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Cuisine – Mexican
Approx 4099 W. Broad (in the strip mall at the corner of W. Broad & Georgesville Rd.)
We'd been to Restaurant Karla (then called Cenduria Karla) when it was located on Sullivant Ave., and liked it a lot. More recently, Lydia from Los Potosinos suggested that she thought it was the best sit-down Mexican restaurant in town. Basically, we had high expectations for this place… and that can often lead to a bit of a letdown, even when good.
But not in this case.
As you might guess from the photo above, these guys are in transition. They've only recently moved into their new space and haven't yet sprung for appropriate exterior signage. Look for the banged up El Huarache sign, and you'll find them below it.
Belying any expectations gleaned from the exterior, the interior of this place is clearly no afterthought. It's quite the elaborate set-up, actually, including a performance stage and what we took to be a small dance floor. We assume it was largely inherited from the former tenants, but nonetheless, it's a surprisingly complete and highly detailed space with a caballero theme and loads of Mexican character.
Service is similarly well thought-through. Our server was efficient, pleasant, and attentive without being the least bit overbearing. When we asked for queso fundido for our app and the molcajete for two, her nod and quick wink suggested we must've ordered well (or perhaps just less predictably than the average gringo?)
Chips and a fresh, mild salsa kept us occupied until the app arrived. Queso fundido (above) is basically a dressed-up melted cheese dip, and as far as such things go, it definitely satisfied. The cheese was tangy and perhaps tinged with garlic (think Mexican fondue), and the generous quantities of chorizo spiced it up nicely. When it arrived, the large portion size prompted us to agree that we weren't going to eat it all for fear of not being able to stomach the main course. That turned out to be a tough promise to keep…
…and then ¡holy molcajete!
The name of this dish refers to the stone pot it comes in… you can barely see it in the photo, but it's under there. It's been heated up to keep the food warm, and filled with a staggering assortment of vegetables and proteins, including nopales (cactus), onions, jalapenos, beef, ham, chicken, chorizo, and several large shrimp. A plate with beans, rice, guacamole, and lettuce accompanied, as did some fantastic warm, homemade tortillas. Seasonings on all were nicely (but not aggressively) spicy and the properly cooked shrimp and moist chicken were the standouts among a nice range of options. As the photos adequately suggests, portions were generous and doggie bags were a must.
While there are certainly meat-free dishes, strict vegetarians should be wary (as with most Mexican restaurants) – even meat-free options often include lard, chicken broth, or the like. Pescetarians should be able to find contentment in Karla's reasonably large seafood offering. Regardless of diet, its unlikely that a dining duo would leave with a tab much larger than our $26 bill.
Karla also offers a popular $6.99 daily special that comes with soup, various weekend specials, and is open for breakfast.


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One of your car's most important systems may not help you get great mileage, enhance your driving comfort, or make your car go faster- in fact it actually slows you down! It's your vehicle's brake system. Your car uses a highly complex system consisting of friction material, a master cylinder, boosters, rotors and pads or drums and shoes, calipers or wheel cylinders and an intricate assembly of springs, hoses, steel lines, hydraulics, valves and sometimes computers.
Warning Light
Most modern cars have a dashboard warning that alerts you when there is a potential issue with your brakes. It's always a good idea to check your vehicle owner's manual to familiarize yourself with your vehicle's warning lights.
When you turn on the ignition to start your car, both the parking brake and the brake hydraulic systems light will turn on. If the parking brake light is still on after a few seconds just release the brake and the light will turn off. If your brake hydraulic light stays on there are further steps that need to be taken. If the light is intermittent and seems to come on and off depending whether you are turning the wheel, it may mean the brake fluid is low. If the brake hydraulic light stays on it means there is persistent problematic issue. We recommend having your brake system evaluated by a professional.
Odd Sounds
Brake grinding is always a serious issue and should not be taken lightly. There are generally two reasons brakes grind. Contact of the rotor disc with part of the brake caliper will generally result in brakes grinding and is a result of extreme wear to the brake pads or rotors. Brakes may also make grinding noises is when a foreign object, such as a stone, gets lodged somewhere in the caliper. By moving your car forward and backwards repeatedly in a safe place you may be able to work the object free. If this does not remedy the problem you should take your car in to be serviced. Any foreign object in the brake mechanism can cause serious and expensive damage. If your brakes are making noises and you are not sure what it means, check out our bad brake noise guide!
Temperamental Pedal
When a brake pedal is functioning normally it should feel firm, as if it has a tight hold on the brakes. A "soft" or "spongy" break pedal is unsafe. Driving with a soft brake pedal could place you and your passengers in danger. The most common cause of a soft brake pad is air in the brake line(s). Your vehicle's brakes rely on a hydraulic system to operate properly. Brake fluid helps to maintain the pressure necessary to fuel the hydraulics system. If air gets into the lines, it can prevent the fluid from flowing properly, causing the brake pedal to feel spongy. Some other reasons why you are experiencing depressed or "mushy" brakes would be:
Calipers hold the brake pads.
Bad disc brake caliper
Bad wheel cylinder
Worn master cylinder
What's that Smell?
The smell of melting plastic or electrical insulation is something that should never be ignored. Every electrical circuit is designed to carry a specific amount of current and when a wire or component shorts, the circuit draws more power than it can handle. Remember, where there's smoke there's the possibility of fire.
Visual Cues
There are a few visual cues that indicate whether it is time to change your brake pads and brake fluid. Like motor oil, brake fluid can become old and worn out. Parts and debris, such as rubber in the valves in master cylinders, calipers and wheel cylinders deteriorate and end up in your brake fluid. Moisture can also get into your system leading to rust which can also end up in the brake fluid, compromising the effectiveness and stopping power of your brakes. A good rule of thumb is to have your brake fluid exchanged by a professional every 30,000 miles or in accordance with your vehicle's owner manual. Brake fluid exchange involves removing all the existing brake fluid from your system and replacing it with new, clean fluid.
A great way to visually check whether you need new brake pads is by examining them through the spokes of the car wheel. The outside brake pad is the material pressed against the metal rooter. If you see less than a ¼ inch of pad, then the brake pads are too thin and should be replaced.
Have you ever felt like your car has a mind of its own? Like it wants to make a right or left hand turn when you're braking or driving? If this is the case it could be indicating an issue with the braking system. First check your brake pads to make sure they are worn out evenly on both sides. If one side is worn excessively, it could be caused by a sticking brake caliper. A stuck caliper can cause friction on one wheel and not the others, which would explain why your car is pulling to one side. Also inspect the rubber brake hoses that connect to the calipers. If one of the brake hoses is collapsed it would cause your calipers to move unevenly when applying the brakes which would apply different amounts of pressure to different wheels.
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At the beginning of the Civil War gunpowder supplies for the Confederate armies were insufficient. In 1861 Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, charged Colonel George Washington Rains with solving this issue by creating a local supply of gunpowder. Rains chose the flat lands by the Augusta Canal as the most suitable site for making the much needed gunpowder. He named Major Charles Shaler Smith as architect to design the Confederate Powder Works.
The Federal Government confiscated the powder works land and sold it between 1868 and 1871. By 1872, the buildings and structures remaining were deemed useless, and a project to widen the canal caused the demolition of most. At the request of Rains, the smokestack was left standing as a memorial to those who fought for the Confederacy.
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The "Go Charge" battery chargers are an affordable, reliable and safe battery charging system designed and intended for everyday use. The system is engineered for users who need a charging system on an occasional basis and may not want or need the capabilities of a heavier duty and higher amperage product. Use in boats & other watercraft, automobiles, ATVs, golf carts, etc.Features
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February 25th, 2014
Atheists plan conservative outreach with booth at CPAC
By Dan Merica, CNN
Washington (CNN) – American Atheists, an outspoken organization that advocates for atheists nationwide, will have a booth at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference.
The atheist institution, which is well known for its controversial billboards and media campaigns, informed CNN of its inclusion on Monday night, and a representative from CPAC confirmed that the group will have a booth at the annual national gathering of conservative leaders and activists in March. American Atheists hopes to use the forum to tap into the conservative movement and bring conservative atheists "out of the closet."
"Just as there are many closeted atheists in the church pews, I am extremely confident that there are many closeted atheists in the ranks of conservatives," said David Silverman, president of American Atheists.
Silverman said coming to CPAC will be "the first step of many" in reaching out to Republicans.
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"It is really a serious outreach effort, and I am very pleased to be embarking on it," Silverman said.
The group's inclusion is believed to be the first time that atheists have been involved in the conservative political gathering that has long been associated with Christian conservatives.
The Conservative Political Action Committee, the largest and oldest gathering of conservatives, is run by the American Conservative Union and will be held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor in Maryland from March 6 to 8. Last year, the event brought together thousands of activists to listen to dozens of Republican leaders speak about everything from economics and foreign policy to social issues. The event has long been considered a required stop for Republican presidential hopefuls.
Meghan Snyder, spokeswoman for CPAC, said American Atheists were included in the confab because "conservatives have always stood for freedom of religion and freedom of expression."
"The folks we have been working with stand for many of the same liberty-oriented policies and principles we stand for," Snyder said in an e-mail to CNN.
Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative think-tank Family Research Council, doesn't see it that way. In an email to CNN, a rankled Perkins wrote that the atheist group does "not seek to add their voice to the chorus of freedom."
"CPAC's mission is to be an umbrella for conservative organizations that advance liberty, traditional values and our national defense," said Perkins, who spokes at CPAC in 2012. "Does the American Conservative Union really think the liberties and values they seek to preserve can be maintained when they partner with individuals and organizations that are undermining the understanding that our liberties come from God? Thomas Jefferson warned against such nonsense."
The social conservative leader added: "If this is where the ACU is headed, they will have to pack up and put away the 'C' in CPAC!"
In explaining why the group decided to join CPAC, Silverman cited a 2012 Pew Research study that found 20% of self-identified conservatives consider themselves religiously unaffiliated. While that does not mean they are atheists, Silverman believes learning more about atheism will make it more likely conservatives will choose to identify with those who believe there is no God.
"Conservative isn't a synonym for religious," Silverman said. "I am not worried about making the Christian right angry. The Christian right should be angry that we are going in to enlighten conservatives. The Christian right should be threatened by us."
American Atheists paid $3,000 for booth 439 in the event's exhibition hall. Their booth will be right next to the Republican National Committee's booth, according to the room map.
American Atheists is known as the in-your-face contingent in the world of atheist activists, and the group's members pride themselves as being the "Marines" of the atheist movement.
The group has long targeted Republican lawmakers, although Silverman considers the organization nonpartisan.
In 2013, American Atheists launched a billboard campaign against three Republican politicians: former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. All three Republicans have spoken at CPAC in the past.
In one billboard, Santorum is pictured to the left of a quote attributed to him. "Our civil laws have to comport with a higher law. God's law," the quote reads. Underneath the graphic is a tagline: "GO GODLESS INSTEAD."
The group has also prided itself on trying to reach into religious communities and bring people out of the closet. In 2012, American Atheists asked Jews and Muslims to come out of the closet in a targeted billboard campaign.
In addition to Silverman, Amanda Knief, American Atheist's managing director, and Dave Muscato, the group's spokesman, will attend CPAC. Silverman said they will be prepared to respond to questions from conference attendees.
UPDATE: CPAC reversed their decision and will not allow American Atheists to have an exhibition booth at the conservative conference.
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When Italian immigrants were 'the other'
By Ed Falco, Special to CNN
updated 8:33 AM EDT, Tue July 10, 2012
(CNN) -- In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where there is opposition to the building of a mosque, protesters are reported to have gathered at the construction site shouting, "Islam is not a religion!" When I read this in my local paper, I thought about how the people of Murfreesboro's Islamic community must have felt at the sight of their neighbors rallying against them and their religion.
America has a proud tradition as an immigrant nation, but it also has a long history of marginalizing those it marks as "other." America's other heritage includes suspicion, hostility, abuse and even death, leveled against ethnic groups as they arrived one after another in waves over the past 2½ centuries.
I learned much about this as I researched "The Family Corleone," a novel I wrote based on a screenplay by Mario Puzo. The novel is about, among other things, Italian-Americans living in New York during the depression.
There were a number of things that surprised me in my initial research. I knew something about our nation's early antipathy toward Catholics and Italians, but I had not fully appreciated the depth of that antagonism. For example, the largest mass lynching in U.S. history took place in New Orleans in 1891 — and it wasn't African-Americans who were lynched, as many of us might assume. It was Italian-Americans.
After nine Italians were tried and found not guilty of murdering New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy, a mob dragged them from the jail, along with two other Italians being held on unrelated charges, and lynched them all. The lynchings were followed by mass arrests of Italian immigrants throughout New Orleans, and waves of attacks against Italians nationwide.
What was the reaction of our country's leaders to the lynchings? Teddy Roosevelt, not yet president, famously said they were "a rather good thing." The response in The New York Times was worse. A March 16, 1891, editorial referred to the victims of the lynchings as "... sneaking and cowardly Sicilians, the descendants of bandits and assassins." An editorial the next day argued that: "Lynch law was the only course open to the people of New Orleans. ..."
John Parker, who helped organize the lynch mob, later went on to be governor of Louisiana. In 1911, he said of Italians that they were "just a little worse than the Negro, being if anything filthier in [their] habits, lawless, and treacherous."
In addition to prejudice based on ethnicity, Italian immigrants also had to face an older hostility toward their religion. In earlier centuries, Catholics in America were in a position similar to today's Muslims. In 1785, when Catholics proposed building St. Peter's Church in the heart of Manhattan, city officials, fearing the papacy and sinister foreign influences, forced them to relocate outside the city limits. In this incident, it's easy to hear echoes of the Murfreesboro protests, as well as the ongoing protests against an Islamic center proposed for 51 Park Place in contemporary Manhattan.
On December 24, 1806, two decades after St. Peter's was built on Church Street, where it still stands, protesters surrounded the church, outraged by mysterious ceremonies going on inside, ceremonies we now commonly understand to be the celebration of Christmas. The Christmas Eve 1806 protest led to a riot in which dozens were injured and a policeman was killed.
The decades go by, they turn into centuries, and we forget. We've forgotten the depth of prejudice and outright hatred faced by Italian immigrants in America. We've forgotten the degree to which we once feared and distrusted Catholics. If we remembered, I wonder how much it might change the way we think about today's immigrant populations, or our attitudes toward Muslims?
The question of prejudice toward Italians and Catholics was ancillary to my writing project, something I wanted to better understand in order to fully imagine my characters. Nonetheless, the research left me with even greater respect for generations of Italian Catholic immigrants who struggled to make their way in a world so initially hostile to them and to their religion; and by extrapolation, for all immigrants and members of minority faiths everywhere, in every historical period, including our own, who face similar struggles.
Gee, if we DON'T have an "other", who can we blame for our failings !
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Smoothstone Delivers Presence, Instant Messaging and Collaboration for Large-Scale Enterprises With the Launch of AMP: Smoothstone IP Communications, a subsidiary of InterCall and a leading provider of cloud-based communications for the enterprise, announced the launch of Awareness Messaging and Presence (AMP), a multi-channel (voice, chat and collaboration) platform with features that allow enterprise users to exchange information and work together effectively in a secure, scalable and manageable environment.
Logitech Teams Up with GN Netcom on Unified Communications Solutions: Logitech International announced that it is teaming up with GN Netcom to fuel the Unified Communications (UC) market. As a first step in their collaboration, the two companies have entered into a distribution agreement under which Logitech will offer select products from the award-winning line of Jabra headsets and speakerphones through distribution channel partners in North America. The two companies also plan to roll out the offering globally as well as collaborate on the development of future audio peripherals for UC.
Revolabs Signs Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro: Revolabs, Inc. announced it has signed a North American distribution agreement with the world's largest IT distributor Ingram Micro Inc. Going forward, Ingram Micro will be a distributor of Revolabs Wireless Audio Systems for Unified Communications. Ingram Micro will offer Revolabs FLX, a line of wireless conference telephones, and the xTag BT wireless microphone to its North American network of value-added resellers (VARs). Revolab's wireless audio products are based on the company's revolutionary wireless audio technology that for years has delivered superior sound quality for audio and videoconferencing to large conference rooms and boardrooms.
Fujitsu Partners Atmail to Deliver the Next Generation Web Based Mobile Unified Communications Application: Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT-based business solutions, announced its exclusive partnership with Atmail to offer service providers in ASEAN the next generation unified communication application.
Empirix Testing as a Service Solution Supports HIPAA Environments: Empirix Inc., a market leader of service quality assurance solutions for end-to-end comprehensive customer experience management of mobile broadband and IP-based communications systems, announced that its Empirix Testing as a Service (ETaaS) on-site solution supports Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) environments. Empirix's packaged offering — which combines hardware, software and professional services into a flexible and customizable solution — now delivers comprehensive network and user experience testing capabilities, as well as a best practices testing approach that addresses compliance requirements of health care organizations.
Actiance Introduces First Social Media Empowerment Platform: Actiance, enablers of the safe and compliant use of unified communications, collaboration and Web 2.0, introduced Socialite Engage, a new platform to empower distributed teams to share content, engage with clients and prospects, and analyze the impact of the content on social media sites.
Adcap Network Systems Achieves Cisco Master Unified Communication Specialization Recertification in the US: Specialization from Cisco for 2011. This specialization recognizes Adcap as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support highly sophisticated applications-based Cisco Unified Communications solutions.
BT Launches BT Onevoice with Support for Microsoft Lync: BT announced availability in the United States of its converged communications platform, BT Onevoice with support for Microsoft Lync 2010. By combining BT's global voice and video services with Microsoft Lync, business customers based in the U.S. will benefit from an innovative suite of collaboration tools.
Allworx Partners with ScanSource to Offer its Innovative IP-Based Phone Systems in Latin America: Allworx, a wholly owned subsidiary of PAETEC Holding Corp., which develops award winning Internet Protocol (IP) phone and network systems, and ScanSource, Inc., a leading international value-added distributor of specialty technology products, announced that they have signed an agreement to expand their marketing and sales efforts of the Allworx product line to include Latin America and the Caribbean.
SITA and Orange Business Services Join Forces to Build a Global Cloud Computing Infrastructure: SITA, the air transport industry IT specialist, and Orange Business Services, the leading global integrated communications service provider for businesses, have agreed to jointly build a global, high performance, managed cloud computing infrastructure. Each partner will use this infrastructure to deliver its cloud services portfolio to its markets with added global reach, reliability and minimum latency.


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Happy Socks!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
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Happy Socks!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
AWESOME! The socks look great! I love that Ampersand pattern and the Monkey Kaw Kaw is coming right along! So far, no casting on for me, though I am quite tempted and wouldn't be surprised if it happened next week.
My kind of gal! I just finished 1 Ampersand myslef.......
There's no uh-oh in sock knitting! Okay, there is, but I see no evidence of it here. ;)
lkhehe, now just cast on 2 more singles and we'll be pals! ;)
Is that a partridge heel I see on the top pink sock ;0) Gorgeous, all three of them.
And nice floor too :0)
Patterns please! :) All the socks look great.
Hm, well just tell people you get dressed in the dark ;-) They are very pretty though...I love that green one.
Looking good! i just cast on Serendipity (and got Stephanie to hold it at Webs!) and want KawKaw monkeys too!
Those all look great. The KawKaw is a great color and I really like the green one too, and the pink one. Heck, they are all great!
I love how they're all coming out!
I wound up my skeins, but I'm being good and finishing up Monkey1's 2nd sock before I cast on for either Leafling or Kaw Kaw (maybe Monkey, maybe not).
I hate to point this out, but none of them match. =)
I like your technique though. You'll get to try more sock patterns your way.
It's always fun to start a new project! Great unmatching socks!
if only i had your enthusiasm for and skill at knitting socks. i'm only 45% into my first pair ever, which i started in 2004. it was so boring, i nearly cried. and the needles were so small and pointy, i could hardly touch-pad mouse on my computer for weeks after! someday, i'll emulate your sock knitting goodness!
Holy #$#@, you're fast!
They are so pretty - why the different colors? I like it. I'm stuck in sweater land, knitting a sweater for a girl who will certainly outgrow it by next sweater season. sigh.
Those socks are beautiful. I really like the one on the right. Such pretty colors.
Very pretty! No worries about single socks. You have plenty of time until Fall.
No worries on those socks doll, some people actually go to great lengths NOT to wear matching socks and I think we should start a trend...btw, I think that Ooga Chaka may have done some fooling around with Rosie at sock camp...sorry :)
I love the teal colorway!!!! With the hit of blue in it - so lovely! You are a sock knitting crazy woman!


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The Beat Goes On: FWB product breaking records at Kansas JUCO
In breaking Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel's career passing marks at Fort Walton Beach, Luke Barnes forever etched his name into Viking lore.
Two years later, it appears that old habits die hard.
Just ask the Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College community, who witnessed the 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback break the program's single-game passing mark with 459 yards in the Blue Dragons' 58-26 win over then 17th-ranked Coffeyville on Aug. 25.
"I really didn't expect that at all," Barnes said of the record-breaking effort in his debut. "Even when the game was about to end and (the stat keeper) told me, I was shocked. It felt good. It felt like I was back on my home field in Fort Walton Beach."
Further adding to the storybook night, the 2010 FWB graduate paired that with six touchdowns – five passing, one rushing – to give him a staggering 480 yards of total offense.
It was a coming-out party for the 20-year-old gunslinger, who's used every game since to prove the groundbreaking night was no fluke.
So what's been the key for Barnes, who's completed 112 of 180 passes for 1,414 yards (353.5 per game) and 17 touchdowns for the 3-1, 11th-ranked Blue Dragons? It starts with the fact that he doesn't play favorites.
For instance, of the 12 receivers he's connected with this year, five have multiple touchdowns on the season. It's that spread-the wealth mentality that's drawn the praise of his receiving corps.
"I have no idea how he does it," wideout Jatavius Stewart, who has hauled in a team-best 423 receiving yards and five scores, said earlier in the year following the Blue Dragons' 58-26 win over then 17th-ranked Coffeyville. "He's the most accurate quarterback I've played with."
And Barnes' numbers, which lead the conference in passing yards per game and touchdown throws and include just one interception, support that bold statement.
Four games in to the season, Barnes has eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark and thrown for at least four scores in all but one game. The one time he didn't reach that mark? It was in a 54-34 loss at 12th-ranked Navarro College, and his 243 yards and pair of scores were far from the problem.
But of all the efforts, there was one that stood out and commanded the attention of the country. And it wasn't the record-breaking effort.
On the road against 19th-ranked Garden City Community College, Barnes completed 29 of 45 passes for 359 yards and six scores to lead the Blue Dragons to a 63-49 win. It was an effort befitting of a star-in-the-making, and it earned Barnes national JUCO Player of the Week honors.
But even as he was making national headlines, Barnes didn't a big head. Well to be fair, how could he considering he didn't even know about the award?
"I didn't know I was the national JUCO Offensive Player of the Week for like two weeks," he said. "I didn't find out until I was on the phone with my grandma."
Pretty good for a guy who entered the season more than two years removed from his last live-game snap, right?
Barnes, who tore his ACL midway through his senior campaign in 2009 at FWB after setting the career marks of 5,801 yards and 51 touchdowns to surpass Wuerffel, greyshirted and redshirted at Troy before transferring to Hutchinson this year.
And the rest is history.
Well, to be fair Barnes' job is far from done.
"Right now we're just looking to win a conference championship," he said. "And from there we'll think put our focus toward a national title."
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Warning, this article contains superlatives and extreme statements. How should we teach the young? I believe everyone should be passionate about the answers. The country's fate depends on it.
Over the years I often heard the name John Saxon but knew for sure only that his books were popular among homeschoolers. I was under the impression that he wrote his books for them. Not true. He wrote his books for every kid stuck in a classroom.
I've just finished "John Saxon's Story: a genius of common sense in math education," an excellent biography by Nakonia Hayes. It is a smart, judicious book with 340 pages. It is not a potboiler, not really a page-turner. But it tells the life story of a totally remarkable man. I think it's correct to say that John Saxon is the greatest American educator of the last hundred years. He is unique in our history. If you want to understand the wreck that is American public education, read this book. If you are a teacher or parent hoping to defeat the treachery in the school system, read this book.·
John Saxon–almost by accident, in a second career following 27 distinguished years in the Air Force–became a millionaire as writer and publisher. His books and his methods were that good.
Oh, how the Education Establishment hated him for this. If the playing field had been level, I assure you Saxon would have been a billionaire. He would be to education and publishing what Steve Jobs is to computers.·
The field was not level. The Education Establishment used its vast strength to promote Reform Math (an inferior approach) and to discredit John Saxon. Think of what Governor Scott Walker had to endure in the single state of Wisconsin. Saxon had to fight equivalent battles in most states and many cities, sometimes school district by school district, school by school, grade by grade.
Given the chance, most people chose Saxon materials because they worked. Fundamentally, John Saxon did what clever teachers have usually done if they are sincere about teaching a body of knowledge. Start with the simplest facts; practice; add more facts; review; etc. Make sure students experience success. We see this paradigm in every good French class, typing class, cooking school, and music school.·
Evidently, the people in charge of the public schools did not want to teach much math. Reform Math (this is actually an umbrella term for a dozen separate curricula) was a flop that prevented children from learning basic arithmetic and drove millions of students away from chemistry, physics, and calculus. Reform Math was not just fuzzy and dysfunctional but racist and sexist. The premise was that girls and minorities cannot learn math. So a dumb-math must be created. The second sophistry was that all children must be subjected to dumb-math!·
Saxon desperately wanted kids to learn. Think of a wise old football coach, by turns gruff, theatrical, and tenderhearted. Saxon was a fighter. He was also a shrewd theoretician. He had taken a lot of math courses, struggling with much of it. When he became a teacher, he became obsessed with finding better ways to teach math and everything else. He embraced what worked.
"John Saxon's Story" contains hundreds of anecdotes and quotations that illuminate Saxon's life. Some will bring tears to your eyes. Here is my favorite, a fan letter from a high school teacher: "I think perhaps there can be no higher compliment to you than to tell you how much feeling my students have for you. After 17 years, I know it is remarkable if a student could tell me the color of his math book — to say nothing of knowing who authored it. The Saxon students trust you and work hard and do well for themselves, for me, and for Mr. Saxon."·
As child and adult, John Saxon was hyper-energetic, charming, and hard to manage. He preached that life should be an adventure. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943, and learned to fly bombers. Before he could be sent to Europe, he was accepted into West Point, where he earned a degree in engineering in 1949. He was married and had four children. He survived four plane crashes. He was a combat pilot in the Korean War. After that, he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering so he could be a test pilot for five years. He got a Masters degree in electrical engineering at the University of Oklahoma and taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 1968 he was ordered to duty as a pilot in Vietnam. Forced to retire in 1970, he hated it. He got counseling, and the idea came up that he should become a part-time algebra teacher at a junior college in Oklahoma. He was stunned that his students knew so little math. That's where the saga really begins.·
Saxon criticized the professional educators for adopting programs that were not tested or proven. He ran hundreds of attack ads in the professional journals. He challenged their books to one-on-one tests, offering to cover expenses. Saxon promised that his "books will win–by an order of magnitude." There were no takers. Here's why: Reform Math is a loser, a tar pit where bad ideas go to become fossils. An up-and-coming professor admitted: "The way that we typically do things in education seems almost reverse-engineered to produce the least possible learning." All my research says the same thing.·
Reform Math and Whole Word (sight-word reading instruction) are nearly identical twins. Rarely discussed in the same article, both are counter-productive pedagogies that keep children from learning whatever is allegedly being taught. Reform Math virtually guarantees that children will not be good at math. Whole Word virtually guarantees that children will be poor readers. Think of these two as the twin helix that spirals devastatingly through all the classrooms of America. Each of these phonies is a paradigm that exposes the other. You find the worst way to teach a subject, and then promote it with the full weight of the Department of Education, the National Education Association, the National Science Foundation, and dozens of groups with fancy names, such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
If you told me the NCTM is a Communist front, I would think, now everything makes sense. However, if you insist that NCTM is composed of patriotic Americans, I would have to insist in return that they must live in Cloud Cuckoo Land. About math education, they are right as often as a stopped clock. John Saxon is right the rest of the time.
Please note that all the bad ideas in Reform Math are now being rebranded as Common Core Curriculum. John Saxon died in 1996. We need him more than ever.
As noted, Nakonia ("Niki") Hayes is a careful and scholarly narrator. So far she has been a teacher, counselor, school principal, journalist, and now author. She understands the genius of John Saxon's methods. I came away thinking that Hayes would be an excellent Secretary of Education.
Bruce Deitrick Price is an author, artist, and education reformer. He founded Improve-Education.org in 2005; his site explains theories and methods.


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I sit.. eyes still sleepy..lashes fluttering, but..Awake
Just awakening from about a 15 year gray haze…
Blurry shadowy figures, dim lights and distant screams
Cursed whispers lie in the corners o f my eyes
Sore hands wiped down my face
Blistered feet resting on hardwood floor
achy bottom sitting on the edge of the bed
I call upon the unconscious strength of yesteryear..(the ones that sat where I sit),
with knees buckling and shaking thighs
with tender back I stand.
I wiggle and sway,
…the heels of my feet whine and my toes protest…But, I stand
Stumbling through the darkness,
Knocking over cords and shoes
Like the first steps of a baby; clumsily falling toward the window
and I REACH
Reaching for the long thin string and…I PULL..
Raising the shades and bringing sight
Eyes wide open..
I let in the light.
The light that hid and let the flowers die
the light that only flickered in my dreams
the light that hid deep in the darkness..
When I let in the light…
I saw humming birds and butterflies
I saw waterfalls and daisies, lit oceans,
happy faces, and candy eyed children..
but best of all with 20/20 vision I saw myself, glistening , glowing, shining, and smiling.
I made it over mountains and hills
I made it over bruises and breaks
I made it over back-hand slaps and kicks..
over bloody sheets and name calling
over dark fallen locks of hair and scraped scalp..
over hidden secrets and hushed cries…
I made it through the "You can't do this!, You won't do that! and If you do I'll kill you!"
I made it through "You ain't nothing but a woman, You ain't nothing but a girl, a bitch, a slut and a whore!"
I made it though the suicidal thoughts, the never's and the have-nots and "God created you for one thing only, to please men..Look at ya, you ain't good for nothing else. Who in the hell do you think you are? You're a woman..that's all."
But..when the sunlight hit my eyes, for the first time I saw all the abuse,
I felt all the abandonment
I felt all the shame
I felt all the ugliness, the hopelessness and the fear, the sadness and sickness
I saw the reality of my "Lifetime" plays, my Humorous Skits, my War Movies..
I saw it all
When I let the sunshine in, I saw the ability in all of my aspirations
I saw the finish product in the resting in the palm of my hand
I saw completion
I saw ME! A Mother, A Woman, A True Advocate for myself, A Revolutionist for Change
I saw a Determined Woman who NEVER gave up.
When I let the sunshine in, I saw myself in all its splendor; blessed with all of God's Glory..
Beautifully hued and perfect. Strong and Courageous!
No More..No More..No More!
No more Hurt, No more Pain
No more Abuse
No more Battered Woman
No more Fear
No more Running from myself
No more and never again will I be a "victim"
No more and never again will someone else take what's mine!
No more and never again will I cry in the face of laughter
No more and never again will anyone hit me, touch me, hurt me, scare me, and get away with it
No more sleeping
No more suffering
No more dis-ease
No more make-up and mask
(hush)…It's all over now. (hush) It's all over now..
It's all over now
The hiding..(it's all over)
The closed mouth and tight lip..
The clogged ears and numbness..
The silence and the unnatural responses..(it's all over, now)
Degradation, Spiritual rape, fake smiles, depression, feelings of inferiority, muffled screams..
(It's all over)
No more doubts and delusions
No more false hopes and lies
All the tragedy..it's gone.
I have learned and grown. I have experienced all of what I must. I am in control..
Head held High..Bright and illuminated..glowing and gleaming.
With fist clutched and firm stance..Upright and fearless..I SHOUT..NO MORE! NO MORE!
Facing my enemy and all evils..NO MORE! NO MORE! and NEVER AGAIN!
It's ALL OVER.


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Jim Chanos is short Hewlett-Packard.
Describing the company as "the ultimate value trap," Chanos said he is short Hewlett-Packard during the "best idea" panel at the CNBC and Institutional InvestorDelivering Alpha conference.
Chanos, president and founder of Kynikos Associates, said Hewlett-Packard has been hiding the true costs of its R&D through acquisitions. Once the costs of these acquisitions are taken into account, revenues and cash flow at the company are "basically flat," Chanos said.
This means that investors looking simply at metrics such as price to earnings may mistakenly view HP as "cheap," or a "value" investment opportunity, according to Chanos.
What's more, the personal computing business is in decline, Chanos said. The growth of tablets and smart phones will continue to eat away at PC sales, Chanos predicted.
"People will still buy PCs. It just won't be a very profitable business," Chanos said.
Chanos said his analysis could be applied to several other technology companies. He mentioned that he had previously discussed shorting Dell, but the decline in the stock has made him "less excited about that idea."


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The initial setting is attractive. Unfortunately, the second half is repetitive. Further, grading scale appears to be somewhat inappropriate: If your topic is not frequently in the news, you have only 2 points left to lose. If the expected revenue is not in the range of billions you are already very close to failing the project. The grading scale is something that can be improved very easily. Further, working with more than one dataset should be encouraged, which would invite to explore more ways of data analysis and visualization.
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I would not recommend this specialization to anyone. The first assignment is just a first review of the final project, but it is almost impossible to pass, because the questions are not organized in a manner of constructive feedback.
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I think the contents of this specialization were interesting, but it was very difficult to reach a compromise between the time that was supposed to be dedicated to the peer-review assignments and the expectations that many participants had on the deliveries. Even if all tasks were supposed to be done in around 2 hours, it is definitely not possible to satisfy your classmates' expectations if you only invest 2 hours... it will be even difficult to satisfy them if you invest less than 8-12 hours per assignment. This might be due to the differences in backgrounds of the participants and also to the examples provided in the courses (which were clearly not made in 2 hours).
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Great specialization! I my opinion it's the best business analytics MOOC. By far.
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The Course provided valuable insights in Strategy, Marketing. Introduced me to R and its vast capacity to analyse data. Accenture cases were helpful. And it has definitely improved my presentation skills.
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His life and passion
John Stott was born in London in 1921 to Sir Arnold and Lady Stott. He was educated at Rugby School, where he became head boy, and Trinity College Cambridge. At Trinity he earned a double first in French and theology, and was elected a senior scholar.
John Stott trained for the pastorate at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He was awarded a Lambeth doctorate in divinity (DD) in 1983 and has honorary doctorates from universities in America, Britain, and Canada.
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The Sincere, Sexy, Successful Self-Made Man Will Be the First Star
of the Series to Return for a Second Chance at Love
Brad Womack - once considered by many to be the "most hated Bachelor" in the series' history - has spent the better part of the last three years going through a radical personal transformation after the shocking finale night that changed his life forever. Now he is really ready - healthier both in body and mind - to make a genuine commitment to a relationship, as he stars in the next edition of ABC's hit romance reality series, "The Bachelor," when it returns to ABC in January 2011.
Womack, 37, did the unthinkable by most fans' standards and did not choose either Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas on his finale back in November 2007. The day after it taped was the loneliest day of his life. Disappointed in himself for wasting this great opportunity, Brad kept to himself for two to three months afterwards. Unaware at the time that he really wasn't ready to commit to a relationship and not knowing the reasons why, his fears and worries were validated when a media firestorm and viewers from across the country let him know what they were thinking. With that, he started therapy to learn what problems were confronting him. He desperately wanted to fix whatever it was that wasn't allowing him to let people into his life.
For the last three years he has undergone intensive therapy, looking at who he was in a quite painful journey of self-awareness. In the meantime, he put his head down and worked - buying and selling three companies and building one from the ground up. And although he has dated during this time, he hasn't had a serious relationship. Adding to his sense of urgency are his two brothers: Chad, his twin, is not only married now but has a daughter; and Wes, his younger brother, who also is married, now has a little boy and girl. Brad is the last one without a wife or family.
Brad is convinced he is a better person in many ways than he was in 2007. Get ready to see a changed, revitalized man who is still optimistic and confident about finding love on "The Bachelor." He is more ready than ever to find a wife and start a family.
Currently residing in Austin, Texas, Brad had an early plan to make his mark on the world and, at 19, left Texas State University (known then as Southwest Texas State) after one year of college to work in oil fields across the country to save up money. His eight-year odyssey took him all over Texas and then to Louisiana, North Dakota and California.
After working diligently in the oil fields, he got into bartending with his twin brother, Chad. Some eight months of tending bar later, he had enough money saved to finance the purchase of his first drinking establishment with his brothers in 2001, when he was just 28.
However Brad has had to overcome some obstacles on his way to his booming business career. Born in Atlanta, his family stayed there until he was 12 years old, and then the family moved to Livingston, Texas, where he went to high school. Growing up in a single-parent home, his challenging days as a youngster helped to instill in him a good work ethic, the importance of a stable family and the
ability to be a good provider. Not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he is appreciative of what he has accomplished on his own. These strong values, coupled with great looks and undeniable sex appeal, make him the perfect catch.
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"Lost Battalions," Tambuli, Sept. 1987, 2
First Presidency Message
Lost Battalions
Some time ago I stood on an old bridge that crosses the River Somme as it makes its steady but unhurried way through the center of France. Suddenly I realized that almost seventy years had passed since the signing of the Armistice of 1918 and the end of World War I.
Thousands of soldiers had crossed this same bridge during that war. Many had never come back. On the battlefields acres of neat, white crosses on graves serve as an unforgettable reminder of those who died.
I recalled reading the account of the "lost battalion"—a unit of the United States Army 77th Infantry Division in World War I. During one part of the war, this battalion was completely surrounded by the enemy. Food and water were short; the wounded could not be moved out. The battalion fought off repeated attacks, ignoring requests from the enemy asking them to surrender. Then, after that desperate period of total isolation, other units of the 77th Division advanced and relieved the "lost battalion."
Reporters noted that the men in these units seemed to be on a crusade of love to rescue their comrades in arms. Men volunteered more readily, fought more gallantly, and died more bravely. A fragment from that ageless sermon preached on the Mount of Olives echoed in my mind: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13.)
Rescuing "Lost Battalions"
Almost forgotten is the story of the "lost battalion" and the terrible price paid for its rescue. Yet the story has much to teach us. Are there "lost battalions" today—people who feel isolated from their fellow human beings? If so, what is our responsibility to rescue them?
There are the "lost battalions" of the handicapped, the aged, the widowed, the sick. All too often these people are in that desolate wilderness called loneliness. When youth is gone, when health declines, when physical strength decreases, when the light of hope flickers ever so dimly, members of these vast "lost battalions" can be helped by someone who cares.
I recall a young man who, as a boy of thirteen, led a successful rescue of such persons. He and his friends lived in a ward where many poor, elderly widows lived. I was their bishop. The boys had been saving and planning for a glorious Christmas party. They were thinking of themselves—until the Christmas spirit prompted Frank, their leader, to suggest that they use their money not for the planned party, but rather for the benefit of three elderly widows who lived together. The boys made new plans.
With the enthusiasm of a new adventure, the boys purchased a giant roasting chicken, potatoes, vegetables, cranberries, and all that would make a Christmas feast in the United States. To the widows' home they went carrying their gifts of treasure. They knocked on the door, then in the unmelodic voices characteristic of thirteen-year-olds, began to sing, "Silent night, holy night; all is calm, all is bright." They then presented their gifts. Angels on that glorious night of long ago sang no more beautifully, nor did the three wise men present gifts of greater meaning.
Love: The Healing Balm
There are other "lost battalions" of mothers and fathers, sons and daughters who have, through thoughtless comment, isolated themselves from one another. Consider the case of one young man we shall call Jack.
Throughout Jack's life, he and his father had many serious arguments. One day, when he was seventeen, they had a particularly violent one. Jack said to his father: "I'm leaving home, and I shall never return." So saying, he went to the house and packed a bag. His mother begged him to stay, but he was too angry to listen. He left her crying at the doorway.
Leaving the yard, he was about to pass through the gate when he heard his father call to him: "Jack, I know that a large part of the reason for your leaving is mine. For this I am truly sorry. I want you to know that if you should ever wish to return home, you'll always be welcome. And I'll try to be a better father to you. I want you to know that I'll always love you."
Jack said nothing, but went to the bus station and bought a ticket to a distant place. As he sat in the bus and the distance from home increased, he thought about the words of his father. He began to realize the love it had required for his father to do what he had done: Dad had apologized. He had invited him back and had left the words ringing in the summer air, "I love you."
It was then that Jack realized that the only way he could ever find peace with himself was to show to his father the same kind of maturity, goodness, and love that Dad had shown toward him. Jack got off the bus. He bought a return ticket home and went back.
He arrived shortly after midnight, entered the house, and turned on the light. There in the rocking chair sat his father, his head in his hands. As he looked up and saw Jack, he rose from the chair and they rushed into each other's arms. Jack often said, "Those last years that I was home were among the happiest of my life."
Here was a father who, overcoming his emotions and pride, rescued his son before he became one of the "lost battalion" of those with broken families and shattered homes. Love was the binding band, the healing balm.
There are other "lost battalions." Some struggle with sin, some experience ignorance. In reality, there is still another battalion in which each of us is numbered. It could have been the lost battalion of all mankind, a battalion doomed to everlasting death.
Liberty to the Captives
"By man came death," the scripture says, "For as in Adam all die." (1 Cor. 15:21–22.) Each of us experiences death. None escapes. Were we to remain unrescued, lost would be paradise. Lost would be family. Lost would be friends. Realizing this truth, we begin to appreciate the supreme joy that accompanied the birth of the Savior of the world. How glorious the pronouncement of the angel: Behold a virgin "shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." (Matt. 1:21.)
On one significant occasion, Jesus took a text from Isaiah: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound." (Isa. 61:1), a clear announcement of a divine plan to rescue the "lost battalion" to which we all belong.
But Jesus' preaching had been merely a beginning. The Son of Man had always had an awful appointment to keep on a hill called Golgotha. Arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper, deserted by his disciples, spat upon, tried, and humiliated, Jesus staggered under his great cross toward Calvary.
For us our Heavenly Father gave his Son. For us our Elder Brother gave his life. At the last moment, the Master could have turned back. But he did not. He experienced all things that he might save all things—the human race, the earth, and all life that ever inhabited it.
No words can mean more to me than those spoken by the angel to the weeping Mary Magdalene and the other Mary as they approached the tomb to care for the body of their Lord: "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen." (Luke 24:5–6.)
With these stirring words came the announcement that the "lost battalion" of mankind—those who have lived and died, and those yet to die—this lost battalion of humanity was rescued.
I testify of him who delivered each of us from endless death. He is a teacher of truth—but he is more than a teacher. He is the example of the perfect life—but he is more than an example. He is the Great Physician—but he is more than a physician. He who rescued the "lost battalion" of mankind is the literal Savior of the world. He is the Son of God, the Prince of Peace, the Holy One of Israel, even the risen Lord, who declared, "I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father." (D&C 110:4.)
As his witness I testify that he lives and that his teachings and his gospel have the power to rescue each of us as we turn to him in faith and and integrity.
Ideas for Home Teachers
Some Points of Emphasis: You may wish to make these points in your home teaching discussion:
1. The story of the "lost battalion" of World War I is the story of a military unit thought to have been conquered but who were rescued.
2. There are other "lost battalions" today whom we can help rescue. They are the "lost battalions" of the handicapped, aged, widowed, sick, family members who have isolated themselves from one another, persons in sin, people who are ignorant. Have we thought how we can help them?
3. Were it not for the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, all of us would be in another "lost battalion"—the battalion of all mankind doomed to everlasting death.
4. Jesus is the literal Savior of the World, the Son of God, the Prince of Peace, the Holy One of Israel, the risen Lord whose gospel has the power to save us as we turn to him in faith and integrity.
Discussion Helps
1. Relate your personal feelings about the role of the Savior in our lives.
2. Are there some scriptures or quotations in this article that the family might read aloud and discuss?
3. Would this discussion be better after a talk with the head of the household prior to the visit? Is there a message from the bishop or quorum leader?


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Franky Gorkyappears in The Nicest Kid in the Universe
Franky Gorky, is the nicest kid in the universe. Franky is so nice that the forest animals eat out of his hands. The birds wait on the window ledge outside the boy's bedroom and will only sing when the boy wakes up. He always listens to his parents and always shares his toys and candy with the other kids in the neighborhood. Every kid who ever lived on 24th Street has heard the tale of Franky Gorky, the nicest kid in the universe.
Unfortunately, Franky Gorky is not the smartest kid in the universe. In fact, he is far from being the smartest kid. He has never noticed or heard of the moon. His parents want to remedy his lack of lunar knowledge. One night in December, they take him outside late at night and show him the moon. He thinks it is a strange street light at first. When he realizes it is an object far out in space, he decides to observe it. One thing he does not like is its irregular shape. He wishes that it was rounder. Several nights later, he looks at the moon again and is astounded to see that his wish has been granted. He is rather afraid of the big, round moon and then wishes it was smaller. Sure enough, as the days wear on, the moon grows smaller.
Franky knows that wishes come in threes. He uses his third wish to ask that his grandmother come for a visit. That wish is granted as well when Franky learns she will be coming for Christmas. Early on Christmas morning, Franky looks out the window and sees his grandmother parking her car across the street from his house. He bolts out of the door and runs to greet her. Tragically, he does not look both ways before crossing and is killed by a drunk driver.
Teddy and Louiseappears in Teddy's Canary
Friends of Teddy and Louise, a middle-aged married couple, are reminiscing about the time Teddy almost dies, or appears to be near death. Louise is in the kitchen washing dishes, when a pipe bursts under the sink and water is shooting everywhere. She panics and screams for Teddy. The friends laugh, thinking of Teddy trying to rush to the kitchen with his major-league beer belly leading the way. When Teddy arrives in the kitchen, he shouts at Louise to go downstairs and shut off the water.
Louise rushes down to the basement and shuts off the water. When she returns, she finds a naked Teddy lying in a prone position. He is motionless and Louise becomes hysterical thinking he is dead. The friends figure that Teddy must have taken his clothes off because they were wet from the leak. The friends all laugh thinking about Teddy dripping wet and leaving a trail of water behind him. Louise kneels down on her knees and prays to God to bring Teddy back to life. If God answers her prayer, she vows to make Teddy start going to church.
Chaos ensues as Louise's canary flies around and around in the room. Their dog is barking and starts licking Teddy's face. Teddy comes to and Louise is jubilant. She immediately thanks God for answering her prayer. Teddy yells at Louise to get the G-D dog off of him. Teddy survives, which makes all his friends very happy.
Jimmyappears in Ponderosa
Jimmy has been cheating on his wife and lying to his minister father about it. His father confronts him with a shot gun, which goes off "accidentally" and takes off half of Jimmy's jaw. He cannot tell lies any more because he cannot talk.
Mr. Mumsfordappears in Mr. Mumsford
Everyone calls the school janitor Bibs because he wears bib overalls. His real name is Mr. Mumsford. After 27 years, Bibs is upset that no one knows his real name and threatens to kill the principal unless he orders everyone to start calling him Mr. Mumsford.
Yolandaappears in Snow
Yolanda is a young Hispanic school girl who moves to New York City. That winter is the first time she has ever seen snow in her life.
Ronaldappears in Fingers
When Ronald comes home from the war, he begins displaying strange behavior. He is distressed because he has either shot or killed someone in the course of his duties.
Bethappears in How to Touch a Bleeding Dog
Beth passes away and leaves behind her bereaved husband and her favorite dog. Her husband hates the dog and resents that it outlives his beloved wife.
Christine appears in The Burlington Northern/Southbound
A man writes a poem to his girlfriend, Christine. As a young boy, the man finds trains exciting and exhilarating. He makes the mistake of comparing Christine to a train in his poem. He never hears from her again.
Henry Dobbinsappears in Stockings
As a soldier in Vietnam, Henry Dobbins always wears a pair of his girlfriend's stockings over his face during a night raid. He continues to wear them even after he gets a dear john letter from her because he still loves the girl.
Rachelappears in Jane
Rachel is the beautiful sister of Jane. Rachel is raped and brutalized and will have to undergo an abortion. Jane is envious of the lovely Rachel and decides to engage in some risky behavior in an effort to emulate her sister's life, even the sordid parts.
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Group wants Central High football complex named after late coach
TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education heard Thursday from a group that wants to name the football field, locker rooms and press box at Central High School the Lue C. Mims Jr. Football Complex.
The Tuscaloosa chapter of the NAACP and a group of about 20 others, including Mix 96.9 radio station owner Jim Lawson, revived a five-year-old appeal to honor Mims, who coached football at Tuscaloosa Junior High and Druid High School — the only high school that blacks could attend during the 1960s before desegregation — from 1951 to 1986. Mims is viewed by many of the city's West End residents as a legend as big as Paul W. Bryant, a former University of Alabama head football coach.
An Alabama High School Athletic Association and Coaches Association meritorious service award winner, Mims led the Druid Dragons in 1968 to their first undefeated 10-0 season since 1937, and was the first black certified swimming coach in Tuscaloosa, according to his friends and family.
His former players say he was a father figure who commanded the respect of thousands. He died in 1998.
"I met coach Mims at Tuscaloosa Junior High School in 1973," said Jerry Carter, president of the Tuscaloosa NAACP. "I played football for him. My grandparents raised me and my grandfather died one week after school started my seventh-grade year. It was a new school and experience and I had just lost my father figure. Mims, without realizing it, just stepped right in that role.
"I loved him," he said. "He was a father and a coach. When he died, I shed tears. He is deserving. If he did it, he expected you to do it. He was the perfect example of how a man in the community should be."
Several of Mims former football players told the school board stories of their encounters with Mims and how he changed their lives.
Fred Webb played football for him from 1962 to 1964. He said Mims helped him turn his life around after he returned to Tuscaloosa from Vietnam in 1969.
"After I got back from Vietnam, he heard I was getting in trouble and came and found me," said the 67-year-old Webb. "He talked to me. He told me what time of day it was. He said, 'Friend, don't do it no more.' And I said, 'Yes sir.' And after that I didn't mess up anymore.
"Throughout my life I've had some ups and downs and every time I fell, I thought about Mims," he said.
Edward Bester, 65, said he played defensive end for Mims from 1964 to 1966. He said it was the discipline and drive that Mims instilled in him that caused him to win the title of Mr. Alabama in bodybuilding competitions in 1978, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
"Mims was a great coach and drove me to be a great lifter," Bester said. "I can still hear him saying, 'Come on friend, keep working. You can do it.' "
Even board chairman Dan Meissner had a Mims story, though he never played football for him. Meissner said back during a time when football coaches disliked reporters, Mims was one of the only coaches who was kind to him when he reported on high school sports. He said Mims had a "gentle grace."
The board didn't vote on the name change during the meeting, but said they would officially address the matter at a regular meeting on Nov. 27. Board member Marvin Lucas voiced concern about naming a school facility after anyone. He said that there's no board policy on the matter. He also mentioned that a group from Woodland Forrest Elementary School didn't get to name a pavilion there after someone earlier this year. Board vice chairwoman Earnestine Tucker said that the Woodland Forrest issue never officially came before the board.
Lucas said the board should wait until a policy is created before voting on whether Central's football athletic facilities should be named after Mims. Tucker said the West End community has been petitioning the board for years about naming the facilities after Mims.
She said the board has ignored that segment of the community long enough and they should act on the request whether a policy is created or not.
She said the board has named facilities after people before without having a policy in place.
Carter said he officially requested that the board name the football facilities after Mims on March 22. But five years ago, more than 1,200 people at a Druid High School reunion created a petition that they sent to the school board requesting the same thing. Carter said that petition somehow never made it before the board though it was sent to them.
Lawson said for the past two days the phones at his radio station have been ringing off the hook with calls from people who had positive stories about Mims.
He said hearing those stories have made the past two days the best in his radio career.
"I couldn't see anything more fitting than to have his name on that building," Lawson said to the board. "You can make a lot of people very proud."


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The New Yorker has published an excerpt of Cormac McCarthy's script for The Counselor, a film directed by Ridley Scott that will come out this fall.
An excerpt of the excerpt:
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night. two-lane blacktop road through the high desert. A car passes and the lights recede down the long straight and fade out. A man walks out from the scrub cedars that line the road and stands in the middle of the road and lights a cigarette. He is carrying a roll of thin braided wire over one shoulder. He continues across the road to the fence. A tall metal pipe is mounted to one of the fence posts and at the top—some twenty feet off the ground—is a floodlight. The man pushes the button on a small plastic sending unit and the light comes on, flooding the road and the man's face. He turns it off and walks down the fence line a good hundred yards to the corner of the fence and here he drops the coil of wire to the ground and takes a flashlight from his back pocket and puts it in his teeth and takes a pair of leather gloves from his belt and puts them on. Then he loops the wire around the corner post and pulls the end of the wire through the loop and wraps it about six times around the wire itself and tucks the end several times inside the loop and then takes the wire in both hands and hauls it as tight as he can get it. Then he takes the coil of wire and crosses the road, letting out the wire behind him. In the cedars on the far side, a flatbed truck is parked with the bed of the truck facing the road. There is an iron pipe at the right rear of the truck bed mounted vertically in a pair of collars so that it can slide up and down and the man threads the wire through a hole in the pipe and pulls it taut and stops it from sliding back by clamping the wire with a pair of vise grips. Then he walks back out to the road and takes a tape measure from his belt and measures the height of the wire from the road surface. He goes back to the truck and lowers the iron pipe in its collars and clamps it in place again with a threaded lever that he turns by hand against the vertical rod. He goes out to the road and measures the wire again and comes back and wraps the end of the wire through a heavy three-inch iron ring and walks to the front of the truck, where he pulls the wire taut and wraps it around itself to secure the ring at the end of the wire and then pulls the ring over a hook mounted in the side rail of the truck bed. He stands looking at it. He strums the wire with his fingers. It gives off a deep resonant note. He unhooks the ring and walks the wire to the rear of the truck until it lies slack on the ground and in the road. He lays the ring on the truck bed and goes around and takes a walkie-talkie from a work bag in the cab of the truck and stands in the open door of the truck, listening. He checks his watch by the dome light in the cab.


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Skechers' 2013 GoRun 2 Super Bowl Commercial Teaches You to Outrun a Cheetah
Skechers' 2013 Super Bowl commercial for the GoRun 2 running shoes features an adrenalin rush-inducing chase: a gazelle flees from a cheetah, who in turn is run down by a man wearing Skechers' magic footwear.
While we understand the connection between the shoes and this guy's super speed, we're not entirely convinced by the ending. Even if you do manage to beat a cheetah in a footrace, attempting to catch it would end in a grievous mauling as opposed to the cheetah's limbs hilariously knotted together.
Also, not only is this embarrassing for said predator, but it's hardly fair that he gets robbed of a meal. Whatever, Skechers.
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A bank of memory (flash or RAM) consists of all those memory chips on your system that are controlled by the same chip select signal.
For example, a system might consist of one flash chip with a 8 bit bus interface, which is attached to the CS0 chip select signal, 2 flash chips with a 16 bit bus interface, which are attached to the CS1 chip select signal, and 2 SDRAM chips with a 16 bit bus interface, which are attached to the CS2 chip select signal.
This setup results in a system with 3 banks of memory:
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George had been a union welder all of his life. At 59 years of age, he was looking forward to the day he could retire. George recently moved to Phoenix Arizona from Baltimore for another well-paying welding job. After a long week of work, he decided to blow off some steam with his girlfriend and a friend of 20 years who flew down from Baltimore to look for work.
After a night at the bar, they all returned home and George's buddy decided to get into it with George. One thing led to another and a fight broke out in which George was stabbed.
George decided to pack a bag and leave for the night. As he was leaving the house his friend who was drunk came at him again. This time George got the knife and had to defend himself. Hours later George was in jail facing a Second Degree Murder charge.
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How to Prep Walls for PaintingUpdated: Feb. 27, 2023
Fix any wall before you paint to get a super-smooth finish
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Highlight hidden wall flaws
The first step to preparing walls for painting is to find and mark any flaws. Minor wall flaws are often hard to spot—until the afternoon sun hits them and makes them embarrassingly obvious. Find and mark any imperfections in the walls. Start by turning off all the lights in the room and closing the curtains. Then hold a trouble light next to the wall and move it across the surface (a process called "raking").
Wherever the light highlights a problem, even a small one, stick a piece of tape next to it so you can easily find it when you come through with spackling or joint compound. Tape works better than circling the problems with a pencil or pen (which can bleed through the paint).
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We'll show you how to go about preparing your walls for painting in just one morning – including all that messy clean-up. Your results will rival any painting job done by a pro.
Fix nail pops on walls forever
Seasonal expansion and contraction of studs can push nails out of the drywall. You can't just resink the nail and apply joint compound over the top—the nail will pop back out. To permanently fix a popped nail, drive a drywall screw about 2 in. above or below the popped nail. Use a 1-1/4-in. screw (screws hold better than nails). A longer screw isn't better—it's actually more likely to pop out than a shorter one.
Now pull out the nail, holding a wide putty knife under your pry bar to protect the wall. Tap the empty nail hole with the putty knife handle to knock protruding drywall fragments into the wall (or you won't get a smooth coat of filler on the wall). Finally, cover the screw head and fill the nail hole with three coats of joint compound.
Seal torn paper
One important part of preparing the walls for painting is sealing torn paper. The back of a chair, a flying video game remote or an aggressive kid with a toy truck can tear the drywall paper face. A coat of paint or joint compound over torn paper will create a fuzzy texture. For a smooth finish, seal the torn paper.
Start by cutting away any loose paper. Then seal the exposed drywall with a stain-blocking primer. This keeps the drywall from absorbing moisture from the soon-to-be-applied joint compound. Wait for the primer to dry, then sand the exposed drywall edges to remove paper nubs. Cover the gouge with a thin layer of joint compound, feathering it out along the wall. If necessary, apply a second coat, feathering it as well, then wait for it to dry and sand it smooth.
I'm Tip: After applying joint compound, be sure to cover it with primer before painting to prevent "flashing." Flashing occurs when joint compound absorbs the paint, dulling the finish.
Tape and fill damaged corners
Photo 1: Reshape bent metal corner bead
Shape the corner bead with a hammer until it's flush with the walls. Don't worry about making drywall cracks along the corner worse.
Metal corner bead dents easily, causing cracks in the wall. Fortunately, the fix is relatively simple too. Use a hammer to knock the bead back into shape with several light taps instead of hard blows (Photo 1). Use a level to make sure the bead doesn't stick out past the finished walls or you won't get a clean corner (bury the bead in the wall a little if needed). Round any sharp edges on the bead with a file.
When you hit the bead with a hammer, you probably sent cracks up and down the corner, especially if the bead wasn't taped. Don't worry; this is part of preparing your walls for painting. Place mesh tape over the cracks, then apply joint compound over the tape and corner bead on one side only (Photo 2). Work on one side at a time—the first side needs to be hard so you can square the other side. Once the first side is dry, apply joint compound to the second side. Then recoat the corner, let it dry and sand it smooth.
Cut around glue spots
Mirrors and paneling are sometimes installed with an adhesive backing to help hold them in place. But when you take them down, the glue sticks to the drywall. Don't try to pull it off—you'll tear the drywall face, making rips across the wall. Instead, cut around the glue with a utility knife, cutting through the drywall face.
Scrape off the glue with a putty knife. You'll still tear the paper, but the tears will be confined to the outline you cut in the drywall. Use 120-grit sandpaper on small areas of glue that won't scrape off. Then, fill gouges that you made in the wall with joint compound.
Fill holes three times
Fill small holes and indents (less than 1/8 in.) with spackling compound. For larger holes, use joint compound instead.
Apply either compound with a putty knife, spreading it thin on the wall. You'll apply two more coats (the compounds shrink as they dry), so don't worry if the hole isn't filled perfectly the first time. Let each coat of compound dry (read the directions; some dry in just two hours).
Don't believe spackling labels that say you don't have to sand—you do. You'll have to sand between coats if there's any excess compound. After the final coat, use fine-grit sandpaper.
Cut out wall cracks
Photo 1: Cut out loose material
Cut a V-shaped groove in the crack, removing everything that's loose, even if it means cutting all the way through to the back of the drywall.
When homes settle, drywall cracks sometimes shoot out above or below windows and above doors. You can't just cover or fill the cracks with joint compound—they'll come back. Instead, fix the cracks with joint compound and mesh tape. Mesh tape gives you less buildup than paper tape and is plenty strong. Protect the window or door trim with masking tape before starting the fix.
To fill the crack, use a utility knife to cut a V-shaped groove along its entire length (Photo 1). Fill the groove with joint compound, let it dry, then sand it flush with the wall. Place mesh tape over the crack (Photo 2). Apply joint compound over the tape and feather it out 2 to 4 in. on each side of the tape. Let the compound dry, then apply a second and third coat, feathering it out 8 to 10 in. from the tape with a 10-in. taping blade.
Fix holes fast with an aluminum patch
The old method of repairing large holes was to cut out a square in the drywall, attach wood backing and then screw on a new patch of drywall. Aluminum patches (at home centers) are a faster, easier solution of how to repair large drywall holes. They make preparing the walls for painting a breeze. Cut the patch so it covers the hole by at least 1 in. on each side, then place it over the hole. One side is sticky to adhere to the wall. Cover the patch with joint compound. Let it dry overnight, then recoat.
Block stains with special primer
Don't expect regular primer or paint to cover marker or crayon marks; they'll bleed through even several coats of paint. The same goes for water stains. So, part of preparing the walls for painting is cleaning them off.
First try to wash off the marker or crayon with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (at home centers) dipped in warm water. If that doesn't work, cover the marks with stainblocking primer (KILZ and B-I-N are two brands). Apply the primer with a roller so the texture will match the rest of the wall. Buy a cheap disposable roller and then throw it away when you're done.
Replace lifting tape
Photo 1: Cut away loose tape
Cut away loose tape with a utility knife. Be aggressive and cut past where the tape has lifted away from the wall.
Tape will lift off the wall if there isn't enough joint compound underneath to adhere it to the drywall. You'll have to cut away the loose tape and replace it. Start by cutting through the paint and joint compound to remove every piece of loose tape. Go beyond the cracked area.
Peel away the tape until you see the underlying drywall (Photo 1). Then fill the hole with joint compound and wait for it to harden. Embed mesh or paper tape in joint compound over the hole (Photo 2). Extend the tape a few inches past the hole on each side. Once it's dry, apply a second coat and feather it to blend the patch with the wall.
Required Tools for this Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- Hammer
- Mud pan
- Pry bar
- Taping knife
- Utility knife
Required Materials for this Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.
- Aluminum drywall patch
- Drywall compound
- Drywall mesh tape
- Drywall paper tape
- Sanding sponge
- Sandpaper
- Stain-blocking primer


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Project members
- Kees Van Bochove (owner)
- Michael Van Vliet (owner)
- M S Vanvliet (owner)
Welcome to project gscf
GSCF is an open source project in which a number of universities, companies and academic consortia participate. Most notably NuGO (The European Nutrigenomics Organization), NMC (Netherlands Metabolomics Centre) and of course NBIC (Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre) which hosts the project. For more information see http://dbnp.org. GSCF is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
Quick start
Be sure to check out our online demo. If you want to try installing it yourself, the easiest way is to deploy the latest pre-compiled test war from the Downloads section in a Java servlet container such as Tomcat. Be advised that this uses an in-memory database and will destroy your input at each restart! To learn more about how to set up your own database and custom configuration, read Quickstart. If you want to set up your own dedicated GSCF server, read QuickStartServer.
Source access
You can do an anonymous readonly checkout using subversion as follows:
svn co https://trac.nbic.nl/svn/gscf gscf
Write access is only available to registered developers.
You can become a developer by registering yourself if you haven't already done so, and requesting write access on the gscf-users mailing list.
GSCF stores only study design (meta)data for studies. However, most of the time, you will also have data that were measured on samples, such as transcriptomics, metabolomics or sequencing data. These can be stored in so called 'dbNP modules' and can then be dynamically attached to GSCF and the studies described in GSCF. Modules maintained in NBIC Trac are:
- CTD: a module for storing transcriptomics data
- DSP metabolomics module: a module for storing metabolomics data
- SAM: a module for plain numerical data (e.g. clinical chemistry data)
- Mass Sequencing: a module for 454 sequencing data
Mailing lists
This project provides the following mailing lists.
- gscf-users: a list intended for general discussion on the project.
- gscf-commits: a list that receives source code commit messages.
- gscf-devel: a list intended for discussion among developers (subscription is restricted to registered developers).
Detailed information on the use of Javascript classes can be retrieved from Technical Documentation.
Other available documents are IDE Configuration, 1.0 Code Cleanup Troubleshooting and Development Guidelines.
Other NBIC software projects
All active NBIC software projects can be accessed from the project index.


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