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2013 and earlier-Acura RDX Lease Questions
I was wondering if you can provide me with some information on a single pay lease. We tried several months ago to lease an RDX but the prices I received were too high.
We are interested in the AWD with tech and a 36 month term. Can you provide info for both a 10k and 12k annual mileage lease ie - Money Factor and Residual?
Also - can you tell me how to calculate a one pay lease? I have used your standard lease calculator but I am assuming with a one pay, the formula will be different.
Lastly - Acura Finance claims that if the vehicle were stolen that assuming the insurance company makes Acura whole on the stolen car, I would receive a pro-rata refund of my payment. I guess it could get a little thorny if the insurance company decided to try to lowball the payment and take advantage of the gap insurance - I was not clear from Acura finance if the gap insurance is used does that impact my pro-rata refund.
I have seen some price quotes for single pay leases that are $60 - $80 / month less than prices I was quoted on 36 month / 36k leases.
Also - do you happen to have MF and residual for this vehicle on a standard 39 month lease with 10k annual miles - I have seen an ad for this lease at $419 / month with $595 bank fee, DMV fee of around $275 on Acura Financial paper and this price seems like something I could only get when the vehicle is in the later part of it's model life.
Thanks for your help. Eventually I will get a car.
Hi albert72. Through the beginning of March, Acura's buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 RDX AWD Tech with 12,000 miles per year are .00165 and 57% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The numbers for a 39-month lease are .00155 and 55%.
The residual value for a lease with 10,000 miles per year would be 1% higher.
The formula is the same for calculating a one-pay lease as it is for a conventional lease, you just add all of the monthly payments up into one lump sum. The bank that offers the one-pay lease usually provides some sort of money factor reduction in exchange for getting all of its money upfront. I'm not sure how much of a money factor reduction Acura provides on one-pay leases. I don't see very many of them.
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Hi Car_man,
Can you please provide current residual and MF (through Honda/Acura Financial) for base Acura RDX AWD '13 and any incentives, if available, for 10K a year lease?
I'm in Brooklyn, NY.
Not sure if it makes a difference but I am currently at the end of my lease with Honda (through AHFC - Honda Financial).
Thank you in advance.
Can anyone please provide current residual and MF for a base Acura RDX AWD 2013 model /NYC area?
There are not a lot of Acura dealerships around where I live and I'd really like to have some starting point when I get down to the local one this Fri/Sat.
Responses will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Hi ziffies. Acura's February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 RDX FWD without Tech with 15,000 miles per year are .00165 and 58% for consumers who qualify for its top aka "Super Preferred" credit tier.
The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of a '13 RDX Tech are .00165 and 55%.
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Hello mrdx135. Acura's February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 RDX AWD without Tech with 10,000 miles per year are .00165 and 61% for consumers who qualify for its top aka "Super Preferred" credit tier.
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Car Man and others on this board,
Is it reasonable to do a 12k/ yr 39 month lease an RDX w/ AWD and tech at invoice price? The reason I ask is because with the MF and residual you had provided me with Car Man, I get to a monthly lease payment of around $475 which is much lower than what dealers are quoting me.
I cannot believe that the RDX is so popular that they are only leasing them at sticker price.
Also - would I typically get a better deal if I wait a couple of months for winter to end to do this? I am almost to the point where I want to just email a group of dealers, tell them what I am willing to pay and the first one that accepts will move a unit that day.
I got to the $475 based on the dealer selling the unit at invoice. The MF and residual I used were provided by carman and it is for a 39 mo lease with 1k miles per month (39k miles total).
Invoice is not actual net dealer cost. They get ad $, holdbacks, volume discounts, etc. With the overhead they have, even with the huge profit on parts and service, it would be a burden for them to sell cars at or a few hundred dollars above their net cost except perhaps for a few of the ultra high volume dealers.
Keep in mind I have not actually leased the vehicle for this amount - I got quotes for a 3 yr / 36k lease for $580 and there is no way I would pay anything close to that.
Did you get an RDX and if so, which model and what did you pay?
Sorry my username rx3304me is a bit confusing :-) it's from 2004 and i could not go back and change it
Yes i did get a 2013 RDX FWD with Tech end of October 2012. I live in the SF Bay area. I did shop around with 4 other dealerships and one fine day one dealer calls me with a price and says they can do it if i close that day only. Their price on the phone was slightly higher than my target but i went to the dealership anyway and negotiated hard. May be it was end of the month for them - who knows.
Here's what i got
Price= $35500
MF= don't remember but it was comparable to today's
Down payment= $5000
3 Yr lease with 12k miles or 36000 miles total - no monthly miles restriction.
Lease payment per month = $376/month
Then i sold my older vehicle and recovered $3500.
The dealer sales guy said they decided to do it at this low price to hit their sales record. They do it every once in a while so customers come back for maint. and oil change etc.
4 other dealers refused this price or even higher price than this.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info. You are smart to get the car in Dec. If dealers hit annual volume targets they car reap large rewards from the manufacturer.
Do you like the RDX more than your Lexus? We like the RX350 but the price is a bit too high.
A couple of nice things about Acura and Honda leases - at the end of the lease they give you up to $1500 in wear and tear credit so you don't have to pay for door dings etc. Also, if leased on HFS or AFS paper, they will allow you to extend your lease two times up to a total of 12 months. With the Acura bumper to bumper warranty being 4yr/50k, you can extend lease and still be covered - only concern would be if brakes or tires (Tire Rack) need to be replaced.
I actually got it precisely on Oct 30th of 2012.
RX350 is a couple of notches up compared to RDX in my opinion in terms of features and overall quality of ride. The RDX 2013 is a big step forward to get closer to RX350. But again RX350 is much pricier option than an RDX. I feel the room is almost similar between the two models. RDX ride quality is smooth. The mileage on my car is not that great 20 city and 22 hwy is what i get. Thats what i get on my RX350 as well. Acura advertises 23/28 but that's marketing BS in my opinion.
GPS in the RDX needs a lot of work - i like the GPS from RX350 much better.
Sound is very good may be in line with RX350 premium sound quality (not Mark Levinson).
Hope this helps.
danmorris Posts: 1Thank in advance for you help with this.
I am looking to lease an RDX with technology package. The lease terms are 3 years and 15,000 miles per year. I have been offered the following "preferred deal"
Price: $38,760
Money Factor: 0.165
Down Payment: $2,716
Monthly payment: $540
This seems crazy high to me. Am I wrong???
Info on this page should help clear some financial stuff for you.
Your monthly payment of $540 seems a bit high. I guess there are levers you can pull - one important being Price. I'm assuming this is for a FWD with tech. So somewhere below $36000 or there around seems reasonable.
I wouldn't consider down payment larger than $4000.
As you may know already - Money factor is 0.00165 x 2400 = Interest Rate on your payments. This is something you don't have much control over during negotiations since it's preset by American Honda Finance.
Hope this helps.
Certainly bjunkie. Acura's February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Acura RDX AWD without Tech with 12,000 miles per year are .00165 and 60% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
I can tell you exactly what your pre-tax payment would be for the vehicle that you're interested in if you give me its MSRP and selling price.
I'm not personally all that familiar with what the market is like for the RDX right now, but I don't think that the demand for it is so strong that you wouldn't be able to get an attractive selling price on one.
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Hi albert72. I doubt that you will be able to get an RDX at invoice right now. I personally would shoot for $500 or so over to start and see what happens. I would think that a dealer that's in an area that has a decent level of competition might go for that.
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Chili peppers contain a lot of natural oil. When canned, they are flavorful and can be added to sauces, salads, roasts or soups. A little goes a long way and we recommend canning them in 1/2 pint jars. Always select firm, fresh chili peppers for home canning. Also see Canning Roasted Chili Peppers recipe and refer to our free video 4 for canning vegetables in a pressure canner.
|Per 1/2 Pint (8 oz. or 1 cup) Jar
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- If quartering add salt to each canning jar
- Canning using hot pack method with 1/2" of headspace.
- Add boiling water, maintaining 1/2" headspace.
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A key: this is the equivalent of your user name. It's used by the publisher to send messages and by the client to retrieve messages. This cannot be a secret, because it'll be in the HTML files that your users display in their browsers.
A secret: the equivalent of a password. This will not be used on the client, or subscriber, side of things. But, it will be used on the server (publisher) side, which is sending data to the client. This ensures that only you are sending data.
Finally, each application that you use with Pusher has its own application ID, a unique numeric code. If you have different applications running with Pusher, you need to register for additional application IDs.
Once you have those three pieces of information, you can begin to create your Web application. The simple application that you'll create here is a Web page that displays the latest information about a particular stock. Which stock? Whichever one the publisher has decided to show you. Such updates, of stock names and values, will be sent to your browser via pub-sub, letting you update the page without needing a refresh or any input from the user.
To get this all to work, you'll need an application in three parts. To start off with, let's create a trivially simple Web application using the Ruby-based Sinatra framework. Here is the entire application, which I put in a file named stock.rb:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require "sinatra"
require 'erb'
get "/" do
erb :index
This program says that the Web application responds to GET requests on the / URL, and nothing more. Requests for any other URLs, or with any other methods, will be met with errors. If you are asked to display the / URL, you'll display the ERb (embedded Ruby) file, named views/index.erb. You can start your Web application by typing:
On my system, I get the following response:
== Sinatra/1.3.3 has taken the stage on 4567
↪for development with backup from Thin
>> Thin web server (v1.5.0 codename Knife)
>> Maximum connections set to 1024
>> Listening on 0.0.0.0:4567, CTRL+C to stop
In other words, if I now make a request for http://localhost:4567/, I'll get an error, because the template is not in place. Creating a subdirectory named "views", I then can create the file index.erb within it, which is shown in Listing 1.
Listing 1. index.erb
<!DOCTYPE html>

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Yes - bring back the 6.0 system (either as was or with improvements)
Yes - but replace it with a completely new marking system (i.e. not the 6.0 system)
There's a difference between uncontrolled upper body movement that results from instability in the body core and instability over the edges vs. upper body movement that is an intentional choreographic choice that challenges the stability (and therefore indicates higher skill if the skater can deviate from a neutral position without losing control).
However, with some choreographic choices it's easy to use the intentional movements to cover up for less than optimal control, so there won't always be a direct correlation between the amount of intentional movement and the level of skill.
I can't say I was very impressed with the article; the scandal was more complex than the way it was described, and it just seemed like someone tried to condense what should have been a longer piece into the length than the WaPo ran.
As for CoP - I like the idea of it, but have issues with the implementation. I don't think skating can or should go back to 6.0, but the current system needs more than the usual post-season tweaks. And I'm another fan who's not happy about the emphasis on upper-body movement in step sequences.
Referee Ron Pfenning ISU
Assistant Referee Alexander Lakernik ISU
Judge No.1 Marina Sanaia Russia
Judge No.2 Jiasheng Yang China
Judge No.3 Lucy Brennan USA
Judge No.4 Marie-Reine Le Gougne France
Judge No.5 Anna Sierocka Poland
Judge No.6 Benoit Lavoie Canada
Judge No.7 Vladislav Petukhov Ukraine
Judge No.8 Sissy Krick Germany
Judge No.9 Hideo Sugita Japan
Ron Pfenning lost his eligibility for his role in the establishment of the short-lived WSF. Alexander Lakernik is chair of the ISU's singles and pairs technical committee; there's an interview with him over on GSD. I believe most of the judges continued on at least for a few years; Anna Sierocka, for instance, was the referee of the pairs event at 2012 Euros, and Sissy Krick was the technical controller for the ladies' event.
Marie-Reine Le Gougne has tried to run for president of the FFSG in the past, without success.
Benoît Lavoie is the president of Skate Canada. He and Sissy Krick were the two judges to place S/P first in the SP. I'm sure they had very good reasons for doing so.
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
Another thing that's great about COP is the immediate feedback about the elements executed. For a skater to be able to see immediately that they are loosing credit for underrotated jumps, edge calls, weak spins, weak foortwork, etc. is a huge help in terms of communication between the officials judging the event, and the skaters/coaches/parents.
Judges still deduct for such poor quality elements in 6.0 (at their own personal, individual scale, since scores behave more as an overall placeholder in the 6.0 system) -- the skaters are just left in the dark on where they 'lost points', other than the feedback of their final overall result. At most American local non-quals, skaters don't even see their tech score / presentation score under 6.0 judging -- just their total ordinal placement from each judge. Thus, what competitors often don't see that when the ordinals are all over the place, that it's often because the officials all had those competitors scored with totals ranging 0.0(tie breaker used) to 0.2 apart.
Yes, it has.......
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I think that GOE is not being used as effectively as it should be. In this way, skaters may benefit from doing a simpler level of an element really well (think Angela N.'s layback spin with no change of edge or position) versus a hard level that looks awkward and slow (see many level 4 spins that contort). It's also confusing to see twizzles (example: D/W from skate america sd) get +GOE when there's a glaring unison problem. I think that if there is a mistake on an element, it should be negative goe. I don't care if the take off, air position, height, and difficult arm position if the person two-foot's the jump. It should get negative goe. and I think that's what is confounding people. I still think how Lambiel got lower spin scores than if I recall correctly Lysacek or Plushenko (I'm not completely sure about this, but I know it occured). Sure, Stephan's spins maybe didn't switch an edge or didn't contort himself to a bad position but he still spun better than anyone in the men's competition and this was evident to even ones with just basic knowledge of the elements.
And, in most cases, though not all, it seems judges still use PCS as placemarkers rather than as objectively as they could. I mean, look at Plushenko averaging 8.25 for transitions in his free skate at Europeans. What does that say about the knowledge of the judges? Yes, he should win the tech marks and perhaps the performance/execution marks, but for transitions as well? Really? C'mon! It's dubious things like that which make me feel like figure skating judging has not changed in the least since the days of 6.0.
I meant to take the high road.... but I missed the exit.
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
I think the problem is with the judges, not the system. What's mind boggling to me is why coaches are now teck controllers. That is bias in it's purest form. And should be illegal. They are judging skaters. Grand prix events should not allow coaches who have
Teams in the grand prix judge their rival skaters. This is a joke. Save the system out the
However, I still think it is a mistake for the governing body of the sport to hide the judges behind anonymous marks. The 2002 judging scandal was about collusion, and that is something that has not been dealt with, but indeed, completely ignored. The creation of a different judging system can only do so much if the basic problem remains. This is not to say I think all international judges are corrupt, but when one sees marks like the ones I posted above about Plushenko's transitions...
I meant to take the high road.... but I missed the exit.
As for it being coaches doing the TS role, there they are not allowed to be on panels where their own skaters are competing (even at a local level competitions). And many of them are not your top international coaches anyway so they would not be doing TS for events they have skaters competing in.
At the end of the day, the workforce is volunteer so I ask who do you propose to take on those roles if you don't think it should be coaches?
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
^^ Also I'm pretty sure they can't call at any qualifying competitions in the same level as their skater??
Sissy Krick gave Tonya Harding a 6.0 at Skate America in 1991. Boy, would I love to ask her what it was like to see that performance LIVE.


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The Southeast Kentucky Community Chorus (formerly known as the London Community Chorus) will present its annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary at First Baptist Church.
This group is a volunteer chorus comprised of approximately 50 singers from throughout the area. The Community Chorus is directed by Jerry Wright and accompanied by Sue Taylor.
Sunday's program will include a wide variety of Christmas musical selections including: The First Noel/Pachelbelll's Canon, Ding Dong Merrily on High, Of the Father's Love Begotten, Rise Up Shepherd, and Carol of the Bells. Of particular note are a setting of the Spanish Carol Riu, Riu, Chiu, and a beautiful setting of Ave Maria by Austrian composer Franz Biebl. The program will also have a lighter side including songs, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and the ever popular, Sleigh Ride.
Although there are multiple versions of the beginnings of the Community Chorus in London, they have been singing to the community at Christmas for more than 60 years.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend this concert. There is no charge for admission but a free will offering will be received following the program. A nursery is available for preschoolers 3 and under.
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RALEIGH — Stay on course. Hold the line. Proceed forward.
Two days after the Carolina Hurricanes learned no additional help would be arriving at the trade deadline, a day after they turned a solid, if scoreless, first period into a 5-0 home collapse, the message remained the same: Keep doing what youve been doing, even if thats brought us only one win in the past 11 games. Just do more of it.
Kirk Muller opened practice with an eight-minute soliloquy at the whiteboard, reviewing every aspect of the teams systems and strategies. No changes. Just review.
Its not being stubborn or anything, Muller said. We feel that stability and consistency is the key. Were not changing the system. Its worked. When we play it right, and play it well, we know that our results are higher on the positive side. Were capable of it.
The top line of Eric Staal, Alexander Semin and Jiri Tlusty was excused, ostensibly for rest, possibly because theyre the only ones who dont appear to need a refresher course. That trio has scored 33 even-strength goals this season. The rest of the team, collectively, has scored 45.
In part because of that one lines success, Muller is right: The Hurricanes have done a lot of the things they need to do to be successful. They just dont do enough of them, and when one thing goes wrong, the rest go quickly.
Thursday was a perfect case study: The Hurricanes had a long string of chances in the Tampa Bay end in the first period, outshot the Lightning 16-9, didnt convert, gave up a goal a mere 28 seconds into the second period and lost their way from there as players veered from the system trying to play catch-up.
Too many would-be heroes only generate too many damaging zeroes.
Tuomo Ruutu, only recently returned to the lineup from hip surgery, could see it happening while he was out. Neither Ruutu, nor Muller, nor anyone else has proven capable of fixing it.
Thats the thing, Ruutu said. Even last night, or the game against Washington (on Tuesday), we have some stretches where were playing great hockey. In the first period (Thursday) we had some chances and maybe theres a little letdown when they score a goal. We just have to stay patient and keep grinding and grinding, not do things differently.
This is no time to be going back to basics, not with 12 games to go and the postseason slip, slip, slipping away with every loss. At the moment, its the only choice the Hurricanes have. There are no reinforcements coming over the hill. Cam Ward isnt back on skates. Justin Faulk hasnt yet gone through a full-contact practice. The trade deadline came and went, with Marc-Andre Bergeron arriving and Jussi Jokinen departing.
For the first two months of the season, the Hurricanes played in a manner, in a style, that brought them tremendous success. For the last month, they have lost their way. They need to find it again, now, or the only Canadians playing at PNC Arena in May will be Rush.
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How do I ask a question?
Good first question. You can ask online or give one of our admission counselors a call at 800-678-KNOX.
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How selective is Knox?
Knox is very selective. We receive at least six applications for every space in the entering class. Typically about 50 percent of our applicants come from the top ten percent of their high school classes, 75 percent from the top quarter. They have taken advantage of all their secondary schools have to offer including honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes.
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Does Knox accept AP credit?
Yes. Knox also accepts IB credits and awards one year of credit for IB diplomas. Typically, scores of 4s and 5s are required for Knox credit. A maximum of 9 credits in all subjects may be earned and do not satisfy requirements for graduation. For information on how credits are awarded according to the score received, download the Credit by Examination sheet.
What percentage of students engage in off-campus study?
50 percent of Knox students participate in off-campus study, going everywhere from Tanzania to Knox's own Green Oaks Field Station as part of Knox's more than 30 study abroad programs.
What athletic programs are available at Knox?
Knox fields 21 men's and women's NCAA Division III teams. There are also active intramural and club-level teams in everything from Ultimate Frisbee to fencing. All in all, more than 50 percent of Knox students participate in some kind of organized athletic activity.
Just how diverse is Knox?
More than 7 percent of Knox students come from outside the United States, making Knox a remarkably international place. Another 18 percent are American minorities. Knox is among the top 50 most diverse campuses in the country and ranked 19th most international by U.S. News and World Report. And that's a good thing. In addition to the fresh perspective people from different cultures bring to the Knox community, they also create a campus environment that accurately reflects the diverse world you'll enter upon graduation.
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What can I do with my Knox degree?
Pretty much anything you want to. The whole idea behind a Knox education is to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and capacity for independent thought and inquiry you need to thrive in any professional endeavor. More than 60 percent enter graduate school within five years of graduation while others enter law and medical schools. Knox numbers among its alumni a White House Chief of Staff, a foreign correspondent for CNN, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and the former CEO of Gillette as well as teachers, business leaders, Peace Corps volunteers, and countless other professionals.


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Claytons Gary Clark scored 40 to lead the Comets (11-3), No. 7 in the N&O, to a 69-62 win over East Wake. Nahjuwan Potts had 25 in the loss.
Apex's Wells rips Cary: T.J. Wells had 27 points, five assists and nine steals in leading Apex (7-6, 4-0, No. 14 in the The News & Observer rankings) to a 76-55 Southwest Wake Athletic 4A Conference win against Cary on Tuesday.
T.J. Wells was phenomenal, Cary coach Allan Gustafson said. Phenomenal. P.H.E.N.O.M.E.N.A.L. I thought he dominated the game both offensively and defensively.
The victory was Apexs seventh in a row. T.J. Evans added 16 points.
(Wells) was just incredible out on the perimeter, making deflections and getting steals, Apex coach David Neal said. Offensively, he was as good as Ive ever seen him. Hes knocking down 3s, and they cant stay in front of him (so) hes penetrating and setting up his teammates. He was spectacular on both ends of the floor.
Knights handle Rockets: Top-ranked Northern Durham raced past No. 15 Person 83-48 in a Piedmont Athletic 4A game. The Knights, led by Ricky Councils 23 points, took control early and never allowed Person (9-5) to make a serious run. Kentrell Barkley added 16 for the Knights.
Millbrook runs: No. 3 Millbrook came out running and never slowed down as it blazed past Wakefield 83-44 in a Cap Eight 4A game. Millbrook (11-3, 4-0) took control in the opening period.
Wake Forest pulls upset: Wake Forest pulled the biggest upset of the night as it defeated No. 5 Heritage (11-2) in a Cap Eight 4A game, 65-54. Wake Forest is 4-6, 1-2.
Jordan surprises Hornets: No. 10 Durham Jordan (9-3) easily handled Durham Hillside 89-73 in a Piedmont Athetic 4A game. Josh Thompson scored 25 and Tyreck Frye added 21 for the Falcons. Justice Kithcart had 18 for the No. 12 Hornets (6-3).
Bunn stops Raiders: Bunn held Southern Vance to two points in the third period to break open a Northern Carolina 2A game and take a 59-36 win. Deshawn High, who averages 24.7 points, had 17 for the No. 11 Wildcats, which won their 10th straight game.
Knights pound Garner: No. 13 Knightdale flexed its Greater Neuse 4A muscles in a 72-41 league win over Garner.
Hawks impress: Holly Springs moved to 4-0 in the Southwest Wake Athletic 4A Conference with a 67-51 win over Middle Creek. The Hawks opened the season 0-7.
Free throws help Falcons: Green Hope guard Ridge Ford scored 13, including five free throws in the final minute, to lead the Falcons (5-10, 1-2 Southwest Wake) to a 43-37 win over Athens Drive (1-13, 0-3).
Parrott holds on: Raleigh Grace Christian missed a shot at the buzzer in a 63-62 loss to Kinston Parrott. Joshua Geen had 22 points in the loss.
Duo paces RCA: D.J. Myers scored 33 and Robert Mbenoun scored 28 in Raleigh Christians 86-56 win over Wilson Christian.
Apex tops Cary: Apex couldnt stop Carys Azura Stevens, but stopped the rest of the Imps in a 68-62 Southwest Wake Athletic victory. Stevens, a Duke recruit, had 34 points and 15 rebounds for the Imps.
Apex (11-2, 3-1, No. 4) got 18 points and six rebounds from Mia Castagnero, who also shadowed Stevens, often with the help of teammate Emily Sasser, on defense.
Meredith Courtney added 15 for Cary (10-3, 2-2), which closed to within four points in the final minute.
Chapel Hill dominates: Top-ranked and undefeated Chapel Hill built a 33-point lead in the first half of a 70-21 Big Eight 3A victory over Cedar Ridge. Jamella Smith scored 17 in the win.
Broughton steady: Broughton scored 19 or more in each quarter as it defeated Sanderson 82-50 in a Cap Eight game. Kaila Ealey, who averages 21.4 points, scored 23 for the No. 3 Caps (10-2, 4-0). Dreamer Crawford had 17 points and Mariah Wall scored 16. Bria Gibson had 21 for the Spartans.
Crutchfield leads Wildcats: Kai Crutchfield scored 18 as No. 6 Millbrook (11-3, 3-1 Cap Eight) topped Wakefield 52-28.
Gibbons rolls: No. 11 Cardinal Gibbons (10-3, 3-0 Big Eight 3A) rolled past Northern Vance 72-32. Senior Morgan Reid had 22 points and sophomore Oliva Smith had 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Ravens top D.A.: No. 13 Durham Academy (12-4) fell to Ravenscroft 55-37 in a Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference game. The Ravens (1-0, 9-4) led 23-8 in the first period.
Banks gets 23: Cary Academys Rebekah Banks, who averages 22.3 points, scored 23 in the Chargers 56-51 win over North Raleigh Christian. Lauren Callihan added 16.
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City Pitties is desperately seeking good foster homes in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area for minimum 3 weeks for American Pit Bull Terriers, pit bull mixes and other "bully breeds" including American Bulldogs and American Bull Terriers. You must have experience with the breed. We will consider homes with children and other pets.
The situation in NYC is dire. The NYC Housing Authority passed bans on "dangerous breeds" and weight restrictions in public housing in 2009 essentially causing many residents to surrender their good family dogs to our city kill shelters and forcing others either to not adopt or to adopt small and toy breeds instead. BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) is ILLEGAL in New York State, but the NYCHA passed this ban anyway, stripping yet another right away from New Yorkers-to own the breed or type of their choice. Euthanization rates are on the rise again in this recession as people struggle to feed the humans in their family and can't afford food or veterinary care for their best furry friends. More and more landlords are banning unfairly labeled "dangerous breeds" and dogs over sometimes 15 lbs. Which breed or type suffers the most with these bans and which are put down more than any other due to "lack of space"? That's right: The Pit Bull.
But you can help. If you are interested in fostering a pittie or bully, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or on our website www.CityPitties.org. In the coming weeks and months we will be sending out applications, and hope to include you on our Foster List. Just like in any rescue adoption situation, we would do a home and reference check should you agree to foster a dog through City Pitties.
City Pitties is a resource for pit bulls, pit bull mixes and other "bully breeds" in New York City, their "pet parents", those looking to adopt from local shelters and rescues and those who just want to help. Our dogs don't vote or pay taxes, but we do. We advocate for the American Pit Bull Terrier, pit bull mixes and other "bully breeds" through education, fighting BSL and breed bans and encouraging responsible ownership. City Pitties provides a variety of services for pet parents, animal rescue groups, and animal wellness providers. We are based in Bay Ridge (Brooklyn, NY) and affiliated with 19 animal rescue groups and shelters in all 5 boroughs, Central NJ, CT, and Long Island, and a variety of local merchants and service providers such as The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals , the ASPCA and IDTAG.com. For more information, please visit our website www.CityPitties.org.
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Dear friends,
Due to the current messy and complicated status of the political world, i'm asking myself about the role of UN org. I'm not just talking about UN's role in Iraq at the moment, but also about the whole world.
Is UN important?
Does it have a weighed international voice that can affect every issues?
What do people need to do to improve it? (Do we need?)
Personally i would say that UN is quite disable in political affairs!
What do u think about it, the biggest org on our planet???
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By Dan Nienaber
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NORTH MANKATO — A bleeding man walked across the street to the police station for help Monday afternoon, and an 18-year-old North Mankato man was arrested soon after at his residence for allegedly stabbing the man.
Both men were living in one of the apartments at the duplex in the 900 block of South Avenue, which is directly behind the police department, said Police Chief Chris Boyer. He identified the man arrested as Mackenzie Ray Tiegs.
Boyer said the victim, who suffered what he described as serious injuries, was not being identified Monday afternoon because his relatives were still being notified.
After the stabbing, the victim walked across the street and into the front lobby of the police department just after 2 p.m. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries, including cuts to his head.
Officers and Nicollet County Sheriff's Department deputies walked over to the duplex and arrested Tiegs without incident, Boyer said. Investigators were still determining what led up to the stabbing Monday afternoon.
"It definitely was not a random attack," Boyer said.
Janelle Edmondson, who lives in the other apartment in the duplex, said Monday's incident was not the first time police had been called as a result of an argument between Tiegs and the victim. She said Tiegs is living with his mother and his mother's boyfriend was the man who was stabbed.
Edmondson heard what sounded like someone falling down the stairs next door, then watched out her front window as the victim walked over to the police department. He had cuts on his back and a bloody white shirt wrapped around his head, Edmondson said. Police arrived a short time later and had to kick Tiegs' door open because he wouldn't come outside, she said.
"I didn't hear anybody fighting. The only thing I did hear was someone falling down the steps," she said.
About three weeks ago Edmondson said she called police because Tiegs and the victim were arguing about a dog. Officers responded, but no one was arrested, she said. There were other incidents before that and the owner of the rental property told Edmondson the victim was not on the lease and shouldn't be staying there regularly. She said the victim had only been staying at the duplex occasionally since then.
"I really hopes he makes it because he's a good guy," she said.
Edmondson has lived at the duplex for about 18 months. She said Tiegs and his mother moved in about two weeks before her.
Tiegs was taken to the Nicollet County Jail where he is awaiting requested charges of second-degree assault, Boyer said.


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Lions president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew said Monday that the team is postponing contract talks with All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh until after the season.
Suh is entering the final year of his contract. If the two sides can't come to an agreement after the season, the Lions could still use their franchise tag on him.
"[Suh has] told me he wants to be here. I have a good relationship with him," Mayhew said. "I know I want him to be here. I don't know what else to tell you."
Suh said after practice Monday that he doesn't want to discuss his contract situation.
"It won't be a distraction to me," Suh said. "I'm just out here playing football and having fun."
Lewand said Detroit's salary-cap situation isn't the reason for delaying contract talks.
Suh has 27 1/2 sacks in four NFL seasons. He was selected second overall by the Lions in 2010.
The NCAA has agreed to settle a class-action head injury lawsuit, creating a $70 million fund to test current former college athletes for brain injuries.
Players can use the results of the test as grounds for suing for damages.
The NCAA also agreed to apply a universal policy specifying how teams must treat players who receive hits to the head.
The settlement applies to multiple men and women sports programs, including football, basketball, hockey, soccer, wrestling, field hockey and lacrosse.
Derek Jeter may be 40 years old and in the midst of his final major league season, but it hasn't stopped him from adding to his list of accomplishments.
The Yankees shortstop collected hit No. 3,420 of his career Monday night with a single to center off Yu Darvish in the seventh inning of a 4-2 Yankees loss, putting him ahead of Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski for seventh on the all-time hits list.
"It's quite an accomplishment," Jeter said after the game. "It's tough to enjoy it when we lost the game, but I'm pretty sure when this season's over and done with, I'll look back and get a chance to realize how special it is. Any time you talk about a list of all-time great players, it's pretty special."
Jeter went 3-for-4 with a walk Monday.
Jeter's next target is Honus Wagner, who sits in sixth place with 3,430 career hits.
Washington, D.C., attorney Michele Roberts was voted in Monday as the new executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, succeeding the ousted Billy Hunter with 32 votes from the committee members and player representatives.
Roberts becomes the first woman to lead a major North American sports union.
"Today, we started out by telling the players how monumental today was," players association president Chris Paul said (via ESPN.com). "We've never had this amount of players here for a meeting, to give their input and feedback. After all the hours and time our executive committee, along with an amazing search committee that helped throughout this process, it's an unbelievable feeling to have the wonderful Michele Roberts now as a part of our team."
Roberts said she would assemble a management team to run the union before starting negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. The players can opt out of the current CBA after the 2016-17 season.
"They've got their union back, and I'm going to make sure that they are empowered to take their union exactly where they want their union to go," Roberts said. "It's going to be a team that's going to empower them to be able to do their business as they decide.
"I am a bad woman, but I'm not that bad. We are going to have a team, a very strong team, what I call a team of gladiators, that's going to help these men and women, again, go in the direction they choose to go. It's a new day. It's not a one-person, Superman, 'I've got this.' It's going to be a team."
It wasn't a matter of if the Lakers were going to hire Byron Scott as their next head coach, it was more about when they were going to make it official.
That announcement finally came.
More than a week after Scott told reporters he had been hired, the Lakers confirmed Scott as the franchise's 25th head coach in a news release Monday night. He will be introduced at a press conference Tuesday at the Lakers' training complex.
"We're proud to welcome Byron back to the Lakers family as our next head coach," general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement. "Byron has proven himself at the highest levels of the game as both a player and a coach in his almost 30 years of NBA experience. His leadership skills and track record for success make him the ideal person to lead this franchise forward."
The Lakers have been without a coach since Mike D'Antoni resigned April 30.
Scott is 416-521 as coach for three teams. He led the Nets to a pair of NBA Finals.
Scott played for the Lakers for 11 seasons. He was a teammate of Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant.
Blake Griffin left Team USA training camp last week because he was advised by doctors to rest a small fracture in his back, according to ESPN.com.
Griffin is expected to make a full recovery, the report indicates. The injury reportedly was suffered during the Clippers' playoff run. He was advised to sit out international competition for "precautionary reasons."
Griffin is the second Team USA casualty this summer as it prepares for next month's FIBA World Cup in Spain. Kevin Love also withdrew from camp last week due to his uncertain situation in Minnesota.
Team USA added Paul Millsap to the camp for more frontcourt depth.
Here are the highlights from Tuesday's Headlines on Dennis & Callahan with John Dennis, Gerry Callahan and guest host Steve DeOssie. To hear the segment, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Donald Sterling loses battle to block sale of Clippers
Clippers owner Donald Sterling lost his attempt to block the $2 billion sale of the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas ruled Monday.
Levanas sided with Sterling's estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, who made the record sale after the NBA banned Donald Sterling for life for making racially offensive comments.
"Just hold hands and thank the Lord that Doc Rivers will not quit because his bags were packed, out the door," Callahan said.
Sterling, who was not in court for the ruling, learned of Levanas' decision through one of his lawyers, Bobby Samini. Samini said Sterling told his lawyers they had to keep fighting on other fronts.
"He loves the fight," Dennis said of Sterling.
Said Callahan: "Isn't everyone going to be better off when he croaks?"
Suns forward P.J. Tucker arrested for 'super extreme' DUI
Suns forward P.J. Tucker was arrested for "super extreme" DUI in May by police in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Police said Tucker's blood alcohol content registered at .201 on a preliminary breath test in the field May 10. Tucker was taken to jail, where a blood test showed his blood alcohol content to be .222, according to a police report. A driver is considered legally drunk at .08.
"Shouldn't that kill you?" Dennis asked.
That led to a discussion amongst the guys over what the highest blood alcohol content ever recorded was. The highest they found belonged to Oregon native Terri Comer, whose blood test revealed a BAC of .72.
"So P.J. Tucker is just a piker at .222," Dennis said.
Said DeOssie: "He's not dedicated."
Whale watch boat stranded overnight off Boston
A group of whale watchers were stranded on a boat overnight when the vessel's propeller became tangled in a heavy line about 15 miles offshore.
The boat was expected to be back Monday at 4:30 p.m., but the boat stopped about 10 minutes into the return trip after apparently hitting something.
After a transfer attempt failed, the 157 passengers and six crew members were stuck on board until the boat was finally on its way back to Boston as of 7 a.m. Tuesday.
"That sounds like the definition of hell," Callahan said. "They're stuck floating around, and I'm sure a few people were sea sick."
Welcome to Tuesday's Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.
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MLB: Blue Jays at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI-FM)
MLB: Yankees at Rangers, 8 p.m. (FS1)
MLB: Rockies at Cubs, 8 p.m. (WGN)
MLB Pirates at Giants, 10:15 p.m. (MLB Network)
WNBA: Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream, noon (NBA TV)
WNBA: Chicago Sky at San Antonio Silver Stars, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Soccer: Champions Cup, Manchester United vs. Inter Milan, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
– The NFL has come under heavy criticism for being too light on Ravens running back Ray Rice, who was suspended two games after being arrested for allegedly striking his then-fiancee and knocking her unconscious while they were in an elevator in Atlantic City. On Monday, NFL senior vice president of labor policy Adolpho Birch attempted to explain and defend the league's ruling.
"The discipline that was taken by the NFL is the only discipline that occurred, with respect to Mr. Rice, in this case," Birch said in an interview on ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike," referring to Rice's acceptance into a pretrial intervention program that will allow him to avoid a trial. "I think that, were he not an NFL player, I don't know that he would be able to receive any punishment from any other source.
"On balance, we reviewed all the materials, listened to the persons we listened to, took the input of the Players Association. When we looked on balance at all of that, we believe that discipline we issued is appropriate. It is multiple games and hundreds of thousands of dollars. I think that's fair to say that doesn't reflect that you condone the behavior. I think we can put that to rest."Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
Rice reportedly will accept the two-game suspension and three-game fine that goes along with it, and Birch insists the penalty sends a strong message to other players.
"Listen, I think if you are any player and you think that based on this decision that it's OK to go out and commit that kind of conduct, I think that is something that I would suggest to you that no player is going to go out and do that," Birch said. "So in terms of sending a message about what the league stands for, we've done that. We can talk about the degree of discipline, we can talk about whether or not third parties need to be involved. I would suggest to you that a third party has been involved in this matter and that was the court that reviewed it, the prosecutor that reviewed it.
"But if it is a question about what the principle of the league is and what standards we stand by, that cannot be questioned. I think it is absolutely clear to all involved that the NFL does not condone domestic violence in any way and will not tolerate it in our league. I don't know how you can reach a conclusion other than that although I certainly respect the opinion."
– Meanwhile, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith apologized Monday for his comments regarding the Rice situation, calling them "the most egregious of my career" during a taped segment on "First Take."
"My words came across that it is somehow a woman's fault. This was not my intent; it is not what I was trying to say. Yet the failure to clearly articulate something different lies squarely on my shoulders," Smith said.
On Friday Smith said that domestic violence is never the answer but added, "We also have to make sure that we learn as much as we can about elements of provocation. Not that there's real provocation, but the elements of provocation, you've got to make sure that you address them. because we've got to do is do what we can to try to prevent the situation from happening in any way."
Smith was heavily criticized, most notably by fellow ESPN host Michelle Beadle. The network released a statement Monday that said:
"We will continue to have constructive dialogue on this important topic. Stephen's comments last Friday do not reflect our company's point of view. As his apology demonstrates, he recognized his mistakes and has a deeper appreciation of our company values."
– According to a report out of Arizona, Suns forward P.J. Tucker was arrested in May for "super extreme" DUI after registering a .222 blood-alcohol level.
A Scottsdale police officer indicated Tucker drove slowly through a stop sign shortly after midnight near a popular downtown nightlife area and then drove erratically. Tucker's breath, speech and eyes indicated he was impaired, and tests confirmed it.
A super extreme DUI carries a minimum 45-day jail sentence.
The Suns reportedly were aware of the arrest when they signed Tucker to a three-year, $16.5 million contract last week. Tucker averaged 9.4 points and 6.5 rebounds last season while playing solid defense.
ON THIS DAY TRIVIA (answer below): On July 29, 1988, the Red Sox traded Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling to the Orioles for which player?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "This is going to be a good thing for the city, for the league for my family and for all of us. Come see the Clippers next year." – Shelly Sterling, after winning her court case against Donald Sterling and getting the OK to complete the sale of the Clippers
STAT OF THE DAY: 2 – Outs recorded by Red Sox reliever Felix Doubront after facing 10 batters in Monday's 14-1 loss to the Blue Jays
'NET RESULTS (mobile users, check the website to see the videos): Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons adjust to a bad break on a one-hopper by barehanding the ball and firing it to first to beat Will Venable of the Padres.
Jeff Baker delivers a shot to the base of the fence in left field to give the Marlins a 7-6 victory over the Nationals in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine shows off his hops at the Seattle Pro-Am dunk contest.
TRIVIA ANSWER: Pitcher Mike Boddicker
SOOTHING SOUNDS: Geddy Lee of Rush was born on this day in 1953.


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Locals drafted in MLB draft:
By Kyle Bonagura
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 12:44 pm in Uncategorized.
List of guys with East Bay high school connections (chime in if we've missed anyone):
Brett Jackson, CF, (Miramonte/Cal). 1st Round — Chicago Cubs
Jeff Kobersnus, 2B, (Bishop O'Dowd/Cal). 2nd round — Washington
Adam Buschini, 2B, (Cal High/Cal Poly). 4th Round — Philadelphia
Erik Stavert, P, (Livermore/Oregon). 7th round — Colorado.
Charles Ruiz, P, (Arroyo/Chabot/Long Beach State). 10th Round — Colorado.
Mark Appel, P, (Monte Vista High). 15th round — Detroit
Tyler Gagnon, P, (Libert/Diablo Valley C). 15th round — Colorado
Anthony Allioti, 1B, (De La Salle/Saint Mary's College.) 15th Round — Oakland
Tillman Pugh, CF, (De La Salle/Gateway CC) 16th Round — Seattle
Ryan Palsha, P, (San Ramon Valley/Diablo Valley CC). 16th round — Baltimore
Mario Hollands, P, (El Cerrito/UCSB). 24th round — Minnesota
Eric Massingham, P, (De La Salle/Cal Poly). 25th round — Philadelphia
Kevin Castner, P, (Acalanes/Cal Poly). 26th round — Texas
Derek Poppert, SS, (Acalanes/USF). 28th round — Cincinnati
Scott Griggs, P, (San Ramon Valley), 34th round — Seattle
David Hurlbut, P, (Concord/Diablo Valley College), 35th round — Minnesota
Dylan Tonneson, C, (Cal High/Cal), 36th round — San Diego
Trevon Prince, P, (University Prep-Oakland), 38th round — Arizona
Noah Perio, SS, (De La Salle). 39th round — Florida
Joe Lewis, 1B, (Pittsburg). 44th round — San Francisco
Stephen Piscotty, SS, (Amador Valley). 45th round — Los Angeles Dodgers video
Aaron Oates, 3B, (Skyline). 46th round — Tampa Bay.
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Update, 12:25 p.m., Nov. 14:
A tractor trailer that overturned on top of a pickup truck, killing a Gaithersburg man and a Derwood man in Frederick County on Monday, had faulty brakes and was not registered to operate in Maryland, the Frederick News-Post reported Wednesday.
It is not clear if the brakes played a role in the crash, state police told the News-Post.
Jose C. Cedillo, 37, of Gaithersburg, the front-seat passenger in the pickup, was discharged Tuesday from University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he had been flown after the crash, a hospital spokeswoman told the News-Post.
Click here to read the full story in the Frederick News-Post.
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Two men — one from Gaithersburg, one from Derwood — were killed Monday afternoon in Frederick County after a tractor trailer overturned onto their pickup truck, according to Maryland State Police.
Police identified the deceased victims as Hector N.C. Henriquez, 46, of Gaithersburg, and Jose R. Diaz, 54, of Derwood. Henriquez was driving a Ford F-450 truck and Diaz was a passenger in the left rear seat, police said. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police also identified Jose C. Cedillo, 37, of Gaithersburg, as the front passenger in the Ford truck. Cedillo was transported by a Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with what were believed to be life-threatening injuries, police said.
The driver of the tractor trailer involved in the crash was identified as Watson Pierre, 34, of Sunrise, FL, police said. Pierre was flown by a Maryland State Police helicopter to the Shock Trauma Center where he was treated and released.
Upon Pierre's release, he was arrested and charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide and one count of failure to control speed to avoid a collision.
The crash — which occurred Monday shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Rt. 75 at Ed McClain Road, north of New Market and south of Libertytown, in Frederick County — is still under investigation.


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Come on, you can do it. Confession is good for the soul.
We all SAY we admire teachers, and maybe we do applaud their efforts to work from dawn to dusk molding our children into compassionate, knowledgeable, THINKING individuals, but, Mamas, let's face it; none of us wants our babies to grow up to be teachers.
For heaven's sake, we know deep down inside that no one in his or her right mind — no one with any real intelligence and class (ha, ha) — would go into education.
If you're bright and full of talent, you would never stoop to choose such a socially under-appreciated job. Smart people just KNOW that a career with long hours and low pay is just for the mediocre. And everybody knows that when you say you want to teach over going to law school, you're really covering up those low SAT and LSAT scores that couldn't get you anything but cut out of Uncle Poindexter's will, am I right?
Anybody who is anybody — at least, anybody you'd actually want to invite to a party and introduce to your friends — does not earn a college degree for the purpose of going back to a classroom full of hormonal adolescents who act out and talk back. Or find themselves every day in the Twilight Zone of wee folk who still pick their noses and throw up on your shoes. No siree.
A man worthy of our admiration, who represents all that is possible in this country, is defined by a job with prestigious perks: power lunches, vacations in Maui, and a personal masseuse. A woman truly worth the emulation of our daughters knows that a real job must allow for the purchase of Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dresses and a cute little condo on Bald Head Island.
Only those who are "not all there" would be stupid enough to accept employment with a salary dependent on the whims of our wise and benevolent legislators.
If you wanted more money, honey, then, a-hem, you should have thought of that, shouldn't you have, when you refused to inherit the family business and decided, instead, that your purpose in life was to teach and encourage the minds of the young.
What is wrong with you? If only your addiction had not started so early, you might have been saved. But, the signs were always there, weren't they?
What were you thinking, telling Mrs. Jackson, your sixth-grade teacher, that you would teach the new German girl English. You didn't know a word of German. And, yet, your 11-year-old self sat in that stuffy old radiator-heated room, day after day, helping her with homework, doing charades and pointing until you both burst into hysterics.
Katja started to speak English to you, and YOU, you thought you were the bee's knees, didn't you? And you danced all the way home when she said, "thank you."
You were possessed and someone should have intervened.
Oh, please.
So, here you are, all these years later, in some world of delusion. You say you cannot understand why society doesn't value you enough. You don't know why you don't get paid more.
Uh, hello. You knew when you went into this so-called profession you would forever forfeit any social or political respect and power. You knew that the pay was low. And even so, you took out a loan and went for your master's degree. Today, while working a second job to make ends meet, you exhaust yourself, caring about your students' academic success. You continue to work long hours, grade thousands of papers, and plan a gazillion lessons. You cannot stop yourself from reading new articles and books every spare minute so you can model for your students your joy of in-depth learning. And, yet, what good is all that know-how doing ya?
Hey, I'm talking to you. Don't start getting all teary-eyed about how Scottie, who hasn't written more than two sentences in his life, wrote his grandmother's eulogy—a whole page and a half—while you sat with him for an hour after school. Forget the light in Lucy's eyes when she came by at lunch and, over a PB&J, you helped her uncover the metaphorical significance of the cave dream in McCarthy's "The Road."
Can't you see that there is a screw loose somewhere when the pay check YOU chose — and continue to choose — allows for off-season rates at "Two Flags over Fuquay" instead of jaunts to Vegas, a river boat cruise on the Riviera, and a weekend spa-package at the Grove Park Inn?
Look, sugar, you made your bed. Your only hope now is to wake up and get out of that job. And do get one that will pay for some decent clothes, will you? We all know that no self-respecting lobbyist is going to work to reward a masochist.
Mary Gulledge teaches English at Broughton High School. Contact her via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.