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The clearest sign that the Bangsamoro bill is a measure of dubious and shabby origins is the fact that it does not have a champion in either house of Congress–one sponsor to present a reasoned and cogent defense of it, … Read more »
YESTERDAY, some 500 peasants from key farming areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao converged at the Department of Agrarian Reform central office in Quezon City to kick off a 17-day peasants' march for the completion and overhaul of the CARP. … Read more »
Sultanates, IPs left out on BBL
SENATORS on Monday criticized the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) for its failure to make the peace process inclusive by also getting the position of sultanates and indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao in the drafting of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Read more »
Spare bill from politics – Aquino
Stop politicking, start deliberating. President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday called on senators and congressmen not to use deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to advance their political agenda for the 2016 elections. Speaking to reporters in Marikina … Read more »
PH planes will continue flying over disputed areas
President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday said Philippine military and civilian aircraft will continue flying in the airspace over disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). "We will still fly the routes that we fly based on … Read more »
QC judge inhibits from port case
The Regional Trial Court judge handling the legal battle over control of Harbour Centre Port Holdings Inc. (HCPHI) has inhibited himself from the case to avoid creating an impression of partiality in the proceedings. In a two-page order, Judge Bernelito … Read more »
COA stops payment of 'smart' license plates
PROBLEMS on the issuance of license plates for motor vehicles by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) are seen likely to worsen because the Commission on Audit (COA) has suspended payment of the P3.8-billion cost of the contract. At the resumption … Read more »
The Latest News
- Fire at nursing home kills 38
- UN: Meth seizures quadruple across much of Asia-Pacific
- Hong Kong student leader barred from Malaysia
- Chinese official sold car plates for millions
- Academics urge World War II 'comfort women' reckoning
- Washington Post reporter stands trial for espionage
- $4.5-M compensation win for teachers forced to sing national anthem
- Was jazz great B.B. King poisoned?
- Japan braces for another butter shortage
- Expect warm, humid weather to continue — PAGASA
- UPDATE 2: PH March imports down 6.8%, reverse 10.2% rise in Feb
- UPDATE: PH March imports down 6.8%, reverse 10.2% rise in Feb
- PH March imports down 6.8%, reverse 10.2% rise in Feb
- Govt Q1 budget deficit narrows 60%
- DepEd gets P1.12B for school rehab
- Laoag engineer nabbed for guns
- Cavite police bag 9 suspected drug dealers
Senator Marcos gives OPAPP a deserved scolding
PRESIDENT Benigno S Aquino's peace process people deserved the scolding Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos gave them at the Senate committee on local government hearing yesterday. Marcos chairs that committee. He said the people of the Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process (OPAPP) had failed to to do their job of... Read more »
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DOJ chief: Duterte liable for murder
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday said murder charges can be filed against Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for admitting his links to the Davao Death Squad (DDS) believed to be behind extrajudicial killings in the city. "Killing is … Read more »
Group sees new power rate hike
An independent consumer group on Monday warned that "unusual" price movements at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) can trigger another power price spike. The group cited data from WESM showing that the maximum daily market clearing prices on May … Read more »
Vacate homes, quake faults 'residents' told
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday advised people living in buildings and houses sitting on the Valley Fault System (VFS) to move out because they have a very small chance of surviving a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. … Read more »
1,246 schools to hike tuition
THE Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed more than 1,000 private schools nationwide to increase their tuition and other school fees for school year 2015-2016. Initial figures obtained from the DepEd on Monday showed that out of the 1,556 private … Read more »
Binay 'pals' vow to attend Senate probe
ELEVEN individuals who were cited for contempt and ordered arrested by the Senate last week made commitments to attend the inquiry into allegations of corruption against Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday. According to Sen. Teofisto Guingona 3rd, Erlinda Chong, … Read more »
Roxas still tops PNoy's presidential list
Manuel "Mar" Roxas 2nd, who in 2009 set his Malacañang ambitions aside to give way to then Sen. Benigno Aquino 3rd whose popularity soared after the death of his mother, continues to reap the "goodwill" he sowed. Despite an almost … Read more »
Analysis & Commentary
Is regulatory capture now a matter of policy?
AS expected, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) gave its approval for Meralco's Prepaid Retail Electric Service (PRES), authorizing, provided a number of conditions are met, the country's largest electric distributor to expand the service to as many as 140,000 customers … Read more »
House a homeowner while Senate remains homeless
AFTER 37 years, the National Housing Authority (NHA) just recently transferred the title of the land of the Batasan Complex to the House of Representatives. The House and the NHA have already signed the memorandum of agreement for the conveyance … Read more »
Mandate betrayed
IT'S one week before June and four months to October, unless COMELEC decides to move the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy to December 2015. No Calendar of Activities has been released by COMELEC and truly that is bothersome. That … Read more »
Maritime convulsions in the 'Asean' seas
"The sea belongs to nobody -but interests clash over its uses." AT no other time in history do some Asean countries face several maritime challenges than during this second decade of the 21st century. All because of the uses of … Read more »
Ramadi falls. Iraqi army flees. 60-nation Islamic coalition is nowhere
YOU want hypotheticals? Here's one. Ramadi falls. The Iraqi army flees. The great 60-nation anti-Islamic State coalition so grandly proclaimed by the Obama administration is nowhere to be seen. Instead, it's the defense minister of Iran who flies into Baghdad, … Read more »
Rebuilding media
As a journalist for more than a decade, I have been on dangerous assignments. I have fearlessly but carefully tackled different societal issues. Yet I never had any pain of being insulted or degraded to the point of being ashamed … Read more »
Ménage à trois
Often misunderstood, innovation is not invention. Invention is the creation of a novel or new idea. Innovation is making the invention useful, profitable and sustainable. It is not doing it better, but doing it differently. Thomas Edison tinkered with the … Read more »
Pinoy farmers at IFEX
THE IFEX show at SMX was at its usual best. The best products from the Philippines come out of their export vans and display themselves to the trade buyers, importers, and the general public (usually on the last day) at … Read more »
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Deed of donation can be revoked
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Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 15:06
The Council on Foundations today announced the release of the 2011 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report, the most comprehensive information available on staff composition and compensation for U.S. foundations. The report contains salaries for 34 full-time positions and allows grantmakers to...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 15:04
The application deadline for the third class of the Council on Foundations' Career Pathways Program is March 21. Individuals with diverse backgrounds seeking career advancement in the field of philanthropy are encouraged to apply.
More Than 200 Philanthropic Leaders Converge on Capitol Hill to Show Congress How Innovative Philanthropic Investments Sustain Communities, Aid Economic Recovery
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 15:03
More than 200 leaders of community, private, and corporate grantmaking foundations will gather on Capitol Hill this week to meet with their elected officials to explain why federal policies to promote philanthropy and charitable giving are more important now than ever, as the nation slowly emerges...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 15:01
Every day across this country, hundreds of community-based foundations are improving the lives of residents and the neighborhoods where they live. These foundations often do their philanthropic work without much recognition – until now. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:58
With questions about diversity and inclusion leading local and national headlines, this month's #PhilChat will examine the state of diversity in philanthropy, from staff to boardrooms, grantmaking to policies. This discussion will bring together grantmakers in an open and honest dialogue about...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:57
Vikki Spruill will become president and CEO of the Council on Foundations effective July 1, 2012. Spruill, currently the president and CEO of Ocean Conservancy, brings a blend of expertise in both collaborative leadership and philanthropy.
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:55
Over 1,000 of the nation's top grantmakers will gather in Los Angeles for the Council on Foundations Annual Conference, April 29–May 1. The conference will serve as a hub of conversation on the top issues and opportunities facing philanthropy today, including an opening session held in...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:52
Los Angeles. New Orleans. Detroit. Through riots, hurricanes, or economic despair, each city experienced significant crisis, and each has or is on its way to recovery thanks in large part to the philanthropic sector. But what exactly is the role of philanthropy in responding to communities in...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:49
Next week, more than 1,100 philanthropists, grantmakers, and foundation representatives will experience firsthand the cutting-edge, innovative reforms taking place in the Los Angeles area as a result of strategic grantmaking. The region serves as both the backdrop for the 2012 Council on...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:47
The Council on Foundations announced today that Linda Reed, president and CEO of the Montana Community Foundation, will receive the inaugural Ylvisaker Public Policy Award at its Annual Conference in Los Angeles, on Sunday, April 29.
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:46
The Council on Foundations released a new publication today that examines the role philanthropy plays at the intersection of business and society. Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy (the guide) will be presented to a group of 60 corporate...
Liberty Hill Foundation's Prichard Recognized for Exceptional Leadership and Service in Philanthropy
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:41
Michele Prichard, director of common agenda at the Liberty Hill Foundation, received the Distinguished Service Award at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Los Angeles. The award presentation took place during the opening plenary session on Sunday, April 29.
Council on Foundations Announces Recipients of Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:40
The Council on Foundations today announced the 2012 recipients of the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards during its Annual Conference in Los Angeles. The awards recognize and encourage excellence in communications by foundations and corporate giving programs and showcase the way they use communications...
Posted Date: Fri, 02/22/2013 - 14:38
The Council on Foundations announced that Theophilus Gregory, senior vice president at the El Pomar Foundation, is receiving the Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking at this week's Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
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The Council on Foundations elected three new members to its board of directors on April 30, during the 2012 Annual Conference in Los Angeles.


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As French idea of restaurant changes, so does law
For Estelle Levy, who opened a bakery two years ago in Paris, the choice was clear. A traditional French bakery has three producers: one to make bread, one to make pastries and cakes and a third to make breakfast fare like croissants. She decided to forgo the croissant specialist and hired a cook to serve quick meals instead.
"The day that I don't make bread, my business is over," she said, seated next to the espresso machine in her dining area. "But my bakery wouldn't be viable if I didn't serve food."
More than a third of her income is from the lunches, she said. Most of her customers grab a sandwich, a pastry and a drink and take off. A few linger at the handful of tables she set up facing the display cases containing pasta, quiches and desserts. The bread is there, of course, but it's tucked behind the counter.
While bakeries like Levy's are cashing in on the fast food trend, so are supermarkets. This spring Carrefour, the hypermarket chain, began offering a new line of what the French call "snacking" - because a meal on the run is considered just that.
Even so, French flavor demands remain unchanged, said Anne-Marie Ferrari, a Carrefour executive. In France, she said, "snacking also has to mean eating well."
A small dessert is expected at even the most rushed of meals, and the idea of a meal eaten while walking or driving is anathema. Carrefour, which like any established restaurant accepts the subsidized vouchers that many French office workers receive to buy lunch, prices the new meals well within their 7 to 8 euro ($9-10) daily midday budget.
It all means traditional restaurants are getting squeezed and have been quietly reacting by turning to a pair of scissors and a microwave - reheating outsourced ready-made meals, said Fasquelle, the lawmaker. He thinks it's a quick-fix solution that will create a long-term problem for the entire country.
"Forty percent of tourists come here for our cuisine," he said. If food quality continues to deteriorate, he added, at some point jobs will be at stake. "France is not like other countries when it comes to cuisine. It's the country of good food, good wine."
It's hard to find anyone to publicly defend the idea of using frozen, prepared foods in a restaurant. This is, after all, the same country where a group of angry farmers tore apart a McDonalds in 1999. But according to Synhorcat, the national restaurant and hotel union, only about 55 percent of restaurant meals are made in-house from fresh ingredients.
"The French are modifying how they eat, not only fast food, but also at the high end," said Bernard Boutboul, who led the study. "And everything that is mid-range in France is less and less popular because it's of lower quality, lower flavor."
That's perhaps borne out with the latest sales figures: The union that represents major French restaurants, including national chains, on Monday said the number of visits had fallen by 13.2 percent compared with the same period a year ago.


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Jacky Lim's NLP Book Rank in the Top 10 Best-Selling Books in Singapore's Major Bookstore
Unlocking and Unleashing Personal Transformations with NLP Training in Singapore
All of us want to improve and change ourselves to be the better version of who we already are. We are driven to do so because of our intrinsic desire to make an impact in our personal lives, careers or relationships. That is what makes personal transformation and self-development exciting, alluring and fascinating.
The idea of it can certainly be enticing, yet it can also be intimidating at the same time. Because, this means adjusting what you have been used to and shifting to a relatively unknown part of yourself.
Understanding NLP
Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP can help you break down this barrier to create significant changes and realize the transformation you aim to achieve by digging deep and tapping into your mind and reprogram how it thinks. It will provide you with techniques to help you understand and change the patterns that affect your thinking and behavior, which influences the outcomes and results in your life.
Simply put, NLP helps you rewire negative thought and behavior patterns and introduce new and positive ones.
How is this done? Let us break down the terms to give you a better understanding of this powerful concept.
Neuro refers to your mind and thinking process. However, this is not limited to the brain function itself, but rather it is the way you use all your senses in creating a unique understanding and experience of the world around you.
Linguistics refers to the language and the words that you use to communicate and influence you and those who are around you. How and what communication system that we use greatly affects the output that we want to achieve.
Programming refers to your behavior, habits and attitudes on how you organize your thoughts and actions, which can result to expected or unexpected results. This is affected and influenced by the information that you take in from the world around you and is formed through repetition.
NLP is a merging of three components. It involves identifying, understanding and incorporating successful thought and communication patterns into your own. It works similarly to taking a successful individual as a model, identify their thought process and how they structure the language that they use and using those same patterns to create the changes that you want into your life.
This may sound complicated and complex, but what is great about the mind is that it can unlearn what has been learned and can easily be replaced with a new learning.
NLP techniques challenges the adage "You can't teach old dogs new trick", which in this case, clearly does not hold true at all.
NLP has not only given me a better understanding of how our mind works, but broaden and increase my awareness, generosity and accommodation to people and their behavior around me. NLP has given me a lot of tools.., Read More.Kris Kuah
The changes that NLP have brought to me are fundamental. It helped me realise the fact that individuals are SO different and it has provided me perspectives and tools in understanding and better working with others.Cynthia Zhai
Jacky's proficiency as an NLP trainer definitely came through to my sales team. We were even guided through the follow-up after the training was completed. I am delighted to have engaged Jacky who has gone the extra mile in enhancing the effectiveness of my team…, Read More.Alysha Ng
Join us for an amazing sessions to unleash and harness your potential.
Our FREE NLP Sharing Session is designed to provide you with an effective and powerful tools, which can jumpstart your journey to a meaningful self-transformation.
The Gains and Rewards of NLP
One of the essential gains that you will be able to reap with NLP is to have a deeper sense of self-awareness, which is captured in the NLP Certificate Program. It emphasizes on remodeling your "self" and follow the patterns of influential people that you can emulate into your own life.
You will learn valuable techniques to help you shatter inhibitions, anxieties and personal roadblocks and to overcome procrastination and destructive habits to build your confidence and create the life that you want. NLP will allow you to break down these barriers and help you clarify and set-up your goals to help you achieve a dream faster and create a balanced life overall.
However, NLP does not stop at transforming your own being. It transcends onto your ability to interact with other people using methods to help you have a better appreciation of how other people's behavior and thought process works.
In the NLP Master Practitioner Certificate Training Course, you will be able to further deepen your understanding of NLP and develop advanced and powerful interpersonal communication skills. This will allow you to be able to easily influence other people to achieve a change that you want to reach.
Because of this, NLP can serve well among movers in an organization who are constantly in connection with different people. You can even become an NLP coach yourself, if you choose to be.
Top executives and directors
Managers, administrators and supervisors
Secretarial Staff
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Customer care personnel
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Harmonizing with Personal Profiling
NLP in itself is already a powerful tool. However, we enrich it even further by complementing techniques from some of the most valuable personality profiling tests in the world. The Enneagram Personality Profiling will help you delve deeper and explore your core. This will help you to identify and understand your strengths and weaknesses.
We all know that wealth success is considered a benchmark for achievement. If you are struggling in treading your wealth path, the results that you will discover with the Wealth Dynamics Profile Test will give you a valuable knowledge on which role you are naturally most efficient to attain the financial success you desire.
Also, you will be able to learn where you are in your wealth map with the Wealth Spectrum Test, which allows you clarity on the steps that you need to take to reach the highest wealth level. These tests will help you anchor the remodeling process you will take in one of your NLP courses.
NLP Courses, Training and Worshops
NLP Practitioner Certification Program
The NLP modeling process has enabled many "ordinary people" to achieve incredible results quickly with seemingly minimal effort. In the 10-day intense NLP Practitioner Certification Program, you will be learning the secrets to draw out the limitless resources that lie within you.
Master Practitioner Certificate Training
The NLP Master Practitioner Certificate Training is specially designed for certified NLP Practitioners to take on a higher flight of stairs to self-development and develop the mastery of the creativity and innovative application of NLP.
Public Speaking Training and Workshop
Singapore NLP Trainer Jacky Lim developed a fun and enriching NLP Public Speaking Workshop that will show you the insider tips and tricks to becoming a great and persuasive speaker.
NLP Sales Training and Workshop
In this 3-hour NLP Sales Training Program, Singapore NLP Trainer Jacky Lim will share with you the many facets of NLP and how it can catapult you from being an ordinary marketer to an ace sale pro.
NLP Coaching
In this 2-hour FREE NLP session, you will have a personal sit-down session with me, as I share with you the secrets to achieve whatever you want in your life – from your personal relationships, career to finances.
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The Wealth Dynamics Profile Test is a unique tool to understanding your personality profile and leveraging it with the wealth path of least resistance.
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The Wealth Spectrum Test gives you the precise information of your wealth level and the necessary steps that you need to take.
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Your NLP experience will be guided by one of the most sought-after professional personal development and NLP coaches, Jacky Lim.
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And while concept of NLP may seem too technical to you, Jacky injects interesting and fun activities in all the NLP courses, making your personal development and transformation an exciting and enriching experience.
NLP is not just about self-discovery, it about achieving a holistic transformation and unleashing your ultimate potential as an individual. If you are pursuing this motivating quest for self-development, join us in one of our NLP Sharing Sessions. This will give you a better idea of what NLP is all about and what to expect during our valuable courses. NLP Lead Trainer Jack Lim will personally join you in this sit down session with you.


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Minnesota's Department of Transportation booth at the State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair is an incredible event. People from all over the state travel to Falcon Heights to eat new foods, learn a few things and to watch people.
Getting to the fair is probably the most important step. And there are many options, buses, bicycles, cars and even on foot. All of those modes use some part of Minnesota's large and diverse transportation network.
In Minnesota, each of us interacts with the transportation system each and every day. We go to work or to school. We stop at the store, buy fuel and maybe go to a restaurant. There are kids' soccer games and movies to see.
Incoming college students not only face academic challenges, but also struggle to navigate the required paperwork. New students must fill out forms for financial aid, registration, housing, courses, and meal plans. For first-generation college students without a parent or guardian already familiar with the system – the mounting paperwork can present a major barrier to higher education.
To help our incoming college students, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education started its "Summer Nudging" initiative to help guide students through the process. Students who sign up for the program get regular text message reminders with dates and deadlines for critical registration paperwork.
Stop by and visit us at the Great Minnesota Get together! Follow #Didyouknow to learn more about the work Minnesota state agencies are doing to
make users' experiences better, and simpler. You can find out more at the #MNStateFair
This week marks the beginning of the 2014 Minnesota State Fair! At more than a dozen state agency booths across the State Fair, fair-goers will be able to find more information about the work State Agencies are doing to make government better, faster, and simpler.
These reforms have saved Minnesotans time and money – including reducing expensive and time-consuming paperwork, and creating new online solutions for permit applications. Over the last four years, Minnesota state agencies have reduced waiting times for vehicle registrations from 90 days to just 10 days, cut environmental permit waits by over 40 percent, and made hunting and fishing licenses available on smartphones. To learn more about these and other initiatives, come and find us at the fair!
Today Governor Dayton traveled to Redwood, MN to speak in a forum at Minnesota's annual Farmfest. To recognize the contributions to our state and their community, Governor Dayton has proclaimed August 7, 2014 Farm Family Recognition Day in honor of the 66,000 family-owned and operated farms across the state.
Family farms make up the backbone of Minnesota's economy. From raising livestock to maintaining crops, Minnesota relies on farm family communities to build and sustain Minnesota agriculture and economy. Farm Families of Minnesota generate over 3 billion dollars in exports and are in strong support of renewable energy efforts.
"Minnesota is the fifth largest producer of agricultural products in the nation," said Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. "Agriculture generates an estimated $90 billion in economic activity in this state."
Farmfest is an annual agricultural fair that celebrates these accomplishments. With a packed schedule, this gathering offers livestock handling, panel discussions, crafts, seminars and entertainment. Each year the University of Minnesota presents the Farm Family of the Year Award which recognizes 70 Minnesota farm families who have contributed to our state's' agricultural economy and their communities.
It is important to acknowledge Minnesota Farm families not only for their fundamental role in Minnesota agricultural economy, but also as community members that make Minnesota a better place. Governor Mark Dayton fully supports and promotes local farming here in Minnesota. Since taking office in 2011, Governor Dayton and the Department of Agriculture have implemented the following initiatives:
Redwood Falls is now recognized as a Yellow Ribbon city.
Redwood Falls, Minnesota was recognized as a Yellow Ribbon city during the Yellow Ribbon Proclamation ceremony today, August 7, 2014. The Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program pays tribute to communities and companies with an exceptional record of caring, commitment, and compassion for service members, veterans, and their families through various programs and public works.
"The men and women of the Minnesota National Guard, other U.S. Forces, and their families, have earned our admiration and appreciation," said Governor Mark Dayton. "They have also earned our continuing assistance. I thank the Redwood Falls community for joining nearly 300 Yellow Ribbon cities, counties, and businesses, who have committed to support our Minnesota heroes, when they return home."
Because of the efforts of the people of Redwood Falls, service members, veterans, and their families enjoy peace of mind knowing they have the appreciation, love, and support of people in Minnesota and the nation.
Governor Dayton meeting with the Cannon Falls High School Band
With the first day of school just weeks away for many districts, Governor Mark Dayton met yesterday with nearly 300 school superintendents from across Minnesota to discuss the status of education in our state. Governor Dayton reviewed the progress Minnesota has made over the last four years to reinvest in our schools, support our students and teachers, and ensure that all children have access to a world-class education.
"When I campaigned four years ago, I talked about a better Minnesota in general," said Governor Dayton. "In particular, with education I said that I would set aside money and increase spending in real dollars for education every year, with no excuses and no exceptions. I'm proud and pleased to say that I've kept that promise."
After a decade of stagnant funding and budget cuts, Governor Dayton has reinvested in our schools. Since taking office in 2011, Governor Dayton has invested $895 million in E-12 education, paid back all the $2.8 billion previously borrowed from our schools, and frozen tuition or increased financial aid for more than 482,000 Minnesota college students and graduates. These major investments will give Minnesota students the high-quality education they need to succeed in school and life and compete in today's global economy.
Groundbreaking of two new business expansions in Brooklyn Park made possible by new state investments in the Minnesota Job Creation Fund and the Corridors of Commerce initiative.
This afternoon, at the intersection of Highway 169 and Highway 610, Governor Mark Dayton and DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben broke ground on the site of two new business expansions in Brooklyn Park. When the new North Cross Business Park is completed, it will be home to the newly-expanded PERBIX Machines and Wurth Adams Nut & Bolt, employing 345 Minnesota workers and creating dozens of new jobs.
These new business expansions were made possible in part by Governor Dayton's investments in the Minnesota Job Creation Fund and the Corridors of Commerce initiative:
In honor and remembrance of Police Officer Scott Patrick, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all United States flags and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.
Police Officer Patrick was 47 years old and a nineteen-year veteran of the Mendota Heights, Minnesota Police Department, and the department's senior officer. Officer Patrick was a native of the West Side of Saint Paul, and felt called to be an officer because of his desire to help others. He was a dedicated public servant, with a friendly demeanor, contagious smile and laugh, and a sincere and genuine approach to life and work.
Officer Patrick was a family man — a devoted father to his two teenage daughters, Erin and Amy; a loving husband to his wife of 26 years and high school sweetheart, Michelle; and a center point of his immediate and extended family.
Officer Patrick died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, after being shot in the line of duty. He is preceded in death by his mother, Patricia, and his brother, Mike, and will be remembered and loved by his wife, Michelle; children, Erin and Amy; father, Richard; siblings; and many other relatives, friends, and community members.
The State of Minnesota recognizes Officer Scott Patrick for his dedicated service to, and sacrifice for, his fellow citizens of Minnesota with its deepest gratitude, and all thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and entire community.
A celebration of Scott's life, with full police honors, will be held on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Saint Stephen's Lutheran Church in West Saint Paul, Minnesota, followed by interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.
At the direction of the Governor, Minnesota flies its flags at half-staff following the death of Minnesota police officers killed in the line of duty, on the day of interment. A copy of Governor Dayton's proclamation, ordering flags to be flown at half-staff across our state, can be found on the Governor's website here.
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A Cynthiana woman was arrested within minutes of a 2:20 a.m. robbery at Shell Apple Market on Tuesday.
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A former Harrison County educator spent the night in jail Wednesday after indictments were issued from Fayette County.
Over the last few days, I have been listening to the podcast of two recent episodes of This American Life on National Public Radio.
Keep watching Bridge Street, Cynthiana.
By this time next year, the new Field and Main bank plans to introduce the cutting edge in contemporary commercial banking to downtown Cynthiana, said Scott Davis, Field and Main CEO.
In mid-January, Cynthiana residents noticed a small, but significant change to the Bank Trust signs on Pike and Bridge streets.
The name was changed to Field and Main.
CAP 2nd Lt. Will Smith's goal is to create a spark of interest in flight in school-aged children.
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While there is no immediate market for industrial hemp yet, there are plenty of central Kentucky investors betting on a bullish future for the crop, said University of Kentucky agronomist David Williams at the annual Harrison County Soil and Conservation breakfast Tuesday morning.
The R.A. Williams Construction Company informed the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) that it plans to close the books on its management of Cedarbrook Wastewater Treatment on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has called for a special election on Tuesday, March 3, to fill the seat of Wayne Blevins Jr. who resigned as representative of the 27th Senatorial District.
Blevins was elected as Rowan County judge-executive in November. The March 3 special election will be to fill Blevins' unexpired term.
In keeping with Cynthiana mayor James Smith's platform for a beautification of the city, a proposal was presented at Tuesday's meeting to aid with that goal.
Melinda Boyers and Juanita Herrington said they would like to create a community garden that would be for education as well as beautification.
Boyers, an experienced gardener and instructor, told commissioners that in her preliminary discussions around town, she has received positive feedback.
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BALCO. Colorado's sex-and-recruiting scandal. Coaches who don't know when to shut up. College hoops stars with welding degrees.
Sometimes it feels like the only way to stay a sports fan -- or writer -- these days is to wear a rain hat, even indoors. Peter Keating says save a little sputtering indignity for the less-publicized St. John's hoops scandal, one he takes personally, due to the fact that both his parents graduated from that once-proud school.
But Keating is not here to bury St. John's so much as to save it (and college sports in general) -- with a couple of suggested rules changes that will hit irresponsible coaches and administrators where it will hurt the most.
Saving St. John's
By Peter Keating
From Bobby Bowden to the BALCO boys, I know we've been gorging on scandals for weeks, but let's leave some room on our plates for the St. John's men's basketball team, a shell squad that stumbled to its 20th loss of the season last night.
Not just because I am personally stung by what's happened to the program, though I am ... my parents are both alums, and the very first college basketball teams I cared about were the pre-Chris Mullin "Redmen," as they were called back then, of Reggie Carter and Wayne McKoy.
And not just because the details of the Pittsburgh sexfest that knocked three starters -- Grady Reynolds, Elijah Ingram and Abe Keita -- off the team are particularly nasty, though they are ... after a curfew check following a road game earlier this month, half a dozen team members went to a strip club. Five had sex with a woman who accused them of gang raping her but then took back her story when a video on one of the players' cell phones showed no assault. She later said she made up the charge after the players declined to pay her $1,000, giving new meaning to the term "Johnnie."
No, it's worth keeping St. John's on the front burner because the school is an especially revolting example of the sickening co-dependency between exploitative coaches and spineless administrators.
Here's what Mike Jarvis said about the scandal: "A coach is a parent. Take the name 'coach' out and substitute 'parent' and vice versa. If the kids do well, the kids get the credit. If the kids don't do well, the parents get the blame." What a sanctimonious, hypocritical boatload of crap. Jarvis has always made sure he got plenty of credit, not to mention big paydays, when his players performed well. This is a guy who broke into college hoops by riding a 7-foot-tall high-schooler named Patrick Ewing to celebrity status in Boston 25 years ago.
On the other hand, he took zero responsibility for bringing troubled kids to St. John's and watching them devolve into active deadbeats. Sharif Fordham was the captain of the Red Storm when they went to the NCAA Tournament in the spring of 2002; six months later, he was arrested for dealing crack in Georgia, and is now serving a five-year prison sentence. Reynolds was arrested in November 2002 for assaulting a female swimmer at St. John's; the woman is still recovering, but Reynolds was never suspended, and got off probation in time to join the Pittsburgh gang bang. In November 2003, Marcus Hatten and Willie Shaw were nailed for smoking pot in a parked car.
Grady Reynolds was one of three St. John's starters booted off the team.
Actually, "zero responsibility" might understate Jarvis' role in the corruption of St. John's. Keita now alleges that from the time he entered the school in 1999, a member of Jarvis' staff paid him $300 a month. Jarvis says the allegation is "absolutely ludicrous." Fine. Let him pass two lie detector tests, as Keita has.
Through all of this, Jarvis hasn't exactly been a model of deportment. "I hope that none of you feel the way I have the last two days," he said in February 2000, when the NCAA was investigating Erick Barkley, "as if someone had come into my house and raped me."
Yeah, Jarvis sure was violated -- when St. John's finally fired him in December, he walked away with a settlement worth more than $1 million and a confidentiality agreement.
St. John's president Rev. Donald Harrington recently said: "I don't think anyone should be assigned blame, especially Mike Jarvis. A lot of people who know much more about basketball than I do would say that, but I emphasize, I don't know that much about basketball." At least the padre got that last bit right.
OK, so in response to all this, we could gnash our teeth, ask my Mom and Dad to withhold their donations and call on the clueless Father Harrington to do the impossible and disband the St. John's basketball program. But this case, in particular Jarvis' gall in saying of the Red Storm, "All I know is we're better than we were five years ago," has me thinking about more constructive proposals. As long as the NCAA is waging its own version of the Bataan Death March to stay in the business of "amateurism," maybe we should call on it to control coaches as well as players. How about:
A ban on confidentiality agreements when a coach and a school part ways.
The NCAA surely has the power to forbid them, and if programs or coaches get sued as a result of what someone says after a firing, then let the lawsuits fly. The risk of litigation is one of the few forces powerful enough to temper greed in the private sector. It's time to let that fear work its trembling magic on big-time coaches.
No work at an NCAA institution for one year for any coach who has two or more players found guilty of serious NCAA rules violations or misdemeanor crimes.
You wound up with one bad apple? OK. More than that, and you should take a seat for 12 months, sir, and ponder how to clean up your school's act.
Opponents of this idea will say coaches can't be held responsible for the behavior of their players. The truth is that if we make them responsible, we are sure to see them recruit and play better-behaving athletes. And how sick are you of seeing the Jerry Tarkanians and Dennis Ericksons of the world leave ravaged programs behind to immediately work at better-paying jobs?
Just a couple of ideas for bringing a little accountability to the guys who profit from the current system, whether or not their programs make money and whether or not their players go on to decent careers. Anyone got anything stronger after reading about the final exam Jim Harrick, Jr. gave his kids?
From Jeff Merron:
I share Peter's dismay about the lack of responsibility Jarvis is taking and the refusal of Rev. Harrington to assign blame.
Peter proposes this penalty: "No work at an NCAA institution for one year for any coach who has two or more players found guilty of serious NCAA rules violations or misdemeanor crimes."
That's not a penalty. Give a prominent, highly paid coach a year off, and what's he going to do? Not ponder cleaning up his school's act. He's going to "write" and
promote a book
, command (and be paid) exorbitant fees as a
motivational speaker
, and trot out the "I've paid my dues" line while he networks for a job at another school. Probably coach at some summer camps, too.
Want to punish the coach? Disallow golden parachutes that leave irresponsible coaches laughing all the way to the bank. And make 'em work -- for a year, at an assistant professor's salary, for the NCAA or for their school -- doing something constructive. That could be anything from actual teaching, or really sitting down and coming up with a
comprehensive, written plan
to clean up their school's program ... something that keeps them from having time to pad their pockets, take a long vacation and find another, more lucrative position.
In other words, you've got to hit them where it really hurts -- in their wallets. So you might want to add in some meaningful fines, too.
From Eric Neel:
I say make the coaches coach again right away. Make them coach eight-year-old girls and boys in a city rec league. They think the pressures of boosters and alumni are serious? Let's see how they fare under with overprotective, over-eager parents sitting just inches away from them, game in and game out. They think it's tough to wrangle college-age kids? Let's see how they do with a group who run in circles just for kicks and kick each other just for sport. You hear all the time how college coaches do what they do because they love the game and they love the kids. To Mike Jarvis and others like him, I say: Prove it.


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NBA: Wizards top Hawks 108-101 for strong November finish
Wire reports | November 30, 2013 | Updated: November 30, 2013 11:39pm
Photo By Alex Brandon/STFWashington Wizards guard John Wall (2) reacts in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
WASHINGTON - A slow start to the season turned into Washington's best November in 29 years.
John Wall had 26 points and 12 assists, Trevor Ariza scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers, and the Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-101 on Saturday night.
The Wizards lost their first three games and seven of their first nine, but have won six of their last eight.
They won eight games in November for the first time since 1984.
"This was a good month for us," coach Randy Wittman said. "It was a tough start to the month, to the season. We didn't want to get the start we had, but it happened."
Washington has played the last four games without starting guard Bradley Beal, hasn't had first-round draft choice Otto Porter at all, and still managed to nearly break even. The 8-9 record isn't what they want it to be but still makes the Wizards one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference.
With the Hawks' loss, there are just two teams in the conference with winning records.
Paul Millsap had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which cut an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to 81-79 with 9:42 left but could not get closer.
Cavaliers 97, Bulls 93
Andrew Bynum and Dion Waiters each scored 20 points, and host Cleveland held off a late rally by Chicago to halt a five-game skid.
Luol Deng scored 27 points for the Bulls, who finished 1-5 on their road trip in which they lost point guard Derrick Rose for the season with a knee injury.
Timberwolves 112, Mavericks 106
Kevin Martin had 27 points with some key baskets late, Kevin Love had a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory at Dallas.
Monta Ellis scored 26 points to lead Dallas.
Bucks 92, Celtics 85
O.J. Mayo rebounded from a subpar game with 22 points, and host Milwaukee stopped an 11-game losing streak.
Two of the Bucks' three victories this season have come at the expense of the Celtics.
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WHO: Fifteen-year old amateur golfer and CHF national
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WHEN: Sunday, February 17, 2008
-- Shotgun start for golfers begins at 1pm
-- Dinner and Silent Auction begins at 5:30pm
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Kevin Garnett sat out Friday night (DNP – old and tired) and Jeff Green finally got his chance to start. Doing the best KG impression he could muster, he tore up Los Suns with a season-high 31 points and added 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks. Oh, hello there! What did you say your name was? I don't believe we've met. They traded you for who–Kendrick Perkins!? Pffft! If we step into the Razzball DeLorean back to several weeks ago, let's see what I said about Jeff: "I don't think we'll see the real Jeff Green until he gets his chance to start…If he can ever put it all together he's got all the tools to be a fantasy stud." And that's me quoting me! Green shot a fantastical 11-of-14 from the field, scored 15 in the first half alone and even hit 3 shots from downtown. If you haven't picked him up yet you should go pick him up now, he's still available in about a third of yahoo leagues but that number will shoot up over the weekend, especially with the Celtics fans cla
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Should I use the new Rails 3.1
rails plugin new command, jeweler or bundler to create my first Ruby on Rails Gem? Which tutorials would you recommend to help me get started with writing open source Gems for Ruby on Rails?
Should I use the new Rails 3.1
You will then still need either
Which you would choose from the two is a bit a matter of taste. Lately I find a lot of people are actually advocating to use
I personally believe it still is very interesting to use
In short I still recommend to use
Hope this helps.
Generally, Ruby gems are pretty simple, and Rails plugins are just gems that in some way touch Rails APIs. (as the other answer pointed out,
Everything else is optional, but good practices include:
You can make this folder and, critically, the
Bundler does for you:
Rails will also make you a
To test your gem in an actual app, do
When you're ready to publish,
Also, while you're developing, you'll want to make changes to your gem and not have to keep building (and installing) versions. Unit testing will take care of some of that, but if you'd like to use your gem directly from source, Bundler has a fantastic tool:
The folder is the one that contains the
Does anyone know any reason to use jeweler? I'd love know what it does more than these guys. Generally, writing
Since gems are easier to install and manage, it might be best to use


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They always say you save the best for last.
For Khristian Carr or "Khris" as she is better known to her teammates and friends, that statement could not be any more true.
After wrapping the volleyball regular season last fall, the upcoming Starkville High senior is closing out her summer by participating in the 2014 Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Volleyball Game.
"This is a great opportunity and a great experience," Carr said. "I am upcoming senior so I have the opportunity to play in front of college coaches and that motivates me to play extra hard in this game and in my senior year."
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I thought this was a funny, literate assessment of usage of the word "meh" by John Hodgman, a writer who also plays the "PC Guy" on the recent series of Mac commercials.
hodgman: Did I ever tell you people how much I hate the word "meh"? Nothing announces "I have missed the point" more than that word.
hodgman: It is the essence of blinkered Internet malcontentism. And a rejection of joy. Also: 12 hive mehs in the replies SO FAR
hodgman: By definition, it may mean disinterest (although simple silence would be a more damning and sincere response, in that case)
hodgman: But in use, it almost universally seems to signal: I am just interested enough to make one last joyless, nitpicky swipe and then disappear
wordwill: @hodgman Isn't rejecting joy how one traditionally demonstrates one's superior cool? Though, at the same time, to hell with that.
hodgman: @wordwill yes. It's part of the toxic Internet art of constant callous one upsmanship. And it is a sort of art, but not for me.


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February 8, 2013
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