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This Day in Sports History — July 5
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on July 5 :
1947 — Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians became the first black player in the American League by pinch-hitting against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. (More info.)
1969 — On his way to a sweep of the Grand Slam events of the year, Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon. (More info.)
1974 — Chris Evert beat Olga Morzova to win her first women's singles title at Wimbledon. (More info.)
1975 — Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors to become the first African-American to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon. (More info.)
1980 — Bjorn Borg defeated John McEnroe in an epic five-set match – including a 34-point tiebreaker in the fourth set — to win his fifth consecutive men's singles title at Wimbledon. (More info.)
1982 — Italy's Paolo Rossi scored three goals to eliminate Brazil, 3-2, in a World Cup second-round match at Barcelona, Spain. (More info.)
1987 — Oakland A's slugger Mark McGwire became the first rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break. (More info.)
1991 — Major League Baseball owners approved a measure allowing the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins to start play in the National League in 1993. (More info.)
1993 — Oakland A's star Rickey Henderson hit leadoff home runs in both games of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. (More info.)
2009 — Roger Federer won a record 15th Grand Slam men's singles title by defeating Andy Roddick at Wimbledon. (More info.)


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Upstart Royals off and running in a New York minute
Ron Washington says it is becoming impossible to shut down the Royals' Jarrod Dyson on the bases, and that's only half of the problem for teams facing Kansas City these days.
"They've also got No. 0 over there," the Rangers' manager said during an appearance on MLB Network Radio.
Ron Washington says it is becoming impossible to shut down the Royals' Jarrod Dyson on the bases, and that's only half of the problem for teams facing Kansas City these days.
"They've also got No. 0 over there," the Rangers' manager said during an appearance on MLB Network Radio.
Good call, Wash.
Terrance Gore, a 157-pound rookie who spent most of this season at Class A Advanced Wilmington, wears No. 0. He helped break open the Royals' 4-1 win over the Rangers on Wednesday night when he scored on a throw that sailed into left field while he was stealing third base. It was his 48th steal of the season.
"Pretty nice, huh?" Royals manager Ned Yost said in the Kansas City interview room after the game. "Speed puts a lot of tension on the defense. They know what it is. They know who he is. It just puts a lot of pressure on that defense, and things like that happen when you pressure a defense. He got a nice jump, stole the base. And the nice thing was that when he stole, he still got up and had presence of mind to know where the ball was. ... I thought he did a great job. It's going to be fun watching him."
Added to be a baserunning specialist, a la Billy Hamilton circa 2013, Gore is one of 11 players that the Royals promoted to the big leagues after Monday, when rosters expanded. That's evidence that they're all in on maximizing their chance to shock the Tigers in the American League Central and end a playoff drought that dates to 1985. And good for them and the fans in Kansas City.
With the Royals on a 29-11 roll, it looks like September is going to be a great month at Kauffman Stadium.
After being essentially swept by the Indians last weekend (the last game was suspended with them behind, 4-2, in the 10th inning, and will be completed on Sept. 22), the Royals bounced back to sweep the Rangers. They've had at least a share of first place for the past 24 days, and they've been positioned for a playoff spot for the past 28 days.
It might not yet be time to check that magic number at the start and finish of every day, but pretty soon it will be. The next challenge for the Royals is providing the opposition as the Yankees celebrate the legend of Derek Jeter. Then it's on to Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers.
The plot thickens.
On the afternoon of July 22, the Royals were being severely tested. They had been swept at Fenway Park in the first series following the All-Star break, after dropping three of four to the Tigers in the series before the break, and they were 5-11 in July. Kansas City had averaged only three runs in those games.
"If you break it all down, if we hit, we're going to win," Yost said before a game at U.S. Cellular Field. "It's that simple. If we can score some runs, we're going to win ballgames."
Following a loss to the White Sox the previous night, the Royals held a players-only meeting. They apparently agreed with their manager -- it was time to start to hitting for some power and cashing in more timely hits.
Heading to Yankee Stadium for the Jeter celebration, the Royals have scored 175 runs in their past 41 games -- almost 4.3 per game. They are still last in the AL in home runs, but they have hit 33 in their past 41 games, a far better pace than early in the season.
Alex Gordon has been a catalyst. Ditto Josh Willingham, who was acquired from Minnesota in a trade on Aug. 11, and Billy Butler, who was due to start raking after hitting .273 with only three home runs in the first half.
There's even some AL MVP Award talk now surrounding Gordon. He's hitting .279 with an .814 OPS, 19 home runs and 65 RBIs, but his excellent play in left field boosts him to a 5.9 WAR, which ranks behind only Josh Donaldson, Mike Trout and Adrian Beltre.
So OK, Ned, what about Gordon for MVP?
"That's an unfair question to ask me," Yost said. "I'm very prejudiced. I just think Alex Gordon is a phenomenal player. He deserves every honor he can get. I just think the world of him. Do I think he's an MVP? Yeah, he's an MVP in my book."
Gordon for the AL MVP Award might seem like a reach. But it's certainly less of a reach than the thought of Kansas City winning the AL Central back when they were in Chicago in July, with a losing record (48-50) and an eight-game deficit to the Tigers.
The Royals have opened our minds, and the possibilities are exciting.
Sure, Sunday is going to be Derek Jeter Day at Yankee Stadium. But Alcides Escobar and the Royals will look to make their presence known. Behind Dyson and old No. 0, they're off and running -- and hitting a little bit, too.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.

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The research is essential, NIRSA says. It may allow for comparison of prevalence rates among college activities and an understanding of the scope of the hazing problem within sport clubs. It may also encourage awareness of hazing, behaviors common in hazing situations and situations in which hazing is most common. These results may also lead to the development of programs designed to prevent hazing.
The investigators are in the process of recruiting institutions to participate in Phase II of the study. For additional information visit www.hazingstudy.com.
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Among all study respondents, the most common hazing behaviors reported by students were:
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15 percent — Sing or chant by self or with other selected group members
14 percent — Endure harsh weather conditions without proper clothing
12 percent — Deprive self of sleep
11 percent — Yelled, screamed or cursed at by other group members
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MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – At the Mid-Penn Duals, the York College Spartans (9-8) entered the day with a big target on their backs as the two-time defending champs. The Spartans finished 3-1 on the duals to give them 3rd place on the day.
First Round: Franklin & Marshall 33 – York (Pa.) 12
The Spartans struggled against their first opponent of the day against the tough Diplomat squad. York made a late run in the match with winning the last three bouts, but just couldn't make up the difference. Mitchell Ramsey (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg) broke the F&M scoring streak with an impressive 6-1 win at 184. Then at 197, Nick Zak (Jackson, N.J. / Jackson Liberty) scored an impressive pin just 38 seconds in to the second period. This was only the second time Zak has wrestled at 197 this season after having wrestled at 184 earlier. Mike Spencer capped the late York run with a tight 3-2 decision that helped set the tone the Spartans for the rest of the day.
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Ryan Flynn (Newtown Square Pa. / Marple Newtown) at 133, helped the Spartans start an eight match win streak against Stevens Tech. Flynn started off with a fall in just 3:53, which was the first of 3 for the day. At 174, Ramsey earned his fall in just 1:25, while Zach Coleman (Belcamp, Md. / Harford Technical) grabbed his fall in just 2:23 to cap the Spartan scoring against Tech. The Spartan Athlete of the Week, Joey Giaccio (Cranford, N.J. / Cranford) and versatile Nick Zak were the two other bonus point scorers for York. Both earned major decisions, with Giaccio winning 13-3 and Zac winning 9-0.
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The building was under construction at the time of the collapse and the victims were workers on the site, said Celia Jacysyn, spokeswoman for the Sao Paulo security secretariat.
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After more than 15 years of discussion, Sag Harbor's popular Havens Beach is going to have the remediation required to make it safe for swimmers.
A plan for the work developed by Inter-Science Associates after extensive testing was approved by the Sag Harbor Village Board unanimously at its meeting on Tuesday. The village's harbor committee had recommended the village do so after holding a hearing on the plan on Monday. The committee agreed the work was long overdue and would significantly improve the water quality around Havens Beach, as well as protect and restore the ecosystem.
Rich Warren of Inter-Science said the work is estimated to cost around $200,000, but, since bids have not yet been received, the actual cost is uncertain.
Questions about pollution in a creek — more correctly a stormwater drainage ditch — that crosses Havens Beach emerged in the 1990s, with reports of skin rashes and eye and ear infections. Fecal coliform and other bacteria were said to be the most likely contaminants. In 2007, Kevin McAllister, the Peconic baykeeper, called the situation a grave problem, and said the public was at risk.
Inter-Science reported it had found heightened levels of human and animal waste bacteria in the drainage ditch, and in some cases the bathing water itself, especially after intense rainfall. Mr. Warren said stormwater from more than 20 acres runs through the ditch.
Although many people walk dogs in a field adjacent to the ditch, Mr. Warren said it is properly supplied with cleanup materials, although he assumed that not all owners were diligent at removing their dogs' waste.
The program recommended by Inter-Science includes a filtration sponge that processes and cleans water in an enclosed area as well as bio-filtration, which involves planting native species to filter wastes naturally. The procedures are known to work well together, Mr. Warren said.
"I think it is a positive step," Mr. McAllister said yesterday. He said he hoped the village would get the needed funding, and he suggested oversight to ensure the project's completion. The Peconic Baykeeper organization will help monitor the project.
The first and most lengthy step will be to dredge the ditch, which Mr. Warren said will certainly be "stinky" because the muck in it has sat stagnant for many years. He hoped dredging could begin before winter weather made it difficult, and said that Inter-Science had applied for the necessary permits from the State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Meanwhile, the board and the harbor committee also approved heaping snow plowed from the streets at the beach. Bruce Tait, chairman of the harbor committee, said the relocation of the snow piles to the beach's gravel parking area, which is pitched away from the water, and fencing and hay bales that have been installed, go "above and beyond" and are a significant improvement over the past. But, he said the committee would revisit the process in the future.
The benefits of removing snow from Main Street outweigh any risk of placing it on the beach, Mr. Tait said, since Main Street's storm runoff goes "straight out to the bay" anyway. However, Jeffrey Peters, a committee member who ultimately voted to approve the snow's placement at the beach, said, "I don't want to see this pushed under the rug."
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by j-cat December 16, 2005
in the bay, the town is another name for the city of oakland. some people from east palo alto(epa) say that epa is the town. but when people say "the town" out here, most of the time, theyre talkin about oakland.
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A nickname used in reference to Oakland, California. Founded in 1852, The Town is the eighth-largest city in the U.S., but what makes it stand out amongst other American cities is its diverse communities,distinct neighborhoods and turfs, and its culturally rich activities such as Sydeshows, Going 18 Dummy and the historically significant Pimp Game. The Town has birthed some of the most notable musicians and rappers of the 20-21st century, such as Tower of Power, Sly and The Family Stone,Too Short, Richy Rich,Keak Da Sneak, Keyshia Cole and DU. Also emerging from Oakland were The Black Panthers, The East Bay Dragons, The Hells Angels, and many other impacting culturally iconic groups.
People always tryin to talk that Oakland slang knowin they aint never even been to The Town
I'm' fin to skirt to The Town to get me some purple bitch
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-You heard Oakland was the 4th most dangerous city on America
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-Yeah some niggas in THE TOWN just need a fat blunt of purple.
by 8200BLOCKBOI December 31, 2007
Reference to Dundalk, Co Louth, Ireland, once the biggest town in the country before the exurbs of Dublin got ideas above their station and got individual names, looking at you Tallaght!
Famous for Harp, The Corrs, Dundalk F.C. and Ridleys
Famous for Harp, The Corrs, Dundalk F.C. and Ridleys
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The Ripping Apart of Natural Birth
I keep seeing critiques (more like lashing out) of natural birth, homebirth and the women who make crunchier choices. Gillian Telling's article "Girl Talk: Don't Judge Me Because I Had a C-Section" in The Frisky highlights one aspect of the not-natural birth movement:
"Unfortunately, the first thing people ask you about when you have a new baby is how your labor went. When I mentioned the 'C' word, unless the mother had also gone through it and we could commiserate, there was always this little face, like she had smelled something rotten. It was usually followed by a look of pity, an 'ohhhh…' and maybe something like 'I'm sorry,' 'That's too bad,' or, 'You can always have a VBAC [Vaginal Birth After Cesarean] on your next one.' Some would ask if it was an 'elective C,' and I got the feeling that had I said yes, they would have felt even more awkward around me, like I'd said I think puppies make for a tasty snack. It got to the point where I lied a few times and just said he was breech, instead of going into the long story and feeling kind of inadequate."
It's startling to me she lied about why she had a cesarean. That really is a sad commentary on the state of affairs in post-birth communication.
Or really, is it? I've listened for years to women who were birth-traumatized (not just by cesareans, but they are certainly part of many women's picture) say how they lied about their births, putting on plastic smiles and saying, "Everything was fine," or "It was great!" when, in fact, it was very far from either of those things.
Women healing from birth trauma often find the telling and re-telling of their stories an integral part on their paths to normalcy (not the old normal, but the new normal). But those around them seem to hit a saturation point and it is a rare woman who has not heard, "Can't you just get on with your life already?"
There are other topics that make people uncomfortable… death and illness are two of the most common… but I find anger, pain and disappointment about a woman's own birth experience all but taboo. When people are in mourning, we've been encouraged to listen quietly, not try to fix things, but when a woman says she hated having her baby, rabid judgment and an immediate, "Don't say that!" meets her feelings. I wish I had a penny for each time I've heard, "All that matters is you and the baby are fine." It isn't all that matters; ask around.
And then I came across this article, "Looks Like Nobody Ever Had a Baby Before" by Daphne Caruana Galizia, written in The Malta Independent Online. Granted, I don't spend an inordinate amount of time trolling the Internet looking for negative stories. In fact, that's part of why I'm writing this; they are falling into me unbidden and to me, that means they must be growing in numbers.
Ms. Galizia spits her words venomously. She states her premise:
"I get the feeling that life on the maternity ward would be so much easier if childbirth classes were to include one whole session of drumming it into expectant mothers that they are not the first person to have a baby, nor will they be the last."
And then to pound the point:
"Imagine just how much less angst there would be if the breathing trainer, or whatever they're called, were to say repeatedly: "Remember that trillions of women have had babies throughout history, and that you're doing nothing special. Even if it feels like you're the only woman in the world to give birth, you're not."
Then they could put it on a banner and hang the banner up at the front of the childbirth class for good measure."
I know I travel in different circles, but I rarely come in contact with such angry women… angry about childbirth and the way some women choose to traverse the experience.
Ms. Galizia has had two babies, with CNMs in the hospital, so it isn't like she is clueless about the kind of care one can get with a midwife, but didn't she feel special? Did she not feel special having her baby? Unique? How does that not happen? How can a woman who's, in a sense, birthing "God", not feel amazingly gifted/special/unique?
But, I stand back and listen to her and try hard to hear her point; it's just not something I can fathom. Probably the same as she can't fathom mine/ours.
Apparently, she has written before about natural childbirth and breastfeeding… and not in a good way. She considers many of us to be involved in "The Cult of Childbirth and its breakaway Cult of Breastfeeding, so (she says) we won't go into any of that because I really have no time for a sack-load of letters and e-mails from the Queens of Suckling."
It's almost amusing that someone… probably many someones since she's written about it before… takes this angle on what a pretty vocal group of us feel is equally important, but the polar opposite.
But, if I think about it longer, maybe she doesn't feel that birth-breastfeeding is that important after all. Isn't that the implication (if not all-out snortylaugh)? That we're navelgazingly obsessed with our biological performances?
On the heels of reminding us we aren't so special just because we can make a human being out of two cells, Ms. Galizia launches into the (to me) tiresome argument that hospitals are oh-so-much safer than having a baby at home.
At the risk of quoting half the article, I'll just yank out snippets:
- "The one thing these Cult of Childbirth gurus won't tell their 'everything must be perfect' audience of expectant mothers is just how many women and babies died during or immediately after birth back in those halcyon days when the neighbours milled about downstairs with teapots and towels while the lady of the house screamed, hollered, bawled and strained upstairs."
- "It is thanks to hospitals and advanced medical care that we have been divorced from the biological fact that childbirth kills. Yes, it kills."
I'll counter with it isn't just medical care that has removed maternal deaths from an every day experience, but improved care overall. We know much more about the healthy pregnant and postpartum woman. We (in the west, anyway), for the most part, find information and education a valuable tool in keeping ourselves healthy during the childbearing year (and beyond). It is absolutely true that prenatal care is what happens between appointments, but we also know there are experts who can help us if we wander out of the range of normal. While women who've been insulted/assaulted by The Medical System may choose to birth outside of that Establishment, it would be a rare woman indeed who would stay home allowing herself and/or her baby to die if they needed the help a hospital can offer.
I couldn't resist adding this quote from Ms. Galizia: "Hospitals and advanced medical care are artificial, yes, if you want to put it that way. But this is precisely why they are so wonderful. Nature, red in tooth and claw, is often hideous and cruel, and childbirth is one of the most obvious examples. Even when all goes according to plan, even when there is no ripping, cutting or slicing, it is gruesome. In their beautiful artificiality, doctors and hospitals have conquered nature, which seems determined to kill off a sizeable percentage of women and babies."
Sometimes, no response speaks volumes.
The latest assault on natural birth came this week from The Guardian; "Torn Apart by Childbirth." How's that for a title?
"Vikki Dutton, who lives in Essex and has three children aged eight, five and one, had a fourth- degree tear when she gave birth to her first child. 'For a few hours after the birth, I had one hole instead of two. I spent two hours in surgery, and left hospital with more than 100 stitches. It was incredibly, unbelievably painful – like getting a paper cut in the most intimate part of your body, only 1,000 times worse.'
And there are more stories like these – lots more. Two years ago a poster called Cyee started a thread on 'birth injuries' on Mumsnet while she was lying in bed after surgical repair for a fistula. More than 1,395 posts have since been added. Under the veil of anonymity that web-chat allows, women pour out the pain, and tragedies, that they have hitherto suffered in silence: some tell how they can't bear to be touched, let alone have sex, a year and more on from the birth. Yet more tell of how they wouldn't – couldn't – contemplate a second child, so terrible was the physical fallout from the first."
The piece spells out the gory details of urinary and rectal incontinence and the isolation that comes with smelling like poop all day long. The women are unable to tell even their spouses of the physical damage that occurred because they are so ashamed. It can take years for women to learn there are ways to be repaired; probably too many women never know they can be.
"Her (Michelle Thornton, consultant colorectal surgeon for NHS Lanarkshire) bugbear… is that women aren't being told there are risks to vaginal delivery just as there are risks to caesarean delivery. 'We know that certain circumstances make birth injury more likely,' she says. 'Big babies are a definite risk factor; a rapid second stage of labour is a risk factor. Having torn in a previous delivery is a major risk factor; augmentation is a risk factor, and so too is a forceps delivery.'
Uh, what about a woman's position during second stage? Valsalva pushing? (Which is shown to increase pelvic floor dysfunction/damage.) The ghastly "help" doctors and some nurses do… the "perineal massage"? (It isn't perineal massage, it's perineal pulling and vaginal pressing. I've seen horrid outcomes of that sort of un-help; torn vaginal floors, swollen nearly shut vulvas and ripped perineums, all from another person's fingers.) What about the effect of multi-hour'd immobility on a woman's vulva, vagina and rectum? The effect of a catheter going in and out throughout labor? How might pitocin alter the expulsive process? What happens to the perineum when an epidural'd woman is being coached to push? How might the vagina respond to repeated vaginal exams? What if those exams are aggressive? What if, in addition to fingers, the vagina has had an IUPC inserted? An internal monitor screwed onto the baby's head that's deep inside the body? None of these issues are taken into account in such an inflammatory article.
internal fetal scalp electrode
But, you and I both know that whole slews of pregnant women reading the article are going to beg their doctors for cesareans so they can avoid the horrors they read about. If we wrote a thousand articles about the ways women's genitals can be damaged during birth and how to avoid them, they couldn't come close to the emotional impact this one article will have had. We need to try anyway.
Those of us that write need to get louder, more aggressive in our countering articles such as those mentioned above. I challenge natural birth-oriented bloggers (myself, included!) to attack these overt slams against our birthing choices word for word. I'm certainly not wanting to give them more air-time, but if someone Googles "4th degree tear childbirth," I want them to be able to find many other articles/blog posts countering the original piece.
I can't do it alone.


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Preseason training for Artemis Racing ended abruptly and tragically nearly three months ago. Next week, with no more than eight days of practice on its new boat, the season begins.
Its opponent has had roughly 80 days on its boat.
The knockout stages of America's Cup racing begin Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. when the Swedish team emerges from a long period of mourning and boat construction to sail against Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge in the semifinals of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
The best-of-seven event in the challenger series is scheduled to continue Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. If necessary, the final three races will take place Aug. 12, 13 and 15. All the races begin at 1:15 p.m.
The winner meets Emirates Team New Zealand in the challenger finals beginning Aug. 17.
Artemis has had only six days of sailing its new boat, and skipper Iain Percy said Friday that it hoped to get in another two before the competition. He and the crew have been trying to make up for a lot of lost time.
The biggest challenges were learning how to foil – that is, sail fast enough to get the hulls of the 72-foot catamaran completely out of the water – and do it safely.
"For terrible reasons, we have a big awareness of the inherent dangers of these boats," he said.
Artemis wrecked its previous boat in a capsize on May 9 that cost the life of British sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson.
The Artemis crew will wear ribbons with the nickname "Bart" on their sleeves and on the wing of the boat and on the chase boats. The ribbons also include the insignias of two boats on which Simpson raced in the Olympics and other world competitions.
Percy's crew has had precious little time to work on its teamwork, and helmsman Nathan Outteridge hasn't been able to polish his skills on the 72 after his impressive work on the AC45s in the America's Cup World Series the last two years.
"The AC72 is an easy boat to sail upwind, but a hard boat to sail fast," Outteridge said. "Downwind, it's a hard boat to sail, and a harder boat to sail fast."
Percy said the long delay has affected the shore crew as well as the sailors. Normally, every few weeks, it would be performing technical changes on the boat, he said. Those changes couldn't be made.
"We have a list longer than our arm of the things we want to do," he said. "It's not just our own development. It's the development of the boat as well that time is fighting us on."
No public disclosure on crash
Police denied a request by The Chronicle to find out the cause of the May 9 accident in which Artemis Racing crew member Andrew Simpson died. A police spokesman said the investigation has not been completed and the results will not be made public.
Because a vessel is considered a motor vehicle under state law, he said, the results can be disclosed only to "involved parties," injured victims, parents of victims, owners of damaged property, persons who may incur civil liability or their attorneys.
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The Raiders were this close to having an outstanding season. When I say "this close" imagine me holding a picture of JaMarcus Russell, because it was pretty much all his fault that they didn't. It sure wasn't Tom Cable's doing!
Oakland is 5-10 right now, which is just a shade shy of lousy, but three of those wins came after former No. 1 holdout Russell was benched in favor of a couple of chumps. Sensing a pattern, San Jose Mercury News columnist Tim Kawakami asked their head coach at a press conference, "If the Raiders had gotten average to above-average quarterback play this year, do you think you'd be competing for a playoff spot right now?" (Which is sort of like asking, "If your team wasn't terrible, would they be good?") Cable's response:
"Without even asking that question," Cable said with a tight grin, "you know we would have."
Get that? All that was standing between the Raiders and the playoffs was a lack of "above-average quarterback play." Simple as that. Yet, Cable is the head coach and offensive coordinator, so surely he could have done something to improve that quarterback play, right? Kawakami also asked the coach to grade his own performance in that area.
"I think at times an exceptional job and at times an average job," Cable said.
So if I'm following correctly, Tom Cable did a (at times!) exceptional job coaching his below-average quarterbacks to their below-average performances. He's not saying it's definitely JaMarcus Russell's fault that the Raiders stink ... but we sure as hell know it wasn't Tom Cable's fault. You know what they say: Sometimes a great carpenter just has lousy tools.
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Could Cory Booker be elected president without getting married?
Talk, Now Walk?
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Casting the Commander in Chief
For his new movie, Lee Daniels took an unconventional approach when choosing the actors to play a succession of presidents.
Trading Modernist for McMansion
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You Listen to This Man Every Day
Rick Rubin got Black Sabbath to return to its roots. He crashed Kanye's new album in 15 days. From Def Jam to Adele, the hit-maker gets intimate about his last 30 years—and how he's about to make history.
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a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)– New York's highest court has refused to reinstate New York City's ban on the sale of big sodas.
The state's Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the city's health department overstepped its bounds when it restricted the size of sodas.
The court is siding with a lower court that overturned the 2012 ban. The city had hoped Thursday's ruling would reinstate the restrictions, which banned the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces.
Pushed by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a way to fight obesity and other health conditions, the limits would apply to restaurants, delis, movie theaters, stadiums and street carts.
Restaurants, theater owners and beverage companies sued. They argued that New York City didn't have the authority to impose the ban.


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Miers withdraws; LaDriere '78 Praises Former Law Partnerby Howard W. Hewitt • October 27, 2005 Share:
Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday. Miers was a law partner with Ray LaDriere '78 for several years in Texas.
In a letter dated Thursday, as reported by MSNBC.com. Miers said she was concerned that the confirmation process "would create a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest of the country."
She noted that members of the Senate had indicated their intention to seek documents about her service in the White House in order to judge whether to support her nomination to the Supreme Court. "I have been informed repeatedly that in lieu of records, I would be expected to testify about my service in the White House to demonstrate my experience and judicial philosophy," she wrote.
"While I believe that my lengthy career provides sufficient evidence for consideration of my nomination, I am convinced the efforts to obtain Executive Branch materials and information will continue."
LaDriere wrote glowingly of his working relationship with Miers during their time together at Locke Liddle law firm. His remarks were made before she withdrew.
"Harriet is a business trial lawyer with incredible experience," LaDriere said. "Her clients included some of the most prominent companies in America, and a wide spectrum of individuals.
"She was President of the Dallas Bar Association and then the Texas Bar Association. If she had not gone to the White House, I believe she would have been President of the American Bar Association."
LaDriere said integrity and loyalty were the key words he would use to describe the woman nominated to succeed Sandra Day O'Conner.
"She will always do what is right, not what is expedient or easy," he wrote. "Harriet is respected by so many, including the staff at our law firm; it is not easy for top management to garner such respect.
"She is known as a trailblazer for women in the law, but more broadly, she has really dedicated her career to the service of others and service to the entire community."
While accepting the withdrawal Thursday morning, President George Bush did not indicate when he would name a replacement.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
A profound gesture of peace between Israel and Iran has been made at a conference in Jerusalem aimed at strengthening bonds of reconciliation between the sons of Abraham.
Arab Christian delegates from all over the Middle East have been invited to At the Crossroads being held at Christ Church, in the heart of the Old City, to share fellowship with Jewish followers of Jesus.
Among those present is an Iranian pastor based in the UK. But when a conference organiser reminded his audience that Iran had not always been a sworn enemy of Israel vowing to destroy them – in fact they used to be allies – he took the opportunity to pray a blessing over that country, asking God to re-open the gates between them so they would once more be friends.
The pastor, Youhana Darvishi*, then returned the favour by praying a blessing over Israel.
Another conference spokesman said many had paid a high price for attending; indeed it was at risk to their lives in some cases as Christians are undergoing tremendous persecution in a number of Muslim-background countries.
The previous - and inaugural - Crossroads event in 2012 has already borne much fruit as those who attended began to help each other in various ways. One Israeli believer put his life on the line no less than 30 times in order to bring aid to suffering Christians in Syria.
Reuven Berger, pastor of a Hebrew congregation meeting at Christ Church on Saturdays, reminded his hearers that "Abraham loved Ishmael very much" and that God promised a blessing to Ishmael as well as Isaac, from whom the Jews are descended.
Reuven's parents, respectively German and Austrian, managed to flee the Nazis in 1938 but his grandparents were sadly trapped in Europe and murdered.
He said: "We are seeing more and more people from a Muslim background receiving the faith of Jesus, the Messiah. God is bringing Isaac and Ishmael together..."
Another delegate reported on rapid church growth in Algeria which had started in the late 1990s with many people having visions of Jesus. Whole villages are being converted in some cases and it was like walking through the pages of the Book of Acts with healings and other miraculous manifestations taking place. And the believers there were now reaching out to other countries.
For me, a chance meeting over lunch summed up what the conference is all about. David, 54, a Jewish Israeli originally from Finchley in north London, is in charge of the technical side of the event, and recently married Annie, a 30-year-old Armenian Arab.
As a couple they felt called to be a role model of Middle East reconciliation. "We see this as our life-calling – God enabling us to live out the life of Christ, who breaks down every barrier," David explained.
And they have now had an addition to the family – Amie, just six months old.
Another work of compassion crossing the political and cultural divide which has also been featured at the conference involves a Christian ministry called Shevet Achim.
They rescue children with life-threatening heart conditions from surrounding Arab countries and provide them with the best possible treatment at top Israeli hospitals.
Spokesman Jonathan Miles said: "So many people are ready to receive the message of reconciliation with Israel."
Christ Church, built in the 1840s, is the oldest Protestant church in the Middle East. Opening the conference, rector David Pileggi said: "It was always the vision that this church should actually be a refuge for the people of Israel and a place where the nations find healing."
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By now your head is probably full of rules on what to do when you are pregnant. Whether they come from books, magazines, your health-care provider or your friends and family, all of those pregnancy dos and don'ts urge you to live these 9 months of your life in a very specific way - ostensibly for the good of your baby and you. But the truth is that these restrictions and recommendations may be biased, may not be based on scientific studies and may not be the right thing for you.
The following information about the most discussed pregnancy dos and don'ts - alcohol, caffeine, tobacco and prenatal vitamins - is based on solid research and a belief that you'll treat your body well because you know what's best for your growing baby.
Do Be Cautious with Alcohol
My pregnant patients almost always ask me if it's okay to drink alcohol. It's very hard to say, "Yes," because studies have shown that there is no health benefit and there are some risks. No level of alcohol has been proven safe during pregnancy, and it does cross the placenta. Data has also shown that a fetus may be severely impacted if his mother drinks heavily (four drinks a day), and there may be noticeable effects with as little as one drink a week.
On the other hand, it has not been proven that moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy has an adverse affect on babies. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently found that problems are uncommon in babies whose mothers drank less than an ounce of alcohol per week when they were pregnant. Based on this information, it's okay to have up to one drink, on occasion, after the first trimester, once most of the crucial fetal development has taken place. But take care not to drink excessively, and always eat something when you have that glass of wine. Alcohol is absorbed more slowly on a full stomach, thereby decreasing the likelihood that high levels of it will reach the baby.
Don't Drink Too Much Caffeine
If you are a purist, the same perspective about alcohol applies to caffeine. It's a drug without health benefits and therefore not worth its potential risk to your baby. However, since most of us really enjoy our daily coffee or tea (or are actually addicted and go through withdrawal without it), and since the potential problems of caffeine in pregnancy are fewer than those of alcohol, it's probably okay to take a slightly different approach.
Caffeine is a stimulant: It increases your blood pressure and heart rate so you feel that you have more energy. But it can also dehydrate you - and that's important to avoid during pregnancy. Caffeine effects on the fetus are not clear, but high caffeine intake (four to five cups a day) has been associated with increased rates of miscarriage, preterm delivery and low birth weight. However, there's no evidence that moderate amounts (one to two cups a day) have any effect on the baby.
So one or two standard-size (8 oz.) cups of coffee a day is probably fine. If you find that you're especially sensitive to caffeine and can feel your heart pounding after two cups, you really shouldn't drink more than one. Two reminders: Drink plenty of water throughout the day, and be aware that the size of the cup you're served in coffee shops is often larger than the standard size.
Don't Smoke
Surely you've heard this stern warning for years, but you've probably also heard that your mother was allowed to smoke while she was pregnant with you. How's that for the ultimate in conflicting information? After all, if your mom had a few cigarettes during the 9 months that she carried you, and you came out healthy, what's the problem?
Well, like most things in life that are too good to be true, this is too. The fact is, smoking is not at all good for you. It dramatically increases your risk, for lung, cervical, throat and mouth cancers; heart disease; lung disease; stroke; and osteoporosis. There are just as many important reasons that smoking is not good for your developing baby. It decreases the amount of oxygen in his blood, stunts his growth, and increases the chance he'll be born too early and will develop asthma, ADHD or other cognitive/behavioral problems or even suffer from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Take this seriously. Quitting smoking now is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby. If you can't do it on your own; ask you health-care provider to help you find a smoking cessation program that will work for you.
Do Take a Prenatal Vitamin
There is general agreement that it's important to increase your consumption of a number of vitamins and minerals when you're pregnant to ensure your baby's optimal development and your own health. If you can do this by modifying your usual diet, then you probably won't need a prenatal vitamin. However, studies have shown that most Americans don't meet even their basic nutritional needs on a daily basis, so we assume that many pregnant women need a little help with this.
Here's another good reason to take a prenatal vitamin: Recent research suggests that certain nutrients, in quantities that are difficult to get through diet alone, can help with fetal development and even aid in preventing some common pregnancy complications. For example, choline and omega 3 fats have been shown to enhance fetal brain development. Folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects, and vitamin C can prevent premature rupture of the membranes. With these likely important benefits, my belief is that if you can afford the expense, a prenatal vitamin has no risk and much potential reward. If you choose not to take one, you should eat as healthfully as possible during your pregnancy.
Don't Worry
The directives that you receive regarding pregnancy dos and don'ts may make you feel that if you don't follow each instruction to the letter, something will go wrong. If you believe that, you'll spend your days trying to control things over which you actually have no power, causing yourself unnecessary stress.
Instead, believe in your ability to produce a healthy baby. If you trust that, you'll experience your pregnancy with joy. You'll be motivated to take care of your body by eating well and exercising gently, relaxing with the occasional drink, enjoying your morning coffee and even indulging in some chocolate, which data shows actually leads to calmer babies. Allow yourself to live freely, laugh often and love much - this is exactly how pregnancy, and life, should be experienced.
Giving Birth with Confidence, the online community created by Lamaze International, provides articles and tips written for and by real women (and men) on a variety of topics related to pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting. Their goal is to help women achieve healthy pregnancies and safe, satisfying births by offering a meeting ground to obtain information and support from other women, Lamaze-Certified Childbirth Educators and knowledgeable experts.


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The business we are building is that of an online market place where users will find over 2000 of their favorite online retailers listed with us. When users shop by visiting these retailers via our website (http://www.pouringpounds.com) they earn a cashback, each time. The percentages and number vary by retailer but there is a saving in true cash every time they shop via us. And this saving comes to you absolutely free. There is no annual fee, no admin charge, nothing at all.
There is also a referral program to help people earn even when friends they refer shop. 10% of the cashback that your referred friends earn comes to you for helping spread the word. And you earn this referral bonus for life. Assuming average cashback in the UK of £200. When you refer someone not only do they earn £200, you also earn £20. So if you were to refer 50 of your friends, that's an easy £1000! These earnings are in addition to the cashback you would earn on your own purchases of course.
The target is just about anyone who shops online, with a focus on offices and corporates, charities and student organizations.
In the design think professional and fun. Pouring Pounds is a business that helps people save money every time they shop online and the saving can be significant if you shop for others also.
Feel free to change the formatting, font size, text position etc as needed. This is only a guide of what content we need in there. Rest is upto you to organise and create!
This design project is to create what we call Pouring Guides. These guides are a simple brochures that shows the best deals in each sector, such as travel, electronics, entertainment,
The brochure is made up of 3 main pages. The main content that we want on each page is given in the powerpoint files. What we are looking for is an attractive design for the various pages. Please also see the logos for the business.
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Slide 1 is the information that we want on front page. We want the design to show a feeling of space but also focus on the key questions that would encourage readers to turn the page and dig deeper.
At the bottom of our page 1 in the attached document we need to show pictures/symbols of the various categories the guides shall be under (entertainment, travel etc). Please see what symbols you could create for these.
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Philip Harnden, a community activist and passionate gardener, was a founding member of two organizations whose papers are part of this collection. Alternatives to War and North Country Gardener, and the founder of North Country Garden School.
Alternatives to War described itself as "a coalition of people in northern New York who advocate a sensible and nonviolent approach to resolving national and international conflicts". It was formed shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the lead up to the war in Afghanistan.
North Country Gardener was a more personal project of Mr. Harnden, who was editor and publisher of the bi-monthly newsletter from 1990 to 1993. Subscriptions varied from a little over 100 by the second issue to about 300 by the end of its run. The initial subscriber base was culled from respondents to a North Country gardeners survey put out by Mr. Harnden in 1990. While the newsletter was relatively short lived, comments from readers point to a well-received and highly appreciated publication that fulfilled its niche role of dispensing useful gardening information focused on the Northern New York region. The North Country Garden School was an outgrowth of North Country Gardener. Begun in 1994, the Garden School organized classes, workshops and other events focusing on growing and cultivating various types of plants. The Garden School ceased operations in 1998.


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V-Day UNF is a volunteer collaboration between students, faculty, staff and community partners, sponsored by the UNF Women's Center. V-Day UNF presents benefit performances of "The Vagina Monologues" as well as various educational and awareness-raising events throughout spring semester.
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, founded by playwright Eve Ensler. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. Proceeds from the performances and other V-Day UNF fundraising activities are donated to organizations that work to end violence against women, including the UNF Women's Center.
V-Day is a movement to stop violence against women and girls. Raising awareness is a vital part of that goal, but so is providing resources to the organizations that work full-time on violence against women issues. Charging admission to the show prevents the awareness component of the V-Day campaign from becoming a drain on any agency's financial resources (because renting a theater and printing flyers and playbills requires money!) It also allows the campaign to give something to the chronically understaffed and underfunded programs that help women who have experienced violence, and work to prevent other women from experiencing the same thing.
We can think of lots of other words to use (see the show for plenty of examples.) But that's what the doctor calls it. That's what anatomy textbooks call it. So that's what the show is called. If it makes people uncomfortable, well, that's unfortunate, but it's also the whole point. Women's bodies aren't dirty. The word "vagina" isn't dirty. Saying it out loud, in public, isn't dirty. It's empowering. So, yes, we do have to use that word.
Ten percent of net proceeds from ticket sales and other fundraising activities are donated to V-Day to support the Spotlight Campaign. The remaining 90 percent are given to local programs that work to end violence against women and girls. In order to give these programs as much support as possible, production costs are kept to a minimum.
Each year, the worldwide V-Day organization chooses an issue to "Spotlight" with a special monologue and educational information. The 10 percent of net proceeds that local campaigns send to V-Day go to support efforts related to the spotlight issue.
Following is a recap of the V-Day UNF Spotlights to date: Click on the title to learn more about each Spotlight because we all know that knowledge is power!
2012 & 2013: One Billion Rising2011 & 2012 : Women and Girls of Haiti
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Snap, crackle, pop. Not the sound of milk being poured onto cereal but the fusillades that resounded from a procession of Mini JCW GPs as they hurtled into corners on hill roads in Portugal at the press launch. Select the "Sport" mode for the transmission and suspension settings. Then, whenever you lift off the throttle pedal at speed, a small overrun of excess fuel will surge into the hot tailpipes and ignite there like firecrackers.
Formula One cars give out a sound like this on the circuit. It is a racket that makes boys out of men. "Silly, I know, but I love it," grinned a chap at the launch. "It makes you feel as if you are a genuine racer." Genuine? I spy an unhealthy suspension of disbelief. That synthesised sound and the delusions it encourages seems typical of the inauthenticity of this two-seater Mini JCW GP. Its insincerity puts it in the same bracket as the soup-plate speedometer and the toggle switches inside this car which self-consciously mimic the classic Mini of the Sixties.
The Mini JCW GP may be, as advertised, the fastest and most powerful road-going Mini ever made but a sceptical mind could reasonably rebel at any suggestion that it is qualified to run around under the name of John Cooper, still less to masquerade as one of his works team cars (which is what JCW stands for).
John Cooper's is one of the supreme names of British motor racing. His revolutionary rear-engined cars were driven by immortals including Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham, and won world championships in 1959 and 1960. Cooper gave his name to the Sixties Cooper and Cooper S versions of the original Alec Issigonis-designed Mini but he might have balked at the £28,790 JCW GP.
In the first place, for all its festoons of initials and despite having zipped nimbly around the Nürburgring in testing, this car is not fast. Its turbocharged 1.6-litre engine has been tweaked to produce more than 200bhp but taking more than six seconds to accelerate from 0-60 mph ranks as stately progress these days. The standard Mini Cooper JCW is only fractionally slower yet it can be bought for the best part of £5,000 less than the hair-raisingly expensive JCW GP.
Neither – for all its spoilers – is this car a feast for the senses to drive. The ride is less likely to put you in A&E with dislodged vertebrae than its Nürburgring credentials might suggest; and its steering and handling are as neat and sharp as the world has come to expect of the Minis that BMW has produced over the past 12 years. But some of the fancy fittings that are meant to thrill impressionable lads and persuade them to part with their cash don't enhance its driving pleasures.
Expensive Recaro seats have been fitted at the front (the rear seats have been removed altogether, replaced by a bracing strut) but they don't hold their occupants firmly in place; and the thick padding on the race-style steering wheel seems to blunt rather than to sharpen a sense of contact with the car.
BMW has tickled-up vast market demand for the Mini by producing a succession of variations which appeal to narrow bands of different customers. Only 2,000 JCW GPs will be made before the new Mini comes out later this year – a niche so narrow it makes Bentleys look mass-produced. They will know where to find the 2,000 suck… I mean customers for the JCW GP. Those who are not among that number may count themselves spared.
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By Neal A. Shipman
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With the decision by the McKenzie County Public School District No. 1 school board to increase its mill levy from 70.76 to 81.91 mills, property taxpayers in the school district will be seeing their taxes going up this year.
During a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the board approved an 11.15 mill levy increase that will help fund the district's $13.9 million budget for the 2013-14 school year.
Based on the new mill increase, the owner of a $200,000 home in McKenzie County Public School District No. 1 will see their taxes increase from $636.84 to $906, while the owner of a $300,000 home will see their taxes go up from $995 to $1,105.79. For the owner of a typical quarter section of land, their taxes will increase from $123 to $135.
But according to Steve Holen, district superintendent, the new taxes to support the school district are less than they were in 2011 when the owner of a $200,000 home paid $784.44, the owner of a $300,000 home paid $1,176.66, and the owner of a quarter section of land paid $183.
According to Holen, the school board was in a difficult position on how much it needed to raise the mill levy.
"The district's mill levy has fluctuated greatly over the years depending on how much money the state was providing in per pupil payment and based on what our budget needs were," stated Holen.
For example, according to Holen, the district's mill levy was as high as 185 mills prior to 2000. In 2009, the state set the maximum mill levy at 110 mills, and in the past legislative session, the maximum mill levy was set at 60 mills.
"With our current general fund mill levy at 53.15 mills, our school district had to increase our mills to the new level of 60 mills," stated Holen. "Plus, the state allowed every school district in the state the opportunity to have a one-time 12 percent mill levy increase."
Because the valuation of property within the district is increasing, the board felt that now was the right time for them to raise the mill levy in order to meet the district's growth.
"In reality, we saw the tax savings in 2011 and 2012," stated Holen. "Today we are needing more money because of the increased staff numbers, the elementary school expansion and to begin the process of building a third school building."
While the district is increasing its 2013 budget by over $4 million to $13,936,160, Holen says that the bulk of the increase in taxes will be borne by pipelines and other new infrastructure that has been built in the school district.
According to Holen, while the rapid growth in the taxable valuation within the district is good news, it is also creating a challenge for the school board at budget time.
"We have seen our taxable valuations go from $7.8 million in 1982 to over $42 million this year," states Holen. "Last year, the taxable valuation was just over $30 million. And that means that as taxable valuations go up, the mill levy will drop. Which is one of the reasons that the board felt that it was important that we get above the 60 mill levy limit this year. We need to be on the same level playing field as the rest of the school districts in the state."
During Tuesday night's meeting, in addition to setting the district's general fund mill levy at 67.2 mills, the board also approved keeping the district's building fund levy at 10 mills and setting a HVAC levy of $220,833.
"The biggest changes in our new budget are the funding of new positions for the district, making the bond payment for the elementary school district and setting aside money for land acquisition for a third school building.
According to Holen, the new budget provides $1.1 million for land acquisition and architectural costs for a new building, $1 million for 10 new teaching positions and nine new ancilliary positions, $800,000 for bus purchases, $625,000 for lease revenue bond payments for the elementary project, $350,000 in matching funds for parking lots at the elementary school, $100,000 for new desks, books and lockers, $85,000 for the high school roofing project, $70,000 for repairs on the high school track, $70,000 for new teacher computers, and $30,000 for a demographics study.


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VCE is not supported by General funds but rather by the monies retained from the sale of these products and services. VCE provides work opportunities and skill learning programs for offenders incarcerated within the Department of Corrections.
These skills and work ethic are transferable to society upon release and have proven helpful in reducing the rate of recidivism. All tax supported agencies and non-profit entities are authorized to purchase these goods and services.
VCE creates a work ethic for success on the outside. Most of those who are now incarcerated will return to society. While it's not up to VCE to decide who is or is not released, as a Correctional Program it is our job to teach offenders the necessary skills they need to successfully find and keep a job outside prison walls. Boiled down to the most simplistic terms, the ability to earn a paycheck once released is pivotal to whether or not a former offender becomes a productive member of society or a repeat offender.


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1. If a chicken said anything, why would it be likely to swear?
Because it could only use fowl language.
2.What is the best thing to do if you split your sides with laughter?
Run until you get a stitch in them.
3. Why is a dirty boy like a piece of cheap flannel?
Because they both shrink from washing.
4. Why is the number 9 like a peacock?
Because it would be nothing without its tail.
5. Which is quicker, heat or cold?
Heat is, because you can catch cold.
6. Why were the Middle Ages called dark ages?
Because there were so many (k)nights.
7. Why did the fly fly?
Because the spider spied her.
8. Why do you always find a lost object in the very last place where you look?
Because when you find it, you stop looking for it.
9. Why is a straw hat like a kiss over the telephone?
Because it is not felt.
10. Why is a watch like a river?
Because it will not run long without winding.
11. Why is the letter D like a squalling baby?
Because it makes Ma mad ("ma"-d).
12. Why is there no such thing as a perfect day?
Because every day begins by breaking.
13. Why is a fishmonger ungenerous?
Because his job makes him sell fish (selfish).
From Party Games For All Occasions by Bernard Stanley. Published in Philadelphia by J. B. Lippincott Company, copyright date unknown.
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Hello follow members, I have been involved in many energy related topics lately and one of the projects I have been involved in is a new social media site that focuses on "Residential Energy Conservation" the site is call Green Plug District.
Green Plug District has their "black site" fouders page up and running allowing members to join and create profiles and add content. Would like to have the members feedback on the contruction page and founders pages listed below:
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Energy conversation should be a topic we all should be focused on not only to help live a greener life style but to help reduce our own energy use and promote cost savings.
I am interested in examples of how members have taken steps, that have been successful for them in regard to energy conservation…Continue
Thank you Michael! Looking into it. :)
Interesting stuff where can u be reached? tel etc.
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If anyone is interested in getting a 'regular' website, with your own address, emails etc please let me know. I do some hosting and would be happy to give anyone with a Pit Bull or rescue site hosting at my cost.


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I'm a programmer and I need your help in making my Website look as good as my software runs. It's a Wordpress site, and I'm replacing my existing Squarespace site. I've made a lot of progress in this version, but I still need to nail down some visuals and details.
I plan on guaranteeing this contest as soon as I see at least one good design.
I hope you will consider taking up the challenge to help this design challenged programmer make his web site look better.
Thanks and good luck !
p.s. Let me know if I'm leaving something out that you need.
My Web site is http://listserve-hosting.com, and it runs email discussion groups for like minded people. Like a web forum or Google Groups, except it's via email. An improved version of my home page is in beta at http://listserve-hosting.com/home-page-test/
The target audience is organizations with dues paying members. For example, some of my lists are for nurses, or dieticians, or medical claim processors that want to ask questions in their specialized area.
The image I'd like to convey is FUN. That is, my software has solved the typical frustrations of an old fashioned listserv, and even non technical people can use it. And have fun communicating with like minded people in their group.
I doubt that you have much respect for design feedback from programmers, so I will be inviting some of my clients to join in and help me guide you to victory. Since they are the target audience, their opinions should rule.
I need a simple rectangular graphic. This graphic goes into my Wordpress site, and my existing header size is 996 x 204.
My Thesis Wordpress theme says the optimal header image width is 1064 pixels.
For the height, shorter is better than taller in my opinion. However, I do need to get my message across, and I'm guessing proportion is important, and there are probably rules of thumb on this.
I'm confused on this, so I'm going to defer to your judgment on width and height.
My web site colors are
Dark Blue = 0e3c70
Light Blue = 37689f
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Needs to include the word - mail-list®
also known as mail-list<sub>®</sub> in HTML lingo
Needs to include the email guy running logo, which I have in EPS and PSD formats.
I need to have the words
mail-list® specializes in supporting constructive online conversations
in the graphic. The typography is critical I have learned, as you can see from the examples I have included.
Since my phrase has mail-list® in it, that should suffice, but if you work in in some place else, that might be good.
Not sure if I want to capitalize the words or not
mail-list® Specializes In Supporting Constructive Online Conversations
I do not want to capitalize mail-list®