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Busting Through (A "Busting" Roleplay)
Jaden: Outside Fort London
Jaden cast a glare at Noah as she noticed his look. "What? If she knocks out we'll--she wagged a finger between her chest and Noah's--have to carry her."
She turned her gaze back to Bobbi as the girl began to spit out orders. Honestly. She knows how to boss people around but fights like a woosie, or at least acts like one.
Jaden's eyebrow rose again, her voice dripping sarcasm, "Why don't i be a pilot. That's an idea for you."
Jaden frowned at Bobbi for a moment, before just saying what she'd been thinking. "Why do you do that? Act so pathetic when you've obviously got skill. If you'd stop acting like that you'd probably be better off."
(Thanks Carson :) For now I have some time to post but tomorrow until Tuesday I won't be able to get on at all :/)
Jo:Central America
"Morning," Jo replied as Snooze finally got himself out of bed. She was glad to see that he was in a good mood this morning- hopefully that meant he hadn't had any of the nightmares last night.
He did seem slightly off though... I wonder what he's worrying about now, Jo thought. Leone maybe? Or his sister? She wanted to know what was bothering him, but at the same time she didn't want to pry. Maybe he'd tell her about it by the end of the day.
"Hurry up and get ready. If we miss breakfast you'll be in so much trouble," She threatened him. Jo was always irritable unless she got her coffee in the morning and it was almost nine o'clock already, fifteen minutes before the mess hall stopped serving the food.
Caterina couldn't help but laugh quietly as the youngest of the soldiers- Wright, she recalled- chose a shirt and pants that were, out of all the clothes there, probably the most unfitting for her. This group was definitely an eccentric one. Or at least the women were- so far the other two had remained quiet and respectful.
She couldn't put a finger on it, but there was something different about these soldiers. No, or is it that they're familiar..? Caterina wondered absently. Whatever the reason for her sense of deja vu, Caterina tried to put it at the back of her mind for now- she still had to escort the captain and her men to general Hail.
Caterina blinked at captain Jefferson, a little bit appalled at her... informality. Maybe that was what had been bothering her about these four- they didn't act at all with the same strictness and discipline that was common of human soldiers. How peculiar...
"Warrant officer Caterina Corrado Ilario," Caterina answered, giving a customary salute.
Noah's frown deepened as Bobbi relayed the new plan to them- the fact that they had to adjust the original plan at all was cause enough to worry, but now Bobbi was hurt in addition. It would be a miracle if any of them lived through this.
He rolled his eyes at Jaden, trying to ignore her defensive attitude. Hopefully Bobbi was too tired to keep up a fight with her, otherwise their bickering would just continue, and he wouldn't put it past them to accidentally give something away about the mission.
Looking in the distance, Noah could still make out the outer wall of the fort, probably less than a mile away from here. If Bobbi could make it to the gate then- assuming they got inside- the humans would treat her injury as best they could. Noah didn't like the idea of having to trust the humans to heal her. He'd heard that, without having people with healing gifts, they used medicines that hurt as well as heal people, but right now that was the best possible option.
"Fine then, you'll be a pilot," Noah retorted to Jaden. "Let's just hurry up already, before Bobbi passes out or something."
(Well, I kinda-sorta have wi-fi right now, though I will be back completely tomorrow. If you want, Carson, you can go ahead and post for Leona ^_^ )
Tesla: Fort London
Tesla blinked, then quickly hid any other signs of surprise at "Caterina Corrado Ilario"'s salute.
Formality wasn't Tesla's strong suit, but she knew how to give a salute. She gave Caterina a rather lazy salute in return, a faint grin on her lips. "Well, then, Caterina Corrado Ilario, why don't you show us to your General. I'd like to get thi over with, my men and I could use a good nights sleep."
She raised her eyebrows slightly, trying to keep her aura of command intact.
(Hmm, I just thought of something. Carson and Leah, how will Jaden get into the Base? She's quite obviously Gifted in appearence, her eyes are an unnatural shade of blue and it'd be hard to hide her hands.)
((look guys, I am soo sooo sorry :( but I really don't want to hold up this RP anymore. yes I've gotten busier with school, and I'll probably be leaving the TI forums as well. I really didn't want to quit this, but thanks guys for letting me join. TI has been a pretty amazing place. I've learned a lot.))
Snooze Central America
"I'm ready." Snooze insisted, taking Jo's threat very seriously. He doubted the girl could ever actually hurt him, or worse, use her powers against him. It would be especially easy to do, since Snooze had so many fears in the first place. Despite all this, he tried his best to be the perfect companion for Jo. She had already done so much for him, he wouldn't want to misbehave at all. Jo didn't deserve a naughty child.
"Really, I'm sure we can get coffee." Snooze encouraged, taking her left hand as of it was nothing. He already got used to the foreign feel of it, though it didn't matter to him. In the deepest part of Snooze, hidden in the dusty corners, was the fact that he loved Jo. Like an older sister. He'd never admit it out loud, but he did. Very much so, like little children often do.
Jem Fort London
Embarass yourself, Nyx? More like made yourself look like an immature fool. Jem thought to himself. Still, he couldn't help but to smile at the girl. He swore, her spirit was uncrushable. It was hard to find people like that nowadays.
Jem simply found a white t-shirt. Granted, it was a little small, clinging to his defined stomach and arms a little more than he preferred. If anything, Jem was not of the vain sort, even if he could of been with his rugged good looks. Mostly from his mother.
He inwardly flinched at the thought of coming face to face with either his father or brother loomed closer. Jem could do this. He had to, for the greater good.
(Darn it, I forgot to post for Quentin)
Quentin: Fort London
He, like Jem, was hard pressed to find a shirt that fit. He picked a simple dark blue t-shirt buried in the bottom of the box. It clung to his skin, showing off the muscles on his stomach and arms. Given the look he caught on Jem's face, Quentin was more okay with the tightness of his shirt than Jem was with his. Quentin honestly didn't care of woman looked. He didn't have time for that sort of thing and they would look whether he was wearing a tight shirt or not. So what was the point?
He glanced over at Nyx as she changed, ducking his head to hide a blush as he caught sight of her legs. The girl was ridiculously vibrant for the situation they were all in. It was almost annoying, though Quentin couldn't figure out why.
Pulling his now almost completely dried jacket back around his shoulders he moved forward to stand by Jem, waiting for Caterina's response to Tesla.
(I'm back! And Xiphias, I'll be sad to see you leave, but I completely understand. I wish you the best of luck in anything you may pursue!)
(Nice to have you back, Leafy! ^_^
Dani: Mmm...they may very well have to sneak her in. Or she could bum a pair of glasses from one of the soldiers they've put down, along with a pair of gloves, and claim she's blind, someone Bobbi and Noah rescued, a girl who was in the wrong place at the wrong time so to speak and got herself in the Gifted fight. Is that alright? Any other ideas are welcome...that's all I've got. :P
Xiphias: I'm sorry to hear that you'll go, but no need to apologize. Things do happen, and you can't feel sorry for that. We'll miss you, but I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here. Good luck with everything! ^_^
Patriot: I completely understand. We've had people pop off and on before, and they also had little warning to give. Things happen, as I said to Xiphias; sometimes life gets in the way, and life is much more important than TI. You can certainly stay, if you would.)
Leona: Central America
Leona watched Hector approach, slightly wary, unable to read his calm manor as positive or negative. At his comment on the "warm southern air", she couldn't help but breathe in deeply and smile, though her nerves prevented her from responding.
Only when he questioned how she had slept did Leona find her voice. "Quite fine. Your beds were too comfortable, obviously. I was out like a light for hours, as you might have noticed."
Leona felt the urge to clear her throat, but she brushed it away. Light talk was something Leona only did when she was comfortable, calm, and in a good mood, the opposite of most others, who babbled in situations like this, filled with anxiety and nerves. Now she was silent, though a reluctant sigh made it out.
What will I do if he says no? She thought, feeling suddenly small, though Leona was anything but. I'll leave to return to Arizona, surely. But from there, what? Fight a losing battle? Wait for others to reject the message, and band together whatever excuse for an elite army the few who have agreed to fight with me to end a war that should never have started?
For once, Leona was lost. The future was such a hard thing to predict, but that's what several of her advisors had done, and each had shown the group she was now desperately fighting to band together. Could the future be wrong? Never had it been so, not in the time she'd known the people she did, but there was a first for everything, or so they told her.
"I'm not very good at light talk," she stated plainly. "Forgive me...thank you for the..." she waved a hand, "accomodations, and the protection."
She paused again. "But I must ask: Have you come to a decision?"
Nyx: Fort London
"Ready," Nyx announced, bouncing over to Tesla, carefully looking at the soldier---Caterina, did she say?---and then looking away, blinking rapidly. Quinten and Jem were wearing shirts Nyx kept having to hide grins at; they both looked nearly as ridiculous as her, though the women in the room didn't seem to mind, Nyx included.
What a welcome sight, she thought, highly amused, hardly containing her glee as Tesla announced they could head on to see the General now. The news brought her high down only by an ounce. The prospect of family drama had her nearly as exciting as before, though slightly worried.
Jem didn't seem to make it out that his brother was the bad guy. So who was it that made everything so uncomfortable? Nyx wondered to herself, genuinely curious, as her own family's dramas seemed just short of dead boring. I'll find out soon enough, I suppose.
It didn't take a genius to notice just how uncomfortable Leona felt.
Perhaps she just wasn't used to the heat (---despite it still being morning, the humid temperatures had already reached the lower 80s---) or perhaps it was her general ineptitude in one-on-one conversations (at least, in his opinion), though Hector figured it had more to do with the fate of the current day--- what he would say to her proposal, and what would happen after that.
I think she'll be a bit disappointed, then, Hector couldn't help but think. Though hopefully this time the Lion Lady will be able to reign in her emotions.
Briefly, he wondered how Leona would take to have Umbra sent with her---if she would agree at all. And how would the Commander then act towards her? He had no doubt that Umbra would be treated with the proper courtesies, though he did wonder for a moment how safe she would be. Then again, the official armies supposedly have stricter discipline.
Hector nodded in response to her thanks---her gratitude, at least, was a start. "Yes, we have come to a decision about your offer." It didn't take her long to cut straight to the chase. "But first," he added with a congenial smile, "let's head down to grab some breakfast, shall we?"
Leona: Central America
Well. That's unfortunate.
Leona couldn't hide her sigh, but she forced a smile anyway, though it was useless, at least around Hector. He seemed to see right through her, despite her best efforts; though at this point, her "best efforts" were pitiful, with hardly any force behind them. Dread was building in the pit of her stomach as she considered Hector declining her offer and what that would entail. Her throat kept getting tight, Leona's worst fear struggling to fight to the surface, a cruel, dark thought that hung over her head like a cloud.
Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
"Very well, if you must torture me," Leona finally said, exasperated despite herself. "Always the perfect host, I must say."
Leona followed him without hesitation, working to dissolve the tense set to her shoulders, both her father's voice and Kors' echoing in her head.
(Carson: Yeah, sounds good enough to me!)
(Whoop! We'll go with that. :P)
Bobbi: Outside Fort London
Bobbi narrowed her eyes at Jaden, Noah obviously trying to diffuse the situation with hurried words. She couldn't help herself; Bobbi was in no way, shape, or form physically able to take a confrontation, but her attitude hadn't caught up to that fact.
"Excuse me? Act pathetic?" That had Bobbi's cheeks burning red with fire, mostly from embarrassment. "I'm sorry I'm not pretty, a good fighter, a pilot, and a walking-talking human dictionary that knows everything all in one. There's only so much I can do. I'm sorry I work with poisons and knives and sneaking and backstabbing, not just hey, it's moving, attack. I don't do this." She gestured wildly around at the soldiers lying around them. She jabbed a finger in Jaden's direction. "Sorry I'm not you, Miss Perfection. Rub it in some more how I can't take a hit."
Bobbi, cheeks still flaming, turned, jaw working. Distantly shouts could be heard; they needed to hurry.
"And you need to hide those eyes of yours," she snapped, irritable, before turning to Noah, her eyes apologetic. I'm sorry, Noah. I'm sorry I dragged you into this. Now you're just a babysitter. Not what you wanted, huh? "Let's go."
Jaden: Outside Fort London
Jaden was confused and honestly a little shocked. Though she made extra sure not to show it. Pretty? Human dictionary? miss perfect?! Where is she getting these things?
Jaden had a lot to say in reply to Bobbi's response, like "I am not pretty nor am I perfect, you little as.shole. I just grew up having to know a lot of things and make sure I always looked perfect and knew how to fight like a forty something male in the military his whole life or I'd get hit!" Though the as.shole part probably wasn't the best addition.
Instead of all the other things she wanted to say, to scream angrily, actually, she simply knelt over a dead soldier, rummaging in his pockets for glasses. "I'm not perfect." She mumbled under her breath before slipping a pair of sunglasses she found onto her face.
Rising to her feet she glared at Bobbi from behind dark shades, "I never said you can't take a hit, Mimic." Jaden looked down at herself, noting the now filthy state of her clothes. Her face had a light scratch from a low hanging branch and her hair was in disarray, the perfect image of a young woman who got attacked by a group of rouge Gifted.
Her tone back to being sarcastic she crossed her arms, "It's so terrible. Poor Laura Hale was travelling to see family when she was attacked by a band of Gifted. Though thankfully she was found by two good samaritans who'd been attacked by the very same Gifted. Now all three are looking for a safe haven in Fort London."
She rolled her eyes and moved forward, standing off from Bobbi and Noah. "Shall we?"
Hector: Central America
Leona's exasperation, or her sarcasm, did not go unnoticed by Hector at his mention to eat breakfast first. Though, when he placed himself in her shoes, why shouldn't she? The North American Commander came down south for a yes-or-no (or rather, just a yes) answer, not for eggs or coffee. That didn't stop him, however, from continuing to draw things out.
"Hm. Why thank you," he answered in an unphased tone, leading Leona to a smaller section of kitchens.
He preferred to break his fast alone, or at least more alone, so then he could get straight to his work, and many others did as well-- the mess hall was considerably emptier in the morning than at around noon or the evening. After offering a plate to her, he began to pile food on his own-- banana pancakes, mango, scrambled eggs, and a cup of black coffee to top it off.
I wondered how she thinks I'll respond, he thought. She looks uneasy as anyone, though would she have come straight here if she was? Or maybe she just wants to hear my answer sooner rather than later, so then she can hurry back to North America ASAP, if that's what she'll end up doing.
"Anyway, a little something to eat couldn't hurt, much less qualify as torture," he added with another smile as they sat down in a separate, small dining room. Especially since you will be leaving soon enough.
Wade Xy: Arizona Base
(Note: Wade is the boyfriend (or ex-boyfriend, depending on how he's feeling) of Ameth, the fighter that Kors cheated on Leona with. For his full skeleton, look at the thread I made for Carson. It should only be a few pages back.
Also, we'll miss you, Xiphias!!! Good luck in whatever you do!)
"The Humans are leaving," Wade commentated to the pilots and seated soldiers. "They took all of the ammunition, and most of the food. All of the non-perishables, for sure."
The helicopter's blades slashed through the sky as the vehicle made its way into the openness above the desert that was the Southwest. Wade could see out the window and into the interior of the helicopter, but he could also see flashing images of broken bodies and stained sand being kicked up by ground-vehicles speeding away.
"Ghana's the only one conscious," Wade said. His telepathic abilities let him read the minds of those in pain, but unconscious individuals had significantly less to read- certainly nothing regarding their current situation. "Get them in here fast. I don't want anyone else getting hurt."
The helicopter descended towards a dip in the landscape-- a sandy pit of cacti and tumbleweed that had been an ambush point for a supply line to the Arizona Base. These ambushes had been happening far too often for Wade's liking. Leona didn't need this right now, and frankly, neither did he. But nothing could be done about it by commiserating.
Ghana and the others who still had a pulse were taken into the copter. Someone would return later for the bodies, if possible, but the living were far more important.
(Bump! And yay new character!)
(Whoop! I do love new charries. ^_^)
Leona: Central America
Leona hardly touched the food as they passed, only filling her plate with eggs and a mango to not be rude, though she took the coffee gratefully, shamelessly pouring a mound of sugar and cream in it before sitting, her coffee now practically white. She pushed her eggs around on her plate for a moment, popping a piece into her mouth to be a good guest.
"Mmm." She pointed her fork at him. "You see, that's just proof you don't know me at all. It does indeed qualify as torture, though admittedly a well-cooked one." She jabbed at the eggs again, frowning down at them, but not at the taste. To prove as much she shoveled in another fork-full, Hector always in her sights, even if it was from the corner of her vision.
Why is he stalling? The dread in her stomach was building. No doubt this is regular Hector behavior, to put things off if only to infuriate someone. But is he trying to avoid confrontation?
Either Leona was reading into it, or Hector was purposefully trying to avoid a situation similar to yesterday.
Not quite giving into his distractions, she pressed on. "Well. We're eating. Now what about that decision you made?"
(Bump! ^_^)
Hector: Central America
Is...is the great Leona flirting with me? he thought, grin broadening, after her insisting that the breakfast was indeed torture for her. Did she just crack a joke? Gasp! If anything, I've at least created a breakthrough. Perhaps even a world achievment.
Either way, once again, it didn't take her long to go straight back to business. She took a few pointed bites of her eggs, but Hector had only drunk about half his coffee before she asked that question: What about the decision you made?
"Yes, yes, we've made our decision," he answered with a nod after clearing his throat, still clasping the mug in his hand. This was, after all, a joint agreement. A unanimous agreement, actually. His tone was perhaps a bit more casual-sounding than she might have liked, but still firm and smooth. He already had thought on what he would say, and he generally didn't have much trouble saying things.
"I want to personally thank you for your concern with us," ---No one else would thank it, at any rate--- "and we certainly do appreciate the trouble you came to in gracing us with your surprise visit." He paused a moment, the latter words sounding a bit drier than he thought they would come out, but he didn't regret anything. Barging in, in the middle of the night. What did she think she was accomplishing in that, anyway?
"Despite this, we believe that your proposition isn't quite the best fit for us. Our goals and...your goals are not always identical, and this situation appears to be one where our ideas do not coincide. In other words, despite your arduous journy down here, we must decline your offer.
"However, that does not mean we still cannot maintain a friendly relationship." He was on a roll and didn't want to lose his momentum just yet, even if he couldn't quite bring himself to use the word 'friends.' "In fact, I have an offer of my own. I was thinking that once you head back to North America---no worries, you don't have to rush---we would send someone with you. An envoy-- an, ah, ambassador of sorts.
"I do believe you've seen her, though you two haven't been introduced. Her name is Umbra. She should be here shortly; I asked for her to meet us for breakfast as well." Or rather, Umbra was just outside, invisible to everyone, waiting for the right moment to enter like they had planned. But Hector didn't have to tell Leona that. He leaned back in his chair, took a long sip of his coffee, then looked back up at the Lion Lady, waiting to see how she would respond.


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A pit stop to change flat-spotted tyres on lap 13 turned out to be the lucky number for Will Power and Mika Salo today at the ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600.
Struggling with balance, braking and slipping down the order, Finnish driver Salo used a well-timed Safety Car to pit the #6 TradingPost FPR Ford, change tyres and take their strategy off-sequence in a move that would ultimately hand them the race.
It also gave Davison some Gold Coast redemption – bouncing back superbly after parking the car in the tyre wall yesterday and ending a strong run.
That was no issue today - Davison drove 30 mistake-free laps under sustained pressure from Jamie Whincup in the race's closing stint to take his 13th career win.
The win for Ford also ended an 11-race winning streak by TeamVodafone and gave Ford Performance Racing their first success since May.
"I was just focussing on getting through the opening lap of my stint," Davison admitted.
"I had a good, hard look at myself last night and I really need to learn about how to string two days together because we have had so much speed and nothing to show.
"Mika did a superb job with that opening stint and all the FPR boys were superb. It feels great."
A lengthy 56-lap opening stint from Salo was a gamble from the FPR team that ultimately paid off, Davison assuming in the race lead with a clear run to the finish.
Whincup and co-driver Sebastian Bourdais relied on a more regular two-stop strategy and their last stop for fuel, with 20-laps to go, dropped them from the race lead and into the thick of the fight – one they would ultimately be unable to win.
Bourdais led the race early and his combined finishes of first and second across the weekend handed him second Dan Wheldon memorial trophy.
"It is a heavy trophy to carry," Bourdais said.
"I came here hoping to help Jamie extend his series lead and we have done that. To win the trophy again is great and overall it was a very good weekend."
As he did yesterday, Mark Winterbottom charged the #5 Orrcon FPR Ford through the pack in the closing stages to finish third, after Will Power ran the car in the same position early in the race.
Their strategy saw them hovering towards the bottom of the top five once the field had sorted itself, Winterbottom again scything past Garth Tander and Tim Slade to get himself to third.
The Lucky 7 Racing Ford of Slade and David Brabham were fourth, pitting extremely early and going off sequence in a move that gave them the lead with 20 laps to go – though they ultimately didn't have the pace to hold off the flying FPR and TeamVodafone cars that have dominated the season so far.
A long early stint from Brabham kept the car in contention for Slade to run it to the flag.
Garth Tander and Ryan Briscoe again carved through the field to a second Top 5 finish in two days, having started only 12th.
Craig Lowndes / Richard Lyons, Russell Ingall / Peter Dumbreck, Lee Holdsworth / Simon Pagenaud, Shane van Gisbergen / Jeroen Bleekemolen and Fabian Coulthard / Nicholas Minassian completed the Top 10.
The race featured five safety car periods however avoid the mass carnage of yesterday's race – the international co-drivers all doing a superb job starting today.
20 of the 25 starters finished, with 17 on the lead lap at the end.
The Norton DJR Ford of James Moffat and Peter Kox didn't go further than the race start, whilst the Team BOC Holden was sidelined with Stephane Sarrazin behind the wheel after only 18 laps when the car broke a suspension upright.
The rebuilt Michael Caruso / James Hinchcliffe #34 Fujitsu Racing Holden made it no further than their first stop when the car was released with only three of the four wheels attached, whilst the Jack Daniel's Racing entry of Tim Blanchard and Marco Andretti retired on lap 69 with damage.
The results extend Jamie Whincup's title lead with Mark Winterbottom now more than 200 points behind heading into the next Event, at Abu Dhabi, in two weeks time.
More than 180,000 people attended the three-day ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600 event this weekend.
Source: V8 Supercars Australia

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This morning I read a blog in Edutopia (I highly recommend a twitter follow for Edutopia if you don't already do so). The piece was on teacher isolation and was written by Sean Glaze, a team building facilitator and leadership speaker. In the piece, he talks about two types of teacher isolation, egg crate isolation and avalanche isolation. Egg crate isolation is what we typically think of when we think about isolation. For those of you who, like me, are too young to remember taking eggs to town, an egg crate is a wooden cube in which each egg is placed in its own cell, preventing it from touching any other egg in the crate either horizontally or vertically. In a way it is like a school building for eggs. Each egg has its own space on it's own level. (I actually have an egg crate, but no chickens thank goodness so mine functions as a geranium stand this time of year). I believe that instructional leaders in Iowa have done a very nice job of addressing egg crate isolation. Buildings and systems are increasingly breaking down horizontal and vertical barriers through the use of things like PLC's, instructional rounds, and mentoring and induction. I know of very few school buildings where teachers are still operating in total isolation behind closed doors. That is a fairly recent development in public schools and one I think we need to celebrate, because it has greatly elevated the teaching profession.
The other type of isolation referred to in Glaze's piece is avalanche isolation and, frankly, it is a type of isolation that I had never really considered, even though it's pervasive in many schools today. Avalanche isolation takes place when teachers become inundated with individual responsibilities to such a significant extent that they cannot make or find the time to fully engage in meaningful collaboration. Such responsibilities include assessing student work, contacting parents, learning new instructional strategies, and working on various committees just to name a few. These are all core teaching responsibilities, but we often hear that they are reasons why teachers cannot fully engage in collaboration time. So, how do we set up a system where teachers can fulfill these responsibilities and still not feel isolated? I think the answer to that question lies in Iowa's implementation of its Teacher Leadership program.
As educational leaders begin constructing and implementing teacher leadership systems, they will need to set aside time for the expressed purpose of teacher collaboration. When the allocation of that time is formalized and teachers are given the tools and protocols with which to truly engage in collective inquiry, the sense of isolation that many teachers feel will be replaced with a culture more typified by support and efficacy. We already have vehicles with which to do this work. PLC's, data teams, mentoring and induction programs, and instructional coaching protocols all are effective means to building collaborative cultures in schools. These programs are all either already being supported by AEA's and professional organizations in Iowa or will soon be offered. School Administrators of Iowa and the Iowa State Education Association have a collaborative culture strand planned for their June 12 TLC Workshop. AEA's will continue to offer PLC and data team training, as well as instructional coaching opportunities. The Iowa Department of Education continues to add content to its TLC page on its website almost daily. New regional trainings and online learning opportunities in the area of teacher collaboration are being developed as we speak. In fact, never have I seen our state so energetically mobilizing around the right work as we are now doing in response to TLC.
Here is the caveat. While all of these programs and initiatives have a strong research base, they will not drive the continuous improvement we seek if they are placed into a system that does not formally set time aside for this work. PLC or data team time can't be something we squeeze in around our other responsibilities. It isn't something that can be done only after school or by combining prep periods within a school day. I realize that many communities have a resistance to teacher release time and that creating the types of calendars or schedules that facilitate ongoing, sustained collaboration time is often an uphill political struggle in those communities. Even so, how we use our time communicates our priorities and if we want teacher growth to be a priority, there needs to be time set aside for that work. I would argue that setting time aside for PLC or data team work is every bit as important as setting aside time for the learning of new strategies. Implementing new things in the absence of a collaborative school culture just adds to avalanche isolation for teachers and can even give them an excuse to not fully engage in the work.
Here is a link to the complete piece. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/effective-schools-teamwork-not-optional-sean-glaze?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-teamwork-optional-not
Have a Great Summer!


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JERUSALEM (Apr. 7)
President Ford is expected to adopt a carefully even-handed tone in his "State of the World" message to Congress this week when he reviews the break-down of America's peace talks attempt here. This is the hope and expectation of top American Jewish leaders and also of high Israeli government officials.
Premier Yitzhak Rabin, Defense Minister Shimon Peres, and Jewish Agency leaders Pinhas Sapir, Leon Dulzin and Moshe Rivlin, met here this weekend with Max Fisher of Detroit, chairman of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors, Frank Lautenberg, United Jewish Appeal general chairman, and other U.S. Jewish leaders on the current cooling of relations with Washington.
Today, Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R.NY) flew into Israel for a lightning eight-hour visit during which he too discussed with Rabin the current worsening of Jerusalem-Washington relations and possible ways of improving the situation. Javits came from Teheran at his own request. He has apparently undertaken to do his utmost to heal the rift–and hopes to be seeing Ford and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger soon after his return. He left Israel in the early afternoon after lunching with Knesseter Abba Eban.
Fisher, who left at the weekend after his own brief visit here, also hopes to see Ford this week–before he delivers his "State of the World" address. Well-placed sources here said Javits recommended to Israeli leaders that they try to steer the dialogue with the U.S. away from the recriminations of the past failure and towards plotting a joint course in preparation for a resumption of Geneva.
These sources told the JTA that Javits believes the basis of sympathy for Israel within the Congress is still sound, but the Senator said he is concerned by the atmosphere of financial parsimony, by erosion as witnessed by Sen. Charles Percy (R.I11.), and others, and above all by the evidently very severe and personal way in which Kissinger has taken his failure to conclude a shuttling accord.
Top Israeli observers here confirmed that the central concern is Kissinger's deep and on going anger and frustration–which he expresses at numerous private and less-than-private briefings–rather than the President's initial disappointment which, it is felt, has now given way to a more balanced reaction. Fisher, who met with Ford last week, is said to have assured Israeli leaders that despite the current mood of strained relations, Ford remained a staunch friend of Israel.
The JTA has, meanwhile, learned from well informed sources that pressure applied by Jewish personalities in the U.S. was behind Kissinger's decision to postpone his scheduled second meeting with a group of former senior foreign policy officials whose views he has been canvassing as part of America's Mideast reassessment.
Fisher, former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, and others are understood to have pointed out to the Secretary that several members of his panel had known business links with the Arab world, as for example George Ball, former Undersecretary of State during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, while there was a conspicuous absence of any known Israel sympathizers in the panel's makeup. Despite this intervention, however, the feeling among top observers here is that Jerusalem is so far restraining American Jewish leadership from launching a full-blown counter-attack against Kissinger.


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Taken April 9 2017 our ice is gone finally it's been a long hard winter here in Homer Alaska. I am headed to church here wearing a retro plaid suit I made and vintage red leather purse.
Here is how it looked a couple weeks prior.
A project from Craftsy.com to make this blouse. It's a kit.
Also working on a class to make a Guipure lace skirt.


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I want to see your pussy from Adam Avitable on Vimeo.
I want to see your pussy from Adam Avitable on Vimeo.
I really appreciate the full-circleness of the dance here. Stellar I have to say. Didn't you used to be a back up dancer for Michael Jackson or Paula Abdul or someone?
OMG. I love watching you dance. I'm always amazed at how good you are.
Chair dancing is an art form and you have mastered it, my friend.
You made me smile! I haven't had many for awhile, so thank you!
(Love that song!)
But I'm allergic to cats.
Me too. We should start a band.
I have a feeling you were just recording yourself doing that for fun and then realized you needed a post for tonight
That is hilarious. How did you keep a straight face?
Nice fake growl-age at the mention of meat.
hey you gys are funy
I really have to not watch your vids before 7am.. I think that's that 2nd time I spit coffee out my nose.
And I snorted at this one too with tears in my eyes from laughing.
so, you still alive after last night's smack down or was this set in advance to post today?
how did you manage to keep a straight face in the beginning of the video when you first brought your hands up?
p.s. the cat noises upset my dogs. ludo kept nosing the laptop and i almost dropped it. reilly stepped on the keyboard and i think broke my enter key. you happy now?
:lmao: :lmao:
Even the 9 month old I watch was dancing and laughing!
Well, at least I don't have the Fillet O' Fish jingle stuck in my head anymore.
And fantastic little dance!
I'm still trying to decide if the knowledge that you don't drink alcohol makes this video better or worse.
Dear God, what was that?
And Crystal – I love that Filet O' Fish jingle! Well, love might be a strong word, but it has become a part of my soul.
I know you probably don't want to hear this word, but that was very cute. However, I was oddly fixated on the hand sanitizer in the background, wondering what nefarious activities go on in your office that makes it necessary to have that large of a bottle in there.
Just one question — is that hand sanitizer or lube that I see over your shoulder?
:dance: who says white men can't dance. not I.
I guess you finally invested in professional dance lessons. :dance:
Glad to see it was money well spent.
finally, someone vocalizing exactly how i feel in song form.
That's all I'm sayin'.
You're so white.
You're covering that on The Inevitable Avitable Children's Album, right?
The look on your face is priceless…
You have the same look on your face as my son would have whenever I would catch him doing something wrong…that…"i'm so not listening to you" look.
Well done, sir. I think it's great that you're promoting the welfare of pussies everywhere.
For some inexplicable reason it appears you've had a lot of weed before recording this.
I'm just saying…..
That was mesmerizing… I found myself chair dancing along too.
Thanks for the giggle.
I cut off the score, and listened to cocktail lounge piano music. It was a good combination.
HA! I love you at 3.16 min into it!!!
Then the ending was priceless!!!
How many Avitafangirls sent you photos or response videos of their snatch?
I have another comment but I'll email that to you. (And NO, no video or photo is attached.)
PS – Nice hairy palm sanitizer in the background. 😛
Clayton's favorite is a kids' song:
I love little pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her,
She'll do me no harm.
I'll sit by the fire
And give her some food,
And pussy will love me
Because I am good.
Followed by:
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
To see a fine lady upon a white horse
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
She shall have music wherever she goes
Too sexy for this blog.
Too sexy for this blog.
Too sexy, Boss Hogg.
I'm a reader you know what I mean
and I do my little turn on the comments.
Yeah on the comments on the comments yeah
I do my little turn on the comments.
I have no words to describe that warped video other than to say that I need to remember not to watch them while my kids are in the room.
This video is like my all time fav of you dancing lmfao!
I am honestly surprised, and extremely disappointed with the new recruits.
I can't believe I watched the whole thing. I do love that song though.
Hahahahahahaha. 🙂
My pussy and I watched your performance. I felt it was inspired and it brought a tear to my eye. My pussy? Well, he just hissed, liked himself, and took a nap.


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BASEBALL; Damon Does a Victory Lap And Signs Some Books, Too
By IRA BERKOW
Published: April 5, 2005
From the pure, hairy looks of it, some people seemed to believe that Captain Caveman, a name bestowed on him by some of his followers, could walk on water. And why not? After all, he was one of the Red Sox players who contributed mightily to accomplishing that ultimate of baseball miracles, beating the Yankees in the American League Championship Series last season, then sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series to snap Boston's alleged curse after 86 seasons.
And so why not wait in line from 7 in the morning to 1:30 in the afternoon to meet Johnny Damon for, oh, 30 seconds?
A lot of people were eager to meet Damon yesterday, and by the hundreds they assembled, single file, in a line from 48th Street near the corner of Fifth Avenue, all the way to Sixth Avenue, then around the corner toward 49th Street. Some had books in their hands or in their bags. Some clutched them to their bosoms, like precious cargo.
And every one of the books had the same title, ''Idiot,'' with the subtitle: ''Beating 'The Curse' and Enjoying the Game of Life.''
The author was not Dickens or Flaubert, or even Dostoyevsky, who wrote a novel called ''The Idiot.'' And there is no hint of plagiarism here, for it is doubtful that Fyodor ever chased a fly ball. The author was Damon himself, the hirsute center fielder for the Red Sox who received literary assistance in his endeavor from Peter Golenbock.
What was particularly intriguing was that all this excitement took place in Manhattan, in the ostensible heart of Yankeedom. Here was Damon, the guy who did so much damage to the Yankees' hopes last fall, including hammering two homers in Game 7 of the A.L.C.S., with the nerve to be signing books for his newly published life story.
Did he feel like Daniel in the lion's den?
''Kind of,'' he said. ''You have to respect people's allegiance. But I get a lot of respect here. I'd imagine it would be similar for Derek Jeter in Boston.''
Actually, Damon's appearance seemed to underscore just how many transplanted Red Sox fans live in the New York area. Damon sat at a small table in a corner of a Midtown Barnes & Noble and signed book after book after book with a ''Johnny Damon 18'' signature, indicating his uniform number. He wore a white linen sport jacket and yellow sweater, and, of course, was instantly recognizable because of his long blond-streaked hair and beard.
Did he ever have second thoughts about the title of the book?
''Well, yes,'' he said. ''But then we're a loose bunch of guys on the team, like a frat house, and we try to be approachable with fans and get serious when we have to play ball. And idiot might be a word like punk rock. It was once thought to be bad, but now it's in the mainstream. I think it's cool for the time being.''
At one point, Damon was asked to pose alongside a life-size poster of the book jacket's cover. It shows Damon sticking out his tongue nearly to his chin and with a, well, Daemonic look in his eyes. He modeled accordingly, replicating the photograph.
Nevertheless, he seems to be something of a heartthrob, along the lines of Jeter, the Yankees' shortstop.
''He's amazingly gorgeous,'' said Rebecca Ledewitz of Connecticut, a 17-year-old high school student who was at the bookstore to have her copy signed.
A tall man with an armful of books said: ''My father died two weeks after you guys won the Series. He died happy. We buried him with his Red Sox cap.''
Damon said gently, ''We didn't cause his death, did we?''
Most of the book-buyers wore some Red Sox paraphernalia -- a cap, a jacket, a jersey. Many said they were originally from Boston or New England. But the first person in line, George Ruiz, an actor who waits tables in Manhattan, was from Rome, N.Y. ''I just got to following the Red Sox and loved the guys: Varitek, Manny, Ortiz, Schilling and of course, Captain Caveman,'' he said.
A woman said to Damon, ''I'm a Red Sox fan from Boston, but I'm forced to live here because of work.'' She gave Damon four books to sign.
''I understand,'' Damon said with a smile. ''Hold your head up.''
''Hope you beat up on the Yankees this season and do better than last night,'' someone else said in reference to the Yankees' 9-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday night in the 2005 season opener.
''We've got 18-plus games to do it,'' Damon responded.
'''Plus' means a playoff series with them again, doesn't it?'' someone interjected.
''Oh, yeah,'' Damon said, not yet suffering from writer's cramp an hour after the event started.
Photo: Johnny Damon was in Manhattan yesterday to sign copies of his new book, ''Idiot: Beating 'The Curse' and Enjoying the Game of Life.'' (Photo by Barton Silverman/The New York Times)


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November 09, 2012 at 18:53:23 Nov 09, 2012 @ 18:53
you a bitch
sounds like you faked it, normally when you come out of a trip from LSD or Mushrooms, you have a new perception of the world. You've essentially figured shit out because that is what it does to you, it alters your perception and often times makes complex things seem very simple. Timothy Leary pioneered the LSD movement, a lot came from it, even literary works written in full LSD trip have made its way to print and distribution.
Anyways, I get that you're probably posting this to be cool so I won't go any further then entertaining you with this...
i love u all
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Originally posted by Inactive UserThen later I Ended up listening to @theconqueror the grateful dead and it helped me alot. Like I don't know how to explain it but I felt like I knew what the dudes were thinking and feeling when they were playing, it was like I felt what they felt.
I'm addicted to tripping, just not physically. Not many notable side effects from weekly use.
"if God made somthin bretter than pussy he keepin it fo himself" - Mike Tyson


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London, Sept. 24 (ANI): Tamara Ecclestone, who had recently announced that she was expecting her first child with hubby Jay Rutland, was photographed flaunting her tiny baby bump in a skimpy bikini, while vacationing in LA.
The F1 heiress, 29, was also spotted snogging and cuddling with Rutland at a poolside, the Mirror reported.
The brunette beauty had previously asserted that her parents had instilled strong values in her, and she wants to pass those on to her child. (ANI)


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Tottenham want cash as well as UEFA Cup bye
Martin Jol expects Tottenham to be compensated for missing out on their UEFA Cup tie against Feyenoord - despite a bye suiting his side's hectic schedule.
Feyenoord were thrown out of the tournament following crowd trouble against Nancy, and a decision will be made this week over whether Spurs will be allowed straight into the last 16.
Although they are likely to receive prize money from UEFA for getting closer to this season's final in Glasgow, they would miss out on revenue from gate receipts and television.
UEFA could also reinstate Wisla Krakow - who finished fourth in Feyenoord's group - as a replacement for the Dutch side in the last-32 clash that was scheduled for February 15.
'My chairman thinks that if we want to play in Europe we should play in Europe,' said Spurs boss Jol.
'He's right because it was a big tie against Feyenoord and hopefully we'll get some compensation but other people may think differently.
'At UEFA they could think `you want to play, play against Wisla Krakow'. It's not a problem for them, and it's not a problem for us because if we have to play we have to play.'
However, Jol admits a bye would suit his squad, given that they are competing in three cups and want to break into the top six of the Barclays Premiership.
They finished fifth in the league last season, only just missing out on a Champions League place to rivals Arsenal, but their impressive form was helped by only playing 40 games in the campaign.
Jol's men have already featured in 35 this term, testing the squad to the limit.
'I would take a bye, I have to be honest,' added the Spurs boss.
'We've talked about saying `we want to play in Europe, so we have to play in Europe'.
'But my reason is we've got so many matches it could be a helping hand to leave that one out and give us a bit more rest. That is an advantage.'
Spurs could be within touching distance of their first final under Jol if they get a positive result against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
Jol will be without Teemu Tainio for the Carling Cup semi-final first leg after the Finland midfielder picked up an ankle injury in the weekend draw against Fulham.
Didier Zokora has only started one match since giving the ball away for Liverpool's winner at White Hart Lane last month but the Ivory Coast international could deputise in midfield.
The 26-year-old featured in Spurs' debut at Arsenal's new ground and he is determined to make up for 3-0 defeat earlier in the season.
'Of course we are after revenge because Arsenal is north London and Tottenham is north London so it's a big game,' said Zokora.
'Both teams want to show who is the most attractive team in London. So, for me, it's a good thing to be playing in these derbies.'
Zokora arrived in the summer from French club St Etienne but his rookie season in the Premiership has been disrupted by a recurrence of malaria.
'I've played some matches well but I think I can do better,' Zokora added.
'I think I played well at Fulham Saturday but on Wednesday against Arsenal I hope I can show the real Didier Zokora.'


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Screening for Complex Diseases and Personalized Health Care
Call for Papers
Personalized healthcare can be defined as a customization of the medical provision that accommodates individual differences in all stages in the process, from prevention to diagnosis and treatment to posttreatment followup. While the term personalized medicine has a broader meaning and it comes from the explosion of information arising from genome sequencing, the term personalized healthcare refers more to the potential for customization in the provision of healthcare to the citizen.
Despite the fast moving human genome discoveries in a wide proportion of diseases having large public health impact, the promise of personalized healthcare has far lagged behind. In a time of limited resources, the multilevel interventions required for such integration might not be perceived as a priority from policy makers. Additionally, the evidence on the extent to which genomic information has provided measurable population health benefits and actionable intelligence to citizens is limited. Lastly, the march of technological advances has accelerated faster than progresses of the concurrent clinical and public health models. Public health practitioners are now called to make efforts not only to demonstrate when genomics actually improves health but also to create the infrastructure needed to drive health benefits in the future. It is also important to strengthen the evidence base supporting traditional screening strategies for complex diseases, given the increasing burden of chronic diseases on populations.
With this special issue, we particularly take an interest in manuscripts that report on the issues surrounding the determinants of (genetic) screening for complex diseases and on the policy and societal factors affecting the implementation of a personalized health care approach. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Systematic reviews in the fields of personalized health care and screening for complex diseases
- Public health genomics
- The prevalence and determinant of (genetic) tests in the population
- The perception of genetic tests from citizens/physicians
- The Direct-to-Consumers tests (legislation/perception, etc.)
- The medical education in the field of public health genomics
Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/bmri/public.health/dph/ according to the following timetable:
|Manuscript Due
|Friday, 25 April 2014
|First Round of Reviews
|Friday, 18 July 2014
|Publication Date
|Friday, 12 September 2014
Lead Guest Editor
- Stefania Boccia, Section of Hygiene, Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Guest Editors
- Paolo Boffetta, Institute for Translational Epidemiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Paolo Villari, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy


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Kourtney Kardashian and her boyfriend Scott Disick were spotted heading into a medical building with their 4-week-old son, Mason, in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 14). The trio then headed to lunch in Beverly Hills, keeping baby Mason covered up the whole time.
The 30-year-old reality TV starlet recently said that motherhood is the perfect fit.
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I'm just loving all the time with him. I really don't miss my old life. I can't imagine life without Mason now."


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Here's a bit of an oddity. The first solo album by Nick Mason, drummer from Pink Floyd. Now, I'm not the world's biggest Pink Floyd fan (although I do have the obligatory Dark Side of the Moon and a couple of other records) but I really like this.
This is often spoken of as a de facto Carla Bley album, since all she wrote all the words and music, and many of the other performers here are often associated with her work (not to mention a couple that she's been married to at one time or another). This probably does a bit of a disservice to Mason, who clearly thought this music was important enough to release as his first (and I think only) solo album. He also had a hand in the engineering (with Michael Mantler) and production (with Carla Bley). It was recorded in 1979 but not released until 1981. I can just imagine the suits at Columbia records talking to their higher-ups: "well, it's not exactly like a Pink Floyd record... it's sorta... uhh..."
Mason, of course, had already established his avant-garde bona fides, having produced Wyatt's Rock Bottom album. Bley, for her part, had dabbled in the world of rock music, having been in Jack Bruce's touring band a few years earlier, and had Wyatt's old mucker Hugh Hopper in her own touring band. Wyatt had also appeared on a couple of Michael Mantler records with Bruce and Bley, so there was a bit of a mutual admiration society around these musicians at the time. Mason, being a rock guy, doesn't really swing in any appreciable way, so he lends more of a rock sound to Bley's compositions than they might otherwise have had. I daresay he enjoyed working on material that was witty and fun for a change too (meow!).
Robert Wyatt: Vocals
Karen Kraft: Vocals
Chris Spedding: Guitars
Carla Bley: Keyboards
Gary Windo: Tenor/Bass Clarinet/Flute
Gary Velente: Trombones
Mike Mantler: Trumpets
Howard Johnson: Tuba
Steve Swallow: Bass
Nick Mason: Drums & Percussion
Terry Adams: Piano (on Boo to you Too), Harmonica and Clavinet (on Can't Get My Motor to Start)
Additional Voices: Gary Windo, Carlos Ward, D Sharpe, Gary Valente, VIncent Chancey, Earl McIntyre)
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Cheboygan County plans to fire its drain commissioner – at his request.
The board of commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday to abolish the post of drain commissioner. Dennis Lennox was elected last November after campaigning on a promise to get rid of the job.
He says it's not needed because Cheboygan County has no drains to regulate.
State law requires that counties with more than 12,000 residents elect a drain commissioner. The post dates to Michigan's statehood in 1837, when local officials were in charge of developing and managing drainage ditches to eradicate swamplands.
The 24-year-old Lennox wants to raise that threshold to 35,000 residents.
Abolishing the office will require legislative approval. Previous attempts in the 1950s failed.


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Times Company sees sale of 'Boston Globe' in second half of 2013
The New York Times Co. expects to have a buyer for its New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe, sometime in the second half of the year, a company executive said on today's first-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts.
The Times Co. announced its plan to sell the New England Media Group in February, reflecting a broader strategy of paring down corporate assets and refocusing resources on core extensions of The New York Times.
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Over the past two years, the Times Company has unloaded ancillary operations like its regional newspapers and the website About.com, which had become a drag on its quarterly financial results.
Now the emphasis is on growing the Times brand digitally and globally.
Part of a new strategy announced this morning involves tweaking the Times' existing digital-subscription program, expanding it into both higher and lower price points.
At the low end the company will offer reduced digital subscriptions that will give price-sensitive consumers a way of accessing the Times journalism they're most interested in.
On the call, Thompson declined to specify the price point but said the potential market for the lower-cost product was in the "hundreds of thousands" according to research conducted by the company. The lowest existing digital subscription plan costs $15 a month.
The company will also offer enhanced packages for its most devoted subscribers willing to pay more for upsells like preferred access to Times events and gift subscriptions.
Combined digital subscriptions to the Times and its sister title, The International Herald Tribune, grew to 676,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2013, up 45 percent from the same period a year earlier. At the same time, it was a rather modest increase from the previous quarter's total of 640,000, suggesting the metered pay model is perhaps beginning to hit a wall.
Executives attributed the slowdown to an earlier uptick in digital subscribers that resulted from last fall's heavier-than-usual news cycle. They expect to see global subscriber growth after the company rebrands its world edition to The International New York Times later this year.
The company is turning to such initiatives in the face of ongoing declines in print and digital ad revenues, which were down 13.3 percent and 4 percent in the first quarter. Net income was $3.1 million, down from $42.1 million in the first quarter of 2012, while total revenues declined 2 percent to $465.9 million.
The results came on the heels of a banner week for the Times' newsroom, which just earned four Pulitzers, more than any other news organization this year.
Thompson noted the Pulitzer victories while applauding the Times and The Globe's "brilliant coverage ... of the tragedy in Boston." He also described the Times as the "gold standard" of journalism.
"It's the rock upon which we plan to build a successful future for the company" he said.
Toward the end of the call, an analyst asked if there were any plans to take the Times Company private. Thompson said "we're not considering" such a move.


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Two strengths
1. Kicking game. Thanks to its soccer program, the Cougars have always had solid kickers. Pete Kontodiakis was named the top punter in the country by prokicker.com after a strong performance at Ray Guy Kicking Academy camps this summer. William Griswold, who broke the school record for extra points last season, also is back.
2. Balance on offense. Countryside coach John Davis is going with a no-huddle attack and has the weapons to make things work. Jimbo Chmelik is the starting quarterback. Dawrence Roberts, who rushed for more than 1,500 yards the past two seasons, helps solidify the running game. As for receivers, the Cougars are counting on Todd Shorter, Jalen Godlowe and Richard Shockley.
Coach: John Davis (seventh season, 48-18) | Last season: 7-3 | Class: 5A, District 9 | Colors: Garnet and gold
Since John Davis took over in 2002, Countryside made the playoffs five straight seasons. Last year that streak was snapped. Now the Cougars are in the unfamiliar position of making their way back to the postseason. They'll have to do it with a young team that returns just six starters.
Two questions
1. Will the Cougars be better on defense? Countryside gave up an average of 17 points per game last season. The Cougars return three defensive starters — defensive lineman Darren Wolfinbarger, linebacker Blake Johnson and defensive back Aaron Tam. The Cougars switched Shockley to linebacker and Joe Crews will do double duty as an offensive and defensive lineman. The biggest concern is the secondary, where Alex Dixon and Andrew Davis are first-time starters.
2. Can Countryside make the playoffs?: The offense should still put up points. If the defense can tighten up, the Cougars should fare well against rivals Dunedin and East Lake.
Bob Putnam, Times staff writer


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Toronto, ON, CA
After her Master's Degree in Architecture between Rome and Paris, she moved to Toronto where she works on architectural spaces from another perspective.
She is assisting an architectural photographer based in Toronto and working on photographic projects about canadian dwellings. Martina also collaborates with the art publication Ksat, based in Paris.
Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy, MArch, architecture
École d'architecture de la ville et des territoires à Marne-la-Vallée, Paris,FR, urban planning
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[W/ VIDEO] Did Anaheim Police Beat a Restrained Man Who Kept Shouting "I Quit! I Quit"?
A video of an alleged Anaheim Police brutality incident has gone viral, showing police beating a drunk man in an apartment complex. A contributor to BeforeItsNews.com posted the video, claiming the drunk man in the video initially resisted arrest after being restrained successfully, police continued to choke and hit the man in the face as the man screamed "I quit, I quit, I quit!"
The alleged victim was not identified and there is no confirmation the police in the video are from Anaheim other than the YouTube description saying it happened there, but that has not stopped the video from circulating on social media websites claiming it's another Anaheim police brutality incident, and reaching over 12,000 views.OC Weekly
has attempted to contact the blogger who posted the video for more information with no response so far.
The educated guess: even from such a distance and at night, those look like Anaheim PD uniforms--note the black shirts and pants, and the placement of the shoulder patch. But can any of you Anaheimers identify the apartment complex?
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Name: Courtney Fuller
Pronouns: she/her
Home: Hartford, Connecticut.
A little about me: I'm a first generation American by way of Jamaica, an avid crocheter, and a total book nerd.
Academic work: "Feminist Science Studies"
I'm a rising third year at Hampshire (2nd year Division II) and the working title of my concentration is "Feminist Science Studies" with a focus in multimedia science modeling. In my Division II, I've been examining science as a culture within itself, and the multitude of ways it interacts with other cultures, and the fields of economics, politics, and religion. I'm playing with the idea of reintroducing science fiction and afrofuturism with mainstream science in order to add depth and see what these supposedly separate disciplines can do for each other. I also am working to use concepts of afrofuturism to further queer the ordinary, while modeling scientific phenomenon in interesting ways. My current love is playing with texture within models (fiber, crochet, wood, glass, etc.)
One thing I love about Hampshire, besides the fact that I can study what I do, is the people I have met here. The amazing professors who inspire me to be better and take me places I never thought I would go.
Name: Flannery Weiss
Home: Burbank, California (a suburb of L.A. for all the non-west coasters).
Academic Work: "The Bridge Between the Sociological and Biological Research Within Human Sexuality."
As the title of my Division suggests, I study the biological and sociological studies related to sexuality but my focus is specifically in finding ways to relate those to fields together to create a more complete picture of human sexuality as we currently understand it. This means that I study some biological science, some sexuality studies and some bio-cultural anthropology.
Something you love about Hampshire: I love many things about Hampshire, but my favorite thing is that I have the ability to make decisions for myself regarding my education. Every part of my studies has been completely up to me and my faculty committee, which means that everything I do has relevance to my interests and my life. That kind of freedom is inspiring.
Something cool about you: I was just in Thailand riding elephants, climbing waterfalls, and teaching teenagers about sexual health, which is pretty cool, I guess?
Name: Justice Erikson
Pronouns: Xe/Xyr/Xem
Home: New Hampshire and the Pioneer Valley
Academic Work: "The Chemistry and Biology of Human Health and Medicinal Herbalism"
As far as my typical courses, I study a broad array of health sciences (inc. neuroendocrinology, epigenetics, medical anthropology, etc.) and fundamental biology, chemistry, biochemistry, etc. Within this coursework I study how it applies to the practice of medicinal herbalism, with a developing emphasis on chronic inflammatory diseases. I'm particularly interested in diseases such as Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. Additionally, I'm doing some laboratory research that seeks to use molecular biology and organic chemistry to investigate the viability of certain phytotherapies. I am trying to find answers to very specific questions about all of these things. The general idea behind my current one: Can Japanese Knotweed (a weed) help treat or prevent Lyme disease? I hope to become a naturopathic physician sometime after Hampshire.
One thing you love about Hampshire: I love that I get the opportunity to do the same kind of laboratory research that most people don't get to do until grad school, and that I have the freedom and am encouraged to come up with my own unique research questions and experimental designs.
What's something cool about you? I recently joined a cyber-punk bicycle "chopper gang," where we ride modified recycled bicycles that we built that have things such as colorful lights and boomboxes on them, and ride around.
Name: Suhilah Booker
Home: New York City
Academic Work: "Early Child Development and Movement Studies"
During my second and third year at Hampshire, I was very interested in understanding the benefits of movement and dance for young children. I was also looking at the ways in which they were able to communicate with their bodies based on their own thoughts and feelings about how they should move. In trying to understand these things, I started a dance workshop with the preschoolers at the Early Learning Center on campus. Through different movement activities they were encouraged to think and create independently, with reassurance that what they were producing was important. I am continuing to explore these activities and ideas going into my final year at Hampshire. Specifically, I am looking at how the dance workshop translates for children in environments other than the Early Learning Center and will use this and other research to design a curriculum that incorporates movement as an essential aspect.
Something I Love About Hampshire: I really love all of the people I've met and the connections made. Not only do I get to work with great professors, but I'm also collaborating with really amazing students who are essentially experts in their fields.
A Little More About Me: I love to bake and I make really great chocolate cupcakes with Oreo cream cheese frosting!
Name: Lindsay Moon
Home: Greenfield MA/Southern VT
A Little About Me: I am a big fantasy bookworm and love lots of nerdy stuff like Marvel comics and movies, climbing trees, and drinking and eating excessive amounts of tea and rainbow sprinkles.
Academic Work: "Expression Through Adornment and Silver"
I am a transfer student rising into my third year of college and second year of Hampshire. To understand how we express ourselves in many different ways through adornment, I am doing a number of independent studies working on my own designs for jewelry pieces and researching how past cultures have jewelry or other forms of adornment to express a sense of self, traditions, race, gender, and age. This involves undertaking my own independent jewelry studies, where I make many pieces working primarily with silver, bronze, and stones, as well as anthropological and design theory courses.
One Thing I Love About Hampshire: The passionate community and the freedom to study what I love. There is no jewelry-making program at Hampshire, but they have encouraged and supported me to still study what I am passionate about.
At Hampshire College, we value self-expression and self-identification for all members of our community. Hampshire College expects that all members of our community will let people self-identify their gender and the gender pronouns they use to describe themselves.
The U.S. State Department and the Chronicle of Higher Education have named Hampshire College a top producer of Fulbright Scholars for 2016-17. Hampshire is one of 11 bachelor's institutions to receive the designation this year.
"There are two reasons why Hampshire graduates achieve so much. One is the kind of person the college attracts. The other is what the college does for them by equipping them to become their own wide-ranging explorers and connection-seekers."
Loren Pope, Colleges that Change Lives (2006)
Loren Pope, Colleges that Change Lives (2006)
Hampshire College is a member of Colleges that Change Lives, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.


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Environmental Factor, November 2007, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Town Meeting Showcases IRB Process
By Eddy Ball
November 2007
Scientists and other interested members of the NIEHS research community attended a Town Meeting in Rodbell Auditorium on October 1 to learn more about how to facilitate Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of their research involving human subjects. Billed as "A Conversation between the Institutional Review Board and Clinical Investigators and Staff," the meeting featured presentations by key players in the IRB process, including an overview of efforts to fully automate the process.
With ample time reserved for questions and concerns, the meeting provided a forum for the growing number of NIEHS researchers required to seek approval for their studies. Among the speakers was Joan Packenham, Ph.D., program director in the Office of the Scientific Director and key person for development of the electronic management system, who traced the IRB process step by step for the audience.
In his opening remarks, Acting Director Sam Wilson, M.D., noted that the meeting was one of the Institute's responses to a "friendly audit" of the IRB in 2006, which recommended increased communication between the IRB and the NIEHS research community. He also underscored the importance of the IRB and the Board's continuing efforts to make the process more efficient.
Acting Scientific Director Perry Blackshear, M.D., D.Phil., presented a short history of measures to protect human subjects of research following the introduction of congressionally mandated regulations in 1974. The regulations initially were of limited concern to researchers at NIEHS, which had only five "active protocols," studies using humans and subject to approval, during the 1980s. At the current time, however, there are 49 active protocols, with even more anticipated as NIEHS begins research at its new Clinical Research Unit in 2008.
According to the meeting's keynote speaker, Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D., chair of the NIEHS Institutional Review Board, the purpose of the IRB is "to protect the rights and safeguard the welfare of human subjects." Anyone working with human subjects and identifiable human specimens must seek IRB approval for a study before it can proceed - or obtain a formal waiver from the NIH Office of Human Subjects Research.
Johnson-Thompson outlined other measures NIEHS has taken in response to the 2006 audit, including the first-ever day-long IRB retreat and increased training for principal investigators. The IRB is developing its new Electronic Management System. In addition, Johnson-Thompson and Packenham have visited other NIH institutes and centers in search of ways to streamline the IRB process at NIEHS.
"We've also entered into discussions with intramural researchers about how the scientific review process could be enhanced," she added. "We are working now to resolve issues on a new component in the process, the conflict of interest element." Because consent form issues have been the leading reason for delays, "we want to develop a consent-form template... to prompt you to answer specific questions."
Senior Investigator Darryl Zeldin, M.D., addressed the overarching concern of researchers in his presentation, "Investigator Perspective: Why Is It Taking So Long?" Zeldin opened by noting "that the IRB approval process, while a significant component..., is only one of many processes and approvals an investigator needs to go through in order to be successful."
At any point in the process, an investigator may be required to revise the protocol and the many documents that are part of the study manual. In some cases, a study may also need approval by one or more external IRBs and, if contractors are involved, exemption from the Office of Management and Budget Review Board, in itself a nine- to twelve-month long process.
The meeting's final presenter was Community Member Betty Blackmon, who discussed her role as a non-affiliated lay member of the IRB. Blackmon acts as a non-scientific gatekeeper and scrutinizes the wording used in protocols, consent forms, surveys and other documents for subjects. "I want to be sure... [the written material] fully explains the study, risks and other information that they may need to determine whether or not they want to be a volunteer."
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When I look at free()'s manpage, it mentions that its behaviour is undefined if I pass it a pointer which hasn't been returned by malloc(), calloc() or realloc(), or if the pointer I pass to it had the memory it's pointing to "free()'d" before.
What if I pass it a pointer which is a copy of a pointer returned by, say, malloc()? For example:
Is this OK to do, even though the pointer that free() receives is a copy of the original "my_pointer"?Code:(...) void free_int_pointer(int* ptr) { free(ptr); } int main() { int* my_pointer = malloc(sizeof(int)); free_int_pointer(my_pointer); return 0; }
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Highly Radioactive Cars Being Sold Illegally in Japan
If you thought the risk of buying a flood car after Hurricane Katrina was serious, imagine having your health threatened just from being near the car. That's exactly what's been happening in Japan, where unsuspecting consumers are being sold dangerously radioactive cars that belonged to people living in Fukushima and the surrounding area after the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed the prefecture's nuclear power plant in March.
According to harbor authorities, 660 cars have been banned thus far for export because of unsafe radion levels. Rather than destroy the hazardous merchandise, some Japanese car dealers are simply swapping license plates to cover their stock's origin according to The Asahi Shimbun newspaper.
One re-registered van was found to be emitting 110 microsieverts of radiation an hour— for perspective, the national limit for export to other countries is is 0.3 microsieverts an hour.
An unnamed dealer from the western city of Osaka bought the notorious vehicle at auction and decided to sell it despite the risk because he said he couldn't afford to take the loss.
"I decontaminated repeatedly after the test and retested the filter of the air conditioner, the wipers and tires, replacing them thoroughly, but the radiation level dropped only to 30 microsieverts per hour," he said.
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Osaka Gas has teamed with Osaka University Professor Koichi Osuka to develop this pipe inspection robot. The body can adjust to different sizes of pipes by expanding or reducing its size, moves in a spiraling motion and can make turns and get through joints. Mounted on wheels, it can hold a camera for remote viewing by the operator.
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Keeping momentum tough for Montrose in 4A tennis tourney
Weather was a critical factor in the boys Class 4A Region 8 tennis tournament Thursday, causing a pair of three-hour delays and leaving tournament officials scrambling to find places to play after the courts at Canyon View parked were pounded with rain and hail.
"We're seeing if we can play at the college under the lights, or an indoor tennis club," tournament director Jim Swiggert Sr. said. "But the kids are doing a wonderful job working to keep the courts dry; their parents and coaches should be proud."
Athletes squeegeed courts between matches and some had three-hour delays between games of the same match.
"It's tough to keep momentum with this going on," Montrose No. 2 singles player Phurba Sherpa said three hours after the first set of his semifinal ended. "I had a ball go over the net and literally blow back into it. It's tough out there."
Montrose's No. 3 singles player Joe Nunez didn't even begin his semifinal match before Mother Nature postponed it.
"We walked on the court and it started hailing," Nunez said.
Jim Swiggert Jr., the top seed at No. 1 singles, said luck was on his side during his semifinal match.
"I went out there and focused on keeping every ball in play," Swiggert Jr. said. "I got through my first match and then got lucky with the weather in my second match."
Swiggert's 6-1, 6-2 semifinal victory over Ryan Pachl of Hotchkiss was played between the storms.
Swiggert will likely face Aspen High School's Bryan Mehall in the finals today. Mehall's semifinal match was supposed to start at 11:30 a.m., but as of 6:30 p.m., he still hadn't played.
The tournament was moved to Colorado Mesa University and still had matches on the court at 10 p.m.
The seniors have faced off for the regional title three of their four years — last season Swiggert was nursing a back injury.
The tournament resumes at 9 this morning, weather permitting.


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Sustainability of the Bulgarian Economy
The paper discusses questions concerning the essence, measuring and analysis of the sustainability of the economy. It reviews the used indicators of economic sustainability. Evaluations of the sustainability of the economy of Bulgaria are done with real data. It is confirmed that macroeconomic sustainability can be achieved with a corresponding development at microeconomic level. The paper outlines factors of sustainability, which according to the author do not receive the necessary attention.
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Timbergram made huge waves in the Greeting Card market when we launched our Wooden Postcards in 2012. Our retail network now exceeds 600 shops and we have won major awards for Best New Product in the UK and Australia. We have already sold 200,000 Timbergrams but we've just scratched the surface – we are now looking for investment to support our international growth.
Timbergram is a distinct greeting's card – there's only so much that can be done with a picture on thick paper. Nicer than a card but not quite a gift – people keep Timbergrams much longer than normal cards which quickly become rubbish. For the same price you get a much more valuable product. We believe Timbergram.com is a premium offering compared with most online card retailers and offers just as much personalisation.
Founded in 2012 when three designers joined forces to make engraved Wooden Postcards for Valentines day, the idea quickly caught on and has grown into a full production facility, a range of products and global sales. Timbergrams are produced in our factory in East London by a small team of full time staff who all trained up through our apprenticeship scheme. We source all our Timber conscientiously, and make donations to Tree Aid for every Timbergram sold.
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Facebook's algorithm isn't surfacing one-third of our posts. And it's getting worse
Starting in January of this year, we at the Chicago Tribune started to anecdotally see a fairly significant change in our post reach.
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Friday 4 p.m. UPDATE (AP) — Authorities have identified the woman found dead after an unreported fire in her Hutchinson home.
Hutchinson Fire Deputy Chief Mike Miller says authorities have determined that 72-year-old Dorothy Cobb died of smoke inhalation. The Hutchinson News (http://is.gd/hmUmTF) reported that Cobb was found Thursday afternoon by a family member.
Miller says careless smoking sparked the fire either Tuesday or Wednesday. The blaze burned itself out, and the exterior of the home had no damage. Most of the interior damage was in the living room where Cobb was in a chair.
An elderly woman died in a fire at 117 West 19th in Hutchinson.
Fire Chief Kim Forbes says it appears the fire occurred late Wednesday night and says a family member discovered the woman shortly before 4 p-m, Thursday afternoon. He then called 911 and fire officials and EMT's responded to the home.
Forbes says the fire appears to have been in the living room area of the home. He says there was extreme heat damage from the cushions, such as sponge rubber which he says produces thick black smoke and believes the victim died from smoke inhalation.
They doesn't appear at this point to be anything suspicious with the fire, but they did have the Kansas Fire Marshal on scene Thursday evening to assist in the investigation. Forbes says they want to cover all the bases, especially in light of the fire that killed two people a couple of weeks ago, just a block and half away at 19th & Main.
19th Street was blocked from Washington to Adams throughout Thursday.
Hutchinson Police Detectives were also on scene to help with the initial investigation, however they left the scene once they began to believe the death was an accident. Death Scene Investigator John Tracy was also called to the scene.
The fire apparently burned itself out with no one in the neighborhood noticing anything unusual. There was no outward appearance of fire with the home, however it did appear to have some soot on the windows.
No name has been released, nor has the cause of the fire been determined at this point.


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Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today "The Rosie Show," the daily talk show hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell, will tape its final show on Tuesday, March 20, and the final episode will air on Friday, March 30 (7-8 p.m. ET/PT).
"I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey. She has been an incredible partner, working to deliver the best possible show every single day," said Oprah Winfrey. "As I have learned in the last 15 months, a new network launch is always a challenge and ratings grow over time as you continue to gather an audience. I'm grateful to Rosie and the dedicated Rosie Show team for giving it their all."
"I loved working with Oprah in the amazing city of Chicago," said Rosie O'Donnell. "I was welcomed with open arms and will never forget the kindness of all I encountered. It was a great year for me – I wish the show was able to attract more viewers – but it did not. So I am headed back to my home in New York – with gratitude. On we go!"
"The Rosie Show" (Monday-Fridays, 7 p.m. ET/PT) debuted on OWN October 10, 2011 and was on the air for five months. "The Rosie Show" is produced by Harpo Studios in association KidRo Productions, Inc. and SantaBu Productions.