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If you're like many Mac-based Web developers, you have a regular set of working tools: a text editor, an FTP client, a CSS editor, an e-book or two, a Web browser, and the Apple Terminal window. And given that you have a limited amount of screen real estate, you're no doubt constantly switching between them. Panic's goal is to combine all of those tools into its new program, Coda 1.0.3.
The first thing you'll notice when you launch Coda is that it's simply gorgeous. It is one beautifully designed application, and all its pieces fit together neatly. It was clearly made by a team that loves creating OS X software. Panic also produced the Apple Design Award-winning applications Transmit () and Unison, and if you're familiar with either, you already know that Coda will be slick.
The theory behind Coda is that building a Web site by hand requires several different activities (editing, previewing, uploading, and so on), but that all of that effort is directed toward a single goal: building a Web site. And once you think of it as a single task, it no longer makes as much sense to use five or more different applications.
In its bid to replace all those applications, Coda uses different modes. Rather than create an entirely new text editor, Panic licensed the Subetha Engine, from TheCodingMonkeys, creators of SubEthaEdit ( ). This means that if your site is a collaborative effort, all involved can work on it simultaneously; you can even view each other's changes as you edit. And it's got the line numbering and syntax coloring that the big kids have as well.
If you now use a tool that helps you create your CSS visually (such as MacRabbit's CSSEdit), you'll find Coda's CSS editor familiar. If you want to see a list of CSS rules, or even just the CSS text, Coda lets you choose those options as well.
Instead of accessing Apple's Terminal window, you can use the one built in to Coda. You might not expect much from a Terminal window, but it's handy to have one this easily available.
As you'd expect from the makers of Transmit, Coda contains a more-than-capable file transfer engine, which supports not just FTP, but also SFTP and WebDAV.
Start using Coda and you'll appreciate how the pieces fit together and how it makes sense to use a single program for building a Web site instead of multiple applications. However, you may begin hitting the program's limitations. While Coda's text editor is good, it can't do common tasks such as find and replace across multiple files, or compare two files to see how they differ. The WebKit preview is good, but you can't use it to see how pages will appear if they contain SSIs (server-side includes) or PHP code. And while the JavaScript console is handy, it doesn't correctly display errors when your scripts are in an external file. And there's no AppleScript support. And so on.
Macworld's buying advice
After testing, it became clear to me that Coda 1.0.3 is a work in progress. Panic says that it is going to be updating Coda based on user feedback, and the application will need a lot of updating to be able to hold its own against mature applications. If you don't own any Web development programs yet and are looking to start hand-coding Web sites, Coda is a good first step. Otherwise, wait for subsequent versions before tossing out programs like BBEdit () and TextMate.
[ Dori Smith is co-author of JavaScript & Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press, 2007) and Dreamweaver CS3: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press, 2007). ]Coda is a great-looking application that brings multiple Web development tasks within easy reach.


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Plover Cove
Set in northeastern Hong Kong, Plover Cove Country Park was designated in 1978. A large park of 4,594 hectares, it encompasses contrasting landforms. Meeting the sea on three sides, the park features a range of undulating peaks in the central part. To its west lies Pat Sin Leng Country Park, notorious for dizzying, rugged uplands. Whether you choose to visit Plover Cove on a glorious summer day or in the spring drizzle, the landscape is equally arresting. Every way you turn, water colour scenery takes your breath away.
Bride's Pool is one of the most famous idyllic spots in Plover Cove Country Park. This woodside pool is 25m in diameter and about 2m deep. Here, a magnificent waterfall sets the scene. The atmosphere is so pristine, it seems almost celestial. What also makes Bride's Pool famous is a folk legend. It is said a bride was drowned here on her way to the wedding. Tragic yet hauntingly romantic, this little tale makes your imagination run wild.
In addition to Bride's Pool, Plover Cove Country Park has many other popular scenic spots : Mirror Pool and the manmade Plover Cove Reservoir. For those who enjoy hiking or walking, the park offers Bride's Pool Nature Trail, Tai Mei Tuk Family Walk and Ping Chau Country Trail.
The northern extension of Plover Cove Country Park was designated in 1979. This part of the park includes the Double Haven islets and Yan Chau Tong Marine Park, which harbours some of Hong Kong's most beautiful coasts. Ping Chau (Tung Ping Chau) in Mirs Bay is a treasure-trove of wildlife, while the three gems of Yan Chau, Pak Ka Chau and Pak Sha Tau Tsui lure you with their unique brand of charm. Also full of individual magic are Crooked Island, Crescent Island, Double Island, Yeung Chau and Port Island opposite Long Harbour and Tolo Channel (Chek Mun).
Major Attractions
Plover Cove Reservoir, an impressive water storage facility inside Plover Cove Country Park, is renowned for its magnificent main dam. Measuring 6600 ft (or 2 km) in length and some 24 hectares in area, it is Hong Kong's longest dam and the greatest structure of its kind. It is also the world's first "reservoir in the ocean" and the second largest reservoir in the territory. This imposing dam is as tall as a 9-storey building, i.e. 28 metres. Water storage capacity is 230,000,000 m3, which equals to 230 billion bottles of 1 L beverage.
The construction of Plover Cove Reservoir was prompted by sharp population growth in the 1950's. The demand for water was pressing but there was no available land to build a new reservoir. While swimming in Plover Cove one day, former Director of Water Supplies Mr T.O. Morgan was struck by an idea to transform the bay into a reservoir. Work commenced in 1960, and the facility was completed thirteen years later.
Plover Cove Country Park has a wide range of country and leisure facilities. Among these, the Tai Mei Tuk barbecue area is an all-time favourite. Convenient placed for public transport and within close distance of the Plover Cove Reservoir main dam, it is a popular destination. After all, nothing beats a hearty barbecue followed by a spectacular view of the dam.
In addition to a barbecue area, the park has several routes for hikers of different interests and fitness levels : the Bride's Pool Nature Trail, Tai Mei Tuk Family Walk, Wu Kau Tang Country Trail and Ping Chau Country Trail in Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park.
Bride's Pool Nature Trail near the outlet of Bride's Pool offers a delectable nature experience. The starting section is lined by trees on both sides. Along the way, there are sweet songs of birds and insects, as well as unique landforms. Further upstream, you find unusual potholes and the Bride's Pool cascade. The 6 km Ping Chau Country Trail, on the other hand, takes you to extraordinary rock formations like Cham Keng Chau, Lung Lok Shui and Kang Lau Shek, which is one of the best places to watch the sun set.
The sheer size of Plover Cove Country Park makes it a haven for wildlife. Here in the park, you can find most of the wild animals occurring in Hong Kong, such as Chinese Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura), Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and Chinese Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). Roosting in the woodlands are a great variety of forest birds. There have been records of Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) and Red-winged Crested Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) on Crooked Island and in Lai Chi Wo inside the park.
Butterflies are the most valuable ecological treasures of Plover Cove. For example, the rare Bi-spot Royal (Ancema ctesia) and Yellow Coster (Acraea issoria) were recorded in Plover Cove Country Park. The first record of Yellow Coster in Hong Kong was found in the Plover Cove Country Park. Wu Kau Tang and Lai Chi Wo inside the park are particular rich in butterflies.
Scenic Beauty
If you like extraordinary rock formations, head for Ping Chau. This place gives unique geographical characters sought after by lovers of natural landscape. Ping Chau, flat as the name implies, is home of the one-and-only stromatolite rock form in Hong Kong Ping Chau Formation. This sponge cake structure is the result of erosion, sedimentation and earth movement over long ages. The 200 m stratum is made up of 1-5 mm individual layers, and beddings are clearly distinguishable. As the rock weathers, an interplay of physical property and colour frequency results in more intense colour variations. In some parts, striking colourful bands are formed (Ping Chau Formation).
If the Ping Chau Formation bewilders you, be prepared for more awe-inspiring landforms that make you marvel at the greatness of nature. One example is Kang Lau Shek, a 7-8 m sea stack on a wave-cut platform at the southeastern tip of Ping Chau. These peculiar rocks are sculpted by incessant waves and wind. If you look at the two vertical rock pillars, you can see the shale joints.
At the southern end of the island you find Lan Kwo Shui. Here, a plunging escarpment lines the shore. Waves have cut out many caves on the rock. These caves are accessible from Kang Lau Shek only at the lowest tide when the sea is calm and the name Lan Kwo Shui reflects the tricky crossing. Off the coast of Ping Chau, in the southwest, there is a strange looking band of rock. Known as Lung Lok Shui, this long and triangular rock formation resembles the spine of a dragon entering the sea.


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Every six months or so, men's market week descends upon New York. At trade shows around the city, vendors and buyers work out the details of what stores throughout the country (and the world) will stock when autumn arrives, while editors peruse the booths for a taste of what we'll be seeing in the season ahead. Which is great and all — but a little insider-y. So this time around, we teamed up with one of our favorite men's-wear meccas, Capsule, to bring you, the loyal Style Blog reader, a preview of things to come on the sartorial horizon. Check out the slideshow for a look at what you'll be wearing this fall.
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OLPC:Style guide
This is a work in progress -- please add your comments and suggestions to this page.
Welcome to the OLPC Wiki style guide. This is here to keep people from creating pages with strange wikisemantics and titles and categorizations that don't naturally help other wiki users find them. Or lead to edit wars that continue across centuries.
Proposed: Pages in different languages should be on their own wikis -- one wiki per language. Languages that do not yet have a few introductory pages in their language (including the Main Page, OLPC:About and this style guide page) may have individual pages translated here on this multilingual site.
- Counterargument: I disagree if you mean completely different wiki's. Multiple languages can co-exist here at OLPC with proper translation and auto translation to fill in the gaps.Seth 21:55, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Campaigns and slogans
- One Laptop per Child : lowercase 'p'.
- Give One, Get One / Give 1, Get 1 / give 1, get 1 : the latter predominated in 2007, moving to the former in 2008.
- give a laptop. change the world. and longer version give a laptop. get a laptop. change the world. for Simply Give and G1G1.
- Change the World : the Give 100 and Give 1000 programs in 2008. Two caps, lowercase 'the'
Project pages
see Activities and Activities/tmp
This is a description of sections, format, and style that are helpful in creating a project page that others can use and contribute to.
Collections and library/reading activities
- ...
Software and interactive activities
- ...
Data and other basic collections
- Sound samples, sets of clipart
- Software libraries, to be used by other software collections
- Icon collections to be used to customize one's interface
Pages about organizations introduce the group, and should describe its engagement in education, connected digital networks, and access to knowledge, in all relevant languages.
Partners and the like
- ...
Community groups and local chapters (see also #Regions below)
- ...
Volunteers] and community members
- ...
Articles about regional groups should describe the region and the groups and organizations in them, and the extent of deployments, educational efforts, and user groups in that region. They should link to specific pages for each regional chapter or user group. The general page about OLPC efforts in South Carolina, for instance, should be South Carolina, not OLPC South Carolina (which may exist if an organized group using that name exists; in the case of Illinois for instance that group would be ILXO rather than OLPC Illinois).
Article naming
Starting a new article
The article you're about to write already exists in the 20,000+ pages here: use the search box, also Google search, and browse Special:Categories to find it.
- Always check for alternative capitalizations — if you're starting Content Projects, check for Content projects first.
Titling a new article
Use a title that others will find and use.
- Avoid capitalizing page titles unless a necessary proper noun. Use Content projects, not Content Projects.
- Similarly, avoid running words together in CamelCase unless you are referring to a proper noun such as MediaWiki. This makes it easier to link words used normally in a sentence.
- The name of an article should [be able to] appear in the first sentence describing its subject. Avoid article names that add extra features to the title, such as "Feature Browsing toolkit" -- call this Browsing toolkit and find another way to indicate it is a feature.
- See also lead sentence style... you should mention the article name as early in the first sentence as possible, and mark it in bold. (Trick: If you make a wiki link to the current article name, it appears in bold — in this article [[OLPC:Style guide]] appears as OLPC:Style guide.)
On a similar note to Article naming, it's a good idea to make redirects to alternative capitalizations and common typos of page names. For instance, if you're starting Content projects, make redirects to Content Projects, Contentprojects, etc. (But there's no need for content projects; due to MediaWiki's automatic capitalization of the first letter, this goes to the same place as Content projects.)
Similarly, if you find yourself looking for a wikipage and assuming it's under another name which turns out to be a nonexistent page, redirect that page to the correct one when you find it. For instance, if you're looking for what eventually turns out to be Content projects and find, while looking along the way, that Projects for content is empty, redirect that page to Content projects.
In general, avoid subpages (??, note how Sugar Labs uses subpages extensively, e.g. 0.94/Feature_List); better to use a descriptive name which can be read out without a 'slash' somewhere in it. However, there are exceptions:
- Archives of a page/talk page
- A topic that's too big for one page, e.g. the 2012 Help Activity refresh.
- Subpages for recurring meetings, such as OLPC:Volunteer Infrastructure Group/2008-08-17.
- Dated versions of the same page ... though these should usually be without subpages as well, unless they are dated versions of large subsites, which only link to one another. For instance, if we were to make a "2006" version of Localization/www.laptop.org, that might go under Localization/2006/www.laptop.org... since there are many other pages that go along with it.
- Subpages of user pages for half-finished notes, scratchwork, testing, and semi-private projects - although if it's at the point where other people can begin to understand and contribute to it, move it out of your user space into the main wiki area.
Subpages are often used when a set of hierarchical information is moved to a wiki. In these cases, the articles about that information should be named according to the nouns they describe; and the titles of the pages (see #Titles) should be mentioned as early in the first sentence of the page as possible. If you can't include the title of an article as written in a sentence, you may want to rename it.
Exceptions to this are usually made for essays and other notes made within user: and project: namespaces.
Preparing for the future
If you are starting a specific type of page and know that you will need to make general versions later, that's fine -- use the most generic name that is not already taken. likewise, if you are starting the "August 2007" version of a page, leave it at the general name until you have more than one instance, at which point you can start to move to archival page titles. This just helps ensure that any specific page-name is part of an ecology that includes more generic page names and overviews of the abstract topic at hand.
Links, classification, and structure
Links to other articles
Links can be listed in full, in which case you should replace any underscores in the link with a space. For instance, Style guide should not have an underscore — even though Style_guide links to the same page, the underscore is ugly.
MediaWiki links are case sensitive. However, MediaWiki will find a linked article regardless of the capitalization of its first letter. This feature lets you include page links in sentence flow, e.g. Join friends in testing to try out recent builds.
- do NOT use H1 headers within a page (i.e., don't do =Header with a single equals on each side=). Start your hierarchy with ==H2 level header== within the body of the wiki article. H1 headers should be reserved for the page's title (like this page's OLPC:Style guide above); any further H1's should indicate the inclusion of an entire other page. Imagine what happens when you transclude one page at the end of another: this should make sense within a Table of Contents if you add an H1 header before it.
- although this is a valid point, other wikis have solved it by adjusting header levels when transcluding. E.g. if a page is including at an H4 level, then any H1 heading in that page is mapped to H4, and so on.
- As with article titles, only capitalize the first letter of the first word unless using proper nouns, for example ==Upcoming community events, not ==Upcoming Community Events.
Every page should belong to a category (multiple categorization is possible) so when creating or editing pages, try to find a good one.
You should never create a new category until you have located at least two pages to put in that category. Edit the new category's page to explain briefly its intent and any templates that categorize in it. When you create a new category, add it to existing categories so the category itself is discoverable.
Category names are usually plural — things in the category are activities, countries, messaging ideas, etc. And category titles should follow #Titling a new article conventions, thus "Category:Spanish deployments", not "Category:Spanish Deployment".
Write for translation
See also Guidelines for writing for eventual translation for a more detailed description of guidelines.
Keep sentences simple:
- Avoid idioms and extended metaphors. Where metaphors are particularly useful, try to use one that is universal and has no double-meanings.
- Avoid subclauses or long sentences.
- Avoid long strings of adjectives or nouns.
- Convert sentences in unusual tenses into ones in simple tenses with extra clarifying notes.
Write for posterity: avoid "currently", and date "will"
Wiki pages live forever. Every time you write, for example:
- The content translation program, for which there is currently no organization...
These software packages currently depend on Orbit...
TamTam will feature 2 different tools...
you mislead future readers, and you make it nearly impossible for editors to tell if a page is out of date.
- Unless the page's title is tied to a particular date, like "Meeting #3 notes" or "Curriculum Jam Fall 2007",
don't use "currently" or "will" or any other phrase tied to a point in time, unless you date your statement with As of August 2008, ...
Keep words clear and unique
- Avoid words with ambiguous meanings.
- Long words with clear roots can be better than short words that are obscure or have many connotations
Specific words
- "USB drive" or "USB flash drive"
- "USB key" is confused with cryptographic concepts such as developer key, "stick" and "thumb" are non-standard.
- first "Browse Activity", then just "Browse"
- Activities aren't commands and are more than programs. So the first time a page or chapter mentions an activity, say "the Read Activity". Thereafter you can simply say "Read".
Write for easy editing
In normal paragraphs, MediaWiki does line breaking and forms paragraphs for you, so you can start each concept on a new line. Some old advice applies:
- First, when you do the purely mechanical operations of typing, type so subsequent editing will be easy. Start each sentence on a new line. Make lines short, and break lines at natural places, such as after commas and semicolons, rather than randomly. Since most people change documents by rewriting phrases and adding, deleting and rearranging sentences, these precautions simplify any editing you have to do later.
— Brian W. Kernighan, 1974
This also when seeing what changed in a page, as the History tab shows changes to lines.
Obsolete and deprecated information
This wiki is stuffed with information from 2007 before there was final hardware, an official release, and any consensus on what/when/where/how OLPC would do things. This mass of outdated information makes the wiki harder to maintain, search, and understand.
If you think a page might be obsolete, mark it so at the top something like
- Information is from 2007 and seems out-of-date, compare with Foo
If you're sure a page is obsolete,
- insert {{obsolete}} at the top:
{{obsolete|link=[[better page]]}}
- consider removing most of its [[Category:Foos]] annotations so obsolete pages don't show up in categories.
- click the obsolete page's [What links here] in the navigation and replace links to it with better page
Once nothing links to the page, mark it with the {{delete}} template
{{delete|2007 info no longer applies, nothing important links here, replaced by [[better page]]}}
Pre 8.2 information
As of December 2008, Release 8.2.0 is the latest stable release. However, many G1G1 2007 recipients have not upgraded, and some G1G1 2008 recipients are receiving laptops with Release 8.1.0 installed. We encourage users to upgrade to the latest release, {{Consider upgrading}} is a template that makes this recommendation.
So pages should start with the 8.2.0 information, then mention earlier behavior:
- In Release 8.2.0, xyz works like this
- In releases prior to 8.2.0, xyz worked like this
{{Consider upgrading}}
You should eliminate info that only applies to releases prior to [Release notes/7.1.0|Release 7.1.0]] ("ship.2", build 653).
Using advanced features
Are special pages intended to be invoked from other pages producing some result based on parameters provided or extracted from the including page. A template that just transcludes static text is not a template and should be treated as normal page. There's the Template:Sandbox to try new ideas on templates.
Always add a <noinclude> purpose... Usage ...</noinclude> block explaining the purpose of the template.
Templates should be tagged with the Category:Template or one of its subcategories within the <noinclude> block
Page transclusion
The composing of an article based on other pages is a very powerful idea but that can quickly get out of hand as interdependencies develop (not to mention the complication for future editors to actually find the right page to edit). Still, it's a powerful (and sometimes complicated) way to reuse context in several places.
If a page is intended for transclusion in other pages, you should probably put any categorization or semantic annotation in it within a <noinclude>...</noinclude section, otherwise every page that transcludes it will get categorized and annotated.
Semantic annotations
This wiki has the Semantic MediaWiki and Semantic Forms extensions. These let you annotate information in wiki pages so you can browse it and other pages can query it. See Semantic MediaWiki for the pages using it, and cautions.
Visual design of pages
Some of the principles in the HIG apply across the board. For instance, walter is unhappy with the insertion of navigational elements (or is it just visual attractions?) in the middle of a page; see template talk:support-nav for a recent discussion.
Article and visual flow
Use of color
External links
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This is David Bay, Director of Old Paths Ministries.
And this is the Cutting Edge, a radio program dedicated to warning and informing God's people. We are committed to the study and exposition of the inerrant, inspired and authoritative Word of God. The views expressed belong to us, and are not necessarily shared by this station.
Before we begin our course of study today, we would like to announce that our seminar, originally scheduled on Saturday, January 8, has now been rescheduled for Saturday, March 5. Pray that we will not experience the same type of blizzard that prevented the January seminar. We will be holding this seminar at the New Hope Christian Church, 308 Market Street, Warren Rhode Island, I-195 East, Exit 2, follow road for 2 1/2 miles on Rt. 136. Phone number of the church is 401-247-2500. The seminar is from 9:30AM to 5:00PM. Lunch will be on location from 12:30-1:30 Call the church for details.
This seminar will open your minds to the truth of what is happening in society and in the world today, and, more importantly, will demonstrate why it is happening. This seminar is titled, "America Determines The Flow Of Modern History". Truly, once you understand the principles of this seminar, you will never look at the news the same way again; and, you can personally see the march toward the New World Order in your daily news. You need to attend. See you there!! Bring someone.
The title for this morning's radio program is, "The Noose Is Tightening". If we are as close to the final, abrupt implementation of the New World Order as we think we are, we should see societal evidences that the Planners of this new totalitarian system are beginning to draw the noose around the necks of their most determined and vociferous enemy. And, who might that be? The Fundamentalist Born-Again Christian.
We have repeatedly stated the truth that the New World Order is sanitized Nazism. New Agers believe the same religious and societal tenets as did the Nazis. Both systems recognized the need for a superman leader, thoroughly trained in the secret ways of the occult. Both groups preached that the world must come together in a global system of government, religion, and economy, under the leadership of their superman. And, both systems call their superman, Anti-Christ. We have identified over 40 specific areas of commonality of belief and goals between the New World Order of Adolf Hitler and that of Presidents Bush and Clinton.
Since this is the truth, we should not be surprised to learn that American society is travelling down a parllel path that Germany travelled from the late 1800's to 1938, when Hitler began his intense persecution of the Jews. We have covered this background extensively in past programs, and do not intend to plow the same ground again. Today, we shall discuss the manner in which the Nazis gradually drew the noose around the collective necks of their major enemy, the Jews; then, we shall see that the present New World Order is similarly drawing the noose around the necks of their major enemy, the Born-Again, Fundamentalist Christian.
Prepare to be shocked.
Satan began to condition Germans to accept the Holocaust, in the late 1800's, when he prompted an explosion amongst the population in the popularity of the old Nordic legends. For the first time in centuries, Germans of every level of society began to delve in these old heroic legends. Of course, the religion of the Nordic tribes was Satanism. Therefore, Germans who were immersing themselves in this old society were also being subtly immersed in Satanism. Soon, Germans began to subscribe to the values of Satanism in their personal lives, without realizing it.
One of the unintended byproducts of this new love for the romantic warrior hero was a belief that only the strong deserved to live. Only the strong made the nation powerful enough to defeat its enemies. Conversely, the weak and the beggarly, the sick and the ill, the handicapped, and the mentally unfit, were seen as a drain on society. A phrase was born to describe these types of people, one that will reverberate throughout history -- a life unworthy of life. This attitude so permeated German society, that millions came to believe it. In the two decades before Hitler assumed power, certain doctors and nurses so believed this insidious lie that they began to misuse medical technology so as to kill those people under their care. When Hitler came to power, he simply threw the resources of the Central Government behind this moving juggernaut. Satan was manipulating the scene.
And, since Satan has always hated the Jew, Anti-Semitism began to grow. Anti-Jewish feelings began to percolate through the people, subtlely at first, so minor that no one even noticed. However, as Germany approached the decade of the 1920's, more Jewish hatred than ever began to be manifested. At first, this hatred was carried out by individual Germans against fellow German Jews. Jewish employees began to realize that, suddenly, they were not being promoted, or were being fired for no good reason. Universities and colleges began to pass internal rules that kept Jewish scholars out of academia. Jewish children in schools began to bitterly complain that they were mistreated in school by their classmates, while too many teachers and administrators failed to right the wrong and punish the guilty.
Collectively, German Jews could feel the tightening of the noose. Jews were like most people in any other age; all they wanted was to be left alone in peace, to be allowed to grow up, have a family, have grandchildren, and die a natural death in peace. And, as most people, Jews were reluctant to believe the worst case scenario, that the entire German nation could turn on them suddenly and begin killing them. Even when Adolf Hitler made these threats come alive, in print, when he published "Mein Kampf", most German Jews refused to believe he could ever bring it to pass.
This worsening hatred and persecution of the Jews took a strong turn for the worse when Hitler assumed power in 1933. Now, German Government resources began to pour through every avenue of society to step up the attack. One of the major new weapons against the Jew was propaganda, primarily posters, radio, and the new movie industry. Jews were consistently painted stereotypically as being non-human, dangerous to society, being greedy, stupid, etc. The greatest propaganda film of all time was the Nazi film, "The Wandering Jew". This film depicted the Jew as wandering over the earth, infesting every country with their filth. This film graphically portrayed the Jew as being rats, a stereotype that stuck in the minds of millions of Germans. Objective historians agree that "The Wandering Jew" made the Holocaust not only possible, but inevitable.
Now, the stage was set for wholesale public persecution of the Jews. Hitler was convinced that the average German on the street would do nothing to stop an all-out assault. The year was 1938; all Hitler needed was an excuse to crack the whip on the Jew. And, make no mistake about the fact that he would get that excuse, even if he had to invent the specific act of provocation. This is one historic fact every person in America should completely understand. Many a government in history has secretly created the very incident against which it is "forced" to "react". As we move into the actual implementation of this New World Order, understand that American Government provocators might very well be at work behind the scenes to produce the violence erupting in our country.
Hitler did not have to wait long, for Satan is a master at arranging events with just the right timing. On November 7, 1938, in Paris, France, a young and very distraught Jewish man shot and killed a German diplomatic officer with a revolver, as a protest against Jewish treatment. Hitler and his cronies had the incident for which they had been waiting. On the evening of November 9, the Satanic Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda, ordered that demon-strations against this murder begin immediately. German newspapers, totally under Nazi control, carried the stories of these riots as though they were spontaneous, as though these represented the final breakthrough of pent-up German emotion against the Jew. Hitler and Goebbels painted the entire Jewish population of Germany with the same broad brush as they painted the Jewish murderer of the German diplomat. These Nazis used an event they knew was definitely not representative of the Jewish population, as the excuse to initiate a policy of the most brutal persecution. The entire Jewish people were made to suffer, and ultimately die, for the murder of this one German.
The result was one of the truly horrifying episodes in all of recorded history. The Reverand Paul Schenck writes, in his book, "The Extermination of Christianity", that this "spontaneous" demonstration, called Kristallnacht -- the night of the broken glass -- transformed German society forever, ultimately resulting in Hitler's Final Solution of the Jewish "problem" in the ovens of the Holocaust. Hitler galvanized the whole German population into action against his one major, identifiable enemy, the Jew. If the Jew had not existed in Germany in the numbers and the influence in which they did, Hitler would have had to invent some other enemy.
As a result of his deadly persecution against the Jews, Hitler was able to seize absolute dictatorial control of Germany. Using the chaos which his own plans had created, Hitler became Germany's all powerful military ruler. The Holocaust had begun.
Now, return with me to America, 1994. The Neo-Nazi New World Order is about to break upon us with full force. Does the leadership of this new order have a strong, identifiable enemy against whom the American people could be galvanized? Yes, they do, and they plan to use this group in the same way in which Hitler used the Jew, to seize absolute, dictatorial power. Who is this group? The Fundamentalist, Born-Again Christian. As I stated at the top of this program, I have noticed that the authors of the New World Order enthusiastically welcome all members of all other religions into their ranks, except for one -- Fundamentalist Born-Again Christians. Something, or someone, is really getting their anger aroused against this group. And, most importantly, the American Government and Media are cooperating in an effort to systematically condition the average citizen on the street against Born-Again Christians. The planned result will be the same -- an outbreak of intense persecution that will simultaneously eradicate the Christian, and deliver the kingdom to Anti-Christ.
Let us begin at the beginning of this gradual attack against Born-Again Christians. From an historic, sociologic point of view, one can see evidences of upcoming persecution by the majority against a minority when certain events begin to occur:
Societal Event # 1. When the majority begins to act boldly against the leadership of the minority, specifically violating law and/or precedent as they move against this leadership. When police began to attack and beat anti-abortion protestors without punishment, this was an event of historic proportion for it is a barometer of even more persecution. Police have also been falsely accusing anti-abortion protestors of inciting violence, and the courts have been backing them fully. Event Number 2 is closely related to this first one:
Societal Event # 2. When the court system begins to impose far heavier sentences against the leadership of the minority than would be expected or than has been the case historically for that type of "offense".
This type of activity began with the case against Reverand Jim Baker. While no Christian leader condoned Baker's behavior, many were severely taken aback by the imposed sentence of 45 years in prison. This sentence was frankly unbelievable!! Murderers, drug dealers, and extortionists do not receive this heavy of a sentence. And, in Baker's case, no one was murdered, and no drugs were alleged to have been part of the case. When the public outcry did not come, leadership of the New World Order knew they could step up their program against the Fundamentalist Christian.
Societal Event # 3. When the rhetoric against the minority begins to be superheated. Militant feminine leaders, and the leadership of Gays and Lesbians have been engaged in superheated rhetoric for approximately 5 years now. These leaders have been advocating extremely strong measures against the hated Fundamentalist Christians who dare oppose their agenda. But, when the supreme leader of the majority begins to attack the minority on some issue(s), uses superheated language and resorts to innuendo, lies, and distortions in his attack, you know certainly that persecution is about to begin. When President Clinton threatened pro-life leader, Bob Jewett, during a televised Michigan town meeting with overt Government action against him, everyone should have known the lateness of the hour. Clinton stated, "I'm gonna make sure you Operation Rescue types spend the rest of your lives in jail". (Quoted from Paul Schenck's book, "The Extermination of Christianity", p. 76). Notice that Clinton was threatening to become personally involved in the government campaign against the anti-abortion movement, and especially notice the specific threat of lifetime jail. This is a sure sign of the impending outbreak of official, severe persecution.
Societal Event # 4. When laws begin to be enacted specifically targeting the minority. For several years, Christians have been targeted through zoning regulations and the reduction of tax privileges. The latest example of this type of activity which presages overt persecution is reported by the "Prophecy In The News" newsletter. Effective January 1, 1994, the IRS will no longer allow charitable deductions to be taken on the full amount of book and tape purchases; rather, the charitable contribution claimed must be only for the amount that is over and above the "Fair-Market Value" of such material. Remember, the issue here is not the merits of the ruling. The issue here is that an official department of the Federal government, the IRS, has created a ruling that is unconstitutional. Our Constitution specifically prohibits this type of action. The First Amendment clearly states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". Will the Courts overturn this IRS ruling on these grounds? It is possible, but not probable. Remember, every President since Woodrow Wilson has been leading this country to the New World Order. Therefore, every judge at every level has been selected by New World Order Presidents. Most judges in America today are part of this new order. We will see later how this truth is demonstrated graphically later.
You also know that persecution is about to break out when rhetoric begins to be heard that laws should be enacted against the hated minority. The most clear example of this type of activity is reported by the American Medical News in their December 13, 1993, issue, in an article entitled, "Elders: Will Push For School Clinics", on page 17. Elders was strongly advocating sexual education for all school children, and was suggesting that school-based health clinics were the natural vehicle. Then, toward the end of the article, Elders "...called on churches to help solve the health problems of adolescents: 'They've got the buildings; they've got the resources; they've got the transportation. So, let's make them get involved, and stop allowing them to moralize from the pulpit...'" This statement is unbelievable!! Elders is threatening to force churches to use their resources to further her Godless plan. Notice the words, "Make them get involved" and "Stop allowing them". When the Surgeon General of the United States can boldly advocate this type of governmental coercion, it is a sure sign that full persecution is imminent.
Societal Event # 5. When the court system and the Justice system begin to ignore fundamental laws (in our case, the Constitution) as they press their attack. One of the most telling signs of an impending persecution is when the criminal justice system begins to rule consistently against the minority, especially when these adverse rulings completely contradict past precedent and current law. We have already spoken about the unusually heavy sentences meted out to Jim Baker. However, this next example is most important, because it blatantly violates our Constitution. On January 24, 1994, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the infamous RICOH Act could be used against abortion protestors. This ruling is most shocking, in that the Supreme Court has allowed RICOH's use to be expanded far beyond its original goal. For those of you who might not be familiar with the RICOH Act, let me briefly explain. The RICOH Act was passed in 1970, designed specifically against drug running and corrupt racketering rings. Since people become involved in this type activity because of the huge profits realized, lawmakers designed RICOH to deprive drug lords of their illegally gotten assets. The RICOH Act empowers the U.S. Government to seize all the assets of an individual only on the basis of an accusation. Government law enforcement agencies do not have to wait for court conviction to seize all the assets of the accused; they can seize assets on the basis of an accusation only. And, if the accused wins acquittal in a court of law, the Federal Government does not have to return all the assets they had seized. It did not matter to lawmakers or the President that the Constitution, upon which the legal system of this country is based, forbids this type of action prior to court conviction. The accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and must receive "due process" of the law. This law is the type a totalitarian dictator would issue. In fact, the passage of this RICOH Act was the most blatant example of "pre-Totalitarian legislation". Legal "experts" predicted that RICOH would be immediately struck down by the Supreme Court, because it was so obviously unconstitutional. However, they did not realize that the entire Justice System is involved in the New World Order agenda. Our judges are most biased; most of them are as committed to the tenets of the New World Order as any politician. The fact they allowed RICOH to stand proves this allegation beyond argument.
When RICOH was being passed some Christian leaders believed the ultimate target was not the hated drug lords, but Born-Again Fundamentalist Christians; and, they warned the people. These clear thinking leaders were laughed to scorn; no one believed them. They were accused of being morbidly afraid. No one is accusing them now. This ruling makes it obvious the target is Fundamental Christianity.
But, there is more horror to this story. Not only will RICOH be allowed to be used against Christians as they participate in activities in the future, the article in USA Today, January 25, 1994, Front Page, states that the National Organization For Women (NOW) plans to return to the lower courts to sue for damages they allege have been committed in the past.
The day when Christians, both leaders and followers, are arrested and their assets seized, is close at hand. This is one of the strongest indications that the planned persecution is imminent.
Societel Event # 6. When the media becomes the willing participant in the ideological attack on the minority, when their reporting becomes biased and deliberately distorted. In the night known as Kristallnacht, the first overt governmental action against the Jew, tens of thousands of Jews were arrested and sent to preconstructed concentration camps. Yet, the media reported that only 36 people had been killed and only 36 seriously injured. What a lie. The media was cooperating in this Nazi New World Order plan, and had been for many years. Their newspapers, magazines, and movies had been cooperating in the desecration of the Jew in the minds of Gentile Germans for decades, conditioning people to believe the worst about their Jewish neighbors.
In the same way, American media has been portraying Fundamentalist Christians as, "a stooge, a hypocrite, a charlatan, a racist, an anti-Semite, mentally ill, a thief, a con artist, a child molester, a rapist, a murderer and a cannibal!" (Schenck, "The Extermination of Christianity", p. 89). Movies, TV shows, and popular music groups have been conditioning their followers for several decades to believe these lies. The time has come when the majority of people in our population would not greatly complain when Christians are overtly attacked and killed. And, just as in Germany, enough American men and women have come to hate Christians sufficiently to actively participate in the murder. Another sign of impending persecution. A big one.
Before we leave the subject of the media, we need to speak of Christian radio, long an thorn near to the heart of New World Order adherents. Christian radio has boldly spoken the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus to an audience that is potentially as large as secular media. With Christian radio, there is no way that New World Order leadership can prohibit someone from hearing the Gospel and becoming saved. Additionally, Christian radio is very bold in proclaiming Biblical absolute values to a world which has rejected absolute values. Only Christian radio speaks out boldly and often against the Gays Rights Agenda, Drug Legalization, the ACLU, the pro-New World Order agenda of the National Education Association (NEA), and many other issues. Christian radio is daily spraying this nation with the truth, for any one who wants to listen. What can be done to stop this?
The only answer is to remove Christian radio from the air. However, it is difficult, high profile, and very risky, to simply pass a law prohibiting Christian radio. There are still too many people who understand free exercise of religion issues that would likely protest. A far better way to skin this cat is to regulate Christian radio out of existence. Such a law is making its way through Congress, known as the "Fairness In Broadcasting Act". Under the provisions of this bill, when the license of an individual radio station comes up for renewal, the listening audience is invited to write to government regulators with any comments. If just a handful of people protest the program content of a radio station, government FTC regulators have the discretion to refuse to renew that station's license. Thus, Christian media is under attack as never before in history. Another sign of the end.
Societal Event # 7. When deliberate death making begins to occur in society, lead by the official leadership, you know that the upcoming persection is close; Because, if leaders can boldly kill people of one group without suffering public defeat, they know they can then kill people of whatever group they desire. Public acceptance of Abortion On Demand and Euthanasia are stepping stones to the planned holocaust against the really big enemy of the New World Order, the Born-Again, Fundamental Christian.
When all these societal factors are beginning to occur, the leadership of the majority will be daily looking at public reaction. If the public reacts negatively, the majority leadership will back off from their plans. If the public does not react negatively, or supports the beginning steps of persecution, the leadership becomes emboldened to move more rapidly to the "Final Solution".
Are you spiritually ready? Today, if you feel in your heart the tugging of the Holy Spirit, do not reject this leading. Confess your sins and accept Jesus Christ as Savior. The time known as the Church Age, what Paul called, 'Today', is rapidly drawing to a close. Soon, the darkness of the Great Tribulation will have fallen upon Planet Earth.
Christian, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
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Remnants Of The VBR...
|After the VBR ceased operations and the rails were ripped up, the former locomotive shop and maintenance buildings at Piney River remained standing, although converted for other uses.
VBR Piney River Shop facilities, May 1957
|VBR Piney River Enginehouse, Oct. 1960
|With the passing of time there have been many changes along the VBR. In the mid-2000's the old corrugated sheet-metal and wood-framed enginehouse (dating from the 1930's) caught fire and was destroyed. A modern replacement of similar dimensions now stands nearby, albeit for non-railroad use.
VBR Piney River Depot, August 1941
Southern Railway Tye River, VA Depot
May 1963
Photo: Earle H. Gil, Sr.
Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail...Yesterday & Today
|The trail came about in 1997 when The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail Foundation, Inc. was founded by a group of citizens from Virginia's Nelson and Amherst Counties for the purpose of converting the VBR's abandoned right-of-way into a hiking trail. Trail foundation members gained support from county governments, local businesses and private individuals. A portion of the former right-of-way of the VBR was held by an adjacent property owner, attorney Stephen C. Martin of Amherst, VA, along with his wife Popie, who was more than willing to donate the roadbed to the Foundation's cause. In 1999, the first of seven "Transportation Enhancement Grants", as well as a number of other grants enabled the vision of the trail become a reality.
March 31, 2011
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|After six years of planning, fundraising and actual construction, the first portion of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail (Link takes some time to load) opened to the public on June 7, 2003. At that time, the walkway consisted of two trail heads (Piney River and Roses Mill), nearly 2 miles of trail surface, and a renovated 200-foot long bridge. A few years later, additional grants enabled 4 additional bridges to be rebuilt for pedestrian use, as well as clearing the edges of the path and laying down surfacing material to extend the trail from Roses Mill to Tye River.
March 25, 1961
|The hiking trail begins at the old Piney River depot in Nelson County and follows the Piney River itself East 1.8 miles to Roses Mill in Amherst County. Continuing Eastward the trail crosses back into Nelson County 3.5 miles down river just below the confluence of the Piney and Tye Rivers and then passes under Route 29. The pathway wanders through the countryside and presents views of the rolling hills, farms and the waterways. To this day, the route of the VBR offers little evidence of civilization, and retains its bucolic ambiance. Wildlife and flowers are everywhere and the trail is a safe and pleasing experience for all who come to enjoy everything it has to offer.
No. 6 leads a freight East out of Piney River, 1953
April 3, 2012
|A February 4, 2012 article in The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, VA noted that a new phase of the VBR Trail Project had commenced. Plans include obtaining, restoring and displaying a caboose at Piney River; putting up 50 signs about the history of the area and the railroad along the trail; preserving one of the VBR's old dump cars and a handcar; and renovating the Tye River weigh station at the end of the trail and re-installing its scales. The VBR depot at Piney River on Route 151 will be restored and provide a home for exhibits on the history of the railroad and Hurricane Camille. Additional plans include the completion of the last segment of the trail and building a traditional railroad cover for the Naked Creek Bridge.
No. 12 pulls its train past the
Tye River Scale House in 1978
|Although the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway is now long-gone from the rural Dixie scene, there are still many citizens of the peaceful Nelson County area who fondly cast their minds back through the mists of time to another era. It was a time when one could witness the steam locomotives of "Th' Blue Ridge" throwing their smokey exhausts high into the air as they struggled to pull heavily-laden freight cars along the banks of the Piney River. A time when the call of the steam whistle could be heard floating and echoing among the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all was right with the world.
A Sincere Thanks to the following individuals who assisted with information, documents and photographs related to the history and operations of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway:
Kurt R. Bell, Railroad Archivist II; PA State Archives, Harrisburg, PA
Kermit Geary, Sr.
Earle H. Gil, Sr., Collection of Steve Hepler
Theodore F. Gleichmann, Jr.
William T. Greenberg
Walter Grosselfinger
Al Hamilton
John Krause - VBR Black & White Negative Files, Collection of Steve Hepler
Alan W. Maples, President; Everett Railroad, Duncansville, PA
J.C. McHugh, President; McHugh Locomotive & Crane, Fairless Hills, PA
Dave Phraner
Don Ross
Paul M. Saunders, President; Saunders Brothers, Inc., Piney River, VA
Paul Tupaczewski
|Suggested Reading:
|Heartbeats of Nelson
|by Paul M. Saunders
|March 2007 - Saunders Publishing, LLC, Piney River, VA
|Sentimental Journey – Being a History of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway
|by Carl M. Lathrop
|1979 - Carl M. Lathrop, Madison, NJ
|Steam Days on the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway
|by John J. Hilton & Randolph Kean
|1975 National Capitol Historical Museum of Transportation, Inc., Arlington, VA


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March 23rd, 2012
President Obama statement on Trayvon Martin case
President Obama addressed the Trayvon Martin shooting today in the Rose Garden.
"Obviously this is a tragedy. I can only imagine what these parents are going through. When I think about this boy I think about my own kids and I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this and that everybody pulls together, federal, state and local to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened.
I'm glad that not only the Justice Department is looking into it, I understand now that the governor of the state of Florida has formed a task force to investigate what is taking place.
I think all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how something like this happened. That means that we examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics of the incident.
But my main message is to the parents of Trayvon. If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon. I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and we will get to the bottom of exactly what happened."
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This week's blog challenge is:
Write a political blog post.
Studs Terkel recently referred to the United States as having "National Alzheimer's Disease", forgetting their past so they can not only repeat their mistakes, but regressing back to the childhood stages, losing all the benefits of its amazing "growth", both as a society and government. In other words, Americans have become politically apathetic.
It's time we started fighting back against this new disease and put some political butt-kicking into our blogs with the rights we have called "freedom of speech" – besides, it's political season in the United States and everyone, inside and outside the states, has an opinion on the next whack—president of the powerhouse that used to be the United States of America.
Political writing isn't about ranting. It is often filled with colorful adjectives and references, vibrant metaphors and similes, helping the writer get the reader's ruffles up. There are plays on words, innuendos, and loads of satire.
Verbal and physical satire is easy to do. A wink, grin, or other body expression can convey whole paragraphs of opinions about what is being said. Written satire is much harder, and more often misunderstood as the words struggle to convey their message on the page or screen.
Political blogging can involve conspiracies, or taking a firm stance on one side of the fence, or even straddling it, trying to give both sides of the issue. Either way, it means writing about politics and how they impact our day-to-day lives, now and in the future.
My Scribbles' "American's Dirtiest Open Secret" is a good example of clean, clear, and specific political writing, pointing out the facts very plainly.
L. Ron Hubbard's Mission Earth series, Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Norman Cousins, Tom Lehrer, the music and performance group Capitol Steps, and The Colbert Report are examples of well-known political satire and commentary. Even Michael Moore, whose naive bumbling character is easily dismissed by millions, his political views are famous as he uses it expertly and subtly in blog, books and movies.
There are also many serious political bloggers out there, reporting on the news, events, and offering their opinions on what is happening in politics today and in the past. Examples include:
- Auspundits
- Bolt Watch
- Possums Pollytics
- Andrew Norton
- Anwar Ibrahim
- Iain Dale's Diary
- Talking Points Memo
- Crooks and Liars
- Michelle Malkin
- The Huffington Post
- Daily Kos
- Guy Fawkes' Blog Of Parliamentary Plots, Rumours And Conspiracy
Since politics are the news of the day, why not try your hand at blogging the political way.
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Winter Comes Early: Access and HBO Go
May 22nd, 2011
When HBO announced that they would be premiering the seventh episode of Game of Thrones' first season on HBO Go immediately following the conclusion of episode six, I was more fascinated than excited.
I think HBO Go is a really interesting initiative that has the potential to play an important role in the future of the channel's programming. Not only does it offer a new platform in which users can legally access the network's database almost in its entirety, but it also creates new potential for special features being integrated into the weekly viewing process, and makes the network's content more readily mobile. When I talked with my cable company to subscribe to HBO earlier today (after having relied solely on screeners to this point), the friendly customer service representative had a whole spiel about HBO Go ready to go, and was clearly using it as a pitch to draw in potential subscribers.
Premiering an episode early is a great way to make users more aware of the service, especially when dealing with the Game of Thrones fanbase who might not normally be HBO subscribers (and who might have only signed up this week, having relied on nefarious methods to this point in the series' run); if they go to the site to watch episode seven early, they might also check out the pilot for True Blood, and might get hooked enough that they maintain their HBO subscriptions following the Game of Thrones finale.
However, there lies a central concern with HBO Go that makes this kind of initiative somewhat problematic: as a result of the nascent state of the site, a number of cable providers have not been able to strike deals with HBO to feature the service, and since it is tied directly into your cable account this means that a large number of people who are paying for HBO subscriptions do not have access to this sneak preview. While there is clear value from a promotional point of view in an initiative like this one, I do wonder if the way in which it divides the series' fanbase and potentially bifurcates the conversation surrounding the series doesn't demonstrate the perils of messing around with serialization in this fashion.


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For many years, policymakers have been concerned by the relatively low levels of academic achievement by economically disadvantaged K-12 students in math and science, by the underrepresentation of disadvantaged college students in math and science majors, and by the underrepresentation of people from disadvantaged groups in math and science careers. While racial gaps in math and science test scores narrowed somewhat in the 1970s and 1980s, substantial gaps persisted through the 1990s to the present.
To help address these disparities, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) established a math and science initiative in 1990 within Upward Bound, a federal grant program designed to provide disadvantaged high school students with skills and experiences that will prepare them for college success. The initiative, referred to as Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS), awards grants to institutionslargely colleges and universitiesto operate UBMS projects. These projects were designed to differ from "regular" Upward Bound projects in several respects. To ensure that participants receive an intensive math and science precollege experience, UBMS projects provide instruction that includes hands-on experience in laboratories, computer facilities, and at field sites. Opportunities are also provided to learn from mathematicians and scientists employed at the host institution or engaged in research or applied science in other institutions in the community. A six-week summer program providing intensive instruction in laboratory science and mathematics through precalculus is also offered.
Initially, ED funded 30 UBMS projects. by FY 2004, there were 127 UBMS projects serving 6,845 students at a total cost of $32.8 million. Therefore, the annual cost per studentapproximately $4,800is comparable in cost to regular Upward Bound but much more expensive than other federally funded precollege programs. More than 80 percent of UBMS projects are hosted by four-year colleges and universities; most of the rest are hosted by two-year colleges (Curtin and Cahalan 2004).
Participants in UBMS must meet the same eligibility requirements as regular Upward Bound students: students must (1) belong to families classified as low-income (taxable income of no greater than 150 percent of the poverty line), or (2) be a potential first-generation college student (neither parent has a bachelor's degree). Some students who participate in UBMS summer programs are referred from regular Upward Bound programs and then return to those programs during the academic year. However, as would be expected, UBMS projects are more likely to consider students' interests in math and science when reviewing applications than are most regular Upward Bound projects (Moore 1997b). While 25 percent of participants are white, most program participants are from underrepresented minority groups: about 60 percent of participants are African American or Hispanic (Curtin and Cahalan 2004).
Evaluation of Upward Bound Math-Science
Since 1991, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., (MPR) has been conducting the National Evaluation of Upward Bound for ED. The centerpiece of this evaluation has been a random assignment evaluation of regular Upward Bound. In 1997, ED added a new component to the evaluation that is focused on UBMS. In 1998, MPR selected a random sample of the students who participated in UBMS between 1993 and 1995 at projects that were still operating at that time. This report constitutes the first of two evaluation reports on UBMS, and it is based on participant surveys and student transcripts collected for this sample between 1998 and 1999 and again between 2001 and 2002. The second report is scheduled for completion in 2006 and will be based on data collected between 2003 and 2005.
The evaluation of UBMS has two components: a descriptive analysis and an impact analysis. The descriptive analysis relies primarily on a survey of project directors to describe the resources available to UBMS projects; the types of institutions that host them; the credentials and demographic characteristics of project staff; recruitment, eligibility, and enrollment of students; student characteristics; and program offerings. The impact analysis is designed to measure the effects of UBMS on (1) performance in high school, especially in math and science courses; (2) postsecondary attendance, persistence and completion; and (3) the likelihood of completing a postsecondary degree in mathematics or a scientific field.
The impact analysis is based on a comparison of UBMS participants with a sample of students that (1) applied to enroll in regular Upward Bound programs in the early 1990s, (2) never participated in UBMS and (3) have been tracked by MPR as part of the national evaluation. This comparison group was selected to ensure that it had similar characteristics to the sample of UBMS participants, and we controlled statistically for the small remaining differences in these characteristics between UBMS participants and the comparison group.
If UBMS participants are more interested or skilled in math and science than the students in the comparison group, the estimated effects of the program may be subject to "selection bias" and may overstate the true effects of participating in UBMS. However, the comparison group we selected was probably the best available short of a randomized control group because the students in the comparison group exhibited the motivation to pursue Upward Bound services, and our analysis shows that the participant and comparison groups are similar in other ways as well. In addition, we implemented a data collection and analysis plan designed to minimize selection bias (see Chapter III for more details). While a control group from a randomized experiment would have prevented selection bias, the comparison group we selected greatly reduced the cost of the evaluation because we were already collecting data for this group as part of the national evaluation.
Note that the descriptive findings and impact estimates presented in this report describe the operations and effects of the Upward Bound Math-Science Program as it operated in the mid-1990s. At that time, it was a relatively new program, and some changes have occurred in how UBMS projects operate. In Chapter II, we mention some of these changes as they are reflected in information provided to us by UBMS project directors in a survey of grantees. It is certainly possible that some of the changes in the program since the mid-1990s have influenced the effectiveness of UBMS projects, and the evaluation does not attempt to measure any changes in effectiveness since that time. In this report, we measure the effects of the program on people who participated between 1993 and 1995 and describe the operations of the program at that time.
Report Findings
From our descriptive analysis, we found that UBMS projects:
Provide a large quantity of academic instruction. in the summer, the average UBMS project provided a total of 240 hours of academic instruction, and participation in the program is roughly full-time for a six-week period.
Are most active during the summers. UBMS projects typically provide services, such as tutoring or study sessions, during the school year, but they provide most of their services during summer residential programs at the colleges or universities hosting the program.
Provide academic enrichment in math and science subjects. Many UBMS projects offer courses in algebra II, geometry, precalculus, biology, chemistry, physics and computer software; in contrast, few offer courses in Social Studies (though many offer English courses in addition to their math and science offerings). At most projects, the course work is designed to provide academic enrichment instead of academic remediation.
Provide instruction through a combination of single-subject courses and interdisciplinary instruction. While other instructional techniques were used, three out of four projects provided instruction primarily through single-subject academic courses or the combination of these courses with interdisciplinary instruction.
Given the academic services provided by UBMS, it is natural to ask whether participating in UBMS affects the educational outcomes of the students that participate. From our impact analysis, we found that UBMS:
Improved high school grades in math and science and overall. UBMS had a positive effect on high school grades, increasing the average GPA in math courses from 2.7 to 2.8, the average GPA in science courses from 2.7 to 2.9 and the average GPA overall.
Increased the likelihood of taking chemistry and physics in high school. UBMS increased the likelihood that participants took upper-level science courses in high school, raising the percentage of students taking chemistry from 78 percent to 88 percent and raising the percentage of students taking physics from 43 percent to 58 percent. in contrast, UBMS did not affect coursetaking in advanced math subjects (see Chapter III, Exhibit III.3).
Increased the likelihood of enrolling in more selective four-year institutions. UBMS increased the percentage of students that attended four-year colleges and universities from 71 percent to 82 percent. The increase in four-year attendance is particularly pronounced for more selective schools (those rated as "most selective", "highly selective" or "very selective" by the Barron's Guide): UBMS increased the percentage of students that attended more selective four-year colleges from 23 percent to 33 percent (see Chapter III, Exhibit III.4).
Increased the likelihood of majoring in math and science. UBMS affected students' choice of major, increasing the percentage majoring (or planning to major) in math or science from 23 percent to 33 percent and decreasing the percentage majoring in a field outside of math or science and the social sciences from 51 to 42 percent. UBMS also seems to increase the percentage of participants majoring in the social sciences (see Chapter III, Exhibit III.6).
Increased the likelihood of completing a four-year degree in math and science. UBMS increased the percentage of students that earned a bachelor's degree in a math and science field from 6 percent to 12 percent and decreased the percentage that earned a bachelor's degree outside of math, science, and the social sciences from 20 to 14 percent (see Chapter III, Exhibit III.6). Because 47 percent of participants in our sample were still in college when we interviewed them in 2002, findings related to degree completion should be treated as preliminary, and a final assessment will be presented in a subsequent report.
In addition, we computed separate impact estimates for subgroups defined by sex, race and ethnicity, and prior participation in regular Upward Bound. For some outcomes, we found differences in subgroup impacts that were statistically significant. For example, the effect of UBMS on four-year college attendance was larger for women than for men. However, the number of significant differences between subgroups was relatively small, and there was no obvious pattern to the findings suggesting that particular groups benefited more from UBMS than other groups. Therefore, it is not clear whether the significant subgroup differences are due to chance or to systematic differences in the effects of UBMS on different groups of participants.
To summarize the report's findings, UBMS provides intensive academic instruction in math and science, and our impact estimates suggest that it improves several student outcomes in high school and college. In addition, and consistent with the objectives of the program, preliminary estimates suggest that UBMS participation increases the odds of majoring in math or science. In the next report, we will reexamine the effects on college completion, examine the effects on labor market outcomes, such as employment in the sciences, and weigh the benefits of the program against the costs.
It is tempting to compare the estimated impacts of UBMS to the estimated impacts of regular Upward Bound presented in earlier reports. However, it is important to recognize that the two studies used different methods: while the evaluation of regular Upward Bound is based on an experimental design, the "gold standard" in evaluation research, the evaluation of UBMS is based on nonexperimental methods that may suffer from selection bias, as described earlier. If the estimated effects of UBMS are inflated due to selection bias, then the impression based on our findings that UBMS is more effective than regular Upward Bound might be attributable to differences in the methods used to estimate the impacts instead of differences in the effectiveness of the two programs.


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Friday, June 17, 2011
Adobe Church (Weekend Reflections # 91)
Another reflection from New Mexico. This time it's an adobe church and a white tree under a beautiful blue sky. It reflected in the window across the street.
I have a California reflection at my other blog.
If needed, please click the link in the top right corner for Weekend Reflections instructions. Now, lets have some fun with Weekend Reflections!
70 comments:
- Laura said...
gorgeous reflection James...I love the warm desert colors.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Luis Gomez said...
Wonderful James!
- June 17, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Dani said...
Gorgeous photo.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Cezar and Léia said...
Very beautiful James! Congratulations!
- June 17, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Sylvia K said...
Hard to find bluer skies than in New Mexico! What a gorgeous shot, James! Love the rich colors and wonderful reflections as always! Hope you have a great weekend!
- June 17, 2011 at 11:18 AM
- Malyss said...
Dear James, i'm sorry to have to write this, but like last week, impossible to link!I guess the 2.0 version does not accept french bloggers?..And what does "Click an ad link" mean?..I'd like to help you but I don't understand!
And BTW, your reflection is gorgeous! I like this word, "adobe"..and the colors make a marvellous contrast, beautyfully underlined by the white frame.
(word verification: light!)
- June 17, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- Francesco Miranda said...
Nice photo!
- June 17, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- Leovi said...
Magniifica light, I love the reflection in the window.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Simon said...
As always your reflections are wonderful. The framing is very appealing offsetting the image. I NEVER click through to ads, but for you-I did. Dangerous to click a camera shop ad-potential to spend money, yikes. Happy weekend.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Dina said...
A perfect picture. So pleasant.
I clicked.
Thanks for all the trouble and expense you go through to make this meme meeting place for us.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Thérèse said...
Can't be clearer! Clean windows...
- June 17, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- arabesque said...
i love the quaint feel of it.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Pat Tillett said...
Very nice James! You just gotta love the earthtone color on that building.
- June 17, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- Jan said...
Love NM. This is a wonderful reflection.
- June 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- imac said...
Its amazing the reflections you get from windows James, well shot.
- June 17, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Ms. Becky said...
one of those beautiful N.M. skies. like no others. great reflections James. thanks for hosting, and yes I will click on ads. happy weekend to you.
- June 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- kayerj said...
faboulous shot. I do like the color of the russian olive against the adobe.
- June 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Malyss said...
Thank you! Once again , you saved me! I noted all what you wrote and will try to do things this way next week.I would not like to disturb you every friday! :)
OK, I understood, "ad" is for "advertising", and I go immediately clicking everywhere I can to help you!
THANK YOU again! I wish you a nice week-end!
- June 17, 2011 at 1:15 PM
I really enjoy the adobe color, especially against that great sky blue.
- June 17, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Unknown said...
Love adobe houses! Well spotted, James, great shot.
- June 17, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Kathryn Dyche said...
Beautiful window reflection, great shot.
- June 17, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Kay L. Davies said...
I love this reflection, James. Look at the blue of that sky! I really want to visit New Mexico. Thanks for giving me a taste of it.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
- June 17, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- Rekha said...
A perfect reflection, looks gorgeous too.
- June 17, 2011 at 1:54 PM
- Lesa said...
I haven't visited NM in years and this shot makes me want to head out on a road trip. Really lovely reflection and the colors are so vivid-- Wow!
- June 17, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- Dianne said...
I love the glow of the tree against the warmth of the building
and then the framing makes it all perfect
- June 17, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- Francisca said...
Ah... the colors of New Mexico... warm and inviting. And what a wonderful tree in your reflection too, James. Is that a eucalyptus?
Rather than click on an advertisement, I'd be willing to donate to the cause. Do you have a PayPal account?
- June 17, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- Malyss said...
It seems that you're right about Tomas Gudmundsson!There was no name around the statue, but I know that some poets prefer it being so (In France, Chateaubriand has no name on his grave)
You're much more talented than me with Internet!! :o)(To thank you once again, I go back to "ad click"! :o)
- June 17, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- Leckeres für Mensch und Katze said...
Nice Reflections. Happy Weekend to you! LG Tina
- June 17, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- Scrappy Grams said...
such a simple and beautiful church!
- June 17, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Tania said...
It`s a beautiful look in to that window. So clear colors.
Hope you have a great weekend!:-)
- June 17, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- One Photo said...
What a great photo and the reflection in the window is so clearly captured.
- June 17, 2011 at 3:21 PM
I like it James. That deep blue western sky never ceases to please.
- June 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM
- Margaret Gosden said...
- June 17, 2011 at 5:08 PM
- Reader Wil said...
You have taken a perfect reflection! And I clicked!
Have a great weekend!
- June 17, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- Gemma Wiseman said...
Beautiful reflection! Like a fresh painting hanging on a wall!
- June 17, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Pat said...
The reflection looks like a framed photo. So beautiful. New Mexico is one of my favorite states, with that lovely blue sky.
- June 17, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Do you mean clicking on the ad choices in the right side bar?
- June 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM
- lotusleaf said...
Gorgeous picture. I shall make it a point to click on the ads.
- June 17, 2011 at 8:45 PM
- Nature Rambles said...
I clicked!!
Another beautiful photo, James! The sky can't be bluer than this...and I love that tree too.
- June 17, 2011 at 9:46 PM
- Jack said...
Well done, James. The contrast of the rich adobe color and the blue sky is special.
- June 17, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- Kim, USA said...
I clicked more than one ^_^ Thanks for the poke!
- June 17, 2011 at 10:50 PM
- Hooked on Memes said...
Beautiful colours and image. It is just what I imagine New Mexico to look like.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Alexa said...
I'll click and then click some more! You've clearly been inspired by the Southwest—beautiful.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:36 PM
- Margaret said...
You have taught me to LOOK for reflections - and I LOVE window and puddle shots now. Thanks!
- June 17, 2011 at 11:58 PM
- Oakland Daily Photo said...
Incredible blue sky, even in a reflection.
- June 18, 2011 at 1:13 AM
- snowwhite said...
What a perfect blue sky of New Mexico and its reflection!! The shot is more beautiful than framed painting. White frame, building, white tree and its shadow・・・, everything is fit in harmony.
Have a wonderful weekend!
- June 18, 2011 at 3:48 AM
Great capture! My choice for Weekend Reflections is up. Stop by if you have a moment!
- June 18, 2011 at 6:13 AM
- Linda said...
wonderful reflection in the window ... I'd love to help by clicking but I don't see any ads at all ... I do use Firefox and it tends to eliminate ads
- June 18, 2011 at 7:58 AM
- Roan said...
It is a beautiful reflection, so clear!
- June 18, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Elisa said...
Glad to meet your comment in my blog:)
Have a nice weekend James
- June 18, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- Unknown said...
Your reflection is awesome, so clear!
- June 18, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Sunny said...
In a word...stunning!
☼ Sunny
- June 18, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Absolutely perfect my friend.
- June 18, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Mom Daughter Style said...
thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
I just joined this linky
- June 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- Marie said...
Beautiful and peaceful.
Thank you, James.
- June 18, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Unknown said...
James, I bet you looked sharp in that uniform! :-)
- June 18, 2011 at 9:07 PM
- dianasfaria.com said...
A perfect picture window!
- June 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM
- Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...
I like to click on For sale ads, am looking for a house,
- June 19, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- Unknown said...
Nice shot. Looks like a lovely day. Gorgeous blus sky! Happy Weekend James.
- June 19, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Lynn (NM Enchantment) said...
You did New Mexico justice! :)
- June 19, 2011 at 1:48 AM
- Lucy Corrander : Photos said...
Apologies for linking late.
- June 19, 2011 at 2:40 AM
- Tash said...
It's a beautiful tree against the New Mexico sky.
- June 19, 2011 at 2:41 AM
- Stickup Artist said...
I love those adobe buildings in New Mexico and this church is such a wonderful warm, uplifting, and cheerful color against the brilliant blue sky. Sometimes churches can be a little ponderous and even a little scary and intimidating. I love the alive and joyful feel of this one!
- June 19, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- Owen said...
Hey James, slipped in here just under the wire I hope, with the little reflection you noticed in the lid of the picnic jug there at the horse races.
Hope all is well with your moving and travelling, I'm sure you're having a field day wherever you are right now. Beautiful blue sky there to set off the adobe... in the footsteps of Georgia O'Keefe...
- June 19, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Unknown said...
Beautiful reflection! Love the color contrasts.
- June 19, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- Cheryl said...
The photo is so welcoming...would love to visit this part of our country one day.
- June 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- lizziviggi said...
Beautiful! I love all that bright blue sky with the orange walls.
- June 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- ruma said...
A Santa Fe color.
The deep blue...
It reminds me of the atmosphere of the land.
Thank you.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Thank you to share
- June 23, 2011 at 9:38 PM
- 'Tsuki said...
I just came back from the International Paris Air show, exhausted, just to in time to discover your beautiful picture from last week...
I just love the colors on that window reflection : green blue red... Simple and efficient !
- June 26, 2011 at 12:41 PM


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making the rounds … this one's from the Classicists list:
Dear Colleagues,
We write to call attention to a mailing list designed to share information of interest to those interested in Phoenician and Punic Studies, especially but of course not only in the UK. This initiative is a collaboration between graduate students, post-docs and postholders at Leicester, Glasgow and Oxford, under the aegis of the Oxford Centre for Phoenician and Punic Studies (http://punic.classics.ox.ac.uk).
The list is based at:
Following this link will take you to the mail-list's homepage, and you can join the list by clicking on the 'Subscribe or Unsubscribe' option and following the simple instructions.
Anyone may post to the list, by sending a message to: PUNIC-UK AT JISCMAIL.AC.UK
All posts are checked by a moderator, so you can be assured that you will not receive 'spam'.
The list does not support attachments.
… interesting that the 'list' is still alive and well enough that folks start new ones …


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Who loves lipsticks more than lip glosses? I do, darlings. I really do. Maybe it's the old soul that's in me but I find lipsticks to be classic and rather riveting. I feel like a "woman" when I apply them. I mean, don't get me wrong…I love a good gloss but if I had to get rid of those or lipsticks. I'd send glosses to the curb in a heartbeat.
With the holidays rolling around, I'm going to do my best to show y'all lots of cheap lippies for holiday parties, gifts and stocking stuffers. Let's start with these Maybelline ColorSensational jewels. You can grab these kids anywhere Maybelline products are sold and on Drugstore.com. All of these lipsticks have a pearl finish and like most lipsticks, are a wee bit drying. I wear a lip balm underneath to keep the moisture in my lips locked in.
Coral Lustre – I've never thought that coral lip colors were terribly flattering on my skin complexion. They are a little too cool and pink for my liking. Somehow, this one isn't half bad. I actually feel okay wearing it without a lipliner.
Disco Pink – is a super pink with a whole heap of shimmer. I think it's fantastic!
Glisten Up Pink is slightly cooler than Disco Pink whose shimmer isn't as sparkly.
Nude Glow is a shiny caramel that actually works for me. I'm pretty picky with nudes and I really like this one.
Plum Shine isn't as dark as a "plum" and that's a good thing because I've had my fair share of burgundy lipsticks. Plum Shine is more of light red wine.
I've never claimed to be the best when it comes lipstick swatches so try to stifle those laughs if you see some lipstick creeping up on my check or somethin'. 8)
Whatcha think? See any you like? Disco Pink and Glisten Up Pink are definitely my faves.


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Please read this letter from the Superintendent which informs you of some important changes in our district's schools this year.
The Office of Information Technology is committed to providing the hardware, software, and network resources to enhance students' educational experience by allowing them to access the global learning community.
We can be reached (413) 323-9419 x5316 from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Browse Office of Information Technologies' Important Documents
Belchertown is a Google Apps for Education district
What is Google Apps for Education? Watch this video and find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWDI_249CFY
Learn more about one of thousands of apps called "Classroom" that you can check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K26iyyQMp_g
And here is a Deeside College success story with Google Apps For Education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVRpNkFDZ-s


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UNAIDS reports significant decline in AIDS-related deaths
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 21ST 2012 (CUOPM) – The number of children born with the deadly HIV declined significantly in the Caribbean during the period 2009 and 2011, according to the 2012 global report by UNAIDS.
CMC News said the report noted that the Caribbean, which has the second highest incidence of HIV/AIDS after Sub Saharan Africa, also recorded the highest decline in AIDS-related deaths of any region between 2005 and 2011.
"The number of people (adults and children) acquiring HIV infection in 2011 was 20 percent lower than in 2001. The sharpest declines in the numbers of people acquiring HIV infection since 2001 have occurred in the Caribbean (42 percent) and sub-Saharan Africa (25 percent)," said the report released ahead of World AIDS day on December 1.
World AIDS Day will be observed under the theme "Zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS-related deaths, zero discrimination."
The report said aggressive efforts by governments worldwide to combat the disease by pumping more money into research and making drugs more available have also led to reduction in AIDS-related death.