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Joan Lappin, Contributor
The investment world is my oyster.
In the June 25th NY Times, its Deal Book column has an article by a Professor in Ohio (my birth state) who seems to be rather academic but missing just about every key point. He seems to know little of the history of this deal and is taking the entirely wrong lessons from what is still an ongoing situation. The esteemed Professor seems not to have noticed that even with only a few days left until the shareholder vote, the Clearwire shares are still selling above the $5 Sprint bid. Why might that be?
For the last two years I have been writing about Clearwire for Forbes.com from the vantage point of a shareholder, both personally and for my Gramercy Capital Mgt. Corp. clients, and as an informed observer of the industry for decades. I have followed the cellular industry since 1980, so for sure longer than most. At that time, I was managing a Pension Fund for Manufacturers Hanover Trust. I had the good fortune to be invit3ed by a brokerage firm called Reinheimer Nordberg to join a trip to Scandinavia. Among the companies we visited were Ericsson Ericsson and Nokia Nokia. The trip was a revelation to me.
Just about nobody in the U.S. had a phone in their car at that time. Early vehicles with phones had a many foot long antenna on the back of the vehicle and a gigantic phone inside with equipment that might weigh in excess of 50 lbs. Now we have smart phones far smaller than the size of a wallet with sharp colorful screens, internet connectivity (itself something not many of us knew about then) and streaming video that weigh just ounces.
Estimates of early penetration of the U.S. market by leading telecom analysts at that time were wildly predicting that maybe someday 5% of us would have a cell phone. I found those predictions to be ridiculous because usage in Scandinavian was already pushing 8-10%. In fact, I was interviewed by Gene Marcial in Business Week in November 1988: "Right now Lappin is enthusiastic about cellular telephones, an infant industry she thinks will skyrocket in the years ahead." Marcial went on to say that "Institutions still shun these shares, in part because most of them aren't making money yet. But once they start showing some earnings muscle, demand for the group will boom, Lappin predicts."Here we are 26 years later. Everybody has a cell phone and some of us have more than one.
The whole story about Clearwire is that it has an enormously wide but very shallow spectrum position. That is a good thing when it comes to delivering a lot of service with audio and video in a dense urban area. The 2.5 Ghz spectrum that Craig McCaw assembled is at a higher frequency range than most cellular service is carried today. Clearwire initially chose to offer WiMax service because a few years ago when it was ramping up that was the best there was to offer. As often happens, technology outpaced WiMax and leapfrogged it to what we now call 4G.
Clearwire's principal customer for the WiMax system it was building out was Sprint which had contributed a major portion of the spectrum position Clearwire owns. Therefore, Sprint owned about half and provided the lion's share of the traffic it carried. That put Sprint into a total control position in terms of blocking Clearwire's attempts to move forward. That included overbuilding its system to upgrade it with software changes to carry the new 4G services. As Clearwire's principal shareholder it was also in a position to block Clearwire getting other customers and to dictate the very pricing that kept Clearwire on a short leash or a direct path to bankruptcy if you prefer to call a spade a spade.
Then layer on the reality that Sprint's CEO and CFO were out on the analyst talk circuit in 2011 talking about putting Clearwire into bankruptcy. When the principal shareholder talks like that in public, it sure does make it hard for any company to raise debt capital at reasonable prices to fund the rebuild. Not only did Clearwire have to sell junk bonds at peak rates that would rapidly bankrupt any company, it also had to keep selling stock at really poor and declining prices. So you get the picture of a rapid spiral in the wrong direction forced on it by its parent. We can argue with extensive evidence that the dire circumstances were controlled by and primarily caused by Sprint.
I wrote some articles in 2011 about Clearwire needing a Foster Home to get away from its highly abusive parent. A Sprint director was suddenly on the phone with Business Week to pronounce that it was not in Sprint's or in Clearwire's best interest to force the company down for the count. That happened just days after an analyst, and that would be me, pointed out to them at a long delayed analyst meeting that if Clearwire went bust, it was the bondholders and not Sprint who would wind up owning the spectrum since it was the collateral securing all those high priced bonds.
While all of this was going on, Sprint wasn't running itself too well. It stupidly agreed to acquire Nextel a few years ago, a service I knew well because I followed that company from its death door situation years ago. Craig McCaw was a player in that company too. Mr. McCaw loves leverage and his mantra seems to be the more the merrier on a personal level. After saving Nextel from imminent demise, McCaw wound up getting cashed out by the collars he placed on his investment long before Nextel became a brilliant winner that went up many fold. Dan Akerson, now Chairman and CEO of GM was brought in to repair the mess and, as he has done at GM, did a great job of turning things around. I was along for a major part of that ride even as McCaw was not.
A few years ago, Sprint brought in Dan Hesse to try his hand at running Sprint. His constant excuse, or that advanced by those who write in his defense, is that he inherited the Nextel mess. At its peak at the height of the tech bubble, Sprint sold for more than 70. From 2004 to 2007, Sprint sold for prices above $20. It was at $15 when Hesse took control in December 17, 2007. Hesse and his CFO helped crush Clearwire's stock as described above but in the process, they also destroyed Sprint's stock at the very time they, too, needed to raise billions for the Sprint rebuild. One surely wonders what they were thinking as their own stock reached the 2′s. When you read that the stock has doubled this year, it is not because of anything Hesse has done well. It is because Masayoshi Son and his Softbank made a bid last year to acquire first 70% and more recently 78% of Sprint.
One of the first things Son and Hesse announced at the time they announced their deal was the irrelevance to their merged activities of Clearwire. Not a soul on this planet ever believed that. So after crushing Clearwire in every way it could think of, Sprint made a bid for Clearwire not long later. The value of its spectrum was obvious to all. They pledged to not let Clearwire fail. There was no generosity there. It was because Son's plan depended on the utilization of the 2.5Ghz spectrum that Son had used to good advantage to offer the fastest system available in Japan. It was my view in "Buy One Get One Free" that what Son wanted all along was Clearwire but he had to control Sprint to get it.
I have already written in recent days about Sprint's behavior toward Charlie Ergen and DISH. Most media analysts have ignored or not understood what happened last week. Charlie withdrew from bidding for Sprint but not before forcing Softbank and Son to raise and revise their bid. He said at that time he was going to focus on Clearwire now. There are two more days before the Clearwire vote is taken. As they were a month ago, The stock continues to sell above the $5 Sprint offer for it. Apparently I have company in reading what Ergen actually said. There are others who do not believe this is quite over yet, even if we are down to the last 48 hours.
Even if it is only tit for tat, Ergen has done more for the Clearwire shareholders to raise the price. The only other astute player here is Jamal Daniel who has filed actions with the FCC and with the Delaware Chancery Court in his own behalf, even if not as a class actions suit. For sure, years from now, Daniel is likely to collect a more fair price for his shares than the rest of us who don't have pockets that deep. This spectrum is worth a lot of money in a spectrum starved U.S. world. The $5 on the table isn't the right price. It is a lot better than less than $1 last summer but it isn't the fair value of the spectrum even now.
I had the privilege to appear on 6/25 with Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on Bloomberg's Taking Stock. While we ran out of time before getting to this discussion, Pimm asked me to explain what is really going on with Clearwire. So in part, Pimm, this one's for you.
Let's all CLWR holders pour some Pimm's Cup at or b4 5 PM anywhere. Still hard to see love our good and plenty Charlie bid again but as a card player he could.
With the Clearwire shareholder's meeting scheduled for July 8th, it's conceivable that Charlie Ergen could work on this through the weekend and not necessarily decide on a counter-bid by Friday.
I would be interested in knowing why you see the 48 hour timeframe as being as critical as you do.
And just as you push your misinformed agenda, Joan…Dish pulls out. Carry on…
Will you marry me? No one has gotten it all right, but you did and I love you for it! :-) Frank and to the point too. Seriously, your mention of Sprint tanking Clearwire is a common corporate strategy. It makes successfully maneuvering the stock market a bigger challenge for the low to mid-level investor.
Terrestar (TSTRQ) like CLWR had valuable spectrum, but was devalued and sold for pennies. Although the intrinsic value was there the investment was poor because unaware of managements intentions and no one was savvy enough to intervene. Interestingly DISH was the benefactor of that penny sale. Glad to see someone calling a "spade a spade."
My CLWR investment has panned out well thus far lets see if we can add a few more bucks.
Joan Laughable,
Nice post today; you outdid yourself with sheer volume of insult laced rants, displays of naive and inaccurate understanding of spectrum, baseless attacks personal, and spewing of unearned arrogance. Unfortunately, your post with all of its inaccuracies and emotion filled personal attacks attempted to explain to all the stupid people of the world why Clearwire's stock remains above $5 only to have its stock fall in aftermarket trading below $5. Why anyone would seek investment help from someone who is clearly an emotional wreck is beyond me. You are a bitter joke of an individual.
Guess what, I have to agree with Todd.
Your article is filled with distorted fact.
Check how much S was trading when Softbank jumped in.
Think about how much more it would cost to buildout a network at 2.5Ghz when you think about the laws of physics, which I doubt you have much idea.
And somehow you think a CEO can salvage Gary Foresee's mess in 1 year or 1 quarter, and why Sprint couldn't shutdown iDEN sooner because of technological challenges.
And the irony, you used to own CLWR (you said you had sold at 3.4) and still own Sprint, even though you hate Dan H so much.
Just another example how hedgefunds are a bunch of mindless greedy crying babies.
I'm unclear how you can, with a straight face, say you aren't rude. Perhaps Todd should have called you delusional, angry, ignorant, or any number of other adjectives including rude. They all apply to your columns on this particular subject. You write opinion pieces for Forbes, so I guess you can just spew whatever unfactual statements pop into your head…and get hits based on google picking up key words…but your supposed background into the telecom/wireless industry just gets lost in your tirades that do come across very much as crybaby-ish. As an investment "professional", I'd think your clients would expect more reasoned, rationale, balanced, and calm approaches to your investment thoughts. But keep on 'screaming' at the moon, Joan.
Hard to take this woman serious, her bias is stunning.
You nailed that William!! I have read lots of opinion pieces on the web, but none quite as biased from what's supposed to be a respected news source. But then, she adds "I'm #1 investment blah blah" to her tirades so it sounds like a shred of professionalism follows the verbal diarrhea she's spews. And who in their right mind has a blessing for Charlie Ergen? His previous fit-pitching and trying to throw money around proves he's an egotistical cry-baby that hates not getting his way. Just look at what he said about Son and Japanese owning American wireless carriers….it is a threat to national security and asked it to be reviewed closely …even after Softbank agreed to pull equipment used by Sprint, already in service, from Huawei…What did Charlie say about this equipment? Wait…he said NOTHING. Cost to replace that is a few million….Charlie just wanted to add that to Sprint's books as more debt on top of that ignorantly leveraged deal he was trying to get through the shareholders. Obviously, Charlie wanted to rape CLWR for the spectrum on the cheap, then leverage Sprint to the gills while he used them to deploy, stupidly, his mobile satellite crap that no one is interested in. Really, charlie…who's going to use that…you don't know what your satellite customers want, how could you know what the wireless customers in this country want????
At least ignorance isn't contained to just Forbes opinion articles…
Charlie Ergen worked to her advantage, he raised the bid price and I'm sure caused a few migranes over at Sprint, but the good prevailed over an amatuer wireless satellite guy that wanted to make the folks at Sprint and Clearwire into a dark comedy hour of the Seinfield Soup Nazi episode.
Hit it right on the mark, most of the reporting was tyrannical at best, and unfair to CEO Hesse for Clearwires' problems, but sad to say most of the shareholders that bought into Clearwire when the stock was selling for a dollar still made bank money and are laughing all the way to the bank, and now the real professionals will finally be able to develope this trophy of spectrum and help the turnaround of the company.
this deal sucks…Clear was the only wifi provider in los angeles that didnt require a bundle with other services. Now, one day after buying a modem, sprint cuts off new customers from clear service, and forces them to overpay for sprints garbage hotspot coverage…. NO MORE UNLIMITED DATA like Clear, but $79 for 12gb…. i hated sprint before because of their terrible LTE coverage, which is slower then TMobile/Verizon/ATT 3g, but now i cant wait to leave.


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October 30, 2003
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Dr. David Haberman, professor of religious studies at Indiana University, is scheduled to speak at Maryville College as part of the Fall 2003 Jackson Lecture Series.
Funded through an endowment established by Mrs. Mary Lib Jackson in honor of her husband, the Jackson Lecture Series is an annual event, hosted jointly by Maryville College and the University of Tennessee. The Jackson Lecture was designed to bring experts on East Asian culture, politics and religion to the East Tennessee region for a two-day lecture event to promote interest in international education.
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"We hope our fall lecture this year will attract environmentalists in East Tennessee to learn about how Hindus think about their own rivers and mountains," says Dr. Brian Pennington, assistant professor of religion at the College. "Many Hindus believe that their landscape is a divine gift – similar to what many East Tennesseans believe about their own mountains and rivers."
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In a poll of 500 likely Arkansas voters last summer, 62% said they strongly or somewhat opposed allowing homosexuals to be foster parents, according to
The Morning News
in Northwest Arkansas.
Of those surveyed in the telephone poll, 11% somewhat favored allowing gay men and women to be foster parents, and 15% strongly favored it. The other 10% were undecided, didn't know, or did not answer.
"I would love to put every child with Ozzie and Harriet," State Representative Sam Ledbetter, a Democrat representing Little Rock, told
The Morning News
. "I wish we could do that. The reality...is that is not going to happen. To disqualify an otherwise perfectly, exceptionally qualified foster parent because of their sexual orientation is, in my opinion, punishing the child."
Last June, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a 1999 state Child Welfare Agency Review Board regulation banning gay foster parenting. The court determined the board went beyond its authority in using morality as criteria in the regulation.
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R) had called for a legislative ban on gay foster parents in the 2007 General Assembly. Arkansas's new Governor, Mike Beebe (D), sparred with Republican opponent Asa Hutchinson over the question of gay foster parenting during last year's gubernatorial campaign, each charging the other with being inconsistent on the issue.
Last September, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed a package of bills intended to improve the lives of tens of thousands of young people in foster care, including improving coordination of services among agencies and courts, and making it easier for kids in foster care to contact siblings.
"It is absolutely important that we're doing a better job for foster care youth and foster care kids in the future, because this state really hasn't done a great job," Schwarzenegger said in the
San Jose Mercury News
Much of the credit for the new laws has gone to Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) who convened hearings that drew hundreds of children's advocates and enlisted the help of celebrities.
The newly enacted laws include
AB 1979, which eliminates fees for criminal background checks of adults who want to volunteer as mentors to kids in foster care;
AB 2195, which improves the process for placing youth with relatives;
AB 2216, which creates the California Child Welfare Council within the Health and Human Services Agency, increasing collaboration and coordination of child welfare services;
AB 2480, which gives children and youth access to attorneys during dependency proceedings at the appellate level
AB 2488, which provides intermediaries for children in foster care to contact siblings;
AB 2985, which protects youth in foster care from being victims of identity theft;
SB 1641, which seeks to place youth in home environments "that resemble as closely as possible non-foster-care families;" and
SB 1667, which allows foster parents better access to providing their input and recommendations in court.
Connecticut's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman whom prosecutors said maintained such a filthy home that it endangered the safety and mental health of her 12-year-old son, who committed suicide in 2002, according to the
New York Times
Judith Scruggs was the first Connecticut parent to be charged criminally in a child's suicide, experts said. But the Supreme Court ruled prosecutors could not point to "objective standards for determining the point at which housekeeping becomes so poor that an ordinary person should know that it poses an unacceptable risk to the mental health of a child."
Scruggs was convicted on one felony count of putting her son Daniel at risk by creating an unhealthy home environment and was sentenced to probation and 100 hours of community services in 2004.
During her trial, police investigators testified about piles of debris and a garbage odor throughout the single mother's home. But Scruggs's lawyers claimed Daniel was far more traumatized by bullying he experienced at school, according to the
"She absolutely should not have been charged, because it wasn't the cause of his suicide," said Lisa Toomey, a local business owner who started an anti-bullying advocacy group after reading about Daniel's suicide, told the
. Her group helped pass legislation in Connecticut to hold schools accountable for bullying and make it easier for students to report abuse.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may have had an unexpected positive effect on Louisiana's child welfare statistics--the number of valid child abuse and neglect allegations have gone down statewide, according to
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in Baton Rouge.
At the end of the state's 2006 fiscal year (July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006), the state's Department of Social Services (DSS) released statistics that showed 20 children died in Louisiana from abuse and neglect. DSS is investigating another 27 child deaths believed due to abuse. In FY 2005, 33 children died from child abuse or neglect.
The number of child abuse and neglect allegations found to be valid dropped 9% during FY 2006--from 13,999 allegations in 2005 to 12,746 in 2006. Plaquemines Parish, hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, experienced the greatest decrease in allegations, from 45 in 2005 to 11 in 2006, a drop of 75.6%.
But Marketa Gautreau, Assistant Secretary for the state Office of Community Services, pointed out that substance abuse and domestic violence are increasing in Louisiana homes, placing children at greater risk of abuse and neglect.
Governor Mitt Romney (R) has signed a new economic development bill into law allowing for-profit companies to compete for the first time in Massachusetts with government and nonprofit agencies in handling child placement with adoptive or foster care families.
The measure, which passed without a public hearing, angered child welfare advocates and nonprofit agencies who claimed for-profit companies often introduce aggressive marketing and high adoption placement fees. The for-profit human services company Massachusetts Mentor pushed for the change with the help of lobbyists, the
Boston Globe
reported. Under the revised law, the company can compete directly for state foster care contracts.
In a recent high profile case, the state cited Massachusetts Mentor for lax supervision of a foster care mother who was indicted on second-degree murder in the death of a 4-year-old child in foster care. Massachusetts Mentor was the subcontractor that hired the foster mother, according to the
Child welfare advocates told the
the change should not have been made without more input from professionals in the child welfare field. "Our adoption folks are outraged this has happened," said Nancy Scannell, Director of Policy and Planning at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Portland has become the first major U.S. city to have a children's bill of rights written by children themselves, according to
The Oregonian
A committee of more than 30 children wrote the bill of rights with the help of Karin Hansen, wife of Portland Mayor Tom Potter, and more than 400 children ratified the document during Portland's Convention on the Rights of Children and Youth last year.
Potter has been working to focus city government attention on children's problems since he took office in 2004. He has invited children to testify at the beginning of weekly City Council meetings, and he has rallied local leaders to support a regional tax for schools.
The three-page bill of rights states that children are entitled to a quality education from pre-K through high school; have a right to "physical, mental, and spiritual wellness;" are entitled to extracurricular activities at school, such as athletics and arts; and should be free from discrimination regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation. The document also urges city and county governments to work to end homelessness and fight drug abuse.
South Carolina
Early childhood education officials are hoping a new study that notes the private child care industry's $787 million impact annually on the state's economy will prompt lawmakers to invest in the industry,
The State
newspaper reports.
Rick Noble, Executive Director of Richland County First Steps, says people commonly think of private child care "as a mom-and-pop sort of thing," but "we were really surprised by the magnitude of the industry."
Richland County First Steps commissioned the $15,000 statewide study in partnership with its parent agency, South Carolina First Steps, as well as the Richland County Education Council, the United Way of the Midlands, and Voices for South Carolina's Children.
An estimated 2,835 private child care facilities operate in South Carolina, employing some 15,000 people and serving 118,169 children annually. This allows 75,600 parents to work and collect a combined income of $2.4 billion a year, according to the study.
"It's just within the last decade or so that people are starting to think of the relationship between child care and early education and the relationship with economic development," Don Schunk, an Economist at the University of South Carolina School of Business told
The State
The report notes, however, that traditionally low wages in the industry make it difficult "to find and retain highly skilled child care workers because it is the high-quality candidates with strong educational backgrounds that are most in demand by the state's public school system, where average incomes are more than 2.5 times higher and benefit plans are more attractive."
The report recommended developing a child care quality rating system for South Carolina, requiring all economic development plans in the state address child care, and offering tax incentives for parents who choose quality child care and for businesses that offer it.
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- The quality of the K12 school curriculum is very high.
- Students are provided with a computer, textbooks, workbooks, and supplies.
- K12 graduates have been accepted to prestigious colleges and universities.
- The time commitment may be too much for figure skaters and their families.
- It may be difficult for a parent to educate more than one or two children under the K12 program.
- K12 is one of the largest providers of online learning for grades K-12.
- The K12 program was created by William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education and author of The Book of Virtues.
- The K12 curriculum blends online and offline learning experiences.
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- A computer and internet access is required, but virtual public students are provided with a computer and the internet.
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Guide Review - K12 Distance School Curriculum - An Educational Alternative for Figure Skaters
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To Work With Dignity: The Unfinished March Toward a Decent Minimum Wage
August 2013, by Sylvia Allegretto and Steven Pitts
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The demand for an increase in the national minimum wage during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was part of a package of demands seeking economic justice for workers through government intervention in the labor market. At the time of the march, about half of all blacks lived in poverty. Due to discrimination in the labor market and the educational system, blacks were heavily concentrated in many of the lowest-paid occupations. An increase in the minimum wage, along with the other march demands, had the potential to lift a large share of the black population out of poverty.
This paper examines the context that gave rise to this particular march demand, presents historical trends in the real (inflation-adjusted) value of the minimum wage and the impact on black workers, and discusses some of the contemporary issues surrounding minimum-wage policies.
Key findings include:
This report was published as a part of the Economic Policy Institute's Unfinished March project.


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The first price was €1.000 ($1.300!!!), the second €500 and the third €300. Four to ten do get some kind of gift basket for €30.
I had promised hubby to activate ALL my wonderful online friends to get as many likes as possible. And I must say, all of you rock!
I got over 100 likes just from Gather, my Facebook friends and Triond.
But unfortunately, that was not enough.
Hubby had wished for buying a new special flash for his camera and when we would win the €1,000, we would go on a small vacation. The money would be enough for the flash plus one week for two in Turkey or Egypt *sigh*
So, 100 votes was not enough.
I invested into task websites like Microworkers, Rapidworkers and Minuteworkers and even started a task on Mylot.
We got over 500 likes/votes, but three others were better :-(
It really is sad that we have ranked number 4 because we had only 15 likes less than place three *sigh*
But I guess that's life, it wasn't meant to be...
Maybe the plane to Turkey would have crashed or the hotel would have been really horrible... or, or, or... whatever *lol*
Anyway, I would like to thank you all again *hugs*


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RICHMOND – Lyboult Field hosted the soccer sectional final Saturday as conference foes Connersville and Rushville met for the title.
Two quick goals in the first half and four goals in the second half allowed the Spartans to claim the sectional title 6-0.
In the first minute of action, a Connersville corner kick went off a Lion defender and found the back of the net for a Spartan 1-0 advantage.
The Spartans added a second goal at the 32:42 mark of the first half as Connersville's Jack Reed controlled a through ball and scored.
"We were down by two at the half, but I thought we were still in it," Coach Bob Beeler said. "After those first two goals our defense stiffened, and even though we were behind, I thought if we could get on the board in the second half we had a good chance."
Connersville did not allow the Lions to make a comeback. The Spartans added an early goal in the second half (33:49) to push the lead to 3-0.
Just three minutes later, a fourth Spartan goal put Connersville in a commanding 4-0 lead.
The final two Spartan goals came at the 24:53 mark and the 8:40 mark to make the final margin 6-0.
"Obviously, it was a tough day for us, both offensively and defensively," Coach Beeler said. "You have to give credit to the Spartans."
"It was a good season for our team," Coach Beeler added. "We had a lot of ups and downs, but our seniors Frank Sammons, Zach Stiers, Grant Houston, Trent McQueen, Michael Van Schoyck, Ethan Foster, Ricky Thompson, Derrik Justice and Hunter Yazel provided the leadership we wanted and did a really great job for us. It will be tough losing that many seniors, and senior Nicole Hoeing, our manager, did a great job for us as well."
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The town council approved the issue of $17 million in bonds to refund prior town bonds at a lower interest rate at the Tuesday night meeting.
Town Manager Steven Werbner said that refinancing could save around $245,000 over the life of the bonds.
The town council also set a public hearing to allocate $25,000 from the Unallocated Capital Fund in order to fund projects at the high school that would make it usable as a long-term, large shelter for residents during emergency situations.
The school currently has a generator, but has yet to be wired to provide power to the sections of the building needed to open a shelter. This would include wiring the generator to the kitchen, showers, climate control, etc. at the school.
The council also recognized Public Works Director Clem Langlois, Jr. and resident Jerry Clark for their assistance in fixing a at the town's highway garage.
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Move the right hand about 18 inches in front of the right foot. Take a block under the hand, if necessary.
Kick the left leg up into Half Moon Pose.
Straighten the left arm toward the ceiling and bring the gaze up to the left hand.
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Senate Democrats say they'll push to expand Wisconsin's popular do-not-call list.
Senator Jon Erpenbach of Middleton says he wants to add cell phones to the list and increase penalties on telemarketers who violate the law.
He also says he wants to allow small businesses to be able to add their numbers to the list.
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After spending much of his career working in an east Athens State Farm office, Dana Kerr says he's excited to be offering insurance products to a new market in Oconee County.
Kerr and his team sell auto, home, life, and health insurance and can assist with banking needs.
"We offer, what I believe, are the best policies you can buy, the best service from myself and my team -- supported by the company in an outstanding way -- and then obviously we try to offer at a competitive price," Kerr said. "I think we're really good at really bringing the three of those things together."
On Oct. 9, a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the office's opening and membership with the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce.
The office is located at 1220 Langford Drive Suite 103. It's open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 706-850-2005 for more information. You can also visit the business's website and find it on Facebook.
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Try this unusual sweet bread with a thick spread of melting butter. Be sure to use fresh raspberries and not frozen.
Equipment and preparation: You will need a long proving basket.
375g/13oz strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
250g/9oz sourdough starter
7g salt
100-130ml/3½-4fl oz tepid water
olive oil, for kneading
150g/5½oz white chocolate chips
100g/3½oz fresh raspberries (not frozen)
fine semolina flour, for dusting
Combine the flour, starter and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the water and mix with your hands until you have a soft dough.
Coat a chopping board with olive oil, then tip the dough onto it and knead the dough for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough forms a soft, smooth skin.
Tip the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean tea towel. Leave to rise in a warm place (22-24C/71-51F) for five hours, or until at least doubled in size.
Once risen, knead the dough until it is smooth, knocking the air out. Add the white chocolate chips and raspberries and continue to knead until the chocolate and raspberries are well mixed into the dough.
Roll into an elongated shape to fit into a long proving basket.
Flour the proving basket and place the dough into the basket. Leave to rise for 5-9 hours.
Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
Liberally sprinkle semolina on to the exposed dough in the proving basket; this will give it grip on the baking tray and stop it from spreading.
Place a baking tray over the proving basket, then quickly flip it over, removing the basket and leaving the loaf shape on the baking tray.
Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 190C/375F/Gas 5 and bake for another 20-25 minutes. If the bread looks like it is colouring very quickly reduce the heat earlier and cover with foil.
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Back in August at a pintxos bar in Girona called Zanpanzar, myself and a couple of cyclists from Calgary were having dinner after a long day of riding. The four of us sat at a communal table along with a Catalan husband and wife. They overheard us speaking English and politely asked where we were from? They had lived in the States for a year while the woman was teaching Spanish to students in Conniticut. She was also fluent in French which came in handy as the Canadians were as well. Like so many locals here they could not have been more friendly. By the end of dinner I was invited to their home for lunch to which I of course graciously accepted.
Lunch with Anna and Miquel quickly became a weekly routine. Every Monday at 14.00 I would arrive at their home with a bottle of wine and we would share a meal while speaking in English, Spanish, and Catalan. Often the conversation would dive into the origins of certain words and how they were used in different parts of the world. Anna loved to break out a massive dictionary with the history of words and phrases. It was great for me as my Spanish and Catalan improved, Miquel was able to practice his English and Anna, having retired from teaching, got to spend time doing what she loves.
As the holidays approached I was invited to their Christmas day dinner in a town called Besalu which is about 30km north of Girona. It was at the home of Miquel's brother Lluis. What an incredibly nice gesture. I was truly grateful.
Knowing full well that this was going to be a day of consuming incredible amounts of food it seemed like I should at least squeeze in a workout. Christmas morning was spent on the bike doing repeats up a 2km climb into a neighborhood called Montjuic with breathtaking views of the Girona cathedral and the snow caped Pyrenees way off in the distance.
After that is was home for a quick shower before heading to Besalu which I later came to learn was a town of great importance during the Middle Ages. It is famous for its 12th century bridge over which features a gateway at its midpoint. Miguel's brother Lluis lived in a very large home that sat adjacent to the church of Sant Pere, consecrated in 1003.
Even though I was 4,000 miles from home, there was a striking resemblance between Besalu and where I had celebrated Christmas in the past.
However, while standing on the balcony of Llouis's house with Anna and Miquel's son Quim, I asked him about a mountain way off in the distance. Quim informed me that it was called Mare de Deu del Mont and in fact there was a paved road to the top. Well I'd better add that to the list.
Christmas dinner was fantastic and it reminded me of my first exposure to European family gatherings nearly 20 years ago when my sister was married in Italy. Those great Italian dinners went on for hours with incredible food and wine with seemingly every family member in attendance.
This day had very much the same feel with Anna and Miquel's 3 sons and their families. We spent the whole day eating and similar to back home, the children's anticipation of opening gifts was present the entire day. After opening gifts and snapping a few photo's, a long and much needed family walk through the town of Besalu was a great way to end Christmas day.
The next morning I rolled out of Girona to climb Mare de Deu del Mont. It was a 19km climb of 950m with the final 3km averaging a brutal 9.5% but stunning views at the top. The elevation profile looks like this:
And when former Team Sky rider Micheal Barry descends from the top it looks like this:
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Karen Biestman is the Associate Dean and Director of the Native American Cultural Center, and teaches by invitation at the Law School and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in the areas of Federal Indian Law, Indian Country Economic Development, and American Indian Religious Freedom.
Prior to 2011, she taught at UC Berkeley in the Law School, American Studies, and Native American Studies, and served as Assistant Dean of Students and Coordinator of Native American Studies. She left academia for one year to serve as Director of Indian Education for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, in San Francisco to develop a national curriculum on "Working Effectively with Tribal Governments".
The common thread in her professional roles is the unwavering commitment to promoting academic excellence and institutional support for Native students, and creating intellectual forums for thoughtful discourse around critical issues impacting Native communities, their lands, cultures, and sovereignty. The latter drives a broad, comparative, and inclusive agenda in the academy and beyond. Karen continues to consult in Indian Country, with non-profits, and with federal, state and tribal governments on a broad range of Indian Affairs.
She serves generously on boards, including currently as Vice President of the Board of the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center. She received both her B.A. and J.D. from U.C. Berkeley.


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Persecution is a daily reality for Christians worldwide. A professed faith in Christ can result in social rejection, shunning from friends and family members, job loss, imprisonment, torture and even death.
Leading The Way has been encouraging persecuted Christians around the world by broadcasting the Truth of Christ into closed regions and establishing on-the-ground follow-up teams for personal encouragement in some of the darkest parts of this world.
While we continue to meet spiritual needs, we must follow Christ's example and address the practical needs of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ. To this end, Leading The Way established Help The Persecuted to meet the urgent physical, financial, and ministerial needs of persecuted believers around the world.
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Linux on a Small Satellite
The core Copperfield-2 payload processor provides two key functions for the mission. First, it is a sensor system that receives sensed data, processes the data and interacts with onboard communications equipment to transmit the results to other sensors and ground stations. Secondly, it serves as a general-purpose computer system that provides the infrastructure for storage and data handling. In fact, multiple general-purpose processors are part of the Copperfield-2 payload, each communicating by way of an Ethernet network. A COTS Ethernet switch serves as the center of the star Ethernet architecture.
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To capitalize on the Ethernet, TCP/IP, standards-based architecture of the UAV payload while remaining compatible with the satellite bus' legacy OX.25 interfaces—which provide a means for downlinking science data and state-of-health telemetry—a different embedded computer module was designed specifically to serve as the bridge. This module is called the high-speed interface (HSI) and provides a 2MB synchronous serial bus connected to the spacecraft communication controller. The HSI hardware is implemented as a combination of FPGA hardware and a BSE ipEngine general-purpose PowerPC 823 embedded processor.
In the HSI, the FPGA provides the hardware necessary to meet timing requirements for the data link, decoupling the processor from the synchronous data link. The PowerPC runs a Linux 2.4-based kernel, and the HSI FPGA interface is implemented as a standard Linux device driver. No special real-time extensions are used, and a Linux-based application provides the interface between the TCP/IP networking stack, using standard protocols and the device driver implementation. The HSI system allows multiple processes and Ethernet-connected computers to access the data stream sent to the spacecraft. The PowerPC communications controller on the Copperfield-2 processor easily could have handled the HSI tasks on TacSat-1. However, due to the extremely limited availability of hardware and the desire to increase parallel development opportunities, this interface was developed independently.
The most "custom" part in any satellite program often is the payload control software. Because many of the Copperfield-2 payload components with processors run Linux, interesting software options are available. Much of the payload software was implemented as bash (Bourne again shell) scripts. During the rapid development of the payload software, the philosophy was to attempt to divide the software development into two parts, custom and reused software modules. This philosophy called for minimizing custom code to limited functions and programs with specific purposes. Occasionally, we did find that existing utilities did not quite fit the requirements, and these were modified or replacements were written.
These specific custom programs and drivers allowed for control of payload elements through small command-line utilities that could be tested completely and easily in their limited functionality. These programs were developed with the UNIX command-line functionality in mind, along with data input through standard in (STDIN) and data output through standard out (STDOUT). Developing software utilities with interfaces such as these in mind has been the standard for many legacy operating system concepts from the earliest UNIX developments. We intended to continue that strategy and build upon it, as it provides an amazingly flexible way of constructing thorough capabilities with simple although powerful utilities.
Linux has become a key foundation for supporting today's rapidly growing IT environments. Linux is being used to deploy business applications and databases, trading on its reputation as a low-cost operating environment. For many IT organizations, Linux is a mainstay for deploying Web servers and has evolved from handling basic file, print, and utility workloads to running mission-critical applications and databases, physically, virtually, and in the cloud. As Linux grows in importance in terms of value to the business, managing Linux environments to high standards of service quality — availability, security, and performance — becomes an essential requirement for business success.
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dmcbr said 264 weeks agoamazing!
Allissan said 264 weeks agoI can dig it ;)
fairnymph said 264 weeks agoOmg site of animal heads and skulls, I repeat yet again!
chrisdgriffin said 264 weeks agoPlease stop with the skulls. I love the bird shirt on the side though. How about that one instead?
Tweezers18 said 264 weeks agoI love the illustration, but I still gotta pbadonkadonk on this one.
Phillyzero said 264 weeks agoPretty good design, but not a fan of women or skulls on my shirts. Agreed that the bird shirt to the side is a fairly nice alternative.
OpenIntro said 264 weeks agobird shirt on the right is on design by humans (somewhereelse.com)
OpenIntro said 264 weeks agoLove the third design down on the right! Available anywhere?
peppersagooddog said 264 weeks agohe is still adorable. i wish i could buy this shirt. :(
Scarlet said 264 weeks agoLike the second on the side. About this shirt, I just bought two skull shirts recently. I'll have to pbadonkadonk.
On a side note, seriously? Do you honestly censor "pbadonkadonk"? This is getting a little out of hand.
Scarlet said 264 weeks agoGreat. Now we can't even say that we have decided to P A S S on a shirt. Beautiful.
TheFlork said 264 weeks agoYAY! Skull shirt! Keep them coming!!! :-D
eludingsun said 264 weeks agooiseau, i love you work! almost all of your pieces are so beautiful in their own way. it's so nice to check this site and be like 'at least... talent!' i would buy the majority of your shirts, if i could afford it.
i'm so pleased with teefury's choices lately, keep the good work coming! this is the teefury i know and love!
Reckoning said 264 weeks agoi love the colors with the tree in the backround and the birds, but i dont really like the unicycle and the skull dude
i would def buy if it was just the birds and the tree
fatalligator said 264 weeks agoOne of my favorite designers and a neat shirt.
I prefer the side art, but I'm not complaining.
Woot for TeeFury animation in the lower right!!!
stablercake said 264 weeks agoWould have considered if the "hair" was actually one of those sailor hats like Donald Duck has.
I buggering LOVE that airplane. I remember commenting about it last time this dude had a shirt up. Has that one been printed yet?
stablercake said 264 weeks agoTeeFury the censorship is getting smurfed.
We can't say ANY word with "A S S" in it.
stablercake said 264 weeks agoWTF
ok I can say Assassinate
But I can't say pass.
That's smurfed as...a swear word that will get censored.
stablercake said 264 weeks agoAnd now of course I can say pass when I try to set an example.
This is so fuxed.
AhemAhem said 264 weeks ago@ Scarlet:
Ummm. Just my opinion but I think a lot of the word censoring TeeFury does is more on the humorous side of things and less because they are really trying to censor you. Obviously they don't have a problem with the word "p a s s", but because every other comment often contains that word, they must have thought it would be funny to replace it with a more interesting word like "pbadonkadonk". I don't know. Personally it makes me chuckle.
stablercake said 264 weeks agoSee, I get the humor in it, but it can get frustrating to figure out what people are actually trying to say :C
Or maybe I'm just too slow to connect the dots xD
incredibleninja said 264 weeks agoA lot of people will stop posting if their words are changed. Opinions drive the web, makes the plebeians feel important. Anyway, I like the shirt but the tree and the birds are another example of needless design being thrown at a perfectly good idea. Photoshop and like programs have turned every 2D form of expression into a infinitely layered jackson pollok painting of ambiguous symbols, designs, and lines.
Teevil said 264 weeks agoI removed that filter once it became clear that it was making communicating difficult. Sorry for the confusion!
Reckoning said 264 weeks agolmao stabler
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The Urban Strategies Council is working to support our public systems and community partners to build a local, regional and statewide network of organizations and individuals committed to improving outcomes for Boys and Men of Color through effective programs and services, policy advocacy and systems reform. We are committed to improving health, education, employment and justice system outcomes of boys and young men of color.
Our work, as outlined below, includes: the Oakland-Alameda County Alliance for Boys and Men of Color serving as leadership table for public and nonprofit organizations, the Aspen Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund focusing on increasing education and career employment, the African American Male Achievement Initiative pioneering public institutional commitment to improving educational outcomes, and our statewide work with the California Alliance for Boys and Men of Color and the Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color focusing on statewide policy and legislation to improve outcomes.
Oakland-Alameda County Alliance for Boys and Men of Color
The Boys and Men of Color work in Oakland includes convening Oakland and Alameda County public systems and non-profit leaders to develop their support and an action agenda for working together to achieve the goals of the Boys and Men of Color (BMoC) Initiative in education, health and employment.
Aspen Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund
One of the priority areas of work for the Oakland-Alameda Alliance for Boys and Men of Color is improving education, training and career employment opportunities for Men of Color. In June of 2013, the Alliance was selected as one of 21 sites nationwide to participate in Aspen Institute's Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund. The focus of the Aspen Initiative is to connect 16-24 year olds who are not attending school or working to education and training leading to family sustaining career employment in the growth sectors of the East Bay economy. To learn more about our efforts, see the link below
African American Male Achievement Initiative
In late 2010, the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) asked the Council to partner with OUSD and the East Bay Community Foundation in developing the African American Male Achievement Initiative (AAMAI) which aims to improve outcomes for young Black males in Oakland by addressing the areas of literacy, suspension, and graduation rates, among others, where significant differences exist between African American male students and their peers. In addition to developing and tracking key indicators to help OUSD gauge progress, the Council released three major reports in 2012 exploring disparities in suspensions, chronic absence, and factors that impact students' trajectory toward high school graduation. Calling attention to areas where outcomes for African American male students are particularly poor, the reports contained data and policy analysis along with recommendations.
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: The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color includes change agents from across the state of California who are committed to improving the life chances of California's boys and young men of color. The Alliance includes youth, community organizations, foundations, and systems leaders from education, public health, law enforcement and economic development. The Alliance is active at the local and state levels, with a particular focus on Oakland, Los Angeles, and Fresno.
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Recognizing the importance of the success of boys and men to the health and well being of all California residents, the Assembly Speaker appointed a Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color in California in 2011 and selected Oakland Assembly Member Sandre Swanson as the Chair. Urban Strategies Council and members of the Oakland-Alameda County Alliance for Boys and Men of Color worked with the Select Committee and BMoC partners around the state to convene regional hearings and culminating in a Sacramento hearing in July 2012. In 2012, the Speaker continued the Select Committee. For information on the regional hearing in Oakland and the ongoing work of the Select Committee, see the link below.
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Spirit of the Horse, wildlife at Carlton
Summer in the High Country begins with a host of activities - hiking, water sports, horseback riding, horse shows and art exhibitions. Carlton Gallery participates as the Avery Tour de Art opens its season on Saturday, June 26, with painting demonstrations, community spirit and light refreshments at the various galleries/artists' studios in the coalition.
Carlton Gallery celebrates its 28th season with an emphasis on animal paintings - horses and wildlife. The spirit of the horse is captured in oils on canvas and mixed media by talented and horse loving artists Vae Hamilton, Bill Farnsworth, Gina Strumpf, Holly Glasscock, Toni Carlton, Brenda Barber and Jim Crompton. Equine art in impressionistic, traditional realism, abstract, and mixed media canvases depict the splendor and power of the horse in different styles and textures. Along with this equine collection is a whimsical, colorful cowboy painted by Warren Dennis in his distinct elongated style.
Artist Brian Carney plans to demonstrate his techniques in wildlife painting at Carlton Gallery as a feature of the Avery Tour de Art on Saturday, June 26. Carney's subject matter for his paintings is taken from members of the American wildlife family, such as whitetail deer, cougars, and birds.
Carney's impressionistic and semi-abstract wildlife art debuted with great success at the Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition in Charleston, S.C., in February 2009. He uses his art for animal charities and is a member of Artists for Conservation.
"Carlton Gallery is pleased to exhibit a series of Carney's abstract deer painted in his 'Interpretive Color' style which translates the actual colors into conceptual tones to evoke a mood," a gallery spokesperson said.
The 28th season of celebrating art in all mediums is in full swing at Carlton Gallery during the Spring Exhibition, which continues through July 15. New works by local, regional and national artists the gallery is fortunate to represent include paintings in oil, acrylic, mixed media and watercolor with diverse subject matter; three-dimensional works in glass, wood, sculpture, clay; giclees, photography and prints; stunning and unique jewelry of precious and semi-precious gemstones and pearls set in 14-22K gold, sterling silver, multi-hued stones and beads.
Visitors can participate in the Avery Tour de Art, held the fourth Saturday of each month, June through October, visiting the area's galleries and joining in activities.
For the Avery Tour de Art (held the fourth Saturday of each month, June through October) on June 26, visitors can observe a painting demonstration by wild life artist Brian Carney at Carlton Gallery, along with viewing all art on exhibit during the 28th Spring Exhibition.
The gallery is located 10 miles south of Boone and 7 miles north of Linville on N.C. 105 in the Grandfather Community. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information about the gallery, artists or workshops, call (828) 963-4288 or visit http://www.carltonartgallery.com.
Gallery Times
Gallery Times is a weekly news feature of the Focus section of The Mountain Times, featuring short news items submitted by local galleries.
For more information, contact editor Frank Ruggiero at (firstname.lastname@example.com) or (828) 264-6397.


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I was interested to read about the rethink of graduate recruitment strategies.
The Higher Education Careers Services Unit has found that the UK's top students are selecting their higher education providers based on different factors than those of their predecessors. One of the outcomes of the research is that employers are advised to modify their graduate recruitment strategies to accommodate changes in behaviour.
The HECSU's study surveyed around 50,000 students and found that historic selection factors such as the history and reputation of a university were becoming less important to prospective students. Institutions such as Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow (Russell Group Institutions) are not always the first choice for high achieving students. Rather it is course reputation, rather than university reputation, that can steer a student's choice.
The impact on graduate employers could be profound if they don't react to this news. Simply put, the talent may not be exclusively found within that Russell Group. The cost of studying full-time is becoming more and more apparent in university choice. As more students opt to stay at home and attend a commutable university, they naturally have their options limited.
The benefit of understanding the findings could be overshadowed by a greater problem- that of determining a more up-to-date and effective system for attracting and managing entrants to corporate graduate jobs. While employers may be temporarily diverted by more immediate recession related problems, there are those with a shrewd eye to the future.
Casting the net wider in terms of the "ideal" graduate employee may be much harder than it sounds, and it may also have long-term repercussions for the credibility of some long standing educational establishments.


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Superbly located on the bay of Ajaccio in a private and peaceful enclave of exclusive villas, this 6 bedroom luxurious home has sea and mountain views that will leave you speechless.It is among the best Corsican luxury rentals for families,within easy reach of sandy beaches ,the historical town of Ajaccio and the spectacular Corsican mountains.
The villa's terraces and the all-season infinity pool overlooking the crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea offer unique vistas of sunrises over the mountains and sunsets over the sea.
From the house,one can walk down to the sea through four private paths.
The property has been graced with an incredible rock garden. Filled with a variety of trees and flowers embellished with a Corsican stone fountain, the garden offers cozy nooks where to relax and admire the magical landscape. Three terraces offer shade or sun at any time of the day. With its three hundred square meters(3300 sq.feet) of indoor living space and 6 bedrooms, it is spacious enough to accommodate 11 people comfortably.
The villa is beautifully decorated with authentic French period furniture and paintings which you will not find in any other rentals.
It provides all of the amenities of a five star hotel mixed with the comforts of being in your own home.
It is maintained in top shape year round both indoor and outdoor.Gardens and pool are serviced once a week and a caretaker is available seven days a week in case of need.
You can choose from a variety of options when preparing your meals in either the main kitchen,the pool-level kitchen or on the outdoor barbecue.Lunches and dinners can then be served in one of four different dining areas in and around the house.
The villa can accommodate up to eleven guests in five double rooms with their own en suite bathrooms. Four of the bedrooms have amazing sea, pool and mountain views. There is also an additional small bedroom for one person. All the bedrooms offer high quality bedding and come with fully equipped bathrooms ( linens, toilet paper, soaps, hair dryers etc...)
The owners who have been exploring Corsica by land and by boat for over thirty years have provided a detailed 'Guest Book' with all the information required to enjoy your stay to its fullest from restaurants, beaches,shops, boat rentals to helicopter rides, mountain or coastal excursions and hiking or trekking paths.
If you are not satisfied with the Guest Book's answers you can always call the owners for help. They speak French, English, Spanish and Italian.
The French call Corsica 'The Island of Beauty' and there are plenty of good reasons for that.Corsica has hundreds of sandy beaches and coves,some of them only reachable by boat,a stunning chain of mountains with snow covered peaks,cascading streams and fresh water natural pools as well as ancient villages of breathtaking beauty.This Mediterranean island also offers a unique blend of cultures that are as much influenced by Italy as they are by FranceThe bay of Ajaccio where this house is located is one of the most attractive part of the corsican coasts.
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The Spoils Podcast: Vigilantes, Theft, and Manifest
By Steven– January 20, 2011
In this cast, hosts Steven and Zach dive into a few new deck ideas and mention all the recent happenings in the Spoils community – including Winter Championships!
Featured within:
Winter Championships Announcement
Kevin's Spoils Blog
Patrick's Spoils Blog
Yurt Article
Reality Shift Article
Playtest Article
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Recorded in 1987 at historic Storyville Night Club in New Orleans
Here's something you don't see every day. Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino - three of the greatest of their day - playing pianos on the same stage at the same time. Brace yourself and make sure your sound is on because this show will rock you out of your seat.
This is a once in a lifetime appearance and one you will not forget!?
Ron Woods of the Rolling Stones, Carl Perkins (Blue Suede Shoes) and others
playing back-up, a cameo appearance by Rod Stewart and all directed by Paul Schaeffer, Letterman's band leader!
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Our 4 yr old Seth is a lover of the music. He is constantly amusing us with his requests for certain bands when we are driving or at home. He really likes Muse and Seve Vs Evan, so you can see how most of the time its not hard to fill his wants. One of the only things he likes possibly more than music is his Grandpa. They are totally best friends.
My dad is a big fan of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (so am I actually, which is hard to comprehend if you know me and how much I dislike all country music… except for Bob Wills). So naturally when I finally got some of my Dad's Bob Wills on my ipod and played it for Seth last month it started some kind of explosion in Seth's brain causing him to beg for it constantly when he and I are alone in the car (which is a lot since the other kids are in school and he and I run lots of errands and go places together).
(a little clip you might like, even though the quality isn't perfect)
Seth is actually going to spend over a week next month with my parents while I go to Puerto Rico, and he is most excited about jamming with my Dad every day. My Dad is very musical and he has an area in the loft with a drum set, keyboard, guitars, microphones, and harmonica. They play together often. Seth likes to bring his blue ukulele.
So that is my big music scoop for last month, perhaps not so "gen x" as usual, but I like Bob Wills because it is incredibly entertaining, and I love the quaint undiluted sound of the guitar, violin, piano and who knows what else. Mr Wills talks while they are playing, to the band itself and commentary on the song in general and it is so funny. He also makes crazy noises. They went through several band members, and I like some better than others, but one of our favorites is the piano player Kelso. We are naming our next dog Kelso, and that is the name Seth uses now when he pretends to be a dog.
My Dad has a huge box set, but for the average listener I think the best album to start with is Bob Wills the Country Music Hall of Fame. (check out the listening samples there on the album, you might surprise yourself and like it too)
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Learning Kendo UI Web Development is a new book from Packt that will guide users to integrate the latest web technology into their already existing websites, without having to go back and start from the beginning. This comprehensive guide to Kendo UI Web will take readers right from the basic widgets that wrap input fields, to the full page scaffolding widgets for setting up websites.
About the author:
John Adams is an application development consultant in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for a company called RBA. He has been developing custom business applications with the Microsoft .NET platform for 6 years and has specialized in development with ASP.NET MVC. He loves writing code and creating solutions.
Kendo UI Web is a rich framework of JavaScript widgets and tools that add immediate value to a website. With this book, readers will explore the full spectrum of what Kendo UI has to offer in specialized widgets that gather input from users by displaying calendars, sliders, or date pickers, all the way up to widgets that structure web pages through data-driven models in accordions, tabs, list views, and tree views.
The book also teaches readers how to leverage data source objects and JavaScript templates with the TabStrip and Grid widgets, create fast and fluid word wheels with the AutoComplete widget, take advantage of the powerful MVVM JavaScript architectural pattern, and organize data with the Splitter and TreeView widgets.
The book consists of the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Interacting with Data: DataSource, Templates, TabStrip, and Grid
Chapter 2: The AutoComplete Widget and its Usage
Chapter 3: Using and Customizing Calendar
Chapter 4: The Kendo MVVM Framework
Chapter 5: HTML Editor and Custom Tools
Chapter 6: Menu and ListView
Chapter 7: Implementing PanelBar and TabStrip
Chapter 8: Slider Essentials
Chapter 9: Implementing the Splitter and TreeView Widgets
Chapter 10: The Upload and Window Widgets
Chapter 11: Web API Examples
This book will be a useful resource for web developers, familiar with basic HTML 5 and JavaScript, who want to take advantage of cutting edge JavaScript and HTML 5 web site features, but don't have the time or the knowledge to write all of the code by hand. For more information, please visit the book page at http://www.packtpub.com/learning-kendo-ui-web-development/book
|Learning Kendo UI Web Development
| Learn from clear and specific examples on how to utilize the full range of the Kendo UI tool set for the web
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Two candidates are challenging George Wickliffe for the United Keetoowah Band chief's post, according to an unofficial list released Wednesday by the tribe.
Dallas Proctor and Donna McIntosh Shockley filed to run for chief, joining 28 other tribal members – including Wickliffe – who threw their hats into the ring for positions before filings closed Tuesday at 6 p.m.
This year's election is for the four officer positions, which hold four-year terms, and the nine district representative positions, with two-year terms.
Assistant Chief Charles Locust has two challengers, Joe Bunch and Woodrow Proctor. Secretary Joyce Hawk will face Carl Hornet and Kristene Scraper, while Treasurer Ella Mae Worley drew one opponent, Vanessa Hansen.
In the Tahlequah District, incumbent Betty Holcomb will have three opponents: Jerry Henson, Perry Proctor and James Reese. For the Sequoyah District, incumbent Barry Dotson is facing Junior Levi Catron.
In the Cooweescoowee District, incumbent Clifford Wofford will face Josiah Thorne. For Flint District, incumbent Tom Duncan drew four opponents: Beverly Leach, Arthur Ross, Wiki "Joe" Squirrel, and Frankie Still. For Saline District, incumbent Charles Smoke will square off against Adalene Smith.
Four Incumbent representatives did not draw opponents. Eddie Sacks, Canadian district; Jerry Hansen, Delaware district; William "Willie" Christie, Goingsnake district; and Peggy Girty, Illinois district, will retain their seats on the tribal council.
The candidate list will remain unofficial until the UKB Election Board verifies the candidates for eligibility.
Tribal members will go to the polls Nov. 5.
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Los Angeles - Singer Jessica Simpson is said to be expecting a baby boy.
The 32-year-old, who already has eight-month-old daughter Maxwell with fiance Eric Johnson, announced her second pregnancy Christmas Day, reports radaronline.com.
"It is Jessica's dream come true, she prayed she was having a boy,†said a source.
"She found out this week after a check-up at the doctor, who asked her if she wanted to know the sex of the baby. Jessica immediately said 'yes', and when the doctor told her it was a boy, she screamed with joy,†the source added.


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The Student Assistant program is an on-campus work program open to any student who is enrolled in at least half-time units through the regular university. Half-time for undergraduates is 6 units and 4 units for graduate students. Students enrolled in College of Extended Learning must be enrolled in 6 units.
All Student Assistant jobs are listed on the web site maintained by the Student Involvement and Career Center.
Students Searching for a job:
Go to www.sfsu.edu/~sicc/findajob.html
When you find jobs that you are interested in, apply as indicated. For more information about how to search or if you need assistance finding a job, visit the Student Involvement and Career Center in Student Services Building 206 or call 415-338-1761.
Please note:
Work-Study jobs are also listed on the Student Involvement and career center web site but you must have a financial aid Work-Study award to apply for Work-Study jobs.
I-9 Compliance
Before you can be hired for a Student Assistant job, you need to complete the I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) process. To complete the process, come to the Office of Student Financial Aid, One Stop Student Services Building. Two pieces of documentation are required:
A photo identification that establishes identity. Acceptable documents are: a State-issued driver's license or a State-issued ID card with a photograph, U.S. Military card or a student photo identification card.
Documents that establish employment eligibility. Acceptable documents are: original Social Security Card, a birth certificate bearing a seal or other certification, or an unexpired INS Employment Authorization. You may use any of the following documents to establish both identity and employment eligibility: U.S. passport, Certificate of United States Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization or Alien Registration Card with recent photograph.
Once you have completed the I-9 process you must obtain an EEV (Employment Eligibility Verification) form to take to your employer. You can request this form at the time that you complete the I-9 process. The EEV verifies that you have completed the I-9 process and that you are enrolled at least half-time. Your employer should keep your EEV on file in their office. If you have more than one job, you must present an EEV form to each employer.
The first day you can begin working is 5 business days prior to the first day of Instruction on the academic calendar. During the academic year, when classes are in session, you are limited to working 20 hours per week. If you have more than one job, the total number of hours per week for both jobs may not exceed 20. During school breaks, you can work up to 40 hours per week. Finals week is not considered a recess period, therefore you are still limited to working 20 hours per week. However, if you have completed all of your academic obligations prior to the end of Finals week, you may make arrangements with your employer to begin working extra hours. The final day a student can work during the Fall semester is the last scheduled final on the academic calendar. The final day a student can work during Spring semester is May 31. The final day a student who was given a less than half-time enrollment exception can work is the last day of instruction on the academic calendar.
Graduating Students can only work up to the last day of finals on that academic calendar.
Summer Employment
Breaks: You are entitled to take certain breaks during work shifts that exceed three hours. The supervisor determines when the breaks are to be taken.
4-5 Hour Shift: One 15 minute paid break
5-7 Hour Shift: One 15 minute paid break and one mandatory 30 minute unpaid meal break
8 Hour Shift: Two 15 minute paid breaks and one mandatory 30 minute unpaid meal break


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Timothy Leiweke is President and CEO of AEG. Now in his 12th year with the organization, he has acquired or merged more than 50 divisions and companies to create a global live entertainment organization that produces, promotes and manages sports and entertainment programming in facilities owned and operated by AEG as well as other venues. As president of the Staples Center, Leiweke was responsible for the overall development of the downtown Los Angeles showplace for major events and performances. He is currently overseeing the creation of L.A. Live, a $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential and entertainment district adjacent to the Staples Center. He previously served as president and CEO of U.S. Skiing, president of the Denver Nuggets and vice president of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is a member of the board of trustees for Para Los Ni�os, a member of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Rainbow/PUSH Entertainment Project.
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By JUSTIN RAINS
Palestine Herald-Press
In terms of his tennis, the last year had been a rough one for Palestine-native Ryan Ybarra.
After transferring from Texas Tech to UT-Tyler, Ybarra had seen his season come to a rough end thanks to a foot injury, and led him to wonder about his future in the sport.
In his own words, Ybarra was "burnt out."
On Sunday at the Tyler Tennis and Swim Club, he put plenty of those doubts to rest.
Despite falling in the first set, Ybarra stormed back to win the second and the third over San Antonio's Adrian Valdez, the state's top-ranked player, en route to the Men's Open singles title at the East Texas Open.
"It gave me a lot of motivation to keep practicing hard," Ybarra said. "(At) the end of my UT-Tyler season, I got injured and I ended the season terribly. This tournament gave me some motivation to keep on practicing and work hard."
After dropping the first set, 3-6, Ybarra said he really found his groove, and it showed. He dropped only three games the rest of the match on his way to a 6-2, 6-1 finish.
"I started off a little slow, just getting used to how he played," he said. "The second set I played a lot better, and then the third set he got a little tired. It was a tough match."
The East Texas Open holds some prestige to it, and isn't a run-of-the-mill country club event.
Ybarra played multiple players who either had or were going to play tennis at the college level, including two matches in a matter of hours on Saturday.
After dispatching of his quarterfinal round opponent Julio Olaya in a three-hour marathon, Ybarra turned around and advanced to the finals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over eighth-ranked Hunter Johnson less than two hours later.
Now, Ybarra — who went to school at All Saint's Episcopal School in Tyler — is headed for Florida to meet up with his coach.
From there he hopes to train and play in pro tournaments in hopes of continuing a career that Sunday's win helped re-energize.


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Tuesday, 18th September
Activists met outside the offices of Legal and General in Hove on Tuesday. We had prepared our speeches carefully in response to a rumour we had heard, that Legal and General were telling their staff that they were not in any way involved with animal experiments at Huntingdon Life Sciences.
We spelled out the connection to them; L&G have shares in the discredited pharma giant Astrazeneca, who apart from torturing tens of thousands of animals themselves, also contract out animal experiments to HLS.
We also took along our new boards that cite examples of findings and penalties that have been imposed on Astrazeneca in the USA, for bribing doctors, price 'fixing' and 'hiding' unfavourable results from it's drug Seroquel.
This is what the boards say:
In 2009, Astrazeneca 'buried' unfavourable study findings on it's anti psychotic drug Seroquel. The company used fraudulent descriptions to obscure Seroquel's failed efficacy and its serious side effects -diabetes -weight gain -heart problems
In 2010, Astrazeneca was investigated by the US government for paying bribes to increase their sales overseas. They were later raided by the European Commission for keeping cheaper copies of their medicines off the market.
Also in 2010, Astrazeneca paid out nearly $1 billion in fines and penalties for mis-marketing their drugs in the USA and in court settlements for adverse drug side effects.
In August 2011, Astrazeneca was indicted in Serbia for alleged bribery. The indictment accused local Astrazeneca employees of having made improper payments to physicians at the institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia. - One of the accused committed suicide.
This is just the start Legal and General, we have plenty more examples of wrong doings at Astrazeneca. You are aware of all the controversy surrounding Astrazeneca and yet you still have shares in them.
Why is that, something to do with greed perhaps?....Shame on you.
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A Ridgewood middle school teacher pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with an incident in which he was arrested for shoplifting $75 worth of groceries at Whole Foods last fall.
Appearing before Judge David Pfund on Thursday, Adolfo Noya, 47 of Wyckoff, waived his right to trial on the charge of disorderly conduct and entered a guilty plea. As part of the plea agreement with the prosecutor, the shoplifting charge was dropped.
Police said Noya placed $75 worth of groceries in a $7 tote bag at Whole Foods on Oct. 25 and left without paying. Authorities said he was stopped in the parking lot by store security staff and subsequently arrested.
Noya, a 7th grade Spanish teacher at George Washington Middle School, was sentenced to 30 days of community service and must pay a $1,000 fine. He declined to comment following his court appearance.
Through his attorney, Harold Springstead, Noya said he had "conducted himself in a disruptive manner" at Whole Foods but added little else.
Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said in November that no action had been taken against Noya's employment, as he had not been convicted.
The teacher's employment status could potentially change given the guilty plea on Thursday.
"When and if guilt is determined or someone's presence is a detraction to the educational process and action is necessary, please be assured all necessary statutes and codes will be followed," Fishbein previously said.
Fishbein did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.
Noya has worked in Ridgewood Public Schools since 2000 and is scheduled to make $87,000 this year.


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AFTER a long and successful week in Glasgow the Australian swim team have eclipsed their greatest total medal haul at a Commonwealth Games.
AUSTRALIAN mountain bike couple Daniel McConnell and Rebecca Henderson have both won bronze medals in their cross-country finals.
THE magic of the cup is alive and well as
PHIL Hughes became the first Australian man to score a double ton in a one-day match, belting an incredible 202 not out against South Africa A.
TEENAGE weightlifter Chika Amalaha's record-breaking gold medal performance is under a doping cloud after she returned a positive test.
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