NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) ? The six educators killed in the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School were honored Monday by an organization comprised of Medal of Honor recipients.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society said it chose the women to receive its Citizen Honors Medal, the highest award it gives to a civilian, after receiving dozens of nominations for their actions during the shooting.
The educators' families received the awards on their behalf at the ceremony at Newtown High School. Janet Robinson, who was superintendent of Newtown schools at the time of the shooting, told the audience that the women were not trained for anything like what happened on Dec. 14 but they acted to protect the children.
"There are no people more worthy of this award," Robinson said, according to The News-Times of Danbury.
Two of the educators honored, principal Dawn Hochsprung and school psychologist Mary Sherlach, are believed to have lunged, unarmed, at the gunman to try to stop him. Another, teacher Victoria Soto, reportedly hid children in a closet. Lauren Rousseau read to her students as a gunman invaded the school, doing her best to keep them calm. Rachel D'Avino and Anne Marie Murphy were said to have wrapped their arms around the children as chaos ensued.
The women exemplified courage, sacrifice and selflessness in trying to protect students from gunman Adam Lanza, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society said in announcing the honor.
The organization also planned to honor every other member of the school's staff with a Certificate of Commendation.
"Many teachers and staff members disregarded their own safety that day to hide and protect the children in their care," said Harold Fritz, the society's president.
The society honored four other people with the award this year. They received their medals during an annual ceremony on March 25 at Arlington National Cemetery.
In February, President Barack Obama bestowed the nation's second-highest civilian honor, the Presidential Citizens Medal, on the families of the fallen educators.
Boston College professor's book offers intimate look at the immigrant studentPublic release date: 6-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
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CHESTNUT HILL, MA (May 2013) In her book, Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education and the Politics of Inclusion, Boston College education professor Lisa (Leigh) Patel invites readers to rethink assumptions about immigrant youth.
An associate professor at the Lynch School of Education, Patel spent six years working with an all-immigrant high school in Boston, conducting research on both young people and teachers. Her long-term relationships with immigrant youth and their families allowed her to tell their personal stories with important analysis about immigration law, health, and education.
While significant attention has focused on language acquisition for immigrant youth, Patel said she found a range of issues exerting powerful influences on the immigrant experiences of Boston teens.
"There are many borders that young immigrants encounter, long before and after the physical migration," said Patel. "While we tend to focus on language in education, there are many other life circumstances that play large roles, arguably even more significant, than English fluency."
The book grew out of Patel's work with teachers and students at a Boston high school. During her time at the school, Patel worked with teachers on instruction for English Language Learners, discussed issues and problems with students, and assisted staff members in the development of programs for after school homework, internships and pre-collegiate counseling.
"I began this project out of a close collaboration with immigrant youth and their teachers and seeing that even if education goes very smoothly, there are many other factors that can deeply impact the success of any young immigrant," said Patel, whose research focuses on the sociology of education. "These factors, such as family responsibilities and documentation status, are not often evident to educators."
To paint an accurate picture of the forces at play in the lives of immigrant teens, Patel undertook an in-depth exploration of their lives both in and outside of school.
"The research, which was collaborative, lasted more than five years, covers many contexts: school, home, work, church," said Patel. "The book uses rich detailed stories to shed light on many borders that young people encounter in and out of schools. It also points to the ways in which immigration reform can happen by adjusting a few of our core assumptions."
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Boston College professor's book offers intimate look at the immigrant studentPublic release date: 6-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Ed Hayward ed.hayward@bc.edu 617-552-4826 Boston College
CHESTNUT HILL, MA (May 2013) In her book, Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education and the Politics of Inclusion, Boston College education professor Lisa (Leigh) Patel invites readers to rethink assumptions about immigrant youth.
An associate professor at the Lynch School of Education, Patel spent six years working with an all-immigrant high school in Boston, conducting research on both young people and teachers. Her long-term relationships with immigrant youth and their families allowed her to tell their personal stories with important analysis about immigration law, health, and education.
While significant attention has focused on language acquisition for immigrant youth, Patel said she found a range of issues exerting powerful influences on the immigrant experiences of Boston teens.
"There are many borders that young immigrants encounter, long before and after the physical migration," said Patel. "While we tend to focus on language in education, there are many other life circumstances that play large roles, arguably even more significant, than English fluency."
The book grew out of Patel's work with teachers and students at a Boston high school. During her time at the school, Patel worked with teachers on instruction for English Language Learners, discussed issues and problems with students, and assisted staff members in the development of programs for after school homework, internships and pre-collegiate counseling.
"I began this project out of a close collaboration with immigrant youth and their teachers and seeing that even if education goes very smoothly, there are many other factors that can deeply impact the success of any young immigrant," said Patel, whose research focuses on the sociology of education. "These factors, such as family responsibilities and documentation status, are not often evident to educators."
To paint an accurate picture of the forces at play in the lives of immigrant teens, Patel undertook an in-depth exploration of their lives both in and outside of school.
"The research, which was collaborative, lasted more than five years, covers many contexts: school, home, work, church," said Patel. "The book uses rich detailed stories to shed light on many borders that young people encounter in and out of schools. It also points to the ways in which immigration reform can happen by adjusting a few of our core assumptions."
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This photo made available on Friday May 3, 2013 by the RAF Museum London shows a formation of German WWII Dornier Do17 bombers. The only known surviving example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber known as the ?flying pencil? is to be salvaged from its watery grave in the English Channel. RAF Museum director Peter Dye said Friday the bomber is roughly 60 feet below the surface and that bringing it to the surface intact will be tricky. (AP Photo/RAF Museum)
This photo made available on Friday May 3, 2013 by the RAF Museum London shows a formation of German WWII Dornier Do17 bombers. The only known surviving example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber known as the ?flying pencil? is to be salvaged from its watery grave in the English Channel. RAF Museum director Peter Dye said Friday the bomber is roughly 60 feet below the surface and that bringing it to the surface intact will be tricky. (AP Photo/RAF Museum)
This 1937 photo made available on Friday May 3, 2013 by the RAF Museum London shows a German WWII Dornier Do 17 bomber in Zurich. The only known surviving example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber known as the ?flying pencil? is to be salvaged from its watery grave in the English Channel. Museum director Peter Dye said Friday the bomber is roughly 60 feet below the surface and that bringing it to the surface intact will be tricky. (AP Photo/RAF Museum)
LONDON (AP) ? A famous German World War II bomber nicknamed "the flying pencil" has spent decades submerged in the English Channel after being shot down in the Battle of Britain. Now, divers are braving dangerous tides to bring it to the surface.
British officials on Friday announced a complex salvage operation just off the Kent coast in southeastern England to rescue the only known surviving example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber. The operation is under way and if all the preparations go well, the plane will be lifted from the water in three or four weeks.
But the director of London's RAF Museum, which has been raising money for the salvage, cautioned that the recovery would be risky ? divers will only be able to work for 45 minutes at a time because of perilous tides, and they face other challenges.
"We are not guaranteed success," Peter Dye said. "There have been previous aircraft recovery projects that didn't go so well, cases where the structure has disintegrated on retrieval. When it breaks the surface, gravity and the laws of mechanics come into play, so we very much hope the frame we've constructed will support that structure."
Corrosion is another obstacle that could spoil the procedure, he said.
RAF Museum officials also said the challenging salvage will be the biggest recovery of its kind and they hope to one day display the Do 17, an aircraft nicknamed "the flying pencil" because of its narrow fuselage, at the museum. The museum has already raised the estimated 600,000 pounds ($930,000) that will be needed for the lifting phase of the operation, with the help of a substantial donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and funds are being raised for the conservation effort.
The wreck is submerged in about 60 feet (20 meters) of water. The plane was shot down during the 1940 Battle of Britain, a months-long clash over the skies of Britain that saw RAF fighters engaged in a colossal life-or-death struggle with the German Luftwaffe.
Experts said the bomber, discovered by divers five years ago, is remarkably undamaged despite the passage of time.
Dye said the plane would be exhibited next to a Hawker Hurricane fighter that had also been shot down during the battle.
"We feel it's important that they be exhibited side by side," he said, pointing out that two German airmen died in the Dornier. "With time, we recognize that young men died on both sides, which is why we don't intend to restore it. We will conserve it and place it on exhibition alongside the wreck of a Hurricane shot down at much the same time in which a British pilot died."
Museum officials say the Dornier was shot down on Aug. 26, 1940, at the height of the Battle of Britain. It was forced to make an emergency landing on the Goodwin Sands at low tide after it came under attack by British fighter planes. It touched down safely but then sank ? two of the crewmen were captured alive and taken prisoner; the other two died. Their bodies were found washed ashore later.
If the plane is lifted from the Channel without damage, it will still be several years before it can be put on display. It will be packed in a special chemical gel and plastic sheeting to protect it from damage caused by exposure to air, then taken by road to the RAF Museum in Cosford for extensive conservation treatment expected to take two or three years.
During that time, it will be placed in "hydration tunnels" so that chemicals and salts that accumulated during 70 years underwater can be gently washed away. After that, steps must be taken to stabilize corrosion within the plane itself. Once this is done, the plane should be ready to be put on exhibit at the RAF Museum in London.
Major League Soccer has announced that in four to six weeks it will unveil plans for a new stadium in New York City to house the league?s 20th team.
Commissioner Don Garber discussed the plans while talking with reporters at halftime of Wednesday night?s contest between Toronto and Montreal?at BMO Field. In the conversation?Garber informed the public: ?We?are deeply engaged with potential ownership groups and we?re hopeful to be able to announce a 20th team within the next [four to six weeks].? The winning ownership group is expected to pay an expansion fee of?$100 million.
Garber had previously indicated that the league hoped?for something definitive on an expansion franchise in Queens by the end of 2013. He reiterated that desire on Wednesday, noting MLS? progress in getting a deal done.??We?re making progress,? Garber said of talks with New York City. ?We continue ? you?ve heard this for the last year ? but we continue to negotiate with the City of New York and meet with local political folks and community leaders to get support for the stadium we hope to build in Flushing Meadow Park.?
MORE: MLS expansion updates from Commissioner Garber
When asked if the New York Cosmos were going to be the 20th team, Garber refused to answer instead?saying that he and MLS support what the NASL is doing.?Garber did claim, however, that he believes MLS will continue its expansion beyond 20 teams by the end of 2020. But 30 teams? That would be too much of a leap.??It?s hard to imagine we?d have 30 teams,? Garber said. ?The other major leagues are around that size, they?ve been around 100 years.?
The league and the City have previously?been engaged in negotiations to build a stadium on a ten acre site in the Queens-based park with the goal of having a team begin playing there by 2016. On Thursday, Garber spoke again on the issue with the Associated Press, informing reporters that there are no other possible sites for a new stadium. ?If we get this done, it will be in Flushing Meadow Park. There is no Plan B.?
While New York is the league?s preferred choice for expansion, Orlando, Miami and Atlanta have all been linked as possible MLS expansions while USL Pro side Orlando City recently secured a $8.2m downtown parcel of land where they plan to build a new soccer-specific stadium.
FILE - Nicole Wells works in a community garden at the Sherwood Presbyterian Church in Sherwood, Ore. on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Women have another good reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don't have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. According to the study, which was to be discussed Friday, May 3, 2013 at an American Urological Association conference in San Diego, the exercise intensity didn't matter - just how much women got each week. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
FILE - Nicole Wells works in a community garden at the Sherwood Presbyterian Church in Sherwood, Ore. on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Women have another good reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don't have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. According to the study, which was to be discussed Friday, May 3, 2013 at an American Urological Association conference in San Diego, the exercise intensity didn't matter - just how much women got each week. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don't have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. Even walking for a couple hours a week can cut the risk of developing this painful and common problem by about one-third, a large study found.
"Every little bit makes a difference" and the intensity doesn't matter ? just getting a minimum amount of exercise does, said Dr. Mathew Sorensen of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
He led the study, which was to be discussed Friday at an American Urological Association conference in San Diego.
About 9 percent of people will get a kidney stone sometime in their life. The problem is a little more common in men, but incidence has risen 70 percent over the last 15 years, most rapidly among women.
Obesity raises the risk as do calcium supplements, which many women take after menopause. A government task force recently advised against supplements for healthy older women, saying that relatively low-dose calcium pills don't do much to keep bones strong but make kidney stones more likely.
The new research involved nearly 85,000 women 50 and older in the government-funded Women's Health Initiative study. All had an exam to measure weight and height so doctors could figure out their body mass index, a gauge of obesity. They also filled out annual surveys on what they ate, so researchers could take into account things known to lower the risk of kidney stones, such as drinking a lot of fluids and eating less salt or meat.
Participants said how much exercise they usually got and that was translated into "METs" ? a measure of how much effort an activity takes. For example, 10 METs per week is about 2 1/2 hours of walking at a moderate pace, four hours of light gardening or one hour of jogging.
After about eight years, 3 percent of the women had developed a kidney stone. Compared to women who got no leisure-time exercise, those who got up to 5 METs per week had a 16 percent lower risk for stones. The risk was 22 percent lower with 5 to 10 METs per week and 31 percent lower for 10 METs or more. Exercise beyond 10 METs added no additional benefit for kidney stone prevention. Exercise intensity didn't matter ? just how much women got each week.
"We're not asking people to run marathons. This is just a very mild to moderate additional amount of activity," Sorensen said.
Why might exercise help? It changes the way the body handles nutrients and fluids that affect stone formation. Exercisers sweat out salt and tend to retain calcium in their bones, rather than having these go into the kidneys and urine where stones form. They also tend to drink water and fluids afterwards, another plus for preventing stones.
"There's something about exercise itself that probably produces things in your urine that prevent stone formation," said one expert not involved in the work, Dr. Kevin McVary. He is chairman of urology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., and a spokesman for the urology group. "It's not just being skinny or not being fat, it's something about the exercise that protects you."
Exercise is known to cut the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other conditions that raise the risk of kidney stones. Next, researchers want to study men and younger women to see if exercise helps prevent kidney stones in them, too .
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If you've got a Verizon Galaxy Note 2, you should now have an update to Android 4.1.2 waiting for you. Thanks to Roustermiller in the Android Central forums, we have the build.prop information:
Android 4.1.2
Baseband version I605VRAMC3
Kernel version 3.0.31-1098177
Build number JZO54K.I605VRAMC3
Head over to the update thread for changes posted as they are found. We'll update this post when we get more information from Verizon.
Update: And here's the full changelog:
Download images via Enterprise Exchange email
Download ring back tones through VZTones version 5.1.2 preloaded application
Access downloaded languages on the Samsung keyboard
Use Multi Window support for more applications
(YouTube, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon Kindle, Viewdini, Google Maps and Talk)
Search or filter by Name in the dialer screen
The snooze option in the Alarm Clock app is set to “ON” by default
All Alarm Clock options are now viewable without the need to press the “more” button
Added a Notification Panel editing menu under Display Settings
Transfer content from your old device seamlessly with the
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