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We talk an awful lot about mass shootings in our society. Often used as an example in culture’s conversations on racial tension, mental health, gun control, and ‘zero-tolerance’ school policies, they are full of shock value. However, there is a detail I hear mentioned in many of these shooting cases that does not get pressed as a bigger issue. Reports often cite a shooter’s web postings as evidence of their plans, worldview, and mental and emotional states. However, what I never hear the…

Spanish Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 1. What happened during the services? I arrived at the church a few minutes prior to the service and I was greatly surprised by how well attended the service was. There were dozens of families in a spectrum of Sunday best and work-stained denim jeans and nearly every person wore a yellow and white vest with a red cross embroidered on the lapel. At the entrance there was a small dipping well and although there was no water in it at the moment…

Particle Deformation and Fragmentation: As compaction force increases, contact area between particles increases, particle deformation starts to occur. Elastic deformation: granules attempt to return to their original shape or form after stress is released. Plastic deformation: granules do not totally recover after stress is released. Fragmentation occurs when compaction force continues to increase Particles fracture, create multiple new surface sites, additional contact points and potential…

Graco Fast Action Fold Click Connect Travel System This is a Chinese made baby stroller that can fit into infant car seat. It is a must have for those who want to have an ample time while travelling. Weighs around 20 pounds and is strong enough to hold a 50 pound baby for one full year. The seat can be reclined to multiple positions and the easy one second fold makes the experience even better. Graco fast action fold click connect travel system has a pivoting child’s tray with a cup holder,…

Obesity is always the number one fear I think about daily. Keeping weight off is hard and always hard to stick to for a long period of time. It creates health issues with you heart and can lead to sometimes life threating illnesses. I wanted to study if I cut one major thing from my diet like soda. Then add a little cardio daily such as fifth-teen minutes would that really be enough to lose a fair amount of weight in a month. We all want that perfect body but some lack dedication to do something…

When teaching the skill of sweeping or brushing to novice curlers necessary to always remember the three basic fundamentals. These fundamentals are body weight, brush speed and footwork. Throughout the process of teaching our skill we will continue to highlight these fundamentals ensuring that our teens will remember them and hopefully demonstrate them as they continue to curl. During our teaching of the skill it is important to note that we will always be watching for unsafe practices on the…

Weight Watchers can be a system developed to assist participants shed weight. The particiapnts of the system are permitted to purchase and cook their very own food options and so the program differs from other individuals. It has been proven to be efficient and is an excellent diet plan option for all those who want to shed fairly a little of weight and for all those who could just have a few additional pounds that they would like to become rid of. Weight Watchers also has a separate plan for…

“Hey, can you pass me the popcorn?” Katherine asked “Sure! Haven’t you had enough though Kat?” I replied jokingly. Kat was my nickname for her. My nickname was ______. “Nope!” Kat replied grinning like a clown. I passed her the popcorn and replied with a smile, “Alright, suit yourself.” We had been in my large basement the whole day binge watching television shows and movies on Netflix. Kat and I made a drawer in one of my closets filled with junk food and sweets back in middle school. It…

John Ortiz is a recent a graduate from a highly touted dance academy. In his last semester at the academy, one of his instructors was interested in what had driven her students to find their passion in dance. So to find out she gave an assignment for each student to write a paper on how they fell in love with dance. In John’s case, falling in love with dance seemed as likely as the Cleveland Browns ever winning the Super Bowl. Growing up John was never the most slender kid. He always had a big…

The Magnet Cannon is a perplexing object to understand how the forces work, in this explanation I will explain how the forces and energy in the magnet cannon work. The purpose of the magnet cannon is to help show how kinetic and magnetic forces work. The magnet Cannon is an object composed of 5 balls a ruler and a magnet. One of the balls is placed on one side of the magnet (ball A), then the other 4 balls (balls B-D) go on the other side of the magnet, then the contraption is placed on a ruler.…