1mm thick. No I didn't measure them, there are limits to what I will do for Ciao. Really.
They do taste light, with not a hint of greasiness - my main problem with ordinary potato crisps. The most satisfying way to eat them is to lick off the slightly powdery flavouring then crunch the cracker. The sweet herb flavour is difficult to describe without saying "sweet and herby", but the sweet taste is the dominant one. There's a hint of pepper and they are quite salty. The closest I can get is a sort of oriental barbecue tang. I've decided that this is my favourite flavour. Although there don't seem to be that many in a pack, they do take longer to eat than potato crisps, which makes me happy.
In my opinion, these are far too good for the kids, so I would hide them somewhere really high and leave the children to the Wotsits. Should you have any complaints, the relevant info is as follows
The Jacob's Bakery Ltd
PO Box 14
Freephone 08081 449454
Any complaints about the review of course, would be better referred to me. Must go now, as I need a long drink of water. (They do make you thirsty
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Darwis Sasmedi
Widyaiswara LPMP Sulawesi Selatan
Students' learning outcome, which is still considered as unsuccessful, has always been the focus of criticism towards the failure of teaching of English in Indonesia. As a consequence English teachers are demanded to be responsible for the failure in making the students capable of using English for communication both productively and receptively. To alleviate this ordeal, educators, practitioners, and policy makers quite often pay very much attention to research dealing with the curriculum, methodology and teachers excluding such significant variables as the learner perspective. They have rarely taken the learner perspective into consideration as a very important contribution to the learning process. Does the failure have any relations to these factors? Some English textbooks written for young learners seem to neglect these factors. As a matter of fact, many research findings have shown the powerful role of the students in improving their learning outcome.
Teaching speaking in Indonesia is considered to be the most difficult, pronunciation, structure, discourse, and the social context of culture and situation. In short, it needs the mastery of the linguistic and the cultural competence. Besides, as speaking is difficult, more effort is required on the part of the students and teachers. It is not enough for the students to listen or to speech only. The teachers need to give the students' activities to practice the new speech among the four basic skills of language. Bourdons in Nunan (1993) stated that spoken language needs the mastery of vocabulary habit. This means that practice speaking needs much time to fulfil the requirements of the mastery of spoken English, either from school or the environment.
Teaching English at Senior High School in Indonesia as stated in Curriculum 1994 revised in 1999 covers abilities of language. One of them is speaking ability. Paultson and Brunder (1975) stated that the objective of the language teaching is the production of the speaker's competence to communicate in the target language. Rivers (1968) stated that the teacher should give the students opportunities to practice speaking. She further stated that if the students are able to practice the new speech habit throughout as the children do in his native language, the problem of speaking fluency of foreign language would be lessened.
Teaching speaking at Senior High School in Indonesia is one of the main focuses in the English teaching. The principle of teaching English is all processes of teaching should be communicative because the graduates of the students of Senior High School are directed to have life skill for communication to meet the need for job opportunity, besides they can continue their study to the higher level. Therefore the English teachers should find out the effort on searching and creating a new model in presenting materials, in order to increase the students' ability to speak English.
From the review of related literature, the researcher found some studies had been conducted using the students' own picture through pair work in improving their ability to speak English. Some of them: (1) Clark and Clark (1977) stated on speaking talk in order to have some effect on their listeners. They assert things to change their state of knowledge. They ask them questions to get them to do things for them; (2) Shannon and Weaver in Jabu (2000) on the speaking found that the model of a communication system into interpersonal communication through speech. In this model, an information source emits a message, which is encoded for transition as signal. This signal passes through a channel to a receiver, which decodes the message for use at its destination. Besides, Crane et al: in Jabu (2000) defined communication as a process in which information is transmitted from a source, the sender to a goal, the receiver. This process involve the steps: encoding the information into a symbolic system, selecting a mode of communication, delivering the symbols through a medium, perceptual processing of symbols by the receiver, and decoding the symbols to obtain information; (3) Basturekmen in Syarifuddin (2003) conducted a study on differences in the discourse of native-speakers and non-native speakers in academic discussions and shows that analysis and non-native speakers provide a useful source of insight pedagogy; (4) Bordius in Goga (2003) reported that there are there integrated competencies that the essential to people in order to be able to communicate effectively which is suit to linguistic market. They are linguistic product (communication competence, linguistic competence, and cultural competence) and linguistic market (level of audience, cultural domination, and performance arts of speaking); (5) Westnood, Peter and Oliver (1975) stated that in improving oral language there are four ways should be considered in which teachers sometimes operate to restrict language development or indeed at times train students not to listen but to speak; (6) Hergenhalm in Elliott (1996) stated that good teaching begins with knowing what you want to teach: the stimuli, you must also identify the responses you want to connect to the stimuli and timing of appropriate satisfiers. Hulse in Elliott (1996) on the effective teaching and effective learning stated that feedback or reinforcement of asking question is very important. It is a powerful tool of controlling behavior of the students. If you praise students' correct responses immediately and the students increase correct responses; (7) Elslee in Nappu (2003) who conducted a research on still pictures and written descriptions in teaching and the oral production to the second semesters of S1 English Education Department reported that still pictures can stimulate the oral production of the students more than written description can do. She also mentions that the students are more interested in still pictures; (8) Sari in Nappu (1995) who investigated the use of pictures in teaching reading concluded that there was a significant difference between the students reading achievement by using text with pictures and that without pictures.
It is often spontaneous, open-ended, and evolving. However, speech is not always unpredictable. Speaking requires that learners not only know how to produce specific points of language such as grammar, pronunciation, or vocabulary (linguistic competence), but also that they understand when, why, and in what ways to produce language (sociolinguistic competence); (2) another basic distinction we can make when considering the development of speaking skills is between monologue and dialogue or pair work. The ability to give an uninterrupted oral presentation is quite distinct from interacting with one or more other speakers for transactional and interactional purposes. While all native speakers can and do use language interact ional, not all native speakers have the ability to extemporize on given subject to a group of listeners. This is an ability which generally has to be learned and practiced; (3) Bygate in Nunan (1993) distinguished between motor-perceptive skills, which are concerned with correctly using the sounds and structures of the language, and interactional skills, which involve using motor-perceptive skills was all that one needed in order to communicate successfully. Besides, he suggested that, in particular, learners need to develop skills in the management of interaction involves such things as knowing when and how to take the floor, when to introduce a topic or change the subject, how to invite someone else to speak, how to keep a conversation going, when and how to terminate the conversation and so on. Negotiation of meaning refers to the skill of making sure the person you are speaking to has correctly understood you and that you have correctly understood them (making sure, in other words, that you are both 'on about' the same thing).
Speaking lesson can follow the usual pattern of preparation, presentation, practice, evaluation, and extension. The teacher can use the preparation step to observe, draw, and establish a context for speaking task on certain objects and things (where, when, why, with whom it will occur) and to initiate awareness of speaking skill to be targeted. In presentation, the teacher can provide learners with a reproduction model that furthers learner comprehension and help them become more attentive observers of language use. Practice involves learners in reproducing the target structure, usually in controlled or highly supported manner. Evaluation involves directing attention to the skill being examined and asking learners to monitor and assess their own progress. Finally, extension consists of activities that ask learners to use strategy or skill in a different context or authentic communicative situation, or to integrate use of new skill or strategy with previously acquired ones (Brown, 1994).
Speaking function as the productive and interactive skill. (1) What is productive skill? With reference to usage, it is then perfectly true to say that speaking is productive and makes use of the aural medium. Widdowson in Noni (2003) described that the act of communication through speaking is commonly performed in face-to-face interaction and occurs as part dialogue or other forms of verbal exchange. What is said, therefore, is dependent on an understanding of what else has been said, whether by the speaker or the interlocutor in the interaction; (2) What is an interactive skill? Richards et al. in Jabu (2000) stated that speaking is rarely done in one direction or in the form of monologue. It involves the participation of the listener. In an interactive communication, a speaker, and therefore the speaker also becomes a listener.
Why students' own pictures? A wise statement says 'I hear I forget, I see I know, and I do I understand. This means that if we have learning experiences by observing, drawing, doing and also what our eyes see and catch most of the time will stay long in our memory. Therefore, the statement strengthens to improve the students' ability to speak English by using students' own pictures (observing and then drawing pictures) of certain objects in the classroom as media to teach English. Pictures as visual aids will attract students' attention, and motivate them to learn. In addition, using students' own picture means that the students create or construct their knowledge as they attempt to bring meaning to their experiences.
Ruis (2003) said that teaching showing pictures can make the students remember more, more impressed, more interested and more focused. Ways, ideas, and criteria of using students' own pictures: (1) the techniques of using pictures have been around for centuries and have had its place in all approaches to language teaching. Through traditionally the purpose of using pictures has been to describe or illustrate a written or recorded passage (Wright, 1000 pictures; (2) Brown in Nappu (2003) stated that picture can be used in many stages of the instructional process, to introduce and motivate study of new topics, to clarify misconceptions, to communicate basic information, and to evaluate student's progress and achievement. Furthermore, he suggests some ways of using pictures for ensuring maximum students benefit from using them; (2) Using pictures can be an effective technique for any proficiencies level or language skill. The following is an example of how one picture can be used in improving the students' ability to speak English. To teach speaking where the students share personal experiences that somehow relate to what is happening in a picture they have been given and drawn; (3) In teaching English using pictures need some criteria: make sure pictures are clear and unambiguous; make sure pictures provide reason to communicate (an opportunity or challenge); make sure pictures are interesting, simple, accurate, useful, legitimate, and visible.
The resources of pictures may be: newspapers, magazines, advertisements, brochures, catalogues, calendars, postcards, posters, instructions, stamps, family photographs, slides, and the teacher and students' own drawing.
As teaching English based on meaning-based approach has to achieve the goal of teaching that is communicative competence in which students are encourage to negotiate the meaning. Various kinds of instructional media can be used. Teachers can prepare any media that meet the needs of the students to achieve the teaching objectives or they have to provide bank of games and activities.
Westwood, Peter and Oliver (1979) stated the principles of oral language should the language program of teaching speaking be based on: (1) create an enjoyable, entertaining, social learning situation, which gives pleasure to the students; (2) keep the pair work activity; (3) arrange for fragment, intensive sessions in two or three short sessions daily; (4) ensure active participation remembering that it is what a student practices saying, not what he hears, that improves communicating ability; (5) have clearly defined, short term goals for each sessions: teaching a certain adjective, adverb, or conjunction: 'and' and' but'; (6) observe the slow learners and give some degree of repetition and our learning if necessary; (7) use material such as practices and games to hold attention as the basis for language simulation; (8) use pleasure and praise as reinforces.
Teaching communication skill through K - W - L model. K – W – L stands for Know, Want, Learn. It is teaching model that encourages students to have an active learning by activating their prior knowledge for anticipating the material that they are going to learn. It is also commonly used for teaching or developing reading, writing and speaking skills. There are three stages to K-W-L model as in the following: (1) know, at this stage students need to activate their prior knowledge by observing, drawing, talking, writing about anything they know about the topic/object of the reading/speaking. Each information gathered at this stage can be drawn or written on the piece of paper for everybody to see. If the students run out of ideas, they can start predicting information on more general categories; (2) want, at this stage students are encourage to ask question, think about what they want to say or present to speak from the their own pictures. So student can make a list of sentences/questions in which the answer will be derived from the pictures. Such activity will give students reason to speak or explain the picture because they are eager to practice their English freely; (3) learn, at this stage students describe their own pictures and then they write down or retell anything that they have learned from the pictures. It is the time when they confirm their prediction from previous stages.
The teacher should know the characteristics of a successful speaking activity. Characteristics of a successful speaking activity: (1) learners talk a lot; (2) participation is even; (3) motivation is high; (4) language is of an acceptable level and the speaking problems: (1) inhibition; (2) nothing to say; (3) low or uneven participation; (4) mother-tongue use. That is why the teacher can help to solve some of the problems with speaking activities: (1) monologue; (2) pair work; (3) question and answer drills; (4) retelling.
Pair work activities are the integral aspect of many teachers' approach to language teaching. One of the easiest and the best ways of allowing all students in our class to speak English is to encourage pair work. "Pair" refers to groups of 2 or 3, as the odd number of students in the class under discussion necessitates one group of three students). Pair work is when the teacher divides the whole class into pairs. Every student has a partner to explain his/her picture in improving their ability to speak English and all the pair work activities take place at the same time.
Pair work activity consisted of dialogue, interview, and question and answer. In the pair work activity, the students could explain his/her own picture as in turn. It means that the interaction between one student and another might be carried out in the form of pair work, and Individual work activity can be in oral report or oral presentation, monologue, giving explanation, and describing pictures activity.
The application of using students' own pictures through pair work as a teaching strategy motivated the students to improve their ability to speak English. In the implementation of teaching using students' own pictures through pair work in improving the students' speaking ability as the teaching strategy could develop the students' speaking ability.
The students' performance
The students' performance was very important in improving their ability to speak English towards the use of their own pictures through pair work.The teacher/researcher motivated the students to speak English without paying much attention of the grammar's mistakes. The most important things are how they speak English fluently and the content of their speaking were understandable by the listeners. The teacher should build up the students' self-confidence and self-esteem in improving their ability to speak English using their own pictures through pair work. The researcher gave and trained them in building up sentences by describing their own pictures using the communication continuum activity starting from the simple sentence models up to the highly communicative activity.
The analysis showed that the use of using students' own pictures in improving their ability to speak English significantly influenced the students' motivation in improving their ability to speak English. This means that there is an applicable strategy in teaching speaking skill, to a large content, to develop the students' speaking fluency. In other words, the students' motivation is the indication of the degree of success that a foreign language learner is likely to have in real given language situation.
In improving the students' ability to speak English, the teaching implementation using their own pictures through pair work was effective teaching strategy in building up the students' motivation and improving the significant achievement of the students. Along with the implementation of the using students' own pictures through pair work in improving their ability to speak English, the students could gain significant progress in improving their speaking ability covering pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, discourse, and performance in the context of situation.
The result of this research using observation noted that the implementation of using students' own pictures through pair work as the teaching strategy in improving their ability to speak English, the teacher/researcher created some ways of teaching strategy in improving the problems faced by the students in their speaking ability, as in the following: (a) the students' poor mastery of vocabulary. In overcoming the poor mastery of vocabulary, the sentence models are given. Vocabularies are used in context and the students are trained to practice individually, then they could create many sentences using their own words based on the given sentence models; (b) the students' errors in grammar, some of the students still lack of applying the sentence structure. They made sentences influenced by the system of Indonesia system structure; and (c) the students' performance, the students' performance was very important in improving their ability to speak English towards the use of their own pictures through pair work.
The other findings of the researcher during the implementation of using students' own pictures through pair work as the teaching strategy in improving their ability to speak English, the researcher noted the students' characteristics in terms of their motivation, attitude, activeness in all interaction activities, and the students' achievement during the process of teaching and learning either in the implementation of using their own pictures through pair work. During the implementation of using students' own pictures through pair work as teaching strategy in improving their ability to speak English at the first cycle, some of the students' problems are inhibition (worried about making mistakes, fearful of criticism or losing face), low are uneven participation, mother tongue used, nothing to say.
Based on the findings and discussion in the previous parts, the following conclusions are: (1) the implementation of teaching English in this action research using students' own pictures through pair work as teaching strategy could nurture the students' motivation in improving their ability to speak English both at the first cycle and second cycle; (2) the use of students' own pictures through pair work as teaching strategy could improve the students' ability to speak English significantly. This led to the conclusion that using of students' own pictures through pair work as a teaching strategy is a need in English language teaching and learning in improving their ability to speak English in the term of vocabulary, grammar, discourse, and their performance based on the context of situation. It has brought a good nuance and variation in English language teaching particularly in teaching speaking ability.
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The first in a two-part series on Chicago-based composer George Flynn.
From his website:
George Flynn chaired Musicianship and Composition at DePaul University (Chicago) for 25 years, and continues to direct DePaul's professional contemporary performance series, "New Music Depaul" as well as Chicago's "New Music at the Green Mill" series.
He has composed over 100 works in all media, including over five hours of piano solo music, the latter performed by international pianists Geoffrey Madge (Derus Simples), Carlo Grante (Glimpses of Our Inner Lives), Fredrik Ullén (Trinity), Winston Choi (American Icon), Heather O'Donnell (Remembering), and Eteri Andjaparidze (Toward the Light) as well as Chicago pianists Stuart Leitch and Frank Abbinanti (Pieces of Night, Kanal).
'Til Death
Katherine Hughes, v.
George Flynn, p.
Flynn, p.
Wound (exerpt)
Flynn, p.
"Death Has Won the Soul" from Songs of Destruction
Leila Bowie, s.; George Flynn, p.
Introduction and Lullaby from American Rest
Combs, cl.; Conant, vla.; Costanza, vc.; Leitch, p.
Deep Sleep & Nightmare, two nocturnes from American Rest
Flynn, p.
Fantasy Etudes I & II for Violin
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silly question... *~AngelEyes~* 3 kids; 1 angel baby; Memphis, Tennessee 11214 postsDec 30th '12
I have a question... I know this is normally a sign of bladder infection but it doesn't feel like one... but I feel like I am not fully emptying my bladder. Is that normal around this time in pregnancy? (12w6d) I felt thos way closer to the end of my pregnancy with my son... but I was way further along. Anyone else feel like this? And btw, this isn't a constant thing just every other time I've gone today... just curious.
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Its prob a bladder infection or kidney infection... You can get them easier when your pregnant.. Drink lots of water!
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- 1 leg of lamb (5 to 6 pounds)
- 3 garlic cloves, slivered
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 jar (12 ounces) plum jam
- 1/2 cup chili sauce
- 1/4 cup white grape juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- Remove thin fat covering from the roast. Make slits in meat; insert a garlic sliver in each. Place on a rack in a large roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, for plum sauce, in a medium saucepan, saute onions in butter until tender. Add the jam, chili sauce, grape juice, lemon juice and allspice; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Baste roast with sauce. Bake 1 hour longer, basting occasionally, or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium, a thermometer should read 160°; well-done, 170°), basting occasionally with plum sauce. Bring the remaining sauce to a boil; stir in parsley. Let roast stand for 10-15 minutes before carving. Serve remaining sauce with roast. Yield: 11 servings.
Originally published as Roast Lamb with Plum Sauce in Taste of Home April/May 1996, p17
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text: Kawayan Asian-American fusion restaurant opens By Julie Robinson October 25, 2011 Story Share Chip Ellis Kawayan RestoBar owner Fritz DeVilla holds a Cherry Blossom maki he made at the sushi bar. The Kanawha City restaurant features Asian/American fusion dishes, including many from the Philippines, DeVilla's homeland. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Even as he bussed tables at Hibachi Japanese Steakhouse in South Ridge, Fritz DeVilla dreamed of owning his own restaurant. He worked his way up, waiting tables and then helping in the kitchen. He mastered the showmanship of teppanyaki, or tableside, cooking and honed his artistic side as a sushi maker.DeVilla and his wife, Andrealyn, recently opened Kawayan RestoBar in Kanawha City in the location of the former Chesterfield House. DeVilla developed the Asian fusion menu to reflect his Filipino roots and his Asian cooking experience."We serve a mix of Asian cuisine. It's not just a certain culture," DeVilla said. The menu features authentic Filipino, Japanese, Korean and Chinese entrees as well as sushi and sashimi. He plans to add Thai dishes soon."When I started in the restaurant business, I was discouraged at first. As a lower chef, I worked and worked. Then I decided to take advantage of it and learn from the job," he said. "I learned tableside cooking and wanted more responsibility. I was head chef and then sushi chef, I was still chasing the dream to own my own restaurant."After Hibachi, DeVilla created sushi for four years at Ichiban on Capitol Street. He left in August to lease the large restaurant space at 3106 Chesterfield Ave. Its abundant parking gave it an advantage over the downtown locations he had also considered. The building had been empty for three years and needed extensive updates. He gutted the building and Andrealyn decorated the spacious dark red bar with bamboo accents and the brighter dining room.Kawayan, which rhymes with Hawaiian, means bamboo in Filipino.Pork adobo, practically the national dish of the Philippines, pansit (rice noodles and diced vegetables with Asian spices) and pork afritada (pork and vegetable cutlets in a tomato-based sauce) are favorites in his native country. Escabeche-fried red snapper with its acidic marinade is also popular there. DeVilla, his parents and two sisters immigrated to the United States in 1992. His mother is an accountant and his father owns a beauty store in Atlanta. She took a break from her job and is staying in Charleston to help her son get his restaurant off the ground."Nobody else in my family is in the restaurant business. I'm the risk-taker," he said. "I woke up one day and said 'let's give it a shot.' I wanted to do my own thing." His own thing includes eclectic choices on the appetizer menu: Korean barbecued ribs, Japanese seared albacore, shrimp tempura and gyoza (filled dumplings) and Filipino lumpia (spring rolls).Chicken adoba, curry, teriyaki and pineapple, grilled pork chops, beef teriyaki, filet mignon, New York strip steak, rib eye steak, swordfish, Chilean sea bass, scallops and salmon are entrees. Vegetarian dishes include chop suey, green beans adobo style and Singapore rice noodles.Although he's training sushi chefs, DeVilla still creates the sushi, sashimi and hand rolls, or Temaki sushi. The cone-shaped hand rolls wrapped in nori resemble the Japanese version of burritos.The sushi rolls, or maki, are offered with all the expected fillings -- California, rainbow, tempura, and spicy tuna. The Chef's Special Maki are DeVilla's own creations, with some help from his wife."The signature rolls set us apart," he said. The Bay maki contains shrimp, crab, mayo and red bell peppers. Crab shack is avocado and crunch topped with spicy crab salad. The colorful Cherry Blossom is a flower-shaped roll with salmon and avocado layered with tuna. Aptly named Godzilla holds shrimp tempura and cucumber topped wit spicy tuna, spicy mayo and chili pepper.Lunchtime diners may order off the menu or partake of a buffet featuring Filipino and Chinese dishes. Beef caldereta, a Spanish influenced tomato-based stew, pork lechon, a roasted pork in gravy, pork adobo and pansit sit side-by-side with popular Chinese sweet and sour chicken, pepper steak and General Tso's chicken on the $8 buffet. The selection of dishes at the buffet varies daily. Dinner entrée prices range from $6 for vegetarian dishes to $22 for filet mignon. Most entrees are priced between $10 and $15. Maki sushi is between $6 and $13, sashimi between $10 and $14 and hand rolls are $5. Dine in the main dining room, the sushi bar or the lounge. A meeting room for 25 people is also available.Kawayan RestoBar, 3106 Chesterfield Ave., is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for both a buffet or off-the-menu lunch Monday through Friday and for dinner Monday through Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. and from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Kawayan is closed on Sunday. Call 304-205-7819 or visit www.kawayanrestobar.com.Reach Julie Robinson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1230. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 2 WVU seeking improvements during off week 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 5 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year Food Notes: Oct. 26, 2011 Previous Story Kanawha City man haunts his house Next Story


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New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee lost his temper in parliament today, forcing an adjournment of the house.
Parliamentary members of the BJP were protesting in the Lok Sabha today over the fact that farmers don't have jute bags to package their wheat in Madhya Pradesh. As they protested, Mr Mukherjee snapped at them.
Then, there were protests over Home Minister P Chidambaram. Arch rival Subramanian Swamy and a newspaper have both alleged that as Finance Minister in 2006, Mr Chidambaram sanctioned the sale of telecom Aircel to a company named Maxis only after his son invested in Aircel and was able to benefit from the deal with Maxis. The government has denied the allegations.
The issue was raised by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha. Amid cries of 'shame, shame' by the opposition members, Mr Sinha said, "Prima facie what happened was a big scam and government should not hush it up." The BJP demanded a statement from Mr Mukherjee who is the Leader of the House.


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A former Stamford School pupil will put on a concert to raise funds for a trip to Bolivia, where he will help tackle poverty.
Matt Burnett, 24, will lead a team of British and Bolivian volunteers on a Government-funded International Citizen Service programme next month.
Matt, who is currently living in Carlby, needs to raise as much funding for the trip as he can. He will hold a gig at the Cellar Bar at Stamford Arts Centre from 8pm on April 5 and hopes to see plenty of people show up to watch.
He said: "My fundraising is a way of making sure developing countries can continue to benefit from the work of future volunteers, so it's vital I reach my target.
I've been working hard to get a band together from musical contacts around the town. I used to play in gigs around Stamford when I was at school so it is exciting to collaborate with some of these old friends again."
Matt, who also went to Uffington Primary School, added: "The project I'm working on is run by the development charity, Tearfund and aims to provide education and activities for street children to keep them from joining gangs or getting into substance abuse.
"This is a unique opportunity to work alongside people from a different culture who have requested help from young volunteers to fight poverty and make a difference where it's needed most. I'm really excited to get out there."
Matt will also show the Spanish film Tambien la Lluvia in George's Place, Stamford, on March 29.
To sponsor him and discover more about the fundraising events visit justgiving.com/Matthew-Burnett-Bolivia. You can also donate by texting BOLI55 £4 to 70070.


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Remember awhile ago when I shared with you that the girls and I had attended an IOGO Yogurt blogger event to promote their Go Bubble Crazy contest? The one where their artist taught us how to draw comic strips? Well it was super fun and the girls and I learned all kinds of great stuff, IOGO Yogurt really knows how to connect with influencers which was so refreshing! I was seriously blown away, not just by how well we were treated, but also by their product itself. Let's talk a moment about yogurt... As … [Read more...]
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Elkhart, IN, United States, 2012/03/15 - Leading Motorhome Manufacturer, Thor Motor Coach has been recognized as 2011s top retailing brand of motorhomes in North America. The companys Class C and Gas Powered Class A motorhomes captured the #1 position with nearly 24% of all retails sales.
Thor Motor Coach has been recognized as 2011s top retailing brand of motorhomes in North America according to Statistical Surveys, Inc..
The companys Class C motorhomes captured the #1 market position in 2011 and accounted for nearly 24% of all Class C sales. These results showed Thor Motor Coachs Class C brands grew fastest amongst the top manufacturers with a 17.5% increase. In addition, Thor Motor Coachs Class A motorhome brands lead the market in 2011, capturing 23.7% of all gas powered Class A sales.
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Reines RV and Thor Motor Coach have been partners for over 12 years. Finding the right motorhome manufacturer was an important factor for our long term success as an RV dealership. Thor Motor Coachs products have always been known as the best value with a solid reputation for standing behind their motorhomes, said Lindsey Reines, owner Reines RV in Manassa, Virginia.
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Luxe Smile is offering free sleep apnea consultations to discuss causes, diagnoses and treatment for those suffering from lack of sleep and snoring.
— Sleep apnea affects millions of people, and is a cause of severe snoring which not only causes a disruptive sleep pattern for a person, but can also affect partners and loved ones. Sleep apnea is caused by an obstruction of the air way while sleeping and is related to a number of other medical conditions. Fortunately, treating sleep apnea has now become easier than ever thanks to advances in screening and technology, and Luxe Smile is now offering free consultations to discuss these advances with those who suffer from sleep apnea to see if treatment can work effectively for them.
Free consultations will be held by Dr Will Burghardt, the owner of Luxe Smile. He is an exceptional Marshfield Dentist, who engages potential patients in a no-cost, no-obligation free home sleep study consultation to measure the quality of sleep individuals are getting and the amount of disturbance caused by sleep apnea to identify if intervention is needed.
Once he analyzes and interprets the results, Dr. Burghardt will then consult with patients on a wide variety of potential treatment options which have been devised to address different forms and severities of sleep apnea, as well as treatments that are scaled to the budget that users can afford. The offer is open to anyone who believes they may suffer from sleep apnea in south shore MA.
A spokesperson for Luxe Smile explained, "We are proud to maintain our position in the leading edge of dental technology, not just for cosmetic applications but for health dentistry as well. Sleep apnea is a serious issue for many people and technological innovations are addressing that in a way that minimizes invasiveness and discomfort. We want to make sure that as many people as possible are given the option to pursue needed treatment, and this means communicating with sufferers to identify those who we can help. That's why we're offering free consultations for our community, and it is a great opportunity for those who may think they are suffering or have to suffer from sleep apnea to learn that they don't have to live with something as debilitating as this- there is relief and options that Dr. Burghardt can offer you."
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With warm summer days at the beach on the minds of millions of winter-weary people, scientists are reporting that use of a new water quality test this year could prevent unnecessary beach closures while better protecting the health of swimmers. A study analyzing the accuracy of the test appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Meredith B. Nevers and colleagues point out that decisions on whether water is safe for recreational use have been based on tests that actually show the condition of water in the past. Those tests involve sampling water for the E. coli bacteria used as red flags for fecal contamination, putting the samples in culture dishes and waiting to see if any bacteria grow. As a result, managers might close a beach based on fecal contamination that existed in the past, but posed no current threat. Likewise, they might keep a contaminated beach open because the water was clean in the past.
They describe analysis and validation of a new rapid water-quality test that could prevent beaches from being closed by providing accurate, same-day results of bacteria levels. Developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the test's same-day results could help managers across the country determine whether beaches are safe for swimming.
The authors acknowledge funding from USGS Great Lakes Science Center.
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 163,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.
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Select Group Charged With Solving Most Complex Crimes
The five detectives who make up the Columbus Division of Police's Cold Case squad are working to solve 600 unsolved slayings, including many that are decades old.
"By the time we get (a case), an experienced homicide detective has already investigated the case and hadn't solved it yet," said Columbus police Sgt. Eric Pilya, who heads the unit.
Pilya told 10TV's Jerry Revish that the worst cases his unit deals with is when they are 100 percent sure who their suspect is but they don't have enough evidence to prove it.
There are hundreds of boxes of all the old paperwork that detectives have used during their investigations. Detective Dana Farbacher showed nine boxes that were all related to a 1983 case where two workers were stabbed to death at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
"Often, the older the case, the harder it can be to solve," Farbacher said.
The cold cases often present problems because many of the people connected to the crimes have moved away or died.
"It makes it hard to find the people to re-interview or talk to out of these cases," Pilya said.
In some cases, there is not enough evidence. In other cases, there are no witnesses or the witnesses are too scared to talk.
Pilya said that his detectives often suggest meeting potential witnesses away from their homes or even talking to them over the phone.
Farbacher said that the telephone is the biggest crime fighting tool in the world. He calls witnesses when he can find them to see if they are willing to talk with the passage of time and a change in circumstances.
"Relationships change over time and a lot of that is how we get information on these cases," Pilya said.
Over time, crime scenes can also change. On Feb. 8, 2000, someone lured Ohio State University senior Charles Ballard to the basement of his campus-area apartment and shot him. A roommate found Ballard's body. Half of it was burned.
Police said that someone flipped the electrical breaker so that the lights in his apartment went out. When Ballard went to the basement to check, his killer was waiting.
Even though the building was renovated and there are new neighbors, Farbacher said he finds it useful to examine old crime scenes with new eyes to see if something was missed.
He also pours through old evidence and sends some to the police crime laboratory.
Jami St. Clair, who manages the division's crime lab, said her unit conducts tests for DNA, firearms and controlled substances.
Some of the cases pre-date DNA analysis so samples that were never tested now can be checked and possibly matched to a suspect.
Advances in technology mean that much smaller samples can help detectives catch a killer.
"They have been trained in what the forensics can do for them now that they couldn't do when the crime first occurred," St. Clair said.
While Farbacher relies on scientists for help, he also does not skip the basics. It helped him find the killer of Sharif Sharif, who was found shot in 2004. Farbacher said that detectives had a good idea that Rasi Robinson committed the slaying but there was no conclusive evidence.
Farbacher showed Revish the materials used to build the case. Police collected shell casings the night of the shooting, but no gun. He said he learned that the shell casings never were entered into a national database.
"When I submitted those items of evidence, we got a match on a gun in Washington, D.C.," Farbacher said.
The crime lab's test firing of the gun matched the weapon to the bullets that killed Sharif. The gun was stolen in Columbus.
"The burglary victim was a woman who knew the suspect, Robinson," Farbacher said. "In fact, she said, Hey, when the gun was stolen, he had access to my apartment,' and she had filed a police report."
Robinson was already locked up on a federal charge, Revish reported.
"The people who are our witnesses now became more talkative," Farbacher said. "They felt, we're safer. He's off the street. We're willing to cooperate more. They began to give us a little more information. It was a combination enough that when time came for trial, he decided to take a plea instead."
The case was closed, but for those who have lost loved ones, the team knows that there is no closure.
"It's never really closure when you've lost somebody," Pilya said. "There's some peace of mind in knowing that whoever did that crime; we now know who it is and they're going to be prosecuted."
Even when a case is closed, detectives know that hundreds more await their help. For them, it's a personal mission to bring justice to unfinished lives buried in files.
"You may have a case that you haven't solved and it's all you think about," Pilya said. "When you're with your other detective friends, that's all you talk about. You know, there are some cases that really get to detectives."
Pilya explained one retired detective with whom he was acquainted who carried the victim's driver's licenses in his wallet for years because it still bothered him that he never solved those cases.
"We're brick layers," Farbacher said. "It's one brick at a time. And what we have to do is keeping putting those bricks together until we have a wall."
The detectives don't give up.
"Once we have a solid match, it's kind of like, we've got ya," Pilya said.
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Hema Malini wants fast track courts for divorce cases
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of Parliament Hema Malini urged fast track courts for dealing with divorce cases in the country. She said that due to the delay in resolving these cases, the women are losing a lot of time as well as health. Though It is necessary to speed up divorce cases as it could be advantageous to the women, she said.


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You're a rock star and have set up a fully-funded emergency fund. Bravo! There's only one problem: you find yourself using your emergency fund every month because of "unexpected" expenses! How can you make sure that your emergency fund is only used for emergency purposes? Here are a few tips to help get you on the right track . . . .
1. Give your emergency fund a mission statement.
Why is it easy to spend money from your emergency fund when a budget category is depleted? It's because you didn't give your emergency fund a mission statement in the beginning – you thought the words "emergency fund" were enough!
No worries. I've done the same thing.
In order to protect your emergency fund from delivery pizza, give your emergency fund a mission statement. It could go something like this:
This emergency fund is to be used only in the case of a real emergency. A "real emergency" is constituted as (1) a situation where the well-being of a family member is at risk (like in the case of a spreading disease) if the funds are not utilized, (2) transportation to an income-producing job is diminished due to mechanical failure (like an oil leak that is somehow coming through your floorboard), or (3) shelter needs are no longer met due to unforeseen circumstances (like a tree through your roof).
Your mission statement may look different (probably should), and you could certainly poke holes in mine, but all of that is okay. The point here is for you to make it more difficult on yourself to justify the use of your emergency fund.
2. Allocate more money to your budgeting categories.
Another reason you probably use your emergency fund too often is that you don't adequately fund your budgeting categories. I've heard people say that they keep their budget lean and mean because they have an emergency fund for miscellaneous expenses. That's not an emergency fund!
My argument here is that people should create realistic budgets in order to avoid pulling money from their emergency fund. For example, instead of only including gas and oil changes in your Transportation category, include tire replacements, parking meter expenses, and occasional repairs too!
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I'll be upfront with you: this requires a huge initial time commitment. When you're trying to come up with every possible expense for a certain category, you can become pretty drained. However, you shouldn't give up! Beef up your budgeting categories and you'll have little excuse to use your emergency fund for non-emergencies.
3. Make your emergency fund difficult to access – but not too difficult.
Dave Ramsey tells the legendary story of a person who framed their cash emergency fund in glass and wrote on it: "In case of emergency, break glass." That's pretty funny, and I wonder if they ever had to break the glass!
Making your emergency fund difficult to access is one way to make you think twice before using your emergency money. One way to do this is by opening up a separate savings account at INGDirect.com and nicknaming it "Emergency Fund." In order to use your money, you'll have to log in to your seldom used account, withdraw the funds, and wait for them to hit your primary checking account. This isn't too difficult, but it adds a couple more steps than simply keeping your emergency fund commingled in your checking (although you can get some pretty sweet perks by having a lot of money in your PerkStreet checking).
At one time, when our emergency fund was small, we kept cash in a box . . . in another box . . . and finally, in a safe. Oh, and I almost forgot it was rubber-banded! Not very secure – we should have used duct tape! Ha.
Have some fun with this one, but make sure not to prevent access to your emergency fund. You don't want to bury it in a glacier or give it to your second cousin who lives across the country. Don't make it too difficult to access, or you might have a real emergency on your hands!
Do you have some tips for using your emergency fund with wisdom? Leave a comment below!