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They were rebels and powerful folks in the big bad gubmint were against them, so they got to be the underdogs. People like stories about underdogs. Here's how
is described:
(ABC) - follows a newly-elected President and his top secret Executive Committee (a.k.a. Ex-Comm), the governments covert team of Americas most elite minds who investigate and protect our nation from the strangest occurrences and conspiracy theory truths out there.
Might work, but it strikes me as taking a familiar story and then deleting a big part of the reason it was so successful.
Then again, maybe the new Prez is a starry-eyed idealist who doesn't realize that aliens already control everything.
They better not have aliens, otherwise they might give 2K grounds to sue them for ripping off the X-COM franchise.
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Dist. 158 Meeting Focuses on Growth Needs
Winter, Garry, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Byline: Garry Winter Daily Herald correspondent
A small group of Huntley School District 158 residents Wednesday night got a glimpse of just how fast their district is growing.
About 18 residents heard from administrators and school board members that their district is increasing in students by as much as 24 percent a year, according to district Superintendent Stephen Swanson.
The session was one of five focus meetings taking place this month. The meetings are not only to inform the public of the school district's need for more facilities, but also to collect public input about what they want in them and about what they are willing to pay in higher taxes.
A district that seven or eight years ago had 800 students in kindergarten through grade 12, now has that many students in each building, Swanson said. This high growth will bring the district back for a tax increase referendum in November.
Although district officials have mentioned raising $50 million, that figure is "soft," said Paul Halvorson, the district's business manager. The final amount could be $40 million, or it could be $60 million, he said.
Broken down into three small groups following the administration's presentation, one group was more concerned that at least elementary schools have small class sizes. A tax increase of $100 to $300 a year would be acceptable to them, they indicated. …

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Academic Background: Ph.D. & M.A., Sociology - Florida Sate University; B.A., Sociology & Business, Adrian College
Area of Specialization: Demography, Health, and Race and Ethnic Relations
What made you decide to go to graduate school?
While I earned reasonably good grades as an undergraduate, I was not a good student and did not at all take adavantage of the undergraduate opportunities offered to me. After working for several years after undergraduate school in "dead-end" jobs, I grew up a lot and thought through what I most wanted to do career-wise...which was to teach at a university. I realized that I very much enjoyed being on a college campus and had a strong desire to better understand the social world. I also realized that I had few other talents in life other than being good in academia, so earning an advanced degree seemed like a very logical thing for me to do. It's been a great choice.
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- Take advantage of undergraduate opportunities. Very few undergraduate students work on research or write honor's theses...but those are the kinds of experiences that are especially useful in preparing for graduate school.
Did you participate in a research project as an undergraduate? If so, what was it? Would you recommend undergrads to participate in research?
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I absolutely would recommend that undergraduate students become involved in research. Learning the research process and conducting research transforms a person from being a consumer of information to a producer of information. This is a very powerful transformation. Moreover, the skills one learns in conducting research are fantastic for future graduate school and employment opportunities. For example, learning how to conduct a survey, analyze census data, or use statistical programming skills are tools that many, many employers and graduate schools are looking for.
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What are the top five programs in this area in the US?
I'm going to be biased here and say that UT-Austin is the best program in my specific area of population studies in the country. We know we're close...and have added a number of great faculty in recent years. Other extremely strong programs in population studies include the University of Michigan, Princeton University, Pennsylvania State University, UNC Chapel-Hill, University of Pennsylvania, and UCLA.
More generally in Sociology, there are many great programs around the country, including UT-Austin, University of Chicago, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, Princeton, Harvard, UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, University of Indiana, University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, Johns Hopkins University, and more. Choosing one of these programs for graduate study is largely based upon the fit between student research interests and the strength of the faculty in that student's particular area of study.
Could you please provide a snapshot description of the UT sociology graduate program?
The Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest and most highly ranked sociology departments in the country. Our group of 45 tenured or tenure-track faculty members allows us to offer an excellent range of opportunities--both inside and outside the classroom--for graduate students. Our faculty members are extremely research-active, placing great value in not only disseminating social scientific knowledge but also on producing such knowledge--often working alongside our own students. Our faculty members regularly publish articles in the leading general and specialty journals of our discipline, and books in leading scholarly presses; many of our faculty also have their work funded by grants from the federal government and private foundations. Our faculty and graduate students also regularly present research at conferences throughout the country and in international settings, and are actively sought out by policymakers for advice and by the press for the public's better understanding of social trends and issues. The UT Department of Sociology currently serves as the academic home for about 110 graduate students. We place tremendous value on our core training in sociological theory, research methods, and statistics at the graduate level. We build on that core with a myriad of course offerings in areas such as criminology and deviance, demography, development, education, family, gender, health, political sociology, race and ethnicity, religion, and social stratification.
What is one thing this department does particularly well that makes it better than other similar programs?
Our faculty members pride themselves on working very closely with graduate students in the research arena. As a result, our faculty members and graduate students produce many co-authored publications and presentations resulting from these faculty/student collaborations. Our graduate students are considered to be junior colleagues in this sense: they work alongside the faculty on projects! This is a win-win situation for everyone: both graduate students and faculty members learn a great deal by working together.
What careers do alumni generally pursue after graduation from the program?
Our M.A. graduates almost always continue on to pursue the Ph.D. degree. In fact, we do not recruit students into our program unless they express a strong interest in pursuing the Ph.D. There are many other programs around the country that have terminal M.A. programs that I would recommend if a student wanted to earn an M.A. in Sociology and stop at that point.
Our Ph.D. graduates most often desire to work in academic positions as professors, and many of them accomplish that goal. In recent years, for example, Ph.D. graduates from our program have won postdoctoral fellowships at Brown University, the University of Chicago, Rutgers University, the University of Michigan, Rice University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill, Harvard University, Princeton University, and more. Our PhD graduates also now serve on the faculty at many prestigious universities around the country, including Princeton University, Duke University, UCLA, Penn State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ohio State University, Florida State University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Illinois, University of Colorado, Rice University, Bucknell University, Michigan State University, University of California at Davis, North Carolina State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and many more. Many others hold important research positions in federal government, state government, and private settings,such as the United Nations, the US Bureau of the Census, the Urban Institute, and the Alan Guttmacher Institute.


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In what might be considered the greatest upset in reality singing competition history, Okay I'm being dramatic, country crooner Tate Stevens and NOT child prodigy Carly Rose Sonenclar was named the winner of "The X Factor" last night.
Technically Sonenclar and Stevens had been neck and neck all season and Stevens took the number one spot on the leaderboard three times over Sonenclar's two, so it's actually NOT surprising, but when does ANYONE talk about Tate Stevens? I can't go to work, the grocery store, or my mom's house without hearing SOMETHING about Carly Rose Sonenclar. Tate Stevens, who dat?
That being said, Stevens seemed very deserving of the title. He quit his job for this opportunity and constantly worried about being able to provide for his family while he pursued his dreams, you could see how conflicted he was every week and how badly he wanted the crown.
However, we weren't surprised while watching the results episode because Britney Spears spoiler alerted the results on her Twitter page before the show even started.
About an hour before the West Coast feed began Britney tweeted, "You are a winner in my eyes tonight @CarlyRoseMusic & I know you're going to have a very long career…#ProudOfCarly."
So basically we all knew Sonenclar didn't win before we even started watching the show and obviously Fifth Harmony wasn't going to win, so we knew it was Tate Stevens before I had even sat down to watch the episode.
Stevens is now walking away with a $5 million recording contract and hopefully he will stay in our collective consciousness longer than last year's winner Melanie Amaro did, who says her album comes out early next year…but who knows, she put out a single over the summer and I'm pretty sure no-one knew about it.
But, people LOVE Country music and it's one of the few genres left where people actually BUY CD's and pay for iTunes downloads, so he should do well. Congrats Tate Stevens!


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Howard Community College (the "college") recognizes that sexual misconduct damages the integrity of the educational institution, destroys the institution's positive work and educational atmosphere, and causes psychological and physiological damage to the victim. The college condemns such illegal activity and is strongly committed to providing a learning and working environment free from any form of sexual misconduct. Sexual misconduct is an umbrella term that includes sexual and gender-based harassment or discrimination, sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, sexual intimidation, and stalking. Howard Community College prohibits and will not tolerate sexual misconduct. Sexual misconduct is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by state and federal laws, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as amended ("Title IX") and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and also may constitute criminal activity.
Howard Community College will promote a climate that is free from sexual misconduct through training, education and prevention programs. The college will also promote prompt reporting, prohibit retaliation, and promote timely, fair, and impartial investigation and resolution of reported sexual misconduct. Any employee, student, vendor, or affiliated person who engages in sexual misconduct in violation of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action including but not limited to dismissal from a class, suspension from the college, termination of a contract or debarment in the case of vendors, or permanent expulsion or termination in the case of employees.
All college community members are subject to this policy, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. This includes all college students, faculty, and staff, as well as third parties and contractors under the college's control. Violations of the policy may occur between individuals or groups of individuals of any sexual orientation or actual or perceived gender identity. This policy applies to sexual misconduct in connection with any college program or activity, including sexual misconduct: (1) in any college facility or on college owned or controlled property; (2) in connection with any college sponsored, recognized or approved program, visit or activity, regardless of location; (3) that impedes equal access to any college education program or activity or adversely impacts the employment of a member of the college community; or (4) that otherwise threatens the health or safety of a member of the college community.
Any type of retaliatory or intimidating behavior against a person who files a complaint or otherwise participates in an investigation or adjudicatory action is expressly prohibited by this policy. Howard Community College will take strong disciplinary action against any individual or group of individuals found responsible for retaliating or intimidating, or attempting to retaliate or intimidate, another person for making a report of sexual misconduct, participating in the investigation of sexual misconduct, participating as a witness in an adjudicatory proceeding, or otherwise participating in any way in support of a person exercising rights under this policy.
A student who reports an incident of sexual misconduct, either as a complainant or a third party witness, will not be held responsible for violating the Student Code of Conduct if the student was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident. HCC does not want the fear of receiving disciplinary charges and or disciplinary sanction to prevent a student from reporting an incident of sexual misconduct.
Any changes to this policy must be approved by the office of the vice president of student services, the office of human resources, and the Title IX coordinator.
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A meta-package for min-stream helper modules.
A meta-package for min-stream helper modules. This contains several useful and related modules for working with min-streams. Note that implementations of min-stream should not need to depend on this library.
The min-stream system is an interface more than anything. This has three main types: sources, filters, and sinks.
TODO: Explain source
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Now that you know what min-streams are, you'll find that working with them directly is sometimes challenging. Their goal was to be minimal and easy to implement. This library makes them easy to use and very powerful as well!
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Seventh Generation: Among humanity, past generations left a legacy, and humans have a duty not only to their children but to seven generations. This assumption of duty to the seventh generation leads to a belief that the land should be sustained.
Humility: In taking action, humans should be humble. The natural world is powerful and complicated. Connections are not obvious, but they are important when considered over the time scale of seven generations. Some tribes object to the concept of "management" and prefer the term "care-giving" to describe their philosophy of interaction with the land.
On reservations, tribes generally have rights of self-government that exclude land regulation by states. (The legal doctrines are complicated, however; see Getches et al. 1993.) Not only do tribes control timber harvest, they control other land uses as well. Federal statutes, however, usually apply either to Native American lands (if Congress was explicit) or to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as a federal agency. Tribes must comply with the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and many others. Tribes are able to qualify for enforcement of matters under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Application of some statutes, such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, are controversial. These acts require action by the BIA, but if it is recognized that tribal land is private land, then application of these acts should be limited to tribes.
In the Pacific Northwest, tribes reserved the right to fish in common with others at accustomed fishing areas. Those rights have been upheld in recent court decisions (Cohen 1986). Treaties in the Great Lakes area, Wisconsin in particular, protect tribal hunting and gathering rights.
Alaska is governed by two major federal laws, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (1971) and its amendments (43 U.S.C.A. § 1601-1628) and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.A. § 3101-3133), which became law in 1980. Along with state law, these federal statutes define subsistence hunting and fishing rights. The federal law protects Alaskan native rights on federal lands, whether or not the state laws protect native rights (Getches et al. 1993).
Native Americans do not regard their lands as belonging to the federal government. However, federal policy has not adequately distinguished between tribal and federal lands. A representative of the Quinault tribe summarized the resulting conflict as follows:
"Indian forests are often managed with the objective of preserving natural and cultural values so harvest activity has not been as intensive as on nearby federal, state, and private lands. This situation has resulted in a growing tendency to rely upon Indian lands as wildlife sanctuaries or habitat or to restrict the exercise


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French choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the husband of Jewish actress Natalie Portman, told an Israeli newspaper that he is converting to Judaism.
Millepied told the Hebrew-language Yediot Acharonot in an article published Wednesday that he is "in the middle of the conversion process." He added that he hopes the process will "come to an end soon and I will become a Jew."
Becoming Jewish is "very important for me," Millepied told the newspaper.
The couple is in Israel through March as Portman casts the movie that she is directing based on "A Tale of Love and Darkness," a book by Israeli author Amos Oz.
The couple will relocate to Paris, where Millepied will work as director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet
Portman said in September in an interview with the French magazine Madame Figaro that she is interested in becoming a French citizen.
"I don't have the French nationality, but I would be love to get it. But I don't know if it's possible because I already have an American and an Israeli passport," she said.
Portman and Millepied, who have a son named Aleph, were married in a Jewish wedding ceremony last year.
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9 Songs (Blu-ray) (2005)
Director: Michael Winterbottom Starring: Margot Stilley Kieran O'Brien
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Editor's NoteFrom his current post in Antarctica, British glaciologist Matt (Kieran O'Brien), recalls how he met Lisa (Margo Stilley), a 21-year-old American student. They were at a rock concert at London's Brixton Academy, and he took her back to his apartment for sex. This began a brief relationship, which is revealed as Matt remembers and comments on its milestones--mainly the other concerts they attended and their significant sexual experiences--before their initial sexual attraction waned and they were forced to part.The titular nine songs are comprised of concert performances by 1) Primal Scream, 2) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 3) Elbow, 4) Michael Nyman, 5) Super Furry Animals, 6) The Dandy Warhols, 7) Von Bondies, 8) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club again, and 9) Franz Ferdinand. Shot on often-blurry, handheld digital video from an audience perspective, these scenes have a you-are-there effect. The sequences involving Matt and Lisa are intimate and realistic (be warned--the sex in the film is real and graphic), conveying everything one needs to know about their relationship with only the most rudimentary dialogue. With this brief, dreamlike work, director Michael Winterbottom (24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE) has theoretically created the ultimate music movie--one that is purely sex, drugs, and rock & roll. The result is akin to the feeling of listening to a great mix tape made by a former lover.
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|Margot Stilley
|Kieran O'Brien
|Michael Nyman - Music Performer
|Franz Ferdinand - Music Performer
|Andrew Eaton - Producer
|The Von Bondies - Music Performer(s)
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Peter Siddle took five wickets as Australia bowled India out for 272 before extending their lead to 382 runs by the close of play on third day of the fourth test on Thursday.
Virat Kohli upstaged his more esteemed team mates with his team's first century of the series but was dismissed for 116 to bring an end to the Indian first innings an hour before close with the tourists well behind Australia's 604 for seven declared.
Australia, already 3-0 up in the series, decided to embark on their second innings despite having the option of forcing the Indians to bat again but quickly lost their top order to stand at 50 for three at stumps.
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text: The Monster Hunters' Survival Guide Case Files: Chupacabra wiki last edited by kuonphobos on 03/20/14 01:14PM View full history The legend of the goat-sucker has long been told in the small towns of the southern United States, Mexico and South America. Tales claim it kills animals in the dark of night, ripping their throats apart and drinking their blood. Many a farmer or villager has found his livestock dead and drained of blood come dawn. But in one Texas town, it is no longer the livestock that need to worry after dark. Humans seem to have taken their place as the Chupacabra's prey...and it's up to one Monster Hunter to find out why and stop it if he can.


text: I just read five articles about the Nationals' hiring of Phil Rizzo, and none of them included that word. So consider the subject broached.This kind of thing is never a good idea. Unless Phil Rizzo is head and shoulders above any other baseball man available to advise his boy Mike, he should be working for some other team. The appearance of corruption if nothing else is not good. The real world potential for conflicted loyalties only compound the problem.This is the kind of move that a good organization would veto before it ever got close to happening. I'm disappointed that Mike wanted to do this, and I'm more disappointed that the Nationals organization let it happen.


text: Mural Project Community donations fund Laramie Mural Project By Chelsea Biondolillo • Jul 24, 2013 The Laramie Mural Project has met its fund raising goal for the next year using the popular online crowd-sourcing website, Kickstarter. Laramie Mural Project By Trey Sherwood • Nov 28, 2012 Laramie Mural Project The Laramie Mural Project was formed as a collaboration between local artists, the University of Wyoming Art Museum and the Laramie Main Street Alliance in order to enhance public art in historic downtown Laramie. For the past two years, with financial and in kind support from the Guthrie Family Foundation, Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, Laramie Beautification Committee and City of Laramie, local artists have created large scale murals on blank walls downtown.


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The findings may not surprise parents, but they are disturbing to the researchers, who say these children are being set up for early heart disease.
Camp Fire is asking you to use the power of the pen to make a difference in a child's life.
Texas Child Protective Services is undergoing a transformation, and the next step in the process is wrapping up in Wichita Falls.
Adults aren't the only ones who can have their identity stolen.
A mother pleads guilty to leaving her child at home alone while she went to a bar.
Mother accused of slashing throats of her three young daughters told 911 dispatcher she did it to keep them quiet.
Cool wrap therapy helps children with itchy skin condition.
When children experience heart failure, they often need a transplant to replace their defected organ, but waiting can take time. Now, there's a new device that helps the heart do its job—without stopping a kid from being a kid.
The latest look at autism in the U.S. shows a startling 30 percent jump among 8-year-olds diagnosed with the disorder in a two-year period, to one in every 68 children.
Dietitians say it is possible to feed kids healthy food that they like and that won't break the bank.
New survey finds American children aren't getting enough sleep, and electronic devices are to blame.
Elderly North Dakota woman knits more than 3,000 caps for school children and homeless adults.
It's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year but when kids don't get the gifts they want it could go into meltdown mode.
Wintry weather is here and with that comes the extra threat of the flu. Dr. Sue helps you choose which vaccine is best for your little one.
Getting your kids vaccinated is a great way to fight the flu, but you can also keep their immune system strong with what they eat. Dr. Sue explains with the Kid's Doctor.
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It seems as if it happens overnight. Your child's cough turns into something much worse. It's called croup…a viral upper respiratory infection that causes your child's trachea and larynx to become inflamed making it difficult for them to breath.
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The FBI reports 2,000 kids a day are kidnapped, either by someone they know, or by complete strangers.


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More than 20 years after he exchanged vows with Lady Diana Spencer in a fairy-tale ceremony billed as the wedding of the century, Britain's Prince Charles may be one step closer to marrying the love of his life.
The governing body of the Church of England this week voted to sanction the remarriage of divorced persons in the Church, even if a former spouse is still living. That could clear the way for Charles to walk down the aisle with his longtime companion, Camilla Parker Bowles.
Up to the Priests
A significant number of divorcés already remarry in the Church — it's estimated that 11 percent of Anglican weddings involve at least one divorced person. The 269-83 vote of the Church's General Synod means it will now bestow its blessing on the actions of priests who conduct such ceremonies.
There are "circumstances in which a divorced person may be married in Church during the lifetime of a former spouse," the Synod resolution said.
Under the new policy, individual priests will be able to decide whether or not to preside over a remarriage. If their local priest refused to marry them, a couple could go to another parish and seek the blessing of the pastor there.
Michael Scott-Joynt, the Bishop of Winchester, said the Church was responding to the facts of modern life.
"Marriage breakdown is a wretched reality for so many in England today," the Guardian newspaper quoted him as saying.
"We have to be up and doing, not only to provide pastoral care to those who find themselves in this position and to their families but also in representing the compassion and rebuilding love of God to as many as possible of those who are serious and hopeful about embarking freshly on marriage after a divorce," he said.
Royal Precedents
Certainly, remarriage after divorce is not unknown in the royal family. Two of King Henry VIII's six marriages came on the heels of divorces. In fact, he started the Church of England so that he could trade in Catherine of Aragon for Anne Boleyn. Unfortunately for Anne, Henry later realized that beheading unwanted wives was much more convenient than divorce court.
But in recent times it's been considered bad form for the supreme governor of the Church of England — as Charles will be when he succeeds to the throne — to condone divorce, let alone the remarriage of divorced people.
Thus King Edward VIII, Queen Elizabeth II's uncle who was later known as the Duke of Windsor, had to abdicate in 1936 in order to marry American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson. In the 1950s, a heartbroken Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister, was pressured into giving up her romance with a war hero, Group Capt. Peter Townsend, because he was divorced.
Over the years, the social stigma attached to divorce has weakened considerably. Three of the queen's four children — Charles himself, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne — have been divorced. And in 1992, Anne remarried, even though first husband Mark Phillips is still around. The princess exchanged vows with Timothy Laurence in the Church of Scotland.
Charles has been free to remarry in the Anglican Church since the 1997 death of his ex-wife, Princess Diana, in a Paris car crash. But Parker Bowles' first husband, Andrew, is still alive, a fact that had denied her a Church-sanctioned wedding.