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|Robin K Ferguson - Creighton Elementary School District
|Robin K Ferguson
|3413 E. Granada Road, Phoenix, AZ 85008
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|Occupation/Main source(s) of income:
|Office Manager, Phoenix Vet Center
|Previous Occupations:
|Program Support Assistant, National Cemetery of Arizona. Member of the Arizona Army National Guard
|MA, Management, University of Phoenix, BS, NAU, currently at Phoenix College
|Birth Date:
|Husband Jim, Son Travis, dogs, Belle, Peaches and Harley, cat Tigger Too
|How long have you lived in Arizona?
|all my life
|What is your party registration and how long have you been registered as a member of that party?
|Independent - since 1978
|Previous public offices you have sought/held:
|Governing board member, Creighton ESD
|Civic organizations in which you have been active?
|United Way, Cub Scouts of America, and Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America
|Are you using public funds in your campaign?
|Do you have any sort of a criminal record or any outstanding civil judgments? Please be specific.
|What is the best piece of political advice you ever received?
|Don't sue anyone.
|What character trait best serves a public official?
|Honesty - do your best and take the hits if you are wrong
|What character flaw most harms a public official?
|What is your favorite book (besides a spiritual text)?
|To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
|What is your favorite place in Arizona?
|The shores of Hawley Lake in the White Mountains
|Which Arizona political figure past or present do you most admire and why?
|John Rhodes � When I was young and wrote to him on issues I believed were important, he always had his staff get me the answers. He made me feel like my questions mattered.
|Why are you running for school board?
|I have lived in the Creighton ESD all of my life and being on the school board is the best way to honor my neighborhood, by helping to educate the new generations who call my community their home.
|Describe the top three educational challenges your district will face in the coming school year and explain your strategies to overcome those challenges.
|Shrinking budgets � like everyone the school district needs to work with less funding, and as a governing board it is our responsibility to be the stewards of those funds and make sure as much of the dollars get into the classroom for the children.
|State and Federal Mandates � we are under great pressure to perform under two sets of parameters: No Child Left Behind and AZ Learns. Our administrators have learned to work under both set of guidelines, in order to focus on teaching our students the skills they need to go out into the world and be successful.
|Declining Enrollment: Our district goes from the Loop 202 in the south to Lincoln Drive in the north. We lose children for many reasons, but mainly because many apartment complexes are being turned into condos, and our families cannot afford to buy their homes. Also we are trying to connect with our patrons and families in the northern part of the district to introduce them to their neighborhood school, but we haven�t reached them yet. On one note, realtors selling homes in the Northern part of the district do not even put Creighton schools on their information list for new buyers.
|What spending issues in your district's budget do you challenge and what would you do instead?
|Our shrinking budget forces us to look at every program and even every school. We have already cut bussing down by moving our boundaries, and we are trying to market our northern most school as a neighborhood school for the patrons living there. We want to offer pre-school in this school, for the entire district. We were fortunate to have a pre-school come in and lease a section of the school for use. I would like to see the pre-school become a permanent tenant rather than start our own pre-school because it is more cost efficient, and it is a terrific marketing tool for the neighborhood. I want it to help the school grow as well.
|While school districts cannot advocate an override, what can be done to help market an override for districts that have had recent defeats?
|Everyone in America is tightening their belts. The best marketing strategies for promoting an override is to ensure the public how little money will actually be needed from each individual to make the override a success. It sounds so simple but sometimes simple is the best way to go. Don�t talk about the millions the district needs � talk about the bottom line � how much it will cost the taxpayer.
|What effect has the emphasis placed on high results on the AIMS test had on your district, schools and personnel? Do you think it should be a high school graduation requirement?
|I saw a cartoon once in Newsweek and cut it out to keep. Two little girls are walking home�one little girl asks the other little girl �What did you learn today?� The second little girl says �I learned how to pass the science test, the reading test and the math test.� That is how I feel AIMS has affected the school districts of today�everyone is teaching to the test. We don�t teach children so they learn ideas and concepts so they can use them somewhere down the road, we teach them these things so they can pass a test. Tests should be used for gauging what a child learns and where they need help. AIMS tests not only test the children, they punish teachers and schools when children don�t get these concepts during a certain week in April. If a child is absent from school or misses a couple questions on one of the test sections, it can label the entire school as a failing school. Let the schools teach to the state standards and evaluate the children on their progress without the Arizona Department of Education breathing down like ancient dragons on our schools. I also don�t think passing the AIMS should be the only prerequisite for a child to graduate from high school. Their grades should be primary and their education based on meeting the state standards.
|What role should schools play in issues such as sex education and preventing alcohol/drug abuse and teen suicide?
|Parents are first and foremost the guides for their children�s moral choices, but peer pressure put on children while in school can cause children to turn to sex, drugs, alcohol, smoking and even suicide. I believe schools are a perfect place for children to learn about self-esteem. Parents sometimes do not see what peer pressure does to students on a daily basis. If all students �get the same information� perhaps peer pressure to stay away from negative habits will win out over pressure to try the bad things.
|Should more schools in your district consider requiring uniforms or more standardized dress? Why or why not?
|Some of our schools have uniforms. Each school�s parents voted for or against school uniforms. I think having the children wear uniforms is okay because it cuts down the list of what children can wear and what they can�t wear.
|What should your district do if anything to compete with charter schools, private schools and neighboring school districts? What should your district do to boost student enrollment?
|We have done marketing studies to find out about the community�s views on our school. We took the information have worked within the community to promote our schools. The district is one of the oldest in the state, so we can promote our longevity. I have addressed declining enrollment above.
|Are there any particular programs or programs in the curriculum that you'd like to see changed? Please explain.
|I would like to see all of our schools profit from the arts grants available. We always have one or two in the district, but I would like to have the children exposed to more of the arts, such as dance, music, painting, and writing.
|Are you satisfied with the performance of the superintendent and overall district leadership?
|I established good solid relationships with the district superintendent and her assistant superintendents. I know all of the administrators have open door policies and can answer any and all questions posed to them by myself or any district patron.
|Are you satisfied with the technology available to teachers and students in the district? If so, explain. If not, what specific technology would you support?
|Every teacher in the district is assigned a lap top computer. My wish is that each student could have a lap top computer as well.
|How do you feel about year-round schools?
|I like it. My son went through Papago School, a Creighton school, and we loved it. It allows for students and teachers to have a Fall break in addition to the normal Christmas and Spring breaks. The breaks are longer and the summer shorter. With more breaks and the shorter summer, students retain more information as they go from one grade to the next.
|Do you feel your district sufficiently communicates with parents and the community? If not, how would you improve that communication? How can you get the community more involved in schools?
|Communication is always a problem. When I was in the military it was a chore to get the message from the general's office down to the orderly room (even if it was in the same building) and back up the ranks. All organizations have the same problem. Our district sends out a newsletter to all the patrons in our district quarterly to let the community know what the district administration, teachers, and students are accomplishing in the neighborhood. Each school sends out newsletters to parents on a regular basis, and we also have a website. These are three ways we send information out to the community. However, like every system, some people are not going to get the message. We invite the community to become volunteers in our schools.
|If redistricting is an issue for your school district on the November ballot, what do you think about the issue? Are you in favor or opposed? Why?
|I oppose this measure 200%. The redistricting commission is run and paid for by APS. Martin Schultz is a lobbyist for APS, and he has been trying to get this passed for forty years. This time around he is using school achievement as the target for putting the 13 elementary districts and Phoenix Union together. There is no statistical data to back the commission's claims that larger districts helps student achievement increase. What will happen is the 14 districts will join, APS will get a tax break, constituents will pay for the redistricting, and there will initially be 77 members of the school board that will then be cut down to five members. There will be one superintendent and a layer of assistant superintendents to govern over the many schools. The administration will not be able to be as accessible to parents and even teachers like the smaller districts are able to do. This is not a win for education...
|With the closing of the Thomas J. Pappas Schools for the homeless this year, how should districts serve the influx of these students?
|We serve homeless students in our district now. We make sure they have transportation to their school, and everything they need to succeed.
|What changes if any do you think should be made to the No Child Left Behind Act? How has NCLB affected your school district?
|NCLB is an ill-funded act. Educational funds have never been provided to the states to cover all the parameters forced on schools by this act. Educational funds that are available from the federal government should be filtered through the state education office to the schools as they follows the state's guidance for educating children.
NCLB has given the schools parameters that label the school based on tests. If we were funded fully so we can follow the rules of the act rather than rely on poor funding the federal government give us, we would be more successful. Now we succeed by hook and by crook.
|How long have you lived in the district?
|All my life.
|Do you have children in the district? If so, what schools do they attend and what grades?
|My grandmother and her siblings attended Creighton Elementary. My sister and I went to Papago school. My son went to Papago and my niece just promoted out of Papago last May. We are all now Creighton ESD alumni.
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COLLECTING memories from Zimbabwe's 32-year history, the reforms on land ownership stand prominent, apart from political freedom. The reforms represented a major shift in the balance of economic power within the agriculture sector, after Government transferred millions of hectares of fertile arable land to over 300 000 marginalised indigenous peasants from a few thousand white farmers.
For the new farmers -- both large-scale commercial and small-scale farmers not to mention their subsistence counterparts -- their biggest mandate is to provide food for the nation and for export.
But since the start of the fast track land reforms over 10 years ago, that goal is yet to be met.
During this period, Zimbabwe has been forced to import, on average, 50 percent of its annual grain requirements to cover local deficits. The reasons for poor food and agricultural production in a land-reformed Zimbabwe are numerous, key among them lack of funding, inputs shortage and lack of adequate agriculture skills as well as laziness.
However, the biggest challenge to farming and food security in the country today is not funding, it is not skills shortage but climate change and global warming.
Changing climatic and weather systems pose a serious threat to agriculture, as they have disrupted rains, caused droughts and resulted in higher average temperatures.
They attack the very core of activities that make the farmers who they are, empowered individuals, whom without their overflowing agriculture produce, are just like every other individual -- disempowered and powerless needing aid.
Now, as Zimbabwe reflects on 32 years of self-rule, there is need to ensure that new approaches to farming practices are developed and implemented so as to limit the impacts of climate change, and preserve gains from the land reforms.
Climate change has increased the risk of stalling productivity in resettled lands for the long term, and yet in the short term it has been merciless.
Several farmers in Masvingo, the Midlands and Matabeleland regions, where precipitation has fallen by up to 15 percent over the last century, have come face to face with, and blown away by the devastating effects of climate change, particularly the increased frequency of droughts and hunger.
Even some areas in Mashonaland, which have traditionally received higher rainfall are now under stress and constantly requiring food aid.
On Independence Day President Mugabe said Government would this year provide significant food assistance to thousands of families in rural areas following a poor 2011/2012 agriculture season, which received below normal rainfall.
Zimbabwe consumes at least 2 million tonnes of maize annually, split in the ratio 1,4 million tonnes for humans and the remainder for animal and other uses.
A recent crop assessment from the Ministry of Agriculture indicates that the country's grain needs will be short 2 million tonnes this year.
What has actually unsettled farmers and jeopardised proper agriculture planning is the changes in rainfall patterns, such as the shifts in mean start and end dates of the rainfall season.
Whereas Zimbabwe's peak rainfall season has traditionally been recorded in the October to January period, these conditions are no longer as predictable.
Over the last few planting seasons, rains have been seen setting on late in December, or not at all, lasting in intermittent fashion to as late as April.
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The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation predicted in a report last year that yields from agriculture within sub-Saharan Africa will decline by between 20 percent and 50 percent by 2050 as a result of climate change.
In Zimbabwe, where average temperatures have risen 0,7 degrees Celsius since the early 1900s, yields have progressively fallen and continue to fall since the drought years of 1972, which trend has repeated itself after every 10 years from then on, it could be earlier. The Meteorological Services Department's Head Climate Applications Mr Tirivanhu Muhwati said in an interview in March that climate change was closely linked with severe weather events.
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Climate change is a major scientific and developmental issue, which must now be addressed at the highest level of Government, not through piecemeal structures but via sweeping policy changes.
To protect and promote Zimbabwe's land reforms and galvanise the empowerment drive, emphasis must now be placed on policy action that encourages sustainable agriculture practices, mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
It is clear, climate change is irreversible, similarly so the land programmes, which means farmers should explore new farming methods such as clean smart agriculture, conservation farming, less dependency on rainfed agriculture, planting of drought-resistant crop varieties as well as adopting community-based adaptation and mitigatory measures.
Although agriculture is one of the worst affected sectors by climate change, it is also paradoxically one of the biggest drivers of this catastrophic phenomenon.
Carbon emissions from land degradation, land clearing as well as deforestation for agriculture purposes account for more than 15 percent of all global emissions.
Carbon emissions are the number one catalyst for global warming and climate change.
In Zimbabwe alone, deforestation for tobacco curing and other agriculture activities account for up to 50 percent of all forest loss.
It is therefore incumbent on the farmer to embrace sustainable agricultural methods in order to contain climate change and its impacts.
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I have been to the Arctic before, but never in winter so that will be a first. Living in a tent at -40 °C for 30 days is going to be quite a challenge.
Sounds tough. What will you be doing there that's worth putting yourself through those kinds of temperatures?
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Has your research taken you anywhere else?
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How do you manage to get involved with so many adventurous projects?
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I have become not only a biologist and an oceanographer, but also an engineer and an electrician. You end up being so practical if you do this kind of fieldwork and that means you experience so much more.
Have you always wanted to be an explorer?
It is my dream research, but I never would have pictured myself where I am today. There are lots of opportunities out there, though, and as climate change becomes more important these will increase. When the opportunities come along you just have to grab them.
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It is also no secret that Liddell and White have a tight friendship that goes back to the early days of Chuck's career when Dana was his manager.
After the fight at UFC 97, John Hackleman made a statement about Chuck's future:
"Chuck can do whatever wants to do. It's disappointing. He lost to a great champion and that's no reason to retire...He's fought 100 times and only been knocked out twice.
We'll talk about it in the next week or so but no one is going to tell him when he's going to stop fighting. A lot of people thought Randy Couture was done at heavyweight and he went to Light Heavyweight and won a title. He lost to Chuck a couple of times then they said he was done again and he went to heavyweight and won another title.
It's up to Chuck. I don't think Chuck cares about his fights. He wanted to fight Tito because he didn't like him and for some reason he wanted to beat Vernon White … If someone beats him he doesn't like it but he says oh well, I've beat plenty of people. He doesn't want a rematch just because he got beat. He's the Ice Man. He's kind of cold about that."
Dana White had a very different opinion about what Chuck should do:
"Chuck Liddell is stupid rich. Chuck Liddell is done. He's got nothing left to prove. He's the most famous guy on Earth. I love him like a f***ing brother and I don't want to see him get hurt.
There is no reason for it. He's f***ing 40 years old man. These guys that are fighting now are young, explosive, fast f***ing kids who are well rounded mixed martial artists. There's no f***ing reason for Chuck Liddell to be out there at 40 years old still fighting.
I don't want to make a f***ing nickel off that ever. Believe me, it will be a f***ing war if he tries not to retire, believe me. I love him. He helped me build this business. We started when he was making five hundred and five hundred. And we had the dream of him becoming a big star and winning the title and making all kinds of money.
We did it all man. We f***ing did it all. We did it. We did it. It's f***ing over. He's 40 years old, it is over. It was amazing that he was able to fight until he was 40. That's what a bad motherf***er he was. He has nothing to prove to anybody, period. It's over. We did everything that we set out to do.
It has been an amazing run, its been fun. We did it together, we stayed loyal to each other the whole time and we did everything that we hoped to do and now its over. He can do it financially. And plus, I'm going to bring him into the organization in some other way and he's still going to make money.
He's been loyal to me and I've been loyal to him and that's not going to change now that he's retiring. He'll always be a part of the organization. He'll take on another role, he'll still make money and he'll be with me until the day we die….
I always say is that I've built this business using the blueprint of boxing, what not to do. We know that you shouldn't be fighting past your prime, you know?"
Clearly two different opinions on what Chuck is going to do.
At the post fight press conference Chuck only had one thing to say about his decision to continue fighting or to retire:
"We'll talk about it Monday, Tuesday. But, this could be my last time."
In the following week after the press conference, John Hackleman was interviewed again on the situation. Chuck had still not retired and fans wanted an answer.
"Nothing has been decided yet," Hackleman said from his MMA training facility, The Pit, in Arroyo Grande, CA. "We made a deal. We're gonna go, probably this summer, to Hawaii and we're gonna sit on the beach and see if we can decide then. If not, there's no rush. He's not under a time crunch. He'll decide when he wants to decide. And nobody else is gonna tell him."
"Chuck just loves to fight, And if there could be another fight—if he wants one—and he's under contract (to the UFC), then we'll see what happens. If he has to go somewhere else to fight, we'll see what happens there. If we go sit on the beach and Chuck says, 'Fuck it, I'm tired of this shit, let's retire,' then he'll just come teach here."
"Whatever happens, Chuck is set. He doesn't need the money. He got caught by a couple of great fighters, but I don't see Shannon Ritch [who has 64 career losses] beating up on him, so I don't think losing to the top of the top in and of itself warrants the outcries of retirement.
If Chuck was getting the shit beat out of him by a bunch of nobodies and getting knocked unconscious all over the place, I would try to influence him to retire. But since I don't see that—Rashad was the only time I've seen him actually knocked unconscious—if he really wants to still fight, and I think it's in his heart, I don't think anyone, including Dana, should take his livelihood and his love away."
Strong words to counter Dana White's statement but they speak the truth. Liddell still has one fight left on his contract with the UFC. Chuck still hasn't retired so he may be planning on fighting that one last fight. As far as going to another promotion, that would be shocking.
After Hackleman made it clear it was Chuck's decision and that it wasn't up to Dana, White of course takes it to another level.
"Obviously, John Hackleman didn't pay his house off yet. John Hackleman needs some money, because anybody who claims they care about Chuck Liddell even a little bit would not be making these f***ing statements…
F***ing right I wouldn't let Liddell fight for another promotion … [But] at the end of the day, if that's what he wanted to do, I mean, what am I going to do? I'm not his f***ing father. I can't tell him, 'No, you f***ing can't.'
Hackleman has never been a decision-maker in Chuck's career. I can tell you this: He didn't make Chuck Liddell. Chuck Liddell made John Hackleman. How many great, talented guys do you see coming out of John Hackleman's place? He's no Greg Jackson. He's no Mark DellaGrotte. He's no American Top Team. He's not one of the great camps. Chuck Liddell made him."
With that statement, White has definitely gone on the offensive. Unfortunately this situation is blowing up for no reason. We've heard two different options and opinions from two of Liddell's closest friends, but we still haven't had the official statement from Chuck himself.
In my own opinion, I can see a neutral course of action that should please both White and Hackleman. Chuck could retire and accept the Hall of Fame induction at UFC 100, and still hold on to his fight contract with the UFC and keep the option open for coming out of retirement.
In the end it's the Iceman's decision.


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Free parking is a welcome perk, and the hotel also offers an indoor pool for relaxation and fitness. Hungry guests can drop by Scoreboard Bar and Grill, a popular sports-themed restaurant - with 40 large-screen TVs, it's a lively place to catch a game and enjoy classic pub fare.
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Crowne Plaza Boston - Woburn, renovated October 2012, features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant which serves a cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge) daily. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Inviting spaces include the garden and lobby fireplace.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities include 10 conference rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and concierge services. An area shuttle within 4 miles (6.4 kilometers), a shopping center shuttle, and a train station pick-up service are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Whitney Houston
Dr. Phil Tapes 'Intervention' With Bobbi Kristina's Partner
She remains on life support in an Atlanta hospital.
Report: Whitney Houston Cousin Dionne Warwick Has Shower Accident
Houston drowned in a bathtub nearly three years ago. Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, is clinging to life after also being found unresponsive in a bathtub last Saturday.
Clive Davis Says He's Praying For Whitney Houston's Daughter
Clive Davis says he's been in touch with Whitney Houston's family and is praying for her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Source: Family Of Bobbi Kristina Brown Told To 'Prepare For The Worst'
Relatives and friends of Bobbi Kristina Brown have been told to prepare for the worst after she spent the weekend in a medically-induced coma, Entertainment Tonight reported.
Whitney Houston's Daughter Placed In Medically-Induced Coma
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was found, face down, and unresponsive Saturday morning in a bathtub in her home Saturday.
Whitney Houston's Daughter Rushed To Hospital After Being Found Unresponsive In Bathtub
Detectives were still at the home Saturday afternoon trying to determine what occurred.
New Lifetime Original Movie About Whitney Houston To Air Jan. 17
Actress Suzzanne Douglas stopped by KCAL9 Tuesday to discuss her experience working on the new Lifetime original movie "Whitney".
Beverly Hills Sergeant Suing Department Again Over Whitney Houston Death Investigation
A Beverly Hills sergeant who sued the department over Whitney Houston's death has filed another lawsuit.
#Trending In Entertainment: The "Fifty Shades Of Grey" Trailer, Comic Con, And Adam Levine Is Married
This week one trailer was too hot for TV, it's Christmas for nerds, and Twitter mourns the marriage of a celebrity.
Beverly Hills Cop Sues Over Retaliation For Reporting Detective Who Allegedly Disturbed Scene Of Whitney Houston's Body
A Beverly Hills police sergeant filed a lawsuit against the city Monday, alleging he was harassed and denied promotions after reporting a fellow cop who he says disturbed the scene of late singer Whitney Houston's body.
Drummer Ricky Lawson, 59, Dies After Aneurism
Studio drummer Ricky Lawson, who collaborated with Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston and other artists, has died.
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A Beverly Hills police sergeant has filed a claim alleging a fellow cop disturbed the scene of Whitney Houston's body and made inappropriate comments hours after the singer was found dead in the Beverly Hilton.
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About the Club
"Vintage Reds"
The Vintage Reds was spawned in 1973 by a group of Dirty Red players from the late 50's and 60's who had completed their grade carers. This group had continued their Dirty Red association by meeting at the Drummoyne Rugby Club on Victoria Rd on Thursdays, some to jog and others to socialise, and it was agreed that most were still capable of taking the field for a game of "Social Rugby" and enjoying the after match festivities.
It was agreed at the inaugural meeting on 13th Sept 1973, to form a team for this purpose and the "Vintage Reds" was an obvious and unanimous choice of name. The qualifications for membership were to be over 30yrs and to have been an ex player or official.
Prolonged discussion was held over the choice of motif for the jumper. The original was XV/XXX in Roman numerals representing 15 players over 30. This was subsequently changed after more discussion to the styled glass of red wine to complete the analogy with the Vintage Reeds name
A Tradition of having a drink waiter serve a small glass or wine (or Port) to both sides was also established and has continued.
The first game was on the outer ground at Taplin park Drummoyne on 9th June 1974 against the Sydney "POMES" which the VR's won in a tight encounter 7 – 4. Subsequent games were arranged and averaged 4 –6 per season. At one stage, most Sydney 1st division clubs had a Social Sunday team.
The first touring VR party was to Melbourne in August 1975 with a 16 all draw against the Melbourne "POMES"
The Vintage Reds were well positioned when the official International Golden Oldies tournament came to Sydney in 1983. The VR's numbers were boosted by former retired Dirty Reds for the event, including a former Wallaby.
The International Golden Oldie movement created the incentive to keep the VR's active. Large VR's contingents travelled to the International. Golden Oldies tournaments in London in 1985 and to Toronto in 1987.
Although a VR's team has not competed at International. Golden Oldies tournaments since then, individual VR's have played at most of the International Golden Oldies tournaments since then and no matter what team they play with, the traditional hooped Dirty Red hose is displayed on the field.
It would be possible to fill a book with the recollections and achievements of each game that the VR's have participated in. However these stories are probably best left unprinted and passed on by word of mouth, as the printed word does not accommodate the continuation of the appropriate and expected embellishments.
IAN GROSE....February 2001 (and as per "Men in Scarlet" - The History of the Balmain, Gelebe and Drummoyne Rugby Clubs. JG Mulford 2001)
.........Since 2004, Drummoyne (under the leadership of David Todd) have annually competed against Mosman for the "Afton Hema Cup" (long time Mosman Secretary who passed away prematurely in 2003) and for the first time in 2007, games have been played on a "home and away" basis.
|Vintage Reds Photos
|At Mosman
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|At Mosman
|At Drummoyne (with names)
|At Drummoyne
|Match Reports / Press
|"Reds Eclipse All Stars"
|"Swanson shines"(TWT News)
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Ever since Vince retired and HHH took over, WWE has been incredibly addicting and so much fun to watch. I find myself counting the days until the next week to see what's going to happen next.
Slowly but surely it seems they are moving out of the PG era which is great.
I also like how the writers are making the story lines seem more real, I find myself wondering what's real
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ANN's Paul Plack talks with CFI Bob Miller of Over The Airwaves about "teachable moments" - What they are, when they occur, and what to do when you find one.


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The role of school governors is to set strategic direction, to hold school leaders to account for improving performance, and to make sure money is well spent.
The Government recognises the dedication of the hundreds of thousands of volunteers who serve as school governors who are passionate about supporting and improving their schools.
Governing bodies are the key strategic decision makers in every school and a key part of the overall system of school accountability. They have a vital role to play in driving up school and pupil performance and ensuring every child receives the best possible education.
The education system is changing rapidly. Every school needs a high performing governing body that:
- understands its responsibilities and focuses on its core strategic functions
- is made up of people with relevant skills and experience
- operates efficiently and effectively through appropriate structures and procedures
At St James' we recognise that our governors work really hard to help us make our school the best it can be and we are very grateful for their time and commitment.
Mr Apruzzese - Site Manager/Associate Member
Mr Barker - Community Governor
Mrs Bashir - Parent Governor
Mrs Brearley - Community Governor
My name is Barbara Brearley and I am a community link governor. I have taught in Tameside for thirty six years; the last five years of my career were spent teaching at St James', consequently I have strong links with the school.
I am passionate about the role that education plays in developing the whole child to be caring, happy and successful; making positive contributions to society.
Since retiring I work part-time in a charity shop, enjoy craft activities and take part in country walks with a local club.
Mr Fairfoull - Local Authority Governor and Vice Chair
My name is Bill Fairfoull and I am now in my 5th year as a Local Authority Governor at St James' School. I am also a local councillor representing St Michaels Ward, an area of Ashton–under-Lyne which includes our school. We live in a very diverse area and St James' plays a big part in bringing the community together at the same time retaining its Christian ethos. Last year I was proud to be elected as Vice Chair of the Governing Body and I also sit on the Finance Committee.
In my spare time I enjoy reading, sport and walking
Revd Farnworth - Foundation Governor
Revd Roger Farnworth: I am the ex-officio foundation governor for St. James School. I am the Church of England minister at St. James' Church. I have been on the governing body since 2003. I chair the Finance, Premises, Personal and Safety Committee for the governing body. I am regularly in school taking assemblies on Monday mornings.
Mrs Lowe - Staff Governor
Mrs Marsh - Headteacher
My name is Verna Marsh and I am the head teacher of St James' Church of England Primary School. I have held this position since January 1999 and have loved being part of the St James' community.
I am passionate about education, and feel that my experience of being a mother and being a teacher help me to fulfil my role as governor and head teacher. I believe that the school has many strengths which we can build on together to provide firm foundations for the future of the children in our care.
Mrs Orwat - Parent Governor
My name is Helen Orwat and I have been a parent governor at St. James' Church of England Primary School for nearly 3 years. I have two children at the school and feel that the development of my children is greatly influenced by school life. The experiences and learning environment will form a vital part of their skills needed for later in life.
Mrs Oswald - Parent Governor
Miss Parnell - Deputy Head Teacher/Associate Member
My name is Catherine Parnell and I have worked at St James' since 1999 as a class teacher, mainly with Year 6, and since 2012 as the Deputy Head. I have been a staff governor for two terms of office too. During my time at St James' I have seen many changes and many improvements which I am proud to have been a part of. I am dedicated to being a member of the St James' team to provide the very best education and opportunities for all our children to thrive, achieve and grow for a successful future.
Mr Qureshi - Associate Member
Ms Schora - Parent Governor
Hiya! my name is Stephanie Schora and I am one of your St James' school parent governors. My son currently attends St James' school and I am also a qualified level 2 Teaching Assistant, so I understand first hand what it is like to be a parent and what other parents may want to know regarding their child's learning and education. If you see me please say hi as I always like to talk!
Mr Shaw - Foundation Governor
Mrs Stott - Staff Governor
My name is Claire Stott and I have been a teacher governor at St James for almost 2 years. I am the current year 6 teacher and member of the Middle Leadership Team at St James'. My other leadership responsibilities at school include Physical Education and Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship Education. I work with the staff, parents, children and governors at school to ensure that all our children receive the best education possible. With the nature of my curriculum responsibility areas (PE and PSHCE) I am keen to promote an active and healthy lifestyle with the children not only during curriculum time, but also in the extra-curricular aspects of school such as before and after sports/ health clubs and competitions both within school and against other schools.
Mrs Walton - Local Authority Governor and Chair
Hello! My name is Shelagh Walton and I have been a local authority governor at St James for 7 years. I'm the current Chair of Governors and I'm working very hard with the school to ensure that all our children receive the best education possible. I visit the school regularly working with the senior leadership and staff and am also currently working with the school council to encourage their active participation in school life and the wider community. With them we have recently run a school competition to write a new school prayer and written a letter to a pupil at our link school in Uganda through Action Aid.
Please feel free to contact me or any of the school governors at school if you wish to have a conversation about school!
Local Authority (LA) governors – appointed by the Council;
Parent governors – parents with children at the school, elected by other parents;
Staff governors – teaching and support staff at the school;
Community governors - people with links to the local community;
Associate members – people from the local community chosen by the other governors.
Useful links for governors
Governor's Handbook - updated!
fftlive Governor Dashboard 2012
fftlive Governor Dashboard 2013
National Governors' Association
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Faithfreedom.org 20 May 2010
By Naomi Chambers
The Islamic Utopia presents a beguiling theory of carnal gratification catering to the secret desires of men to have sex with willing young girls. Muhammad held that sexual urges do not perish with death.
When Muslim men die, they will be resurrected in paradise where they will enjoy erotic pleasures of many flavors. Many of you may ask, "How many virgins do Muslim women get in Paradise?" Well, the answer is this. They do not get any virgins. Muhammad believed that women do not have the same sexual urges as men do. Therefore, women can only have sex with their husbands in paradise. Husbands get to have sex with both their wives and Houris.
In order to understand the nature of sex in the Islamic utopia, one must understand the nature of Islam's sex slave – the Houri. Houris are young, nymph girls who were created for one purpose and one purpose only. They exist to be sexual servants to men like Sami Zaatari. When he tells them to bend over – they must bend over. When he tells them to open wide – they must open wide. This must be sounding pretty good to a lot of adolescent boys so far.
The life of a houri is a submissive one. Just as Muslims must submit to Allah, in paradise the houri must submit to her husband-master. The houris are magical virgin creatures that cannot say no to their master-husband. Contrary to popular belief houris are available not only to martyrs but to all Muslim men that go to paradise. They do not have the mental capacity to choose what they will and will not do with their bodies. Allah created houris to serve the Muslim men; therefore, they do not know a world outside this sexual servitude. They must allow master to penetrate them whenever he wants. They must smile and enjoy it, because the houris do not have the mental faculties to choose otherwise.
There are several Hadiths that discuss in candid detail about the nature of Islam's virtuous femme-bots, these Hadiths are Hadith Muslim , Hadith Bukhari, Hadith Al Timidhi and Hadith Ibn Maja. We have chosen to include only the Hadiths that are widely accepted by Muslim people. In these Hadiths Muhammad gave all the believers a choice between an open sex market where there will be no limit to the number of sexual partners they can have. Women are put on display like a brothel. Men get to chose which one they will copulate with.
Hozrot Ali (r.a) narrated that the Apostle of Allah said, "There is in paradise an open market wherein there will be no buying or selling, but will consist of men and women. When a man desires a beauty, at once he will have intercourse with them as desired."
Hadith: Al Hadiths, Vol. 4, Page-172, No.34:
According to numerous Hadiths and the Quran, a houri is a whitish virgin, beautiful with a tight transparent body. One of the many curious things about the Quran and Hadiths, is that they go into great detail about the exact nature of Houris. These sources explain exactly what Houris look like, how they sit, how they behave, what their breasts look like and whether or not they even have any pubic hair. The Quran and Hadiths also explain, in great detail that Houris do not menstruate or secrete any unpleasant vaginal odors. Please read the Hadith listen below as an example. The Quran and Hadiths succeed at giving Muslim men a very clear picture about what they will get from the Islamic sex slave in paradise.
A houri is a most beautiful young woman with a transparent body. The marrow of her bones is visible like the interior lines of pearls and rubies. She looks like red wine in a white glass. She is of white color, and free from the routine physical disabilities of an ordinary woman such as menstruation, menopause, urinal and offal discharge, child bearing and the related pollution. A houri is a girl of tender age, having large breasts, which are round (pointed), and not inclined to dangle.
TIRMZI, volume two (p 35-40):
The Doctrine also illustrates that only females with fair complexion and wide eyes may be a Houri. Black women can never be a houri. If you find this to be a little racist, I would have to agree with you. Black women are just as beautiful as white women are. Apparently, Muslims do not agree because they want all their sex slaves in paradise to be white. Her skin is so fair that it is nearly transparent. The Caucasian houri will gaze innocently upon her master-husband, the whites of her eyes will glow, the dark irises stand out. She will sit bashfully as chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches. Neither man nor jinn have touched her body. A houri is young, yet with developed high pointed breasts for the enjoyment of her husband-master. The only hair on her body is on her head and eyebrows; the houri has a permanent Brazilian wax. A houri does not suffer any of the disabilities of ordinary women, they do not urinate, menstruate, have any vaginal discharge, womanly odors or other female related pollutions. A houri will not become pregnant; therefore, there is no need to wear a condom in paradise. She will never look at any man other than her master-husband. She will never desire another man; Allah has formed her brain so that she does not have the ability to think of anyone or anything other than Allah or her master-husband. A houri knows the meaning of physical love and has the ability to put it into practice repeatedly – for eternity.
Do you need Sources From the Quran? In Islamic brothel women have no choice; they must have sex with any man that selects them. For women, this sounds more like hell than heaven. Yet much of the supporting evidence for the existence of Islam' booty-call robot girls come directly from the Quran itself.
- Quran-(52:17-20): "They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Huris (fair females) with wide lovely eyes." "There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw…."
- Quran: (37:40-48): …they will sit with bashful, dark-eyed virgins, as chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches.
- Quran: (44:51-55): Yes and we shall wed them to dark-eyed houris (beautiful virgins).
- Quran: (55:56-57): In them will be bashful virgins neither man nor Jinn will have touched before. Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
- Quran-(55:72): "Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;"
- Quran: (78:31-32): "As for the righteous, they surely triumph. Their gardens and vineyards and high-bosomed (pointed breast) virgins for companions, truly overflowing cup"
- Quran-(78: 33-34): "And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age, and a full cup of wine."
- Quran-(55:57-58): "Then which of the blessings of your lord will you both (jinn and men) deny? (In beauty) they are like rubies and coral".
- Quran-(56:34-37): " …we created the houris and made them virgins, loving companions for those on the right hand…."
- Quran-(55:70-77): " In each there shall be virgins chaste and fair….dark eyed virgins sheltered in their tents whom neither man or Jinn have touched before…"
- Quran-56:22: "And (there will be) Huris with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for the pious)"
- Quran-(56: 35-36): "Verily , We have created them (maidens) of special creation. And made them Virgins."
- Quran- (55:56): "Wherein both will be Qasirat-ut-Tarf (chaste females restraining their glances, desiring none except their husband) with whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them."
- Quran: (2:25): "And give glad tidings to those who believe and do righteous good deeds, that for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise)……… .and they will be given these things in resemblance (i.e., in the same form but different in taste) and they shall have therein Azwajun Muhtahharatun (purified mates and wives) and that they will have abide therein forever".
- Quran:(47:15): "The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun have been promised (is that) in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed, rivers of milk of which the taste never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of clarified honey………. "Houri
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- Speaker wire
- 2 CDs
- 18 120-ohm resistors
- 9 LEDs (color according to preference, ours are white)
- Red and Black wire (colors should be adhered to for positive and negative identification)
- Solder
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- Hot glue & gun
Step 2: Assemble individual LED-resistor couples
2. Hold 2 resistors so that one end of each is crossing the other to form an X shape. Fold each end over the other and then continue to wind them together.
3. Repeat step (2) with the other ends of the resistors.
4. Wind the coiled end of the pair of resistors around an LED tail (it does not matter which).
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Nik Vučević set a career high of 20 points and 29 rebounds Monday night at the Amway Center. His 29 rebounds broke a franchise of 28 rebounds, which was set by Shaquille O'Neal in 1993. Apart from the rebounds and the points Vučević also had two assists, three steals and two blocks against the Heat.
Despite the Vucevic's performance the Magic lost their sixth straight game in over time 112-110 against the Miami Heat.
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Whatcom County residents now have a new landmark to give directions with - go down that road about 3 miles. If you reach the blue and lime-green house, you've gone too far.
The blue-and-green house is home to Debbie Gwaltney and her children. Gwaltney, 50, is a super Seattle Seahawks fan and has been since she was a young girl.
When she needed new siding and would have to repaint the house, she thought "Why not paint it my favorite color scheme?"
The house is all blue with a lime green door, a lime green garage door with a 12 in the center and the bench on the porch is green. Inside, the theme continues. Lime green and blue everywhere. Seahawks helmets, posters and banners don the walls. Even the bathroom is decked out with Seahawks gear. Her car is wrapped in Seahawks colors. There's even a lime green Crockpot. Everywhere Gwaltney goes, she sees green and blue.
Well, except her bedroom. That's University of Washington purple. You have to have a break sometime, right?
"I'm having so much fun," Gwaltney said in a phone interview. "I was going to leave the garage door white. I thought it might be too green. I didn't want to offend anyone. But everybody kept saying, 'You got to go all the way.'"
Gwaltney's love for the Seahawks goes back to her childhood. Her grandparents had season tickets and her grandfather was a "huge sports nut." Gwaltney, naturally, picked up the passion.
She had season tickets for 10 years leading up to the 2013-14 season when she could no longer afford them since her oldest son started attending Washington State University. So it's no wonder that the year she couldn't attend any contests, the Seahawks won the Super Bowl.
"It was so hard and painful for me not having my Seahawks season tickets," Gwaltney said. "I'm obviously beyond thrilled for the way the season went. It's just so hard not being able to be there."
No season tickets didn't mean Gwaltney didn't go and spend time with her favorite players - Golden Tate and Russell Wilson. She went to training camps and talked with the team. She has gotten to know John Schneider and Pete Carroll over the years and when her son was at Seattle Children's Hospital, the team signed a game-used ball for him.
The entire journey she has taken with the Seahawks has been spectacular. She has been with the team through its ups and downs. One of her favorite memories of the team is when the Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers in the 2006 NFC Championship game on the way to the first Super Bowl appearance for the franchise.
"I didn't sit down for a moment. The whole time I was cheering and screaming," Gwaltney said. "It was surreal to think the Seahawks were going to a Super Bowl. It's a moment I'll never forget."
This season rivals the 2005-06 season - a Super Bowl ring, no doubt, helps - and there have been plenty of great memories made for Gwaltney. One of her best was finding a spot in the front row of the Super Bowl parade in Seattle. The players even spotted her and had conversations with her.
"It was so exciting to be down there in the thick of it," Gwaltney said. "Words can't even describe the feeling. We had waited so long for it."
While it's great to see the community standing behind the team, Gwaltney has words for anyone who came back on the Seahawks bandwagon after deserting the franchise when it was struggling.
"When you're a true fan you're with them through thick and thin," Gwaltney said. "I've always been there and I'll always be there."
Certainly with a house decked out in Seahawks garb, she can't ever forget about her club. Neither will her neighbors.
Despite the house and car standing out on the block, it's been only positives she's heard. In fact, it's become a bit of a tourist attraction. People are often seen taking photos of the house and car.
Gwaltney doesn't mind. She laughs with joy when she talks of her gear, of her team, of her players. Certainly, there aren't many who rival Gwaltney's love of the Seahawks.
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Abuja — The Super Eagles will on Thursday, Dec. 27 depart for Faro in Portugal via Accra, Ghana for the final phase of their preparation for the 2013 AFCON in South Africa.
The team would on Thursday morning in Abuja have their last training session in the local camping phase of their preparations.
The team of players, coaches and other members would then depart same day by 3 p.m for Accra.
Team head coach Stephen Keshi told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja that players who would not be making the trip to Portugal would be decamped on Thursday.
"It's a shame that we can't take all of them to Faro, but what they have done here shows that they are true professionals.
"This is the type of high level commitment that I am looking for, especially when players know that they are not going to travel and they still put in their best.
"It breaks my heart that I can't take everyone of them to Portugal, but it's good that they gave a good account of themselves for the future," Keshi said.
The Super Eagles would play a friendly match with Catalonia on Jan. 2 as part of their build-up for the 2013 AFCON, otherwise known as the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Eagles are in Group C alongside defending champions Zambia, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso for the competition's 29th edition scheduled for Jan. 19 to Feb. 10 in South Africa.(NAN)


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's military leaders warned a House panel on Wednesday that cuts in defense spending beyond those already planned would deeply wound the armed services and jeopardize U.S. global influence.
The chiefs of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force testified that bigger budget reductions would limit their ability to recover from 10 years of combat and undermine their efforts to retain experienced troops.
Their remarks reflected a consensus view in the Pentagon, shared by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. But some private analysts believe the warnings of dire consequences from steeper spending cuts are overblown.
Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said a decade-long pullback in U.S. defense spending could lead potential adversaries to question the credibility of U.S. military power and challenge U.S. interests abroad.
The Department of Defense's budget has nearly doubled to $700 billion in the 10 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Those numbers do not include the trillion-plus spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A special bipartisan committee is now searching for agreement on at least $1.2 trillion in overall spending cuts over 10 years. If it fails to do so by Nov. 23 or if Congress rejects its plan, then automatic, across-the-board cuts of $1.2 trillion kick in, with half coming from defense. That would be in addition to defense cuts of $450 billion to $465 billion that have already been promised over the coming decade.
Odierno said that cuts of as much as $1 trillion would mean an "unacceptable" risk to U.S. national security.
"Cuts of this magnitude would be catastrophic to the military, and in the case of the Army would significantly reduce our capability and capacity to assure our partners abroad, respond to crises and deter our potential adversaries, while threatening readiness and potentially the all-volunteer force," Odierno said.
The Navy's chief, Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, said defense cuts of as much as $1 trillion would cause "irreversible" damage to the military.
Military leaders have said they can manage currently planned cuts of $450 billion to $465 billion over 10 years, and some private defense analysts say larger reductions would not cause catastrophic damage to the military.
Gordon Adams, a professor of international relations at American University and a former budget official in the Clinton White House, is a critic of what he calls misplaced fears about defense spending cuts.
"In fact, were defense budgets to decline by $465 billion from the current (Pentagon) projections, it would be the most moderate and shallow build down we have ever experienced since the end of the Korean War," Adams wrote in a blog post.
"So there is little reason to fear, little reason to cry 'doomsday' as we manage this build down," he added.
Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, told the House committee that steeper defense cuts would undermine the military's ability to maintain a large presence in key parts of the world. He argued that if the U.S. military were compelled to pull back, other countries such as China would fill the void.
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, made a similar argument.
"If we want to be a global power, we've got to be out and about," Schwartz said.
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Nurses have been told to go back to work by tomorrow or be sacked. Medical services minister Anyang' Nyong'o says those who will not have reported to work by 1PM tomorrow will have absconded duty. The nurses have been on strike since the 3rd of this month and are demanding to have their union registered.
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