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Curriculum Mathematics Kindergarten PDF Grade-Set: k-9
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Core Competencies
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Big Ideas
Grandes idées
represent quantities that can be decomposed into smaller parts.
- Number: Number represents and describes quantity.
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
- How do these materials help us think about numbers and parts of numbers?
- Which numbers of counters/dots are easy to recognize and why?
- In how many ways can you decompose ____?
- What stories live in numbers?
- How do numbers help us communicate and think about place?
- How do numbers help us communicate and think about ourselves?
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
One-to-one correspondence and a sense of 5 and 10 are essential for fluency
with numbers.
- Computational Fluency: Computational fluency develops from a strong sense of number.
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
- If you know that 4 and 6 make 10, how does that help you understand other ways to make 10?
- How does understanding 5 help us decompose and compose numbers to 10?
- What parts make up the whole?
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
Repeating elements in patterns
can be identified.
- Patterning: We use patterns to represent identified regularities and to make generalizations.
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
- What makes a pattern a pattern?
- How are these patterns alike and different?
- Do all patterns repeat?
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
Objects have attributes
that can be described, measured, and compared.
- Geometry and Measurement: We can describe, measure, and compare spatial relationships.
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
- What do you notice about these shapes?
- How are these shapes alike and different?
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
Familiar events
can be described as likely or unlikely and compared.
Familiar events
- Data and Probability: Analyzing data and chance enables us to compare and interpret.
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
- When might we use words like unlikely and likely?
- How does data/information help us predict the likeliness of an event (e.g., weather)?
- What stories can data tell us?
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
Learning Standards
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Curricular Competencies
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Reasoning and analyzing
Use reasoning to explore and make connections
Estimate reasonably
Estimate reasonably
- estimating by comparing to something familiar (e.g., more than 5, taller than me)
- First Peoples used specific estimating and measuring techniques in daily life (e.g., seaweed drying and baling).
Develop mental math strategies
and abilities to make sense of quantities
mental math strategies
- working toward developing fluent and flexible thinking about number
Use technology
to explore mathematics
- calculators, virtual manipulatives, concept-based apps
mathematics in contextualized experiences
- acting it out, using concrete materials, drawing pictures
Understanding and solving
Develop, demonstrate, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving
Visualize to explore mathematical concepts
Develop and use multiple strategies
to engage in problem solving
multiple strategies
- visual, oral, play, experimental, written, symbolic
Engage in problem-solving experiences that are connected
to place, story, cultural practices, and perspectives relevant to local First Peoples communities, the local community, and other cultures
- in daily activities, local and traditional practices, the environment, popular media and news events, cross-curricular integration
- Patterns are important in First Peoples technology, architecture, and artwork.
- Have students pose and solve problems or ask questions connected to place, stories, and cultural practices.
Communicating and representing
mathematical thinking in many ways
- concretely, pictorially, symbolically, and by using spoken or written language to express, describe, explain, justify, and apply mathematical ideas
- using technology such as screencasting apps, digital photos
Use mathematical vocabulary and language to contribute to mathematical discussions
Explain and justify
mathematical ideas and decisions
Explain and justify
- using mathematical arguments
- "Prove it!"
Represent mathematical ideas in concrete, pictorial, and symbolic forms
concrete, pictorial, and symbolic forms
- Use local materials gathered outside for concrete and pictorial representations.
Connecting and reflecting
on mathematical thinking
- sharing the mathematical thinking of self and others, including evaluating strategies and solutions, extending, and posing new problems and questions
Connect mathematical concepts to each other and to other areas and personal interests
other areas and personal interests
- to develop a sense of how mathematics helps us understand ourselves and the world around us (e.g., daily activities, local and traditional practices, the environment, popular media and news events, social justice, and cross-curricular integration)
First Peoples worldviews and perspectives to make connections
- Invite local First Peoples Elders and knowledge keepers to share their knowledge
to mathematical concepts
make connections
- Bishop's cultural practices: counting, measuring, locating, designing, playing, explaining (csus.edu/indiv/o/oreyd/ACP.htm_files/abishop.htm)
- aboriginaleducation.ca
- Teaching Mathematics in a First Nations Context, FNESC fnesc.ca/k-7/
Students are expected to know the following:
number concepts
to 10
number concepts
- counting:
- one-to-one correspondence
- conservation
- cardinality
- stable order counting
- sequencing 1-10
- linking sets to numerals
- subitizing
- using counting collections made of local materials
- counting to 10 in more than one language, including local First Peoples language or languages
ways to make 5
ways to make 5
- perceptual subitizing (e.g., I see 5)
- conceptual subitizing (e.g., I see 4 and 1)
- comparing quantities, 1-10
- using concrete materials to show ways to make 5
- Traditional First Peoples counting methods involved using fingers to count to 5 and for groups of 5.
- aboriginalperspectives.uregina.ca/rosella/lessons/math/numberconcepts.shtml
- ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/Tlingit/Salmon/graphics/mathbook.pdf
- youtube.com/watch?v=6-k_5hezWPE
of numbers to 10
- decomposing and recomposing quantities to 10
- Numbers can be arranged and recognized.
- benchmarks of 5 and 10
- making 10
- part-part-whole thinking
- using concrete materials to show ways to make 10
- whole-class number talks
repeating patterns
with two or three elements
repeating patterns
- sorting and classifying using a single attribute
- identifying patterns in the world
- repeating patterns with 2-3 elements
- identifying the core
- representing repeating patterns in various ways
- noticing and identifying repeating patterns in First Peoples and local art and textiles, including beadwork and beading, and frieze work in borders
change in quantity to 10
, using concrete materials
change in quantity to 10
- generalizing change by adding 1 or 2
- modeling and describing number relationships through change (eg., build and change tasks - begin with four cubes, what do you need to do to change it to six? to change it to 3?)
equality as a balance
and inequality as an imbalance
equality as a balance
- modeling equality as balanced and inequality as imbalanced using concrete and visual models (e.g., using a pan balance with cubes on each side to show equal and not equal)
- fish drying and sharing
direct comparative measurement
(e.g., linear, mass, capacity)
direct comparative measurement
- understanding the importance of using a baseline for direct comparison in linear measurement
- linear height, width, length (e.g., longer than, shorter than, taller than, wider than)
- mass (e.g., heavier than, lighter than, same as)
- capacity (e.g., holds more, holds less)
single attributes
of 2D shapes and 3D objects
single attributes
- At this level, using specific math terminology to name and identify 2D shapes and 3D objects is not expected.
- sorting 2D shapes and 3D objects using a single attribute
- building and describing 3D objects (e.g., shaped like a can)
- exploring, creating, and describing 2D shapes
- using positional language, such as beside, on top of, under, and in front of
concrete or pictorial graphs
as a visual tool
- creating concrete and pictorial graphs to model the purpose of graphs and provide opportunities for mathematical discussions (e.g., survey the students about how they got to school, then represent the data in a graph and discuss together as a class).
likelihood of familiar life events
familiar life events
- using the language of probability, such as unlikely or likely (e.g., Could it snow tomorrow?)
financial literacy
— attributes of coins, and financial role-play
financial literacy
- noticing attributes of Canadian coins (colour, size, pictures)
- identifying the names of coins
- role-playing financial transactions, such as in a restaurant, bakery, or store, using whole numbers to combine purchases (e.g., a muffin is $2.00 and a juice is $1.00), and integrating the concept of wants and needs
- token value (e.g., wampum bead/trade beads for furs)
Note: Some of the learning standards in the PHE curriculum address topics that some students and their parents or guardians may feel more comfortable addressing at home. Refer to ministry policy regarding opting for alternative delivery.


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We recently recommended a handful of apps to get new iPad or iPad mini owners up to speed on some common usage patterns. But the buck didn't stop there: Ars readers also chimed in with several recommendations we thought were worth sharing. We've arranged the recommendations loosely into categories, such as games, productivity, and music.
Here at Ars, we use many of these are apps ourselves or know colleagues who use them. Either way, they are apps that Ars readers feel passionate about—a ringing endorsement, I'm sure you'll agree.
We recommended Flipboard for a curated selection of top news articles in your favorite categories and Reeder for sifting through mountains of articles via RSS. One Ars reader recommended Newsify RSS Reader ($0.99) as an alternative to Reeder. It also uses Google Reader to subscribe to and sync RSS feeds, it looks nice, and it will only cost you a buck.
Other readers mentioned apps like Instapaper ($3.99) and Pocket (free), which let you read articles that you have cached for offline reading. Such apps also re-format long-form articles using layouts and fonts more conducive to reading for long stretches.
The iPad is a great device for learning, and readers pointed to a couple apps for knowledge enhancement. An obvious choice is iTunes U (free), Apple's gateway to largely free content available from colleges and universities. You can access video lectures, handouts, notes, and more, from courses like Stanford's iOS development class or Oxford's lecture series on JRR Tolkien.
If you love space (and what self-respecting Ars reader doesn't, I ask), Solar Walk ($2.99) lets you navigate a virtual 3D version of the solar system from the comfort of your own couch—zero-G training not required.
Interactive textbooks are considered one of the latest advancements in learning, and the iPad has them in spades. In addition to interactive texts available through the iBookstore, Touch Press has a series of "books" designed as standalone apps. The Elements ($13.99) was the company's first foray into the field of apps as interactive texts, and can certainly entertain and wow with its interactive presentation of the periodic table.
Reader eas wasn't as impressed as others, though. "I found The Elements to be long on style and short on substance or enduring value. I say this not to spoil your enjoyment, but to let other people who come here looking for recommendations know that there are differences of opinion on this one."
Touch Press has several other interactive book apps available, covering gems, dinosaurs, orchestral music, and even T.S. Eliot.
Unsurprisingly, readers had a lot of opinions to offer on games. Kingdom Rush HD ($2.99) was mentioned several times as a good tower defense style game, for instance.
Reader r3tina disagreed with our choice of Ticket to Ride as a top board game adaptation. "While I enjoy Ticket to Ride, most of my multiplayer board game time is spend with Carcassonne ($9.99). In my opinion it has set the bar for board game-to-tablet adaptations."
reverend atman felt casual gamers would really like Jetpack Joyride (free), one of our recommendations for new Android tablet users. "I don't think it's possible to overstate how cool that game is for casual gamers. One control. Your finger or thumb. That's it." Also, you can fly by shooting bullets at the ground. 'Nuff said.
MacdonaldTriad was upset we didn't mention one of the most popular sandbox games around. "How is Minecraft ($6.99) not listed under games? It's not the same experience as on a PC or Mac, but it's still fun."
Other recommended games include the 3D shooter Modern Combat 4 ($6.99), the ever-popular Angry Birds HD ($2.99), the charming Tiny Wings HD ($2.99), Fruit Ninja HD ($0.99), and Scribblenauts Remix ($0.99).
When it comes to listening to music, not everyone is a fan of our recommendation, Spotify. Reader jamieskella wondered, "How and why is Spotify still being recommended when Rdio (free) boasts 18 million songs and is available in so many regions globally? The supremely intuitive app experience leaves Spotify in the dust, the social features add to the already first-rate discovery options, while the method of cataloguing your favourite music is far superior."
A few other readers also recommended TuneIn Radio Pro ($0.99), which connects to freely available streaming Internet radio stations like Indie Pop Rocks from Soma.FM or Metal Invasion Radio.
For making music, readers also recommended some more serious tools over the easy-to-recommend GarageBand, especially if you like electronic music.
EmeraldArcana said that "for on-the-fly music making I prefer Figure ($0.99) by Propellerheads. It's cheap, has great use of the touchscreen, super easy to use, sounds great, and you can actually put out some great songs."
Propellerheads' ReBirth for iPad ($14.99) also got some mentions. It combines a virtual Roland T-303 bass synth with virtual T-808 and T-909 drum machines to make the perfect techno beat machine. Relive 1994 all over again, and rave 'til dawn to your own club hits!
If that isn't enough virtual synth for you, readers also raved about Korg's iMS-20 ($29.99) and Moog's Animoog ($29.99) simulators.
Connecting and communicating with others is always important. If our recommendation of Verbs IM doesn't suit your needs, readers also recommend Trillian (free), which can sync with the desktop version; imo messenger for iPad (free), which includes its own protocol in addition to several others, and BeeJiveIM for iPad ($4.99), a popular favorite.
We pointed out a few image editors, including Google's free Snapseed. However, PhotoForge2 ($3.99) was posited as a great image editing alternative. (We have mentioned others for iPhone users in the past, and many have iPad versions as well).
But tablets can be used for more than just photo editing. Paper (free) was chosen by Apple as "App of the Year" for 2012. The natural media panting and drawing app includes tools like pencils, pens, brushes, and more, and the "ink engine" reacts the way you would expect on real paper.
For more technical drawing and illustration, users might prefer a vector tool like iDraw ($8.99), or Autodesk's Sketchbook Pro ($4.99), which uses the same paint engine as the desktop version of Sketchbook.
Reader alagemo complained that our app roundup had "no mention of anything to do with video...Netflix, YouTube, or Hulu should be on most people's shopping lists."
We agree—lots of users like watching video on an iPad when watching the 55-inch flatscreen in the living room isn't convenient. Here are several apps to consider:
- Netflix (free)
- Hulu Plus (free)
- Amazon Instant Video (free)
- Crackle (free)
- YouTube (free)
- PBS for iPad (free)
Several broadcast and cable channels also have their own apps for streaming video content as well. Some services, like Netflix and Hulu Plus, may also require additional subscription fees to actually stream content.
Despite many claims to the contrary, the iPad can be used by some to get work done. We mentioned some good text editors in our previous roundup, but reader invalidname pointed out that developers would probably be better served by a purpose-built code editor.
"For developers, Textastic Code Editor ($8.99) is an even better text editor than the options [mentioned previously]. It syntax-highlights dozens of different kinds of files, including the hip programming languages like Groovy and Scala, and old necessities like Makefiles and Apache config files."
"To top it off, Textastic has a clever scheme for getting to non-alphanumerics on the screen keyboard: an extra row of keys with five characters per key arranged like the 5 on a die. Tap for the center character, swipe diagonally for any of the corners. It's a clever solution to the problem of forgetting your Bluetooth keyboard, and it's mighty fast in practice. To wit, I wrote significant parts of my last two iOS programming books in Textastic, including some C examples."
Though we noted that iBooks can be used to read PDF files, some readers mentioned iAnnotate PDF ($9.99) and GoodReader for iPad ($4.99) as alternatives, particularly for their built-in tools for making detailed annotations.
For keeping track of notes, images, websites, to-dos, and other assorted bits of information, lots of readers like Evernote (free). The mobile app syncs with the Evernote service via the cloud, so you can access your virtual "notebooks" from your Mac, PC, iPhone, or Android device as well. An optional premium subscription allows you to cache data offline, share notebooks with others, and add a password lock to sensitive information.
Finally, many readers agree that 1Password ($7.99) is an indispensable tool for any iPad user. It can generate strong passwords for you and store them in a secure place unlocked by a master password. Think of it like OS X's Keychain, only you can sync passwords among desktop and mobile devices.


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Three people have been charged with killing a central Missouri couple in what authorities said was a botched attempt to obtain prescription drugs.
Derrell Spellmeyer, 43, of Eldon, Mandy Mitchell, 28, of Jefferson City, and Garland Mitchell, 47, also of Jefferson City, were charged Tuesday with two counts each of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. They each are jailed on $1 million bond. Online court records show that none of them have attorneys.
They are accused in the killings of Freddie Wilson, 66, and his wife, Carol Wilson, 53. Authorities rushed to the couple's home south of Versailles around 11 a.m. Monday after a woman called 911 to report she had been shot in the head, a detective wrote in a probable cause statement.
While responding, one detective reported that he saw a white van swerve across the road and hit another detective's vehicle. The van then moved to the side of the road, and all three suspects then were taken into custody.
The probable cause statement said Spellmeyer had blood on his hands and clothing. When questioned, he admitted to shooting the gun and said "they made me do it." He also admitted stabbing Freddie Wilson, the detective wrote.
The probable cause statement said the Mitchells told authorities they drove Spellmeyer to the home to obtain drugs and saw him go into the home. They said they heard gunshots a short time later and that Spellmeyer had blood on him when he returned to the vehicle. The Mitchells then said they fled the scene, the detective wrote.
Authorities recovered a handgun and a bottle of the narcotic hydrocodone belonging to Carol Wilson.


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Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can now get help managing panic and depression from their phones.
Mobile applications, or apps, for smartphones and digital devices like tablets, are designed to help veterans between therapist appointments -- any time they feel symptoms of PTSD coming on.
Developed by the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, the app first asks for information about the veteran's friends, loved ones and any health professionals who can help when the vet feels distressed. App users can add pictures they find comforting or funny as well as songs they find relaxing or put them in a good mood.
People using the app for the first time select from a menu of information to determine if they have symptoms of PTSD.
Many veterans are not aware they have PTSD, a condition that can cause intense distress when something triggers memories of a combat trauma.
Educational questions such as "Are you very angry most of the time?" and "Have you been feeling anxious or had distressing thoughts almost all the time?" help people acknowledge they might have a problem, said Dr. Julia E. Hoffman, a VA clinical psychologist and mobile-apps lead at the Menlo Park campus.
If the user answers "yes" to having thoughts about suicide, hurting or killing someone else, he or she is directed to seek emergency help and is given the phone contact for the Veterans Crisis Line.
An assessment feature asks 17 questions related to symptoms. For example, "In the past month, how much have you been bothered by repeated disturbing dreams of the stressful experience?" and "In the past month, how much have you been bothered by suddenly acting or feeling as if the stressful experience were happening again?"
A touch of the screen allows the app user to check off the degree of their experience from "not at all" to "extremely."
After answering the questions, the application evaluates if the person is having difficulties that are mild and are not given to a PTSD diagnosis, or if he or she has PTSD. The person can schedule the assessments once per month and track his or her progress.
One of the app's main functions is to help veterans manage their symptoms as they are occurring. The vet can use the app to identify what he or she is experiencing, such as feeling disconnected from people, feeling sad or hopeless, disconnected from reality or angry. Touching "Reminded of the trauma," links to distress "thermometer" on which the veteran can rate the level of his or her distress, from a zero to 10.
The application then leads to a series of exercises and suggestions to help relieve the anxiety, such as muscle-relaxation exercises or a suggestion to listen to music.
The relaxation exercise has audio: "Take a deep breath and feel clean air going into your belly, and then exhale with a sigh; and again, take a deep breath and feel clean air going down into your throat," the audio instructs.
A second exercise displays the image of a many-rooted tree in a forest: "Focus all of your attention in the smells in your environment," it notes.
If the user indicates a level 10 on the scale for distress, the application concludes that the person is in crisis and suggests talking to someone immediately. The person can connect to someone through 911 or the Veterans Crisis Line -- or reject that option and choose a tool.
Hoffman said more than 50,000 people have downloaded the application, PTSD Coach, in 62 countries. It has received a series of awards.
Hoffman's team has also developed PE Coach, a companion for prolonged-exposure therapy (PE), one of the most effective treatments for PTSD that is used widely throughout VA and Department of Defense.
PE Coach provides features and self-assessment that are regularly used in face-to-face prolonged-exposure therapy. It uses some of the same relaxation tools to alleviate stress.
Prolonged-exposure therapy exposes a PTSD sufferer to repeated situations that trigger the emotions associated with trauma. Over time and with counseling, the intense feelings caused by PTSD are reduced and become manageable.
Other pending applications include general mindfulness, disaster response, and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, and a PTSD Coach for families. All will be available for free this year, Hoffman said.
But she noted the applications are not intended to replace psychotherapy.
"The most important pieces of therapy require experience and insight from the clinician, and would be very challenging to replicate," she said.


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Back to School Beauty
Back-to-School Beauty: 5 Ways to Refresh Your Fall Beauty Routine
Alexis Wolfer, author of the popular blog The Beauty Bean, is partnering with POPSUGAR Beauty to bring you her favorite trends, beauty tips, and how-tos in a series of nine posts.
It doesn't matter how long I've been out of school, there is something about the end of August and beginning of September that always puts a little spring in my step. As everyone gets ready for school, buying new notebooks, pens, and pencil cases, I too feel an urge to perfect my back to school look — even if the only class I'm going to is at the gym.
Whether you're gearing up for a new school year — or just want to refresh your look for Fall, here are five ways I'm gearing up for a beautiful new school year.
Out with the old . . . Just as you switch over your wardrobe for Fall, you should switch out your makeup — and not only to get in on the latest trends. Rather, old makeup can be the prime place for bacteria to set up shop, making it essential to toss your mascara quarterly, replace your liquid makeup yearly, and clean your makeup brushes weekly.
In with the new . . . For some people it's all about getting in on the latest Fall fashions; for me, it's all about a fresh new makeup look. This Fall, dare to try a new lipstick (I'm loving red!), reevaluate your foundation shade for the perfect match (you're likely more fair come Fall), and swap your bronzer for a youthful blush (try peach!). Want to go all out? Check out some fun new eye makeup colors like an aquamarine eyeliner or a purple shadow!
Calm, Correct + Conceal . . . Your new skin care concerns, that is! Whether stress is causing you to break out, the change in temperatures is leaving you with dry skin, or early morning wake-ups are leaving you with tired eyes, make sure you have all the right tools on hand. Look for an oil-free concealer for those pesky pimples. Upgrade your foundation to one that helps to hydrate and reverse Summer sun damage (like COVERGIRL + OLAY Tone Rehab 2-IN-1 Foundation). Make sure you have an under-eye concealer that helps to improve skin tone and luminosity over time. And you're all set!
Chop, Chop . . . A new cut or change in color is the ultimate reset — kind of like hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del on your entire look. Consider a big chop by donating your hair to an organization that makes wigs for cancer patients (or just a trim) or give a new bold color a try (or just a few highlights) — even the most minimal change will make you feel like a million bucks.
Chill out . . . if you're dreading the sound of an early alarm clock, toss two metal spoons in the freezer before bed. In the morning, spend two minutes with the cold spoons on your eyes to de-puff and brighten. Better yet, it gives you two minutes to think about the day ahead (or just to hit snooze!).


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NASA's Mars rover, related programs fight to save funding (Column)
One year ago this week, the men and women of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory succeeded in doing what they do best -- making the impossible look easy -- when they brought the Curiosity rover to a perfect landing on the surface of Mars. Plenty could have gone wrong, and there was a sense in the control room that evening that the future of America's robotic exploration of the solar system might just depend on a flawless touchdown.
Now, after a year of surface operations, Curiosity has embarked on a long drive to the base of Mount Sharp and project scientists are ebullient about the rover's progress and with its revelations about Mars' past habitability. NASA officials seemingly shared their enthusiasm and last fall announced that a follow-on to Curiosity would be launched in 2020 to continue to search for life and, we expect, to collect a sample for later return to Earth.
But the amazing pictures and the public pronouncements hide an ugly truth -- that the nation's planetary science program has been under sustained attack from White House budget cutters and remains in jeopardy.
One might think that the latest round of draconian cuts are driven by reductions to the federal budget -- and, in turn, to NASA's budget -- necessary to reduce our debt and deficit. But that isn't the case. To the president's credit, NASA's overall budget hasn't been targeted and remains largely flat, a signal achievement when domestic discretionary spending is at its lowest levels since the Eisenhower Administration. Instead, time and again, deficit hawks in the Office of Management and Budget have targeted specific parts of the NASA portfolio for disproportionate cuts, and none more so than arguably the most successful of all NASA's recent achievements -- planetary science.
And for whatever reason, the "crown jewel" of the planetary science program, Mars, is in the crosshairs and the men and women of JPL know it. Last year, as a way to highlight the budget cuts, some workers hosted a bake sale, and in an effort to cut back nonessential programs and activities in the wake of sequestration, popular outreach programs like the JPL's annual open house have been cancelled, as have visits to classrooms and other educational activities.
But the planetary science community and its allies in Congress have fought back, and despite all of the partisan rancor in Washington these days, exploring our solar system is something that Democrats and Republicans in both the House and the Senate continue to agree on. We have succeeded in reversing cuts to the 2013 budget, even as the White House doubled down on its efforts to gut one of the most successful scientific endeavors in human history.
Just last month, the House Appropriations Committee passed a Fiscal Year 2014 spending package that included $1.315 billion for planetary science, almost $100 million above what the administration had requested. And the good news is that almost all of the money that was restored will be poured into the planetary science budget, which will include funding for future missions.
This goes a long way toward plugging the hole left by the administration's budget, and will allow NASA to begin important work on the 2020 rover, as well as a mission to Jupiter and its fascinating moon, Europa.
Some in Washington have questioned why funding these missions is such a priority in an era of austerity and deficits. Plainly, the bureaucrats at OMB think the search for life on other planets to be an expensive, quixotic and dispensable activity.
The answer is simple: These missions preserve America's edge in a host of technologies that are key to maintaining our global leadership. Profoundly important research and development and all the economic benefits it brings will be forsaken if we abandon the field. And without the excitement generated by these missions, our ability to attract a new generation of American students to choose scientific and technical careers will be seriously impaired.
Without these missions to work on, the incredibly talented engineers and scientists who work at JPL will move on to private industry or, in some cases, to other nations' space programs. And once that talent pool has dispersed, it will be extremely difficult to reconstitute. America will step back from its place of preeminence in planetary science, with Russia, China and Europe leading the next charge into space.
Planetary science is about seeking the answers to questions as old as mankind -- and perhaps older. Are we alone? What is the nature of the universe and our place in it? Americans come from a long line of explorers: Are we really content to take a back seat now?
Not while Curiosity is alive and well -- on Mars and at home.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., sits on the Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.


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The menu doesn't need to be Mexican to enjoy the refreshing cool wine drink known as Sangria. Choose either the more traditional red wine version or the updated white wine style the next time you need (or just want!) . You can serve it for Shabbos lunch, with a Sunday barbecue or just because…Although oranges and lemons are standard fruits, you can vary the rest if you like and add cherries or strawberries or raspberries as the whim hits. Sit back, relax, enjoy!
Red Sangria
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice (fresh is always better)
½ cup orange juice
1 (750-milliliter) bottle red wine, preferably a Merlot or Burgundy but you can use what you have
1 small orange, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
Combine sugar, lemon juice and orange juice in a large pitcher, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add remaining ingredients, give a gentle stir and add ice.
White Sangria
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 lemons, thinly sliced
2 limes, thinly sliced
1 red apple, thinly sliced
2 (750-milliliter) bottles white wine, preferably Sauvignon Blanc although again you can use what you have (it adds more sparkle but I prefer Moscato d'Asti)
1 (1-liter) bottle lime seltzer
1 (1-liter) bottle lemon seltzer
1 cup frozen green grapes (Freeze more than you need; they're great for snacking!)
Combine sugar, lemons, limes, apple and wine in a large pitcher. Stir and chill. Before serving, add seltzer and grapes. Gently stir and add ice.


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Colombian Composer Wins Contest
Diego Vega brings color and culture to Ford Hall.
By Luka Starmer '11
On May 4, the Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra performed "Música Muisca," an original piece by well-known Colombian composer Diego Vega. He was invited to write the composition upon winning the first Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition hosted by the School of Music. Vega was one of over 100 applicants submitting three sample works for the contest.
Vega added Ithaca College's Ford Hall to his extensive list of world famous concert halls from Latin America and the United States to Europe, including the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
Despite his world fame, he is no stranger to central New York. "I have a long relationship with Ithaca," he says. "I lived there for five years. It's a place I love very much." Vega holds a doctorate of musical arts from Cornell University and served as a member of the theory and composition faculty at Syracuse University.
Over his career, Vega has written works for orchestras, large ensembles, chamber ensembles, choral ensembles, and solo performances. He began composing "Música Muisca" in December 2010 and submitted his work to the Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra the following February.
"Chamber orchestras or large ensembles give you colors and timbre to choose from," says Vega. "You can combine so many things. It's a medium in which I work fast because [sounds] are not as exposed as they are in small groups."
Assistant professor of music Jeffery Meyer, who designed the composition competition, explains that contemporary composers often write for larger ensembles, so this competition came as an impetus for composers to write new works for the smaller chamber orchestras.
"There are always challenges with preparing a piece that has never been heard," Meyer says. "There is no recording or reference as to how the piece sounds."
Meyer conducted the chamber orchestra that performed Vega's composition. He and the student musicians did their best to imagine the way the piece was intended to be performed before Vega arrived on campus. They only had two rehearsals with the composer before the concert.
"Diego has very good ears," says Meyer. "He was able to suggest several things that improved our performance."
At the performance, Vega graciously accepted the applause before explaining his inspiration for the piece. Música is the Spanish word for music; Muisca is the name of an ancient, sophisticated culture of people who inhabited a region on the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes from 1000 to 1538 A.D. Bogotá, Colombia, where Vega was born, was important to the Muisca.
The Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra then proceeded with a stunning performance of the composition, rich with mysterious and suspenseful themes that evoked not only the majesty but also the cold and fog of the highland region of the Muisca people.
"Diego's music stood out as beautifully crafted and embodying a unique and meaningful voice," says Meyer.
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There are few material items more personal or more indispensable to a woman than her handbag. Leaving home without mine feels like one of those anxiety dreams where I'm trying to go about my business except I'm nude or partially blind or something.
Yet despite their everyday nature, handbags are both a source of fascination (for women) and abject horror (for men). How many times have you asked your partner to retrieve something from inside your bag, only to have him immediately pass you the entire thing? Best heed this warning, published in 1945 by the New York Times:
"A young man I knew - the sensitive type - once told me that he was about to propose to a girl, when, accidentally, he had a glance into her handbag. It shocked him to such a degree that he spontaneously cancelled his proposal.
"His whole image of the pretty girl had changed after he had seen the untidiness of her powder-dusted, lipstick-spotted handbag. Worst of all, a fruit drop had stuck to the lining."
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Conversely, countless magazine spreads divulge the contents of celebrities' handbags for female readers to gawp at. We're fascinated, apparently - even if those contents do always consist of five cult beauty products, the world's tiniest camera and some twee boutique lozenges.
(My handbag: one single yellow post-it note; two loose business cards; my wallet; an eyeliner pen; lipstick; two sticks of chewing gum; a week-old concert ticket; some of those Spend-$10,000-And-We'll-Give-You-A-Wine-Glass supermarket stickers; a packet of tissues; my keys; an umbrella; sunglasses; lip balm; painkillers; and a receipt for mozzarella and wine. NB: Tomorrow could see the exciting addition of today's lunch receipts.)
Still, that we're interested in the contents of other women's handbags at all is a lovely example of ladies' curiosity about other ladies. (Not that kind of curiosity.) We like to know how other women live: which products they use, what they hold dear, what we can glean from their existence via tiny, seemingly superficial possessions. The modern-day female security blanket contains a million stories in its black hole depths. And a thousand weapons to get through life.
As was recognised last week in the trial of a 34-year-old man who had a thing for snatching women's handbags. When his barrister suggested that having a handbag stolen was a mere crime of "inconvenience", Judge Zoe Smith disagreed - stating that victims of handbag theft were left anxious, stressed and scared. The crime should never be trivialised, she said, because handbags are vital when it comes to women's sense of security: "It is not just inconvenience, it causes fear as well .... It's a terrible thing to do, and girls are left stranded on their own."
The Queen Mother would have agreed. Of (the late) Princess Diana and her grandson, Charles - just prior to their separation, incidentally - she said: "Charles doesn't quite understand about Diana and her handbags. He thinks it is just what the newspapers call fashion, and like all men feels more than two is an extravagance. But a handbag is so much more to a woman, isn't it? It's an extension of herself."
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Order "The Chew: A Year of Celebrations" Now
Don't miss out on reserving your copy of The Chew's latest book! Formatted like the two previous best sellers in 2012 and 2013, this all-new book celebrates a full year of holidays--from Easter to Fourth of July, Halloween to Christmas--and all that comes with them: food, decorating, entertaining and crafts. It will be filled with mouth-watering photographs and lively graphics so it is every bit as pleasing and inviting as the first two books.
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The Chew crew joined Robin Roberts, Lara Spencer, and the rest of GMA in Times Square and shared some dishes from their new book. Check out these dishes and more by getting your own copy now!
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Pizza Brain: World's Largest Collection of Pizza Memorabilia in Philadelphia
The brainchild of artist / pizza lover / collector Brian "Brain" Dwyer, Pizza Brain started with a pizza-themed art show in 2010 that developed into a massive collection of pizza-related memorabilia and art that will eventually exist as a permanent museum, restaurant and "hang out spot" slated to open spring of 2012.
Slice first mentioned Pizza Brain earlier this year, and we got a sneak preview of the collection this weekend, just before the Guiness Book Of World Records officIally crowned Pizza Brain as the largest collection of pizza memorabilia in the world.
I got the chance to check out this insane collection and chat with Brain about his obsession / concept and was floored by the awesome stuff he has gathered from all over the country, along with a fantastic knowledge of American pizza history. Being on a similar artistic and culinary journey myself, I can't help but be inspired by Brian's manifesto of "pizza as a shared cultural experience" and the epic levels of awesomeness that Pizza Brain has reached, and will reach in the future.
Along with the collection, Brian and the Pizza Brain team have done all sorts of pizza themed artwork and even built a massive pizza float on wheels that won best costume at this year's Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. They also recently purchased a three story building with a storefront on the first floor and massive backyard (pizza beer garden? performance space?) that will eventually be the permanent home of Pizza Brain. I'll definitely be there to taste the pies when they open next year.. in the meantime check out some highlights from this crazy collection in the slideshow.
Pizza Brain
Opening 2012 in Philadelphia
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Taking the best beach volleyball to the next level, the Mikasa VLS300 Outdoor Beach Champ Volleyball is the official FIVB game ball. Made with the most advanced technology, the water resistant composite cover, double cloth backing, and curved, ten-panel design gives players outstanding handling and control. This ball pushes volleyball design further than it has been before.
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Made up of 10 specially designed panels, the Mikasa VLS300 Outdoor Volleyball features a newly developed soft composite cover. This provides grip and awesome control when passing and hitting. The double cloth backing inside the ball itself is formulated to give the ball the best shape retention possible. Also, the stitching that they used when making this ball keeps the seams from expanding like other volleyballs do from traditional wear and tear. This provides extra protection when playing in or near water and sand.


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TSA screener charged with assault, harassment
STAMFORD -- A Transportation Security Administration screener at John F. Kennedy International Airport was arraigned at state Superior Court in Stamford Monday for allegedly striking his 75-year-old mother a day after he was charged with harassing and threatening his psychiatrist.
Christopher Wilkie, 43, of 210 Shore Road, Long Beach, N.Y., was charged with third-degree assault on a person over 60, second-degree harassment, second-degree threatening and two counts of breach of peace.
Wilkie was arrested just down the street from his mother's home on MacGregor Drive after a witness saw him assaulting his mother in a car on Saturday at about 2 p.m., his court files show.
He was also arrested Friday after police obtained a warrant for his arrest following a troubling incident in his psychiatrist's Summer Street parking garage.
According to his arrest warrant affidavit, Wilkie was waiting when his psychiatrist pulled into his office at about 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 26. An agitated Wilkie, who had a 7 a.m. appointment with the psychiatrist, nearly pulled him out of his car window by his shirt, saying, "You are out to get me. I will get you and your daughter. In another situation I would have killed you. My people are coming to give you your instructions tomorrow," the warrant states.
Wilkie drove off and his psychiatrist called police to report the incident. In videos, Wilkie can be seen using shirts to cover three surveillance cameras in the parking garage before the attack, the warrant said. They also show Wilkie taping a note to his psychiatrist's door, saying "I am on to you, you (expletive deleted) punk."
Later that day, Wilkie made seven phone calls to the psychiatrist's office, making harassing and threatening statements to the staff, the warrant said.
The psychiatrist said he has been seeing Wilkie for 10 years without problem. But that morning he appeared to be "whacked out on something," the psychiatrist surmised.
With his mother sitting in court Monday, Wilkie's attorney, Robert Bello, told Judge Kenneth Povodator his client was off his medications.
Bello said he had Wilkie's medications and his mother would be able to help get them to Wilkie if he could be released on bond. Bello said Wilkie had a clean criminal record and was not a flight risk, because he used to live with his mother in Stamford.
Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney Steven Weiss said Wilkie has been a TSA screener for nine years and he was concerned because Wilkie had reportedly been planning on getting a gun.
Wilkie denied the claim before Povodator quieted him.
Povodator reduced Wilkie's bond to $10,000 on the assault charge and forbid him from going to his mother's house. Bello said Wilkie will go to another psychiatrist for care.


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The Duchess of Cambridge and the new little Prince are doing well this morning, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
"Mother, son and father are all doing well this morning," a statement from the couple revealed.
The royal couple welcomed their first child on Monday afternoon at 4.24pm, when Kate gave birth to a baby boy weighing 8Ibs 6oz. The Duchess was admitted to hospital on Monday morning and Prince William was by her side throughout her labour.
The new parents also took the time to thank hospital staff for the care and support they have been given during their stay.
"We would like to thank the staff at the Lindo Wing and the whole hospital for the tremendous care the three of us have received," a statement from the couple said. "We know it has been a very busy period for the hospital and we would like to thank everyone – staff, patients and visitors – for their understanding during this time."
Kensington Palace also revealed the couple may leave the hospital today, but not before 6pm, and if not, they will leave tomorrow morning.
The new little Prince, who has not been named yet, will be titled 'His Royal Highness Prince (name) of Cambridge, and becomes third-in-line for the throne after Prince Charles and Prince William


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New legislation became effective on January 1, 2014 in Illinois that allows individuals with an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification card (which is already required to purchase guns or ammunition) to obtain a concealed-carry permit, subject to various restrictions. This permit allows an individual to carry concealed firearms. Under the law, a business can elect to ban concealed firearms from being carried in their place of operation and this ban can be demonstrated by posting signs at the entry ways of such businesses. Individuals that do bring concealed weapons onto such locations can be charged with misdemeanors and have their permits suspended or revoked.
An example of such a sign is shown below:
Copies of these signs are posted on all entry ways at our campuses. If anyone enters one of our campuses with a concealed firearm, they should be asked to leave immediately and one should call 911 if there are any issues. The University will not store firearms for a student, faculty, staff, guest or visitor while they are on campus.
Please note that this does not negate the policy that allows authorized law enforcement officials to carry weapons on campus while fulfilling their law enforcement responsibilities or while attending classes, upon appropriate registration of such with our Criminal Justice department.


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NPPA Responds to LAPD "Special Order" that equates photography with criminal activity
September 20th, 2012 by Alicia Calzada
Once again, a law enforcement agency has instructed its officers to equate photography with terrorism, and the NPPA has responded. The NPPA was joined by a coalition of other media and photography organizations this week in a letter to Chief Charles Beck, of the Los Angeles Police Department, including the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Los Angeles Times, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA), the Society of Professional Journalists – Greater Los Angeles Chapter (SPJ-LA) and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP).
The LAPD recently issued guidelines instructing their officers on "behavior/activity that may reveal a nexus to foreign or domestic terrorism." Such behavior listed includes:
"Taking pictures or videos of facilities/buildings, infrastructures, or protected sites in a manner that would arouse suspicion in a reasonable person. Examples include taking pictures or videos of ingress/egress, delivery locations, personnel performing security functions (e.g., patrol, badge/vehicle checking), security-related equipment (e.g., perimeter fencing, security cameras), etc"
In the letter, NPPA General Counsel, Mickey Osterreicher explained to Chief Beck:
"Photography is protected by the First Amendment, subject only to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions. Unfortuately the reliance on policies such as the LAPD's as the basis for law enforcement officers to question, detain and interfere with lawful activities by photographers under the guise of preventing terrotist activites has become a daily occurrence."
Osterreicher added that this "erroneous belief is only reinforced by these specific references to photography as possibly being part of some sinister act," noting that the guidelines are "overly broad and vague and helps foster a climate of fear and suspicion"
The NPPA offered to work with the law enforcement agency to help develop more reasonable policies regarding photography, asking that any reference to photography be removed from the guidelines.
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text: Singer Betty Wright proved to be a consistently strong presence on the Miami music scene, primarily in the '70s and '80s, although she continued to record through the 2010s. Born on December 21, 1953, in Miami, Florida, Wright began her singing career early on as a member of her family's gospel group, the Echoes of Joy. By the age of 13, she had begun appearing on other artists' recordings as a backup singer and, shortly thereafter, began her solo career. In 1968, she scored a a Top 40 with "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" and released her debut album, My First Time Around. It would be several years, however, before Wright would enjoy her next substantial hit; "Clean Up Woman," notable for its prominent guitar riff and Wright's swaggering lead vocal, peaked at number two on the R&B and number six on the pop charts in 1972. Two years later, Wright received a Grammy Award for the song "Where Is the Love?" (not to be confused with the renowned Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway tune of the same name). Wright steadily issued albums throughout the decade, including such standout titles as 1975's Danger High Voltage (which spawned three R&B hits) and 1978's Betty Wright Live. A 1981 collaboration with Stevie Wonder, "What Are You Gonna Do With It?," proved to be Wright's last significant solo hit. She continued issuing albums, in addition to trying her hand as a television talk show hostess and contributing songwriting, backing vocals, vocal production, and engineering work to albums by dozens of high-profile artists, including Erykah Badu, Regina Belle, David Byrne, Jennifer Lopez, Joss Stone, Angie Stone, and Lil Wayne. She also worked on Diddy's Press Play and appeared as a vocal coach on the Bad Boy label head's Making the Band series. In 2011, she collaborated with the Roots on Betty Wright: The Movie, her first solo album in a decade. ~ Greg Prato & Christine Ohlman


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David Copperfield
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David Copperfield is one of the novels of Charles Dickens, set in the classic "rags to riches" mode.
In the Jack Pulman screen adaptation, young David's mother dies three years after marrying a man who forces her to give over the management of the household to his sister. When David's stepfather beats him with a cane and is bitten in return, he sends him off to boarding school, where David's schoolmasters (portrayed by Laurence Olivier and Richard Attenborough) force him to wear a sign saying: "Beware: this dog bites". The school's head boy, Steerforth, destroys the sign and stands up to the headmaster.
David is removed from school and put to work cleaning and polishing bottles when he is sent to board with Mr. Micawber, a pleasantly pompous fellow whose cupboard seems always bare and who manages to stay one step ahead of his creditors. He advises David to seek out his aunt, and he walks over 40 miles to her house in Dover. When David grows older, she pays to make him an apprentice clerk.
David unwisely but innocently introduces his profligate schoolmate Steerforth to the inmates of the houseboat: The Pegottys, Barkis, the adopted daughter and her simple fiancé. Steerforth seduces and later abandons the girl, and Pegotty begins a do-or-die search, finally finding her in a room off a stairway where ladies of the night peer from their doorways.
David falls in love with a pretty but irresponsible girl with a spoiled little dog. It only stops nipping his leg when he kisses her. She can't manage her household, her child is stillborn, and she dies young.
David's aunt loses all her money due to the machinations of Uriah Heep, who is always full of (insincere) expressions of respect for "Master David". Somehow, Mr. Micawber is hired as Heep's confidential secretary and eventually, in a triumphant scene, exposes Heep's villainy, whereupon the aunt's fortune is restored, and David can marry Agnes.
The film ends with David's reflection that none of the three main characters in his life had what it takes. Neither his mother's love, Steerforth's talent, nor his first wife's beauty, were sufficient; all lacked a certain aspect of will.


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Earlier this month we took a look at FINRA's 6 Critical Tips Before Buying ETNs—unsecured debt obligations of the issuer, such as a bank or other financial institution.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority wants to make sure that investors are aware of the differences between exchange-traded notes and other, perhaps more traditional, investments—lest they be taken unaware and get in over their heads. To that end, it has issued an investor alert to educate people about their benefits and pitfalls.
This week we're checking out, courtesy of that investor alert, some specific risks investors should beware of if they've done at least some homework and decided to invest in ETNs anyway.
1. Risky Business: Credit Risk
Have another look at that definition of an ETN—it's an unsecured debt obligation. So if the issuer defaults, the investment goes bust. If you're going to sink money into one of these, make sure you can afford to lose it—all of it. 2. To Market, to Market, to Buy a Fat Pig—Oh, Wait; Pork Is Down: Market Risk
The value of an ETN is tied to its index. If the market becomes disillusioned with that index, the ETN's value can plummet and take the investor's principal with it—putting the investor in the hole in more ways than if she just put her money into an investment only subject to credit risk.
Another factor to consider is what the index being tracked by the ETN is measuring. Is it a dynamic trading strategy? A futures market? And does it reflect total returns, or some other criterion? 3. Flow Gently, Sweet ETN: Liquidity Risk
Be wary if you have to keep investment funds liquid. An ETN can tie up funds if a trading market fails to develop. Not only that, but there are times when an issuer can simply delist an ETN—in which case, nobody will be buying or selling anything. Including you. 4. Follow the Money: Price-Tracking Risk
While ETNs usually trade at prices that closely track their indicative values, this is not necessarily always true. If you're shopping on the secondary market, make sure to check market prices against indicative values. If a price is significantly at odds with closing and intraday indicative values, be cautious.
5. Slow Down, Tiger!: Holding-Period Risk
Some ETNs, in particular some leveraged, inverse and inverse leveraged ETNs, are designed to be short-term trading tools instead of buy-and-hold investments; these can have holding periods as short as a single day.
When you take compounding into effect—something that works marvelously on buy-and-hold investments if they rise over the long term—short-term ETNs can confound investors over long periods because they will not exhibit the stated multiple of performance (or inverse of the performance) as the underlying index or benchmark over the same period. 6. Knowing Not the Day Nor the Hour: Call, Early Redemption and Acceleration Risk
Some ETNs, says FINRA, are callable at the issuer's discretion. In some instances ETNs can be subject to early redemption or an "accelerated" maturity date at the discretion of the issuer or one of its affiliates. Since those ETNs can be called at any time, when the call does come, their value may be lower than what you paid when you bought them—or, worse yet, zero—meaning a partial or total loss of your investment. 7. Working at Cross Purposes: Conflicts of Interest
You may find that there are numerous possible conflicts of interest between your own goals and those of the issuer of an ETN. For example, the issuer of the notes may be engaged in shorting while you're holding on to your investment—something that will not make you happy. Make sure you comb through the prospectus to find any mentions of "conflicts of interest," and then carefully consider whether these conflicts are worth the risk.
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We're less than a month away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. This year, the previews will be a little shorter, but will hopefully give us enough of a taste so that, come fall, we'll all be officially sick of previews. Yoni Brenner is a screenwriter and writes humor for The New Yorker and The New York Times. He's currently working on "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," which comes out July, 2009.To say that the 2008 Buffalo Bills have flown under the radar this off-season is misleading on two counts: 1., it suggests that there has been any "radar" directed toward Western New York to fly under, and 2., it suggests that the Bills are still from Buffalo. Yes, for those of you not held hostage by the obscure motives and delicate body-chemistry of the Bills' 89 year-old owner Ralph Wilson (A.K.A. Father Time A.K.A. Mr. Burns A.K.A. Im-hotep), the Bills have agreed to a $78 million deal to play eight games over the next five years in Toronto, including this November 30th against Miami. That's right, Miami at Buffalo, late November…climate-controlled. For shame! Ralph Wilson is rolling over in his grave. Wait!—no—false alarm. Anyway, despite a catchy tag-line ("The 2008 Bills: Now with 13% less Buffalo!"), the whole thing makes me a little queasy. How soon before the "Shout!" song is supplanted by Gordon Lightfoot? How soon before Trent Edwards is required to call audibles in English and French? How soon before the locker room is riven by differing viewpoints on the War of 1812? It's sort of like your girlfriend announcing that she's going to spend a couple nights a week at this handsome, rich guy's bachelor pad—let's call him, I don't know, Pierre. But don't worry! It won't affect your relationship at all. In fact, as she tells it, the intermittent Pierre-boffing is actually going to make your relationship stronger. Well, what can you do. Here's to hoping that Toronto is just the gay best friend. They can shop, and check out the latest Chihuly exhibit, but when the lights go down and passions rise and the Bills need a town to make them feel like a woman…well…uh…I'm not exactly sure where I'm going with this. But Pierre and Ralph and Gordon Lightfoot aside, here's the good news: the 2008 Buffalo Bills look really, really, not-bad. First of all, let's remember: the 2007 Bills were really not-bad either. Considering a Book of Job-like spate of injuries and a season-spanning QB controversy—not to mention the NFL's most difficult schedule—the Bills had no business going 7-9. (Also remember: subtract a Jason Elam fire-drill, or an onside fluke in Dallas, or a blizzard in Cleveland, and they could have made playoffs!) Dick Juaron coached the hell out of the Bills last year; and while off-season moves didn't grab headlines, they should make an overachieving team significantly better. First priority was to get size on the defensive line, and although management failed to reach terms with that 30-foot animatronic Jason Taylor, they did sign sometime star and full time behemoth Marcus Stroud (who—if my sources are correct—moonlights in the offseason as part of the Appalachian mountains). If Stroud is indeed as large as the Bills think he is, it should free a healthy Paul Posluszny and newly bejewled Kawika Mitchell to make plays at linebacker. And while last year's oft-injured secondary still lacks a legitimate answer to Randy Moss it abounds in young and whimsically-named talent; including Leodis McKelvin, Ashton Youboty, Jabari Greer, and training camp darling Reggie (wait for it…) Corner. (Established DB's Terrence McGee, Donte Whitner and George Wilson are arguably more important, but, to be honest, I'm troubled by their apparent lack of whimsy.) PART II: The Part Where We Make Wildly Optimistic Predictions About Trent Edwards Hello, and welcome to part two! Your first question is probably "Who the fuck is Trent Edwards?" To which I would reply, "Who the fuck are you? That's right, friend. Who…the fuck…are you?" But before we inaugurate Edwardian fever in earnest, let me take you back to an enchanted time in the mythical land of "Cincinnati," where, in the middle 1980's, a magical team called either the "Ben-gals" or the "Ven-gals" (depending on your reading of Aramaic) cut a swath through the AFC under the intrepid head-coachery of Sam Wyche. Well, the spirit of those Ven-gals is back, with the new O-Coordinator and Wyche disciple Turk "Consonants" Schonert, who has installed an uptempo, motion heavy offense. Is this a good thing? I have no idea. On paper at least the yore-Bengals template seems to fit the Bills personnel: two viable RB's, a bright, audible-ready QB. And while no one expects the phenomenal Marshawn Lynch to resurrect the Ickey Shuffle, I think we can agree that a modified Krump would be apropos. Add Lee Evans and 6'5 matchup nightmare James Hardy into the mix and you know what?—if the light is just right and you squint a little—the Bills offense looks kind of loaded. Anyway, back to Trent Edwards. True, he threw 7 TD's to 8 picks last year and true, he finished with a 70.4 rating. But here's the thing about Trent Edwards: He gets rid of the ball. He feels pressure. He reads the defense. He throws to different receivers. And I almost forgot: HE GETS RID OF THE BALL. In short—he looks like a goddamn quarterback. Now, there are plenty of Bills fans protesting the shelving of J.P. Losman. (That bionic arm! That gym-rat spirit! The boyish mop, redolent of sunbeams and brine!) Look: if you ask me, an evenly-matched QB controversy between a consistently underachieving fourth-year pro and a 3rd round rookie is no controversy at all. I don't think anyone (save JP) thinks that JP Losman will be Tom Brady. If Trent Edwards can stay healthy and complement his obvious savvy with consistent Red Zone production—well, he probably won't be Brady either. But he could be Boomer Esiason. And let me tell you, after what we've been through? I would fucking kill for Boomer Esiason. Well, there you have it citizens of Buffaloronto! In the words of the great president: we have nothing to fear but fear itself, and also the New England Patriots. And possibly Brett Favre. And maybe even the Dolphins if Parcells knows what he's doing. Vive Trent Edwards! Vive Tim Russert! Vive mighty Im-hotep! GO BILLS! And if you're reading this Jason Peters, please, please, for the love of Marv please get back on the field! We need you baby! We need you!!!
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Party like a rock star at Nothin' Fancy in Vernon
VERNON -- Nothin Fancy welcomes back live rock music on Friday nights starting Jan. 4 featuring recently-reunited local favorite modern rock band Blame Anchor.
The Blame Anchor show will be the first of a series of "Party Like A Rock Star" Friday night events, and is open for ages 18 and older.
Club owner Abe Acee said their live country music will continue on Saturday evenings.
Nothin Fancy is located at 10 Ruth St. in Vernon. Call 829-4500 for more information.


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Jan. 16, 2017
We live in a broken world and we are a broken people. As a result pain is inevitable. We hurt people and people hurt us. Thankfully God has chosen to forgive us. Because of this, we must choose to forgive others. When we do, we experience Him and His purpose for our lives to the fullest. It begins with a choice.
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Firefighters in Windsor, Ontario, are battling an enormous fire at
what seems to be a plastic warehouse a plastics recycling facility, a blaze that's causing vicious black smoke to cloud the city and can even be seen across the river in Detroit.
Besides being the place where under-21 Michigan college students cross the border to drink and where your aunts go to watch faded soul singers perform at the casino, Windsor is one of the more important cogs in the auto-industry machine, particularly in Canada. Chrysler Canada has its headquarters there, as well as several automaker and supplier plants in the city and surrounding region.
Being that it's a port city next to another major industrial city, the city is often drawn into international transportation debates as well, and the city is always monitored by U.S. Homeland Security.
Not saying any of this to start anything, but there's no doubt that in the wake of the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion, you can expect there to be some long-term, multi-agency investigation into what exactly is going on here.
In the meantime, the stench is covering Windsor and, thanks to the hot, windy weather in the Midwest, creeping over into the Motor City. Hopefully there are no injuries. We'll try to keep you updated here.
UPDATE #1: As expected, any and all outdoor events in Windsor today have been canceled, per the Essex Free Press.
UPDATE #2: Readers turbosuperencabulator and Mac offer some more context in the comments. The fire is in LaSalle, Ont., a suburb of Windsor and, depending on your vantage point, either really smelly or not smelly at all.
UPDATE #3, 6:35 p.m. EST: The fire could go on for hours, according to CBC Windsor.
UPDATE #4, 8:33 p.m. EST: The city of Windsor has declared a state of emergency. However, the fire is contained and Mayor Eddie Francis says the fire will burn for another one to two hours. Residents are told to stay in their homes, close their windows and not to turn on air-conditioning. No injuries have been reported.
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Reality Television star Kourney Kardashian was seen with her partner Scott Disick and their 3-year-old son Mason while lunching at Pedalers Fork Restaurant in Calabasas, CA on Thursday (May 23). Kourtney and Scott are also parents to daughter Penelope, 10 months.
Kourtney Kardashian and her boys head to lunch
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