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TUCSON- Arizona voters have nine propositions are on this year's ballot, including Prop 204, The Quality Education and Jobs Act.
Proposition 204 asks voters to make a temporary one-cent sales tax permanent.
It will bring in an estimated $1 billion a year that would be used for education and roads.
Proponents of 204 believe Arizona's education system needs that money to keep pace with the rest of the country.
Those opposed to 204 also believe Arizona needs to put more money into education but they say the Quality Education and Jobs Act is bad policy. "I think the greatest flaw with Prop 204 is that it funds things other than education," said State Treasurer Doug Ducey. "There's a $100 million dollars in this bill that are going to road contractors and there's not one dollar mandated to teachers or classrooms."
Ann-Eve Pederson isn't a politician, she's a mom, concerned about her son's education. She's passionately pushing for Prop 204. "There is no one who can question that this is going to be good for children, for teachers, for classrooms, for schools and for the state's economy," Pedersen said.
If 204 passes, 80 percent of the funds would go towards education and 20 percent would go to transportation and other projects.
Pedersen says those opposed to 204 aren't fighting against funding education; she believes they're fighting to hang onto the purse strings.
"It's about control, this is about control, they don't want taxpayers to have control over how their own tax dollars are spent," Pedersen said.
Ducey denies that charge. He says it's all about fiscal responsibility. Two years ago, voters approved the temporary tax when the state was in bad financial shape, he said.
But Ducey says Arizona is doing much better financially and now is not the time to raise taxes."I can tell you that we have $1 billion in our operating account and $450 million in our reserve account earning interest. If we need more money for education, and it's quite possible we do, let's use the dollars that we have today," Ducey said.
The state may be doing better financially, but school districts like Tucson Unified are drowning in debt, and Pedersen believes Prop 204 can be the lifeline.
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I recently attended the Frozen River Film Festival in support of the documentary Gasland Part 2. Prior to my arrival in Winona, Minn., there was a significant amount of publicity over the fact that the Frozen River Film Festival dropped the questionable film FrackNation. Although I was never interviewed for the film, I was also featured in FrackNation. After visiting with those who made this decision not to show the film it was apparent that this was just more of the same tactics that I had become accustomed to from FrackNation filmmaker Phelim McAleer.
I remembered the Gasland Part 2 premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival where Mr. McAleer and his supporters were shouting obscenities at me and and my family while we made our way down the red carpet, instead of getting in line to see the movie. Because of them not being in line for the film, they did not make it into the oversold premiere, but the story on Fox News followed a much different message, they were banned from the premiere.
Throughout Tribeca, Gasland Part 2 filmmaker Josh Fox required constant security to protect him from the attacks of Mr. McAleer; at one point Mr. McAleer called the police on himself attempting to get more publicity.
I have offered to be interviewed or participate in a debate with Mr. McAleer, but to this point he has rejected my offer. Like many in the oil and gas industry, Mr. McAleer tries to bully his way into the conversation and then take over the conversation, not sit down and have an honest discussion over the subject.
It is also clear that he never intended to be in Winona for the Frozen River Film Festival, but rather utilized this opportunity to gain more publicity. Although the Frozen River Film Festival may not be well-known with the average American, neither is FrackNation, and the dropping of the film got more attention for this film than if it would have been shown. If it werent for bad news, FrackNation would have no news at all.
For Gasland Part 2, I was required to produce evidence and legal documents to support every statement that was made in the film. It is doubtful that anything in FrackNation was scrutinized to this level. In FrackNation, my likeness was used without my permission, and with no opportunity to defend myself. The biggest mistake that the Frozen River Film Festival made was not to drop FrackNation, it was to consider it to begin with.


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Newsweek has a regular feature called "The Index" where the magazine picks out three current news events and maps them a 100-point scale, from Awful (1) to Awesome (100). The latest installment in the March 29 issue (which is not online) goes like this:
AWESOME (80): Dennis Kucinich, who has voted against a slew of Democratic initiatives (from the left), pledges to reverse himself on health care after previously voting no.
OK–a left-wing Democrat plays nice with the party and flip-flops on a key issue. Not hard to see why corporate media would think that's awesome. Next:
AWFUL (16): Oh, Rielle. For a while there, before your creepy photo spread in GQ, you were playing the part of the quiet mistress quite well.
Rielle Hunter–the mother of John Edwards' child–took some tawdry photos.
And, then, right in the middle, with a score of 52:
Intensified use of drone-fired missiles is wiping out militants in Pakistan. But can we see the legal memos justifying "targeted assassinations"?
Using remote-control weaponry to kill people in an undeclared war in another country, possibly in violation of international law, and certainly killing innocent civilians in the process…. Yes, it is hard to take a position on that.
Numerically speaking, the 52 score is slightly closer to the "awesome" Kucinich decision than to the "awful" photo shoot.


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Soldier declared dead finds passion and new career
Anthony Smith, a black belt in mixed martial arts, teaches last week in Blytheville, Ark. A non-profit organization that helps returning veterans get involved in their communities gave Smith money to help start his own school.
Smith was pronounced dead and placed in a body bag in 2004 after a rocket-propelled grenade tore through his body and shattered his elbow, pelvis and thigh. About 10 minutes later, a nurse discovered that the National Guard soldier was alive. After spending years in recovery, Smith received assistance this fall from a group that helps returning veterans develop life-long careers.
Now, Smith says, he has a reason to get out of bed each day, despite his pain. "I wake up in the morning now knowing somebody is counting on me," says the 44-year-old veteran from Armorel, Ark. Smith received a fellowship to teach karate to low-income children in an Arkansas after-school program. He used the stipend from that to help launch his own martial arts school for children.
Anthony Smith teaches martial arts at his school, Anthony's Martial Arts, in Blytheville, Ark.
Smith teaches his daughter, Jamya Coleman, 12, at his school.
For Smith, who was an expert in karate when he joined the military, The Mission Continues fellowship has helped him realize his dream of shaping young lives through martial arts instruction. "They actually gave me a challenge: If you really want to start your business, you need to get involved. ... Help out other people, and we'll help you out," Smith says. "It wasn't a handout."
For his fellowship, Smith taught martial arts to children at a local community center and a Boys and Girls Club. He used a $6,000 stipend to build his martial arts business. This comes six years after devastating injuries from an insurgent attack north of Baghdad. Four soldiers were killed in the April 24, 2004, attack. Smith lost his right arm below the elbow, his pelvis, his right hip and a large portion of his right thigh bone, now replaced by a prosthetic bone. He worked his body back to where he can do a level that allows him to do triathlons, cycling and instruct in martial arts.
After class, Smith gets the update on which boys are cute and which are not with daughter Jaime Williams, 15, at McDonald's. Though he deals with pain daily, Smith says,' he looks forward to the future. "You can just about get anything done now that you want," he says of disabled veterans like himself. "You just got to get your butt off the couch and stop feeling sorry for yourself, and get out there and do something."
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by Paul on 01/04/07 at 05:37 PM ET
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Click to get the punch line…
A good one from "The Instigator".
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Start The Season With A Bang
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 05:24 PM ET
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from Eric McErlain at NBC Sports,
The bottom line: Love it or hate it—or just not care—the NHL All-Star Game isn't going away. With that in mind, here are a couple of suggestions to spice things up:
1. Start the season off with a bang: Before the start of this season, the NHL promoted its return with a series of ads designed to remind fans that the league was actually still in existence. Though they were mildly amusing, might it not be better to promote the league's return with an actual event rather than just a marketing campaign?
That's right, it's time to borrow an idea from the past and move the NHL All-Star Game to the start of the season and promote the game by kicking everything off with a showcase for the league's top talent.
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NHL Should Adopt IIHF Shootout
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 04:40 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
After watching Toews light the lamp on Canada's third, fifth and seventh attempts, I'm thinking the NHL should follow the IIHF's lead and adopt a similar shootout policy.
The league's current system—which forces a team to use every available shooter at least once before allowing anyone to take a second attempt—pays lip service to the concept of a team game, but what's the point? The reality is that the shootout is an individual skills competition, not a team event.
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Ricci Thinking Retirement
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 04:18 PM ET
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Coyotes center Mike Ricci, who is one game away from playing in his 1,100th regular-season NHL game, has left the Coyotes to mull retirement.
Ricci, 35, has been a healthy scratch in seven consecutive games, and the Coyotes gave him permission to fly back to Phoenix on Wednesday to discuss his future with his wife and other family members.
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by Paul on 01/04/07 at 03:35 PM ET
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from Sam McCaig of the Hockey News,
Here's what the 30 NHL teams are looking for as 2007 unfolds:
The Anaheim Ducks resolve to…sign Nicklas Lidstrom, Rob Blake, Zdeno Chara and Sheldon Souray to round out their defense corps.
The Colorado Avalanche resolve to…preserve Joe Sakic's youth by packing him in ice between games.
The Columbus Blue Jackets resolve to…hire Ken Hitchcock five years ago.
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More Brett
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 03:03 PM ET
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SI: Did you audition or did NBC just read 20 years of your postgame comments?
Hull: I didn't audition, so that's what must have happened.
SI: Googling your name and "outspoken" only produces 15,550 hits. That seems a little low, right?
Hull: Maybe it shows you that some of my outspokenness makes a little sense.
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Iggy Eyes Sid
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from George Johnson at ESPN,
Sid the Kid may have 10 years, nine points and three games in hand on his side of the ledger, but Jarome Iginla's backers are resolutely contesting every inch of ice. And will continue to do so right until the bitter end.
"Catchable?" questioned Calgary Flames defenseman Robyn Regehr, with a what-turnip truck-did-this-yokel-fall-off expression on his face. "Of course. No one's untouchable."
Not even the most audacious prodigy since Mozart, it would seem.
"There's still a half season left," reminded Iginla. "Definitely, I think I can take a run at some things."
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Chelios Dealing With Tragedy Day By Day
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 01:02 PM ET
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A somber Chris Chelios met with the media on Thursday, describing for the first time in public the sorrow he felt upon learning that two employees of his downtown eatery had been stabbed to death.
The longtime NHL defenseman, who plays for the Detroit Red Wings, said the Tuesday deaths of Megan Soroka, 49, of Dearborn and Mark Barnard, 52, of Detroit were "senseless .. and there's no explanation."...
"I'm just going to try to get through this day by day with everybody," said Chelios, who did not play in Detroit's 2-1 win against Anaheim on Tuesday night and was not traveling with the team for its game Thursday night at San Jose.
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More HD For Versus
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 11:48 AM ET
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KK member RemyM points out Versus has indeed introduced their HD channel. Now it is up to the different carriers to pick it up.
The talk is most Comcast subscribers will have this channel, but nothing official yet.
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Go To The Tape NFL
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 11:39 AM ET
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from the Mining Journal,
This is an NFL column, I know, but watching the fabulous ceremony honoring retired Detroit Red Wing Steve Yzerman earlier this week, I had the urge to contact FSN Detroit to ask a favor:
Please send a tape of the event to Terrell Owens and ask him to watch carefully. Then ask him to pass the tape on to other NFL players who just don't understand what being a team player means.
Because if there ever was a prototype for a true leader, a complete team guy, it was Stevie Y, "The Captain."
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There aren't all that many women that can say that they have been quarterfinalists in two of the Grand Slam events this year. Marion Bartoli is one of the bunch, and she is going to try to move on to the semifinals of Wimbledon betting festivities on Tuesday afternoon at the All England Club against her German foe, Sabine Lisicki. Bartoli came up just short.....
French Open Predictions: Marion Bartoli vs. Francesca Schiavone Live Picks
It's not often that we see a woman with a chance to win back to back Grand Slam events, but here on the clay courts of Roland Garros, we might have the same upset winner in French Open betting action this year as we did last year. No. 5 Francesca Schiavone is the top seed remaining in this tournament, and she'll look to avoid the upset bid on Thursday of No......
French Open Picks: Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Marion Bartoli Predictions
Upsets have been the theme all over the women's bracket in French Open betting action, and a pair of double digit seeds are going to have it at on Tuesday afternoon on the clay courts of Roland Garros, as No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova takes on No. 11 Marion Bartoli. Always a bridesmaid, but so rarely a bride. That's been the theme for Kuznetsova in her career......


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Pierre Ferrari, the president and CEO of Heifer International, recently shared a story about how the East Africa Dairy Development project is changing lives in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. The project, he writes, is a great example of collective impact, where each partner brings its own expertise to bear on the challenges at hand.


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Impasse on commitments to Green Climate Fund at Bonn climate change conference
(Bonn, Germany) A lack of urgency imperils the likelihood of an ambitious 2015 climate agreement, Oxfam warned today as talks continued at the latest UNFCCC meeting in Bonn, Germany.
Oxfam joins civil society walk out from climate change talks in Warsaw
Explaining Oxfam's decision to join civil society movements and trade unions in walking out of the UN climate change talks today, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International said:
NGOs, social movements walk out of Warsaw climate talks
We have said we stand in solidarity with the millions impacted by Typhoon Haiyan, and with all climate impacted people. Our solidarity compels us to tell the truth about COP 19 and to voluntarily withdraw from the Warsaw climate talks.
G77 Countries walk out of climate negotiations on loss and damage - Oxfam comment
Commenting on the decision by developing countries to walk out of negotiations on loss and damage in the early hours of this morning at the UN COP19 climate talks, Tim Gore, Oxfam's climate spokesp
Typhoon Haiyan must be a wake-up call at UN climate talks if we are to save lives in the future, warn aid agencies
Members of the Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC) are warning governments meeting at the UN climate talks in Warsaw that the devastating super typhoon that struck the Philippines is a glimpse of the future if urgent action is not taken.
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Earlier this year, a philanthropic mystery circulated through American colleges. An unknown donor was giving millions to universities…all of which had one thing in common. They're led by women presidents.
Now this may – or may not – give us clues as to who was making these donations, but a study of charitable giving shows that families are more likely to make contributions to support education – if women are making the decisions.
Studies from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University also show that women are more likely than ever to contribute to charity…and with more women controlling more wealth in the US than ever before…that money is making a big difference.
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When running a small business, it's vitally important to stretch those budgets as far as possible.
Particularly if you're running a start-up enterprise, there may only be a fine margin between profit and loss, so keeping on top of costs is crucial.
IT is one area that some people may be tempted to cut corners on - with the use of duplicate and counterfeit software a growing problem - but you have to question whether it is worth the risk.
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Celebrity-focused Web sites reported an increase in traffic, but those who reported news from the event (Gary Busey's rabid attack on Jennifer Garner) fared better than sites that simply uploaded red-carpet photos. On Sunday, people.com's unique visitors increased 56 percent to 1.5 million, while page views grew 49 percent to 20.3 million. Monday's traffic also beat last year's — uniques jumped 23 percent to 2.5 million, and page views increased 10 percent to 57 million. Us Weekly nearly doubled the number of page views on Oscar Sunday, to 1.3 million, while Monday's page views grew 64 percent to 3.9 million. Ew.com, which gets more traffic in the week before the show because the site forecasts Oscar picks and reports industry chatter prior to the big event, saw a 150 percent gain in page views that week, to 22.4 million. Sunday's page views more than doubled to 2.5 million, and Monday's page views increased 19 percent.
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zkay Posts: 8I went to an Audi dealer today and test drove a 2014 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Premium Plus. I feel like I was quoted a very high lease price for it. The options included were:
Audi A6 3.0T Premium Plus - Invoice $51,244.00, MSRP $55,100.00
Phantom Blk Pearl color - Inv $467.0, MSRP $500.0
Black Interior - Inv 0, MSRP 0
Cold Weather Package - Inv $467.0, MSRP $500.0
Audi side assist and Dealer charges = $895 + $283.5 + $195
Totals - Inv $54,109.50, MSRP $57,595.00
The lease deal offered to me was for 10K miles, 36 mo - $815/month with $3397.00 down to cover tax, title etc.
Please comment on the above deal. I feel it is a ripoff.
I am looking to lease an A6 3.0T Premium Plus or Prestige with 15kmiles/yr and 36 mo. What would be a competitive deal. I live in northern NJ.
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amp512 Posts: 7I won't say rip-off but high. Based on kyfdx provided parameters (thanks kyfdx for awesome service btw) for 2014 A6 3.0TFSI for 36months, 15k/year lease 0.00119MF and 54% residual, if your sale price or cap cost is 54109 for example and roughly $700 for acquisition fee I get $775+ with $3397 down so yes high but not a rip-off. I think you should negotiate cap cost or the sale price further down...
zkay Posts: 8I'm not sure if I follow. My numbers were based on a 10K/yr mile lease, not 15K miles as you wrote. So I do think it is a ripoff IMO.
Btw, I ran the numbers you mentioned and my monthly payments are coming out slightly different ($740.56/month with zero down). I'm pretty sure I did something wrong. Can you look at the following and let me know: http://imgur.com/mKfzR8Q
Your numbers are in the column H.
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kyfdx Posts: 32,3052014 A6 2.0T (Quattro?) Premium Plus 42mo, 15K/yr lease
.00136 MF and 51% residual
The residual is fixed by model, term and mileage allowance and the dealer cannot change it.. Most Audi dealers will mark-up the money factor. You can negotiate that markup and the selling price... Watch out for garbage fees and especially dealer add-ons and extras.. Even though you are renting the car, you are paying full price for the extras.
Also, add the AudiCare service plan. That will raise the residual by 1%, and while it is still an increase, it's pretty cheap for what you get, once you take into account the residual adjustment.
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alexs3 Posts: 2Thanks for the information. I was also wondering is there a chart of where one can find the best deals in the country? I travel extensively and have to beleive that in larger markets the dealers are more aggressive to move cars off their floor plan than in smaller markets. Is there such a site that has top dealerships by state by brand?
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sodifficult Posts: 4So I narrowed it down to either the TDI or the TFSI, and for what I'm looking for in options, the TDI isn't available. That said, here are the numbers I hashed out on a 2014 A6 Prestige 3.0 TFSI with Black Optics and LED lights. Some of it I'm not quite sure about, but the overall seems reasonable. Please let me know...
Selling Price: $57,995
L.E.V. (Residual): 50% (incl Audi Care)
Term: 42 Months
Money Fact: .00139
Cust Cash Down: $0.00
Rebate: $3,302 [$1,500 Audi Owner, $1,000 AFS, $802 Audi Season something (covers first payment)]
Total We Owes: $820 (What exactly does this mean?)
Adjusted Cap Cost: $57,743 (What is this?)
Total Sales Tax: $2,645.48 (8%)
Base Monthly Rental: $743.34
TTL Mo Pay: $802.81
Amt Due at Start: $3,302
TTL Initial Fees: $803.75
TTL Annual Fees: $476
One Pay: N
TTL Working Cash: $3,302
I know the Residual and Money Factor match, but what do you think of the other details? For the negotiated selling price, does this seem right? Thanks in advance.
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zkay Posts: 8The numbers don't add up. I did the calculation based on your numbers and here is what I got: http://imgur.com/roo5Yvu
The total monthly pay I'm getting is $749.68 w/o taxes. With taxes, it comes out to be a little bit more. Not sure where you are getting the $803.75 from.
Btw, how many miles per year this deal is about?
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zkay Posts: 8When I calculate lease payments without tax, they include the Depreciation + Finance Charge (calculated from MF). It seems to me that dealers calculate Sales tax on this sum and not on the depreciation alone. I have two questions:
1. Can someone validate this to be true? I have seen it several times already
2. Is this negotiable? IMO sales tax on finance charge does not make sense, it should only be applied to the vehicle depreciation value.
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kyfdx Posts: 32,305
ptg2 Posts: 3Hi kyfdx,
Can you please help me understand why these numbers look high? I'm guessing there is a lot of dealer fat in the drive off? Location is California.
Your ePrice: $56,350.00
12,000 miles @ 36 months
$2,159 total drive-off
Monthly payment: $810.11
$5,000 total drive-off
Monthly payment: $725.72
Residual Value: 56%, $33,037.20
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kyfdx Posts: 32,305Actually, assuming 9% state tax, the $810 payment is right on the money..
The monthly payment looks high, because Audi just has a real average lease program, without much in the way of factory support.. Money factors are about market level, residuals aren't pumped up, and no dealer cash incentives... you actually have a pretty good selling price, of about 6% off of MSRP...
Audis are not cheap to lease, relative to MSRP...
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Sure, all 32 teams are dealing with the lockout that is keeping players and coaches apart.
But the Broncos (and the other teams that changed coaches in the offseason) are facing a greater challenge because of the labor limbo. In a normal year, a new head coach John Fox would have already held a minicamp with his returning players before the draft. He would have seen them on the field and in the weight room, and he would have signed a handful of veteran free agents.
All Fox knows of his players is what he's seen on film, and what the coaches who return from the Josh McDaniels regime have told him.
The result, Fox said, is that the Broncos have strictly been picking the players they feel are the best available on their draft board, while considering the needs that they might have. Might, being the key word, because Fox hasn't actually seen the current guys on his roster play. It's particularly a question at middle linebacker as the team switches back to a 4-3 defense. Veterans Joe Mays and Mario Haggan should now compete with third-round pick Nate Irving for that job.
"I would have liked to have had a minicamp by now," Fox said. "We're just trying to accumulate players, guys that fit what we're going to do, and then let them define what their positions are."
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Supporters of Hilo-based Connections New Century Public Charter School were dealt last week another blow in their long-delayed effort to build a new campus in Kaumana.
In a report issued April 7, a hearing officer recommended that Hawaii County's Windward Planning Commission deny a special permit for Connections to build its school on agricultural land given to it by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
The plans for the school have been in development since 2006, and leaders say they have no intention of backing off now.
"We're not going to give up," said John Thatcher, the school's principal. "We're going to pursue all of our legal avenues, everything we can do."
Attorney Ted Hong, who represents the school, said Monday that he anticipates the planning commission will "rubber stamp" the hearing officer's recommendation and deny the special permit at its next meeting on May 1, at which point he plans to appeal in court.
"There'll be two main issues before the 3rd Circuit Court," he said. "When you look at this case, you look at objective standards. In (hearing officer Sandra Song's) report, she highlighted two standards. One, had to do with the effect on the community, for which there are no objective standards. … And the second was the water issue, and what I'm concerned about there is the application of different standards."
In Song's report, she expressed concern that the school, in its final build-out phase, would not have access to enough water.
"Based on a 60 (gallon-per-day) student standard, 4,200 gallons of county water could only support 70 students," reads Song's report. "At full build-out, the entire development would require 26,100 gpd."
But, Hong said, other projects across the island are approved based on the merits of the phase currently under construction, not future expansions.
"Every governmental agency, including the water department, took a look at this project and said it was fine. … It doesn't take into account changes in technology, in regards to water usage. It doesn't take into account the fact this is one of the wettest areas around Hilo, and we could use it to, for instance, flush the toilets. That's why I say this is going to go to the Circuit Court," Hong said.
Thatcher said he was initially "flabbergasted" by Song's report.
"I sat through all those hearings, and I was amazed she came up with those conclusions," he said.
He added that many of the hearing officer's assertions seemed to belie a lack of knowledge about how charter schools work.
"One of her complaints was that the school wasn't open to attendance by everyone in its area. I had assumed she had done her research on charter schools. As a startup charter, we're not allowed to limit ourselves to a particular area. We're open to everyone on the island, and we have to have a drawing every year," Thatcher said.
Currently, the school has an $8 million low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to aid with construction costs for the campus project, which will cost about $20 million at full build-out.
The development would include a new charter school with dormitory facilities and related improvement for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It would sit on 70.15 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District between Puainako Street and Kaumana Drive.
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The Financial Services major teaches students how to apply financial principles to the firms, services, and products that serve the individual and business consumers. Such services include banking, securities brokerage, investment advisers, and insurance.
Undergraduate degrees at The University of Akron require a student to complete 128 credits. Please note that some number of electives might be needed in addition to required courses to equal 128 credits. The following are the credits required for Financial Services majors:
Application-based courses allow students to develop real world decision-making skills through the introduction of relevant business issues into the classroom and the use of expert guest speakers, case-based analysis, and integration of current events. Paid-for credit internship and cooperative work experiences are available for students to apply classroom learning in real-world settings.
University general education requirements and CBA Core classes are offered each semester, including over the summer. Please note that the number of sections available is often less during the summer semester.
Finance major courses are offered only in the fall and spring semesters. It is important that students work with their assigned adviser to ensure they stay on sequence with their requirements.
Learn about CBA finance students, careers, organizations that have recently hired CBA graduates, and much more on the Finance Department page.
In addition to completing all required courses for their major a student must also maintain certain cumulative GPAs in the areas below to graduate
Resources are available to help you learn more about the school and major, determine class schedules, requirements, and progress toward you degree.
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PA is an open carry state. Here is a newspaper story and a you tube recording of an interview with the guy that had the gun. Essentially this guy was carrying legally in Philadelphia with a Glock on his hip and had a run in with police. The Philly Cop stopped him with his service pistol pointed at him. Apparantly the LEO was not aware of the open carry law in PA.Man who clashed with cops over legal gun was also armed with audio recorder - Philly.com
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This has been talked about a lot on another thread I'm a member of. My opinion on it is this: Even though the cop may have been wrong, that is not the time to make a statement. Take the orders, avoid escalating the situation, and deal with the legal issues after. Wanting to make a statement is not worth ending up dead. Follow the orders, even if you feel they are BS and deal with it after.
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I hate guys like this. I wouldn't lose any sleep if this guy had gotten shot.
If old mate's carrying a recording device as well, it's my opinion that he probably walks around looking for a confrontation; either with the cops, or members of the general public. Like the officer said in the link, it certainly looks like a set-up. Yes he may be exercising his rights, but at the same time he's not painting responsible gun owners in a very flattering light.
Yep the guy was lookking to provoke LEO contact and ready to record it. I don't know what was his deal was except his 15 minutes of fame.....posible law suit. Dumb as a box of rocks and does nothing to help the cause. IMHO LEO's are our best friends, why make there jobs harder? Takes away from the work they need to be doing.
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I am gonna have to go against the cops on this one. Being a young man (between 18-25) I have yet to have a police officer treat me any better than a second class citizen. These cops pointed the gun at the individual when he represented no threat to anybody. the person in question was carrying legally in every way regarding the law. He informed the officers of that, and they wouldn't hear anything from this guy (MoFo this, EFFin that). These officers did not act accordingly, and treated this guy like total crap. Now, was this guy looking for a confrontation? Very possibly, I wouldn't dare say he wasn't. But if you're going to tell me these cops didn't act like total a$$holes, I am going to have to whole-heartedly disagree. And don't forget that the cops didn't even know the correct law, and it was later admitted by the police dept. that they were in the wrong. In conclusion, I am not defending the guy that got arrested, but I am more upset with how the officers conducted themselves.
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How are cops supposed to enforce the law if they don't know what's legal and what isn't?
Given that this was the third time he was stopped by officers that did not know the law I'm less inclined to lean the LEO's way. Edit: And how exactly is exercising a legal right provoking? Since this had happened twice previously according to the linked story, including getting his gun impounded for five months, I'd say carrying the the recorder was provoked by previous bad LEO action as a defensive measure. I agree that most LEO are our friends, it's the 5% bad ones that are the biggest problem. And when those 5% take ill-informed actions it colors all LEO in a bad light. Especially since the LEO in question started the encounter with "Yo, Junior, what are you doing?", hardly professional.
I can see the use for a recorder, actually seems like a good idea in general. I think it's horrible that the local cops didn't even know the law about carrying. Things could have gone down way differently then they did, if he just tried talking nicely to him things probably would have gone different. This guy does seem like he was looking for trouble...
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I am an ex South East Pennsylvanian. Having lived in suburban Philadelphia for 37 years I have had lots of contact with Philadelphia LEOs. Some were very reactionary like this guy, and some were great. One thing that always ran with them was if they thought you were bleeping with them, they were going to try to charge you with everything from jaywalking to armed insurrection. I had a friend get arrested for carrying a concealed deadly weapon after an argument with a mounted cop after a concert at the Spectrum. the deadly weapon was a 1.5" pocket knife they found when they frisked him. He was charged with the knife, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, resisting arrest without violence and a couple other things. The next morning he was released with a minor fine for disorderly conduct. He was even given back the deadly weapon. All of this stuff with this guy will probably blow over and go away. And I think the statement about the 15 min in the spotlight is correct.


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BACKGROUND: In budding yeast, the highly conserved Tel2 protein is part of several complexes and its main function is now believed to be in the biogenesis of phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase related kinases. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To uncover potentially novel functions of Tel2, we set out to isolate temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant alleles of TEL2 in order to perform genetic screenings. MED15/GAL11, a subunit of Mediator, a general regulator of transcription, was isolated as a suppressor of these mutants. The isolated tel2 mutants exhibited a short telomere phenotype that was partially rescued by MED15/GAL11 overexpression. The tel2-15 mutant was markedly deficient in the transcription of EST2, coding for the catalytic subunit of telomerase, potentially explaining the short telomere phenotype of this mutant. In parallel, a two-hybrid screen identified an association between Tel2 and Rvb2, a highly conserved member of the AAA+ family of ATPases further found by in vivo co-immunoprecipitation to be tight and constitutive. Transiently overproduced Tel2 and Med15/Gal11 associated together, suggesting a potential role for Tel2 in transcription. Other Mediator subunits, as well as SUA7/TFIIB, also rescued the tel2-ts mutants. SIGNIFICANCE: Altogether, the present data suggest the existence of a novel role for Tel2, namely in transcription, possibly in cooperation with Rvb2 and involving the existence of physical interactions with the Med15/Gal11 Mediator subunit.
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At any one time, over 100,000 people across the country are waiting for life-saving organ transplants. On average each day, 18 of them die. Every 10 minutes another person is placed on the transplant waiting list. There are simply not enough organs to meet the demand. Over half the people waiting for an organ transplant in Ohio live in Northeast Ohio, but the region falls below the state average when it comes to the number of people registered as donors. In mid-January, ideastream will launch multimedia coverage on radio, television and the web focused on organ donation, transplantation and stories about people and families who give life… and others who receive it.
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The need for organs is great, but so is the need to spread the word about organ donation. Cuyahoga County falls below the state average for donor registration rates. In this episode, host Dick Feagler interviews Dr. J. Daryl Thornton from MetroHealth about the need for more public education about organ donation, especially in the African American community. Also, in a special segment prepared exclusively for this episode of "Feagler & Friends," viewers learn how organ donation rates improved greatly in one Cleveland neighborhood since the passing of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who was an organ donor.
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What happens to your digital life after death?
It's a question not many consider given how embedded the internet is in their lives. The typical web user has 25 online accounts, ranging from email to social media profiles and bank accounts, according to a 2007 study from Microsoft. But families, companies and legislators are just starting to sort out who owns and has access to these accounts after someone has died.
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DUNGEON: Twilight Vol. 4: High Septentrion & The End of Dungeon "As usual, Dungeon is freaking awesome. It's a story that you can jump into in the middle of and get a gander at what's happening. You do not need to know any of the inside jokes. The characters are fun. Its non-stop […]
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This weekend, May 10th and 11th The Toronto Public Library and The Beguiling team up once again to present the Toronto Comics Art Festival (TCAF) with several NBM authors in attendance. We'll be holding court at Table 172, so come on by! Renaud Dillies will be a featured guest and will be making TCAF his […]
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As a holiday gift to you, we've discounted two of our newest titles for one day only for just $3.99 each. It's the perfect opportunity to try out some of the great books that we publish. MADISON SQUARE TRAGEDY: The Murder of Stanford White by Rick Geary Stanford White is one of New York's most […]
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Our most recent release of Renaud Dilles' work, Betty Blues, is garnering some very positive reviews. The Quietus, in a rare interview, took some time to speak with Mr. Dilles about his work including Betty Blues, Abelard and Bubbles & Gondola. Check out the interview HERE, and after the jump read what some of the […]
ABELARD Receives Harvey Award Nomination
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The Harvey Award Nominations are in and we're proud to have received a nomination for Abelard in the category "BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL" by artist Renaud Dillies and writer Régis Hautière. More details about the award and how to vote after the jump.
NBM in September: Dillies is back with Betty Blues
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Here's what's being solicited from us in comics stores this month, to come out in September: Dillies of Bubbles & Gondola and Abelard, both nominated for Eisners is back! New from ComicsLit: BETTY BLUES Renaud Dillies Little Rice Duck has built himself quite the reputation around the West Wood, playing his trumpet in bars with […]
ABELARD Receives Eisner Nomination!
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NBM Publishing is extremely proud and flattered to receive an Eisner nomination for Best U.S. Edition of International Material for Abelard by Régis Hautiere and Renaud Dillies. Also nominated for "Great Graphic Novel for Teens' by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association), here are what some other reviewers are saying: "At times, both whimsical and […]
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After a great time at MoCCA, here we are, back again, with some recent reviews of various NBM titles. Abelard Has been nominated for "Great Graphic Novel for Teens' by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association). Results will be announced in January 2104 by the ALA. "At times, both whimsical and melancholy, Abelard transcends the […]
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Our Coming Up section is now replete with our entire program through December! Highlights include: Zombiellenium, our new Boneyard! A wry spoof of horror, beautifully painted. Leading retailers at the ComicsPro event all saw it as a winner. Coming in June. Margreet de Heer's next book in the Discovery in Comics series, after Philosophy it's Science. […]
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Here we are, back again, with some recent reviews of various NBM titles. The Initiates: A Comic Artist And a Wine Artisan Exchange Jobs "The excellent writing, characterizations, and tranquil-yet-stimulating vibe make this a treat to savor slowly, like wine. Davodeau's smoky realism, though black-and-white, manages to suggest the full range of wine-growing climate shifts. […]


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So far my summer has not been very productive in terms of online affiliate marketing. I've only been working about one day a week and to be honest I'm not too upset about that. I wanted to enjoy my summer and get outside for a lot of basketball, beach volleyball, soccer and blading and so far I've been able to do a lot of that and also hit the bar on occasion. After about a month and a half of slacking off the urge to be productive has hit me and I am considering creating a large sports betting website.
The World Cup really pushed me in this direction because I really have no website that will benefit from all of the World Cup attention around the globe. I have a champions league betting website, but that won't generate sign ups and neither will my various nhl and nba websites. This fact along with what I've been hearing about google possibly giving better rankings to larger branded sites rather than the super targetted mini sites I've been making has really made me consider creating a large sports betting portal.
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