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Hooper: NFL can still take a stand against domestic violence07/30/14 Human Interest
The logo of the National Football League, commonly — and sometimes reverently — referred to as "the shield," continues to get dented and dinged because of how Commissioner Roger Goodell chose to discipline Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.
The video of Rice dragging the limp body of his then-fiancee — they have since married — off an elevator in an Atlantic City casino led to his indictment on a third-degree aggravated assault charge. Although he entered a pretrial diversion program and can have his record expunged if he completes the program, most thought the league would send a message with a penalty equal to or greater than the penalties it issues for other off-field infractions....
Fake Kentucky candidate speaks the truth in jest07/27/14 Human Interest
Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Gil Fulbright says he doesn't care about voters unless they're a donor or "can write a fat check."
He ends each of his commercials (see them at honestgil.com) with the phrase, "For the right price, I'll approve any message."
It's pretty funny stuff, but the message behind the commercials is quite serious. Represent.Us is a nonpartisan group seeking to end the "legalized corruption" of politics and the satirical ads from its fake candidate may be the best weapon — because under Fulbright's quips lie a sobering honesty that resonates right here in Florida. Go to Represent.Us. …...
Hooper: Nothing 'progressive' about these misleading mailers07/24/14Politics
The other day, a slick, expensive political mailer arrived from a group called Progressive Choice Florida.
The message caught my attention.
Here's what it said (sort of):
Mr. Hooper: We believe you are a dumb African-American voter who can easily be manipulated with misleading facts about gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist.
As you can see on this flier, we've twisted some statistics and skewed some information to trick you into believing that the former governor is the sole reason why African-Americans make up only 16 percent of Florida's population but 48 percent of Florida's prison inmates....
Hooper: Educating public about Florida Standards is a wise move07/20/14 Human Interest
Hillsborough County schools superintendent MaryEllen Elia deserves kudos for convening parents concerned about the new Florida Standards.
According to a report by Tampa Bay Times staff writer Marlene Sokol, Elia helped ease the worry of those at a recent meeting in Ruskin.
The superintendent is not without her critics and the district is not without its flaws, but in a competitive world of charter and private schools and the legislature's wrong-headed attempt to expand vouchers, I'm glad Elia recognizes the need to promote the system's positives and assuage concerns. The competitive market requires no less....
Grief leads to goodness for Lithia widow, widower07/18/14 Human Interest
If a little boy sat in class, shy of supplies, Mandy Van Brunt found a way to quietly provide pencils or paper.
If a little girl arrived at school, shaken and sad because authorities had taken her parents to jail the night before, the Frost Elementary teacher found a way to lend comfort without drawing attention to herself.
In her 15 years as a teacher, Van Brunt always gravitated toward Title I schools, putting herself in a position to provide for some of the school district's neediest children. Until her final days, she always found a way to help her students....
Hooper: Police officers in Ku Klux Klan shows Florida has a ways to go07/13/14 Human Interest
Orlando's WFTV-Ch. 9 reported over the weekend that two police officers in the Central Florida town of Fruitland Park are off the job after FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement reports that they were members of a local Ku Klux Klan chapter.
Yes, this is 2014, but even now Florida is near the top when it comes to being home to hate groups. Despite all our progress, we still have work to do....
Hooper: I can't imagine Florida without these07/10/14 Human Interest
Sometimes, I worry about Florida.
As a native, certain icons, standards and institutions frame my appreciation for living here. It's difficult to envision Florida without them, but sometimes I get a nagging feeling I'll wake up one day and the things that help define my love of the state will be gone.
I can't imagine a Florida without homegrown oranges and orange juice. From my earliest childhood days — when my mom mixed frozen concentrate and two cans of water in the blender — to now, when I spare no expense to buy the premium stuff in the bottle, I've started most days with a glass of orange juice squeezed from oranges grown just down the road....
Florida should close loophole for write-in candidates07/06/14 Human Interest
Using shadowy write-in candidates to close otherwise open primaries to a single party's voters is unethical.
With independent and third-party voters surging, the state needs to eliminate a loophole and end this act of suppression.
For example, more than 60 percent of the registered votes won't have any real voice in choosing the next District 4 commissioner representing eastern Hillsborough County. Some want to debate the issue along partisan lines. It's not about registering in the "right" party or getting the other side to field candidates....
Hooper: Find your groove with songs of summer07/03/14 Human Interest
Whenever I hear Nelly's Hot In Herre (yes, with two Rs), I'm taken back to my first and only visit to Chicago's Wrigley Field in the summer of 2002.
The Cubs won an extra-inning afternoon thriller, the postgame bar scene sizzled with Nelly's infectious hook and the DJ invited girls — and only girls — to take the stage. When a legendary Cubs fan joined them, I waited for the bouncers to pull him down, but they never did. The girls hugged him and the guys applauded. ...
Hooper: Can Sunshine Skyway suicides be curbed?06/29/14 Human Interest
The board that oversees San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge voted last week to install a steel safety net to help prevent suicides on the iconic structure.
According to a Yahoo News report, supporters say similar suicide prevention barriers have served as deterrents at other bridges such as the Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.
Environmental and financial concerns have been cited for not installing a similar barrier on our Sunshine Skyway Bridge, but the four children of a mother who jumped from the bridge earlier this year might say cost shouldn't be a factor. …...
Closed primaries cry out for voter reform06/26/14Politics
They won't have a voice in the decision.
Not really.
On Aug. 26, the Supervisor of Elections Office will tally the votes in the Republican primary race for Hillsborough County Commission District 4. The winner will be all but assured of taking control of the position for the next four years.
But more than 60 percent of the registered voters in that district won't have the chance to influence the outcome....
Hooper: Can public pier debate be creative and practical?06/22/14 Human Interest
The list of ideas grows again for the St. Petersburg pier as the city seeks public input for the fourth time.
We'll see all kinds of intriguing ideas before it's said and done, but practicality can't be ignored.
The city must ensure this doesn't become a project that becomes a drain on taxpayers. Remember, that's how we got here. That should mean less retail, easy access and a sound structure that won't require high-priced maintenance....
Hooper: Sustainable Business Coalition awards firms for being 'adults'06/19/14Business
Local entrepreneur Vinny Tafuro soon plans to launch a T-shirt business with the help of Kickstarter, and he expects one of his most popular shirts to bear the phrase If corporations are people, shouldn't they act like adults?
If Tafuro already had some shirts printed, he might have sold quite a few at the 2014 Sustainable Business Awards luncheon last week. The event at the University of Tampa's Vaughn Center honored companies that undoubtedly are behaving like adults, and embracing one of the tenets of his 2013 book Corporate Empathy....
How to win friends and influence parents in college06/15/14 Human Interest
Editor's note: the Hooper sons have again filled in for Dad so he could take Father's Day weekend off. Mat, a senior at Florida State University, and Ethan, a junior at the University of Central Florida, offer these five tips for surviving college.
Live on campus your freshman year. This is where you'll meet your core group of friends.
If you live in a community-style residence hall, your room might be smaller than your room at home and showering in the stall down the hall will be a complete wild card. ...
Hooper: Democrats need to get out the black vote06/11/14Politics
Ask Democrats about the importance of the black vote in the midterm elections and you might get a two-word response.
What vote?
It's a sad commentary, but it has only a degree of truth. Nationally and in Florida, black turnout was up in 2010 when compared with the turnout for the 2008 presidential election. It remains to be seen what this year will yield, but it's clear they will be pivotal in the gubernatorial race — if they turn out....


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At the November Will County Board meeting the following items were approved:
Budget and Levies for 2013 which were substancially the same as last year.
A $2million contribution to Other Post Employment Benefit account for 2012 to cover retired employees health insurance expenses.
Agreement with U.S. Geological Survey to prepare steamgage linked flood inundation maps for approximately 15.5 miles of the DuPage River in Will County to be available interactively on the Will County Website in conjunction with the Stormwater Management Committee. U.S. Geological Survey to provide $19,710 funding and Will County $26,167.
Agreement with Will County Center for Economic Development to continue to be the Economic Develpment Agency for Will County with $100,000 funding for 2013.
Agreement with Smith Dawson & Andrews, Inc. to continue to be the Federal Lobbyst for Will County in Washington D.C. with $96,000 funding for 2012.
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Joann Muller, Forbes Staff
I write about industrial innovation and the global auto industry
General Motors has pocketed $5 billion in net profit so far this year, $1 billion more than crosstown rival Ford Motor, no surprise since GM is a larger company. But in North America, where the two carmakers compete most fiercely, Ford is way ahead.
Ford earned almost $6.5 billion in pre-tax profit selling vehicles in its home market through the first nine months of 2012. Its 11.2% operating margin on $57.8 billion of revenues (not counting Ford Motor Credit) was the company's best in the region since 2000. Just a few years back, GM would have been thrilled with its own 7.8% pre-tax margin in North America. But after emerging from bankruptcy in 2009 with a clean balance sheet, lower labor costs and fewer obligations, it should be doing better. The earnings gap with Ford has become a glaring issue for GM and its investors.
"We track where we are — how we are performing vs. Ford very closely," Chuck Stevens, GM's chief financial officer for the region, told analysts during an Oct. 31 conference call. "We've got a clear understanding of the gap. We know what we have to do to close it."
Chief Executive Dan Akerson said he's confident GM can improve its margins by the middle of the decade. "It will be a function of volume growth, even stronger brands, less complexity, and lower…costs, all of which is built into our business plan."
But a business plan is just that: a plan. GM has disappointed so many times before. The biggest risk is execution. Akerson, a former private-equity manager whose background is in telecommunications, is new to the auto industry. He's leading a young team of executives and trying to kick-start cultural change in a 100-year-old company where change is hard to swallow. A former U.S. Naval officer, Akerson rules with an iron fist and demands accountability. But at times, he has appeared to be floundering.
Meanwhile, competitors aren't letting up, despite a sluggish economic recovery and gridlock in Washington over taxes and spending.
Still, let's give credit where credit is due. GM has started to get its act together in many ways. Here are 10 reasons GM's profits should start to kick into high gear in 2013 and beyond.
1 – The next two years are huge for GM showrooms. Every carmaker tries to balance the cadence of its new vehicle introductions to ensure there is always something new on display, but some years inevitably end up being better than others. GM's financial troubles in 2009 meant it had to suspend or delay some products. Now the engineering pipeline is full again, and new vehicles are coming out in record numbers. GM says it will replace 80 percent of its lineup in the next two years, including its next-generation pickups and large crossovers which debut in mid-2013. "We are going to go from having the oldest portfolio in North America to the freshest portfolio," said Stevens. New products typically command higher prices, which roll right to the bottom line, and trucks, in particular, carry hefty profit margins. Citi Research says GM ought to realize $1 billion in extra profit in 2013 because of its stronger product offerings.
2 – GM has stopped giving away the store. The company has shown uncharacteristic pricing discipline over the past year, especially in recent months, by resisting the temptation to match rivals' discounts. In fact, GM's incentive spending has been falling through the year. In November, it spent about $2,800 per vehicle on incentives — everything from cash rebates, lease promotions, cheap loans and dealer incentives. That was equal to 8.8% of GM's average vehicle transaction price (ATP), below the industry average of 9.5% of ATP, according to J.D. Power and Associates' PIN report.
3 – GM's size is becoming an asset. For years, GM's sprawling, decentralized operations were an excuse for its global inefficiency. Now it's turning that around, leveraging its size by building more vehicles on shared global platforms, which reduces engineering costs. Ford is doing the same thing, but is about two years ahead, according to GM executives. GM's goal is for about 80 percent of the vehicles it sells to be based on one of a handful of global architectures, twice today's level.
4 – GM is hacking waste. Bankruptcy cleaned up GM's balance sheet, but it did nothing about the wasteful practices inside the company. Akerson is relentless about making GM a simpler company, which in turn, he argues, will lower its costs. GM cut an entire layer of management out of its product development unit, for instance, giving chief engineers more responsibility for product cost, quality and competitiveness. GM is also rebuilding its information technology infrastructure, bringing more tech expertise in-house. "Benchmarking proved what we knew intuitively — GM's outsourced IT model is expensive, inefficient, and outmoded," Akerson told analysts. "Now all of that is changing and it's going to help us manage the business with even more speed and precision."
A bunch of new models = a bunch of problems and recalls and unhappy customers.
The rest of your list is pretty hopeless and not worthy of the time it would take to refute it.
That's the problem with lists, especially 10 reasons lists…you always end up with 80%-90% of the list being a waste.
Don't care, not buying GM ever again.
gm owes the taxpayers money so cough it up now!
You ask? What does GM have? GM Has The Fascist Cars Ever Built.
Dear joann muller, it is huge company, larger than life as times too, face the real purpose how intense a company can promote, produce and give solid advertising leardership in todays markets, the advertising is wonder to promote the products, logos, banner web sites, important add tags of faces who can influence the the interest of curiosity to belong as part of the big projected place values of this huge mega corp. All is right when stimulus in economics see a flux or a drop in product purchaces, why we ask, competiton, aggressive advertising on more economical, more effecitent to advertising matches of leading the environemt supports, peoples house hold incomes, the job stabilites in each state, who in each state will buy a product, and at each year, a new one rolls out, better, faster and more mighter, the ads may lead to ultimate and a perfect peice of machinary, uncomprimized, but accessible dollars to go forward and ask does trying to support both economics, products, and the ads that makes me feel beeter about spending larger amounts given the demographics and populations of each house hold spending which relates to the job markets and the manufacturing industry, I am relating this to a few years back when economics were a even more scetchy to balance recovery levels, as we seen in the past, it takes time and peoples who will give the skills they earned and account to develop more than independance of allocating the successful goals needed to achieve prosperous lives as Americans do achieve top rated, goal directed and will keep trying to meet successfull fincanial obligations at any level of the economy, "and this is good" for buying, and trying and to keep economic growth in the area is what I observed over the few years of knowing this country picks up after any kind of slow down and or just a bump in the road, so I am quite pleased the road to peoples buying power will again look towards a great company. friend
I hear the views too, it rings direction to cause, and reasons to full fill each and every one, if I personally could, but I can't, I live up the colder territories, but any such, taxes, rate payers and huge expemptions and other corporation tax shelters that can save a huge company in tax distribution releive, Well as far as I can see to how donations and tax releif in taxes of a large corporation here in the colder regions can be a good process to issue some tax write offs as terms can be used at times, but seeing the back bone of the company who helped build the engineering feat and success today, the workers, the community who buys, export and trades, it shows strength, again time is important as well, and I know reading long comments will not add up to my input on solid reasons to ask why cannot the peoples who publically paid taxes as part of the systems in rate payers to each of there own state, the question is direction of tax rates paid by public dole accounts contibute to tax reimbusments to the amount paid on goods, and or the services, Up here we give our peoples a tax benifit in qurtly payments called GST, goods and services tax, if adjustments to the systems can accomidate to the peoples spending, and give track taxations to the commerce goods and direct services they spend in a state, and or territory, the porptions should be a possible hint to give the peoples that extra from each dollar spent on a good or service in each state, it shows incentive, secuirty to trust there submitted earnings will be brought back to there pockets, and spending can be a little more forward in my view, but thats me, any ways there might be a product and service support in taxation reimbursment to a state, and the population in the state to give back a tax on some amounts spent or relife to ease burdens on paying tax contributions that is globally almost identical to how the system can make it work for all, but that me.
I'm glad to see that the bulk of the comments here bear some semblance of objective reality, instead of being (for example) GM Fanboy comments.
I'd expect such an Obama Admin. pro-government sponsored biased article on a site like NYTimes. But I guess Forbes wants to play that game too. Odd.
Anyway, I have to echo the thoughts on the poor cars, the objection to the bailout and property rights and taxpayers, and the union, which is STILL the core of the problem.
After the terrible '95 Saturn SL-2 I had. (Literally orders of magnitude worse than all the other (Japanese) cars I've bought new, and driven a decade or more). I had to ditch the Saturn within 3 years as it just wouldn't run well, spent most of its time in the shop after 1 year, and GM (Saturn) had the temerity to blame me.
Thinking that was bizarre — I looked on the web and found a huge comment site with hundreds (thousands?) of commenters who all hated their Saturns, and who all were blamed by GM. In my case I "didn't drive it enough" although my unchanged driving habits seemed to suit my previous Toyota Celica just dandy for 13.5 years until I reluctantly let it go.
So thanks GM. I will NEVER buy GM, and most likely American again. If GM is a financial success, I will be laughing awfully hard when all the complaints come in about the Volt batteries getting weak and having problems. The Volt batteries that cost as much as a small car by themselves. I can't wait to see how GM treats its Volt customers then.
Thanks Obama for having me on the hook for such a fiasco as a taxpayer.
For me, I'll be buying Toyota Hybrids like the new 2012 Camry LE hybrid, with 43 city MPG, Toyota quality and customer service, and costing only about $2500 more than the base LE model. If I keep the car 10 years, I save more than that in gas — even if gas prices don't continue to rise.
I win and the environment wins. What's not to like?
In case you haven't heard the Volt just repeated with the highest customer satisfaction of any vehicle Consumer Reports has EVER had…
Oops. I meant to say $3500 more than the base LE in my previous comment.
(Not only does the Forbes site crash the page and have to restart it on EVERY article in IE 9 (which blankets the planet, and Forbes is the only site I have this problem with on ALL my Windows 7 machines), but unless I am missing it, Forbes doesn't let me edit my comments, unlike the vast majority of sites I comment on.
What's up with that?)
car prices remain high. people in the 18-35 age group are buying fewer new cars partly because they can't afford it and partly because they put less value on owning an object that contributes to global warming


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Toyota Land Cruiser Prices Paid and Buying Experience
doug01 Posts: 5I am looking at a 03 with 38K miles, any suggestions or specific items to look at? I think pricing will be around $22K. Pictures show very clean, I saw several postings with concern over the electronic navigation-has anyone had problems with this? I currently have a z71 tahoe with 150K, I am looking for a dependable SUV at a decent price that will last me to 150K easily...
Just getting in the mix now.
08 LC with $72K sticker. Low so far is $61500.
09 LC with $74K Sticker. Low so far is $63900.
Never thought id see the day these discounted that much.
Depreciation of the 08 no matter as i plan on driving for a long time.
I'll see how much they are sweating as the end of month is Thursday.
Can you tell us where you found those great prices on the 2008 and 2009 Land Cruisers? Apparently, there is $4000 factory to dealer cash on the 2008's, but not the 2009. As it is more than half way through the 2009 model year, I am wary about going with a 2008 if it is not going to save much money.
I made the deal on a 09 LC in the Philly area. Final price was $62k.
Could have got a 08 for a little less but the inventory of 08 was small and the color I wanted was not avail.
I was dealing with 3 dealers, and in typical dealer fashion, the two that I did not use "said" they could have done the $62K deal I got.
I would think you may trim a couple of bucks more if you play your cards right. LC's are not flying off the lots these days.
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Somerset —
A Pulaski County man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and DUI charges this week in connection with a March car crash that left him and his young daughter seriously injured.
James "Jimmy" Jasper, 56, of Somerset, appeared in Pulaski Circuit Court Friday before Circuit Judge David A. Tapp and entered a guilty plea to second-degree assault and a guilty plea by information to driving under the influence.
"I was drunk, driving and ran off the road and caused serious injury to my daughter," Jasper stated during the hearing.
By pleading guilty to DUI by information, Jasper is pleading guilty to a charge that was not initially handed down by a grand jury.
When asked by Tapp what he was under the influence of at the time of the wreck, Jasper stated that he'd had alcohol that day — more than 12 beers, according to his testimony Friday.
Jasper also stated he had taken prescribed medication for anxiety the day of the crash as well.
Jasper was indicted in early April on one charge of first-degree assault in connection with the March 5 accident that occurred on Pumphouse Road, and he was arrested Friday, April 5, by the Somerset Police Department.
Somerset Police claim Jasper's blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit of .08 when the crash occurred. Jasper was in the vehicle with his daughter, Jaden Jasper, 12, when the accident happened. Jimmy Jasper's vehicle ran off the roadway and through a wooden fence, which crashed through the interior of the car and struck both Jaden and Jimmy.
Jaden Jasper and others attended the hearing Friday.
Jimmy Jasper was struck and impaled by a fence plank in the shoulder area and also suffered a broken collarbone, broken clavicle, broken ribs, broken vertebrates, broken wrist, collapsed aorta, and a skull fracture. He spent several days in the hospital recovering from his injuries, and he has continued his recovery at home.
Jaden Jasper continues to recover from her injuries. She spent nearly a month recovering in Lexington before returning home. Jaden Jasper suffered a depressed skull fracture, a broken eye socket, and a broken cheekbone. Jaden Jasper's family and friends were initially told her recovery would be touch-and-go, and doctors worried she may never be the same after the accident. But the young girl has been recovering in leaps and bounds, and her family has said they hoped the Northern Middle School student would return to classes this upcoming school year.
The case took a turn in May after Jimmy Jasper, who had been out on bond, was taken back into custody after positive results were returned on several drug screenings.
But the issue was cleared up after Jimmy Jasper's attorney, Scott Foster, presented medical evidence during a hearing stating that Jimmy Jasper had been given a significant amount of medications that could have led to the positive drug screenings.
During Friday's hearing, Commonwealth's Attorney Eddy F. Montgomery, who is prosecuting the case, recommended a 10-year sentence to be probated for five years. That means Jimmy Jasper is to abide by all the requirements of probation — no illicit drug or alcohol use, no violations of the law, etc. — for the five-year period. If he's found to be in violation of those conditions, the full 10-year sentence may be handed down.
Also included in the probation requirements was a nine-month stint on home incarceration, which will begin when Jimmy Jasper is officially sentenced on Aug. 16.
Montgomery said "a big factor" behind the plea deal was Jaden Jasper.
"She asked me not to send her dad to prison and to have leniency on him," said Montgomery.


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The Vikings accounted for 11 hits, led by Bret Real, who had three hits and three runs scored. Brandon George went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Trevor Harman and Jessie Earle each had two RBIs as well.
Brandon Pritt allowed seven runs in the first two innings and got the loss.
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So, you predicted the outcome of the last election and now your friends call you Nostradamus. Here's a new challenge. Predict your running pace over 5K.
This fun and free event put on by the organizers of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is perfect for runners of all speeds. The only requirement is that you guess your 5K time and then go run a great 5K route—without a watch!
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I hear you about time flying by! I feel the same as you, it seems like yesterday we were ttc and trying to remain positive. I'm so glad we have been able to move on to the next step.
I've been doing ok. I'm trying to get in to see a chiropractor for my back and hips. It has to be pre-authorized by insurance before they will pay anything. I saw my primary dr. yesterday and he is sending the form off, so I hope it won't be too long before I hear something back.
I hope and pray that everything goes well with the arrival of your little girl and can't wait to hear your birth story!!
Are your hips and back giving you alot of pain? I hope they can make it feel better for you.
Time really does fly. You are in the third trimester this week, right? That's so awesome! You are nearly done as well!
How is everything else going for you?
Yep, I'm officially in the 3rd trimester!!! I'm also way more uncomfortable (more than just the back and hips) now than I was. Only 12 more weeks though! LO is moving more forcefully now too. Sometimes it feels like I'm getting the crap beat out of me! Haha It was so funny last night, DH laid down on the couch and had his head in my lap (what's left of it). LO was already moving around a bunch, but not too long after he laid down baby started kicking him in the head!!
We still don't have the nursery done yet, but Layne said we would get it painted in the next few weeks. We'll see! lol
I'm not really nervous about labor yet. I'm more excited to meet Little Doo! Maybe that's just because I'm a first time mom and na?ve. I hope I stay that way though because I'd rather be blissfully ignorant than freaking out about it!!!
Congrats about being in the third trimester! That's happened to us about the LO kicking - it's so funny! Brooke feels it when she sits on my lap and my DH has experienced that too. haha. so funny.
I wasn't nervous with my first either. I am more nervous this time because I'm delivering at a completely different place. I'm hoping its a good experience. Are you delivering in a hospital with a midwife? Are you going to try without an epideral? I do great with the contractions, but I want the epideral for the pushing. I enjoyed not feeling that part. I got to 7cm then got an epideral. It was perfect!
I've got absolutely everything ready that I can possibly think of. I have been cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Well, I guess, nesting. Everything is all ready for our little girl. Brooke is SO excited. She's been clapping her hands with excitement today, and saying things like" I love you baby, I love her" It's so cute. I'm getting ready to leave for the hopsital in one hour. They set up the induction time for 8pm so we are leaving around 6. I'm very excited but somewhat nervous with thinking about all the things that could go wrong. haha. Not really nervous, just kind of feeling hopeful that everything goes the way I want! haha! I just want her to be happy, healthy and safe most of all.
So the juicy details if you care to read:
Got to the hospital at 8 and checked in, did the admission all that yada yada. (The hosptial is beautiful and the nurses are awesome by the way). They hooked me up and it showed I was having contractions every 4-6 minutes. But I couldn't feel them - obviously not true labor pains. They put the cervadil in at 9:30. I tried to get some rest. Started having strong regular contractions in the night, was up and down and didn't sleep much - the cervical check they did on admission, my cervix was still way back and hard to find - 30-40 percent effaced, soft and not dilated. Well 6 am rolls around and Im really starting to feel the contractions. Then they start the pitocin on top of that. Whew! Pitocin makes your contractions stronger in the first place. So it was four hours of the pitocin (almost maxed out of the amount they can give) - contractions ended up being very strong and 1 1/2 minutes apart. Nurse tried to find cervix - couldn't find it. Dr tried - couldn't find it. Another nurse found my cervix finally (all of that checking hurt so bad!) and I hadn't dilated at all! Dr wanted me to stay and redo the cervadil tonight and do pitocin again in the am! Being a nurse myself (though definitely not an OB nurse) and talking to the nurses, we all knew that obvioulsy my body was not ready to have this baby.. so I convinced them to let me just go home. SO.. I've learned my lesson. I was nervous about inducing and was wishing to just go natural, so I guess I got my wish. It was a hassle and a huge waste to basically labor for nothing. I'm glad my dr let me leave though - because I didn't want to stay and fight and fight and just pump drugs into my body when it wasn't working and my LO wasn't ready. So I feel like I've really learned my lesson, and even though I live almost two hours away, I don't think I will ever try to be induced again. Like all the nurses and I were talking about, it's really way better for your body to just make that transition naturally. Just wish I would have followed my instincts a couple months ago and backed out of the induction then. Live and learn I guess..
I found out yesterday that we get to have another u/s!!!! It's scheduled for the 26th, I'll be 32 and a half weeks. Yay!
I think I felt my first Braxton Hicks contractions yesterday. At my appointment the midwife was feeling for LO's position and he stimulated a contraction. (That one I couldn't feel much but I was also lying down) Then, later in the day I would get what felt like a stitch on one side of my abdomen, my entire belly would be hard as a rock and would feel really tight. It didn't necessarily hurt but was uncomfortable to the point that it almost hurt. (if that makes sense) I had quite a few over the afternoon and early evening but after relaxing for awhile they stopped.
Oh, good ole braxton hicks! I had never experienced feeling those until this pregnancy! It definitely sounds like you are having some. I've had braxton hicks for months and months with this LO! They didn't start out hurting early on, but have gotten more uncomfortable. I'm actually sitting here having them right now! lol! It's your bodies way of getting ready for labor though, so I guess they are kinda a good thing? And yes! My dr said they increase with activity and die down (usually) with rest. That's one of the ways they are different then true labor!
Yay! Another u/s! That will be so fun! I loved my 36 week u/s! It's so cool to see how big the LO is by that point - to see how much they've grown! You will have to keep me posted!
Did you get in to see a chiropractor? How is your back and hip pain?
And Mrs....ouch! Sorry you are having so much pain. That must be just awful. Hopefully the docs can get it all squared away!
Nothing much to report here. Got her crib set up with the bedding. My neighbors had a garage sale the other day and she has 3 girls. I found lots of cute little outfits that I bought and a lot that still had tags on them! I have been so busy with summer school and trying to finalize a home loan for my mom and get that all figured out that I forget sometimes I am even pg! I feel like I have missed something along the way sometimes. I guess it is all making it go by that much faster though!
I'm soooo excited about another u/s!!! Just 3 more weeks! I feel like in the last few weeks that I have already started to bond with LO and I'm loving it!! I can't wait to see him/her face-to-face!
My dad is coming this Saturday to paint the nursery. My hubby is just not a painter and my dad has been wanting to help in any way he can. He likes to paint anyway so it's a perfect project for him!
I have an appointment today with a chiropractor!! Just hoping it will give me some relief and will last more than a couple of days.
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Corbett backs gun shows at complex
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett is standing by a policy that allows gun shows to be held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.
Spokeswoman Janet Kelley said Monday that Corbett considered a recent suggestion by a radio talk-show caller that gun shows be banned on publicly owned property.
Corbett told the caller that he raised a good point and promised to think about it. His comment drew attention in the aftermath of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Kelley said the governor decided against changing the policy because people who buy guns at such shows are subject to the same background checks that are required when they buy a gun at a store.
Pa. Dutch couple lose interpreter appeal
HARRISBURG – A state appeals court said a judge didn't make a mistake when he denied a couple's request to have a courtroom interpreter for their native tongue, Pennsylvania Dutch.
A Commonwealth Court panel ruled Friday against Joseph and Barbara Yoder, who had each been fined $300 for the summary offense of failing to connect to the public sewage system in Warren County.
The ruling said the Yoders exhibited a sufficient grasp of English in the court documents they filed and at trial. Pennsylvania Dutch is a German-based dialect.
Pennsylvania court rules require an interpreter if a judge determines the parties have a limited ability to speak or understand English.
The appeals court also upheld the guilty verdict.
Allentown dog found in Houston
HOUSTON – A microchip implant has helped a dog from Pennsylvania named Roxy get home after the missing animal was found 1,500 miles away in Houston.
Animal shelter officials said the German shepherd registered to Dan Loefflad of Allentown was returned Sunday afternoon. The pet was flown from Houston to Newark Liberty International Airport via United Airlines.
An animal control officer on Friday picked up the dog wandering on a southwest Houston street.
Officials noticed the pooch had a microchip, which led to Loefflad. He told animal shelter authorities who contacted him that a relative took his dog without permission and apparently drove Roxy to Houston.
Shelter authorities said a pet store helped coordinate Loefflad's arrangements to fly the dog home at his expense.
Photo exhibit features defunct blast furnaces
BETHLEHEM – A new photography exhibit aims to bring the defunct blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel back to life.
"Blast Furnace" will be unveiled Thursday at the Arts-Quest Center on the site of the former Bethlehem Steel complex. The group will use special cubes to mount the images and try to show what the blast furnace was like in the steel giant's heyday.
Organizers said the 2-foot by 2-foot cubes will be arranged in sets of eight to create smaller "living room"-like spaces.
Turnpike toll increase takes effect
HARRISBURG – A toll increase has gone into effect on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said most cash-paying customers will see a
10 percent increase, while E-ZPass users will pay 2 percent more. Motorists on the Southern Beltway in the Pittsburgh area will see a steeper increase in cash tolls.
The previously announced toll hikes went into effect Sunday.
Retired pastor on trial for killing wife
STROUDSBURG – Jury selection has been completed in the case of a retired Pennsylvania pastor charged with killing both of his wives who is on trial in the death of his second wife.
Sixty-four-year-old Arthur "A.B." Schirmer is charged with killing Betty Jean Schirmer in 2008 and staging a car accident to cover it up. A panel of 12 jurors and four alternates was chosen Monday. Opening statements are expected today at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg.
Schirmer also stands accused of killing his first wife, Jewel, in 1999. A trial date hasn't been set.
A grand jury has said Schirmer likely used blunt objects to kill the women.
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CLINTON — While Clinton's tennis veterans performed well Saturday— junior Griffin Rasche winning another No. 1 singles title and finishing third in No. 1 doubles alongside senior Rubina Vidal — the team title in the Clinton Invitational ultimately hinged on the play of a newcomer, freshman Samantha Brisch.
As the last match of the invitational, all eyes were on the Queens' player as she faced Waterloo-Columbus' Maggie Weber for the No. 4 singles bracket title. At that point, both teams were neck and neck in the team score. The winner would secure a team victory for her school.
"It all comes down to (Brisch's) match at the end of the day," Clinton head coach Cindy Rasche said. "Hats off to her, because she came in under a lot of pressure. Samantha played great."
Beating Weber 8-5, Brisch's victory pushed Clinton ahead in its home meet with 30 points, edging second-place Columbus, which scored 29. Burlington finished third with 11 points, followed by Clinton's junior varsity, Bettendorf and Davenport North.
Brisch also won the No. 3 doubles bracket with partner Shannon Shovlain, defeating Columbus duo Gabby Grecco and Haley Cannon 8-4. It culminated in a satisfying day for Cindy Rashe, who said her team had high hopes going into Saturday.
"We're a very goal-oriented team," she said. "Obviously, we want to come out number one in our own invitational."
But, Rashe added, the meet was also a good experience for Clinton's junior varsity squad and said afterward that its fourth-place finish showcased the Queens' depth. Clinton graduated three of its top four players in 2012, meaning new faces such as Brisch have been asked to "fill big shoes."
"We tell our JV girls that we expect them to win matches over varsity teams," Rasche said. "Everyone has had to slide up. Most teams, when you slide up three positions that high up in the ladder, aren't quite as successful. I think we're going to be just as successful as always."


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Think the teacher-pension issue is only for green-eyeshade types? Think again! My colleagues at Bellwether, Chad Aldeman and Andy Rotherham, have written an informative—and worrisome—report on the current state of play of educator retirement benefits and its implications for the profession and taxpayers. Get this: about half of all public schoolteachers won't qualify for even a minimal pension. How in the world is that possible? Read the report.
You may also think that "school productivity"—how to get the biggest bang for our education buck—is only for accountants and actuaries. But Paul Hill has written a very good piece for the George W. Bush Institute on how smart governance changes can both make the most of our scarce resources and improve student learning. The report isn't spreadsheets and pivot tables; it's an interesting argument for changes in mindset, policy, and practice.
The always-excellent Center for Reinventing Public Education has produced a terrific short white paper on common enrollment systems, namely how to facilitate choice across a city with multiple school sectors. The brief describes how such systems are working in Denver and New Orleans, including the tough issues such systems have to address and how well they ultimately match students to their most preferred schools. I believe the march toward sector agnosticism is inexorable. A common enrollment system is almost certainly part of the urban school system of the future, so if you track K–12 developments...
Everyone knows that the Common Core State Standards initiative has turned into a political football. But a more apt analogy might be baseball—spring training, to be exact. That's because, for all the colorful commentary, the Common Core is still in the very earliest phases of implementation. It isn't yet time to pay much attention to the score; instead, we ought to work out the kinks and improve the fundamentals.
And to be sure, tons of progress is needed before states, districts, and schools are ready for game day. That's the upshot of Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers, a new in-depth study from our think tank. Along with analysts at the group Education First, we examined initial implementation efforts in four districts that are ahead of the curve: Kenton County (KY), Metro Nashville (TN), Illinois's School District 54 (Schaumburg and vicinity), and Washoe County (Reno, NV).
Here are three major challenges they are facing and what they are doing to overcome them:
Curriculum publishers were suspiciously quick to proclaim that what they are selling is aligned with the Common Core, and districts are rightly wary of such claims. It takes time to develop and vet high-quality textbook series and other curriculum. All four districts expressed caution about spending limited dollars on materials that were not truly aligned to the Common Core and are delaying at least...
The SXSWedu portion of the famously cool SXSW festival is the oddball segment, as evidenced by the early start and the attendees actually wearing suits. Besides the un-SXSW vibe of SXSWedu, there were a ton of takeaways for policy wonks. Here are four key ones:
Last week, Chris Cerf stepped down after three extraordinarily successful years as New Jersey's commissioner of education. Education observers in the Garden State and beyond will remember his tenure for its major initiatives.
He secured a Race to the Top 3 grant and one of the first ESEA waivers. He successfully led the charge for the overhaul of the state's outdated tenure statute and launched a new teacher-evaluation pilot program. He negotiated a new labor contract in Newark, and he had the state intervene in the tragically low-performing Camden school district. He dramatically improved chartering in the state, authorizing dozens of new schools while closing 10 persistently low performers. And he was a stalwart for both Common Core and PARCC.
Cerf's accomplishments are undeniable. But in the fine tradition of blogging, I need to make this about me.
To wit, no single person has had a larger or more positive influence on my professional development. I learned mountains from Chris Cerf about leadership in general and, more specifically, how to bring about change as the whipping winds of politics (and worse) swirl around you.
As fate would have it, our adventure and all I took from it came an inch from being aborted. We met during the darkest period of my professional career. I had been offered the job as New Jersey's deputy commissioner by Cerf's predecessor.
I quit my job, moved my wife and two-week old baby away from family in Maryland, bought a house, and began...
By now, education observers are aware of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's incursion on the Big Apple's charter sector.
No one should be surprised; this was no ambuscade, no lying in wait. He publicly campaigned against charters. He actually called his predecessor's policy of allowing charter public schools to share public-school space with district public schools "abhorrent."
This has been a shame for low-income kids, of course, given NYC's charters' superb performance. But it has made for 24-karat media fodder.
Hizzoner has picked a fight with Eva Moskowitz, not only the operator of a network of tremendously successful charters but also one of the toughest pugilists in the city's notoriously combative political squared-circle. The Democratic mayor is now involved in internecine warfare over charters with the state's Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, who publicly declared, "We will save charter schools."
But de Blasio's camp hasn't turned tail; they've trickily tergiversated. Despite their words and deeds, the mayor's camp is claiming he's not really against charters—his narrative got hijacked. He likes charters just fine!
Former governor Mario Cuomo, Andrew's father, brilliantly said, "You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose."
Given the mayor's attempt at playing both sides, his team might be credited with implying a third part of the equation: "You spin in prevarication."
Though all of this makes for Broadway-ready pyrotechnics, there is an important and as-of-yet unexplored element of this script....
Note: This post is part of our series, "Netflix Academy: The best educational videos available for streaming." Be sure to check out our previous Netflix Academy posts on dinosaurs; aquatic life; insects; frogs and other amphibians; reptiles; Ancient Asian Cultures; the early American civilizations; Ancient Greece; Native American cultures; Christopher Columbus and the Age of Discovery; Colonial America and the Revolutionary War; the American founders; movie adaptations of classic children's books; and American folk heroes.
Where I live near Washington, D.C., the long, cold, snowy winter and late spring haven't deterred the songbirds from making their vernal voices heard. Not only are these incredible creatures beautiful (visually and vocally), but they also are our modern link to the age of the dinosaurs and feature prominently in art, music, and culture throughout human history. Here are some videos to help teach your kids about our feathered friends.
Special thanks to research interns Andrew McDonnell, Elisabeth Hoyson, and Liz McInerney for helping to compile these lists.
Todd and Terri explore the Great Plains in search of unique bird species. They show you that not all birds live in nests, as they get up close to burrowing owls near the Badlands of South Dakota. Plus they examine red tailed hawks and long...
The K–12 education world brims with debates and dichotomies that get us into all manner of needless quarrels and cul-de-sacs, thus messing up every reform initiative and retarding progress. In every case, both sides are certain that they speak the whole truth; convinced that opposing views are misguided, perhaps even evil; and insistent that changes the system needs will go awry unless their side prevails.
These philosophical tug-of-wars lead to paralysis akin to what we witness today in Congress and many legislatures. Of them we ask, "Why can't you compromise, split the difference, make a deal, take the best of both positions, and get something done?"
The ten education dichotomies outlined below should be seen in similar light: neither side owns the truth—and what would do kids the greatest good is an intelligent middle ground that melds the best of both views.
Back in 1987, in What Do Our 17-Year-Olds Know?, Diane Ravitch and I tackled a pair of overlapping "false dichotomies": skills vs. content and concepts vs. facts. They were prevalent in the education profession then and remain front and center today—indeed, are highlighted by the challenges of implementing (and assessing) the Common Core State Standards, which at first look skills-centric but which also make clear that success hinges on the deployment of a rich, sequential, content-focused curriculum. Already influenced by the analysis of E.D. Hirsch Jr. and the cognitive science that he had exhaustively mined, Diane and I wrote, "It is neither possible nor desirable...
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
I vividly remember a seventh-grade English teacher telling our class, with great solemnity, "Small minds use big words."
For years, this guided my writing.
Until I figured out how wrong, how profoundly wrong, she had been.
And that's why I'm so concerned about the new SAT's approach to vocabulary—namely cutting "obscure" and "arcane" words. According to the Times, "The SAT's rarefied vocabulary challenges will be replaced by words that are common in college courses, like 'empirical' and 'synthesis.'"
Over the last 25 years, I've come to the conclusion that maximizing the words at one's disposal is indispensable for two reasons.
First, words enable us to explain, and an infinitely complex world requires an expansive vocabulary so we can be clear and precise.
Jane Austen is known for her extensive vocabulary, which can cause eye rolling: "blowsy," "solicitude," "diffident," "abstruse," and "licentiousness."
But as I read her books, dictionary always nearby, I found that every single time she used an unfamiliar word, it was because that word was exactly right; it captured the nuance she intended to convey.
For example, in one famous case, she might've used "shy" but chose "diffident" instead.
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Avoid office-party regretsDecember 10, 2007: 5:17 PM ET
In a recent poll, Monster.com asked visitors to its website what (if any) regrets they had regarding office holiday parties in the past. The most frequent response, at about one-third (31%) was "not showing up," followed by "drinking too much" (20%), and "arriving late" (18%), writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her December 11 Ask Annie column.
Do you have any regrets about office holiday parties you've attended? And, if your company were to give you a holiday present, what would you want it to be?
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TRAVERSE CITY — Long Lake Township and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy are on the verge of acquiring a coveted parcel of land that will allow public access to nearly 2,000 feet of frontage on Long Lake.
The 250-acre Timbers Recreation Area was used for at least half a century as a camp for the Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts announced plans to part with the land approximately five years ago, prompting the township to partner with the conservancy to develop a strategy for buying the waterfront acreage.
On Tuesday, the partnership yielded big results: a $2 million grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to help buy the parcel off North Long Lake Road. The township and conservancy still have to raise a little more than $800,000 to finalize the deal.
"I'm so very, very pleased," said Long Lake Township Supervisor Karen Rosa. "We had our fingers crossed all this time, hoping to get the money to keep this property for everyone to enjoy."
The purchase would be significant for multiple reasons. Much of the shoreline along Long Lake is already developed, meaning the protection of the Timbers Recreation Area would offer significant public access for future generations. Matt McDonough, director of land protection at the conservancy, said a portion of the property was developed by the Armour family, giving it historical value. And, the land offers diverse recreation opportunities within close proximity to Traverse City.
"It's less than a 10-minute drive from downtown Traverse City," McDonough said. "You can go out with family or a group of friends and go fishing, hiking or spend a day at the beach."
The property offers 9,000 feet of water frontage in total, including a 20-acre lake known as Fern Lake. The property is a combination of northern hardwood forest, fields and riparian wetlands. There is also a network of two-tracks and trails and existing structures including an old barn and buildings with stone masonry.
Jennifer Jay, director of communications at the conservancy, said there's an opportunity to develop trails for individuals with disabilities. Funds necessary to finalize the purchase needs to be raised by June of 2014.
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Brittney Walters just might be forever remembered in the annuals of Indiana swimming as the girl from the outside. In her case that is a good thing.
The Northridge High School senior was seeded eighth (out of eight swimmers) in the finals of the 500-yard freestyle at the IHSAA state meet on Feb. 9. But from that outside lane of the pool she came in first to capture the state championship in a time of 4:53.49 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.
"I had a lot of drive and really wanted to win it," she said. "In the outside lane you can be up on the other swimmers and they may not see you. I just swam my race.
"It's a surreal feeling. As a freshman I never thought of winning a state championship. My times were good as a freshman, just not state level. I've made a lot of progress over the last four years."
Fishers sophomore Emily Moser was the top seed (4:55.49) after the preliminaries. She finished second to Walters in the finals (4:54.39).
"This is a good thing," Northridge coach Joe Keller said. "As a coach what more can you ask for than to see great things happening to a great kid. Brittney has worked so hard for this. Times like this are why I'm in coaching.
Keller said coaches in the future may use Brittney as an example when trying to inspire one of their swimmers.
"They can tell them," Keller explained, "'Hey remember that Walters girl who won the 500 from lane eight?' "
Keller admitted being out in lane eight might have helped Walters.
"I'm not sure the girls in lanes three and four even saw her," the coach said. "But Brittney could see the girls on the inside."
Moser may not have seen her as she reportedly started celebrating after she touched the wall until looking up as seeing the "2" beside her name on the scoreboard.
Walters went out fast covering the first 50 yards in 26.87. She was consistent after that with split times of 29.02, 29.42, 29.51, 29.76, 29.80, 29.80, 30.08. 30.13 and 29.00.
"My style," Walters said, "is to go out somewhat fast and hang on."
A good chance
Keller knew the Walters winning the 500 was a possibility.
"I knew she had a shot after the NLC preliminaries when she went 1:54 in the 200 free," he said. "That was the fastest she had ever gone in a non-performance suit. The plan was then to put her in a performance suit and race (Wawasee sophomore) Breanna Robinson in the 200 free finals and go for a time of 1:50. That was the benchmark to hit. That would put her in position to win state in the 200 or 500 free.
"We gambled a little at the state prelims by not putting her in a performance suit. When she went 1:50 in the 200 free and 4:59 in the 500 I knew winning one of those events on Saturday was a possibility. We pulled out all the cards on Saturday."
In her performance suit, engineered to reduce drag in the water, Walters went 1:49 in the 200 free finals, good for fourth place. Keller said that wasn't as fast as they wanted, but it was still pretty fast. Keller said he felt Walters had a better shot to win the 500 all along.
In the 2012 state finals, Walters placed sixth in the 500 with a time of 4:59.19. In that race, Keller pointed out, she was also seeded eighth.
"I reminded her that she had dropped two or three seconds last year," Keller said. "So why not six this time?"
During warm ups for the event, Keller said he liked what he saw.
"She was doing some pace work and her time was one of the fastest we ever had," Keller said. "I looked at my assistant coaches and told them she is going to win the race.
"The key for her in the race was setting up the first 200 yards so she could be really good at the end. It was a perfect race plan that Brittney executed perfectly."
Walters and Moser have competed against each other in club swimming meets, but this was the first time Walters had never beaten Moser in the 500.
"My mind for the race was staying ahead of the pack," Walters said. "I just kept thinking if you continue to do what you are doing you will be okay."
A high-water mark
Walters is the first Northridge girl to win a state swimming title and is the first girls in school history to win an individual state championship.
Northridge, behind the pitching of Annette Evans, won a softball title in 1988 and captured a 4x800-meter relay title in track as sophomore Megan Miller, sophomore Aimee Gingerich, junior Lynn Pezzanite and junior Megan Jackson finished first in 9:08.33 in 2005.
"It's pretty cool to be the first one," Walters said. "We've had some amazing swimmers here and I don't want to take anything away from them."
Walters gives credit to the Northridge coaching staff — Keller, Kyle Hembree, Bob Burns, Evan Troyer and Steve Troyer — for her success.
"They have always been telling me I could do it," she said. "They helped fill me with confidence. We work so had here and the coaching staff has been the same all four years. The coaches are brilliant and I would not change any of it."


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pat Posts: 10,421Hi, welcome to CarSpace! I left this message for you in another place, but I'll leave it here too in case you miss it there.
You found the best place to ask here: denglu, "Honda Civic Prices Paid and Buying Experience" #7556, 5 Oct 2008 11:38 pm. You should also check out our Dealer Ratings & Reviews sections.
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leonfam Posts: 21We bought a 2007 CR-V at San Leandro Honda last year. Internet Sales dept. Market pricing...simple no hassles. Probably could have gotten someone closer to where we live to match their price, but even the back and forth on email with the other dealers got on my nerves. So..gave my business to dealer that gave us the best price up-front and easiest buying experience.
allan_mazda Posts: 2I would recommend a mazda 3 because it comes standard with more power and it is cheaper cause you would get more for your money and you would like it more and you wouldnt think it was boring ever. So if you wanna see one go online to freemanmooremazda.com and click on the blue square and choose new inventory and check one out all kinds of options with this car
Well that's just all a matter of opinion as I just love my 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE and don't think it's boring at all. In fact I test drove both the new Civic and the new 3 and chose the Corolla. I feek I made the best choice and would definitely make the same choice again. The Civic is loud and the 3 is small and interior is in my opinion "boring". But to each his own !
zzoomp09 Posts: 30I, for one, coming from a family of Corolla owners, from way before I was born, until I bought my 3.
My family owned a 79, 86, 91, 97 and I personally owned a 00 and an 03 Corolla and my sister owned a 99 Civic and my other sister an 06 Civic. I bought my 3 hatch because I needed utility and the added features found on the 3, but not on the Corolla/Matrix or Civic for just about $1000 more, is too good to pass.
From the moment I test drove the 3, I just loved it. I can't hide that smile cheek to cheek. Just like VW's slogan "Drivers Wanted", the 3 begs to be driven. I realized how sleepy driving the Corolla was.
Now, I even upgraded to the speed3 and I'm never coming back to a Corolla. :shades:
Yeah, the new 2010 "3" looks great. If I was in the market I would definately wait and give it a test drive. I don't know why I didn't give this car a shot when I bought my 2006 Civic Coupe EX (which I am pretty much disappointed in- rattles, road noise, general cheap feeling, etc). You get a lot for the money with the current "3". If Mazda can keep the prices and packaging close to the current generation they could have a big hit on their hands.
True and not so true. I just bought a Mazda3 i Touring with the 17" wheels, and yes, the factory Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires create quite a din inside the car at freeway speeds. Given the very poor reviews those tires get in winter conditions and tread life, I had them replaced yesterday with a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires, and presto-chango, the car is easily as quiet (if not quieter) as a Civic EX on the highway.
Anybody want to buy a set of 205/50 R17 Eagles RS-As with 700 miles on them? No? I didn't think so. ;-)
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You could be absolutely correct. I have never driven a 3, so it could be noisier than the Civic for all I know. I also agree with the post that states that the Corolla is probably the quietest. Toyotas are usually rock solid and quiet. Although this usually comes at the price of feeling "disconnected" from the driving experience. Totally off topic, but I just drove my mom's (age 67) 2001 Celica GT-S with 23000 miles on it. What a piece of crap. The engine was loud, underpowered and that thing rattled like an 84 Camaro Z28. Wasn't at all impressed with the handling either. I could not believe it was a Toyota. My Civic felt like a combination of a Porche (handling) and an Mercedes (quietness) after driving the Celica. Maybe I should drive her car more often!
...2001 Celica GT-S with 23000 miles on it. What a piece of crap. The engine was loud, underpowered...
I'll just assume that you didn't wind out the engine. It's only adequate at low-revs (not that different from the Civic Si), but takes off above 6,000 RPM. Of course, not many drive at that RPM often!
I also agree with the post that states that the Corolla is probably the quietest. Toyotas are usually rock solid and quiet. Although this usually comes at the price of feeling "disconnected" from the driving experience.
You're right, I believe. Toyotas tend to have good isolation relative to their competitors, which is both good and bad, depending on what you're after.
I'd really suggest driving the 3, with both the 16" wheels and the 17" wheels. Personally, I think I'd have a hard time springing for brand new tires on a brand new car, just to fix a noise issue (if I had an issue with it, that is... you may not!).
The best advice I can give is to check them all out for yourself, and take our advice with a grain of salt!
Personally, I think I'd have a hard time springing for brand new tires on a brand new car, just to fix a noise issue (if I had an issue with it, that is... you may not!).
I can honestly say that I'm not exactly thrilled with needing to buy new tires for my car, that said, few cars on the market today come stock with a tire and wheel set-up that I like, errr, at least without either ordering the car from the factory and/or paying for pricey dealer upgrades. So with that said, $500 for a new set of skins is actually much cheaper than the wheel and tire package I would have wanted to buy with either the Rabbit or the Civic.
FWIW, the fact that the Michelin Pilot Sport A/Ss are so much quieter than the Goodyear Eagle RS-As was an unintended benefit of the tire swap, the real
reason I bought the new tires was for better wet and snow covered road traction. After all, we've gotten over 120" of snow in our town during three of our last six winters, and with snow forecast for this week, I felt I couldn't mess around with "All-Season" tires that receive some of the worst wet and snow reviews I've ever read.
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Thanks for the follow-up response shipo.
Of late, I've become a fan of Bridgestone tires, especially considering how well they perform in wet situations (I've only driven them in one marginally wintry mix, less than an inch of snow on the ground). I have the Potenza G009 tires on my old Accord and they are wearing very well; no complaints on the wear of my Michelin tires on my 06 Accord either, although I won't replace them with the same tire most likely. I want something a little more comfortable and quiet than these hard-compoud, low-rolling resistance ones.
I've drug us off topic I'm afraid... I'm sorry! If you haven't seen photos of the 2010 Mazda 3 hatchback, they're now available. Check em out. I'm not sure since I haven't seen it in person yet, but it seems a little cartoony. The current model doesn't look dated to me, and I much prefer it based on the limited amount of photos I've seen.
If you haven't seen photos of the 2010 Mazda 3 hatchback, they're now available. Check em out. I'm not sure since I haven't seen it in person yet, but it seems a little cartoony. The current model doesn't look dated to me, and I much prefer it based on the limited amount of photos I've seen.
I have to agree, the 2010 model looks like the ugly offspring of a Mitsubishi Galant and a Cadillac CTS. Urrg, no thanks, I much prefer the graceful lines of the current Mazda3. ;-)
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I am writing an open letter to all of my fellow voters, and to ask for their help.
I am asking you to please consider voting for Gabriel Gomez for the U.S. Senate this Tuesday.
Gabriel Gomez is a veteran of the United States Navy where he served our country as both a naval aviator, and a navy seal. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School, and a successful businessman.
Gomez is in favor of term limits for members of Congress, and has pledged to serve no more than 2 terms in the Senate, or 12 years altogether.
Gomez throughout this campaign has championed the need for bipartisanship. He is committed to working with senators in both parties, fighting for what is best for the people of Massachusetts, and the United States of America.
He believes in fiscal discipline, and will fight to get our out of control deficits, and debt under control, and get the United States on a sustainable fiscal path.
Gomez believes in supporting both Social Security and Medicare, and will fight to keep these programs intact for those both in retirement, and approaching retirement. The only changes that he will consider are those structured to save these programs, and which will only affect younger generations.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Junior Market Barrows sold for two world-record prices Friday at the Junior Market Barrow Auction.
Five Star Metals / Linda Chapman and Ty Chapman; Dody and Carter Freeman; Jackie and Jon Hodges; and Becky and Kelly Joy purchased the Grand Champion Junior Market Barrow for a world's record $200,000, according to a press release. The barrow was exhibited by Mandy Stevenson, 18, a Jones County 4-H member from Hamlin. Stevenson plans to attend Texas A&M University.
"These kids work their tails off," Carter Freeman, a buyer, said. "We want to make sure they get the best education they possibly can."
Evelyn and Roger Bethune; Ed DeCora; Judee and James Parish; and Sheila an Emmett Story purchased the Reserve Grand Champion Junior Market Barrow for another world's record of $126,000. The barrow was exhibited by Makenzie Vanable, 15, a Dumas FFA member from Dumas. Makenzie's plans to attend Texas Tech University.


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High School definitely is the superior level of football amongst those over the age of 15. Here's why:
1.) Has anyone watched the NFL lately? It seems like you can't even give someone a hard look, let alone a hard hit without being flagged and fined. Just ask Justin Tuck of the Giants who was flagged and fined for a text book tackle. In High School, you still get big hits without the fear of flags and fines (unless they are clearly dirty).
2.) It's playoff time in the Commonwealth. That's why High School is superior to NCAA Division 1 football. You decide your champion the way God intended... on the field. There are no computer rankings, no voting. It's simple. The last team left standing is crowned the champion.
Those are my two main arguments for why High School football is better than the NFL and Division 1. Anyone agree/disagree? Let me hear you.