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breakingnews: Tornado causes destruction in Oklahoma City area AP: A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks stranded on the sides of highways. Follow more updates on this story at BreakingNews.com. Photo: A massive twister is spotted near Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. (NBC News) NewsJReview (NJR) A mile wide Tornado plows through a community and its elementary school, on the out-skirts of Oklahoma City…We now know The Tornado, packed winds of 200-miles per hour, destroyed the structures in Moore, Oklahoma…7-of the childred dead were from Plaza Towers Elementary School, but there were several other children inncluded in the total of 24 people killed, over 200 residents in the community were injured. This from Reuters, Wednesday, “Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the debris of homes, schools and a hospital…” There really are no words to describe the aerial view of the destruction caught on cameras and broadcast across the country from hovering news choppers…OMG!!!!! Story unfolding.

breakingnews:

Tornado causes destruction in Oklahoma City area

AP:

A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks stranded on the sides of highways.

Follow more updates on this story at BreakingNews.com.

Photo: A massive twister is spotted near Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. (NBC News)

NewsJReview (NJR) A mile wide Tornado plows through a community and its elementary school, on the out-skirts of Oklahoma City…We now know The Tornado, packed winds of 200-miles per hour, destroyed the structures in Moore, Oklahoma…7-of the childred dead were from Plaza Towers Elementary School, but there were several other children inncluded in the total of 24 people killed, over 200 residents in the community were injured. This from Reuters, Wednesday, “Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the debris of homes, schools and a hospital…” There really are no words to describe the aerial view of the destruction caught on cameras and broadcast across the country from hovering news choppers…OMG!!!!! Story unfolding.

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aadryy: Djam magazine exhibition at La Flaq, in Paris. “Jazz&Illustration” NewsJReview (NJR) It’s toot your horn Sunday-week…Either today is or Saturday-Sunday and all this week into early June count on a College graduation day on many Campuses across the country. President Obama gave the Commencement address at Atlanta’s all male Morehouse College Sunday…President Obama, as only he can, delivered a timely message that graduates everywhere should take to heart: “Success may not come quickly or easily. But if you strive to do what’s right, if you work harder and dream bigger, if you set an example in your own lives and do your part to help meet the challenges of our time, then I’m confident that, together, we will continue the never-ending task of perfecting our union.” It was Morehouse’s 129th Commencement, among its alumni includes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We tip our Jazzy hats to graduates across the country, and toot our horn in salute to their achievements. NewsJReview believes a good education is a valuable commodity and is an essential tool for progress. Not to mention Graduation Day, in every community serves as a good backdrop and an excuse to offer up a catchy HEADLINE:“NewsJReview Declares May is March Madness for Colleges and Universities.” Here are some other places that grads are receiving DP’s today: Boston University, its their 140th ceremony…my wife, Valerie’s Alma mater, and graduates will file across many other stages, which includes John Carroll University, in Cleveland, Northern Virginia Community College, King’s College, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. May is March Madness for graduates…Soooo…Toot your horns for a job well done, but hang on to those Jazzy Flat-boards, the hats with the tassel, if you can…The Derby comes later with the career. That’s when the race for the roses, brace rings, shattering of glass ceilings, and the charting of new directions begins. Congratulations Graduates. For those entering a four-year Institution of higher learning, the trend for successful completion of studies is six years and not four years, according to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. In its 2004 study, the NCES pointed out that in a ten year span from 1994 to 2004, graduation rates skew toward six years of study compared to 4-years: “Approximately 58 percent of first-time, full-time students who began seeking a bachelor’s degree at a 4-year institution in fall 2004 completed a bachelor’s degree at that institution within 6 years or 150 percent of normal completion time to degree. In comparison, 55 percent of first-time, full-time students who began seeking a bachelor’s degree in fall 1996 earned a bachelor’s degree within 6 years at that institution.” NCES revealed, “At both public and private nonprofit 4-year institutions, the 6-year graduation rates of first-time, full-time female students who sought a bachelor’s degree in fall 2004 were higher than those of males. At public institutions, about 58 percent of females seeking a bachelor’s degree graduated within 6 years, compared with 53 percent of males; at private nonprofit institutions, 67 percent of females graduated within 6 years, compared with 63 percent of males. However, at private for-profit institutions, the 6-year graduation rate was higher for males (30 percent) than for females (27 percent).”

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Djam magazine exhibition at La Flaq, in Paris. “Jazz&Illustration”

NewsJReview (NJR) It’s toot your horn Sunday-week…Either today is or Saturday-Sunday and all this week into early June count on a College graduation day on many Campuses across the country. President Obama gave the Commencement address at Atlanta’s all male Morehouse College Sunday…President Obama, as only he can, delivered a timely message that graduates everywhere should take to heart: “Success may not come quickly or easily. But if you strive to do what’s right, if you work harder and dream bigger, if you set an example in your own lives and do your part to help meet the challenges of our time, then I’m confident that, together, we will continue the never-ending task of perfecting our union.” It was Morehouse’s 129th Commencement, among its alumni includes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We tip our Jazzy hats to graduates across the country, and toot our horn in salute to their achievements. NewsJReview believes a good education is a valuable commodity and is an essential tool for progress. Not to mention Graduation Day, in every community serves as a good backdrop and an excuse to offer up a catchy HEADLINE:“NewsJReview Declares May is March Madness for Colleges and Universities.” Here are some other places that grads are receiving DP’s today: Boston University, its their 140th ceremony…my wife, Valerie’s Alma mater, and graduates will file across many other stages, which includes John Carroll University, in Cleveland, Northern Virginia Community College, King’s College, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. May is March Madness for graduates…Soooo…Toot your horns for a job well done, but hang on to those Jazzy Flat-boards, the hats with the tassel, if you can…The Derby comes later with the career. That’s when the race for the roses, brace rings, shattering of glass ceilings, and the charting of new directions begins. Congratulations Graduates. For those entering a four-year Institution of higher learning, the trend for successful completion of studies is six years and not four years, according to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. In its 2004 study, the NCES pointed out that in a ten year span from 1994 to 2004, graduation rates skew toward six years of study compared to 4-years: “Approximately 58 percent of first-time, full-time students who began seeking a bachelor’s degree at a 4-year institution in fall 2004 completed a bachelor’s degree at that institution within 6 years or 150 percent of normal completion time to degree. In comparison, 55 percent of first-time, full-time students who began seeking a bachelor’s degree in fall 1996 earned a bachelor’s degree within 6 years at that institution.” NCES revealed, “At both public and private nonprofit 4-year institutions, the 6-year graduation rates of first-time, full-time female students who sought a bachelor’s degree in fall 2004 were higher than those of males. At public institutions, about 58 percent of females seeking a bachelor’s degree graduated within 6 years, compared with 53 percent of males; at private nonprofit institutions, 67 percent of females graduated within 6 years, compared with 63 percent of males. However, at private for-profit institutions, the 6-year graduation rate was higher for males (30 percent) than for females (27 percent).”

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NewsJReview (NJR) TBS and TNT Sports always have colorful commentary for their NBA Playoff fans. From the Studio, with Ernie, Chuck, Kenny and Shaq to court side, with Craig Sager. Speaking of heat…Sager took some for his dress Wednesday night, but not from, Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat, who was asked by Sager, “how do you like what I have on?” Wade, who is the target of barbs for his own dress off court, replied..”I love it.” Certainly, there was no objectivity here. On the other hand, Mr Wade was splendidly dressed for the occasion of beating back a determined Chicago Bulls team to advance to play, as I learned Saturday night, the Indiana Pacers for the Eastern Conference title, The Memphis Grizzlies take on the San Antonio Spurs for the Western Conference title. I update and digress… I do remember Sager’s dress being a tad more subdued, certainly less entertaining, when we worked together at CNN…that other Turner operation….which can be flashy when it uses dizzying technology design to dress up its news coverage, in studio, otherwise its hosts are rather subdued and objective. However, the Chief Anchor for all of CNN coverage, sports a beard and has done so forever. Wolf Blitzer’s beard is still unique..among television news broadcasters…they are rare….Also, Charles Bierbauer, a former CNN Chief Washington correspondent donned a beard. I think I should cut it off here…after all the article is about being colorful, which works in some settings, and in this case, I would never say “lose the jacket.” Nor, would I say “lose the beard.” As for Dwayne Wade he has earned his stripes on the court. Its obvious he is comfortable with himself…and dresses as he feels off the court…I’m just saying. Nice beard Mr. Wade.

NewsJReview (NJR) TBS and TNT Sports always have colorful commentary for their NBA Playoff fans. From the Studio, with Ernie, Chuck, Kenny and Shaq to court side, with Craig Sager. Speaking of heat…Sager took some for his dress Wednesday night, but not from, Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat, who was asked by Sager, “how do you like what I have on?” Wade, who is the target of barbs for his own dress off court, replied..”I love it.” Certainly, there was no objectivity here. On the other hand, Mr Wade was splendidly dressed for the occasion of beating back a determined Chicago Bulls team to advance to play, as I learned Saturday night, the Indiana Pacers for the Eastern Conference title, The Memphis Grizzlies take on the San Antonio Spurs for the Western Conference title. I update and digress… I do remember Sager’s dress being a tad more subdued, certainly less entertaining, when we worked together at CNN…that other Turner operation….which can be flashy when it uses dizzying technology design to dress up its news coverage, in studio, otherwise its hosts are rather subdued and objective. However, the Chief Anchor for all of CNN coverage, sports a beard and has done so forever. Wolf Blitzer’s beard is still unique..among television news broadcasters…they are rare….Also, Charles Bierbauer, a former CNN Chief Washington correspondent donned a beard. I think I should cut it off here…after all the article is about being colorful, which works in some settings, and in this case, I would never say “lose the jacket.” Nor, would I say “lose the beard.” As for Dwayne Wade he has earned his stripes on the court. Its obvious he is comfortable with himself…and dresses as he feels off the court…I’m just saying.

Nice beard Mr. Wade.

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