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The Bedrettotal, the highest branch of the Leventina valley, is bounded to the north by the chain of the Gotthard massif with the Pizzo Rotondo and to the south by the Cristallina massif. For hundreds of years, there was only cattle farming in the unspoilt Bedrettotal, but because the villages are so high, the yields were poor, and the inhabitants of the valley were often obliged to seek work elsewhere. Today, however, they are returning, mostly thanks to holidaymakers and the Nufenen Pass into the valley, which was only opened in 1964.
In summer, the Bedrettotal is a varied hiking and mountain biking area. Two panoramic routes with impressive views of the Gotthard massif start near Airolo: the high-altitude path "Alto del Tremorgio" (along the valley of the Leventina) and the "Strada degli Alpi" (in the Bedrettotal). Both paths begin on the mountain of Pesciüm, which can be reached by cable-car from Airolo. The Strada degli Alpi is very highly rated by expert mountain bikers.
The high point of a stay in the Bedrettotal is the wonderful hike along the classic route over the Cristallina Pass into the Bavona valley, through a magnificent but barren high alpine landscape, dominated by the Gotthard massif in the north, the Cristallina and the broad ridge of the Basodino.
In winter, the Bedrettotal is a paradise for touring skiers using skins or snow shoes. In the snow, too, the Cristallina is still the high point for prolonged excursions. In Airolo, skiers will find a skiing area with modern lifts and guaranteed snow. In Cioss Prato there is a small lift, while in Bedretto there is a centre for cross-country skiing (classic and skating). However, being far from the crowds of tourists, the Bedrettotal is ideal for long winter walks and snow-shoe excursions through the quiet snowy landscape.
- Cristallina Pass walk – classic high-altitude tour round the foot of the 2912 m high Cristallina into the Bavona valley. Accommodation at the Cristallina hut belonging to the Swiss Alpine Club or in Robiei.
- Capanna Cristallina – the Cristallina hut at 2575 m with 120 beds was newly built in 2003. Breathtaking views of the Basodino glacier.
- Border tour along the Nufenen Pass – challenging biking tour through wild barren landscape over the Gries Pass into the Formazza valley in Italy and back via the San Giacomo Pass.
- From the Gotthard into the Bedrettotal – the high-altitude path from the Gotthard Pass into the Bedrettotal has stunning views of the twisty route of the old Gotthard Pass in the Tremolo gorge.
- Ticino Route Express – spectacular ride on the yellow Swiss Post buses over the Nufenen and/or Gotthard Pass.


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A combination of the words "Dull" and "Diabolical", meaning something so Evil in its Dullness that it must of been made by Satan himself to bore people to death.
my shift at work is going so slow and is so boring that time is going backwards, its Dullabolical!
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In "Mister Benny," a one-man play by Mark Humphrey about the beloved comedian Jack Benny, Tim Newell slips a white handkerchief into the breast pocket of his suit jacket, puts on a pair of chunky black glasses, and disappears.
In his place, the fumbling, charming, self-aware Benny – a comedian whose vaudevillian persona belongs to a distant and more innocent age – comes so vividly to life that even those with little to no experience of his work experience a pang of nostalgia for someone they barely recognize. Newell's performance in the Jewish Repertory Theatre's new production of the play, which was originally produced in 2001 by the Buffalo Ensemble Theatre, is one of the great transformations of the current theater season.
In a question and answer session after the play's Thursday night opening in the Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre in Getzville's Jewish Community Center, Newell admits that Benny has spent the decade since that first production nestling more and more deeply into his psyche.
That's obvious from the way Newell scans the room with a sly smirk after delivering a decent self-deprecating joke, the better to extract every last lingering chuckle from the eager audience. It's obvious from the way he's perfected Benny's matter-of-fact expression, another subtle tool of delivery that magnifies what should be mediocre humor to the stuff of full-fledged hilarity.
Before heading out to this production, I received an email from JRT co-founder and "Mister Benny" director Saul Elkin noting that this production was a rethinking of the original. For those who remember Benny, he wrote, it was an attempt to take it "a step beyond stand-up comedy so that the memories which are the subject of the play both deepen the man [and] nostalgia for the period." For those with no experience of Benny, he continued, the play would be "a test of whether or not his humor, based on character rather than jokes, still amuses us."
Does it ever.
I was a perfect test subject for the latter group, being only lightly acquainted with Benny and knowing only that in his lifelong act he claimed to be perpetually 39 years old, played the violin badly on purpose and promoted the image of himself as one of the cheapest people in the world. (A typically innocuous Benny joke, made a thousand times funnier by Newell's sly delivery: "My idea of a vacation is to stay home and let my mind wander.")
Newell's performance adds up to a great deal more than the sum of its vaudevillian parts: the expert comic timing, the perfectly calibrated facial expressions and the masterful recounting of anecdotes from Benny's time on vaudeville stages, on radio and television.
The play is expertly written to take maximum advantage of Newell's skills and Benny's jokes. But it has some trouble spots.
The second act, in which Benny waxes nostalgic about his love for radio and his dissatisfactions with television, drags in too many spots. One section, when Benny tears up about his wife Mary, comes at an odd place and is played weepily enough to impede the play's comic flow. There is a good argument to be made for keeping the show to a long single act, rather than allowing the momentum to wane as it does in the second half.
Newell's performance, though, comes close to triumphing over these relatively minor shortcomings of Humphrey's script. At the very least, it makes you forget about them as you marvel at the inspired reincarnation of a man who defined an entire era of American comedy and then quietly slipped away.
He's back, for a limited time only, and you'll be sorry if you miss him.
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$250 million is the average value of an NHL team. It isn't some made up number. Please read the article I posted.
No, you're wrong.
$250M is your estimate. Which just means it's a made up number that you think is fairly close whatever the real number is. However, it's irrelevant. The average price actually paid for an NHL team is $139M. Even that is irrelevant, since again owners don't buy their teams every year, and no one looks to buy an NHL team for a 1 year profit.
And again, the numbers I gave are not "league as a whole", it is the average per team.
League-wide profits in '10-11: $126.5M
'11-12 ~$110M (Your estimate, probably low)
Total league-wide for term of prior CBA: ~$942M
Average per team: ~$31.4M
Total league-wide revenues for term: $19.591B
Average per team: $653M
Average profit margin: 31.4/653 = ~4.8%
And paying outside the cap (players' share, more accurately) would solve the problem from the player's perspective (which is why they proposed it), but not the owners. Whether the owners are paying out of pocket or out of revenues before they go into their pocket means nothing. No matter how you try to phrase it, no matter what accounting chicanery you employ, you can't escape the simple mathematical fact that 50% + any amount of money needed to make up the shortfall = >50%. There is no way to get around it (barring requisite revenue growth of course). Owners either pay more than 50%, or players get less than they're owed next year. If players get less, it's either a straight pay cut, or that money is deferred. If deferred, then in later years owners again need to pay more than 50%, or future players take a larger relative pay cut (below 50%). It simply doesn't matter what you do. If existing contracts are honored, then in some year or another either owners need to pay more than 50%, or players need to earn less than 50%.
As for the numbers you posted, the revenues did show well, but those are not profits. The profts of $31 million per team for 6 years is very low. You are still looking at an average of 1.5%. Imagine how it is for the Red Wings who have a very successful franchise and Illitch is making less on his asset in comparison to others.
The point is that the profit in comparison to the asset is very low, which is what you are finally seeing. Now if it was a straight 50/50 split for the last 6 years, it would have been a lot more fair. Now, the owners are not going to get that true split for at least 6 years, but that is their own fault.
The owners can and should pay for every contract. The concept is very simple. If the split is 50-50, then the owners are responsible to pay the extra 7% out of pocket and off the salary cap to the players. i do get what you are saying though. In the salary cap era though, if the owners are shelling out the money for their decisions with a portion of it off the cap, then it can still work. All new contracts will be lower, and in future years, they will even out. Think of it as a 50/50 split from 2012-13 forward.
Haha, if it were only that easy.
Don't Bettman and the NHL want to see Crosby play this season?
Get this deal done already.


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Mayor Gabriel J. Campana is facing heat as he prepares to introduce an ordinance requiring those who rent and their landlords to register by providing proof of their identities and residency with the city Codes Department.
During a public safety committee meeting Tuesday, questions were presented to Campana by those on the committee. Council has not viewed the proposed ordinance that remains in draft form and is being reviewed by solicitor Norman Lubin.
"Where's the information to be kept on the tenant registration and rental properties and is the information required going to be subject to the state Right to Know law?" asked Councilman Don Noviello.
Noviello and others on council confirmed they are starting to hear from the community, even before they have viewed the proposed legislation.
At least one city landlord who wrote a letter to council believes security of private information collected at City Hall can't remain failsafe in a technically savvy society.
"Do not be so naive to believe that in this day and age of high-tech computer hackers that anything stored in a city computer is safe," said John J. Albarano II, whose company has built more than 5,000 apartments during the past 20 years. "No matter how hard you protect the data, all an employee needs to do is insert a memory stick and copy all the data in a matter of seconds and walk out the door."
Police Capt. Timothy Miller, who is researching other communities that have similar registration laws in place, said he, too, has "great concern" about the security of information required to verify residency and prove identity and that it not be subject to access under state law.
Miller said the intention of the proposed ordinance is not to collect Social Security numbers but to make sure renters can verify and prove who they say they are.
"We believe it will be protected, but that's not to say we won't be challenged, but we believe we can overcome those challenges," Miller said.
"As a father of four daughters I will ensure that victims of domestic violence will be protected under this ordinance," Campana said. "I detest domestic violence and want to see this ordinance pass to make our city safer."
"Every ordinance that goes before council is researched by one of our solicitors," said Councilman N. Clifford "Skip" Smith who, too, is upset by what he called premature casting of stones on an ordinance that has yet to be read by council.
The proposed ordinance is not on council's agenda for Thursday and it won't be presented to the committee until it is ready, Smith said.


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Cool, awesome, etc. From the frech verb suivre meaning "to follow". My buddy Mike and I invented this word in French class (that's how bored we were), because we thought it sounded like a skate-boarding phrase.
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You may have laboratory tests to rule out other disorders that cause some symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, such as a thyroid disorder or vitamin B-12 deficiency.
Alzheimer's disease results from the progressive loss, or degeneration, of brain cells. This degeneration may show up in a variety of ways in brain scans.
However, these scans alone aren't enough to make a diagnosis. Scans aren't used to diagnose the condition because there is overlap in what doctors consider normal age-related change in the brain and abnormal change.
However, brain imaging can help:
The brain-imaging technologies most often used are:
Researchers are working on new diagnostic tools that may enable doctors to diagnose Alzheimer's disease earlier in the course of the disease, when symptoms are very mild or before symptoms even appear.
Scientists are investigating a number of disease markers and diagnostic tests, such as genes, disease-related proteins and imaging procedures, which may accurately and reliably indicate whether you have Alzheimer's disease and how much the disease has progressed. However, more research on these tests is necessary.
Reluctance to go to the doctor when you or a family member has memory problems is understandable. Some people hide their symptoms, or family members cover for them. That's easy to understand because Alzheimer's is always about loss, such as loss of independence, loss of a driving privileges and loss of self. Many people may wonder if there's any point in a diagnosis if there's no cure for the disease.
It's true that if you have Alzheimer's or a related disease, doctors can't offer a cure. But getting an early diagnosis can be beneficial. Knowing what you can do is just as important as knowing what you can't do. If a person has another treatable condition that's causing the cognitive impairment or somehow complicating the impairment, then doctors can start treatments.
For those with Alzheimer's disease, doctors can offer drug and nondrug interventions that may ease the burden of the disease. Doctors often prescribe drugs that may slow the decline in memory and other cognitive skills. You may also be able to participate in clinical trials.
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Prince William revealed Wednesday that he often turns the radio on, and listens out for his favorite bands, when he gets up early to give son George a feeding.
Joining BBC Radio 1's Gemma Cairney for a Google Hangout as part of a search for young leaders around the world, William, 32, told Cairney he often tunes in to her show, which runs from 4 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Cairney, 29, said William told her, " 'Sometimes when I'm up with George I have a listen.' I was very flattered."
"He's well informed [about music] as well," Cairney told her listeners – so knowledgeable, in fact, that he compiled a list of some of his favorite bands so she could play some of them on her show.
It was an "eclectic" mix, she said, one that included Linkin Park and the Foals. He even introduced her to a British band called Dirty Vegas. "Music's a big thing for me," he told her. (Indeed, last month, William told schoolkids of his fondness for Coldplay.)
At the end of her show, Cairney said, "If you've ever wondered what Prince Willy gets down to when he's chilling out with the lovely lady and little George in tow, he's either listening to Radio 1 or one of these guys. He told me about these artists."
She then played what she called "a Prince Willy mini-mix," which featured "When Doves Cry" by Prince, "My Number" by The Foals, "Numb" by Linkin Park and "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas.
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Dear Tom and Ray: I took my 2002 Infiniti I35 to a shop to have the rotors and brake pads replaced on the front. While in the shop, the mechanic told me that I would need new struts in the future.
When I left the shop, my car was bouncing all over the place. I was driving on a paved road, and I was actually bouncing off the seat. When I took it back to the shop, I was told that when they had put the car on the lift, air got into the struts because there were tiny holes in them. The mechanic told me it would go back to normal in a few weeks ... as soon as all the excess air leaked out of the struts. It has been three weeks, and my car still feels like I am constantly driving over railroad tracks. Is his explanation plausible? – Patricia
Ray: No. He made that up, Patricia.
Tom: Changing the rotors and pads shouldn't have had any effect on the ride, so I don't know what they did to your car to make it ride so roughly – but I have a couple of suspicions.
Ray: The most likely cause, in our experience, is that they inflated your tires, or overinflated them.
Tom: If, before the repair, you had been driving around with tires that were low on air, that could have covered up the poor ride you'd get from bad shocks.
Ray: And then, once they properly inflated your tires, you felt the full effect of your worn-out shocks – in which the springs are undamped and the car kind of rides like a basketball down the road.
Tom: Of course, it's not safe to drive with underinflated tires (or worn-out shocks), so you can't just let some air out of the tires and keep driving.
Ray: But they also could have grossly overinflated your tires. If they weren't paying attention, or had a tire gauge that was faulty, they could have put 60 or 80 pounds of air in your tires. And that certainly would cause you to bounce off the seat.
Tom: One other possibility is that they're actually bad guys and they sabotaged your shocks in hopes of getting more repair work from you. But I'm going to discount that possibility.
Ray: Me too. In our many years of experience, we've found that most repair mistakes flow from gross incompetence rather than outright dishonesty. Doesn't that make you feel better?
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When you are taking a shit and you either twitter or facebook while in progress of laying it down. The " tw" part is twitter. The " oo" part is for poop. The "ok" part is facebook.
You might be curious what someone is posting on facebook or twitter and you login while you are taking a shit then that is when you have been twooking.
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In football, defense wins championships.
In baseball, first year football coach/AD turned baseball coach Art Craig is realizing in spring, its pitching that wins championships.
Or at least puts your team in position to win one.
Craigs Timberland Wolves clinched second place in Region 7AA in a year when no one expected anything more than surviving after longtime coach Chris Ponds late departure last summer for Goose Creek.
Craig stepped in to coach the team himself rather than rush to fill the slot with the wrong man.
In his first season on the sidelines and his team healthy, Craig has guided the Wolves to 10-6 record overall and most recently, a 2-1 H.I.T. tournament finish and a two big wins over Andrews and Lake City to clinch a home playoff game in the Class AA playoffs.
Lately, Timberlands pitching has proven lights out for opposing hitters.
Wyatt Craig threw a 13-2 no-hitter against Lake Marion and Josh Winningham picked up up his third straight win pitching a complete game, downing Lake City 6-3.
Craigs no-no was Timberlands second of the season. Earlier in the year Ryan Hood threw a 10-0 perfect game.
Down 3-2 in the home half of the sixth inninag against Lake CIty, Tripp Wilkies bases-loaded single drove in two runs to give Timberland a 4-3 lead.
One hitter later Wyatt Craigsingled to drive in an important insurance run.
J.T. Dennis capped the rally with an RBI single to up the lead to 6-3.
The Wolves have posted a 6-1 mark once the rain stopped falling in late March.
I believe we are starting to mature some and are learning to fight when things dont go our way, Craig said. I believe are a completely different team than we were a month ago. As a coach you want to see improvement and that is starting to happen. We can be a good team when we choose to compete and we are fighting a lot harder than we were at the beginning of the year.
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Mayor John Berlin delivered his State of the City address Tuesday, publicly urging city council to have a performance audit done, despite the state pulling loan funding which would have delayed......
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Berlin said he doesn't believe any department in the city is overstaffed. He said the city needs one additional patrolman on each shift in the police department, two more people on the streets department and at least part-time secretaries in both the police department and in housing, planning and zoning.
Now isn't that a sweet Mr. Nice guy response? How about we do this? Focus on the "priority" service. The one that will make an impact on the whole city and correct the rest of the waste!
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The 10th Annual Parents Leading the Way Conference will take place on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year the conference will be held at Stall High School in North Charleston. Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina is partnering with Childrens Trust of South Carolina, South Carolina Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Charleston County School Districts Department of Federal Programs, and South Carolina School Improvement Council to recognize and encourage parent leadership in the home, the school, and the community.
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Is it baseball All-Star break time already?
I havent really noticed.
Theres been too much other good stuff going on that has so far thrown baseball off my radar completely.
I may lose my baseball disciples card over this but Im just not feeling it this year and I dont know why.
Another no-hitter? Ho hum.
Derek Jeter is on his farewell tour. So what?
Last year it was Todd Helton, the year before that Chipper Jones.
So, I turned to soccer and the World Cup and for 90 minutes I am watching absolutely nothing, and oh boy there might be 30 minutes of EXTRA TIME!
And if no one scores then... dare I say it?
A penalty kick shootout!
Why dont they just skip the entire 115 minutes and go directly to the penalty kick shootout?
But Ive already kicked World Cup soccer in the teeth enough already.
This really was an exciting week.
I call the brief NBA summer off season the A/C League, as opposed to baseballs Hot Stove League.
There are trades, yes, but the real intrigue involves accountants shifting decimal points to the right, not slam dunks and three-pointers.
Salary cap posturing as the free agent period began on July 1 made for some interesting conjecture as to who might go where over the summer.
And these guys wasted little time firing the first volley.
First LeBron set the basketball world on its ear by announcing hes opting out of his contract with the Miami Heat (OK, that was last week). DeWayne Wade and Chris Bosh followed suit thinking it was a unified contract negotiation ploy until on Friday, when LeBron shocked the entire planet by signing with Cleveland.
In one stroke of the pen LeBron went from being the most hated man in the NBA outside of Miami to the most beloved man on the planet.
The shockwaves were far reaching as Heat fans worldwide suffered from LeBrons cold shoulder.
LeBron bolting Miami changes the whole dynamic of the NBA. The Heat drop to a .500 team and an eighth seed in next years playoffs.
But the fun was just getting started when Bosh said if LeBron left Miami, he would sign with Houston and give the Rockets another set of twin towers.
In anticipation of this, Houston freed up salary cap space by trading Jeremy Lin to the Lakers.
The only problem with that is Chris Bosh changed his mind and re-upped with the Heat for five more years.
And since Dwight Howard and the Rockets have filled the void vacated by LeBron and Miami as my most reviled player and team, Boshs snubbing couldnt have happened to a nicer guy.
With King James coming home to Cleveland, proving yes, you can go home again, that left the Knicks Carmelo Anthony as the next big free agent catch and it looked like Melo may head to Chicago to join a healthy Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.
Anthony joining the Bulls snubs L.A. who hoped for a high caliber player to become Kobes Scotty Pippen.
It didnt happen, which left the Lakers scrambling to Plan D.
Suddenly, nobody wants to play in the Staples Center.
I keep hoping Kobe might join LeBron in Cleveland, or reunite with Phil Jackson in New York.
As for King James, he won two NBA championships while in Miami.
Only two.
I thought he did better than 2-2 with the Heat.
Thats 50 percent.
A .500 average.
A coin toss.
I dont care for those odds much.
I just wish the NBA regular season was this exciting.
By the way, do they make a $20 million quarter?
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Alice Boland used her parent's old checkbook to spend $320 on the pistol she's accused of using to threaten Ashley Hall officials last week, her family said Monday.
But her mother said the purchase was just the latest failure of various systems that could have prevented the incident that landed her in jail.
Dellann Boland of Lady's Island blamed her daughter's mental illness on hazing and harassment that she endured in high school and at the College of Charleston. She often was teased because of her intelligence, her mother said.
If doctors had listened to her parents' pleas for natural treatments, instead of force-feeding her medications, she might not have become so troubled, her mother said. More than a decade ago, her family unsuccessfully sued the college and various health agencies, alleging that their treatment permanently damaged her.
And Dellann Boland faulted the firearms shop for not matching the name on her daughter's driver's license with the check she presented Feb. 1. Three days later, the police said she pointed the loaded .22-caliber handgun at a school official and pulled the trigger.
The Taurus PT22 didn't go off because no ammunition was loaded into its chamber.
"Normally in any business, if a person isn't on the checking account, (that business) shouldn't accept the check," Dellann Boland, 69, said. "If that happened, she wouldn't be in all this trouble."
Dellann Boland and her husband, Donald, said they told authorities about her daughter's use of the unused checkbook.
But Earl Woodham, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the method of purchase would not have made the transaction illegal as it pertains to gun laws.
Attempts to contact Walterboro Gun Shop and its owner, Robert Mock, were not successful.
Alice Boland, 28, passed a background check and correctly answered that she had never been deemed "mentally deficient," which would have prohibited her from buying the gun. She has never been convicted of a crime, though she faced a felony charge in 2005 for reportedly threatening the president.
She faces charges of attempted murder and pointing a firearm in connection with the Feb. 4 episode in downtown Charleston.
During a visit Sunday, her mother said, she told relatives that fellow jail inmates have laughed at her for not knowing how to use a gun. She had visited a gun range "a long time ago," her mother said, but was not proficient with firearms.
"I don't think she had any idea what she was doing," her mother said. "But she told me she'll never go near a gun again."
'Treated unfairly'
Alice Boland was known in her Beaufort County community as a junior tennis champion during high school.
She got good grades and amassed 17 Advanced Placement credits. She scored 121 on an IQ test, her mother said.
But with her success came teasing, her mother added, and mental health issues.
She started seeing a doctor at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She later was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.
"She was really treated unfairly," her mother, a retired teacher, said Monday. "People were jealous."
The incident that resulted in her parents' litigation in federal court came in fall 2002, as she attended the College of Charleston.
In November, her parents alleged, security officials barged into her dormitory room, handcuffed her and had her committed to a mental ward.
The school's concerns that Boland was trying to hurt herself or was abusing banned substances were false, her parents said in court filings. She had always "abhorred such behavior," they wrote.
The college could not immediately provide a report about the incident. School spokesman Mike Robertson said Boland enrolled in summer 2002 and later left "in good standing."
But her parents' lawsuits against the school, as well as Medical University Hospital and doctors in Charleston and Beaufort County, delved into a litany of complaints, including racketeering, civil rights violations and medical malpractice.
They alleged that school housing officials "committed acts of bigotry" against Boland because of her dark hair, thick eyebrows and pale skin.
The subsequent treatment she received at hospitals amounted to corruption, they wrote in their complaint, because the school was in collusion with doctors to make money off her hospitalization.
"This forced hospitalization is a big crime in progress," her parents wrote in a letter to Gov. Jim Hodges. "A healthy and brilliant girl was transformed into a piece of business. ... Alice Boland is neither a danger to herself or anyone else."
The effects that Boland suffered from anti-psychotic drugs permanently maimed and disabled her, the lawsuits stated, and deprived her of making a living. Her parents asked for $100 million in damages.
Donald and Dellann Boland requested the same amount from their daughter's doctor at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, as well as the state agencies they battled in attempting to find care for her.
The drugs that Alice Boland had been taking led to the incident at the College of Charleston, the federal court papers alleged.
In 2001, when she was 17, they said the doctor overmedicated her with Zyprexa, which is commonly used to fight schizophrenia. The drug caused her to unwittingly wander from home. She developed a ravenous appetite and gained 35 pounds.
After the college ordeal, her parents alleged that Boland's forced treatment caused her to spiral further downward.
Their daughter was isolated and "brainwashed" into thinking that she had no family to support her, they said.
Drugs plunged her into a catatonic state for six months. She couldn't feed herself.
Her parents fought for her release and alternative methods of treatment.
Their lawsuit stated that they gave her vitamins, minerals and fish oils. But they were met by resistance from doctors who said they were "delusional," their lawsuit stated.
'Way to move on'
Her parents' lawsuits failed because of a technicality: They had not served summonses to the defendants within 120 days of filing their complaints in November 2004.
In speaking publicly, the family hoped to ward off "sensationalism" of her troubled past and advocate changes in health care for the mentally ill.
Their litigation does not properly show what the family endured in seeking care for Boland, they said. Her mother said state and federal insurance practices made the task a tall one.
"We've been having to use doctors not covered by insurance," she said. "That's very costly."
In her time in jail after the Ashley Hall incident, Boland has spoken with a psychiatrist, her mother said. She has expressed remorse and a desire to get help.
Dellann Boland said she supported funding increases for the S.C. Department of Mental Health, such as the $16 million boost advanced by Gov. Nikki Haley. But, she said, the money must be spent wisely.
"This is a very unfortunate situation that never should have happened," Dellann Boland said. "But my daughter ... wants to find a way to move on with her life."
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When Jennifer Aniston visited The Daily Show Thursday night, the talk-show host reminded her that they'd shared a romantic Italian meal in New York City more than a decade ago. But their recollections of the evening were, to say the least, somewhat conflicting.
"I asked you out," Stewart said. "And it was lovely. I remember you brought so many of your friends. And I remember thinking, 'She's so excited to be on a date with me, she wants me to get to know her posse.' "
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Science Verse by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith (Viking Juvenile, 2004)
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Loosely based on a variety of famous poems, these 21 wacky poems — accompanied by Lane Smith's equally goofy illustrations — cover everything from the "Water Cycle" ("It's raining, it's pouring/For H20, it's boring") to anatomy ("I think that I ain't never seen/A poem ugly as a spleen") to parasites ("Mary had a little worm/She thought it was a chigger/But everything that Mary ate/Only made it bigger"). The main thing you'll learn about science is that it can be a lot of fun. 40 pages.
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by James Stevenson (HarperTrophy, 2005)
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The title, which is also the first line, sets the playful tone. Delightfully anti-authoritarian and anti-establishment, Jack Prelutsky is the unexcelled master of word-playing nonsense. His laugh-aloud poems are rude, disrespectful, annoying, and perceptive. In a word, marvelous. Childish readers, however, will read, laugh, and pay him the ultimate compliment: They will memorize and repeat his lines with (pickle) relish. 160 pages.
Drooling and Dangerous: The Riot Brothers Return by Mary Amato, illustrated by Ethan Long (Holiday House, 2006)
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Three hilarious adventures of brothers Orville and Wilbur and their mother, who is also a school principal, will attract young readers who love silliness. With plastic bugs constant flying, the brothers become spies and movie stars, celebrate "dwitch say," and almost get into big trouble. 176 pages.
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Middy Thomas (Yearling, 2004)
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Gooney Bird arrives in second grade in the middle of a school day, which suits her fine. She wants to be the center of all action — and especially of attention. Wearing colorful, creative costumes daily, she soon becomes the brightest — in every sense of the word — star of second grade. Her teacher, who is trying to explain the nature of good stories to the class, tolerantly allows Gooney Bird to upstage her by telling melodramatic stories that appear to be whoppers. Declaring "I tell only absolutely true stories," Gooney Bird enters the annals of funny young protagonists. The format of this book is excellent for transitional readers. Gooney Bird's stories, filtered through a fine imagination, are entertaining and will leave readers hoping for more. 96 pages.
How to Save Your Tail by Mary Hansen (Schwartz & Wade Books, 2007)
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Once upon a time, there was a verbally creative rat, Bob, who managed to save his tail by telling tall tales. Bob loved two things above all others — reading and baking cookies. One afternoon, when Bob was cornered by two hungry cats, he put his talents to work to save himself. He enchanted the cats with fanciful tales while serving warm-from-the-oven, mouthwatering cookies alongside fresh saucers of milk.
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The Capitola City Council considers police Chief Rudy Escalante's recommendations on Thursday night.
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Robert Oglesby | Director of ACU Center for Youth and Family Ministry
Robert Oglesby likes viewing life from the seat of a fast moving Harley or atop a 14,000-foot mountain peak.
As my youth minister, Robert was always a friend I could talk to about anything. He always had a great listening ear, wisdom to share, and could bring situations down to earth quickly. To this day, in my life, Robert has a way of making me feel and know that I am important to him, I am a valued friend and that he believes in me." -Matt Wallace, Class of 2000
He likes taking risks. And that makes him a perfect fit with his chosen avocation - youth ministry. Mentoring, guiding and developing young people is definitely a high-risk undertaking, but one that Oglesby is so good at that he helps youth ministers across the country become the best they can be.
Oglesby is director of ACU's Center for Youth and Family Ministry, located within the Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry. But he's no ivory tower academic type who cloisters himself in his office all day. His motorcycle helmet is never too far away.
Neither is the call to youth ministry. Although Oglesby is on the staff full-time at ACU, both as director of the center and as an teacher of youth and family ministry and general ministry courses, he still has his hand in youth ministry.
Keeping a hand in youth ministry
In the summer of 2008, he jumped in at his home church, Southern Hills Church of Christ, while the full-time youth minister was on leave. It wasn't too big a leap because Oglesby was full-time youth and family minister at the church from 1984 to 1999, when he came to ACU full time.
But it did take his full attention - something he was glad to donate to his passion.
"I'm one of those professors who loves to do youth ministry," he said.
Since taking on the mantle of director of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry, Oglesby has gained the attention and respect of youth ministers nationwide. And, he's trained a lot of them - more than 500 in the past 10 years.
That volume alone points to the success of Oglesby and the Center for Youth and Family Ministry. Graduates who leave ACU with a desire to become youth ministers are well on their way before leaving campus.
"Our kids get great jobs," Oglesby said.
Perspective of a former student
One who will vouch for that is Matt Wallace, one of the leaders of Dry Bones, a ministry for homeless youth and young adults in Denver. Matt, a 2000 graduate of ACU, was in Oglesby's youth classes at Southern Hills from sixth grade through high school and then had him as a professor.
Matt remembers that early on, Oglesby got the youngsters out of their comfort zones and into unknown worlds - sometimes right around them and sometimes far from home.
"Our worldviews were constantly being reshaped, especially in the summertime," Matt said. "We would step into strange new cultures, experience God outside of church walls, and get small tastes of the BIG adventure to be found living in the Kingdom of God."
Oglesby also introduced the youngsters to his own idea of fun - backpacking, climbing mountains, river rafting and hanging out with gang members.
"He would dupe our parents into letting us go anywhere with him," Matt joked.
After several years of tasting all kinds of new adventures - from mountain climbing to sometimes strange mission encounters, Matt was hooked.
"I would never be satisfied with boredom, apathy or the status quo ever again," he said. "The experiences I had as a 16-year-old birthed and fueled a hunger for more that I still have to this day."
Providing resources to churches nationwide
Matt is one of hundreds who have benefitted from Oglesby's leadership.
Youth workers who aren't affiliated with ACU or the Church of Christ know the reputation of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry and call on Oglesby for assistance. It isn't unusual for him to answer 20 or so emails each morning from youth ministers seeking information.
The top request, Oglesby said, is for information on hiring processes. Calls come from churches looking for youth ministers or interns and from youth ministers or students looking for churches with jobs available.
The requests for information got to be so numerous that Oglesby put together a 40-page for churches that is emailed to them.
"It helps them to hire more professionally," Oglesby said.
Another resource offered by the center is an intern placement session in February. From 60 to 70 churches send representatives to campus to interview students for summer jobs.
Increasing number of women sought as youth and family ministers
A change that Oglesby has noticed over the years is in the number of women going into youth and family ministry and the number of churches seeking them out. Traditionally, women have not served in the pulpit at Churches of Christ, but they more and more are serving in other ministry positions.
Youth and family ministry is a natural. Oglesby said 20 to 30 percent of the students majoring in that area are women. And placements continue to pick up in churches with openings.
"That's becoming more frequent," he said.
That's something that Oglesby is proud of, and he credits his wife and two daughters with helping to shape that view.
Besides answering questions and providing resources as director of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry, Oglesby spends quite a bit of time in the classroom. And that's another part of his job description that he loves.
Mentoring is important part of the job
Getting to know students and watching them develop into Christian servants is very rewarding for Oglesby.
"I have some of the best of the best," he said of his students.
He takes his role in their lives seriously, meaning he is more than just their classroom professor. Like his colleagues across campus, Oglesby believes it is important to form relationships with students that can be for a lifetime.
"We are life-guides," he said. "I try to do my best to live that out."
Oglesby is grateful that other ACU faculty members think the same way. Both he and his wife, the former Jenny Linn, are graduates. He earned a bachelor's degree in Bible in 1981 and also met his future wife that year. She now teaches Advanced Placement English classes at Cooper High School.
The three Oglesby children also bleed purple. The oldest, Lauren Edwards, is an ACU graduate who is in dental school in San Antonio, where her husband is in medical school.
Greg and Leslie are education majors at ACU.
With all the family ties to ACU, it's easy for Oglesby to tout the university. But it's more than that for him. Other than a Harley or a mountaintop, there aren't many places Oglesby would rather be than among students and colleagues at ACU.
"I'm the luckiest man in the world to get to do what I do and get paid for it," he said.
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- Robert Oglesby, ACU Center for Youth and Family Ministry
- Sam Souder ('10) Worship Ministry
- Dr. Stephen Johnson Graduate School of Theology
- Whitney Herrington ('09) Missions / Social Work
- Jessica Schell ('11) Youth & Family Ministry
- Gustavo Villanueva ('00) Ministry/Education


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? Musselman High School Alumni Association's Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be at 6 p.m. May 17 in the school cafeteria. The 2008 Outstanding Alumni will be announced, along with the recipients of the Alumni Scholarships. If you would like to nominate alumni for the Outstanding Alumni Award, mail a letter of nomination to: Bunker Hill-Musselman High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 154, Inwood, WV 25428 by May 3. New addresses for invitations can be sent to email@example.com or call President Tish Owens at (304) 261-3001.
? The Hedgesville High School Alumni Banquet will be at 6 p.m. May 24. Outstanding alumni, distinguished service and scholarship awards will be presented.
Tickets for the dinner may be purchased for $15 at any Berkeley County Citizen's National Bank, Hedgesville High School librarian or by contacting any alumni member. Deadline to purchase tickets is May 19.
For more information, call Robin Linton at (304) 263-2813.
? The Martinsburg High School Alumni Association will holds its annual banquet at 6:30 p.m. May 24 at the school's cafeteria and auditorium. Tickets cost $12 and may be purchased at Patterson's Drug Store, Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library or call Dale Hicks at (304) 263-5893. Tickets may be purchased until May 19. Classes having reunions should contact Hicks for tickets.
? The annual Martinsburg High School School Class of 1947 reunion covered dish will be at 1:30 p.m. May 25 at the State Farm Pavilion at War Memorial Park. For more information, call Geneva Gano at (304) 267-8636.
? The annual Silver reunion will be June 1 at the Hollow Pavilion at War Memorial Park. Family members and friends are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. Meat, ice and tableware will be provided. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
For more information, call Gladys at (304) 274-1577.
? The annual banquet and business meeting of the Shepherdstown High School Alumni Association will be June 7 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Shepherdstown. The event will start with a social hour at 5 p.m. Reservations must be made by May 26. If you did not receive a letter this year, call Esther Geary, secretary, at (304) 725-6064 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
? A reunion for the descendants of John Z. and Ida F. Linton will be at Camp Frame at 11:30 a.m. June 8. A covered dish luncheon will be shared at 12:30 p.m. All paper products and utensils will be provided.
? The Musselman High School Class of 1978 will have its 30th reunion on June 14 at the Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown.
For more information, visit www.classreport.org/usa/wv/inwood/mhs/1978.
? The Martinsburg High School Class of 1977 will have a picnic/cookout from noon to 4 p.m. June 14 at Poor House Farm Park at the Kester pavilion.
The cost will be $10 per adult 13 years and older, $5 for children 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and under. The class will meet at 8 p.m. for cocktails at Jeannine Yoe-Shoup's house. The cocktails event will be BYOB, we will supply the chaser and snacks. If you are interested, make check or money order out to Sharon Kees and send to:
Shepherd University, Attn: Catering/Sharon Kees, P.O. Box 3210, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
If interested in meeting for cocktails, Jeannine's address is: 3401 Golf Course Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405.
For more information, e-mail Joy Yoe-Maynard at firstname.lastname@example.com.
? The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Association is searching for shipmates (ship's company, staff, squadrons and detachments) who served on board the nuclear attack aircraft carrier for a ship's reunion in Nashville, Tenn., June 19-22. The Nimitz is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
For more information, e-mail Joe Brunner at email@example.com., call (619) 466-2132 or visit www.ussnimitzassociation.org.
? An Inwood Primary School staff reunion will be at noon June 28 at South Berkeley Baptist Church. The catered luncheon costs $12 per person. Reservations must be made by June 1 by calling Mary Ann Brannon at (304) 229-5449 or Doris Ann Fiddler at (304) 229-8240.
? The Martinsburg High School Class of 1988 will have its 20th reunion on July 26 and 27. Saturday's events will take place at Stonebridge while Sunday's events will include a family picnic at Poor House Farm Park.
For more information, e-mail Amy Steinbicker (Beall) at email@example.com or visit www.classmates.com.
? The Musselman High School Class of 1958's 50th reunion picnic is being planned for mid-July. For details and to express your interest, call (304) 260-9476 or (304) 267-7986.
? The Martinsburg High School Class of 1968 will have its 40th reunion on Aug. 1 and 2. Friday's events will be a dinner and dance at the Holiday Inn. Saturday will be a family picnic at War Memorial Park. The fee for the two-day event is $50 per person. Deadline for responses and full payment is past.
The class is looking for Alton Terry Aikens, Betty Bartles Leber, Betty Jo Fleming, Martha Ann Fry, Joseph Edward Glacklin, Everett William Gray, Donald Lee McDaniel, Kenneth Scott McDonald, Carol Morgan Swanick, Allan Dennis Rickard, JoAnn Sencindiver Hensell, Cynthia Taylor Rossi and William Keith Wilson.
Anyone with information on those classmates, call Ann Bradshaw at (304) 262-0758 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
? The annual family reunion for the relatives and friends of William and Mable Butts Myers will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Poor House Farm Park. Bring a covered dish.
For more information, call Lester Myers at (304) 267-4785 or Susie (Myers) Bonnet at (304) 229-0931.
? The Musselman High School Class of 1988 will celebrate its 20th reunion on Aug. 23 and 24. Visit www.appleman88.com for details and updates.
? Jefferson High School Class of 1978 is looking for classmates for its 30th high school reunion. If you have not been contacted or you know someone who was a classmate, call Velva (White) Jones at (304) 229-9939 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. The reunion has been set for Sept. 6 at the Clarion Inn in Shepherdstown.
? The USS Mount McKinley Association will hold a reunion in Reno, Nev., Sept. 7-11 for veterans of all branches of the military that served on the Amphibious Force Flagship, USS Mount McKinley AGC/LCC-7 anytime during her 26 years of commissioned service.
Contact Lee Temanson, secretary, by mail at 10749 108th Ave., North, Maple Grove, MN 55369-2609, by phone at (763) 425-6315 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
? The Hedgesville High School Class of 1983 is planning a 25-year class reunion.
E-mail contact information to email@example.com or call (304) 754-3358, ext. 3125, and leave a message.
? Musselman High School's Class of 1983 is planning its 25-year reunion. Organizers are seeking information for classmates. E-mail current address and phone number to email@example.com or call Mandy at (540) 459-2696 or Marshall at (304) 229-1832 or Daryl at (304) 582-4702. Reply by May 24.
? Linganore High School (Frederick, Md.) Class of 1998 is planning its 10-year reunion. Organizers are searching for classmates. Send contact information to email@example.com.
? If you have not received information about the Martinsburg High School Class of 1958 50th reunion, call Nancy Whittington at (304) 263-0036 or Libby Salmon at (304) 263-0651. Activities include golf, tours of Martinsburg and the high school, dinner/dance, alumni banquet, church service and picnic. Reservations are needed, so call soon.
? Planning is underway for Shepherdstown High School Class of 1968's 40th reunion.
Members of the 1968 class interested in helping with planning or attending the 40th class reunion should call Barbara (Sager) Kendig at (304) 263-8039, Elizabeth (Walker) Diggs at (304) 876-6358 or Herbert Everhart (304) 876-3832. Updated addresses are needed.
? The Hedgesville High School Class of 1998 will have its 10th reunion on June 13-14. Events on June 13 include dinner at the Holiday Inn with social hour from 6 to 7 p.m. and dinner and program from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $30 single and $50 couple.
June 14 events include a family picnic at Williamsport, Md., Park, pavilion 2 by the playground. The covered dish lunch will start at noon. Drinks, plates and utensils will be provided.
For more information, call Annette Bowers at (304) 754-4823, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, call Sommer Kelly at (304) 433-6856 or e-mail
? Musselman High School's Class of 2003 is looking for someone to organize its five-year reunion for this summer. Members of the class should visit www.classreport.org/usa/wv/inwood/mhs/2003/
? The Hedgesville High School Class of 1989 is gathering information for preparation of its 20th class reunion. Send current address, phone and e-mail address to firstname.lastname@example.com or call Belynda at (304) 263-1599 or Stacey at (304) 754-9188.
? Members of the Martinsburg High School Class of 1978 and members of the North Junior High School Class of 1975 who became members of the Hedgesville High School Class of 1978 are invited to help organize a 30-year reunion.
Call Pam Penn Rockwell at (304) 754-8755 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, call Brenda Woodward at (240) 217-2549 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call Jean Olean Hardee at (304) 263-0249 or e-mail email@example.com.
? Planning is under way for Musselman High School Class of 1998's 10th reunion. All Applemen 1998 alumni, send your current mailing and e-mail addresses to Brianne Koenig at 7630 Shady Lane, Boonsboro, MD 21713 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Shonna Shindledecker at 410 Chantilly Lane, Inwood, WV 25428 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
? The Musselman High School Class of 2002 is looking for current and updated information including e-mail addresses for some of its members. Visit the class Web site, www.classreport.org/usa/wv/inwood/mhs/2002/.


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Elected officials need political accountability
April 4, 2013
Unfortunately, we are in a society which allows our political seats to take advantage of our people....
The letter writer seems unhappy about something, but it's not at all clear what.
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"The letter writer seems unhappy about something, but it's not at all clear what."
I sort of agree, but I think we are being asked how do we hold those responsible to we the people.
Simple solution is severe campaign finance reform, with equality to the amount that can be donated or given to any candidate. It seems those who can give more do so through other avenues, that are legal at this time. Case in point Sheldon Adelson of Las Vegas fame who donated $150 million via other legal avenues derived from citizens united and the supremes. I can think of much better things to do with $150 million. How many hungry children could have been fed? How many vets could get quicker resolution to their claims? The list to me is endless and we need to remove the barriers we the people have regarding how much everyone can donate to the politicians. Being able to donate $150 million is absurd, but is considered free speech. Go figure.
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What did Sheldon Adelson's $150 Million in spending get him?
"A fool and his money are soon parted". Let him decide how to waste his money as long as he (or my "Progressive" comrades) are not telling me how to spend my earned money.
I'm not sure there is anything wrong with the money as long as it is disclosed.
As long as our society demands an "energetic" government, then money is going to flow there to gain influence. It wasn't any different in the U.S.S.R.
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"I'm not sure there is anything wrong with the money as long as it is disclosed."
Some of it is not disclosed and that's the problem. Adelson did not disclose it openly and was found out through channels that neither you or I are aware of. It took going through several hoops and should not be that way. Disclosure should be foremost, yet that is not the case. And when you say I am telling others how to spend their money, and specifically you, I was offering suggestions as to how maybe I would have spent that money. I would rather help feed a hungry child or assist some veteran then try to get some special treatment from a politician. I believe it was you suggesting voucherizing education in another thread and there you go telling others how to spend their money. I apologize if it was not you, but my opinion of education is if you want to have a child you pay for the education.
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Since you were just talking personal expenditures, it sounds like we agree on a good deal then.
I did previously give educational vouchers as a pragmatic way of converting public education (from its current forced public taxing system) to a more accountable private system. Essentially, since society is going to spend $10,000 a year on each student, let's at least make it more accountable.
However, my optimal suggestion would be the same as yours: "my opinion of education is if you want to have a child you pay for the education."
I believe strongly and advocate for homeschooling and private schools.
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Fly maybe you should list a more recent "fundraising event". Is this guy our president or a used car salesman?
"Obama's appearance at the lunch, where supporters paid $1,000 to attend or $5,000 for a photo with the president, capped a four-event fundraising blitz that started on Wednesday in San Francisco, where Obama raised $3.25 million for the House Democrats' campaign committee."
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One reason republicans hated Clinton is that he was a fund-raising machine. Now Obama is doing the same thing, and being hated for it. Republicans love the pursuit of money as long as they are the ones doing the pursuing.
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I'm with you Bullhead!
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Along with political accountability stands havinf an informed electorate; misuse of the word socialism, lack of understanding of effective tax rates, and numerous osimilar issues come to mind.
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That reminds me... let's add "facism" to the list of misused words.
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Not trying to ban it at all, just educate people on the fact that the word is being misused. But seeing as you don't take kindly to education, I can see how you might to offense. The uber-conservative utopia is pretty darn close to fascism, just as the uber-liberal's is socialism. While there are a few traits they share, the two are pretty much socio-political opposites, yet you and others claim that those who disagree with your vision for the country are simultaneously fascist and socialist, which is an effective impossibility.
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And no one ever uses doom and gloom to scare voters on issues to the left of center? Same-sex marriage, universal background checks, economic impact of environmental issues, and so on; nope, no conservative would ever stoop to that level.
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A day after a gunman shot down 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, Saturday Night Live pushed comedy aside to pay tribute to the lives lost.
The New York City Children's Chorus opened Saturday's show with an elegant performance of "Silent Night" (watch below). The song was a departure for the humor-driven show that typically kicks off the night with a punchline.
At the closing of the Christmas classic, the chorus turned back to tradition, shouting out, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
For a nation mourning, it was the episode's only reference to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. However, later in the night, the chorus returned to the stage with musical guest Paul McCartney for a performance of "Wonderful Christmas Time."
Children's Choir Pays Tribute to Shooting Victims on Saturday Night Live


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Randolph County Board of Education member Bruce Haddix is facing several midemeanor charges, including trespassing and harrassment, because he allegedly was using an ATV on a private roadway.
According to criminal complaints filed in Randolph County Magistrate Court, Haddix is facing three misdemeanor counts of trespassing and one count of harrassment.
The first complaint, charging Haddix with trespassing and harassment, was filed on Nov. 26 and alleges that Randolph County Sheriff's Department Deputy A.G. Vanscoy received a complaint from Howard Guy Howell.
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The complaint states that Howell observed Haddix operating an ATV on a private road that proceeds through Howell's property. Haddix allegedly said "that his grandsons would be coming in and Howell better not bother them," according to the complaint.
"Howell states that when Haddix was asked if the was making a threat, he (Haddix) responded, 'No, that's a promise,'" Vanscoy wrote in the complaint. "Howell did provide this officer with a photograph of Bruce Haddix operating an ATV on the roadway in question dated Oct. 22, 2012."
Howell also provided photographs of Joshua Wilson operating a motorcycle on the same roadway.
The complaint states the officer was also provided a letter from the law firm Busch, Zurbuch & Thompson stating that Haddix has no current interest in any real estate that would permit him to use the roadway.
Two additional complaints were filed on Dec. 1, both charging Haddix with tresspassing. According to both complaints, Haddix maintained that he had permission to use the roadway to access property owned by Lynn Serpa that adjoins the roadway in question.
"The commonly used access route to the Serpa property is not by means of the roadway in question," the complaint states.
A hearing in the matter has been slated for Randolph County Magistrate Court on 2 p.m. on Feb. 5.


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If there's a science to becoming a good dancer, it would be helpful to Bill Nye.
The former Bill Nye the Science Guy host, 57, is feeling blue after earning the lowest score – 14 points out of 30 for his science-themed cha cha with partner Tyne Stecklein – on Dancing With the Stars's season 17 debut.
"I'm disappointed and I think that's normal [to feel that way]," Nye told PEOPLE backstage after Monday night's show. "I'm disappointed in myself and just, things. But what are you going to do?"
Stecklein said "I think [the judges] were a little hard on Bill tonight," but Nye disagreed and said he didn't think their critique was unjustified "at all."
That said, he is keeping his chin up.
"They don't care about you when you're on top," he noted. "They care about you when you come back. Watch out, next week, paso doble. People don't regret what they do. They regret what they don't do. I can't let Tyne down.
A fan favorite, the scientist told reporters that having such a following is "the coolest thing. It's fantastic."
Bill Nye on His Dancing With the Stars Debut: 'I'm Disappointed in Myself'
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Terraforming by the Numbers
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Long a fixture of science fiction, Mars is now being studied by scientists as a real possibility for manned exploration. And there's already a body of scientific literature about how humans might "terraform" the red planet, manipulating its climate to resemble Earth's. The Museum's new exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration, opening on Saturday, November 19, introduces visitors to the topic with a multi-touch interactive table that teaches users the steps of terraforming Mars by putting them in the driver's seat of the transformation. Below, some stats on how the table came into being.
Download the Beyond Planet Earth AR App Before Your Visit
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Find a Mars-bound spaceship, glimpse a near-Earth asteroid, watch a lunar elevator take off from the Moon, and more in this new augmented reality (AR) app created as a companion to the Museum's exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration, which opens November 19.
Hubble Repair Mission Astronauts Visit Museum
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On Tuesday, the Museum got a visit from some of the stars of its newest exhibition.
NASA astronauts Michael Massimino and John Grunsfeld, crew members on mission STS-125 to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, joined Curator Michael Shara for a Q&A in the Cullman Hall of the Universe on Tuesday, November 15. The astronauts' repair mission is featured in one of the dioramas of the Museum's special exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration, which opens Saturday, November 19, and is curated by Dr. Shara.
The Rebound Effect: Student Studies DEET's Effect on Dinoflagellates
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Seventeen-year-old Ryan wanted to understand whether the popular insect repellant DEET, worn by many tourists to ward off mosquitoes, had any effect on the dinoflagellates in these bays. His investigation, outlined in the essay The Effects of DEET on the Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate, Pyrocystis fusiformis, earned Ryan one of this year's Young Naturalist Awards.


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Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts will host job fairs this month to hire 2,250 seasonal employees for the 2012-13 winter season.
A job fair at Kirkwood will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Kirkwood Red Cliffs building. Both resorts will host a job fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the California Main Lodge at Heavenly.
Job fair attendees must register online 48 hours in advance at www.jobs.vailresorts.com. However, a large portion of the hiring will take place prior to the job fair so prospective employees are encouraged to apply now either online or at the Heavenly and Kirkwood Human Resources office inside the California Main Lodge. Heavenly will be hiring 1,500 employees and Kirkwood will be hiring 750 employees.
Positions are available in departments including: terrain parks crew, snowmaking, food and beverage, mountain operations, ski and ride school, ticket services, specialty sports venture and more. For a complete list of available positions, both on and off the mountain, visit www.jobs.vailresorts.com. Not all positions require the ability to ski or snowboard.