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Mario Williams, Vincent Jackson would upgrade Bears immediately
BY SEAN JENSEN firstname.lastname@example.com March 11, 2012 11:39PM
2012 Pro Bowl
Updated: May 9, 2012 10:21AM
When NFL free agency opens Tuesday, the Bears will be among the haves — at least in terms of salary-cap space.
The Bears are among 11 teams thought to be more than $30 million below the 2012 salary cap of
$120.6 million. They have the most cap space in the NFC North, but their $34 million in space might be $30 million less than the Buccaneers have.
The Bears, Bucs and Redskins are thought to be the most aggressive bidders for two-time Pro Bowl receiver Vincent Jackson. According to a league source, the Bucs have the inside track to land Jackson, with the Bears among the serious suitors who might come up short.
But even if they don't secure Jackson, the Bears have the money to upgrade their roster with any of several other difference-makers.
Here's a closer look at some of the best candidates at the Bears' positions of need:
The prize: Vincent Jackson, Chargers: He has said he would return to the Chargers for less than what he might be offered by other teams, but sources indicate there will be a strong market for Jackson, one expected to be too rich for the Chargers' taste. Despite the Bears'
interest in him, Jackson might cross the threshold they're willing to pay. His salary might exceed $14 million a season, and the Bucs and Redskins also are interested.
The X-factor: Reggie Wayne, Colts: The five-time Pro Bowl receiver is 33, but he still finished with 960 yards last season despite horrid
quarterback play. Wayne publicly has stated an interest in continuing to play with longtime Colts quarterback Peyton Manning — wherever he ends up. But could the Bears woo him with Jay Cutler, a chance to be the No. 1 receiver and a healthy contract?
The others: There's a deep group of free agents, including the
Steelers' Mike Wallace, who is restricted, the Saints' Marques Colston and Robert Meachem, the Colts' Pierre Garcon, the Giants' Mario Manningham and the Cowboys' Laurent Robinson.
The prize: Mario Williams, Texans: The former No. 1 pick shouldn't even be available, but his franchise number ($22 million) was simply too much for the Texans to take on. So Williams, 27, will be an unrestricted free agent. He might command a contract that pays him $14 million to $15 million a season, but he'll upgrade any defense because of his well-rounded game.
The up-and-comer: Jeremy Mincey, Jaguars: In his first season as a full-time starter, Mincey had eight sacks and forced four fumbles. But he'll turn 29 in December.
The X-factor: Dwight Freeney, Colts: One of the best defensive ends of his generation, Freeney has thrived in a defense similar to the one the Bears run. But he's 32, his production has dipped (81/2 sacks in 16 games last season) and he'll command a high salary and a potential pick because the Colts haven't released him.
The Bears could use help at cornerback, linebacker and tight end and maybe even on the offensive line or at safety. But the draft is stronger at some positions than at others.
For instance, the Bears might be better off addressing tight end via free agency than in the draft, which has a shallow pool of players. They could get a quality offensive lineman or linebacker in the draft. And there are solid options at cornerback in free agency — the Chiefs' Brandon Carr, namely — or through the draft.
As for tight ends, there are several solid options in free agency. Coach Lovie Smith has gushed about Kellen Davis, but he'll be in a solid free-agent class that also includes the Seahawks' John Carlson, the Vikings' Visanthe Shiancoe, the Cowboys' Martellus Bennett and the Colts' Jacob Tamme.
And while Smith has confidence in young safeties Major Wright and Chris Conte, there will be intriguing
options available in free agency. And general manager Phil Emery might deem one too good to pass up.


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The results were more comic than carnal when rap and heavy metal went on trial this year. In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., three members of the 2 Live Crew faced a year in prison for performing music deemed obscene by a federal judge. But then a police-made tape of the performance turned out to be badly muddled, Crew leader Luther ''Luke'' Campbell flipped his middle finger at a prosecutor, and the jurors laughed along with the rappers' exaggerated sexual brags and promptly found the Crew not guilty. One juror remarked that the local sheriff who arrested the group ''ought to be shaking up crime instead.''
In Reno, Nev., a judge ruled that the metal group Judas Priest didn't intentionally sneak the words ''do it'' into one of its 1978 songs and thereby % persuade two young fans to shoot themselves in 1985. ''When people don't understand something,'' said lead singer Rob Halford, ''they begin to fear it.'' One prosecutor, Vivian Lynch, seemed fearless: She asked the group for autographs for one of her sons and wrote a song she titled ''No More Deadly Music.''
Shop in the Name of Love
Once Pretty Woman became a monster hit, everyone from Hollywood copycats to left-wing theorists pondered its success. ''The return of romance,'' you'd hear, or ''Crass yuppie Cinderella story.'' But really, it was this simple: shopping. That scene where Richard Gere drags Julia Roberts into the Rodeo Drive clothing store and says, ''We are going to be spending an obscene amount of money in here, so we are going to need a lot more help sucking up to us'' that's wish fulfillment on a level everyone understands.
Screen Steam
Kilning Me Softly
Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze focused their foreplay on a revolving pottery wheel and transformed a cold lump of clay into an erotic masterpiece in the summer blockbuster Ghost.
Smitten by Grace
After opposing each other in court last spring, L.A. Law's Grace Van Owen (Susan Dey) and Victor Sifuentes (Jimmy Smits) repaired to Victor's car to seal a more passionate contract with a kiss. Said a blissful Grace, ''I've always wanted to do that.'' Months later, Victor returned the favor at the office Christmas party. Judging by Grace's stunned expression, we could tell it was worth the wait.
No Nudes is Bad Nudes
When ''The Perfect Moment,'' an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs of flowers, angelic-faced children, and extravagantly well-endowed men performing eccentric sexual high jinks, toured the nation in 1990, conservatives jumped on the propaganda opportunity of the decade. Led by North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, they assaulted the National Endowment for the Arts, which had helped fund Mapplethorpe's exhibition. Confronted with pictures from the show, Mrs. Helms exclaimed, ''Lord have mercy, Jesse, I'm not believing this!'' Cincinnati citizens' groups, decrying Mapplethorpe photos showing children's genitals, provoked the country's first obscenity trial targeting a museum and its director. But Melia Marden, a Mapplethorpe model at 3 and his defender at 9, rebuked the adults. Said Marden, ''Everybody was born without clothes.'' In October, defendants Dennis Barrie and his Contemporary Arts Center were found not guilty after a six-month court fight.

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The San Francisco Police Department arrested a suspect involved in residential burglaries in San Francisco and in San Mateo County. Albert Hernandez Jr., 44, is a three-strike parolee arrested on March 13, 2012 by SFPD while he was leaving a San Bruno residence with an armful of property. San Francisco Police investigators, working along with Investigators from Daly City PD, San Bruno PD, South San Francisco PD, Pacifica PD and Millbrae PD were able to work together and subsequently place the suspect into custody.
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HL writes with some valid points, although I'm not sure I completely agree:
"Under God" & "Liberty & Justice for All" are the only parts of the government loyalty oath that don't offend me. "Under God" in particular hints that the state may not, despite their wishes, be the final arbiter of justice & moral good. There's someone or something else whose laws take precedent. It acknowledges an authority higher than the state.
Obviously the best move would be to scrap the whole offensive pledge. But barring that, I wouldn't celebrate removing the only part where they concede that they're not all-powerful.
On a side note, "under God" may be the only thing keeping the pledge controversial. With its removal, when would anyone talk about whether kids should be forced to say it every day?
It's a valid point, although historically speaking, the intent of inserting "under God" was to imply that the American state is supported by God in its allegedly divine mission against godless communism. Unlike HL's interpretation of the phrase, the intellectually lazy(and therefore more common) interpretation is to assume that "under God" means that the American state enjoys a sort of Mandate of Heaven.
Nevertheless, I like the idea of leaving in "under God" to act as a poison pill to get the whole pledge scrapped. Let those whiny atheists have their way, and we can just forget about the pledge for good.10:56 am on November 30, 2008 Email Ryan McMaken


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Dancing with Idolatry
The East Caribbean Baptist Mission is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Dr. Hensworth W.C. Jonas: DANCING WITH IDOLATRY: Are you bowing to a false god? (Xulon Press)
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BOOK SUMMARY: Idol worshippers today may be of the primitive kind or a little more sophisticated. Some are church members, but their true allegiance is not to the God of the Bible. We can be very creative in deifying what we value the most. We make idols out of anything. Our idols can be ideas, achievements, past times, entertainment, possessions, personalities, and even our own selves. These are worshipped when they become the supreme objects of our devotion, attention, spending, conversation, and relationships. A saving and abiding intimacy with Jesus Christ is the antidote to this poison.
?Hensworth Jonas has written about a timeless subject that imperils every human heart. It is the natural desire for our hearts to be mirrors into which we look and worship ourselves. Pastor Jonas shows how these mirrors of self must be broken by the truth and divinely replaced with hearts that are windows through which we seek and worship the one, true God through Jesus Christ.?
?Dr. Don Whitney, Senior Associate Dean & Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
?The most prevalent sin in the world is also the most revolting and damnable in God?s sight?namely, idolatry. Dr. Jonas? piercing call for reformation and the removal of idols comes not a moment too soon for a world filled with false gods. With all the punch and rhythm of a powerful preacher, Dancing with Idolatry will make you ?Amen!? in agreement, then soberly reflect on your own heart and devotion to God.?
?Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
?John Calvin refers to the human heart as an idol factory. In this book, Hensworth Jonas encourages us to take a close look at this dangerous reality as he calls believers to pull down the idols that already exist there and guard against the manufacture of any more.?
?Dr. Tom Ascol, Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, Florida & Executive Director, Founders Ministries
?Dancing With Idolatry is a profound and challenging book that gives pertinent awareness to the practical and subliminal dangers of idolatry. It is a call to examine one?s life against the biblical record to see if honor that is due to God is being misappropriated.?
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Here's a healthy way to have some Sunday Soul Food.
Recipe taken from WHYY's A Chef's Guide to Good Cooking.
Serves 2
- ½ breast of chicken
- 1 cup whole wheat or white flour
- Bunch of collard greens
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 slices turkey bacon
- 1 onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup pre-cooked white beans
- 2 tablespoons chicken stock
- 1. Cut chicken in thin strips. Season flour with salt and pepper and add chicken strips to mixture to coat, remove strips.
- 2. Prepare a bunch of collard greens by washing them, pulling ribs out, stacking them up, folding and chopping them up.
- 3. Add olive oil to a frying pan, when oil is hot, sauté chicken until golden brown. Remove chicken and let oil drain on a plate lined with paper towel. Pour out excess fat from pan.
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Agree to differ
I'm listening to Matthew Taylor's Agree to Differ on iplayer. It's hard not to get caught up in the subject matter – in this case fracking – but I'm listening out for process.
I agree with Matthew Taylor's contention that in most media coverage of controversial topics "the protagonists spend more time attacking and caricaturing each other than they do addressing the heart of the issue". I also think that the orthodox approach, which is to set up discussion and disagreement as debate, with winners and losers and settled points of view, may be entertaining but is rarely a way of finding the best understanding.
In his own blog, Matthew writes about the origins of the radio series:
'Imagine' I thought 'if we applied the kind of techniques used in mediation to shed much less heat and much more light?' Vital to that method is requiring that the protagonists resist caricaturing each other's position – something which immediately inflames debate – and focus instead on clarifying their own stance.
So what is the process that Matthew has followed in this refreshing radio programme?
- Matthew is cast in the role of mediator, and our mediatees in this opening episode were George Monbiot and James Woudhuysen – one in principle at least in favour of fracking, and one opposed to it.
- There was a round of introductions: personal, anecdotal and focusing on the very early inspiration rooted in childhood experience. Matthew himself didn't provide the same kind of introduction: he's facilitating the conversation, rather than joining in. This helped to humanise George and James: it's hard to take against these small boys with the mutual connections to woodpeckers (you have to listen to it!).
- Each mediatee was invited to give a short opening statement, uninterrupted. A bit like a courtroom or staged debate, but also with echoes of the uninterrupted opportunity to speak that you might have in setting up a "thinking environment".
- We were told to expect exploration of the things the protagonists disagreed about. This might seem counterintuitive: if what's being sought is agreement, how does exploring disagreement help. But wait…
- George and James were asked to summarise back the essence of each other's argument, and to find something in it that they do agree with.
- After a round of this, our mediator then summarised back what he'd heard about the remaining disagreement, and George and James had the opportunity to correct any misunderstandings in the summary. James took the opportunity a couple of times.
- At one point, Matthew sets out a ground rule, in response to James starting to say something outside the process: "The one rule we have here is that you're not allowed to say what you think George believes." Nicely done, and an interesting insight into the process being followed.
- This process was then repeated for a second area of disagreement.
- So for each key part of the topic, we heard about areas of agreement (e.g. "in favour of nuclear and renewables" and "neither of you sympathetic to NIMBYism") and we understood more precisely the remaining disagreement.
- At the end, Matthew summarised back what would characterise the most extreme positions – investing in or protesting against fracking. Which I found a bit strange as the sign-off: perhaps the demands of the medium for positions and opposition were too strong to be ignored.
Linearity in an aural medium
I wondered about the limitations of radio (or other aural-only media) in that you can only focus on one thing at a time: no post-it brainstorms or mind maps here, where all facets of a question can be presented at once. I find this very useful in face-to-face facilitation, for getting everything out on the table from all perspectives, before beginning to sort it. Does the "one-at-a-time" nature of speech reinforce the sense of opposition?
Well done Matthew Taylor for bringing a different approach to understanding a controversial question. Future episodes are on vivisection and the future of Jerusalem. Catch them on BBC Radio 4 Wednesday's at 8pm and Saturday at 10.15pm, or on the iplayer.


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Los Angeles (November 3, 2009) – Luxury Link (www.luxurylink.com), the world's leading luxury travel website, announces its partnership with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (www.mandarinoriental.com). Mandarin Oriental properties join Luxury Link's esteemed portfolio of world-class hotels, resorts and tour companies in over 60 countries, gaining instant access to the sophisticated Luxury Link consumer.
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A couple of years ago I was told to mix milk with eggs for omelettes and
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A01477 Summary:
BILL NO A01477 SAME AS No same as SPONSOR Clark (MS) COSPNSR MLTSPNSR Brennan, Cook Add Art 76 SS3750 - 3756, Ed L Establishes an independent citizens education finance review committee within the education department to monitor and report on the provision of and state assistance provided to public education in this state, so as to ensure that a quality education is provided to all students in the state.Go to top
A01477 Actions:
BILL NO A01477 01/09/2013 referred to education 01/08/2014 referred to educationGo to top
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There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.Go to top
A01477 Memo:
BILL NUMBER:A1477 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a citizens education finance review committee to ensure that equity in the provision of state assistance to school districts is achieved PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would add a new article to the Education Law, entitled, "Citizens Education Finance Review Act". The purpose of the law would be to establish a monitoring system, which would follow the enforcement and enhancement of the delivery of quality public education to all students in the state, as prescribed by law. They will also be responsible for the evaluation of new education aid formulas and ensuring that those formulas meet criteria set forth by law and conditions of equity and adequacy. The committee would also be charged with the responsibility of providing reports to the public on education aid spending by the state, for socially responsible actions and/or reactions. The overall purpose of this law would be to ensure that education aid monitoring would emerge as a credible source of information that will facilitate access and promote smooth transition from damaged educational environments to efficiently managed education programs in all districts in the state. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The summary of provisions of this law are as follows: Bill Section One: Section 3750 creates a new Article 76 to the Education Law by creating the "Citizens Education Review Act" Section 3751 defines the terms "Committee", "Regional Committee", and "Committee Staff." Section 3752 establishes the Citizens Education Finance Review Committee in the Department of Education as an independent citizens committee of nine members, to be appointed as follows: (a) Three members appointed by the Regents; (b) Two members appointed by the NYS Comptroller; (c) One member appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate; (d) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; (e) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, and (f) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly. This section further directs who shall be appointed to serve on the committee, who the officers of the committee are, the terms of service of each member; the resources and use of resources available to the committee for the gathering of information; the hiring of employees to run the committee and the appointment of an Executive Director; and the resources to be made available for the committee to carry out its functions. The committee shall serve without remuneration. Section 3753 of the bill outlines the powers and duties of the Committee. Section 3754 creates Regional Advisory Committees in each Judicial District of the Unified Court System and describes its powers and duties. Section 3755 directs that reports of the Committee's findings shall be issued to the Regents, Governor, New York State Comptroller, Temporary President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of the Assembly on a quarterly basis. Section 3756 authorizes the Committee to operate by using money that is appropriated, credited or transferred and also stipulates that it may accept donations and contributions from any source. Bill section two allocates the sum of $1,000,000 to the State Education Department for start-up funding. Bill section three provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: In recognition that the cost of education in New York State is not the same in every school district, nor is it the same for every pupil in every school district, new formulas must be developed to ensure equal distribution of resources. In addition the relatively harsh conditions the majority of the high need/high minority students must endure in order to attend school are totally unacceptable in a state and nation such as ours. We must make sure that under new or existing formulas for the distribution of education aid, the resources are channeled in amounts that meet the needs of EVERY school district. In addition, the public has a right to know how their tax dollars are being allocated and spent for educational purposes. The creation of this committee would help ensure that the public is more aware of how the distribution of education aid is established and allocated by the state. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 1/09/02 - A.7798 referred to Assembly Education Committee 1/07/04 - A.6405 referred to Assembly Education Committee 1/04/06 - A.1890 referred to Assembly Education Committee 1/03/07 - referred to Assembly Education Committee 1/09/08 - referred to Assembly Education Committee 1/27/09 - A.3437, referred to Assembly Education Committee 1/6/10 - A.3437, referred to Assembly Education Committee 01/18/11- A.2295 referred to education 01/04/12 -A.2295 referred to education FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: An allocation of $1 million in start-up funds. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.Go to top
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1477 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a citi- zens education finance review committee to ensure that equity in the provision of state assistance to school districts is achieved THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 76 to 2 read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 76 4 CITIZENS EDUCATION FINANCE REVIEW 5 COMMITTEE 6 SECTION 3750. SHORT TITLE. 7 3751. DEFINITIONS. 8 3752. CITIZENS EDUCATION FINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE. 9 3753. POWERS AND DUTIES. 10 3754. REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 11 3755. REPORTS. 12 3756. FUNDING. 13 S 3750. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS 14 THE "CITIZENS EDUCATION FINANCE REVIEW ACT". 15 S 3751. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS 16 SHALL MEAN: 17 1. "COMMITTEE" SHALL MEAN THE CITIZENS EDUCATION FINANCE REVIEW 18 COMMITTEE. 19 2. "REGIONAL COMMITTEE" SHALL MEAN A REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 20 3. "COMMITTEE STAFF" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED BY 21 THE COMMITTEE. 22 S 3752. CITIZENS EDUCATION FINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE. 1. THERE IS HERE- 23 BY ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS EDUCATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05797-01-3 A. 1477 2 1 FINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS TO 2 BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: 3 (A) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE REGENTS; 4 (B) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER; 5 (C) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE 6 SENATE; 7 (D) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; 8 (E) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE 9 SENATE; AND 10 (F) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM- 11 BLY. 12 2. ALL PERSONS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERI- 13 ENCE IN THE FIELDS OF FINANCE, ACCOUNTING AND EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS, 14 AND SHALL BE BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE 15 STATE. 16 3. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ELECT FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS A PRESIDENT, VICE 17 PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY. THE 18 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR 19 SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES 20 INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. 21 THE COMMITTEE SHALL INITIALLY MEET WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE 22 DATE OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL THEREAFTER MEET AT THE CALL OF THE PRESI- 23 DENT OF THE COMMITTEES OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE REGENTS. 24 4. OF THE MEMBERS INITIALLY APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE: ONE MEMBER 25 APPOINTED BY THE REGENTS AND ONE APPOINTED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER 26 SHALL SERVE A TERM OF ONE YEAR; ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY 27 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER 28 OF THE SENATE SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS; ONE MEMBER APPOINTED 29 BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER, ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE REGENTS AND ONE 30 MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL SERVE 31 TERMS OF THREE YEARS; AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS SHALL SERVE TERMS OF 32 FOUR YEARS. THEREAFTER, ALL MEMBERS SHALL SERVE TERMS OF FOUR YEARS. ALL 33 VACANCIES ON THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE 34 ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY PRIOR TO 35 THE EXPIRATION OF A TERM SHALL SERVE ONLY FOR THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF 36 SUCH TERM. 37 5. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 38 REQUEST AND RECEIVE AND SHALL UTILIZE AND BE PROVIDED WITH SUCH FACILI- 39 TIES, RESOURCES AND DATA OF ANY COURT, DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, 40 BUREAU, COMMISSION OR AGENCY OF THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION 41 THEREOF, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS 42 IT MAY REQUEST TO CARRY OUT ITS POWERS AND DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI- 43 CLE. 44 6. THE COMMITTEE SHALL EMPLOY AND AT PLEASURE REMOVE SUCH OFFICERS AND 45 EMPLOYEES AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNC- 46 TIONS AND FIX THEIR COMPENSATION WITH THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE THERE- 47 FOR. THE COMMITTEE SHALL APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SUPERVISE THE 48 COMMITTEE STAFF. 49 7. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE SUITABLE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND 50 SUPPLIES TO THE COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE STAFF TO ENABLE THEM TO ACT 51 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. 52 S 3753. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF, 53 ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND DUTY TO 54 ESTABLISH A MONITORING SYSTEM TO OVERSEE THE ENFORCEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT 55 OF THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ALL STUDENTS PURSUANT TO 56 THIS CHAPTER. IN ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE STAFF SHALL ANNU- A. 1477 3 1 ALLY EVALUATE THE FORMULAS AND EXPENDITURES FOR STATE ASSISTANCE TO 2 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH FORMU- 3 LAS AND EXPENDITURES PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AS 4 REQUIRED BY LAW. 5 S 3754. REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH A 6 REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE UNIFIED 7 COURT SYSTEM. EACH REGIONAL COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE SAME POWERS AND 8 DUTIES AS THE COMMITTEE HAS PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED 9 FIFTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE WITH REGARD TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN 10 THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE'S JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND SHALL ISSUE A REPORT OF 11 ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THEREON, TO THE COMMITTEE ON A QUARTER- 12 LY BASIS AND AT SUCH TIMES AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE 13 MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES SHALL HAVE THE SAME QUALI- 14 FICATIONS AS REQUIRED OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO 15 OF SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. 16 S 3755. REPORTS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ISSUE A REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS 17 AND RECOMMENDATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO THE 18 REGENTS, STATE COMPTROLLER, GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, 19 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND MINORITY 20 LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. 21 S 3756. FUNDING. THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE TO THE 22 EXTENT MONEYS ARE APPROPRIATED, CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO. 23 PROVIDED THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY ACCEPT DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 24 ANY SOURCE. 25 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Go to top


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text: 24 July 2014 A Field Day with Gopher Tortoises Posted by: Laurie Macdonald | 9 comments | Share: Defenders helps count gopher tortoise burrows Defenders works to save wildlife every day, and we recently spent one of those days in a special and different way – the Florida staff ventured into the field to survey for gopher tortoises and their burrows at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve here in St. Petersburg. It was slow going for us humans – searching for tortoise burrows while making our way through stands of dense saw palmetto, staying wary of ankle-grabbing logs and veering clear of prickly pear cactus wasn't easy. But the gopher tortoise is finely adapted to this ancient scrub and sandhill habitat, as well as to other Florida natural communities. It was the subject of my master's degree and a focal species in the consulting work I did before coming to Defenders, so it was great fun to see my colleagues now taking part for the first time in the burrow surveying, identification and data collection. The gopher tortoise lives in dry, sandy uplands, such as pine flatwoods, scrub, oak-sandhills and coastal dunes of the southeastern United States. Human activities eliminated gopher tortoises from a significant portion of their historic range, but they still occur in Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia, with the majority of the remaining population occurring in Florida, where they are listed as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The US Fish and Wildlife Service states that listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is warranted and should be extended to cover the tortoise's entire range . The gopher tortoise is considered a keystone species because it is a pivotal member of its natural community. It creates burrows and disperses seeds, actions which contribute significantly to upland biodiversity. Gopher tortoises take refuge from extreme temperatures, fire, and predators in their burrows, as do nearly 400 other species, such as the Florida mouse, gopher frog, eastern indigo snake, diamondback rattlesnake, burrowing owl and bobcat. We got an up close and personal look at this aspect of tortoise ecology when an armadillo suddenly ran out of an old burrow and over one of our boots! Most animals retreat down the burrow when people are around, though I do recall an instance of mutual surprise when a rattlesnake ran over my own boot and into hiding. The burrow survey at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, one of the last remaining natural areas in urban Pinellas County, Florida was conducted to determine the estimated tortoise population size and demographics, such as average age of the animals. This information can be used to improve habitat management and restoration efforts, and to determine if there is a healthy ratio of young tortoises to adults. Gopher tortoises may live to be over 60 and they usually don't reach reproductive age and size until at least their teens, and sometimes 20 years of age. Also, they have very few young that survive predation at the egg and infant stage, so protection of all members of the colony is essential. My own research resulted in finding one of the two largest known clutches, 25 eggs, but generally only 8-12 eggs are in the hole dug out and covered over by the female tortoise. Herpetologist George Heinrich oversaw the Boyd Hill survey, directing volunteers to walk specific management sections in all areas of the preserve that contain appropriate upland habitat. With the other volunteers we lined up in a row evenly spaced apart and walked straight ahead – as well as we could in dense vegetation — in a transect noting any burrows we found. As we found them, we classified each burrow as active, inactive, or abandoned. The complete survey documented a total of 302 gopher tortoise burrows (239 active and 63 inactive) as well as more than 318 abandoned burrows. Based on this information, experts estimate that 151 tortoises are found on the preserve. Defenders of Wildlife's efforts to protect and recover the gopher tortoise is aimed at increasing the amount of habitat available by promoting acquisition of new public lands, working with landowners to establish conservation easements, assuring irresponsible road projects that fragment habitat and lead to roadkill are stopped or modified, and helping shape land use plans that protect important habitat and connections. In order to reverse the continuing tortoise and habitat loss, Defenders is also trying to increase outreach to the public and land developers and let them know that gopher tortoises are actually a relatively adaptable animal that can coexist with humans. Some people say that the gopher tortoise has celebrity appeal: its face looks a bit like E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial's! But these tortoises aren't just cute: they're a vital part of Florida's landscape, and that's why it's so important that we monitor and protect them. Laurie Macdonald is the Florida Program Director at Defenders of Wildlife The FWC has created a free smartphone application that provides information about Florida's gopher tortoises. Using the Florida Gopher Tortoise app, you can help the FWC by recording the locations of gopher tortoises and their burrows. Simply take photos of those you encounter and submit them through the app. Using GPS coordinates captured by your phone, these photos will be incorporated into an interactive map, which will show where gopher tortoises occur 9 Responses to "A Field Day with Gopher Tortoises" Deborah MacDonald July 24th, 2014 I live in Beverly Hills, Florida specifically in Pine Ridge. We have lot of gopher tortoises here. I have had to take many of them out of the road because some people won't even stop for them. In Crystal River, where I used to work, I would see so many beautiful tortoises dead on Rte. 44. It beaks my heart. Gopher Tortoises are the most innocent and to me, the sweetest souls in Florida. Reply Alexander Yeung July 24th, 2014 These gopper tortise doesn't deserve to be killed. Those driver didn't let them pass is either stupid or a scum that have become a parasite. Reply KsInfo August 5th, 2014 I have had a fondness for tuletrs and tortoises since I was a child, owning a turtle pet. This was a very interesting story. Good that you have a tortoise project going. It is just part of their programming to fight and guard their mate I guess. Reply Barb Matusik August 11th, 2014 I live in Gilchrist County north of this area. We have seven acres of sand hill habitat and many of these wonderful creatures with holes of all sizes. They must be happy here as we have found many little ones over the years but have also seen the local red shoulder hawks go off with a few. We have stopped several times to help a jay-walking tortoise to the other side of Route 26. Reply joan silaco August 11th, 2014 any info on these under or over passes, where they create a path that is safe for turtle/tortise to cross? i think they created something like that in california or florida. may want to check with hsus people. i believe it was a girl that was deter- mined to alleviate the problem, a few years ago. i think the army of engineers was involved. may have been on gov't property. but it was about crossing a highway. sorry i don't have anything more specific. joan silaco Reply Greywolf Borealis August 16th, 2014 I have seen countless gopher tortoises crossing busy highways. I suppose their motivation is the same as the proverbial chicken. However, I always stop, get out of my car or motor home, pick up the tiny traveler and move him or her safely to the other side of the road. Unfortunately, for the gopher tortoise their habitat is where environmental and wildlife responsibility is the lowest in the country. There is no wonder why these animals are endangered. Reply Betty October 7th, 2014 I was in my yard, when this tortoises walked across my yard, it stopped and rested for a while then walked through to the neighbours. He or she was a lovely specimen and I didn't know the name of it until I read this article. I took some pictures as well Reply Betty October 7th, 2014 I should have said i live in Foley Alabama. Reply Cindy & Jim Maddox December 6th, 2014 My husband & I purchased a home in Foley, Alabama Dec 2013. We discovered a gopher tourtise living under our air conditioner pad! We named him Foley! We love to see him in the yard! He's quiet and does not eat much. We occasionally give him a little lettuce. Reply Post Your Comment Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Mail (required) (will not be published) You May also be interested in Wolf Weekly Wrap-Up Wolves on the Move in Oregon; Another Mexican Gray Wolf Found Dead in Arizona – Poaching Likely; We're Almost There! 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With striking new jackets and a new slipcase, all adorned with Quentin Blake's timeless illustrations, this 15-book collection brings together all of Roald Dahl's classic children's novels. Stories that have shocked, excited, entertained and delighted generations of children, this great value collection includes the likes of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and Fantastic Mr Fox.
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We originally bought one book from a national bookshop for £5.99 and my son enjoyed it so much that he wanted more. I was searching online for another book when I came across this set. For less than the price of 3 single books I got 15 and they came with a slipcase to keep them all neat and tidy together - amazing value!
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Q. What does it mean when it says "the veil of the Temple was torn?"
A. This is a very mystical expression and let me explain some things. The expression is found in many places but I assume you are referring to the phrase in Mt 27.51.
The veil that was torn was the outer veil leading into the Holy Place of the sanctuary, not the Holy of Holies.
That had two veils and it could be entered by walking between the veils.
This outer veil of the gate on the Ulam (porch) of the sanctuary was made of four colors.
Blue indicating the heavens; linen, or flax, was brownish in color symbolizing the earth; scarlet indicating fire and purple stood for the sea.
This veil had stars and the known planets on them and it was called the "panorama of the heavens."
This gate to the sanctuary where the veil stood opened by itself for 40 years after the death of Yeshua.
This curtain, or "the heavens," was opened on the 9th of Av and other occasions for the people to look into the holy of holies and so the veil being taken away was done before (Josephus, Wars, Bk 5; Hertz Siddur p. 959; Kaplan,Torah Anthology, p 91).
The "tearing" or opening of this veil mean't that the deeper things of God will now be understood, or open.
When Stephen in Acts 7 or John in Rev 4 saw the heavens "opened" it mean't access to the hidden, the mystical.
It mean't you are about to understand the deeper things of God and in Stephens case he was going there in person.
So, with that in mind when it says in Psa 84.10 that "I would rather stand at the threshhold (door) of the house of my God" now you know why.
To be a "door man" in the house of God means that you can "open" up to the people the mystical, hidden, deep things of God.
So, when Yeshua died on the cross and this veil was torn open, the people already knew what this meant and that God was revealing something very deep and access to the things of God to be revealed was now accomplished for anyone who believes.
There were many, mystical things going on when this happened and the writings of the Gospels and Epistles brought out so much more about redemption, salvation, propitiation and everything associated with the blood of Messiah and what it accomplished.
God gave the people a sign just at the right moment to say that He was about to take the people deeper into the things of heaven and that its mysteries were about to opened to the peole, and that's exactly what happened.
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Members of the bakery, confectionery, tobacco, and grain millers union (BCTGM Local 149) gather to strike outside the Hostess bakery on Monroe Monday Nov. 12, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. The union, which has been on strike since Friday, is trying to prevent new wage and benefit cuts which the company is making nation wide. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber)
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Hostess has bakeries in Schiller Park, Hodgkins and Peoria, but Peoria's is the only Illinois facility on strike. The Irving, Texas-based company operates 36 bakeries nationwide.
Representatives of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Thousands of its members went on strike at Hostess Nov. 9 to protest cuts to wages and benefits under a new contract offer, which the union rejected in September. Union officials have said the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread stopped contributing to workers' pensions last year.
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The privately held food maker filed for Chapter 11 protection in January, its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than a decade. Hostess cited increasing pension and medical costs for employees as one of the drivers behind its latest filing.
Earlier this week, Hostess said the strike has prevented it from producing and delivering products, and that it was closing bakeries in Seattle, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Those facilities employ 627 workers.
But the union said according to the company's 1113 filing with the bankruptcy court earlier this year and its last, best, final offer to its members, Hostess was planning to close at least nine bakeries as part of its reorganization plan, although the company refused to disclose which bakeries it intended to close.
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