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Governing for Accountability
The freedom to innovate with governance models is a signal feature of charter schools. Each has a governing board of directors that is responsible for school policy-making and oversight. Those serving on governing boards are stakeholders in the truest sense of the word, people not only attuned to the school's mission, but also highly familiar with its daily operations. Parents are board members in each of the schools visited. At Oglethorpe, because Georgia charter law requires parents to be the majority on a charter school's board, the board is made up of six parents, two teachers, and four non-voting members, including three community members and one school administrator. At other schools, community members might make up the board's majority.
Figure 9. Gates Adult Education Program
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Ingles Como Segundo Idioma
Computer Assisted Classes at
Clases asistidas de computación en la escuela
Gates Elementary
We Offer Two Classes:
Hay Dos Clases:
New students should come to Laguna Hills High School or Silverado High School on any of the dates indicated to take the English assessment test and to enroll. The assessment process is on a first come, first served basis. The testing takes approximately two (2) hours.
Nuevos estudiantes deben venir a Laguna Hills High School or Silverado Continuation School en una de las fechas indicadas para hacer el examen de ingles e inscribirse. El proceso de este examen dura dos (2) horas aproximadamente.
English Assessment Sessions
Please call Adult Education for more information (949)837-8830.
Including teachers on school boards is one of the biggest departures from traditional public schooling. In states where charter schools are exempt from collective bargaining, teachers presumably face no conflict of interest in negotiating teacher contracts and can serve on the governing board alongside parents and community members. The advantages of teacher membership on school boards include deepening teachers' ownership of the school's vision, giving them a greater stake in policy and organizational decisions, and helping to ensure that a board's solutions fit the identified problems.
Figure 10. Roxbury Prep Annual Accountability Plan (Excerpts)
Academic Program (Note: Once the MCAS is expanded to include Math and English Language Arts exams for all middle school grades (6-8), RPC may no longer use the Stanford 9 exam for external accountability purposes.)
Organizational Viability
Faithfulness to Charter
Annually, charter schools are expected to evaluate their school program, quality of teaching, and student outcome measures in light of the mission and goals defined in the charter document. All charter schools publish an annual report or a school improvement accountability plan outlining specific goals to be accomplished each year (see excerpt from Roxbury Prep's plan in figure 10). The governing board monitors a school's progress and helps to set new goals to keep it moving forward toward its mission.
Over a longer time frame, typically three to five years, a charter school must demonstrate that it is meeting the terms contracted in its charter. The authorizer, whether district, state, or another entity, is responsible for monitoring whether the school has in fact lived up to the promise of its charter. If a school fails to meet ongoing criteria for success-ranging from financial management to student performance-its charter can be denied renewal or revoked.
Yet another dimension of charter school accountability has to do with family satisfaction. Charter school practices are open. Information is shared and available. All parents and community members can see how students are doing on a regular basis. Thus a school that is not delivering is likely to lose its customers: Parents will no longer choose to send their children there. It is this openness of the charter process, the high visibility of the quality of performance, which may be the strictest accountability measure of all. As one principal put it, "The conditions of chartering, if anything, lead us to be more self-analytical and critical, holding ourselves to a higher standard than most schools."
Again, the natal twin of charter accountability is freedom to act. Success "hinges on academic achievement and other performance indicators, not on regulatory compliance or standardized procedures."7 Charter school boards do not have to convince districtwide majorities or unwilling superintendents that their approaches are right. A Roxbury Prep board member remarked that as a charter school, "We have the flexbility to turn on a dime." If board members see a need, they can follow up. Freed from the constraints of bureaucracy, when a decision is made, implementation is immediate.
The charter schools in this guide measure success in a number of ways. All have made continuous academic gains and are proud to have done so. All have attendance rates at 95 percent or more. Waiting lists to get into these successful schools provide new meaning to "winning the lottery."
In other ways, what constitutes success at a given school varies with its mission. The Community of Peace Academy in St. Paul, Minn., can point to its designation as an exemplary character education school. KIPP Academy Houston can take satisfaction in the 85 percent of its students who enroll in college. Parents at the School of Arts and Sciences in Tallahassee, Fla., find that the school succeeds in welcoming all students, however unique or whatever color they may have dyed their hair. The school profiles in the next section provide additional measures of success at each school.


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Those near the Bristol area of England might want to check out this new post from Stuart Herbert about the upcoming PHP SouthWest meetup happening September 1st in Bristol.
The first meeting of the PHP SouthWest User Group will be at The Third Floor, Bush House, Bristol from 7pm. The room is booked (big thanks to Del for that), and we have a projector sorted too; now we just need our first speakers.
Right now there's no definite speakers but Ryan Mauger could be presenting some of his Zend Framework tips talk (for the upcoming PHPNW conference). The meeting will be followed by a gathering at a local pub. You can find the location via this map if you're not familiar with the area.

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Aquaculture, one of the fastest growing segments of agriculture, offers unmatched career opportunities. These unique degree programs integrate traditional education with practical industry experience, preparing students to build a career, start or expand an aquaculture business, implement new technology on a farm, or continue with additional education and training.
Since 1998, Indian River State College (IRSC) has partnered with the ACTED program to offer a premier state college aquaculture degree program. Our goal is to provide students with the knowledge and skills for employment in the aquaculture industry.
Graduates qualify for employment in a diverse range of positions including Aquaculture Technician, Hatchery Technician, Systems Supervisor, Hatchery Manager, Assistant Farm Manager, and Farm Manager. Since inception, all graduates of the IRSC Aquaculture Program have found employment in aquaculture or related industries.
Dr. Susan Laramore, Dr. Paul Wills, and Dr. Ann McMullian
Introduction to Aquaculture (FAS 1010 - 3 credits) Schedule: Fall and Spring Semesters Instructor: Dr. Susan Laramore This course teaches the basic principles and practices of farming fish, clams, shrimp, and other commercially valuable species. Water quality, site selection, health management practices, nutrition, business decision-making, career choices and job requirements are covered.
Principles of Fish Aquaculture (FAS 2020 - 4 credits) Schedule: Summer Session I Instructor: Dr. Paul Wills This course teaches hatchery and production techniques for freshwater and marine fish. Topics cover broodstock management, spawning, larval husbandry, nursery, and grow-out of several commercially important fish species. Design of culture systems, nutrition, bioenergetics, genetics, and health management are covered.
Principles of Crustacean Aquaculture (FAS 2150 - 4 credits) Schedule: Spring Semester Instructor: Dr. Susan Laramore This course teaches methods of culturing crustacean species with an emphasis on marine shrimp. Topics cover biology and anatomy, hatchery and live feeds production, nursery and growout technology, stocking and feeding practices, harvest and processing, economics and marketing, and regulations.
Principles of Molluscan Aquaculture (FAS 2151 - 4 credits) Schedule: Fall Semester Instructor: Dr. Susan Laramore This course teaches methods of culturing molluscan species with an emphasis on hard clams. It offers hands-on activities that include morphology and anatomy labs, field nursery trials, environmental monitoring, health management, record keeping and counting of clams. Other topics include site requirements for nursery and growout, genetics and diseases, predators, leasing, harvesting and marketing.
Aquatic Animal Health Management (FAS 2252 - 4 credits) Schedule: Fall Semester Instructor: Dr. Susan Laramore This course provides practical training in health management techniques relating to diagnosis and treatment of parasitic, bacterial, viral, nutritional and environmental diseases of cultured fish, bivalves, and shrimp. Instruction emphasizes the benefits of maintaining a healthy stock and preventing disease through biosecurity and best management practices.
Water Quality, Systems and Operations (FAS 2412 - 4 credits) Schedule: Spring Semester Instructor: Dr. Paul Wills This course highlights the technology and components used to manage water quality in ponds, flow-through, and recirculating systems used to culture freshwater and marine species of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Topics cover design criteria and system construction, management of water quality, filtration, pump selection and aeration. Additional topics cover practical considerations for stocking systems and developing feeding strategies.
Farm Management (AEB 1132 - 3 credits) Schedule: Fall Semester Instructor: Dr. Ann McMullian This course teaches students the basic decision-making tools needed by a farm manager. The emphasis is on business management and financial control utilizing farm records.
Tuition: $103.83 per college credit in-state; $390.49 per college credit out of state; Lab fees are extra.
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FERRISBURGH — After discussion on March 18, the Ferrisburgh Central School board decided to ask Principal JoAnn Taft-Blakely and Addison Northwest Supervisory Union officials to come back at its April 10 meeting with a lower budget proposal to put before town voters.
That decision was made at the first FCS board meeting since its $3.62 million FCS budget proposal lost on March 4, 450-279, or about 62-38 percent. That defeat of an FCS spending plan is believed to be the first in the school's history.
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In their first joint appearance as candidates for Lakeland mayor, both current Mayor Gow Fields and City Commissioner Howard Wiggs said Police Chief Lisa Womack's job is secure during a Q&A session.
BARTOW | In their first joint appearance as candidates for Lakeland mayor, Mayor Gow Fields and his challenger, City Commissioner Howard Wiggs, said Police Chief Lisa Womack's job is secure during a question-and-answer session Monday at the Tiger Bay Club.
The relating to the situation at the Lakeland Police Department involving a grand jury investigation into the agency came about halfway through their first debate. Lakeland voters go to the polls Nov. 5.
The candidates were asked other questions by S.L. Frisbie, the Tiger Bay moderator, including how they will deal with Lakeland Electric in the future, how they would handle the homeless situation in the city and what the mayor can accomplish as opposed to a city commissioner.
About 50 people attended the debate at the Peace River Country Club.
The specific question to commissioners about Womack was, "Will your police chief survive?"
"I believe the police chief will survive," Fields said. "There are some operational differences of what the media believes and the legal advisers at LPD (believe)."
Fields, 50, who was subpoenaed and testified before the grand jury, declined to elaborate further, citing the investigation.
The grand jury investigation came after reports published in The Ledger that the newspaper was denied documents regarding a juvenile charged in connection with an attempted murder case.
Wiggs, 65, also said the chief's job is safe.
He said it's important the department and city officials always obey the law.
"It's been inferred in the paper that we don't always do that," Wiggs said after the debate. "If it's the law, it's the law."
Another question was about future plans for Lakeland Electric.
Both Fields and Wiggs talked about plans to add natural gas to Unit 3, the utility's coal-burning generator.
Fields said Lakeland Electric doesn't need to make a huge investment in the utility in the near future. For the long term, Fields said, Lakeland Electric could partner with a bigger utility to build an additional plant if more generating capacity is needed.
"It would greatly minimize risk," Fields said.
Wiggs touted Lakeland Electric's strengths, including its $24 million yearly dividend to the city's general fund and its Power Academy at Tenoroc High School, which trains high school students to become utility workers.
Fields and Wiggs, who sat next to each other, have been colleagues on the City Commission.
Fields was first elected to the commission in 1992 and was elected mayor in 2009. Wiggs has been a commissioner for 12 years.
When the two candidates were asked what "input the public has in the government process," Wiggs challenged Fields' policy at commission agenda study meetings that typically prohibit the public from speaking.
"There is a lot of control exercised by the mayor on who is allowed to speak," Wiggs said. Agenda study meetings are public meetings that occur on Fridays before regular commission meetings. Typically, members of the public speak during the commission meetings.
Wiggs said he would change policy to give more people the opportunity to speak during agenda meetings.
Afterwards, Fields said he was simply following procedures laid out by commissioners.
On occasion, Fields said, he allows people outside City Hall to make presentations or speak.
"It is the commission's agenda study," Fields said. "I give deference to the wishes of the commission."
Wiggs said the city needs to work more closely with business owners.
He proposed hiring an ombudsman for the city who would work closely with business leaders in the community to help improve relations with government.
Fields said the city already has an ombudsman, Jason Willey, the economic development coordinator for the city.
"He works with the city directly and helps them (business owners) navigate through city processes," Fields said.
Wiggs said he wants to hire someone who would have more power than Willey and would answer directly to City Manager Doug Thomas.


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Pricey firewood indeed.... I'm not sure you're going to be able to clean the wild bugs out of that barrel anymore. I've had the same issues in plastic buckets. Absolutely cannot be sanitized once they catch that bug. Never again, though. I ferment exclusively in glass now.
Oh, no no...its probably not an infection. If I leave the yeast and trub in my conical for several weeks after I've transferred the beer (sorry, I get lazy sometimes), I can get a powerful acetone aroma when I pop the top! Apparently, the autolysis process can create those sorts of compounds. There may not be any sort of strange infection causing the aroma in the barrel.


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"I'm going to ask some of you guys a random question, so please don't freak out when you hear me call your name." Thanks for that disclaimer Carson; you saved the contestants and all of us at home from pre-results freak outs.
After a night of hot performances, The Voice was back with a/c, and suspense, as the coaches and their teammates learned who will move on to the top 10.
But not before a performance from Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. The trio performed the hit "Blurred Lines," featuring two of the competitions contestants: Vedo and Kris Thomas.
We also learned some little known facts about the contestants. Danielle Bradbery likes to take the occasional "selfie," Judith Hill sings about farts, Colton Swon likes to walk around with the occasional bottle of Purell, and if you're looking for something to do this summer, you can go to the New York Renaissance Fair and learn archery from Garrett Gardner.
Sorry sir, but that job just is not cool…
Last night's results show had enough suspense…my build up ends here. It's time for the spoiler alerts.
The first two contestants to move on to next week's show were team Shakira's Kris Thomas and team Blake's The Swon Brothers.
Next were team Adam's Sarah Simmons and team Usher's Josiah Hawley.
Taking a break from the results, Coach Blake Shelton performed "Play Something" and Team Adam performed "Love Song," featuring his "Angels"
We learned that America saved team Adam's Judith Hill, and team Blake's Danielle Bradbery
American also called their girlfriends/boyfriends and told them to vote for team Usher's Michelle Chamuel (funny play on words there). America also saved team Adam's Amber Carrington.
Lady Antebellum performed their new hit "Goodbye Town," featuring team Adam.
As the final four lined up, the suspense in the room built, and no one was prepared to see anyone else go. The last two contestants who moved on to the top 10 were...
Team Blake's Holly Tucker and team Shakira's Sasha Allen.
That meant sending team Usher's R&B superstar Vedo home (which was a personal upset), along with team Shakira's come-back kid Garrett Allen.
Next week, the top 10 will return with more performances, as well as assistant coaches Pharrell Williams, Hilary Scot, Sheryl Crow and, in place of Joel Madden, former coach CeeLo Green.
Were all of your favorites safe, or did any of them go home?


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Volume 17 Issue 23 | Oct. 29 - Nov. 4, 2004
Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
2 South End Ave. 212-267-9700
Special Events:
Catch and release fishing
Join Master Anglers for catch and release fishing. Fish caught will be placed in saltwater tanks for observation and identification before being released back into the Hudson River. Rods, reels, and bait provided or bring your own. Sat, Oct. 16 from 10am - 2pm. Wagner Park. Free. All ages.
Costume-making workshop
Workshop will be lead by Jeriana Hochberg, costume designer for The Tempest. Drop in between 11am and 2pm. Sat, Oct. 16. Wagner Park. Free.
The tempest
Vital Childrens Theatre will perform William Shakespeares The Tempest in terms that children can understand, appreciate, and enjoy. Sat, Oct. 16 from 12:30 - 1:30pm. Wagner Park. Free.
BPCPC sponsors extensive youth programming thru October.
Below is the list of regular weekly programs. Activities meet at designated day and time unless otherwise indicated.
Preschool Play; Mon, Tues & Wed, 10am-Noon. Wagner Park. Free.
Will not meet 10/11.
Family Play; Sun, 2-4pm.
Wagner Park. Free. Will not meet
Preschool Art; Thurs, 10:30am-Noon. Rockefeller Park. Free.
Soccer; (for 4-year olds)
Tues, 2:30-3:15 pm. Rockefeller Park. Free.
Basketball, Mon, 3:30-5:30pm.
Will not meet 10/11.
Rockefeller Park. Free.
Tues, 3:30-4:15 pm ( 5-8 yr olds)
4:30-5:30 pm (9-12 yr olds)
Rockefeller Park. Free.
Play As You Please:
group games
Tues, 3:30-5:30 pm
Rockefeller Park. Free.
Games and Art;
Weds, 3:30-5:30 pm
Wagner Park. Free.
Games + Art;
Thurs, 3:30-5:30 pm
Rockefeller Park. Free.
Childrens Gardening (Grades 2-5)
Tues, 3:45-5pm.
Childrens Garden, Rockefeller Park.
Free. Registration required.
212-267-9700 ex.348
Special Programs:
Photography for Children
This is a special program for kids in grades 2 thru 5. Learn the art and science of photography. Create a pinhole camera and a solargraph. Mondays, Sept. 13, 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 18, 25. 3:30-5 pm. Free but pre-registration is required. Call 212-267-9700.
Stories and songs
A 14-week program of participatory music and stories for children ages 6 months to 4 years and accompanying adults. Develops childrens enjoyment of active listening, socializing, and cultural literacy. Rhythm instruments provided. Wednesdays, Sept. 15 - Dec. 15. Two 50-minute sessions at 10am and 11am. The Regatta Community Room, 21 South End Ave. $168. Advance registration required. Call 212-267-9700 ext. 348 or 366.
New This Week:
fix your own bike
Bring your bike, tricycle or scooter for a Fall tune-up. Learn the basics of maintenance, how to make simple repairs and safety tips from Bicycle Habitats Martin Nichols. Tools and cleaning supplies provided. Sat, Sept. 18 from 10am until noon. Wagner Park. Free.
Catch & release fishing
Join Master Anglers for catch and release fishing. Fish caught will be placed in saltwater tanks for observation and identification before being released back into the Hudson River. Rods, reels, and bait provided or bring your own. Sat, Sept. 18 from 10am - 2pm. Fish-related art projects also available from 11am - 2pm. Wagner Park. Free. All ages.
African folktales
Treehouse Shakers present Animal Rhythms. Through the use of body drumming, storytelling, and modern dance, tales follow several animals as they learn about helping, sharing, working and friendship. Sat, Sept. 18 from 12:30 - 1:30pm. Wagner Park. Free.
Afternoon backgammon
Mon, 3:30-5:30pm.
Will not meet 10/11
Park House, Rockefeller Park. Free.
Chess Lessons; Mon, 3:45-4:45pm
(beg); 5-6pm (int /adv)
Will not meet 10/11.
$9/session: Sept/Oct ($54).
Registration required 212-267-9700.
Park House, Rockefeller Park
Afternoon Chess;
Thurs, 3:30-5:30 pm. Park House, Rockefeller Park, Free.
Teen Drumming;
Tues, 4-5:30pm. Park House, Rockefeller Park, Free.
art for teens:
Mon & Tues, 3:30-5pm.
Will not meet 10/11.
West Thames Park. Free.
Third annual block party
Sat, Sept. 18. Come at 11: 30 am for the opening parade, wear a crazy hat; Other activities include: apple pie contest; pet performance; food tastings by local vendors; Karoaoke stage, hula-hoop contest, face painting, games and fair rides. There will also be a teen table and a table sponsored by a newly-formed singles group. Runs till 5 pm, Vesey St, free.
Chelsea piers
Ice skating lessons
Free 30-minute ice skating lessons at 1 and 2pm and free general skating from1-2:30pm. Sat, Sept. 18 and 25. Sky Rink, 18th St. and the Hudson River. Skate rental additional. 212-336-6879.
182 Lafayette St. 212-274-0986
$6 per person, kids and adults. All events are free with admission.
278 Spring St., 212-691-1303
Tue-Sat. 10 am to 4 pm, Sun 10-4
$4 adults, $1 children under 12.
Located in a renovated 1904 firehouse, displays artifacts from the late 18th century to present. Pre-Civil war hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and more.
54 Pearl St. 212-425-1778
Admission: $3; children, $2
History of the Streets of NYC
The names of New Yorks streets reflect the citys rich history. Images and objects will illustrate the stories behind the names. Thru Dec. 31. Open Tues., Wed., and Fri. from 10am - 5pm, Thurs. from 10am - 7pm, and Sat. 11am - 5pm.
51 Hudson St, (bet Duane and Jay)
Music Time - Thursday at 10 am.
Manhattan childrens theatre
380 Broadway (4th Floor) in Tribeca
treasure island
By Robert Louis Stevenson. Runs Sept. 25 - Nov. 7. Sat & Sun at 12 and 2pm. Weekday school performances also available. Suitable for ages 6 and up. $10 for children 2-16 and $15 for adults. Call 212-352-3101 or visit www.theatermania.com for tickets.
28 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
212-908-4110 Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Federal and Stock Market Holidays. Admission $2.
One Bowling Green
Movie screenings for kids. Daily at 11 am and noon.
557 Broadway, between Prince
and Spring in SoHo
Stroller entrance: 130 Mercer St.
Event hotline: 212-343-6166
The Klutz Book Factory, a brand-new, interactive, hands-on activity space for children of all ages will be opening this fall. The space will also be available for kids birthday parties with unique party themes and packages available.
This fall, the Scholastic Story Teller will read stories from the Scholastic library of books every Sunday and Tuesday at 2pm. Free.
This week:
meet walter wick
In celebration of his new book, Can You See What I See? Cool Collections, Walter Wick will host a live performance and share the secrets behind some of his most confounding puzzles. Sat, Sept. 18 at 11am & 1pm. Ages 5 and up. Reservations required. Call 212-389-3800.
south street seaport museum
Fish Tales
Come listen to Crab Moon by Ruth Horowitz and Kate Kiesler as we celebrate our long-time fishy neighbor, The Fulton Fish Market, before it moves to its new location in the Bronx. Make crafts inspired by the story. Sun, Sept. 19 from 1-4pm. Museum, 12 Fulton St. Free with museum admission.
Sydneys Playground
66 White Street
Between Church and Broadway
Indoor playground for children 6 and under. $8.50 admission
tribeca clayworks
19 Hudson Street, Studio 500
Classes for pre-K and after school ages 4-16. Register now for fall semester which starts October 1.
Saturday Family Clay Day starting in late October.
Call for information on the great birthday parties we have available!
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DOVER — The city's crosswalk at the junction of Third and Chestnut Streets has received a lot of negative attention between a death of a mother in 2006 and an accident involving a young woman last summer.
On Wednesday, City Manager Michael Joyal announced at the City Council meeting that a lighted midblock crosswalk sign, which was ordered shortly after Dover resident Jaclyn Cote told her story about being hit by a vehicle in the crosswalk, has been delivered.
Joyal expects the sign to be installed by the end of the week.
The goal of the midblock crosswalk sign is to slow vehicles down on the street and alert them to crossing pedestrians.
"It is solar powered and will illuminate and provide a blinking yellow warning to drivers and warn them that a pedestrian is crossing," Joyal said, adding that the city will also be installing additional pedestrian signs.
The midblock crosswalk sign and pedestrian signs will be located by the end of the railroad tracks. These tracks and the hill on Chestnut Street are two of the reasons why this crosswalk has become notoriously dangerous.
Just a few days ago, the children and husband of Cathy Allen, a Dover resident who was killed crossing this street more than six years ago, spoke out about how hard it has been to move on from losing their loved one at this particular location.
The Allens have been working to raise awareness and safety at this crosswalk by promoting Cote's petition, which she created after spending weeks in physical therapy after she broke her tibia, fibula and fractured her pelvis and sacrum as a result of her accident.
The petition, located at www.ipetitions.com/petition/dover-crosswalk, currently has 934 online signatures, 724 signatures over Cote's initial goal. Cote created the petition in hopes of bringing the idea of a pedestrian push button to the attention of residents.
The midblock crosswalk sign is not the same as a pedestrian push button, but Joyal added that a local engineering firm has contacted the city with interest in working at no cost to figure out how to best configure and design Dover's crosswalks.
At the time of Allen's accident and in the fall of 2012, a street light in the same location of the crosswalk was reportedly out. Joyal confirmed the light has been fixed, and was addressed immediately after Cote's accident.


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Northcoast RV Wins TV in Priority One Contest
October 24, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Northcoast RV Wins TV in Priority One Contest
Priority One Financial Services Inc., a division of Forest River Inc., announced that Northcoast RV was the grand prize winner of the Forest River credit card "Hook 'Em Up" contest for its dealer partners.
According to a press release, Northcoast RV won a 70-inch LED Sharp TV. The credit card program, available to Forest River dealers, helps with sales of towable products, trailers, non-motorized RVs, boat engines, parts, accessories, service, repair bills and winterization. Other winners received $100 Best Buy gift cards and Apple 27-inch computers. Over $10,000 in prizes were awarded during the three-month contest.
The "Hook 'Em Up" contest rewarded dealers that signed up consumers with the card from July 1 through Sept. 30. For every completed Forest River credit card customer application a dealer submitted, the dealer received one entry into a weekly drawing for a $100 Best Buy gift card. Drawings were also held at month-end and at the end of the contest.
"Dealers have told us they are blown away to receive a prize for using something that is already helping increase sales so much," said Greg Hauenstein, Forest River credit card program representative. To enroll contact Hauenstein at (800) 419-1041 or go to www.forestrivercard.com for additional information.


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A Saudi court sentenced a man to 1000 lashings and five years imprisonment on Wednesday for publicly talking about sex on TV.
Lawyer Sulaiman al-Jumeii defended Mazen Abdul-Jawad who was unaware he was being recorded by Lebanese LBC satellite channel during the talk show.
Abdul-Jawad was supposedly shown bragging about losing his virginity at 14 and describing his sexual escapades with blurred sex toys. The sex discussion continued later when three male friends joined the broadcast chatting about what turns them on.
The program was aired July 15 on LBC and viewed by Saudi Arabia. Some 200 flabbergasted viewers filed legal complaints to the TV station.
The government forced two of LBC's offices to close and arrested Abdul-Jawad. The other three men were convicted but given lighter sentences of two years in jail and 300 lashes each.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:27 pm
Post subject: Tips for towing broken down sailers
I helped tow in a sailer with a broken mast at Powerlines Monday (4.7, op eb ). Made decent progress body dragging with the sailer hanging on to the back of my harness. My learning was that trying to waterstart with towing weight is much different than normal and potentially hazardous if you do not adjust to the extra weight and friction on your board during the waterstart.
With the broken down sailer holding on to my back foot strap and a big gust of wind while waterstarting, I ended up smashing into my rig hard enough to get a little laceration on my kneecap through my wetsuit and a sore quadcrep that seems to have healed up after a couple days. I probably would have been fine if had set the nose of board up wind and/or did a really slow, controlled water start. Sharing this so the next would be rescuer does not repeat my mistake.
Not sure if trying to surf /slog over the swell to set up a tow with me standing on the board would have been a better technique or not, but I might try that next time. I think that is how a sailer at the Hatchery successfully set up a tow for me when I broke a mast there a few years ago.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:47 pm
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I've towed over 15 sailors at Crissy, a couple at Flying Tigers, and several at MarinaBay.
Easiest to have them grab your rear footstrap, so your board stays across the wind mostly. You get used to the extra load, know to put your feet in SLOG position, sheet in and out slightly to maintain control.
Of course, you shouldn't just sheet in and expect to plane.....it's a slow slog manuever only. You can go across the wind just fine.
SteveYong at Crissy is credited with towing in over 25 windsurfers. He's 112 lbs., uses a 90 liter board mainly, and tried to get the downed sailor to derig if given enough time for the longer tows.
My longest tow was RickVoss, all 200 lbs and a 7 meter sail, broken mast, from the outgoing shipping channel to the St.Francis, on a ebb going to slack. I weighed around 150 at the time, 5.0 sail, 82 liter glass board.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:51 pm
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The key is not to stand up to tow.let him lay on your board while holding your harness and you lay in the water in water start position all the way to shore.
Keep both of your feet on the board.
Helps to laugh and joke with the sailor to ease the tension on the way home.
Towing in other ways risks crashes and gives you control issues. You are going to slog anyway. You will find this method relaxing and pleasant.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:13 pm
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I find it hard to believe it's possible to have someone lay on your board, grab your harness, and you have a spot to put your feet while slogging, but if you've done it, you must be riding Formula board.
My harness is at least 3' away from my board, so the guy would need really long arms. And if he's laying on my board, why can't he grab onto the rails of my board?
Me, I need the EJECT button. I need to be able to eject the dead weight at a moment's notice, not have him part of my equation thru heck and high water.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:24 pm
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I've only done it once on a short board, but I simply butt dragged back downwind with him holding on to the foot strap. Lots of energy required, but if you stand up you are going to go down--a lot--and use far more energy.
With a formula board you can take pieces of the broken equipment down to the launch and come back and pull him in with a line. You can stand on a Formula Board--but don't hook in.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:34 pm
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I works fine. We do clinics on this method at times. By holding the harness or tying a line to the harness or better to the harness lines you are free to control the board.
The load is carried in the same place as in normal sailing, from your sail to your harness through the lines.
If they hold your straps the load is carried through you and resists your control movements of the board.
We keep a spare line 6ft long wrapped around the boom near the clips.
Even when not rescuing you will have the line ready when you notice a frayed down or out and are more likely to change them before they break.
My board is a 69 liter Thommen but it doesn't matter much as long as he isn't being dragged by the rear straps.
Everyone is being dragged directly by the sail through the harness lines.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:57 pm
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This is interesting, and confusing.
If the downed sailor is laying ON my board, am I towing his rig and board? Why not have him lay on his board? My board is usually around 90 liters, not much float for TWO guys and still dragging a load.
Why do I need to footsteer when I'm dragging a rig, sailor, and his board? Why can't I just head directly across the wind, in a straight line?
Now if the towed person was laying on HIS board, directly upwind of me, he can grab my harness for sure, but I'll be dragging my butt, compounding the SLOWNESS of the entire procession.
Better I stand on my board, drag him atop his board, and hopefully, a thrown away sail, boom tied to his rear footstrap, his mast inside his front straps, his mast base across the rear straps.
Do you know how fricken far the outgoing shipping channel is from the SanFrancisco shoreline? It's over THREE miles! Butt dragging for 3 miles is a lowly regarded entity for me.
And just HOW MANY rescue tow jobs have you successfully attended?
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:41 pm
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Had to re read Keycocker's post again.
Really, attach the towee to your HARNESS LINES ????????????
Fun time waterstarting with HIM attached to your booms.
Have you tried that technique? I'll bet not.
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Sorry if it was confusing.
In Belize we have many rescues. There is no Coast Guard no life guards, no other way to get back and the wave site is about 5 to 7 miles out in the blue,, but not all rescues were that far out.
I have been a victim or helper in more than thirty rescues.
With this rescue method you DO NOT water start.
You butt drag. Since the distances are so great It is important to reduce drag.
This is done by putting both feet on the board so that your feet don't drag.
It helps to get the guy up on the back of your board as much as possible so he doesn't drag as much.
If it is directly across the wind to land that's good but that is rarely the case for us.
His board trails behind with the rig taken down and lashed if you can.
If the board trails too far it flips back and forth. It is better to tie it right up on the tail of your board and have the guy lay part on it to stabilize but that takes some practice.
The long distances meant you had to be able to steer your board in the water start position to get back to the tiny island we live on.
Hooking any load to the straps makes steering difficult.
Windsurfer gear is meant to carry the load through the harness lines and no where else. Any other attachment point to a dragging load makes the gear not work properly.
As the OP pointed out, we found that other methods which involve standing throw you off the board. Long distance recues like ours cramp your legs if you stand.
I teach windsurfing at my high school so every kid has practiced this at our site.
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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:27 am
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So you are butt dragging hooked in? The sail can get up high enough to provide some lift? If the wind has dropped will the sail stay up on its own?
The spare line you carry on the boom is the tow line for the victim's gear? The tow line is attached to the rescuer's harness?
If you've done a 7 mile rescue with this method it sounds like a counter-intuitive advance in the art and deserves a youtube video -- just an iphone, nothing fancy, so we can see the setup!
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My good friend and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata, often tells me that "if someone says something enough, they start to believe it."
In Karate, we are often exposed to high ranks, titles, positions, and claims of great exploits. Sometimes these things are true, but often they are exaggerated or even untrue. When someone puts such things in writing (or on the internet), they tend to take on a life of their own. If a person, for example, claims that he is a 12th degree black belt, and says and publishes it enough, he will start to believe it himself. After all, it must be true since it is in writing (even if he is the one who wrote it).
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2014) – Junior Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) carded a score of 4-under-par 68 to finished tied for second place on the individual leaderboard during first round play Sunday in the UCF Challenge at the Eagle Creek Golf Club.
Wahl's efforts helped power the 51st-ranked Buccaneers to a strong team showing in what is one of the most challenging fields they have faced this season. As a team, ETSU finished at even-par 288 and is currently third in the 19-team field, ahead of six teams which are currently ranked ahead of the Bucs nationally.
"Today was a great day for our ladies," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton. "Their composure and confidence was impressive after the minimal time we have been able to play. Gabi seems determined to have a great spring and she will do so if she keeps this same mindset. I'm proud of her and the team for their efforts and look forward to a sunny day on the golf course tomorrow."
The Bucs are currently six strokes back of host and 24th-ranked UCF, and just one stroke off the pace of No. 33 Miami in second place. ETSU finished the day ahead of teams such No. 21 Kentucky, No. 22 Iowa State, No. 43 SMU, No. 45 Wisconsin and No. 29 Tulane.
Individually, Wahl is just one stroke out of first place, which is currently held by UCF's Fanny Cnops. Other ETSU results included a round of even-par 72 for sophomore Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia), which placed her tied for 17th. Along with Chin, senior Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) tied for 26th and freshman newcomer Linda Dobele (Ogre, Latvia) finished tied for 49th.
ETSU will continue with second round play at the UCF Challenge on Monday. Fans can watch live stats via the tournament link located at Golfstat.com. For more on ETSU women's golf throughout the 2014 spring season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.


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il padrone wrote:So folks down home in the country don't get electric power? Don't use gas? Don't use water?
Well wahoo, whadya know. Those cars driving 80kms to get a pack of ciggies and put down a few schooners must be all running on solar cells too I guess
Water, we use water, my drinking water all comes as nature intended, from the sky. Catch it in the gutters and into a tank via gravity feed. Uses a lot less energy. As for Electricity, it comes from the country so natually we use it.
No denying the pull of the cities and they are here to stay. I really enjoy my stays in Melbourne when I visit, I personally just wouldn't live there again, been there, done that!
Not trying to start a city v country war of words. Just pointing out that by far the biggest user of resources in this world is the cities.
Surely we all agree there is far to much waste generated from all elements of society, but the biggest amount per head of population comes from the cities. Fact not fiction. but we are not innocent in the country, the one thing the cities have go over us is the recycling programs. I've talked to many who are disappointed we can't take our electronic waste to a special recycling centre.
Thinks are changing but still have a way to go.


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Berean soccer
team wins
ARKANSAS CITY — The Berean Academy soccer team ended the regular season with a 5-0 win over Arkansas City Thursday on the road.
David Ladwig turned the hat trick for the Warriors, scoring his first goal 40 seconds into the game on a header. Logan Veer and Colton Leinbach each added a goal. Tyler Busenitz, Andy Phipps and Collin Smith each had an assist.
Dallas Wiebe had seven saves in goal for the clean sheet.
Niklas Schauf had six saves in goal for Arkansas City, 1-15.
Berean ends the season 10-4-1. Berean will host a Class 4-3-2-1A regional game Tuesday. The opponent will be finalized by Saturday.
Berean Acad. 4 1 —5
Ark. City 0 0 —0
1. BA David Ladwig (Tyler Busenitz) :40
2. BA Ladwig (Andy Phipps) 6:30
3. BA Ladwig (unassisted) 12:42
4. BA Logan Veer (Collin Smith) 35:54
5. BA Colton Leinbach (penalty shot) 64:32
Total shots — BA 6-6—12, AC 6-2—8. Shots on goal — BA 5-6—11, AC 5-2—7. Saves — AC: Niklas Schauf (L) 1-5—6. BA: Dallas Wiebe (W) 5-2—7. Corner kicks — BA 3, AC 0. Fouls — BA 1, AC 4. Offsides — BA 1, AC 0. Cautions — AC: Missael, Jordan.
Bethel men
fall to KWU
SALINA — The Bethel College men's soccer team fell to Kansas Wesleyan 4-0 Thursday in Salina.
Scoring details were not reported at deadline.
Kansas Wesleyan improved to 10-4, 6-0 in KCAC play. Bethel falls to 4-9-2, 1-4-1 in KCAC play.
Bethel hosts Friends at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Thresher spikers
fall to USM
The Bethel College women's soccer team fell to the University of Saint Mary in three sets Wednesday at Thresher Gym.
Bethel fell 27-25, 25-17, 25-13.
For Saint Mary, 9-20 overall and 3-10 in KCAC play, Aubrey Harris had 10 kills. Danielle Dowdy set 34 assists. Allie Massanet served three aces. Massanet had 22 digs, followed by Paige Brandt with 20. Haley Eastburn had three blocks.
For Bethel, 9-16 overall and 2-11 in KCAC play, Tori Pickens and Jordan Gray each had seven kills. Sam Sheridan had 13 assists, followed by Breetta Moe with 11. Moe served two aces. Katie Regier had 15 digs. Maggie Hans and Jennifer Van Horn each had three blocks.
Bethel hosts Sterling at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Name correction
Eli Igo was misidentified in the Remington football story that ran in Saturday's Kansan.
Wedgewood Senior Men
Oct. 10
1. Don Yoder, Bob Niblett, Wil Besore, Don Bastin -4.
2. Paul Flores, Roger Crispin, Dale Dick, Bob Mahtney -3.
3. Fred Franklin, Ted Wright, Rick Tolin, Dwight Hersh, Rick Hardacre -2.
Closest to pin 3 — Paul Normandin. Closest to pin 2 on second shot — Paul Flores.
Oct. 24
1. Dick Morrison, Dale Dick, Josh Talbott, Gib Toman -3.
2. Dave Stallbaumer, Joe Ryan, Paul Flores, Rick Hardacre -3.
Closest to pin 3 — Dave Stallbaumer.
Next play — 1 p.m. Thursday.


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Indian Studio Uploads Pirated Version Of Its Film To Its Official Youtube Account
from the man,-that-kamal-ddr-sure-makes-a-ton-of-movies dept
A search for Kamal DDR will bring up hundreds of listing, all pointing to various torrent links. Kamal DDR apparently "supplied" this copy to Saregama, although exactly how that ended up on the official channel rather than the studio's own un-pirated version remains a mystery.
Returning to the scene of the self-inflicted crime (as it were), viewers are now greeted with the familiar skewed-emoticon-o'-public-embarrassment.
No explanation for this switch-up has been provided by Saregama, so we're left with speculation. Could it be that torrenting the file was easier than finding it on the server? Was this preserved on a Saregama hard drive as evidence and labelled unclearly? Was this a disgruntled employee's last act? Rogue administrator? Are the phone calls truly coming from inside the house, torrentially-speaking? It also appears that this issue may not be limited to this film. Roughly a third of the links on Saregama's Upload list dead end with a "page not found" message.
Maybe original and pirated copies mingled freely within Saregama's local storage, much as they do on the open market. India's struggle with truly rampant piracy (as compared to the non-rampant piracy that is fretted about constantly by lobbyists and ICE heads) has been well documented and yet the country still cranks out roughly 80 million films (estimated) every year.
At the end of the day, Saregama's house is (mostly) back in order. Only the quizzical private-video-face remains, along with a selection of full-length films from the Saregama catalog (many with English subtitles) and a few unanswered questions.


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......Dr. Blackburn, who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work on telomeres (TEEL-o-meers), thinks measuring them could give doctors and patients a chance to intervene early and maybe even prevent disease. A company she helped found expects to begin offering tests to the public later this year.
.........Not much was known about telomeres at the time, and she began studying them at Yale in a one-celled organism, Tetrahymena, that she cheerfully calls "pond scum." Telomeres are often compared to the plastic tips that keep the ends of shoelaces from fraying. Scientists had long suspected that telomeres protected the ends of chromosomes, but no one knew how. Each time a cell divides, its telomeres shorten, and if they get too short, the cell cannot divide any more. But somehow, in healthy cells, the telomeres were being rebuilt. Dr. Blackburn deciphered the structure, finding that telomeres consisted of six DNA units, repeated many times. She and a researcher at Harvard, Jack W. Szostak, determined that there must be an enzyme that keeps restoring the telomeres. In 1978, Dr. Blackburn moved on to the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1984, Carol W. Greider, a graduate student in her lab, found the enzyme: telomerase.


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"Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration Day"
in Hampton, Virginia
Host - Minister Rodrigous Robinson
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Time: Gospel Music Celebration - 5:00 p.m.
Banquet: 7:00 p.m.
Location: SpringHill Suites, 1976 Power Plant Drive in Hampton, Virginia
Minister Rodrigous Robinson of the Richmond, Virginia GMWA Choir will host the "Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration Day" during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Conference and Banquet at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2013. The event will be held at the SpringHill Suites Hampton, 1997 Power Plant Parkway, Hampton, Virginia. Minister Robinson will preside as Host of an electrifying and energetic segment of inspirational gospel music; from traditional to urban contemporary gospel music. The Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration Day in Hampton, Virginia will be packed with songs, praise and spirited affirmations to bring joy to the heart and celebratory excitement. The highlight will be performances by special guests the Richmond GMWA Choir and also feature Bishop Ray Bynum - Pastor, along with the Pentecostal Followers of Christ Church Choir.
"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a product of the church, and we cannot negate the power that we draw from prayer, singing and spiritual soul-stirring music."
Join Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Newport News City Council Members Tina L. Vick, Joseph C. Whitaker, and Dr. Patricia Woodbury; Hampton City Council Members Will Moffett and Donnie Tuck, Rick Gallaer, Vice Chairman of Pomoco Auto Group; Rev. William A. Keen, State President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); Edna V. Davis, President of the Southeast Community Day Planning Committee and Lisha Bryant-Shannon, Deputy Director of the Office of Human Affairs who will be our guests for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Conference and Banquet.
The Southeast Community Day Planning Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference cordially invites you to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Conference and Banquet on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the SpringHill Suites located in the City of Hampton. The conference will feature diverse speakers in Employment, Health, Education, Business, Transportation, Housing, Economic Development and Community Services. The Conference will begin with a Symposium from 1 – 2:30 P.M., followed by a Community Forum from 3 – 4:30 P.M. with Moderator Tina L. Vick, Newport News City Council Member; the Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration Hosted By Minister Rodrigous Robinson of the Richmond GMWA Choir at 5:00 P.M. and Social from 6– 6:45 P.M.
The event will culminate with a Banquet from 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
Rev. William A. Keen, SCLC State President and Pastor of Traynham Grove Baptist Church in Halifax County, Virginia will be the Keynote Speaker.
Congressman Bobby Scott will provide remarks during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet at the SpringHill Suites Hampton on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
The Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration continues during the Banquet with entertainment provided by the Richmond, Virginia GMWA Choir and Pentecostal Followers of Christ.
For more information contact Edna V. Davis, Event Co-Chair at (757) 218-8157.


text: Dave joined Penn Legacy in 2012 after 15 years as Manheim Township HS boys head coach. Those 15 years included four District III and seven Lancaster-Lebanon titles and in 2006 Dave was named PIAA Coach of the Year. He has also served as Director of Coaching for LANCO United from 2006 - 2010 and is involved with MTSC as a coach/clinician. Dave enjoyed a successful playing career at Manheim Township HS, West Chester University and the Lancaster Spartans men's amateur team. He holds a National Diploma and works as a Health and Physical Education teacher at MTHS.


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New Books Highlight: Steampunk
Do you geek steampunk? Here are three new titles that will get you dreaming of dirigibles, steam power, gears, gadgets, goggles, science and history.
The Lazarus Machine: A Tweed and Nightingale Adventure by Paul Crilley
This is the first book in Crilley's new series, Tweed & Nightingale Adventures. True to steampunk form, it's set in an alternate London in the year 1895. The city is tightly controlled by the secretive government, the Ministry. The possibly corrupt government is at a loss as to what to do when a destructive gang starts spreading mayhem around London and one name is on everyone's lips: Professor Moriarty. Sebastian Tweed teams up with information broker Octavia Nightingale when his conman father is kidnapped by Moriarty. What they uncover in the computer-laden, automaton-filled world is more sinister than they could have imagined. Part sci-fi, part Sherlock, all awesome!
Sneak Peek! "Tonight, seventeen-year-old Sebastian Tweed was going to be the voice of a fifty-year-old woman. More specifically, he was going to be the voice of a Mrs. Henrietta Shaw – missing and presumed dead for over a year now. He wasn't happy about it." (Text copyright 2012 by Paul Crilley)
Legacy of the Clockwork Key: The Secret Order, Book One by Kristin Bailey
Another first in a new series, the Secret Order. When Meg's parents are killed in a devastating fire, all that is left besides her life is a pocket watch. More than it seems, however, the watch turns out to be a clockwork key, one that only Meg can use. What does it unlock? Secrets, clues to a mystery only Meg can solve – with a little help from a possible love-interest. She begins to unravel the web of secrecy around a secret society, and an invention that could change the world but that Meg must destroy. If you like your steampunk with a little romance and a lot of intrigue, this is the book for you.
Sneak Peek! "Six months. It had only been six months. Heavy flakes of snow drifted past the black iron bars of the front gate. I watched one flutter and land on the muzzle of one of the enormous bronze lions standing guard." (Text copyright 2013 by Kristin Bailey)
The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress
Another mystery-infused steampunk, this book is packed with action, humor, and kick-butt heroines. The three not-so-gentle ladies who make up the Friday Society – Cora, Michiko, and Nellie – meet and become partners in action when a ball which they are attending ends in murder. It's up to them to combine their skills in science, combat, and sleight-of-hand, to solve the mystery. Even with their abundant intelligence, clever disguises, and alter egos, it's hard to be sneaky – especially when there are eligible bachelors involved. But the three fight hard to save London from certain destruction at the hands of a nefarious woman exacting her revenge against the all-male Society of Heroes.
Sneak Peek! "And then there was an explosion. It was loud. It was bright. It was very explosion-y." (Text copyright 2012 by Adrienne Kress)


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Women have much to celebrate these days. Voters sent a record number of women to Congress in the Nov. 6 election, including 20 to the U.S. Senate, the most in its history.
Women have much to celebrate these days. Voters sent a record number of women to Congress in the Nov. 6 election, including 20 to the U.S. Senate, the most in its history.
Among the highlights are Republican Deb Fischer, Nebraska's first woman senator since 1954, and the outspoken Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who beat popular incumbent Republican Scott Brown. New Hampshire — with a female governor, Maggie Hassan — will send only women to Congress: its sitting Senators, Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, will be joined by newly elected U.S. representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster, both of whom beat men to get to Washington.
Pennsylvania has its own record-setting election event: 46-year-old Kathleen Kane, a former Lackawanna County assistant district attorney, who beat Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed in the state Attorney General race. Kane becomes not only Pennsylvania's first female Attorney General but the first Democrat to hold the position. And she won resoundingly, with well over 3 million votes, more than any other statewide candidate including reelected President Barack Obama.
It's hard to tell what stars came into alignment to put so many women into office in this election cycle. But male Republican throwbacks to an earlier century couldn't have hurt. When GOP Senate candidates Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock each talked in recent months about abortion, they did so in ways that enraged many women — and they lost. Their controversial remarks may well have played an important role in spurring female voters to turn out in force to elect candidates from their own gender or at least more moderate men.
All these gains mean that women will have a greater role in the halls of power discussing everything from prickly social issues like abortion to entitlement programs and national security. They will have more opportunities to participate in policy development and decision-making at the highest levels. They will have a chance to show whether they are good at bipartisanship and compromise. Women, who traditionally more than men have had to balance family duties with work, are often highly capable at multi-tasking, delegation and negotiation. It will be interesting to see how they apply these valuable skills to government. Maybe they can help move this great nation forward out of its gridlock.
A strong female contingent in the U.S. House. A record 20 in the U.S. Senate. Gains for women in state governments. This isn't equity — after all, women make up more 54 percent of the electorate — but it sure represents progress.


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In September of 2007 through January of 2008, a Karenia brevis bloom occurred on the northeast coast of Florida, but it was not the first time.
In 1946 and 1947 Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tides and associated human and animal health impacts was identified from a bloom occurring off the central west Florida coast. In 1946 respiratory irritation and fish kills were reported on the Jacksonville coast, suggesting that the red tides could occur on Florida's east coast as well. However, it wasn't until 1972 that the transport of K. brevis from the west Florida coast to the east Florida coast via the Gulf Stream System was documented when red tide came inshore in the St. Lucie and Martin county areas. Transport of K. brevis from the west Florida coast to the east Florida coast has since been documented in 1977, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1997, 1999, and 2006.
The September 2007 through January 2008 bloom off the northeast coast of Florida is not the first time red tide has occurred in the Jacksonville area. In 1980 a K. brevis bloom moved inshore at Jacksonville via a warm water meander and was transported south along the coastline via inshore currents. Respiratory irritation and fish kills were reported. The last time a red tide occurred in the Jacksonville area was 1999. East Coast red tides usually persist for a month or less.
The Gulf Stream System, which included the Loop and Florida Currents and the Gulf Stream, plays a major role in the distribution of red tide. Prevailing winds and currents can move blooms from offshore to inshore. When blooms are held inshore by winds and currents impacts to beach goers and coastal communities are more acute.
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My Adopted Gluten Free Blogger- Naomi the Accidental Vegetarian
For the March-April Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger Event, I was pleased to announce that my adopted blogger was none other than the superwoman Naomi over at the Accidental Vegetarian. Now, I am somewhat embarrassed, because the month before Naomi had actually adopted me… but the thing is, I really wanted to adopt her because she has had some absolutely fabulous and crazy-creative recipes on her site. Furthermore, our Miz Naomi doesn't just contribute a vegetarian blog to the gluten-free community, she is an entrepreneur and has started her own company with a very favorably received Better Batter flour blend. Naomi even sent me a complimentary bag of better batter. Unfortunately, my dragon-flour-hoarding tendencies came out with this precious commodity and I kept it all wrapped up in my pantry for the longest time until FINALLY the adoption of this gluten-free blogger made it seem like a special enough occasion to use it! I decided to not just make a baked good, but also try one of her special savory recipes, which often include raw or vegan recipes. I was tempted by her Vegan Caesar Salad with macademia nut, probiotic vegan cheese, but I had a little trouble locating the ingredients, so I had to keep looking. I ended up choosing a recipe for Almond Crusted Zucchini because I had the ingredients and I trusted Naomi to steer me in the right direction. Zucchini can be either really bad (steamed, mushy, plain and slimy) or really good, and I had a feeling this was going to be the latter. It also didn't hurt that Naomi was riffing on the nutritional yeast coating theme that I love so much. Well… I cut up my zucchini, mixed up my almonds and nutritional yeast coating, and then dipped my zucchini in egg and then the coating flakes. I did deviate SLIGHTLY because although I tried it in my cast iron pan with the coconut oil/olive oil combination, I had trouble with things getting too hot. I haven't experimented with pan-frying in coconut oil before, mind you. Anyway, halfway through I switched to a nonstick pan and pure olive oil, a combination that worked better for my stove. I also stirred up some impromptu pasta sauce, with grated carrots, onion and tomato, to accompany DH's favorite corn pasta. As I piled up the zucchini on a plate I knew this recipe was a winner. The nutritional yeast and nutty almond coating had turned golden brown and crispy, but beneath those layers the roasted zucchini had its own springy, freshly grilled aroma. DH is as persnickety about his zucchini as I am…. and it turned out… this recipe was such a HUGE HIT in our house that besides the few pieces I ate, DH would have eaten the whole recipe if I hadn't rescued a few pieces for a "photo shoot" the next morning. :) As expected, Naomi turned out another fabulous recipe, and you know, I've been going in this direction for a while now, but I have to say, zucchini is becoming one of my favorite vegetables… WHEN PREPARED PROPERLY. And this recipe isn't just prepared properly- it's prepared in such a way as to rate VERY highly on the yum scale. And we will be making it again. Oh yes, we will be making it again…
Other recipes I have earmarked from Naomi's savory offerings at the Accidental Vegetarian include
Vegetarian Potstickers
Vegan Stuffed Shells with nut filling
Spaghetti Squash with Vegetarian "Meaty" Marinara
But how about the GLUTEN-FREE BREAD?
As I mentioned, I was very, very excited when Naomi sent me a bag of her better-batter to try. Her recipe for the perfect gluten-free croissants is legendary in certain gluten-free circles. I wanted to try it, but I've been taking a break from dairy lately, so I had to keep looking. Finally I decided on a recipe, not from her blog, but from her company's web page. And yes, the beautiful loaves on the left (and above) were made with Naomi's french bread recipe.
Many of you may have heard me mention my favorite recipe for gluten-free french bread by gluten-free cookbook pioneer Bette Hagman in her book, More from the Gluten-free Gourmet: Delicious Dining Without WheatThis is one of my favorite go-to gluten-free bread recipes that I always serve at dinner parties to gluten-eating guests. It's a simple recipe, with egg whites, white rice flour, and tapioca starch and a few other things thrown in for fun, but it turns out EVERY time, even if you substitute egg replacer eggs for the eggs. It always gets rave reviews, but I thought, you know, it would be fun to try a GLUTEN-FREE Bake-off with Naomi's flour blend.
So, let the GLUTEN-FREE BAKE-OFF begin!
1) Ease and Simplicity of Recipe
Bette Hagman's recipe is pretty simple, especially for her. Only two flours is practically unheard of in her recipes- and for good reason. Usually two flours just aren't able to replicate gluten. However, somehow this recipe succeeds, and like I said, it's pretty reliable, even with egg and dairy substitutions. (on left)
Naomi's recipe is really like a gluten based bread recipe in that it only has FOUR, yes, i said FOUR ingredients. I was a little surprised by the amount of flour called for, though- the recipe asked for seven whole cups of my precious better batter. Hmm. I couldn't really tell how many loaves the recipe made, but I was guessing it was either two or four (in a double french bread pan). Turned out it made four… a lot of bread for a two person household! It went together nicely and easily and the dough had a faint potato aroma when raw. I did forget to dampen the loaves as recommended so I ended up with my typical "homestyle" french bread surface. Something really great for those dairy or egg intolerant (or vegans)- No egg or dairy needed in this recipe, with no substitutions needed. Woo hoo!
2) Texture and Flavor
Bette Hagman's french bread is best straight out of the oven and for the first day. It has a soft texture with a somewhat crunchy exterior. Don't expect any flaky hard exterior, though- the crunchiest part can be the bottom that bakes against the cornmeal strewn french bread pan. It's great on its own or with basil dipping oil. After the first day, it's good microwaved briefly or toasted.
Naomi's french bread had a very crunchy exterior due to the ice technique. We enjoyed it the most the first day as well, and after that the exterior got a little tough. But, it was great toasted again or microwaved the second and third day. It's impressively light considering there are no eggs, but a little heavier than the Bette Hagman bread. It's also slightly less sweet than the Bette Hagman french bread, but with the added flours, may have higher protein and nutrition than the Bette Hagman bread would have if you made it without eggs.
3) The Verdict
This wasn't really a fair challenge, because I already have an established favorite french bread recipe and it's something of a family favorite. I think it would be almost impossible for any new recipe to steal our heart in this particular case. But while it turned out DH and I both decided that Bette Hagman's french bread was our favorite, we also think that Naomi's flour blend is amazing. If you'd told me years ago I could add water, yeast and salt to a flour mix (and not one designed only for bread) and come out with palatable gluten-free bread- I'm not sure I would have believed you. But somehow Naomi has done it, and I think that is SO DARNED COOL! As far as this recipe goes- I think I should have cut it in half, because I ended up with four beautiful loaves, two of which went to waste. (If being allowed to dry for future bread crumbs counts as waste). Many of the recipes on the Better Batter site seem fairly large- I'd love to have directions for a small loaf, because our household just doesn't go through that much bread at a time. Also, for this recipe, I'm thinking maybe one ice treatment might have interesting results. Now I want to try the ice cube trick with Bette's bread, just like I did with my Rosemary Teff Rolls. I do have some better batter left, so next I think I'll try it in a "regular" gluten-type recipe and see how it turns out… Or, maybe I'll scrape together enough for her croissants and brave the dairy for a day. Mmmm….
I hope this post has encouraged you not only to check out Naomi's blog at Accidental Vegetarian but also check out her company and flour blend. I have read so many raves of her flour and I'd love to hear about your experiences with her different recipes, so please post in the comments and help me decide what to make next with MY better batter flour! This will also help others who are in my boat of having to pick just one… or two… of her recipes to try. I can't wait to see what Naomi does in the future, and I'm sure she'll find great success with her product, not only because she has a great product, and really understands gluten-free baking, but also because she's great with her customers and always willing to offer baking tips to anyone in need! Now if I could just drop by her house one of these nights for dinner…. ;)
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PS Just in case you were wondering, I have no connection with the Better Batter company except being "e-friendly" with Naomi, and I don't do that whole icky "write about a product because someone pays you to" thing. I do sometimes chose to review products that people send me (in fact, I will be talking about Triumph dining cards and restaurant guide in the near future)- or just products that I come across on my own- but either way, I present my honest, subjective opinion of that product and welcome other subjective counter-points, preferably from unaffiliated sources. (BTW, I liked the triumph cards, so nobody need get nervous. lol)
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Apr. 2, 1913,
Dear Hattie,
How are you
feeling today? O. K. I hope
we are all well at
present I am coming
to see you Fri. if I can
& want you to meet me
at the depot I will just
bring this baby & will
come on the morning
train. love to all I am
as ever your sister.
Ruth Ricketts
Ruth Ricketts is the sister-in-law of Hattie Elliott Richardson and Esther's aunt.