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Today was one of those days that reminds me why I continue to work at camp year after year. There's really something rewarding about seeing little kids experience things like milking a cow, playing with baby animals, chasing goats, and going on their first hayrides. Today was full of this
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By the end of the day, I looked like I'd had my hair done by the same person as this guy:
Hello all!! I am going to do my best to give a review on the PURE bars that sent to us last week. Normally I do not care for reviewing food. However, since I did eat the majority of the bars I was told that I had the honor of reviewing them.
I do have to start by saying that they were very satisfying. Other "bars" such as Luna and Lara bars that Mara would bring home never satisfied my hunger. For some reason these bars were able to do so; even if it was for a short period of time.
There were many flavors that were given to us and some were better than others. Of the ones I enjoyed I would rank them accordingly:
- Apple Cinnamon
- Cherry Cashew (a very close second)
- Blueberry
Now the bars I just thought were okay were the Chocolate Brownie and the Cranberry Orange. I would eat these if I was hungry, but I would not go out of my way to purchase one.
Finally we have the Chocolate Chip Trail Mix Bar. This was in my opinion horrible. First of all, when I think chocolate chips I think something in a cookie. Turns out in this bar they are chips of raw cacao. Some of you may like this, but I am not a fan. Also, with the makers trying to mimic the trail mix flavor they included: nuts, fruit and the cacao previously mentioned. Some may think that these flavors would complement each other well. This was not the case. The three flavors melded together to create a super flavor that had to be created by some evil force hell bent on the destruction of my taste buds. It was that bad. I do want to point out that someone with a more refined palate (my palate is about as sophisticated as my dog's) may enjoy this flavor.
In conclusion the bars were very good (except the Trail Mix Bar) and if I saw them at a local store I just might purchase one depending on the price. I just suggest you go for the Apple, Blueberry or Cherry because they were delish (shout out to Rachel Ray… Just kidding I can't stand her).
Thanks Adam! I agree, the trail mix flavor was not quite as fabulous as the fruit-based ones, and the satisfaction level for a small bar like the Pure Bar was quite impressive!
Dinner was a chicken gyro from a local place. Stay tuned tomorrow for a giveaway AND finally the sushi salad recipe! I leave you with a BONUS camper quote today: Wow, that cow has a big upper butt!


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More than 100 students helped pick up trash, spread mulch and trim shrubs. Saturday's work was all a part of Spring Beautification Day. Many students received extra credit for their work, but the cleanup coordinator hoped they were helping for more reasons.
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This was the second year the school held a spring cleanup day. They also have a fall cleanup as well.
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Poinsettia and Wreath Sale!
The Saint Mary Teachers' Association sponsors an annual Poinsettia Sale. Orders will be taken through November, 19th. Orders may be turned in to your child's teacher, the school office, or placed on the school's website.
NEW THIS YEAR – You can order your Holiday Wreath from St. Mary too!!
Wreaths are approximately 20″ in diameter, made of fresh pine greenery, with pine cones and a bow. Your choice of bow color: red or burgundy
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**Friday, December 5th, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
***Saturday, December 6th, 10:00am to 12:00pm in the Spirit Center.
100% of the profits from this and the spring flower sale are donated to the school for tuition assistance. To date, the flower sales have donated over $250,000.00, and many families have benefited from your generous support.
Please ask family and friends to order their Christmas poinsettias and wreaths through us.
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ALL SCHOOL CASUAL DAY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 FOR HOLIDAY HAPPENING RAFFLE TICKET SALES ~ This will be a make-up casual day for November 17!Read More
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Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 9th, for the St. Mary's Christmas program. The program will start at 6:45 with a piano prelude, then move on to the Junior High band and choirs performing a few songs. After that, we have a few short songs by the Preschool classes, and then Kindergarten through 5th graders singing "The Christmas Story." It will be an awesome night for the students to showcase what they have been working on in class, and it will help to get you all in the Christmas spirit. The program is expected to last about an hour.
For parents of Preschool andK-5 students, attire will be dress clothes, except for the few students who will be taking part in the manger scene. Notes to those students will go home by next week. A letter to sign up for students who play piano and would like to play a song for the piano prelude will go home also next week. Please be sure to join us for a beautiful, musical night!Read More
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Let's face it: We all know why dogs and cats congregate around certain members of the family during mealtime, and it's not just to make sure you remembered to put your napkin on your lap.
While many pet owners are diligent in their pet food duties and never feed their cats and dogs anything outside of a strict veterinarian-approved diet, plenty of others see no harm in sneaking their pets a little people food once in a while. Hey, we get it — it can be difficult to ignore those puppy dog eyes or pleading purrs, especially if you know which human foods are OK for your pets (and which ones are dangerous)!
We polled Vetstreet readers and veterinary professionals[i] (such as veterinarians, veterinary technicians and office managers) to get the scoop on who's feeding their pets human chow from the dinner table.
Knowing about the prevalence of pet obesity and understanding how hard many vets are working to fight the epidemic, it might not surprise you to learn that overall, veterinary professionals were 10 percent less likely than readers to feed their pets people food from the table. Just over 51 percent of veterinary professionals stated that they never give either cats or dogs food from the table, while 41 percent of readers claimed the same.
As for which type of animal got table scraps, almost 9 percent of readers said they feed both their cat and dog from the table, compared to 15 percent of veterinary professionals. Readers were found to be over 12 percent more likely to feed only the dog from the table (34 percent of readers vs. 22 percent of veterinary professionals), but it appears that cats are a different story. Readers were actually about half a percent less likely than veterinary professionals to partake in feeding only the cat from the table (4.9 percent vs. 5.5 percent). The remaining respondents selected "Other."
Among those who said they do give table scraps, both groups responded similarly that everyone in the home was guilty of feeding pets from the table (46 percent of veterinary professionals and 42 percent of readers).
In a veterinary professional's household where pets received people food from the table, 25 percent were fed by the vet professional and 23 percent were fed by someone else. In a reader's home, 36 percent were fed by the respondent and just 12 percent by someone else, with the rest selecting "Other."
In the majority of homes where pets receive people food, it's not infrequent: 35 percent of veterinary professionals and 34 percent of readers responded that they treated their pets in this way about once a week, and 26 percent of veterinary professionals and 31 percent of readers said it happened daily.
Among the remaining veterinary professionals who responded, 17 percent said once a month, 13 percent admitted to only special occasions like parties and holidays, and 9 percent said "Other." With readers, 7 percent said monthly, 13 percent claimed special occasions only, and 15 percent said "Other."
The final (and perhaps most important) question on this topic is whether a pet had ever experienced a medical issue resulting from indulging in people food from the table, and for this question we also included the owners who stated they did not feed their pets from the table. After all, if they choose not to do so, perhaps past experience had given them a reason, right?
Veterinary professionals' and readers' negative responses were similar: 32 percent of the former and 28 percent of the latter said they simply did not give their pets food from the table, so this had not been an issue. Approximately 56 percent of veterinary professionals and 62 percent of readers answered that although their pets were given people food, they had not had any sort of medical issue whatsoever.
Just shy of 7 percent of veterinary professionals and a little over 5 percent of readers said their pets had experienced mild repercussions (like gas), and slightly under 3 percent of veterinary professionals and 2 percent of readers acknowledged serious issues had occurred, requiring a trip to the vet. The slight remainder of respondents selected "Other."
[i]Results based on a survey completed in March 2014. Number of pet owner respondents: 2,347; number of veterinary professional respondents: 253.
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Education Department moves to regulate teacher preparation programsLyndsey Layton
The Obama administration unveiled a proposal Thursday to regulate how the country prepares teachers, saying that too many new K-12 educators are not ready for the classroom and that training programs must improve. Read full article >>
Islamic State imposes a reign of fear in Iraqi hospitalsErin Cunningham
BAGHDAD — After storming the Iraqi city of Mosul in June, the brutal Islamic State quickly solidified its control. Gunmen enforced its laws, and supportive imams preached at the mosques. But the jihadists were missing something — doctors. So last month, the Islamic State issued an ultimatum to physicians who had fled: Return to work, or we'll seize your property and you can never come back. Read full article >>
Bill Cosby story shows media's evolution on willingness to report on allegations of rapePaul Farhi
In 2006, a woman publicly accused one of the most famous and beloved men in America of raping her two decades earlier. Her story lingered at the fringes, fitfully reported. Soon enough, it went away altogether. Read full article >>
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3 men caught on camera robbing NW D.C. apartmentMike Conneen Hace 1 hora
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Thousands of dollars worth of valuables were stolen from a D.C. apartment this week and it was all caught on video. The burglary happened around noon on Wednesday in the 1100 block of Euclid Ave. in northwest D.C. In a video released by the victim, Tommy Rossman, three men can be seen breaking into the apartment and searching for items. The suspects stole watches, laptops and other electronics, including the camera that recorded them breaking into the apartment. "So even though they took the camera with them, I still have the video in the cloud and I was able to give it to the police," said Rossman. Thanks to the clear and quality footage from the camera, D.C. police seemed confident that they would find the suspects. This was the second time Rossman's apartment was burglarized in the two years he's lived in the Euclid Street apartment building. Rossman said he installed reinforced locks on his door for extra security to avoid being robbed again and purchased a motion-detecting drop camera. "It's scary because it could happen to anybody," said Amari Yarbrough, one of Rossman's neighbors. Among the items stolen was an iPad that Rossman said had a tracking app. Police were able to find three locations the suspects visited after they left thanks to the app. Rossman said he was out running errands when the burglary happened and that may have saved his life. "So if I would have walked in that door, what would he have done with that?" Rossman said of a crowbar one of the suspects is seen holding in the video. "Overall, I'm definitely feeling thankful. I mean I'm here. Stuff is gone. It can be replaced. Safety is first and foremost," said Rossman.
D.C. Olympic bid touts 'unity' over dysfunctionThe Associated Press
Kmart, Macy's and more to open on Thanksgiving Day ahead of Black FridayThe Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP/WJLA) – To the delight of some and consternation of others, it's increasingly become commonplace to see stores open on Thanksgiving, as retailers try to entice shoppers inside and kick off the holiday shopping season a day earlier than the traditional Black Friday. Some of the stores open for at least part of the day on the holiday include Kmart, Target, Sears, Macy's and Wal-Mart. Other stores, like Neiman-Marcus, Nordstrom and Costco, are closed. Here's a look at some of the stores that are open in the D.C. metro area on Thanksgiving Day: • Kmart - 6 a.m. • Michaels - 4 p.m. • Old Navy - 4 p.m.- • Toys R Us - 4 p.m. • HHGregg - 4 p.m. • Best Buy - 5 p.m. • J C Penney 5 p.m. • Dick's Sporting Goods - 5 p.m. • Walmart - 6 p.m. • Kohls - 6 p.m. • Staples - 6 p.m. • Macy's - 6 p.m. • Sears - 6 p.m. • Target - 6 p.m. • Office Depot - 8 p.m. The following shopping centers will also open early on Thanksgiving: • Tysons Corner Center - midnight • Fashion Center at Pentagon City - 6 p.m. • Potomac Mills Mall - 6 p.m. • Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets - select stores will open at 6 p.m. All stores open at midnight. • Tanger Outlets at National Harbor - open 6 p.m.-midnight Thursday and 6 a.m. on Friday • Bowie Town Center - 6 p.m. • St. Charles Town Center - 6 p.m.
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Knights of Columbus in Arlington to host Thanksgiving dinner for the needyBrianne Carter
ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) – More than 2,500 needy people and families will get a proper Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings Thursday at one of the largest Thanksgiving celebrations in Northern Virginia. The Knights of Columbus in North Arlington will serve more than 2.8 tons of turkey, as well as side dishes, to homebound people and public safety workers who would normally be spending the holiday alone. This is the 30th year that the Edward Douglass White Council has hosted the dinner. "People thank us every year for doing this. To be honest that humbles us, it's second nature for us to care for our neighbors, to defend the dignity of life," said Grand Knight John M. White in a statement. "Our doors are open to all. We welcome on duty firefighters, police, EMTs and anyone else who wishes to share in fellowship on this great holiday." About 250 volunteer cooks, carvers, servers, and drivers and helpers will be on hand to help serve dinner from 2- p.m. Thursday.
Facebook post nets homeless man dinner with Va. family for ThanksgivingABC News
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Annual Trot for Hunger 5K set for Thanksgiving in D.C.The Associated Press
Millions expected to shop on ThanksgivingThe Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Millions of Americans are expected to head to the stores for holiday gift shopping on Thanksgiving in what's quickly becoming a new holiday tradition. Just a few years ago when a few stores started opened late on the holiday, the move was met with resistance from workers and shoppers who believed the day should be sacred. Last year, more than dozen major retailers opened at some point on Thanksgiving evening. And this year, at least half of them - including Target, Macy's, Staples and J.C. Penney - are opening earlier in the evening on the holiday. The Thanksgiving openings are one way retailers are trying to compete for Americans' holiday dollars. Used to be that the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, was when they'd focus their sales promotions. But increasingly, they've been pushing those promotions earlier on Friday - and eventually into the holiday itself - to grab deal-hungry shoppers' attention. Bill Martin, co-founder of ShopperTrak, which tracks data at 70,000 stores globally, is expecting a sales increase of 3 percent to 5 percent to $2.57 billion to $2.62 billion on Thanksgiving. Last year's figure grew two-fold from the year before. The National Retail Federation expects 25.6 million shoppers to take advantage of the Thanksgiving openings, down slightly down from last year. Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman at the retail trade group, said that earlier promotions in the month and shoppers' uncertainty about when they can get the best deals are factors that could lead to fewer shoppers coming out on the holiday. Nevertheless, Thanksgiving is starting to take a bite out of Black Friday business. Indeed, sales dropped 13.2 percent to $9.74 billion on Black Friday last year. Analysts said Thanksgiving sales were in part responsible for the decline. And Gerald Storch, who runs a retail consultancy called Storch Advisors, said stores that open on Thanksgiving get more of their share for the weekend than others who open on Friday. "That's why they keep doing it," he said. "You have to be first." Being first lures shoppers like Fred Peek of Atlanta. He plans to shop on Thanksgiving at Best Buy or Wal-Mart for a camera. Peek said that with more stores opening for a longer period of time on Thanksgiving, he believes shopping will be less hectic that last year. "It won't be such a rush trying to get to where I need to get to," he said. Not every store is opening on Thanksgiving, though. Some, including GameStop, Costco and Ikea, have said they won't open because they want their workers to enjoy the holiday with their families. "At GameStop, we often use the phrase 'protect the family' in reference to our business," the video game retailer said in a company statement. And not every shopper is happy about stores opening on the holiday. A number of petitions have been circulating on change.org targeting Wal-Mart, Target and other retailers for opening their stores on Thanksgiving, or starting their sales that day. Most of Wal-Mart's stores already open around the clock.
Pair of women sought in stabbing near Gallery Place Metro stationABC 7 News
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Metropolitan Police are searching for two women in connection with a stabbing that occurred near a Northwest Metro station Wednesday evening. At about 7:45 p.m. a man was stabbed near the Gallery Place station. According to Metro Transit Police, the victim, whose injuries are non-life-threatening, sought help at the station. The stop's entrance at 7th and F streets was temporarily closed, but reopened less than an hour later. Police are searching for two women wearing dark clothing, one of whom has a light complexion and long dark hair.
Fairfax County Police?s Christmas Anti-Theft Team targets retail thievesRachel Schaerr
FAIRFAX, Va. (NewsChannel 8) – If you're planning on hitting the shopping malls this Black Friday, some undercover police officers may be watching. Every year, the Fairfax County Police Department launches a special operation during the holidays called the Christmas Anti-Theft Team, or CATT Team. The 25 officers receive specialized training to combat seasonal crimes like larceny, fraud and retail theft. An uptick in shopping-related crimes attributed to Metro's new Silver Line could make this the team's busiest year yet. "We've seen an increase in larcenies, shopliftings, credit card theft and fraud cases," said Lt. Charles Riddle. During last year's 26-day holiday shopping period, the Christmas Anti-Theft Team arrested 72 people, charged more than 107 felonies, 108 misdemeanors and recovered $46,817 worth of stolen property. "They have specialized training in how to find shoplifters, how to discretely observe people in the mall," explained Public Information Officer Lacy Caldwell. Caldwell says they'll also be looking for organized crime rings that target shopping malls during this time of year. The biggest sign: large groups of people traveling together and stealing merchandise. "If they don't see a uniform, it doesn't mean we're not there," Caldwell added.
Tavares OT goal gives Isles 3-2 win over CapsThe Associated Press
Annual Safeway Feast of Sharing feeds needy families in D.C.Diane Cho
LeBron, Cavs wallop Wizards 113-87The Associated Press
Teacher?s aide, special needs student allegedly found naked together in carJoce Sterman
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – A D.C. teacher's aide was charged with sex abuse after she and one of her special needs students were both allegedly found naked in a car Tuesday night. Carla Norde, a 27-year-old special needs teacher's aide at Eastern Senior High School, appeared in D.C. Superior Court Wednesday and posted bond. Court records claim she was found in the car with a 16-year-old girl, whose family says is emotionally troubled and could easily be taken advantage of. "I'm just really disturbed, disgusted," said the victim's guardian, who asked not to be identified. "She's the type of person if you tell her that you love her, you can basically get her to do anything that you want." Police say Norde and the teen had been involved since September, and that their relationship had turned sexual. Court records show the two talked about it being illegal and keeping their relationship secret. "I'm hurt. I was sending my child to school for her to learn, stay out of harm's way, for her to be protected," said the victim's guardian. "Right now, I can't find no words to how I feel." Norde has been placed on administrative leave. She is not allowed to contact the victim, go into any schools, or teach or volunteer with minors. Eastern High's principal sent home a letter to parents Wednesday calling Norde's alleged conduct unacceptable and a violation of trust, adding that the school will take disciplinary action pending the results of the investigation. This marks the third sex scandal involving a D.C. Public Schools staffer in recent weeks.
Hopkins House provides elite preschool education for low-income familiesLeon Harris
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) – A local nonprofit that started out as a small nursery school 75 years ago has grown into a nationally recognized early care and education center. Through its three preschool academies, Hopkins House now serves more than 400 children and their families in Northern Virginia. It's a typical day at McNeil Preschool Academy in Alexandria, where children are having fun playing outside. In the classroom, they're learning Spanish. McNeil is one of three early learning centers that make up Hopkins House. Spanish, music and computers are just some of the things that set the Hopkins House academies apart from other preschools. "We've got all those things that wealthy families can afford, but yet it's at a price that's affordable to the low-resource families," said Hopkins House President Glenn Hopkins. Hopkins, who is not related to the namesake schools, likes to call Hopkins House the "Harvard of preschools." "We want to set a standard," he said. "I believe every child should have only one option—that option should be quality." But Hopkins House isn't just educating children; parents play an active role and gain valuable skills by participating in the classroom. Teachers are challenged to grow and required to continue their learning. William Vanover, who co-teaches in the pre-kindergarten class, says it's rewarding to watch the children grow. "To know that I've had just a small part in the journey that they're going to continue on throughout the rest of their life, that's always been what it's been about for me," he said. "We want our kids here who graduate to do spectacular things in life, and those are the expectations we have," Hopkins said. Hopkins House hopes to serve as an example and inspire other early childhood learning centers to make an impact in their communities.
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Consumer Alert: Real estate investment scam unraveledAutria Godfrey
Severance defense wants charges tossed out in Alexandria slayingsThe Associated Press
Ferguson protesters storm St. Louis City HallThe Associated Press, ABC News
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - Ferguson business owners and residents spent Wednesday boarding up windows and clearing debris after two nights of unrest over the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case, even as protesters continued to hold scattered demonstrations in the area. Several protesters managed to rush into St. Louis City Hall screaming "Shame, shame," leading police to lock down the building and call in more than a hundred extra officers. Police arrested three people, including one on an assault charge. The demonstrators were among a group of about 200 that marched through downtown St. Louis and held a mock trial of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed the unarmed Brown during an Aug. 9 struggle in that St. Louis suburb. In Ferguson, meanwhile, many residents eager to get back a sense of normalcy were hoping to replace the nighttime chaos and unrest since the Monday's announcement of the grand jury decision with the relative calm the city has enjoyed during daylight hours. About a dozen people were painting over boarded-up windows on businesses in the suburb's downtown on Wednesday, where National Guardsmen were stationed every few feet and some looked down from rooftops. "This is my Ferguson, you know?" said Kari Hobbs, 28, as she watched 17-year-old Molly Rogers paint "Love will Win" on a board that covered a smashed window at Cathy's Kitchen, a restaurant not far from the Ferguson Police Department. "The stuff that happens at night and the people ... are watching on the national news? That is such a small bit of what's happening here," Hobbs said. "There's so much donation and charity going on with the businesses that have been affected and the people that have been affected." There were no seats inside Cathy's Kitchen on Wednesday, and a line had formed at the back of the building. As a light snow fell, a diverse mix of residents, business people with the day off and journalists covering the protests enjoyed a pre-Thanksgiving lunch. Jerome Jenkins, who runs the restaurant with his wife, Cathy, said he never considered closing his doors. "It really wasn't about wondering if the building would get torched or not," Jenkins said. "Me and my wife, we expected it to get damaged ... we decided to go home, and we would live with whatever fate would give us." He said it was protesters who helped spare his business during Monday night's chaos, when a dozen commercial buildings were burned to the ground. "The criminals, the looters, whatever you want to call them: They're not protesters, they wanted to vandalize the place," Jenkins said. "And the protesters locked arms together and they surrounded our place and ... told them 'No, you're not going to touch this place.'" An influx of guardsmen helped make Tuesday night much calmer, although there were still 58 arrests at area protests and demonstrators in Ferguson set fire to a squad car and broke windows at City Hall. There have been demonstrations in cities throughout the U.S. since the grand jury's decision was announced. Most have been peaceful, with protesters rallying behind the refrain "hands up, don't shoot." But others haven't been calm, including a demonstration in Oakland, California, in which protesters vandalized several businesses, one in Minneapolis in which a car struck a protester and drove into others. And in Portland, Oregon, police used pepper spray and made arrests after about 300 people disrupted bus and light rail traffic. Wilson, 28, broke his long public silence on Tuesday, saying during an interview with ABC News that he has a clean conscience because "I know I did my job right." Wilson, who had been on the Ferguson police force for less than three years before the shooting, said Brown's shooting was the first time he had fired his gun on the job. Asked whether the encounter would have unfolded the same way if Brown had been white, Wilson said yes. Attorneys for the Brown family vowed to push for federal charges against Wilson - there is an ongoing civil rights investigation - and said they think the grand jury process was rigged from the start to clear Wilson. One of them, Anthony Gray, suggested that the office of the county's top prosecutor, Bob McCulloch, presented certain testimony to discredit the process, including from witnesses who did not see the shooting. But federal investigations of police misconduct face a steep legal standard, requiring proof that an officer willfully violated a victim's civil rights. Testimony from Wilson that he felt threatened, and physical evidence almost certainly complicates any efforts to seek federal charges. The Justice Department has also launched a broad probe into the Ferguson Police Department, looking for patterns of discrimination. Attorney General Eric Holder said the department aims to complete those investigations as quickly as possible "to restore trust, to rebuild understanding and to foster cooperation between law enforcement and community members." Regardless of the outcome of the federal investigations, Brown's family also could file a wrongful-death lawsuit against Wilson.
Council committees OK $300M D.C. United soccer stadiumThe Associated Press
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson to light the National Christmas Tree on Dec. 4The Associated Press
Obama pardons 2 turkeys to Virginia farmThe Associated Press
Missing model-restaurateur B. Smith found in safe NYCThe Associated Press, ABC 7 News
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg gets heart stent to clear artery clogThe Associated Press
Black Friday Deals: Why they aren't really dealsCNN
Ohio seeking to triple holiday pay for Thanksgiving workersThe Associated Press
Upper Marlboro building uninhabitable after wall collapseABC 7 News
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Hammad Akbar, StealthGenie spyware app CEO pleads guilty, avoids prison timeThe Associated Press
Thanksgiving travelers contend with rain, snowThe Associated Press
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - One of the busiest, most stressful travel days of the year posed special challenges in the crowded Washington-to-Boston corridor as travelers on their way to Thanksgiving celebrations contended with a nor'easter packing rain and snow. Major Northeast cities were likely to see moderate to heavy rain most of the day on Wednesday, though New York and other places also were gearing up for several inches of snow, National Weather Service meteorologist Bruce Sullivan said. Higher elevation areas west of the Interstate 95 corridor could see as much as 6 to 12 inches before the nor'easter exits Wednesday night. "Right now we don't see snow as a big issue in most of the major cities like Washington, Philadelphia and New York," Sullivan said. "The snow is really going to have to come down to get any type of accumulation." Some travelers did not wait for the precipitation to start before heading for their holiday dinner tables. "I don't want to risk it," said Jenna Bouffard, a New York City public relations executive who headed for her family home in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, a day earlier than she had planned. "I'd rather be safe than sorry, and if it doesn't snow, then I just have an extra day at home with my family." NJ Transit executive director Veronique Haim said Wednesday is the commuter mass transit agency's busiest travel day of the year. In addition to operating on a weekday schedule, NJ Transit said additional "early getaway" service will be available from New York, Newark and Hoboken Terminal starting Wednesday afternoon. Major airlines dropped their ticket-change fees for people flying in and out of the Northeast, allowing passengers to try to sneak on an earlier flight, though that appeared to be a challenging proposition since most planes were filled. United said it was planning to cancel 100 flights Wednesday in and out of Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey - a small fraction of the traffic there. Delta planned to cancel 57 flights. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty airports, said it was lining up extra staff and snow removal equipment in the event of a heavy snowfall. Crews were prepared to work in 12-hour shifts if necessary, officials said.
Memorial services set for Marion BarryThe Associated Press
Alfonso Ribeiro Wins 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 19 FinalsABC News
Judge allows Redskins to go forward with name caseThe Associated Press
National Children's Museum to give away some artThe Associated Press
Convicted peeping Tom re-arrested for molesting family dog, still employed by MCPSKevin Lewis
ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJLA) – Parents want to know why a convicted peeping Tom, now facing charges of animal sexual abuse, remains employed by Montgomery County Public Schools. Last November, Montgomery County Police arrested Joshua Greenberg, 29, of Montgomery Village, for spying on teenage girls as they changed in a locker room at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Potomac. Greenberg, who was a janitor at the school, entered a physical education office where he peered through a window with blinds. A group of half-clothed girls saw Greenberg's furtive glances and immediately notified school leaders. Upon reviewing school surveillance cameras, detectives saw the 29-year-old entering the private office around the time of the incident. During police questioning, Greenberg fessed up to the crime and admitted he was "sexually aroused [and] attracted while watching the victims change." In March, Greenberg pleaded guilty to a single count of Private Place Prurient Intent. Montgomery County District Court Judge James Sarsfield sentenced him to three years of supervised probation and ordered he pay $557 in fines. As part of his plea deal, Greenberg was required to complete 40 hours of community service and attend weekly counseling for psychiatric treatment. During an April 17 meeting with his court-assigned forensic social worker, Greenberg admitted to having an interest in juvenile females and added that, "his [November 2013] offense was not the first time he has done something like this, it was just the first time he had been caught." On June 5, Greenberg met with his probation officer, where he confessed to masturbating while watching a group of juvenile females at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. The 29-year-old was completing community service hours at the time of the relapse. In mid-October, Greenberg attended a one-on-one session with his probation officer. According to court documents, he was, "visibly upset... sweating profusely, shaking and crying." During a follow-up session with his father and social worker present, Greenberg admitted to sodomizing and engaging in oral sex with his parent's black labrador retriever, Lilly. Montgomery County Police have since charged him with Perverted Practice, a felony in the state of Maryland. Despite a troubled trajectory of deviant sexual misconduct, ABC 7 News has learned Greenberg is still employed by MCPS. Following his November 2013 arrest, administrators quietly moved the janitor to the Shady Grove school bus depot along the 16600 block of Crabbs Branch Way in Derwood. In fact, his name, job title and email address are posted on the school district's website. "It's outrageous that he was allowed to continue as an MCPS employee," said Jennifer Alvaro, a Bethesda mother and sexual abuse therapist. "People are putting their blind faith and trust in a system that is time and time and time again proving they don't deserve it." ABC 7 News visited the Montgomery Village home Greenberg shares with his parents along the 9500 block of Snyder Mill Court. His mother answered the door with two dogs by her side. She denied any knowledge of the recent criminal case against her son, and then shut the door. "He must be in a really bad place," longtime neighbor and close family friend Joan Steinberg said. "He's a sweet kid, he's a good worker, he does whatever he's told and he tries hard. Don't judge when you don't know the whole story." MCPS spokesman Dana Tofig declined an on-camera interview, but released a written statement, saying: "As soon as the incident at Hoover Middle School was reported last year, the police were contacted, the employee was removed from the school, and he has not served in a school since. As a building maintenance worker in a bus depot, an employee would have no contact with students in any way. While we do not discuss the outcome of personnel investigations in the media, it is important to note that each investigation is different. The outcome of an investigation can be impacted by a variety of factors and circumstances that, while not appropriate to share publicly, need to be taken into account." Still, parents like Alvaro say there is no valid excuse for a school system to employ a convicted sexual offender. Period. "There should be complete and utter outrage and anger," Alvaro remarked. "I think the school system has proven that it will not and cannot clean this situation up on its own. There's something deeply disturbing and very wrong about that."
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Ferguson protesters rally across U.S. for second dayJay Korff, ABC News, ABC 7 News, Roz Plater
WASHINGTON (ABC News/WJLA) - Demonstrators took to the streets across the country for a second night, protesting the decision of a Missouri grand jury not to indict a white police officer in the killing of an unarmed black teenager. Though crowds were large and police made scattered arrests and closed streets as protesters marched, most of the protests were peaceful early in the evening. None of the demonstrations around the country were as violent as those in Ferguson, Mo., where buildings and cars were burned and stores looted after the St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office announced that a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. In the nation's capital, protestors gathered at Mount Vernon Square to send a message. The group chanted about what it called a pattern of unjustified police actions against people of color around the country. "We think we need to stand together and demand true justice in this case, not just for Mike Brown, but for all the other Mike Browns," said protestor Heather Benno. The group, hundreds strong, moved through the H Street corridor, briefly shutting down traffic, to Chinatown. Protestors locked arms while chanting "Hands up! Don't shoot!" In New York City, demonstrators started at Union Square at around nightfall, and then marched north to Times Square, where at least three protesters were arrested, ABC station WABC-TV reported. The crowd then split up, with some of the marchers heading towards the Lincoln Tunnel, one of the major crossing points from Manhattan to New Jersey. Police blocked the tunnel entrance, briefly closing it to traffic before the protesters moved on. Marchers also forced police to close portions of the FDR Drive, the main highway up the East Side of Manhattan, as the demonstrations continued. In Los Angeles, a demonstration in Leimert Park, organized by the Youth Justice Coalition, began at about 3 p.m. Shouting "Hands up, don't shoot," protesters marched eastbound down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Leimert Park toward the Los Angeles Police Department Southwest station east of Western Avenue, ABC station KABC-TV reported. Crowds gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the 110 Freeway briefly, but were stopped by a large police presence. Police prevented people from marching onto the freeway, which they had done Monday night. Marchers then began moving northbound on MLK. Tuesday's protest created some traffic disruptions, but the crowds were smaller than Monday night, when protesters filled the streets in downtown L.A. and even blocked the 110 Freeway, KABC-TV reported. In St. Louis, protesters disrupted downtown traffic for several hours by blocking major intersections, an interstate highway and a Mississippi River bridge connecting the city to Illinois. Police arrested several demonstrators who sat in the middle of Interstate 44 near the Edward Jones Dome and used pepper spray to disperse the crowd, The Associated Press reported. Demonstrators swarmed the steps of the federal courthouse, overturning barricades while chanting, "You didn't indict! We shall fight!" the AP reported. In Oakland, Calif., officials vowed not to allow a repeat of what happened Monday night, when dozens of people threw bottles, broke windows, set small fires and vandalized a police car. Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent said that 43 people were arrested and three officers were injured, including one who suffered a cut to the head after being hit by a brick. "We will not tolerate assaults on our staff or vandalism and destruction," he said. In Cleveland, several hundred people marched down a freeway ramp to block rush-hour traffic, protesting not only the decision in Ferguson but also the fatal shooting Saturday by an officer of 12-year-old Tamir Rice of Cleveland, who had a pellet gun that looked like a real firearm. "The system wasn't made to protect us," said one of the protesters, 17-year-old Naesha Pierce. "To get justice, the people themselves have to be justice."
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Dog alerts man to early morning house fireHace 1 hora
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man survived a house fire Thanksgiving morning and likely owes his life to his helpful dog. The Waterloo Courier Falls reports (http://bit.ly/1vSpNgo ) that a Cedar Falls man was asleep when a fire broke out in his home early Thursday. Cedar ...
Flames damage 6 cabs at Pittsburgh taxi company
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Authorities say fire damaged six taxis at a Pittsburgh cab company after flames spread from one vehicle that was under repair. Police say a car caught fire Thursday afternoon while mechanics were working on it. The blaze ended up burning half a dozen taxis ...
Black Hills to acquire 2nd small gas utility
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - Black Hills Corp. says it has bought another small natural gas utility. Rapid City, South Dakota-based Black Hills announced this week Wyoming regulators approved its $6 million purchase of MGTC. The subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. distributes natural gas to 400 customers in northeastern ...
Authorities: Alcohol was factor in fatal crash
ALBORN, Minn. (AP) - A 48-year-old woman has died and three others were injured after a vehicle rolled over in St. Louis County. The sheriff's office has identified the woman who died as Chevra Jean Zeigler of Shoreview. Authorities say alcohol was a contributing factor in the ...
Edmonds woman shoots intruder
EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) - A 33-year-old Edmonds woman shot an intruder who tried to get into her home while her family was asleep. Edmonds police Sgt. Mark Marsh says the woman called 911 and grabbed her gun when the unknown man started pounding on her front door at ...
Against odds, Chicago school aims for championshipHace 1 hora
CHICAGO (AP) - Unlike some resource-rich powerhouses that typically vie for Illinois' high school football championships, the Phillips Academy Wildcats must lug their helmets and pads nearly a mile to a South Side Chicago city park to practice. They have no field of their own. A former gang ...
Ex-studio boss who oversaw major '70s films dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Frank Yablans, a former president of Paramount Pictures in the 1970s who oversaw the release of several groundbreaking pictures, has died. Yablans' son, Eddy Yablans, says that his father died of natural causes Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79. ...
Southern Miss junior reaches out to homeless
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - University of Southern Mississippi defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches took time out to make the Thanksgiving holiday brighter for some of the area homeless. On Wednesday, Nunez-Roches took sleeping bags and backpacks to the Field House for the Homeless to hand out. The backpacks contained ...
Small quake rattles California wine countryHace 1 hora
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a magnitude 3.1 earthquake rattled Napa County wine country in California, but no injuries or property damage was immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the small, shallow quake hit at 12:36 p.m. Thursday and was centered about 5 miles northeast of ...
Helena looks to Forest Service land swap for water
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - City officials in Helena are asking the U.S. Forest Service to consider trading land in mountain drainages which supply drinking water to the city. The city proposes trading 217 acres of city land in three drainages for close to 400 acres located in one ...
Marine units respond to report of unmanned barge
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Kansas tax collections $3.1M more than estimated
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Spanish family celebrates first Thanksgiving
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Barber request for counting of 133 votes denied
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Thousands spend Thanksgiving without power in NY
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2 die in shooting in suburban Kansas City
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Man gets 7 years for shooting at officer from car
Flight 93 chapel closed after being struck by car
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Giant balloons draw oohs, ahhs at Macy's parade
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ARAB, Ala. (AP) - Police in the northern Alabama town of Arab are asking for the public's help to locate a missing service dog. Police say Ace, a male German Shepherd, jumped out of a car Wednesday night in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store. Authorities ...
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Snow has little impact on holiday travel
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Bowl bid on the line for Virginia, Virginia Tech
, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost 10 straight, and 14 of 15, against the Hokies. They've also lost nine consecutive road games, and ending those droughts would land them in a bowl game for the first time since after the 2011 season.
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DC's Trot for Hunger 5K helps less fortunate
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As I meet experienced professionals, a very large number of them feel the need to enhance their skills, especially in the middle stages of their careers. However, its not easy to fulfill this need. The methods that exist today are fairly inadequate. Corporate training tends to focus very specifically on the organizational context, budgets are always stretched and the goals are suspiciously towards retention vs. development. Evaluating outside programs is a tough task since credibility is hard to establish. The marquee programs tend to be very strenuous and expensive.
On the other hand, training companies even with excellent learning curriculum find it hard to sustain. Its so much easier to sell an MBA vs. saying I will train you in finance, marketing and strategy. A certificate gets related to an outcome and hence is easier to sell. This is similar to a soap company showing clean clothes in their ads vs. the great chemistry of their soaps. Hence training companies package themselves as certificates. You see these 3-letter words like MBA, PMP, PGP, CFA and so on.
There are attempts from the massively open online courseware (MOOC) companies like Coursera and edX, however its still early days and it remains to be seen how they sustain. They are exciting for the very reason that they may offer a solution to this problem.
The bottom line is that the need for education is learning but it gets sold as a certificate. This is not very different from how many other products in the retail world are sold. The problem in this model though is that education companies offering certificates forget this. Many of them take their focus away from learning completely. This problem is further compounded by government accreditations, which give a sense of good enough to both schools and students without having any real accountability.
Hence, in my opinion the need is for certificate offering schools to double up their focus on learning. If they make that the primary focus then both needs can automatically be met. At Sunstone Business School, we keep emphasizing the fact that our primary objective is learning. We have seen that if we are honest to this objective, byproducts such as career transitions, career growth, entrepreneurship etc. come automatically. From a government perspective, removing accreditation will also put the burden back on schools to prove themselves to the community and improve the quality of learning. Training market without certification exists in small part and will continue to but its hard to see it become mainstream.
Dinesh Singh is the Director, Student engagement at the Sunstone business school. Dinesh is a graduate from IIT Kanpur and MBA from Cornell University.Heearlier worked with McKinsey & Co. Previously, Dinesh was a technology entrepreneur and also part of the GlobalLogic start-up team where he led several market facing activities including Marketing and Business Development.
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A high school team in Texas pulled off one of the most amazing onside kicks you'll ever see. Watch as the other team is completely fooled by this epic trick play.
This Halloween's most frightening movie is shorter than the time it takes to find your seat in theaters.
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