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NEWTOWN, Conn. — State police officials said Thursday that it will take months to determine why Adam Lanza massacred students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School, as investigators struggle to assess his mental state before the shootings.
In the initial hours after the killing rampage one week ago, investigators said they had uncovered "good evidence" that would provide clues into what prompted Lanza's rampage.
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Investigators are struggling to uncover clues in the case as relatives of the victims are burying the dead, which include the shooter's mother. On Thursday afternoon, 25 relatives gathered in New Hampshire to remember Nancy Lanza, who was shot multiple times in the head by her son before he killed 26 people and then took his own life at the elementary school.
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---- — TERRE HAUTE — Indiana¹s state superintendent of public instruction, Glenda Ritz, told the Tribune-Star Tuesday that she is continuing her pursuit of a lawsuit against other members of the state Board of Education for alleged violation of the Open Door Law.
"Currently, that is my decision," she said in a telephone interview, several hours after she had visited Terre Haute to speak to the Rotary Club.
She filed the suit last week, alleging the board violated state law by secretly drafting a letter to top lawmakers asking them to have legislative analysts calculate A-to-F grades for schools instead of having her department make those calculations.
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Attorney general Greg Zoeller has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and four state board of education members asked her to drop the suit. Despite the lawsuit, she continues to prepare for next week's meeting of the education board on Nov. 8.
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She does not believe the lawsuit and strained relationship with the state board will affect decisions that need to be made regarding education policy in Indiana, she said. "I'm hoping we're about decisions based on what is on the agenda."
She said she hopes the conflict does not adversely affect public education in Indiana. "I hope that common sense prevails," she said. Ritz said she will continue to "work on decisions that are good for kids."
Asked if she would run for superintendent again, knowing the challenges she would face from Republican board members, legislative leaders and the governor, she said the superintendency "is a good fit for me." She described herself as "a strong education leader." Ritz is a Democrat.
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Teachers today "are teaching to the test most of the time," she said. Commenting on ISTEP, she said, "Any fifth-grade teacher that knows their curriculum and knows their students could tell you before we ever spend $25 million on ISTEP which kids are not going to pass. We know that already."
Assessments are necessary to see where kids are performing and where they need to improve — but there's too much of it, she said.
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"Literacy in my personal opinion is the most important thing we can be doing," she said. It¹s not just about teaching kids to read, "It's about making sure kids are always reading. It can't stop."
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Confirmed: Yanks sign Marte for three years, $12 milBy
Via Tim, we learn that the Yankees have signed reliever Damaso Marte to a three year deal worth $12 million. The story comes from Impacto Deportivo, a Spanish-language site. I believe they also broke the Luis Castillo signing last year. We'll monitor this for further confirmation. If true, it seems like a decent deal for the Yanks. At least we won't have to hear pundits scream in the Spring about the Yankees bringing in a lefty reliever just for the sake of it.
Update: It's official.
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i think it is a great signing…now please dont stop there….lets get cc,tex,and aj….also…i wish the yankee fans quit complaining about what each player makes each year…if the yanks couldnt afford to pay,,,they wouldnt…
I'd prefer CC, Tex, and Manny or CC, Tex, and Sheets to CC, Tex, and AJ, but I'm with you, let's go spend some money.
CC, Tex and Sheets would be an excellent Christmas present.
I think you guys are being a little selfish. You want your team to sign 3 of the 4 biggest free agents this offseason? Where will the money be for Holliday next year? I mean, if you want the Yanks payroll to be $225-$250 million than go ahead campaign for it but…CC, Tex and either Lowe/Sheets? That's a lot guys. Gimme CC and i'll be happy.
I would take Tex over Holiday. Plus, Matsui and Damon come off the books next season so there would be more money I suppose if they wanted to spend it. I personally think its great to see Holliday in Oakland. If he hits well, people will stop with the Coors factor. If not… I guess they look elsewhere?
I think you guys are being a little selfish.
It's professional baseball. You think we should be selfless and show compassion to our competitive rivals?
You want your team to sign 3 of the 4 biggest free agents this offseason?
Yup. Because they're good players that will help our team compete and the don't cost us any prospects to acquire.
Where will the money be for Holliday next year?
I don't really care. With the exception of Burnett, all of the other players are better players than Matt Holliday, IMO. But in any event, the money will be there; signing three marquee free agents won't possibly cost more than a collective 75M AAV; we have 135M AAV coming off the books in the next three years.
I mean, if you want the Yanks payroll to be $225-$250 million than go ahead campaign for it but…
…but, it would likely be somewhere around $210-$220M next year if we did sign three marquee free agents, and then it drops to around $170-$180M when Damon, Matsui, Nady, Molina, and Betemit drop off the books after this coming season. It's not as bad as you think.
I think my complaining is due to an '07 offseason hangover which makes me still believe the Yankees can compete with who they have an have the farm help. I guess I sometimes forget the horror of 2008 and how that plan went horribly wrong.
Horribly wrong? We won 89 games.
The "horror of 2008″ was that we didn't have enough quality starting pitching and enough quality offensive production to compete.
Hence, CC-Tex-Manny or CC-Tex-Sheets.
I'm completely fine with this signing. I would have liked to get the picks for him but he can help this club out for the next three years. At least we should still get 4 high draft picks (two from Bittle/Cole plus two from Bobby, I assume we'll lose our first and second at least).
I'm ok with this deal, if it is in fact the deal. The linked story doesn't really provide any other information other than their own self-confirmation of the scoop. Even if its one year too many, it can't be any worse than what we suffered through with Krazy Kyle.
Glad to see they brought Marte back, he did an okay job and really has been one of the more consistent bullpen arms in recent memory not named Rivera or Hoffman.
That was my first thought, one year too many. However, I'm happy they brought him back.
He would have got 4 yrs on the open market.
If Scott Linebrink can, he could.
I happen to like this deal. They are only paying Marte $4m a season for the next 3 years, and even average lefty relievers can have long careers. For example: Bob McClure was only 68-57 for his CAREER, but pitched 19 years. Source: http://www.baseball-reference.com.
I think the PEOPLE who will NOT like it are the agents and the players. Unless you are an elite talent like Sabathia or Teixeira, there is a rude awakening coming this off-season, the money will not be there. I think the single most interesting free-agent out there will be A.J. Burnett. He has a history of injuries, he is not a Boras Client, and he came off an excellent season. If he does not get a big contract, just watch the trickle down effect, and see the lack of money for the Ryan Dempster's of the world. It will not be pretty.
I love how you actually type "Source:" next to your sources. It's so quaint.
jesse orosco. nuff said.
I like how he sites which website he used but doesn't link to the actual players page.
So cute.
He wants you to navigate through a few webpages to find it, thus increasing the page views and adding much needed advertising dollars to the flagging American economy.
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Heh, from the site where I found that picture:
I also heard that at his first at-bat, Jeter asked Tek something like "Does Evil Knievel know you stole his clothes?" To which Jason responded with a laugh. Excellent.
Good deal. The Yanks now have more than one spot in the bullpen solidified. Marte could become an expensive lefty specialist at the end of his contract.
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im so mad we traded tabata for him and nady i mean tabata will be a manny type hitter and nady is ok but hes aging maybe they will trade him in and marte in july and get a premier prospect like tabata back what do you guys think??
Couldn't agree more. How do we trade away the next Manny for a package of 2 old guys? Not to mention we gave up on Ohlendorf too. Don't people remember the sinker he flashed while he was here? Reminded me of a future Doc Halladay. Who's with me?
Yeah. Tabata is the next Manny.
Just as an aside, you wouldn't happen to write for the Farmer's Almanac, would you?
"tabata will be a manny type hitter "
Yeah, that or a Celerino Sanchez type hitter.
nady is aging? he will be 30 on opening day and we're committed for 1 freaking year… gimme a break
You seem to forget that when this trade was made Tabata was hitting like Eric Duncan, not Manny, and was having terrible disciplinary problems. He needed a change of scenery and the Yanks flipped him for what, at the time, seemed like what would put our team over the top. I have a feeling if the Yanks get a good team together, Nady contributes and Marte does what he does you won't be worrying so much.
Maybe he meant Manny Alexander.
Manny Acta
so, Tabata is going to be one of the 10 best hitters in baseball history.
i'm going to go ahead and take the under on that one.
Translation according to Google Translate:
"The torch Dominican Damaso Marte agreed to three years and $ 12 million with the New York Yankees, as revealed this Wednesday to a reliable source Impactodeportivo.com.do.
Originally, the Yankees had declined an option of six million dollars for 2009.
But assuming its weaknesses in the pitcheo opener, and how useful it can be over Mars in between, have decided to detain him for three years and $ 12 million.
Mars has launched in Major Leagues with the Mariners, Pirates, White Sox and the Yankees.
For life has Effectiveness of 3.29. "
I think Google Translate still has some bugs
I think Google Translate still has some bugs
Have a few drinks. The translation will become considerably more clear.
…and yes, before someone asks, the "more clear" was intentional.
Are you saying all Spanish people are drunks?
Holy expansion team on Mars, Google is determining all of our Life Effectiveness Ratings! Time to….time to……it's plummeting!!!!!
All your base are belong to us.
It is a Yankee Universe afterall…. uh… that was gross. Sorry.
I was a big Tabata fan as well, but his stock had fallen. While we can't keep giving away our Mike Lowells and Dioneer Navaros we also shouldn't stop moving our Nick Johnsons, Ricky Ledees and Juan Riveras.
Sure these players may be productive down the road, but we're the Yankees. Just because you can start for the Nationals and Pirates doesn't mean you should start for us. Nady allows us to cut the cord on Bobby this year and Damon and Matsui next year. Marte is one of the top lefty relievers in the game and we all loved believed Cashman won this trade in July. Not to mention Marte was OUR prospect we once traded away…they can always come back.
If Tabata turns into Manny, it will only be a matter of time before Shittsburgh can't afford him anymore and we can reel him back. But in the meantime I'll be happy with Nady and AJax on the way. There are only 3 outfield spots and if you want to sign a Tex or Holliday and you're gonna have to move Jeter, whose to say Tabata would have a spot to play in?
while a 2 year deal wouldve been nice… the more i think about this deal the more i really like it.
fuentes is the same age marte is… and i guarantee hes getting a ton more than 4m annually… probably more like 10m annually. with fuentes being the same age and most likely getting a 3/30 deal or possibly even higher, doesnt this deal sound more and more like a steal? i mean they put up very similar number pitching in the NL
to me, 4m annually is well below market value, and giving him 3 guaranteed years is a small price to pay
Pinstripes+ has Top 50 out, if anybody cares.
You are not allowed to say who is in the rankings. Copyrighted material. Sorry.
Yeah, I don't have it. I was hoping to non-covertly lure someone else into showcasing the goods. Thanks for the biggie-sized virtue, Daytona!
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And Jesus said " He who has not sinned may cast the first stone", and Mary clocked him in the head with a rock.
but if you were to mis spell names or add in sybbols instead of characters no one will know O:-)
#1 ?????????????
as in "Don't mess with the.."
#2 and #3 are a city in Texas (possibly the capital)
Steve Austin? Did we sign Steve Austin?
4 through 9 are pitchers….
There is no question that I am a patriot, and love my country. As for the baseball reference link, at least I DO PROVIDE a link, instead of coming up with figures out of the air. If you went to college you had to provide footnotes where you gathered information from. This is a blog, so there is no need to be so formal. However, you should do some kind of citation.
As for Tabata, I keep reading about him and hearing comparisons to Manny Ramirez. he is NOT Manny. How many players in the last half-century are? Arod, Bonds, Mays, Griffey, Pujols? They are first ballot Hall of Famers, this guy has not even played a game in Triple A. The Yankees throughout their history, have rarely made a major mistake when it comes to trading young talent, perhaps the biggest in modern times was Fred McGriff. Think about the Mets with Ryan, Florida with Hoffman, Detroit with Smoltz, Montreal with Randy Johnson, BOSTON with Bagwell etc. Those are franchise changing errors, Mike Lowell was not, and the same will apply to Tabata.
Dude, calm down. We're just poking fun. Nobody was actually implying that you didn't like this country…
As for the rest of your comment:
Think about the Mets with Ryan, Florida with Hoffman, Detroit with Smoltz, Montreal with Randy Johnson, BOSTON with Bagwell etc. Those are franchise changing errors…
1993: The Marlins trade Trevor Hoffman for Gary Sheffield. Gary Sheffield proceeds to post OPS+'s of 145, 176, 189, and 134 for the Marlins over the next 4 seasons.
1997: The Florida Marlins win the World Series. Gary Sheffield mashes the ball, as promised, and Robb Nen (and not Trevor Hoffman) is adequately nasty enough to serve as an effective closer.
you should have said "Florida with Johan Santana". or i suppose "Houston with Johan Santana".
They were just messing with you man. And Florida was definitely the winner in that Hoffman trade
I love this deal four mill a year for this guy is a steal….Just think about this Troy the Mop Hawkins just signed with the astros for 1/3.5 so id say this was definatly a great deal for the yankees
This is good to hear. Weren't there rumors that Marte struggled when he first got here because he couldn't adjust to New York? If that's true, it's good news that he came back willingly, since he could have probably done as well or better on the open market. He must have gotten over everything about NY.
As long as Joe doesn't try to use him for too many outs, he'll fit right in.
Although I kind of wanted the draft picks, so Cash and Oppie could try to draft someone good and make up for losing Tabata. But this is way more of a sure thing.
Well done this is a good way to start the free agent signing season.
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It's not my money but it looks to me as if Cashman bungled again. I would rather have Marte working off the final year of his contract (I tend to believe that brings out the best in a player) than to have him working on a fresh three year
deal. Who's to say he'll be any good by the time we get to the third year or even the second for that matter. As we all know relief pitchers can burn out fast.
I'm glad we have him I just think we were better off working on the one year deal.
[...] only noteworthy news out of the Bronx today was the resigning of Damaso Marte, but we also learned that Al Leiter won't be in the YES booth as much next year. Elsewhere in [...]
Not exactly the brightest move considering the state of the yankees minor league system when compared to alot of other clubs. They need to continue drafting not signing guys in their mid thirties to multi year deals. The good news is the money and years is not that big a deal so a trade can still be pulled off.
[...] Then, in a somewhat surprising move, the Yankees declined Marte's $6M option for 2009 only to re-sign him to a three-year, $12MM deal a week later. It was surprising because the team took on much more [...]


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(NECN/CSN/AP) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will be punished for Wednesday night's brawl during the Celtics and Brooklyn nets game.
Rondo was ejected from the loss to Brooklyn after retaliating for a hard foul against Kevin Garnett with a two-handed shove on Nets forward Kris Humphries. A skirmish followed, and Rondo was kicked out of the game, along with Humphries and Brooklyn forward Gerald Wallace.
Rondo was suspended twice last season for losing his temper against the referees.
Coach Doc Rivers says he wants his players to show their toughness in more productive ways, like scoring and rebounding.


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My son has been slaving over his Christmas list for some time now. I don't know what specific things he's going to ask for, but I know the broad category of what I'll be buying. Keys. Lots of keys. Also fobs, those things with buttons that are built on some keys or hang free on a keychain. Smart keys and intelligent keys and plain old keys will all be on the list, which he'll give me in the form of a shopping cart for an online key-purchasing site he likes (KeylessRide, for those of you with similarly key-obsessed youngsters). It may seem strange to be giving a kid nothing but keys -- uncut keys, that don't open anything -- for his main big Christmas gift, but that's the way we roll. I learned long ago that the way to give gifts that my son truly enjoys and treasures all through the year is to cater to his obsessions as much as safely and economically possible. (No, he can't have the $300 key for some fancy car; no key is smart enough for that.) I do kind of miss the days when he was collecting receipts, or gift bags, or empty boxes. Keys are a little more of a strain on the budget, but the excitement he feels over them is worth it. If you're trying to come up with a can't-lose gift to put under the tree for your kid, don't overlook those quirky things he or she really digs. For more off-the-beaten-mall-aisle ideas, check these articles:
- "Six Simple Gifts for Your Child"
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Includes: HVAC, locker repair, plumbing, and sheet metal.
Frank Maes, Manager (19 years with Department, 10 years as manager)
Craft Shops include HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning); Sheet Metal (duct work, exhaust vents, venting hot water heaters, installing ceiling grills, installing air conditioning units, and locker repair); and Plumbing (domestic water, gas, and sewer maintenance).
Student learning comes to an abrupt halt at a school when the heating system fails in the winter or the entire campus is underwater due to a main water line break. But as a result of the tenacious attention to the District's HVAC and plumbing systems, neither event has caused a school closure in 18 years.
The Mechanical Department is responsible for providing all students, faculty, and staff with a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. This necessitates incessantly staying abreast of the systems and hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment that provide a comfortable and suitable learning environment. To ensure that all heating and cooling systems are operating at top efficiency, the HVAC Shop performs regularly scheduled preventative maintenance work that safeguards systems from inferior performance or breaking down. The Department's all-encompassing preventative maintenance program confirms that systems are inspected monthly, quarterly, or annually (as dictated by use). In addition, safety inspections are conducted monthly on all fire protection sprinkler, kitchen hood fire suppressant, and boiler systems. And the Plumbing Shop ensures that the District's sanitary drinking water systems are unrestricted and free of impurities. They are also performing preventative maintenance work on sanitary sewers monthly to prevent sewer backups. APS students need never worry about an inadequate environment compromising their education! Students are the District's most important resource and M&O's most important customer.
Installed Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems (VRF)
VRF systems are energy efficient; provide dual heating and cooling while saving energy, maintenance, and utility costs; and as no boiler is required, eliminates the carbon footprint. The HVAC Shop installed VRF systems in the following schools during the 2011-12 fiscal year:
Installed low maintenance Direct Digital Controls (DDC)
The low voltage electronics on heating and cooling systems are individually operated remotely via the Intranet. DDC requires no PM inspections on control system as the computer rather than a technician monitors and trouble shoots. Receiving DDC in 2011-12:
All PM work now scheduled and tracked in PM Direct
The Mechanical Department no longer manually schedules any PM work therefore eliminating any possibility of inspections inadvertently being overlooked.
While the District's chillers were previously inspected "as needed," the work is now officially part of the PM Program and scheduled regularly by PM Direct.
Manager became a Certified DDC Operator
The Department Manager completed the two-day DDC Operator Certification course conducted by AutomaticLogic Corporation. The more certified CCD Operators, the more quickly M&O customers can be served.
Antiquated heating and cooling systems are being replaced
As APS renovates old buildings, newer and higher efficient systems — such as VRF, DDC, hybrid, air washers, and chillers — are replacing energy and maintenance intensive systems.
HVAC ahead of schedule in start-up of summer coolers
Due to an anticipated especially hot spring and amplified oversight of contractors, the HVAC Shop shuffled work demands to accommodate getting cooling systems up and running one month ahead of schedule.
Cooling and heating units recycled
The Sheet Metal shop removed over 40 cooling units and 10+ heating units from the old buildings being demolished at Del Norte High School and installed them at other school sites in need of updated systems. The savings over purchasing new systems was significant.
Increased personnel in HAVC Shop
The Department hired a new HVAC/Sheet Metal Shop Assistant Supervisor filling the position that had been vacant for over a year. The Shop also added a highly qualified HVAC technician. The loss of a sheet metal technician made room for the direly needed HVAC position. The Shop is consequently operating more efficiently.
Participated in the design of HVAC systems installed in new and renovation projects
With the Department's involvement, maintenance considerations were included in the design and selection of superior systems at new or renovated schools that will require less time and funds to maintain. Facilities include:
PM programs (on-going) - As HVAC and plumbing service inspections are state mandated, the Mechanical Department is ahead in developing PM programs; however, many of the following PM programs are not required. All PM work is automatically generated by PM Direct.
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The Washington Post is calling on Iran to immediately release Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, his wife, who is also a journalist and two freelance photographers who were arrested last week. Why have Mr. Rezaian, Ms. Salehi and the photographers suddenly become the first American journalists detained in Iran since 2009? Post editors say they have no answers. What is known is that Mr. Rezaian, 38, suffers from high blood pressure and probably does not have access to his regular medication. In addition to endangering his health, his arrest silences a reporter who was dedicated to fairly explaining Iran to Washington readers. It also raises questions about whether Mr. Rouhani's professed policy of "constructive engagement" is still in effect. Tehran could quickly and easily silence these doubts by unconditionally releasing Mr. Rezaian, Ms. Salehi and the other Americans.
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Sledgehammer to take Call of Duty to the next level
It appears that only a month after the launch of Modern Warfare 3 rumours are already surfacing of more Call of Duty in the pipeline.
Sledgehammer Games' latest job openings include a vacancy for an online engineer in their Call of Duty team.
The project is a new high-end console title and the main tasks for the new recruit will be taking the "online experience to a new level" and creating "multiplayer game modes and online community features".
It is unclear whether or not the game is the shelved third person action title Sledgehammer were developing before becoming involved with Modern Warfare 3 or not.
Thanks MCV.