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In today's article about using coupons in restaurants, I wrote that more people are comfortable pulling out a coupon at the table, including holdouts such as men and young adults.
But after interviewing several restaurant owners, I wonder if consumers are aware that restaurants lose money when people bring a coupon and buy enough only to satisfy the deal. Many restaurants are offering the daily deal only when customers take advantage of the deal never to return unless another deal is offered.
So why do so many restaurants offer the deals if they're a money-losing proposition? It's because they can't get loans, so they raise quick cash with a daily deal, said Dave Ostlund, publisher of the Twin Cities Food Finds Restaurant Guide.
Conventional wisdom says that coupons are a way to get new customers. If customers likes it, they come back again without a coupon and everything evens out. But too many customers in this economy don't go back unless they have a coupon.
Some people are going to say that restaurants are to blame. They baited us with coupons and now we're eating out as if we're dining at Kohl's---we wait until it's on sale. If it's not on sale, we go somewhere else.
If we start to see fewer restaurant deals out there, that's not necessarily a bad thing for the restaurant industry. Restaurateurs are not getting rich. I worry that we'll see more restaurants closing their doors after they dug themselves a hole filled with coupons.
As someone loves to dine out, I plan to be more conscious of a restaurant's bottom line as well as my own. If I use a coupon, I can order a drink or an appetizer too. And I can return to a favorite spot without a coupon too.
Businesses have many repsonsibilities but I think consumers do too. For example, don't try to take something for next to nothing. Your thoughts?


Authors: Jen-Ming Chen, Ya-Hui Lin, Yan-Chun Chen
Addresses: Institute of Industrial Management, National Central University, No. 300, Jhongda Road, Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan. ' Institute of Industrial Management, National Central University, No. 300, Jhongda Road, Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan. ' Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Tungnan University, Shen-Keng, Taipei 22202, Taiwan
Abstract: This paper developed an integrated model in considering the situations of an imperfect process with imperfect maintenance and shortage, and an imperfect rework process for the determination of economic production quantity. This imperfect process has a general deterioration distribution with increasing hazard rate. Even with periodic preventive maintenance, such a production system cannot be recovered as good as new. As the process produces non-conforming items, a percentage of them are scrapped and the others are reworked. There is a percentage of the reworking items fail the repairing and become scrap items in the imperfect rework process. We use numerical analyses to simulate the effect of changes in the various parameters on the optimal solution. And look at the optimal inspection interval, inspection frequency and production quantity that maximum total profit which the advantages of rework process were explored.
Keywords: economic production quantity; EPQ; imperfect production systems; preventive maintenance; integrated models; shortages; rework processes; deterioration distribution; hazard rates; non-conforming items; scrap rate; reworking; numerical analysis; parameter changes; optimal solutions; inspection intervals; inspection frequency; profit maximisation; industrial engineering; systems engineering.
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Sometimes the question comes from a serious young actor, or someone new in town just looking to meet other people, or a recent retiree seeking a hobby. For a variety of reasons, “How can I get involved in the local theater scene?” is the most common e-mail I get from readers.
So, we pause here for some common sense advice.
■ Read articles and reviews about local theaters — not to help you decide what to see, but to figure out where you might fit in. Some specialize in musicals with professional-caliber performers. Some feature light comedies, and actors with widely varying experience levels. Some do almost nothing but experimental dramas. If a playhouse interests you, go to one or three of their shows. (It’s surprising how many people tell me they want to get involved, but have never taken the time to see a local production.)
■ If you see a show that excites you, hang out afterward and talk to a couple of the people involved. You might be amazed at how badly a company needs what you have to offer. And you’ll get a better idea of the playhouse’s “karma.”
■ If you’re not going to shows because you can’t afford the ticket prices, call the theater anyway and see if you might be able to usher in exchange for watching a production.
■ If you’d like a handy reference guide to local theater troupes, their phone numbers, web addresses and season schedules, check out the Sept. 9 Thursday Neon.
I didn’t much like Theatre in the Valley’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (which continues its run at various times and locations through Oct. 23), but I was riveted by all the liquid the cast had to drink throughout the show. The play features four characters getting visibly drunker as the evening goes on, and it seemed to me there were few moments when an actor had an empty hand. And on some days, they do two performances! Lots of eating and drinking onstage is always a tricky thing, especially when you consider the amount of time spent rehearsing. I wish the cast plenty of functioning nearby restrooms (theatre
Someone must be enjoying Chazz Palminteri. The Oscar-nominated actor was scheduled to return to The Venetian last night for his third limited run of his one-man, 18-character show, “A Bronx Tale.” I’ve seen this production twice — a coming-of-age story centering on a gangster, a naive kid, and his concerned father — and both times found it riveting. Of course, the big question here is: Will other dramatic actors follow suit? If Palminteri can get three engagements on the Strip of a monologue, can Williams, O’Neill, Albee, Mamet be far behind? Maybe I should make this more of a plea: Mr. Palminteri, you’re a dramatic pioneer here. Help us? Can you bring some more quality drama to the Strip? (“A Bronx Tale” plays through Oct. 18; Venetian.com.)
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The “Stop the War Coalition” are holding a public meeting on the 30th March at Friends Meeting House entitled “Solidarity with the struggle for Peace and Justice in the Middle East”.
In this meeting, not one, but two of the speakers are Hezbollah representitives. Dyab Abu Jahjah you all know about.
The other is Lebanese Member of Parliament Hussein El-Hajj Hassan
who’s from the Loyalty to the Resistance Parliamentary Bloc.
In other words he’s a Hezbollah MP.
This is Hizbullah’s bloc to further their interests through parliament. However if that doesn’t work they always resort to tried and tested means to get what they want.
Hassan also likes to work with other Lebanese political parties, here he is pictured with the leadership of the SSNP.
Hizbullah’s very own website, in their parliamentary activities section – features him.
And their Arabic section reports
“On Sunday 29th March 2009 Hussein El Hajj Hassan, member of the Bloc loyal to the Resistance, having accepted an invitation from a number of members of parliament, will be travelling to London to take part in a political, parliamentary symposium dealing with issues connected with the Middle East.”
No mention here of stopping wars – after all do they look like “peace activists” to you?
This is the party Hussein El Hassan represents.
A Hezbollah MP coming to London to addressing a “Stop the War” meeting held in a Quaker hall sounds like some sort of punch-line to a really bad joke.
Except this is real, and it’s going to happen on Monday.

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Lottery chief to speak at Dems' dinner
Michigan Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters is to be the guest speaker at the Midland County Democratic Party's fund-raising pasta dinner April 17.
The dinner is from 5 to 8 p.m. at American Legion Post 165. The building is at 5111 Hedgewood Drive. Tickets are $6 a person. Children under age 12 may eat free of charge.
Speeches probably will start sometime around 6 to 6:30 p.m., said Jan Wittbrodt, chairperson of the county party.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed Peters to the lottery job. He was a term-limited state senator when, in a close election, he lost his 2002 bid for state attorney general to Republican Mike Cox.
Peters was chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus and vice chairman of the finance, education, judiciary and natural resources committees.
Two guests at the dinner are announced candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 4th District seat in the U.S. House - Mike "Huck" Huckleberry of Greenville and John Emerick of Mount Pleasant. Dave Camp, R-Midland, is expected to seek an eighth consecutive two-year term.
Sharon Tilmann of Mount Pleasant, Democratic candidate for the 99th District state House seat, also is likely to attend, Wittbrodt said. The state's term limit prevents a re-election bid by incumbent Sandy Caul, R-Mount Pleasant. The 99th District includes Isabella County and part of Midland County.
This will be the county Democrats' ninth annual pasta dinner. The event formerly was held at the now demolished United Steelworkers of America union hall, 321 S. Saginaw Road.
Democratic delegates chosen
Delegates and an alternate to the Democratic National Convention July 26-29 in Boston were elected Saturday at the 4th District Democratic Convention in Greenville.
Jan Wittbrodt, chairperson of the Midland County Democratic Party, reported these results:
Sen. John Kerry's delegates are Gary L. Shepherd of Saginaw Township, Rhonda Estes of Grand Traverse County and Donna Lutke of Missaukee County, with Robert L. Donoghue of Midland as alternate delegate.
Howard Dean's delegate is Betty Summerville of Clare County. Sen. John Edwards' delegate is Robert W. Cramer of Burt in Saginaw County. Although Dean and Edwards no longer have active presidential campaigns, they must formally release their delegates in order for those delegates to vote for another candidate, Shepherd said.
Shepherd, 47, said he will be attending his first Democratic National Convention after being politically active for more than 20 years.
After his election, he said, he thought, "Wow! This is going to be a very interesting year."
"I think there are a lot of issues out there when people start paying attention," he said.
Shepherd said the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign is spending a lot of money on advertising in an attempt to define Kerry in voters' minds while encountering "bad news" for Bush, such as former counterterrorism official Richard Clarke's recent comments.
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Media firms are expanding into telecommunications and vice versa. Moves this week show the chess game being waged to control content, measurement, and distribution.
Needham tipped off their initiation of Madison Square Garden (MSG) with a buy rating and a $37 price target. As the holding company for the Forbes-ranked #1 most valuable NBA franchise, the New York Knicks and the #2 NHL team, the New York Rangers, analyst Laura Martin likes what she sees. Citing three near term catalysts, rising ticket prices, strong Ranger performance and higher ROIC, Needham's analyst believes MSG is positioned strongly in an era that values brands, sports, and live events.
World of Warcraft continues to lose players – in line with investors' expectations – according to a recent Goldman Sachs report on parent gaming company, Activision Blizzard (ATVI). The game accounts for 40% of 2011 operating income for Activision and has lost about 2 million paying players this year. Goldman sees lighter story-lined, more frequently-updated and free-to-play games becoming more popular for gamers, competing with WoW. But even with these declines, GS's Brian Karimzad maintains his buy on ATVI, based on expectations of new game Diablo 3 and an expansion pack for WoW.
Investors pushed Yahoo! (YHOO) stock up on the back of a New York Times story that the media firm's board was considering a sale of the company's Asian assets. The proposed deal values Yahoo's 40 percent in Alibaba at about $12 billion, and its 35 percent stake in Yahoo Japan at about $5 billion. Needham's analyst Laura Martin applauded the proposal's terms. "Since cash and equivalents at 9/30/11 were $2.8B, that would imply that, at current valuation levels, YHOO shareholders would be valued at almost nothing for the US search and display internet advertising businesses," she said in a note to investors. JP Morgan's Doug Anmuth likes the deal as well and sees a stock worth over $20 eventually. According to Needham's Martin, the biggest risk to this deal is that without a CEO, no one's quite confident what the firm would do with the cash influx.
Investors quickly disembarked from TripAdvisor's (TRIP) spinoff this week from parent Expedia (EXPE), sending the stock down almost 20%. While Barclay's Perry Gold may be somewhat cool on Expedia, he does like TRIP's leadership in online travel advertising and strong market positioning. He has a $30 price target on the new spinoff and $34 on EXPE, post transaction.
Now that ATT's (T) $39B takeover bid for T-Mobile's officially over, investors scurried to identify the next target. DISH Network (DISH) emerged as perhaps the next company that ATT acquires, and stock surged over 8% in strong trading this week.
If it's all about acquiring spectrum, DISH appears to be a smart choice. On AT&T's plans, Stifel Nicolaus' Chris King says: "It's either DISH or waiting for the next spectrum auction." The analyst said because DISH has no wireless customers, and AT&T doesn't provide TV nationally, regulators may consider a proposed deal more kindly than they did the T-Mobile merger.
If investors had any reservations about Amazon's (AMZN) seriousness towards its tablet Kindle line, they were shattered this week by a Reuters article that said the firm had considered making a bid on mobile phone play, RIM (RIMM). While no formal bid was entered, JP Morgan's Shelby Taffer believes the interest in RIMM stemmed from AMZN's intention to "build its patent portfolio to defend the Kindle Fire from lawsuits that have plagued other Android device manufacturers such as HTC and Samsung." Amazon also reported this week that Kindle sales are tracking strongly, selling about 1MM per week in the holiday season, despite some mixed reviews of the device.
Telco 2.0 published its analysis of the top 7 strategy themes of 2011 in telecommunications. These themes, which include disruption by new media players like Google and Facebook, cloud services, and connected TV comprise a 284 page report the research company recently produced on the industry.
A sign of the times or just bad publicity? GigaOM reported that long-standing keynoter at the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft (MSFT), will not be headlining the event in years to come. According to GigaOM's Barb Darrow, "The CES stage gave Microsoft the opportunity to show that it could do more than business productivity software, that it could be a player in the cool world of consumer electronics." The software firm has been hit-and-miss in its foray into consumer electronics – with successes like the Xbox and Kinect and big flops like the Zune. MSFT was up 1% in trading this week.
"Now they're frenemies." At least that was the title of DB's Matt Chesler's research piece about a settlement made this week between two media measurement leaders, comScore (SCOR) and Nielsen (NLSN). Long an overhang for comScore stock, Chesler believes the resolution of this intellectual property dispute clears the way for both companies to collaborate in the future. They share customers, similar approaches to data collection, and are both strong internationally.
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What is a “Media” Company, Anyway?
Comcast has about 22,400,000 broadband (going up) and video (going down) subscribers each in the US. That makes it the biggest of the multichannel video programming distributors (as christened by the FCC). But does that make it No. 1 amongst media kahunas?
Book Review: Michael Wolff's "Television is the New Television"
Television is the new television, or is it?
The New York Times Announces a Bold Digital Path for Newspaper
The two biggest issues facing the newspaper business today are readership and revenue. In fact you can probably say the same for all traditional media. While the focus for most companies has been advertising, the reader has proven to be difficult to ignore. Readers are now an essential piece of the total revenue picture as circulation dollars have begun to match (and sometimes exceed) ad revenues. What’s clear is that the local market coverage that newspaper platforms provide still has no real competition. The breadth of content alone has established a value proposition that readers have shown a willingness to support. So looking toward the consumer for a pathway to a new business model would seem logical. It certainly does to The New York Times.
Twenty-Two Big Ideas from Powerful Women
Thank you, Mary Wells and Charlotte Beers for paving the way for a new generation of powerful business women lighting the path with insights like these.
Six Commitments Successful Women Never Break
Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline,” proclaimed Jim Collins in the classic business tome Good to Great.
The N-Word on TV, From the Bunkers to “black-ish”
We’re three weeks into the 2015-16 television season and so far the only single episode of any series that seems to have generated any talk at all is the sophomore season premiere of ABC’s superb family comedy “black-ish,” which examined the many and varied reactions from people -- especially African Americans -- to mention of the N-word. (The cast of "black-ish" is pictured above.)
Entrenched Attitudes Holding Back TV Measurement
This is the fifth in a series of articles on the various data solutions for television measurement being offered by data companies in the industry. In Parts One through Four, participants answered questions regarding their data business model and on their data attributes. Now in Part Five we explore some of the challenges to the television data measurement business.
Adblockalypse and More: Top 10 Takeaways from Advertising Week 2015
Another year, another Advertising Week, that seminal time when the industry descends upon Times Square to mingle, make connections and learn a little. Being relatively new to it, we had a lot to learn. For example, bring an external charger since outlets are few and far between. Also, do not purchase an iced coffee before going into the Times Center’s beverage-free main stage (or at least be stealthy about it). Below we share our Top 10 observations from Advertising Week 2015.
Navigating the eSports Sponsorship Market
The eSports phenomenon has taken flight -- and its sponsorship marketplace is beginning to take shape.
Nature vs. Nurture: Sales Traits You Can Learn – Part 3
In the previous installments of this series, we discussed how the sales traits of being persistent and goal oriented can be taught. Well, now let’s get into how any seller can become organized.
DMTraining -- October 2015 Tips of the Week
Organize your connections.
Podcast: Jack Myers on "Between Worlds" with Mike Walsh
It’s not simply change that the media and advertising industry is going through, but a metamorphosis that could profoundly alter the industry’s landscape in the coming years, according to media ecologist Jack Myers. In the podcast below, Myers sits down with futurist and author Mike Walsh to discuss the future of media, the rise of emotion tech, and his upcoming book, The Future of Men: Masculinity in the Twenty-First Century.
Virtual Reality is Coming Directly to Your Living Room
This week on Mindshare’s Culture Vulture Live, Tiffany Winter discusses some big moves for content players in the world of virtual reality.
A Smart Way to Out-Block Ad Blocking
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Law enforcement officers from both the Carter County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations are investigating an area in Stoney Creek.
According to published reports, officers were called to Dry Branch Road early this morning. Officers were focusing their investigation on a house near the end of a long driveway, said WCYB.com
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Much of pushing a Porsche, or any sports car, is about confidence—the soundness that you’re sitting in a work of art that can also hurl we divided from a red light, putting a rabble in their place: a rearview mirror.
The sequence binds for a automaker’s arriving Mission E, a all-electric sedan aiming to reinstate a Tesla Model S in a driveways of a abounding and environmentally conscious, starting in 2019 or 2020. The four-door five-seater will shaft from 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds, and go 310 miles on a charge. It has a low-profile, swooping roof that is a Porsche pattern classic, a Panamera-like rear, and pointy headlights tucked into a front fenders. But even Porsche owners can be exposed to a flay of operation anxiety.
Today, Porsche suggested a devise to tackle that fear, suffered by electric automobile drivers when they set off on a outing uncertain of either a assign in their car’s battery is utterly adequate to get them where they’re going. Nobody wants to be stranded on a side of a road, or to have customarily a few miles of operation left though no transparent thought of where a nearest horse is. Although many American drivers cover fewer than 50 miles per day, gas cars with ranges of adult to 400 miles per tank, with stuffing stations on each corner, are a accessible guarantee for those times when they wish to go farther. And they’re tough to give up.
To keep a certainty flowing, Porsche will give Mission E drivers an additional perk: a ability to supplement 250 miles of operation to their battery in 20 minutes, during a new network of charging stations.
“It’s opposite since it’s a Porsche.”
“One of a priorities will be to supply a 189 dealerships with 800-volt DC fast-chargers,” says Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche Cars North America. That won’t be utterly as discerning and easy as pumping gas, though should be easy adequate to capacitate a highway trip, during slightest within rich areas where Porsche dealers abound.
Future cars will be able of faster and faster charging, that could be what it takes to lure gas automobile buyers into a electric fold. But they’ll customarily work if a charging networks can keep up. For high-mileage drivers, or people who don’t have a garage to assign in during home, that infrastructure is apropos a pivotal offered point.
Tesla famous a hazard of operation stress early, and responded with a national network of Superchargers, starting in 2012. These discerning charging stations, located mostly along highways, are designed to capacitate long-distance travel. They entail a 40-minute stop each few hundred miles, though valid a pivotal offered indicate for consumers new to pushing on batteries. Tesla’s onboard navigation complement can tract routes around accessible Superchargers, and alerts a motorist when it’s time to stop for a plug-in or when it’s topped-off adequate to keep on rolling. So, as good as being ridiculously discerning and tech laden, Tesla can do that simple automobile task—get we where you’re going, reliably.
No other automaker offers anything similar. The folks pushing Nissan Leafs and Chevy Bolts can use open charging networks operated by private companies like EVgo and Chargepoint. They’re exclusive networks, so drivers customarily have to be prepared in allege with a right app, intelligent card, or credit label on record in sequence to charge, and they’re harder to find. A motorist has to devise their possess track regulating smartphone apps.
Those companies are operative to build some-more discerning chargers—the topper-uppers that supplement hundreds of miles of operation per hour of charge. The plugs we competence see in homes or open garages supplement around 30 miles of pushing stretch per hour. Those are excellent while you’re sleeping or sitting during your desk, though not so good on a cross-country cruise. Chargepoint, that operates a largest network, has some-more than 46,000 sum charging spots though customarily 400 “express” discerning chargers so far. EVgo has about 1,000. Electrify America, a charging installer paid for by Volkswagen as partial of a confession for a Dieselgate scandal, is gearing adult to build charging stations along highways opposite a US by a core of subsequent year, many of that will be fast. In contrast, Tesla says it has 8,496 Supercharging spots during 1,130 locations worldwide—and they’re all for a business only.
To go along with those discerning charging spots, Porsche designed a Mission E with 800-volt design so it could hoop a turn of energy from those new charging spots—and maybe some-more down a line. Its 95-kWh battery container is tucked underneath a floor, that gives a automobile a low core of sobriety and a sporty drive. It all sounds really identical to Tesla’s Model S.
“It’s opposite since it’s a Porsche,” says Stefan Weckbach, a automaker’s EV chief. And while Tesla warns owners that steady use of Ludicrous Plus (ie, super acceleration) mode can wear down a car’s battery, motors, and gearbox, Weckbach encourages a lead foot. “The Mission E will offer reproducible opening and a tip speed that can be confirmed for prolonged periods,” he says.
The battery-powered Porsche will have foe in a high-end electric shred over Tesla. Jaguar is about to betray a possess Tesla beater, a all-electric I-Pace SUV. Audi is operative on a e-Tron, and subsequent week during a Geneva Auto Show, Polestar (Volvo’s new opening brand) will uncover a production-ready chronicle of a hybrid-electric sports sedan. For automakers squeezing into this space, that’s a kind of foe that can clap nerves. But if they can keep their business confident, they customarily competence get by it.
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- BMW unveils a Tesla-fighting electric sedan
- Tesla browns millions as Model 3 prolongation crawls along
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Former Liberal Party federal director Tony Nutt has scored two government jobs, pocketing an additional $114,300 in annual earnings.
He will join the Australia Post board as a non-executive director, taking home $93,000 a year during his three-year term.
The former adviser to John Howard and veteran Liberal strategist will also take up a three-year part-time position as a member on the Council of the National Museum of Australia, adding a further $21,310 to his annual pay packet.
“Mr Nutt will bring a depth of knowledge and a range of skills … including public policy and budget expertise, strategy development and implementation, and stakeholder relations,” Communication Minister Mitch Fifield said in a statement announcing the appointments.
The new roles were announced by the government on Friday, almost a year after Mr Nutt’s resignation from the party executive.
Labor waste watch spokesman Matt Keogh used the appointments to accuse Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of being out of touch.
“This is what turns Australians off politics,”Mr Keogh said.
“Turnbull is handing out $100,000 part-time jobs at a time when there is record low wage growth.”


A few weeks ago I did a review of a rhythm training app for iPad called MyRhythm. It was a decent drill and practice app that only had a few shortcomings, most notable the absence of real music notation. Now enter a newly released app by a different developer named Rhythm Lab that fixes the notation issue and provides a much more music education oriented experience. If you want a nice app based way to help drill your students on basic and advanced rhythms take a closer look and read on.
Rhythm Lab provides the user with a standard four bar phrase of rhythms in a variety of different time signatures. The beginner levels start with single hand rhythms in 2/4 time and basic quarter/half rhythms with or without rests. The difficulty gradually goes up from there moving into more advanced duple and triple meters, and even allowing some exercises with patterns where one hand is playing duple while the other plays triple. As such the Rhythm Lab app offers a large amount of flexibility in what kinds of rhythms you can have your students practice, and of course, changing the tempo of the piece can add even more challenge to each line.
Each level has at least four exercises while some vary up to eight or more. All of the levels have both one hand and two hand versions. The student taps out the rhythms in time to the metronome pulse on one or two "pads" on the iPad screen. The accuracy of the taps can be customized between three different levels.
The only negatives I was able to find in using the app had to do with the limited number of exercises for each level and that those exercises cannot be customized. Still, the app has dozens of different patterns in it already. It just would be nice to be able to make my own. The other confusing part of the app was when I turned on the "hold notes" switch. I understood what it was for, instead of tapping the start of each note you have to tap and hold to show duration.
This proved quite hard for me to get the hang of though, and I am not totally sure how I could use that one feature in my classroom as the only instrument it might be applicable to would be the piano. If the developer was to link that feature to the microphone and allow a user to play and hold notes on an instrument in the same way then I would jump on it in a heartbeat.
Chad Criswell is a career music educator working in the Iowa public schools. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications both online and in print. He currently serves as the national music technology writer for NAfME's Teaching Music Magazine and has presented sessions at numerous music education conferences including the 2012 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.
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The Global Search for Education: The Master – Renée FlemingPosted By C. M. Rubin on Nov 19, 2013 “Study after study has shown that arts education develops students’ creativity and problem-solving skills, attributes that are crucial for success in almost any field.” — Renée FlemingL to R Vera Kahn,…
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A new band method called Sound Fundamentals is being provided for free. Print it or use it on a tablet with all of your beginning band students!
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Drum Corps International fans will have a chance to see the world semi-finals live in a theater near you on August 7th.
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For 12 years we have been upgrading old and new microscope lighting by incorporating a led light source. The continuous development result is the APOLED LED light source. This illumination system is incorporated into microscopes, industrial microscopes, projectors, stereo microscopes, slit lamps, ophthalmometers, colposcopes and operating microscopes. Annually 50-60db microscope reconstruction is carried out continuously.
A list of the types that are continuously developed by incorporating the APOLED light source (the list is constantly expanding):
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April is National Autism Awareness Month! Begun in 1972 as National Autistic Children’s Week, it was founded by the Autism Society to increase awareness and spark change in schools, communities, medical facilities, and businesses.
Now known as National Autism Awareness Month, raising awareness isn’t the only goal. World Autism Awareness Day, held annually on April 2nd, not only brings awareness but also celebrates the unique talents and skills of people with autism around the world.
What is Autism?
Autism is a complex brain disorder that often inhibits a person’s ability to communicate, respond to surroundings, and form relationships with others. Because autism can affect people in a range of ways, it is often referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
According to World Health Organization, about one in 270 people in the world has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD affects people of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
ASD is a group of developmental disabilities that causes challenges in many areas of one’s life. Some of the profoundly affected areas include social, communication, and behavior.
Children with ASD can be nonverbal or have restricted or repetitive behaviors.
Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day aim to increase knowledge of autism around the world and impart information about the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention.
Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder
According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, research shows that early diagnosis of and interventions for autism are more likely to have major long-term positive effects on symptoms and later skills.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can sometimes be diagnosed in children before they are 2 years of age.
In the first three years of life, a young child’s brain is still forming. This “plasticity” means treatment at this stage has a better chance of being effective over the long term.
Early interventions not only give children the best start possible but also the best chance of developing to their full potential.
The sooner a child gets help, the greater the chance for learning and progress. New guidelines recommend starting an integrated developmental and behavioral intervention as soon as ASD is diagnosed or seriously suspected.
Early intervention for ASD includes family support, speech therapy, hearing evaluation, physical therapy, and nutrition services.
With early intervention, some children with autism make so much progress that they are no longer on the autism spectrum when they are older. Early intervention programs provide help with physical skills, thinking skills, and communication skills. They also provide support and assistance to parents.
The NICHD notes, “Many of the children who later go off the spectrum have some things in common: diagnosis and treatment at younger ages, a higher intelligence quotient than the average for a child with autism, and better language and motor skills.”
The organization Autism Speaks provides access to evaluation and support resources by state. For resources in Oregon, visit Autism Speaks Oregon.
How to observe #AUTISMAWARENESSMONTH
The Autism Society offers these suggestions for participating in Autism Awareness Month:
Host an event supporting autism awareness.
Attend an event and show your support.
Share your story and make your voice heard.
Support research for treatment and therapies that will improve the lives of those with autism.
Speak out about autism to help eliminate the stigma associated with it.
Use #AutismAwarenessMonth to share on social media.
Resources for Support
Here in Oregon, resources are available for families impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The Autism Society of Oregon offers support groups both in person and online for parents of children on the autism spectrum living in Oregon.
In addition, the Oregon Family Support Network provides support for families raising children with mental health or behavioral challenges.
Additional resources can be found in the resources section of this website.

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CLUB NUMBER FIVE Blog Tour just had a great start on KR HUGHES and TL BURNS’s BLOG!
Hi everyone! We are so excited to have with us today, Jennifer Loiske! She has written numerous books, all of them available on Amazon. Jennifer lives in Finland in Naantali, which is a small sunny town on the southwest coast. She is a self-described workaholic, Teen/Young Adult author, a lover of dark fantasy, teen movies, chips, candies and warm sunny days. Jennifer is a huge supporter of charity work and a big part of her royalties goes to charity, too. Mainly to help families with epileptic children but also to the epilepsy units in the hospitals.
We are very glad she is with us today, and we plan on asking her some ‘other’ kinds of questions. Questions that will help us get to know this very talented author and maybe a bit about what drives her writing and her passions.
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We need more prison beds and county jail beds. Yet, a recent story in The Bee ("Will valley fever stop prison building?" Aug. 16, Page A-8) talks about not building a prison due to fear of valley fever. I am less concerned about a prison inmate contracting valley fever than I am about that same inmate being set free due to a lack of prison beds. We need to be more concerned about the safety and security of law-abiding citizens. California has 36 million residents, but only 156,000 beds for prison inmates. With crime rampant, and people being let out of jail every day due to overcrowding, we should be building as many jails and prisons as we can. The sooner the better.


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August 24th 1953. I’ve just had my fifth birthday and the family are preparing to up sticks from Bristol in the West Country back to Hong Kong on the other side of the world; here I will spend the next five years, having already spent three years previously on Kowloon, that peninsula pointing like a finger to the island that was once a Crown Colony.
September 4th 1953. On her twenty-ninth birthday Joan Aiken installs an old table in a corner of her bedroom in Kent, and sits down to write the first chapter of her projected novel Bonnie Green in an old exercise book.
“Now at last I can write my book, and make it the most marvellous adventure ever! I can fill it with all my favourite things – not just one dreadful villain but a whole pack of them; castles and dungeons, banquets and ballrooms, shipwrecks and secret passages, and above all – indefatigable orphans facing unbelievable odds and triumphing over it all!”
Little did she know it but her indefatigable orphans Bonnie and Sylvia would in time give way to a younger heroine also facing unbelievable odds, and that Bonnie Green would morph into The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, the first in a series of chronicles set in Joan’s alternative world. Some of these sequels would see cockney sparrow Dido Twite voyage from London to Cape Horn, past the Galapagos Islands and Alaska, back round the Horn to Nantucket; then down the west coast of South America, inland to the Andes, back around the Horn to the South China Seas before returning back to the south coast of Britain. That Britain would then also be different but yet strangely familiar, with Dido, her sister Is and her friends Simon and Owen travelling around the south coast, across to Wales, up to Yorkshire and into Scotland.
Joan’s daughter Lizza (who was two years old when Joan sat down to write Bonnie Green) recounts the background to the genesis of the Wolves Chronicles on the Joan Aiken blog. While Joan conceived the first in the series in southeast England, she went to extraordinary lengths to get the feel of places featured in the later novels. For example, when she went to visit her father Conrad Aiken on Cape Cod in 1963 (the year Wolves was first published in the US) and then in 1965 travelled to Nantucket Island, she was clearly absorbing atmosphere which was to appear in Nightbirds on Nantucket (1966).When she went to Australia and New Zealand in 1980 she took the opportunity to do research on South America for The Stolen Lake (1981); no doubt this visit also helped inform the background to Limbo Lodge (1999, Dangerous Games in the US) which was mostly set on one of the Maluku islands of Indonesia, thinly disguised.
When it came to Wolves ‘prequel’ The Whispering Mountain (1968) she spent time in Brecon Library making sure she got the finer points of Welsh culture and language correct. Her belief in attention to background detail similarly led her to research the Peninsular Wars with a trip to Spain when preparing what was to become the Felix Brooke trilogy, set in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars.
For me personally it’s pleasing to think that when, 63 years ago, I was about to set off on my travels Joan was also to embark on a voyage of sorts with the Wolves Chronicles — and on her birthday, of all days! Today she would have been 92; needless to say, her death in 2004 was a great loss to her family and to her growing legion of fans. But in her writings, and especially in the wanderings of Dido, we are fortunate in being able to continue our travels in her company for a long time to come.
I’ve now reviewed and discussed the first two novels in the series in several posts; it’ll soon be time to discover what happened to Dido when I visit Nightbirds on Nantucket, for which this post has been a prelude of sorts.

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This weekend I finally got my Todd St. John print framed this weekend and put on the wall, along with some other things I’ve been meaning to put up as well, so that felt good. But now I’m constantly on the lookout for new fun prints. Cut to Tomer Hanuka, a favorite artist of my since reading his comic bipolar years and years ago that he contributed on with his twin brother, Asaf.
Since then he’s illustrations have been all over the place, including gracing the cover of the newest issue of Juxtapoz. Because his art is so damn amazing, he’s started selling prints in his new online store called Mono Myth. The prints are 13″ x 19″, full color and come in editions of 50, and signed and numbered. They go for $120 each, which is a bit more than I spend, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who could afford his beautiful works.


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Avoiding scam and fraud attempts
- Never give out personal financial information. Beware of phony business calls and emails.
- Stop international fraud. Deal locally whenever possible.
- Watch for buyers who offer more than your asking price and who ask to have money wired or handed to them. Fake cashier checks and money orders are common.
- Trust your instincts. Be wary of someone using an escrow service or agent to pick up merchandise or conduct other transactions you have advertised.
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BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY OKLAHOMA GAS, FOR APPROVAL OF ITS PERFORMANCE BASED RATE CHANGE PLAN CALCULATIONS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 Cause No. PUD 201400070 NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Oklahoma Gas (?Company?), has filed an Application requesting that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issue an order (a) approving the calculations presented by the Company according to requirements of the Company´s Rider Schedule No. 5, the Performance Based Rate Change Plan (the ?PBRC Plan?) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013; and approving the Performance Based Rate Change proposed by the Company, effective with billings beginning on the first billing cycle following the date on which the final order is issued in this Cause and ending on the last billing cycle twelve months thereafter. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Company proposes a Performance Based Rate Change resulting in a base rate adjustment to increase revenue in the aggregate amount of $1,528,985, to be allocated as follows: 70% to the Residential (RS-1); 14% to General Service (GS-1); 13% to the Commercial Service (CS-1); and 3% to Large Commercial Service (LCS1). Residential customers will receive, on average a monthly rate increase of $0.98. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Company proposes adjustments to base rates according to the Program, incentive and true-up adjustments of the Company´s Energy Efficiency Plan. These adjustments are proposed as ($0.0016) per Ccf for the Residential Class, $0.0066 per Ccf for the General Service Class, and no change per Ccf for the Commercial Service Class with customers. IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be heard before the Commission´s Administrative Law Judge at 1:30 p.m. on the 4th day of June, 2014, in Courtroom B, at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Office Building, 2101 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and continuing thereafter until completed. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that after hearing, the Commission will, regardless of the relief requested, issue such orders and grant such relief as it deems proper, necessary, fair, reasonable and equitable in the premises, whether or not specifically prayed for in this Application. For more information concerning this Cause, contact Curtis M. Long, Attorney for CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a/ CenterPoint Energy Oklahoma Gas, Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C., 321 S. Boston, Suite 800, Tulsa, Oklahoma, phone 918-599-0621. Eric Davis, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Room 400, 2101 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73105, (405)522-8954. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA BOB ANTHONY, Chairman PATRICE DOUGLAS, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 8th day of April, 2014. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Secretary of the Commission
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25th August 2016
The Roundabout, Summerhall
From the meltdown in party politics to increases in racially motivated attacks, and divisions in class and age brought into sharp relief, Take Back Togetherness was a call to the creative community, to begin a discussion about how we move forward, positively, together.
Chris Thorpe, Anders Lustgarten, Sarah McDonald-Hughes, Rebekah Harrison, Alan Harris, Ian Kershaw, Furquan Akhtar, Fin Kennedy.
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Cyprus capital controls seen gone by year's endFebruary 14, 2014 @ 6:37 am
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' central bank chief says he expects all restrictions on bank money transfers and withdrawals to be lifted by the end of the year.
Panicos Demetriades says most, if not all, domestic capital controls are likely to be eliminated in the next few weeks.
Demetriades was quoted by the Cyprus News Agency Friday as saying that getting rid of all restrictions _ including unlimited money transfers abroad _ depends on confidence being fully restored in the banking system and on the government making substantial progress in implementing the country's rescue program.
The controls were imposed to prevent a run on the banks after Cyprus agreed in March on a multibillion-euro international rescue plan that mandated a raid on uninsured deposits in the country's two top lenders.
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warmer tha the ground maybe? were they 'sown' on the same day?
I don't know Nutcutlet as I said they fell into the compost at some time maybe a week or two before I sowed on to the lawn.
How long would you excpect the seeds to take to germinate 14 to 21 days ??
Yes, about 21 days, sometimes a bit sooner if conditions are right. I have had mixes germinate quicker but mostly not. I'm always sowing little bits, repair jobs, and always expect them sooner but they keep me waiting
Thanks nutcutlet it's only been a week so I will have to wait a bit longer me thinks
you will. I sowed some about this time last year. It had just germinated when the cold weather came. It sat under ice and snow for ages then started growing again when it melted

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Around 12:45 this afternoon police arrived at 520 Ash St. They found a bullet hole in the front window of the home.
Police say a man took a gun from a nearby parked car and fired it at East 6th Street and Ash Street, sending the bullet into Carla Pope's home. Pope tells us her grandchildren were sitting inside of the enclosed porch when the bullet shattered the glass.
Police reportedly chased the suspect down who fired the shot and found him inside of a nearby home.
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Welcome back to another blog post by your craft buddy Virti Mehta!
As we know that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so I thought we can make cute surprise boxes for our partners!
Come on lets start making them!
We will start with a 8 by 18 cm rectangular sheet. Well, here I used the Little Birdie ‘True Love’ paper. As the pack’s name suggests this paper pack is filled with beautiful romantic elements and designs. It is just the perfect pack for Valentine’s Day creations. Next, score it at 6 cm and again after 2 cm and repeat the same.
Next up, we need to make it look like a matchbox cover. So, fold all the scored lines and secure the ends with glue. Yuppie! your base is ready. Now we need to embellish it.
We will create a beautiful and easy way of creating Shaker which gives a very translucent view.
Here, we need some vellum sheets. Make sure you use thick vellum sheets from Itsy Bitsy that are of very high quality. So, for those who doesn’t know what vellum sheet are- vellum sheets are thick translucent sheets like butter paper that makes your projects very attractive and unique with a semi-transparent look.
Next create a cover using the vellum sheets of sizes 8 cm by 6 cm and add 1 cm on each size for securing the ends on the box and of course some beautiful and colorful sequins. Here, I have used ‘True Love’ themed sequins pack. Next, paste the vellum with the 1 cm ends on the sides of the box.
Just look at the lovely sequins shaker, I have embellished it with some self adhesive glitter hearts and the lovely tag sheet from the ‘True Love’ paper pack.
I have added cupcake topper and a small tag sheet inside the box. Voila! your first box is ready.
Likewise, we will make few more. After preparing the box we will make add a wax seal in the second and for the third box will add the bicycle embellishment like shown in the images below.
I have used distress oxide in the shade – Worn Pink to colour the bicycle embellishment and also the ‘Thank You’ wax seal.
And for the last one, I have created the same shaker like the first one with acetate sheet.
Adding more images of the projects.
Thank you for reading…Hope you make something similar too this Valentine’s Day.
Attaching photos of all the products, I have used.


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Effects of follistatin on brown fat
|Tissue distribution of follistatin and its induction during adipogenic differentiation of mouse brown preadipocyte cells. (A) Real-time quantitative PCR analysis of follistatin gene expression in mouse tissue panel (n=3). (B) Photomicrographs of mouse brown pre-adipocyte cells grown either in regular growth medium (undifferentiated) or in BAT-specific adipogenic medium (differentiated) for 8 days
Nary a week goes by without a new fad diet limiting or directing the intake of sugars, fats or proteins — or a combination of any or all three. So it’s rather interesting that a study in the March issue of the Journal of Lipid Research seems to indicate that a glycoprotein known to be involved with promoting growth of muscle mass may have an unexpected relationship with brown adipose tissue, more commonly known as brown fat.
Brown fat generates and maintains body heat in warm-blooded animals, and its activity affects energy metabolism and therefore could be a determinant in predicting obesity and metabolic syndrome. In an article by Melissa Braga of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and colleagues, the activity of a glycoprotein called follistatin in brown fat was examined.
Braga et al. had noted that follistatin expression levels are significant in some brown adipose tissue and wanted to know its functions there. So first, they examined mouse brown pre-adipocytes allowed to differentiate under controlled conditions; follistatin levels went from undetectable from baseline to substantial levels once the adipocytes differentiated.
From there, the team looked at adipogenesis in vitro in mouse embryonic fibroblasts, comparing the differences between those isolated from wild-type embryos or embryos in which the follistatin gene had been knocked out. The levels of key brown adipocyte proteins, including uncoupling protein 1, or UCP1, were found to be much lower in the knockout mouse fibroblasts compared with wild type. The decrease in the amounts of these proteins suggests that follistatin influences adipogenesis and differentiation of brown adipocytes and that severe metabolic defects may occur without normal follistatin function, including defects that could prove fatal.
By treating both kinds of cells with follistatin, the researchers confirmed it was the lack of the glycoprotein that was causing the decreased levels of key brown adipocyte proteins. Addition of the glycoprotein to follistatin-deficient fibroblasts also increased cellular respiration.
Global gene-expression profiling also was conducted on fibroblasts of both types during the early stages of brown adipocyte induction. Expression levels of genes were reduced by 3.5-fold or more in the knockout fibroblasts compared with the wild-type cells and indicated that follistatin is a key modulator of lipid and energy metabolism.
The researchers say more detailed studies of follistatin’s functional role in vivo are the next logical step. The development of in vivo models hopefully will help identify potential tissue targets of follistatin and therefore provide novel therapeutic approaches for treating obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Mary L. Chang (email@example.com
) is publications manager for the Journal of Lipid Research.


Alexandria, Virginia is a city in the United States of America.
As a result, where was the filming of Remember the Titans done?
The actual tale takes place in suburban Virginia in the 1970s. Berry College, Sprayberry High School, Decatur Cemetery, Druid Hills High School, Etowah High School, Grady High School, the MAK Historic District, and Paulding County High School were all used as filming locations for certain sequences. Atlanta, Covington, Decatur, and Rome, Georgia, were the locations for the filming.
What is the genesis of Remember the Titans?
It is based on the actual tale of the integrated T. C. Williams High School football team from Alexandria, Virginia, which played in the 1970s. The whole squad is transported to Gettysburg College for training camp prior to the commencement of the regular season. In order to go on a “small” run, Coach Boone wakes the whole squad up at 3 a.m.
Taking all of this into mind, what happened to the original Remember the Titans?
When Gerry Bertier was injured in a real-life automobile accident, he was rendered crippled. However, this occurred after the season had concluded and after the Titans had already played in the championship game. Gerry returned home in his mother’s new Camaro after making a pit stop at a nearby fast-food restaurant and picking up several pals.
What happened to the actual Gary Bertier after he died?
Gerry Bertier died at the age of 29 in 2004, a decade after the Titans’ football championship (on March 20, 1981). In another automobile accident, he’d been involved in, this time due to the negligence of a drunk driver. Both of his mentors, Herman Boone and Bill Yoast, were in attendance at his memorial service.
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When it comes to historical accuracy, how true is Remember the Titans?
It is based on the actual tale of T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and is titled Remember the Titans. It was true that Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney Pictures purchased the screenplay because it was inspired by a genuine event, but the majority of the film’s material is fictitious. The year 1971 was a tumultuous one in Alexandria, Virginia.
In what location did the Gettysburg scene from Remember the Titans take place?
According to Berry College, the Gettysburg College training camp scenes from Remember the Titans were shot on their campus! Denzel Washington is one of the many well-known performers that appear in this film. This Pin and more on Camera Ready Rome (by Rome Georgia) can be found on Pinterest.
Is Remember the Titans available on Disney+?
What exactly is the plot of Remember the Titans? Subscribe to Disney+ now for $6.99 a month or $69.99 for a year to start watching Remember the Titans immediately. Alternatively, you may get the service as part of a special discount package that includes ESPN+ and Hulu for a total of $12.99 per month.
What was the reason for Coach Boone taking them to Gettysburg?
They must race through a forest and a swamp to get to the cemetery, as shown in the film.) In his explanation, Boone said that he went them to the cemetery “because Gettysburg is a symbol of oneness in our country.” His players were gathered at the location, when he informed them, “Gentlemen, two armies came together here and nearly 50,000 of our folks were murdered [or wounded].”
In the film Remember the Titans, who is the antagonist?
Gerry Bertier (pronounced /g?ri/, with a hard “G”; born August 20, 1953; died March 20, 1981) was a high school football player and Paralympian from the United States. His involvement on the 1971 Virginia State Champion football team from T. C. Williams High School, as well as its representation in the Disney film Remember the Titans, helped him gain national attention.
Who has died away from the television series Remember the Titans?
Herman Boone was a famous American frontiersman.
Who died in the episode “Remember the Titans”?
Herman Boone was a famous American frontiersman.
What was the date of Gary Bertier’s death?
The date was March 20, 1981.
What exactly does “strong side on the left” mean?
The’strong side of the formations’ is the side of the formation that is normally where the TE is, but is usually the right side by default. It is often the factor that determines where the SS lines up. Because the right is considered to be the’strong’ side by default, the left is considered to be the opposite side. It’s an indication that the team is working well together.
Is it possible for the Titans to win the state championship?
It was a fourth-down come-from-behind play late in the game that gave the actual Titans the victory, just as it was represented in the movie. A 27–0 rout of Andrew Lewis High School of Salem in the state championship game, which was played at Victory Stadium in Roanoke, VA, sealed the victory for the Trojans in the state title.
What happened to the giants today?
Nissan Stadium has been in operation since 1999. The Tennessee Titans are an American football team headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and they compete in the National Football League. The Tennessee Titans are a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division of the National Football League (NFL). They participate in the NFL as members of the Tennessee Titans.
When did TC Williams become a part of the team?
It was at a period of racial upheaval, rioting, and more subtle discomfort that the Alexandria City School Board made the decision to integrate the two upper grades of the two all-white high schools with the one all-black T.C. Williams high school, which occurred in 1971.
What year did the events in Remember the Titans take place?
Ten years earlier, in July 1971, a black head football coach, Herman Boone, is appointed to lead the school’s football team at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, which had just been desegregated. Under the direction of current coach Bill Yoast, who has been nominated for induction into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame, Boone will be assigned to the coaching staff.
So, what happened to Petey in The Remember the Titans film?
Petey Jones, a major member of the 1971 T.C. Williams football team that was immortalised in the film “Remember the Titans,” has died following a battle with prostate cancer. Jones was a crucial component of the undefeated state title squad that served as the inspiration for the film “Remember the Titans.” Jones passed away on Monday, according to the Alexandria City Public Schools system, which announced it on Twitter.


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Some justice for now, but we’ll see how long it lasts.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Texas’ near-total abortion ban Wednesday as part of a lawsuit the Biden administration launched against the state over its new law that bars abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
But it’s unclear how U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s order may affect access to abortions in the state — or if it will at all. The state of Texas quickly filed a notice of appeal and will almost definitely seek an emergency stay of Pitman’s order in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is known as perhaps the nation’s most conservative appellate court.
In a press release, the ACLU of Texas pointed to the uncertainty on how Wednesday’s order and the state’s appeal will affect procedures in the state.
“Though the court’s ruling offers a sigh of relief, the threat of Texas’ abortion ban still looms over the state as cases continue to move through the courts. We already know the politicians behind this law will stop at nothing until they’ve banned abortion entirely,” Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project said in a statement. “This fight is far from over, and we’re ready to do everything we can to make sure every person can get the abortion care they need regardless of where they live or how much they make.”
Until Pitman’s order, Texas’ new law successfully flouted the constitutional right to have an abortion before fetal viability established by Roe v. Wade in 1973 and subsequent rulings. That’s because it leaves enforcement of the new restrictions not to state officials but instead to private citizens filing lawsuits through the civil court system.
The order from Pitman — a 2014 Obama nominee — forbids state court judges and court clerks from accepting lawsuits that the law allows. Pitman ordered the state to publish his order on all “public-facing court websites with a visible, easy-to-understand instruction to the public that S.B. 8 lawsuits will not be accepted by Texas courts.”
He called the case “exceptional” and ordered that the state and “any other persons or entities acting on its behalf” be blocked from enforcing the statute. He acknowledged that his order could be appealed in another court and added: “this Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right.”
Pitman gave a scathing response to Texas’ request that the court allow it to seek an appeal prior to blocking the law’s enforcement.
“The State has forfeited the right to any such accommodation by pursuing an unprecedented and aggressive scheme to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right,” Pitman wrote in his order. “From the moment S.B. 8 went into effect, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution.”
Despite the threat of retroactive lawsuits, the Center for Reproductive Rights said the clinics and doctors it represents “hope to resume full abortion services as soon as they are able.” The organization acknowledged that the order is temporary and expected the state would appeal — but called the ruling a “critical first step.”
“For 36 days, patients have been living in a state of panic, not knowing where or when they’d be able to get abortion care,” Nancy Northup, president & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement Wednesday. “The cruelty of this law is endless.”
Whole Woman’s Health said it was making plans “as soon as possible” to resume abortions outlawed under Texas’ law.
“This is AMAZING. It’s the justice we have been seeking for weeks,” Amy Hagstrom Miller, CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, said in a statement.
See here for the previous update. We didn’t have to wait long for this ruling, but it will be likely even less time before the rogue Fifth Circuit steps in and does its damage. After that, we’ll see if SCOTUS still claims to be confused by this issue, or if they have decided to care about the constitution.
Slate provides some highlights from Judge Pitman’s opinion.
The DOJ’s bet that agents of the state could be subject to suit paid off, particularly in the face of mounting evidence that pregnant Texans had been materially harmed as a result of the law. Pitman’s decision has moments of powerful rhetoric, but it is largely devoted to the “complex and novel” threshold issues the majority of the Supreme Court was too exhausted to probe when they allowed the law to stand. “There can be no doubt that S.B. 8 was a deliberate attempt by lawmakers,” he wrote, to “preclude review by federal courts that have the obligation to safeguard the very rights the statute likely violates.” This effort failed, he noted, because the United States has standing to represent its citizens in their effort “to vindicate federal rights.” On behalf of these citizens, it also has authority to enforce the 14th Amendment against a state attempting to “supersede” it. As Pitman put it, “when the machinations of the state effectively cut off private access to the federal courts,” the scheme warrants “equitable action by the United States.”
Because the DOJ clears these hurdles, Pitman wrote, it had properly challenged S.B. 8. And on the merits, there is no question as to foundational facts: Texas’ law plainly violates Roe because it outlaws abortions well before fetal viability. In order to block the law, Pitman crafted an injunction to “halt existing S.B. lawsuits and prevent new suits from being maintained by the state judiciary.” He forbade state judges and clerks from “accepting or docketing” these cases, and, for good measure, barred “private individuals who act on behalf of the state” from filing them. Finally, he ordered Texas to “publish this preliminary injunction on all of its public-facing court websites with a visible, easy-to-understand instruction to the public that S.B. 8 lawsuits will not be accepted by Texas courts.”
Notably, Pitman denied Texas’ request for an immediate stay of his decision. “The State has forfeited the right to any such accommodation by pursuing an unprecedented and aggressive scheme to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right,” he explained. To be clear, this hardly means Texas clinics will begin providing constitutionally protected abortions services tomorrow. If Pitman’s decision is eventually overturned, doctors who perform abortions in the interim can still be sued. But at least for now, the playing field tilts against the states too-clever-by-half effort to harm women while skirting judicial review.


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Presidio Isla Santa Rosa Punta de Siguenza was a Spanish fort established in 1722 on Santa Rosa Island in Pensacola, Florida.
It replaced Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, which had been burned down by the French when they departed. The new Presidio was established on the north shore of Santa Rosa Island and named for the Spanish scientist and explorer Carlos de Sigüenza y Gongora. The fort was situated on the west side of the island and a village on the east side. The village consisted of about 40 buildings which included an impressive octagonal church and the governor’s house.
During its lifetime, the Presidio was plagued by gulf hurricanes damaging the buildings and endangering residents. On November 3, 1752, a powerful hurricane hit the island and destroyed all but two of the Presidio buildings. it was then decided to move the Presidio to the mainland, but it took until 1756 to begin the move. A new presidio was then built and called Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola. Another hurricane destroyed the last remnants of the Presidio in 1762.
The site was located just south of the old Navy Yard, where Fort Pickens is now located in Pensacola on the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

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