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For the 2013 -2014 school year each Azle ISD
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Kindergarten - Fourth Grade Breakfast $1.25 Lunch $2.00 Fifth Grade - Twelfth Grade Breakfast $1.25 Lunch $2.20Employee Lunches $2.75 Guest Lunches $3.00 Gold Card Guests Lunches $2.80
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Appropriate Search Engine - WolframAlpha
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3. Suggestions for Computer Useage for Children
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The School Improvement Grant program, authorized under section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, allocates funds to states to enable the awarding of grants to school districts for the purpose of providing assistance to schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116 to meet accountability requirements.
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<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Washington, D.C., May 13, 2005—In comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission this week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute urged quick approval of the proposed mergers between SBC and AT&T, and Verizon and MCI. The comments are available at www.cei.org/pdf/4540.pdf [2] and www.cei.org/pdf/4539.pdf [3].
"These mergers will result in significant public interest benefits," said Braden Cox, technology counsel at CEI and author of CEI's comments to the FCC. "The nature of the technology sector, with its rapid and constant development, along with an environment where cable, telephone, and wireless companies all compete against each other, will help ensure competition in the telecommunications industry. These mergers are a natural progression of a communications market working for consumers."
CEI believes regulators need to reassess the role of antitrust in the modern tech world and allow the marketplace to guide the future of the tech industry. "The acquisitions of AT&T and MCI by SBC and Verizon have stoked unwarranted fears of market domination," said Cox, "while ignoring the fact that the various forms of content delivered over multiple and competing communications networks guarantees that the merged entities will face a competitive marketplace."
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KETCHIKAN -- A panel of commercial lenders said tourism and commercial fishing have helped stabilize the Southeast Alaska economy following the nationwide economic meltdown of 2008.
The panelists who spoke at this week's Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce luncheon also said financial institutions have plenty of money for business lending, but new regulations are requiring them to obtain more information about potential borrowers during the loan application process.
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In July of 2003, Jeremy Brown, a.k.a. DJ Reset, took apart a song. Using digital software, Brown isolated instrumental elements of "Debra," a song by Beck from his 1999 album "Midnite Vultures." Brown, who is thirty-three and has studied with Max Roach, adjusted the tempo of "Debra" and added live drums and human beat-box noises that he recorded at his small but tidy house in Long Island City. Then he sifted through countless a-cappella vocals archived on several hard drives. Some a-cappellas are on commercially released singles, specifically intended for d.j. use, while others appear on the Internet, having been leaked by people working in the studio where the song was recorded, or sometimes even by the artist.
After auditioning almost a thousand vocals, Brown found that an a-cappella of "Frontin'," a collaboration between the rapper Jay-Z and the producer Pharrell Williams, was approximately in the same key as "Debra." The two songs are not close in style—"Debra" is a tongue-in-cheek take on seventies soul music, while "Frontin' " is hard and shimmering computer music—but the vocalists are doing something similar. Brown exploited this commonality, and used his software to put the two singers exactly in tune.
Both Beck and Williams are singing in an impaired but enthusiastic shower-stall falsetto. Williams's goofy come-on—"Don't wanna sound full of myself or rude, but you ain't looking at no other dudes, because you love me"—is both musically and conceptually in sync with Beck's own daft chorus: "Girl, I wanna get with you, and your sister. I think her name is Debra." Brown's collage sounds not like two songs stitched together but one single theme song for inept Romeos everywhere. After several months of work, he completed the track, called it "Frontin' on Debra," and posted it on his Web site. With an enthusiastic push from Beck, "Frontin' on Debra" was made commercially available in October on iTunes.
"Frontin' on Debra" is an example of a "mashup," in which, generally, the vocal from one song is laid over the music from another. The best-known mashup in the United States is an unauthorized album-length project called "The Grey Album," assembled by Brian Burton, known professionally as Danger Mouse. The vocals are from Jay-Z's "The Black Album," and the musical bed is a highly processed and reorganized version of the Beatles' "White Album." Occasionally compelling, "The Grey Album" is not a great example of a mashup, because the musical bed is processed so radically that its source is sometimes not clear. One of the thrills of the mashup is identifying two well-known artists unwittingly complementing each other's strengths and limitations: bacchanalian rapper Missy Elliott combined with morose English rock band Joy Division, ecstatic Madonna working with furious Sex Pistols. The most celebrated mashups are melodically tuned, positing a harmonic relationship between, say, Madonna's voice and the Sex Pistols' guitars.
Mashups find new uses for current digital technology, a new iteration of the cause-and-effect relationship behind almost every change in pop-music aesthetics: the gear changes, and then the music does. If there is an electric guitar of mashup, it is a software package called Acid Pro, which enables one to put loops of different songs both in time and in tune with each other. Mark Vidler, known professionally as Go Home Productions, explained some other benefits of digital technology to me in London not long ago: "You don't need a distributor, because your distribution is the Internet. You don't need a record label, because it's your bedroom, and you don't need a recording studio, because that's your computer. You do it all yourself."
A legally cleared album of mashups called "Collision Course" is currently in the Billboard Top Ten. It is a sort of "Black Album" footnote, a combination of Jay-Z's work on "The Black Album" and other albums, and the music of Linkin Park, the multiplatinum rock band. "Collision Course" is not a particularly good mashup—Linkin Park's adequate rhyming and bleating vocals only detract from Jay-Z's authority and swing—but it's a good example of why major record labels have taken so long to embrace the form.
As Jennifer Justice, of Carroll, Guido & Groffman, Jay-Z's law firm, explained, "Jay's song '99 Problems' uses two huge samples and has four different credited publishers. That's before you've added anyone else's music to it, which would be yet another publisher or two. Making a mashup with that song means the label issuing the mashup has to convince all the publishers involved to take a reduction in royalty—otherwise, it won't be profitable for the label. The publishers are not going to agree to this if we're not talking about two huge artists. With Jay-Z and Linkin, it's like found money, but less well known artists might not be sexy enough or big enough." This may be true, but lawyers and considerations of profit have little to do with how mashups happen, or why they keep happening.
In April of 2000, an English bass player and MTV v.j. named Eddy Temple-Morris inaugurated a radio show called "The Remix" on London's XFM network. A remix, traditionally, was simply a song taken apart and enhanced by the addition of new elements but not actually combined with another song. Temple-Morris played remixes, many of them rock songs reworked by dance-world producers, and mashups made by friends of his like the producer Garret (Jacknife) Lee. By the end of the year, Temple-Morris was receiving unsolicited CD-Rs from people using aliases like McSleazy and Osymyso.


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Re: Kite friends in Japan
I've heard from Yoshizumi, Motoko-san, Kenji and Takeda-san. All are ok for now.
Phil, please get in touch with me for a donation. We were going to be in Japan for Boy's Day, and donate to the JKA auction. I would like to redirect those kite to any fundraising that AKA does for JKA.
Cherry Blossoms fall like rain,
A lively kite steals the sky,
Paradise in a moment.
Re: Kite friends in Japan
Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the generosity, but we've got enough incentives now, so please hold onto your kites until it's time to give to the auction at the convention.
For those who donate to the Japan Kiteflier Fund, you'll be entered into a drawing for:
a kite by Jon Burkhardt
a kite by Barbara Meyer
a miniature kite by Dave Butler
a hand-painted kite by Diane & Dave Butler
a Rev bag with no-snag handles
three subscriptions to Kitelife.com
Thanks again, kite donors and money donors. Everyone has really stepped up!
AKA member since 1993
Editor, KITING Magazine, since 2006
Re: Kite friends in Japan
"Please understand the current situation in Japan and please allow us to send your donation to the people in north who really need help now urgently. "
A portion of a message from Modegi-San which was posted by our AKA President in an AKA announcement. Can someone confirm that we did "allow" him to send AKA donations to the Japanese people? We plan on a larger donation if confirmed. We believe Japan needs humanitarian aide "first and foremost".
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The decision ultimately rests with the Board, but I've recommended that we instruct the JKA to use the money in whatever way they think it will do the most good. (BTW, Barbara is at Fort Worden right now, so it might be a couple days before she chimes in here.)
AKA member since 1993
Editor, KITING Magazine, since 2006
Re: Kite friends in Japan
My response to Modegi-san was that we, the AKA, would defer to his judgment as to the most effective use of this money, and that will be my strong recommendation. He knows the situation much better than we do.
Thanks for considering a donation.
Time to Fly!
Barbara Meyer
AKA past president
Re: Kite friends in Japan
Last night, the group at Fort Worden opened hearts and wallets. Thanks to donations of miniature kites by Don Mock and David Butler, and general donations, over $900 was raised.
There will be another auction tonight for the Japan fund.
Time to Fly!
Barbara Meyer
AKA past president
Re: Kite friends in Japan
I helped represent AKA at the Uiseong International Kite Festival in South Korea (2 & 3 April 2011) where David Gomberg (on behalf of AKA President) announced to the 22 countries present that the collected AKA donations had been sent to JKA.
Takakuwa-san graciously accepted the news on behalf of JKA President, Modegi-san, and everyone present wished Japan a speedy recovery.
Then we flew kites and forgot our troubles for a few hours.
Linda Sanders - RD13, Australia
less talk... more fly...
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Re: Kite friends in Japan
As an adjunct to the monetary donations noted above, back in April our AKA President, Barbara, put out a call to help the many children in Japan who had lost everything as the result of the earthquake and tsunami. A goal of sending 500 kids kites to Japan was set. The thought being that flying kites might occupy the kids with a healthy outdoor activity while their parents are trying to deal with the realities of this catastrophe.
It is my understanding that several clubs including the Westport Windriders, the TACKOS group from Texas and the White Horse Kite Flyers from the UK have contributed kites. If there are other clubs that participated I am not intentionally slighting them, I simply don't know. Others have made individual contributions. In addition to the 500 kites generously donated by the Texas Ogletrees, Barry and Karen, another 140 kites were contributed by others. Again, I don't know the names of each person donating but they know who they are and should be proud. That's 640 kites going to kids who I'm sure can use a little joy in their lives. IMO this effort represents a positive gesture on behalf of the greater kiting community.
I'm reminded of the "one sky one world " motto. A "well done" to all whom participated.
Oh, I probably should also mention that, as I understand it, FedEx agreed to ship the kites at no charge. If that is indeed the case then they deserve an "attaboy" as well.
Just today I found out that the project continues and there will hopefully be another shipment. I'll take the liberty of suggesting that if you want to know more about it or offer a contribution you should contact Barbara. It's a "good thing."
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Delightful Manor House, powerfully evoking the atmosphere of an Edwardian gentry home both 'Upstairs' and 'Downstairs'. Explore over twenty rooms on four floors, from the superbly renovated servants' quarters in the basement to the attic bedrooms on the top floor. Adjacent to Preston Park, the house also comprises picturesque walled gardens and a pet cemetery.
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Part of Brighton & Hove Museums' Designated Collection of Decorative Art, which you can also see at Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Brighton Pavilion, is on display here. Please contact Brighton Museums for more information if you wish to see a specific item.
The collections of decorative arts include the Regency furniture and silver-gilt displayed in the Royal Pavilion, the Macquoid furniture at Preston Manor, the Willett Collection of ceramics illustrating popular history, and outstanding holdings of British and European 20th century decorative design and craft.
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Baby Boy Photo Album
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- Paper Pad, 6"x6" – Baby Mine
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Project Instructions
Insert photos into the photo sleeves as shown.
To create the left page, tear out both the transportation and border strip paper from paper pad. Cut the transportation paper down to 4"x6". Cut out four of the border strips and adhere to the bottom of the transportation paper. Insert into the top left corner of the photo sleeve.
Tear out the blue calendar paper, trim down to 4x6", making sure to include your baby's birth month. Fill out the dates of your baby's birth month and circle the day he was born. Insert into the left center pocket of the photo sleeve.
Tear out the blue dot paper and trim it down to 6"x4". Cut a 1½"x6" strip out of the leaf paper and adhere it to the bottom. Cut two strips out of the border paper and adhere on top of the strip of leaf paper. Insert into the bottom left pocket of the photo sleeve.
To create the right page tear out the leaf, "It's a boy" and green plaid papers.
Cut both a 2"x6" and 1"x6" strip out of the leaf paper. Adhere the 2"x6" strip to the left side of the "It's a boy" paper and the 1x6" strip to the right side. Then adhere the entire thing on top of the green plaid paper. The finished size should be 12"x6". Cut a few strips from the border paper and adhere them to the top left as shown in photo. Fill in the prompts and insert into the top portion of the photo sleeve.
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text: PEOPLE: Optical Community Forward Motion By Marge Axelrad Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:40 PM By Marge Axelrad: Editorial Director The REM Eyewear Executive team includes, from left: Alex Papadopoulos, VP of Sales; Steve Horowitz, President; Don Alecock, VP of Operations; James Lin, VP of Technology; Donna Nakawaki, SVP and CFO; Mike Hundert, CEO; Gilda Mehraban, director of brand management; and Gerry Hundert, chairman. Donna Gindy, COO, is not pictured.SUN VALLEY, Calif.—It's the outset of 2012 and the team at REM Eyewear is revved up. Finishing perhaps the strongest year in its long history, reflected by a 24 percent increase in overall company sales in 2011, the Southern California-based eyewear company is kicking off the new year with a strong cache of new products, brands, technologies and services to translate the momentum to its accounts in the U.S. and internationally. Including the launch this month of Tumi brand sunwear (to be followed later in March with a new optical line), major extensions of its Converse, Lucky Brand, Jones New York and John Varvatos collections, a continued push of new concept house brands like the successful Lipstick and Popcorn groups and a completely redesigned B2B site, loaded with new 24/7 resources and online ordering capabilities for its customers, there's a lot in motion at REM. Nicolas Roseillier, creative director of REM.REM's chief executive officer and chief creative officer, Mike Hundert, told VM, "There are many factors that have come together for our company in the last few years, from distribution to people to service to technologies. Our product is selling through and we're servicing all of our accounts the way they deserve to be serviced. It's like a symphony, there are a lot of different sections coming together to make some great music." Hundert cites REM's senior executives and product, operations, technology and international teams and distribution partners as well as the company's 60-member-strong sales force for pulling together the components that are propelling the company's forward motion today. "We've invested many resources in globalizing our company in the last few years," he stated. "Companies who want to do that in our industry realize you need a global brand to make that work and to do that you need a global distribution structure that works." Below, two of the new Tumi styles, Stari and Kawazu plus (above) an image from Tumi's spring consumer campaign. Converse, a brand with which REM's been involved for almost 23 years, has been a strong foundation in the company's international growth. "We've been through much with the Converse brand and it is now much more than a 'shoe.' It's a lifestyle brand, a true brand that people connect with on many levels. Its brand extensions and environment, along with our creative product team, have also enabled us to devise appropriate and productive paths into the sunglass world. " Sunwear, in addition to optical, has been a focus as REM has built its global distribution platform. The company now sells in 65 countries around the world, the result of an international effort that has been fleshed out for years, points out Steve Horowitz, REM's president. In 2007, REM established a joint venture in Australia, in a partnership with GenOp. Soon after, the company opened its own wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Europe. And last year, REM started a joint venture with Mondottica in the U.K. to form Remdottica for Converse distribution in France, the U.K., Ireland and Spain, while it continues to manage its own distribution throughout the rest of Europe via REM EMEA. In Latin America, REM's business has also been growing in double digits through a dedicated team covering Mexico, Argentina, Chile and other countries. Today, REM's international business comprises about 25 percent of the company's total sales, a large proportion, compared to most American-based eyewear companies. Hundert said, "Our global expansion and investment has been in line with the expansion of our brand portfolio. And we believe, through the strength of our people, partners and products, that we can see international comprising a third of our business. We're highly selective that what we do supports that mission. Timeline: 58 Years of REM "That's where Tumi came in and they'll play a big role in that goal, we think. They approached us and selected us to make product for them and their now 300+ retail stores. During the course of creating the original sunglass collection for them there and learning more about their business and the savvy, global Tumi customer, we both realized that this relationship could support an expansion for consumers seeking innovative, sophisticated, stylish quality product. That begins this quarter with sunwear, in addition to an innovative new reading glass. And we'll follow this with an optical frame collection at Mido and Vision Expo East in March." Three generations of Hunderts at REM. From left: CEO Mike Hundert; VP Kevin Hundert; Chairman Gerry Hundert; and COO Donna Gindy. REM's global experience has led it to be cognizant of the role of adapting its product to meet local geographic needs as well. "We've taken pains to be sure we have the appropriate product regionally, which ties in with being taken seriously as an international player—and these ideas benefit our customer populations at home as well. For example, our 'alternative fit' designs, targeting the Asian and Latin American markets originally, is something we translate into our lines in the U.S. as well. This has been a major investment but it helps us to widen our collections' wearability and sell-through." To support its customers globally and its growing roster of U.S. based customers, REM has continued to examine technology. Just last month, the company completely redesigned its REMEyewear.com site. Explained Kevin Hundert, REM's VP of new business development, "There's a whole new array of new features behind our log-in button now." The site, built in collaboration with Hundert and the REM team along with Jobson Internet Solutions, features 24/7 ordering, custom catalog creation for a personalized shopping experience, and the ability for the account/user to see all of their REM eyewear favorites in just one click. 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CANANDAIGUA — There will be no drama in November's Canandaigua town supervisor race. In fact, there will be just one name on the ballot: Pam Helming.
Helming, a Republican and Town Board member, ousted current supervisor and Democrat Sam Casella in Democratic and Independence Party primaries Tuesday.
According to the unofficial results from the Ontario County Board of Elections, Helming edged Casella 188-159 in the Democratic primary and 43-17 among the Independence voters.
Although Helming was endorsed by both the town's Democratic and Republican Committees, she said she was surprised by the primary results.
"I absolutely, positively, did not expect this. I'm humbled and honored," Helming said. "I'm so proud of my team. We ran a clean campaign."
By contrast, Casella said the primary results did not shock him.
"I'm not taking this loss as terrible as people may think," Casella said. "I knew this was coming, it was a calculated attempt by both parties … That's how you knock off an incumbent."
He elaborated that he was disappointed that the supervisor race was settled in a primary — where Republicans could not vote — rather than in an election open to all registered voters in the town.
Casella lost a close primary to fellow Democrat Reid Hankin in 2009, but won the supervisor seat as an Independence Party candidate. He also served as supervisor from 1998 to 2005, when he lost the election to Republican Lloyd Kinnear.
While Casella said it's too early to say if he'll mount a write-in campaign for the Nov. 5 election, he said he's proud of the work he has helped the town accomplish during his most recent stint as supervisor. Specifically, he said he was satisfied to play a part in restoring the fiscal health of the town, including replenishing fund balances and funding the reserves. According to Casella, his work as supervisor didn't play a part in the primary loss.
"It was personal, not political," Casella said. "They have an agenda. … What they're going to do at Town Hall, I don't have a clue, but they didn't want me there."
Helming said her agenda as the likely new supervisor revolves around keeping the public informed about what's going on in the town.
"That will be my number-one priority — better communication with residents and employees," she said.
Helming is currently finishing her first term as a member of the Canandaigua Town Board.
Both Helming and Casella said that the results will not impact the work the Town Board will look to accomplish — including compiling the 2014 budget — during the remainder of the year.
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Daily News RoundupPosted by Chris van Avery on 29Mar11.
Diplomats meet as Italy plots Gaddafi's escape
Gates Says Libya Not Vital National Interest
Officials: Libyan operation could last months
Turkey offers to broker Libya ceasefire as rebels advance on Sirte
Libyan rebels say they've seized Gaddafi home town
Libyan migrants arrive in Italy
Qatar becomes first Arab country to recognize Libyan National Council
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New Libyan Rebel Leader Spent Much Of Past 20 Years In Suburban Virginia
Yemeni regime loses grip on four provinces
Militant attacks raise fear of Yemeni power vacuum
Prez's son-in-law joins Yemen opposition
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Syrian VP: Assad to announce big decision in 2 days
Snipers kill two in Syria
Tensions In Lataqiya, Syria Becoming Increasingly Ethnic
Alarabiya.net: Syrian Government To Step Down, Other Reforms
U.S. Won't Back New Intervention
Pro- And Anti-Assad Demonstrations In Lebanon, Egypt; Syrian News Agency: Arab Leaders Are With Assad
The Syrian Spring
Jordanians bury first casualty of demonstrations
Jordan's lower house rejects calls for limiting king's powers
Jordan Teetering On Civil War, Local Analysts Say
Jordan releases protesters blamed for unrest
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Mecca Imam: No Separation Of Religion And State
Saudi Sheikh In New Delhi: Unite To Change Social Order
Bahrain opposition accepts Kuwait's offer to mediate
Bahrain opposition says 250 detained, 44 missing
Bahrain Opposition Faces Uphill Effort
Young activists see Muslim Brotherhood alliance with military regime
Egyptian military plans to transfer power to civilian rule 'as soon as possible'
Egypt military rulers: 30-year emergency laws to be lifted before September general elections
Hamas getting cozy with new Egyptian leaders
Egypt's fundamentalist Salafists rise in wake of Mubarak's fall
Bombing attempt on Egypt-Israel gas pipeline fails
Egypt Air Wipes Israel Off the Map
An unusual German export to Egypt: how to handle the secret police
Egypt: A Purge too Far?
'Cheap' bread to cost billions in Egypt
Egypt says will recognize new South Sudan state
Qatar Seizes Two Iranian Boats With Arms: Report
Iranian Human Rights Website: 80 Prisoners Killed in Iranian Jail
Iranian hacker claims he acted alone in stealing digital SSL certificates
Al-Maliki Warns of Sectarian War In Middle East Due To Bahrain
Iraqi Coalition Government Showing Signs of Breakup
Beware the 'Turkish Model'
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Abbas aide: president ready to give up $400 million in US aid for Palestinian unity with Hamas
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Israel's premier warns Gaza militants of military retaliation if rocket fire resumes
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Alassane Ouattara rejects African Union representative in Ivory Coast
Ivorian ex-rebels 'seal border'
Forces for Ivory Coast's internationally recognized leader say they have taken a major city
Moroccan teachers to strike after violent protests
Tunisia's interim president sacks interior minister without explanation, report says
Gov't detains Somali radio journalists, accusing them of inaccuracies in report on fighting
Police: Radical sect members kill a political youth leader in Nigeria's restive northeast
Madagascar opposition groups reject new unity government
Truck explodes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 20, wounding dozens, Taliban claims attack
Taliban militants say they have kidnapped 50 Afghan policement in northeastern Afghanistan
Pakistani official says 11 troops have been killed in a militant ambush close to Afghan border
South Asia rivals in terror talks
India Not Ready to Lead on World Stage
Radioactive water risk played down
New radiation leak at Japan plant
Officials say plutonium detected in soil outside of troubled Japanese nuclear complex
U.S. helps clear vital Japan harbor
China arrests blogger Ran Yunfei
Manager of battery factory in eastern China arrested after 168 villagers suffer lead poisoning
China poised to overhaul US as biggest publisher of scientific papers
Chinese students screened for 'radical thoughts' and 'independent lifestyles'
China's Repression Undoes Its Charm Offensive
Vietnam Eyes China 'Threat'
Thousands of Indonesians rally against international strikes on Libya, say Gadhafi should go
Myanmar military holds unusually low-key celebration of Armed Forces Day
Hugo Chavez doubling down on support for Mideast dictators
Russia 'kills Caucasus militants'
Russia Arrests Two Bombing Suspects
Central Asia Stokes Russian Imperialism
Ukraine Opposition Warns of Setbacks
London erupts as 400,000 protest spending cuts
UK Fear over China power, poll finds
Portugal under heavy EU pressure to seek financial aid
Merkel 'loses key state election'
Big stake for unpopular Sarkozy in France's local elections amid far right resurgence
Dominican president hints he wants to run for 3rd term despite term limit rules
Israel asking Argentina if it stopped inquiry into Jewish center bombings to appease Iran
Human bondage hits U.S. heartland
Mexico Drug War Displaces 230,000 and Half Find Refuge in the U.S.
4 people die from swine flu in northern Mexico
The Return of Anarchism
One billion face water shortages by 2050
Philippines seeks patrol ships, aircraft, radar to bolster watch in and near the Spratlys
Indian navy seizes Somali pirates
US pulling back naval firepower aimed at Libyan forces as military mission gains ground
Shortage Of RAF Pilots For Libya As UK Defence Budget Cuts Bite
Libya may make US defense cuts a no-fly zone
China Eyes Naval Track Record
PLA on board an Orient express
Turkish, Afghan, Pakistan Forces Hold Anti-Terror Exercise
U.S. Seeks to Maintain 10 Military Bases in Iraq
US-Philippine military exercises may be scaled back because of relief mission in Japan
DFAS cannot promise pay in government shutdown
Economists expect Greek default
Foreign Shocks Temper America's Export-Led Rebound
The Economy Remains Too Vulnerable
Major earthquakes don't trigger dangerous ones around the globe, historical study suggests
Obama on Libya: a Goldilocks doctrine gambling on Gaddafi's exit
Obama's Libya speech: satisfactory, but not satisfying
Government Shutdown Grows More Likely
Democrats offer more cutbacks as a showdown on budget looms
Durbin: Social Security a deal-killer
Rising Medicare premiums threaten to wipe out Social Security COLA for third straight year
Political journalist forced to stand in a closet
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Key GOP leadership targeted for backing nuke program cuts
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At Black Rock Forest, students learn about research from conservationists and biologists.
The snake catches everyone by surprise, appearing as if conjured for us moments after the professor asks if we would like to look for a rattler. We scramble over the rocky mountaintop, among tough grasses and pitch pines, and suddenly there it is, a timber rattlesnake three and-a-half feet long, gliding over the mottled stone several yards away.
We crowd as close as the professor deems safe and watch it coil up against a boulder, rattle trembling in the breeze. The snake is beautiful, with chocolate-brown bands rippling over a dusky back. It is a clear summer day on the summit of Black Rock Mountain, and for several moments I am as rapt as the pack of high school students this excursion was intended for.
These six students make up one of 12 summer science classes offered by the Black Rock Forest Consortium in New York state's Black Rock Forest. In the 1960s, this forest was almost sold to developers from Consolidated Edison during one of the environmental movement's epic battles. Today, that same land functions as an outdoor classroom to teach middle and high school children about ecology and conservation. But what makes it unusual among nature programs is that at Black Rock Forest, the students learn how conservationists and biologists carry out research in the field. Alongside practicing scientists, the students collect data for ongoing research projects in the preserve's wetlands and wooded slopes.
Since they launched last year, the Black Rock Forest Consortium summer sciences classes aim to connect kids, primarily from the Hudson Valley and New York City 60 miles away, to the natural world, although some of its students travel from as far as Florida and even Hong Kong. The program runs multiple classes concurrently over four week-long sessions. The "Biodiversity Blitz" class, taught by Barnard paleoecologist Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch, is just one of four classes running on the day I come to visit. While we were entranced by the timber rattlesnake atop Black Rock Mountain, other students were immersed in "Surveying Turtles," "Visualizing Entomology," and "Flying High Ornithology" (the most popular class) across different parts of the forest.
For Jeffrey Kidder, the education director, who designed the program, it's all about inspiring students with its hands-on approach. "That's kind of the model for this program--authentic science, taught by people that are truly doing science research," he says. Besides games, hikes, and baking muffins from wild blueberries, the students learn field research techniques, such as identifying birds by song and recording carapace measurements on turtles. "Kids want to be here and have fun," says Kidder. "It's not school, it's summer class. Catching a turtle's got to be a 'gee whiz' thing."
Black Rock Forest (which is named for magnetite, a dark iron ore found in rocks across the forest) spans nearly 4,000 acres in the Hudson Highlands, the cragged mountainous area that lines the Hudson River as it winds north from New York City. The Consortium is an amalgamation of 24 groups that include grade schools, universities, laboratories, and museums committed to conserving and studying the forest. The American Museum of Natural History, New York University, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation are all members.
Among the forest's most abundant furred and scaly denizens are opossums, flying squirrels, foxes, red-backed salamanders, and river otters. The forest, which officials are resolved to have classified as an Important Bird Area, is also home to a plethora of bird species. Regular sightings include red-tailed hawks, crows, turkeys, and a wealth of warblers, sparrows, and other songbirds. A very lucky hiker might even spy a common loon, peregrine falcon, redheaded woodpecker, great horned owl, or pine siskin.
But in the recent past Black Rock Forest, which lies 60 miles north of New York City, was far from the secluded woodland that the campers trek. Once, this land was farmed and mined for iron ore, until it was purchased by Earnest Stillman, a medical doctor who designated Black Rock a nature preserve in 1928. Upon his death in 1949 he left it to Harvard University for environmental research. Harvard already had a research forest of its own in Massachusetts, and eventually began to seek a buyer for Black Rock Forest.
Then, in 1962, Con Edison announced its intention to build the world's largest pumped storage power plant on adjoining Storm King Mountain, which lies along the Hudson River's west bank. Harvard considered selling part or all of Black Rock Forest to the company. Black Rock's Upper Reservoir would have held Hudson River water for the hydroelectric plant, pumped from the river by night and tapped by day to generate electricity.


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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thanks for 2011 & News for 2012
Thanks to everyone who trained with me for a great 2011. It's awesome being able to make a living doing something you love. 2012 is more than full and I hope to train with more new folks and some familiar faces.
I've had this blog for a few years now, and this past October over half a million people have visited it. That's overwhelming a little bit that that many people are interested in me and what I do.
I've also gotten a surprising positive number of emails, calls, and messages about the things I post that have little to do with shooting- like motorcycles, surfing, hiking, etc. So I'll keep those coming as well. I guess we all kinda like the same things for the most part?
So click on the Facebook icon on the right, click the like tab at the top, and have your friends do it too.
Thanks again for a great 2011,
12 comments:
- Muddy Waters said...
Facebook is for narcissistic tween girls. Its blocked by most corporate networks and several countries.
I spend a lot of time in EMEA and I will really miss the RSS feed.
Via con dios, D4.
- December 22, 2011 at 8:34 AM
Godammit... i've been avoiding a FB account for a long time now. Now i'm really going to be accused of being a Defoor fag if i sign-up for an account just to get your updates.
- December 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM
I too will miss the blog. I won't sign up for Facebook either due to their blatant abuse of privacy.
- December 22, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- mtownsend said...
I don't FB either.
- December 23, 2011 at 3:44 AM
Sorry I don't have Facebook and have no intentions of getting it. I enjoyed your information while it lasted. Thanks
- December 23, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Kevin B. said...
Just a note. You can sign up for Facebook using any name (or words) and create some non-personal email address (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail..)
You can remain anonymous if you feel your information needs to be protected.
They can put me on a billboard for all I care and then everyone will realize I'm just some douche that may or may not own guns, likes beer, lives where I do, has 2 dogs...
- December 23, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Kyle said...
Just so you guys know- You don't have to be a member of Facebook to go to my page and read/see the stuff that's on it.
- December 23, 2011 at 1:22 PM
The only thing I hate about fb is it takes the importance of what we do and love Down a notch .. People search out sites like this fir a reason d4.. I hope u change Ur mind and using fb exclusively... But thx for all u do and have done fir our nation...
- December 24, 2011 at 11:17 PM
- cdwellr said...
Kyle, does Facebook have a search function to look up old posts or articles?
- December 25, 2011 at 8:06 PM
- El Wray said...
I've gotta admit, I agree with the ones not willing to jump ship over to Facebook. I try to stay away from fads...
- December 26, 2011 at 6:26 PM
No, cd, there isn't a history/search feature on FB.
Kyle, please reconsider this...especially in light of cd's question. FB barely runs at all on .mil networks and without some kind of quality search feature or an ability to quickly scan through old postings, it's going to make alot of people miss out on alot of fantastic material.
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Additionally, in order to provide best educational practices for their students, teachers must develop effective collaboration skills with general educators, family members, related service personnel, paraprofessionals and administrators. Collaboration is a key principle articulated throughout the credential program.
Finally, teachers of students with disabilities need not only knowledge and skills that reflect best educational practices in the field, but also must be leaders to create needed change. Therefore this training program emphasizes the development of problem solving skills, critical thinking skills to evaluate assessment results and various instructional practices, and creativity to accommodate unique needs.
Philosophy Specific to the Specialization in Deaf and Hard of Hearing: The Deaf/Hard of Hearing specialization is committed to providing students with an understanding of various communication/educational approaches and current applications, emphasizing the research basis for each approach. The program strongly supports a bilingual/bicultural approach, and facilitates the development of sensitivity on the part of future teachers in the field of Deaf Education toward the communication and cultural needs of deaf individuals. Candidates seeking a teaching credential in Deaf Education must demonstrate communicative competence in expressive and receptive American Sign Language. We are further committed to the appropriateness of a continuum of service options in order to meet the needs of deaf individuals, and believe that the individualization of placement and programs in the foundation of quality education.
Philosophy Specific to the Specialization in Early Childhood Special Education: The ECSE specialization is committed to preparing reflective professionals who will provide high quality services to infants, toddlers and young children, and their families. High quality services should reflect recommended practices in the field of early childhood special education, which combines effective practices in early childhood education with the specialized assessment and intervention approaches of special education, including: family guided approaches; services in natural environments; developmentally appropriate, integrated curriculum, and cross-disciplinary, collaborative, coordinated service delivery. Further, we are committed to assuring that each candidate has experiences and backgrounds related to working with children with a variety of disabilities, ranging from mild to severe and including multiple disabilities, and related to working responsibly with families from diverse linguistic and ethnic backgrounds.
Philosophy Specific to the Specialization in Mild/Moderate Disabilities: The mild-moderate specialization is committed to the preparation of highly effective educators who utilize research-based practices to address the educational and social needs of individual students with learning disabilities, mental retardation, and emotional/behavioral disorders. The faculty believes that these educators must be able to provide access to the general education curriculum, through modifications and accommodations, to implement explicit, systematic and intensive instruction, and to collaborate with families and other professionals. Graduates of this program are prepared to meet personnel needs in highly diverse urban settings, promote inclusive education, and engage in ongoing professional development that includes leadership roles in the school and community.
Philosophy Specific to the Specialization in Moderate/Severe Disabilities: A basic assumption guiding the Moderate/Severe specialization is that students with moderate to severe disabilities acquire meaningful educational outcomes most effectively and efficiently in typical environments with peers who do not have disabilities. Therefore teachers of students with moderate and severe disabilities must acquire strategies for implementing instruction across a variety of educational settings and for supporting student interactions with peers without disabilities. Our program focuses on providing teachers with the skills and abilities to use appropriate assessments in order to identify and teach critical skills and monitor progress toward meeting identified goals within the natural setting. The program recognizes the extreme diversity of its students and emphasizes a person-centered approach that considers the cultural values of the family.


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Steak Seasoning Spice Bag
A coarse, salty, peppery blend with large grains of salt, garlic, and pepper. Rub onto meat, then grill or cook as desired. Kamenstein Steak Seasoning Spice Bag, 2.5 oz. liquid measure.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Moomey93 This product is my favorite I use this seasoning not only on steak, but on hamburgers, eggs, and chicken. Its the best seasoning salt I have been able to find! It is a little strong but its still amazing. November 9, 2012
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Very much impressed! – I was very much impressed with my stay at the Red Roof Inn in New London. The room was clean and very spacious, from the outside one wouldn't think that the rooms were as big as they were. I thought the location was great, tucked away from the roads it was very quiet. I will be staying again.
Great and wonderful job! – Father of Alika S. called to say that Jessica Braxton, John Rivera and Dana Martin all did a wonderful job of
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The hotel's quirky little mascot--a bobble head named Red--stands for all the comforts of home at a budget-friendly price. – In Short
The tiled red-roofed inn has been a mainstay for travelers in search of value and relaxation since 1973. Standard rooms boast cable TV, coffee makers and unlimited local telephone calls. Additional property features include free USA Today in the lobby on weekdays and photocopy and fax services for a modest charge. Deluxe rooms have the added conveniences of a small microwave and refrigerator. Families may request cribs and rollaway beds at no charge.
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Barefoot World Atlas
By Touch Press
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Barefoot World Atlas puts the world at your children's fingertips! With this incredible app, anyone can fly around the magical, interactive 3D globe and discover the rich wonders of our planet.
*Selected by Apple as one of the 10 best apps ever for the 5th anniversary of the App Store*
*App Store Best of 2013*
*Editors' Choice*
*Downloaded over four million times*
"An immersive app that immediately invites exploration" – The New York Times
It's never been easier to explore the world's continents, great oceans and changing environments. As you travel from country to country, you'll meet different people from around the planet and find out about their way of life. With the tap of a finger, you can encounter amazing wildlife, and discover famous landmarks, fantastic natural features and remarkable buildings.
A multi-language, universal app optimised for the retina display
•Spin, zoom and fly around the globe!
•Read and listen to geographer and BBC TV presenter Nick Crane
•Learn fascinating facts about every country
•Watch hundreds of mini-videos
•Enjoy beautiful animated illustrations by artist David Dean
•Follow an ever-changing soundscape
•Expand your world with extra packs, including World Art & International Football
•Browse through hundreds of breath-taking photographs
•Check out live data from Wolfram|Alpha®
And it doesn't stop there! The new expansion packs, available as in-app purchases, are overflowing with even more exciting and incredible features to add to your globe.
•PUZZLES: Test your knowledge of the continents and countries of the world.
•NORTH AMERICA: Explore the amazing history and geography of Canada and the USA.
•GREAT CITIES: Travel to 100 of the most fascinating cities in the world, from Bogotá to Bangkok!
•INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL: Get to know the squads and memorise the stats of all the FIFA World Cup teams!
•WORLD ART: Explore 100 extraordinary works of art, from prehistory to the present day.
More packs coming soon!
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, German
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What's New in Version 3.0.3
What's new, you ask? Only two more incredible expansion packs to add to your global collection! Hooray!
After many moons of complicated scientific experiments to find the perfect packs, we are very proud to announce the arrival of…
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INTERNATIONAL SOCCER and WORLD ART!
The mighty International Football pack is fever-pitch full of facts, photos, rankings, stats and other fantastic football fun. You name it, we've somehow managed to fit it into this pack. You'll find hand drawn home and away kits, upcoming fixtures and the latest results for every international team! Not to mention their national anthems!
And now for something completely different: for the World Art pack, we've sent our scouts through time and space across the world, gathering sculptures, textiles, jewellery, paintings, ceramics and photographs. With this pack, you can see how different cultures have created and viewed art, from prehistory to the present day. You can also test your skills with a sliding-tile art puzzle for every entry.
And if you look carefully, you'll notice we have even MORE expansion packs in the pipeline. So watch this space…
Finally, we've squashed a few pesky bugs that we found scurrying around the globe. Take that!
Phew. We really hope you enjoy the new version of Barefoot World Atlas. As always, tell us your thoughts, and don't forget to rate the app and let us know on our Facebook page which packs you would like to see in the future.
"This is a great educational app and is sure to keep kids amused and stimulated about geography and history."
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"The bottom line… Barefoot World Atlas needs to be on every iPad that is used by children."
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Thank you for all your feedback to help us improve the content and quality of the app. If you like the improvements, don't forget to rate the app and let us know what content packs you would like to see in the future on our Facebook page. You could become part of the global editorial team!
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This app is really interesting it's give a wide knowledge of everything
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- Updated: 31 January 2014
- Version: 3.0.3
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- Languages: English, Catalan, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- Developer: Touch Press LLP
- © 2013 Touch Press Ltd
Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
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Money – it controls our lives, determines our happiness in some ways more than others, and makes us live out our dreams or huddle in depression.
In the short existence of this blog, I have been trying to explore this powerful force of human creation to figure out how to best manage it.
How do we use money to work for us? How do we make more of it, spend less, save more and invest? Perhaps making more money is not the answer? These are all the difficult questions I've been trying to find answers to.
With a new year on the horizon, my curiosity about money and its powerful influence on our lives has only grown. Thanks to all of you who have subscribed, shared posts on Twitter or Facebook and fueled meaningful discussion in comments, Pelican on Money lives.
Thank you!
Before moving on to a new year that is likely to be full of blogging adventures, I would like to highlight some of the most popular and most read posts of 2012. Here's what sparked the most conversation and attracted the most curiosity in 2012:
1) 34 Money Tips from Top Personal Finance Bloggers
Who better to give personal finance tips than yourself? I wanted to hear what you had to say and you were kind enough to give us your best advice on how to manage money.
2) 10 Habits of Successful People
As humans, we learn by imitating others. We did it as babies and continue doing it as adults. Successful people set good examples for us to follow. We can only hope that imitating them will lead to better money management and wealth creation.
3) Making Money from Home – Is it Possible?
One of my goals is to figure out how to make extra money from home. I shared my personal experiences from the past and discussed some of the challenges that keep us from achieving our goal of earning money while working at home.
The most popular post on Pelican on Money shows what type of vehicles are out there that keep our spending to a minimum. Most of us rely on driving to get us to work, and many choose the cheapest cars available to get the task done.
5) 10 Cheap and Practical Gift Card Ideas that Don't Suck
We all want to show our loved ones how much we care about them. This holiday many chose to opt in for practical gift cards that save money yet make our loved ones feel appreciated.
I hope you enjoyed reading these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Blue Pelican (offering online payday loans) would never be the way that it is today without you.
Happy Holidays!


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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 2, 2014: Lori Hass (R), whose daughter was shot and injured in the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, talks about her daughter during a gun control rally outside the National Shooting Sports Foundation's annual Congressional Fly-In fundraising dinner April 2, 2014, in Washington, DC. Demonstrators protested against what they call the corporate gun lobby's obstruction of sensible gun laws such as expanded background checks. (Photo by Rod Lamkey/Getty Images)
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The JPS TANAKH is a translation of the Holy Scriptures by eminent Jewish scholars, in the Jewish book order, based on the traditional Hebrew Masoretic text. This entirely original translation in contemporary English is the result of a 30-year collaboration representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in the United States. Copyrighted 1985 by The Jewish Publication Society. Translator notes are included.
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