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We shouldn't be dependant on the Feds money for our state schools anyway. it's a pipe dream i know, but once "we" accepted the federal dollars "we" had to let them have control of the system. And it's proven time and again, regardless of what party is in charge, the Feds can't manage squat.
There is absolutely no reason for doing it. He may be 'a good guy' that lost control of his emotions and did something stupid...but when you do that there is a usually a price to pay. In this case it's a felony.
i do hope they prosecute. I'd like to see a healthy fine, pay for medical costs, associated losses, maybe 4 weeks in jail with the rest being on probation and a permaban from athletic events in the state.
I have to admit it's refreshing to see that the posters on here are not backing what paw paw did to the umpire. Being a former umpire myself I've had many parents get beligerent even when the coaches were telling them the correct call was made. I never minded when parent/fans whooped and hollered, fussed about calls etc. I know that the viewpoint and angles from the stands can be much different than what you see on the field. But when parents and fans get so beligerent that they don't shut up and move on to the next play that they are drawing unnecessary attention to themselves and taking away from the game, they got 1, and only 1 warning to cool it. then they were tossed from the park. Unfortunately that happened more times than i care to remember. if they ever made it personal, i.e. "you're not getting out of this park 'blue' until you go through me", or "I'm gonna get you after this game blue", etc. The game was stopped, security was called, and they were escorted out.
With all the nuts out there you just can't take any chances anymore. It's not like they frisk or have metal dectors going into a little league or even a highschool field. If the guy got mad enough to loose control so much so that he inflicted bodily harm after a game to an official imagine if he had had a knife or pistol on him. Could he have been upset enough to use those. It's just not worth the risk to have them hanging around. And it always amazed me how when someone got tossed, everything was smooth sailing for the rest of the game.
UP next week on the auction block will be Petrino's wrecked marriage followed by the autioning of 1 slightly used mistress.
LOL...this isn't about Dems and Reps...obtaining knowledge comes from being self-motivated to learn and from some encouragement of those around you, especially at a young age. If all you've ever seen is people sitting on their butts collecting a check, there's not much motivation from those around you. So you have to motivate yourself. Unfortunately by the time you are old enough to realize there's more out there if you just put forth some effort, you're a little behind because of your age. But it certainly isn't insurmountable. But it's far easier to be lazy and shiftless when that's what momma and daddy are, and they seem to be doing just fine.
I'm actually suprised they want to effectively shorten the school year. Aren't federal tax dollars supplied to the school systems based on number of students and days attended?
Although, when I came through school September through May was plenty of days/time to learn. We never took many family trips during the longer summers, and I certainly didn't get stupid and forget everything I learned from the previous year.
60% of kids on subsidized lunch is crazy. Could the opponents of this be those that see the school system as a way to get at least one free meal a day for their kids and free 'baby sitting'?
If Jim Tressel was coaching the Saints no one would be suspended.
CC: Did I say it was you? Nope, I merely said that an avg. visit to the ER is roughly $1000. If you have no incurance and need meds, health care, have a baby, etc, I think it's a very conservative estimate. YOU said there were 120,000 illegal immigrants here, so i based the numbers on that. As far as the added costs I mentioned afterwards: WIC, Food Stamps, etc, I gave no ESTIMATES, except for the salary the translators receive that are required for the schools. And I think that's a good ESTIMATE.
The purpose is to see how quickly costs the add up with only 120,000 people being included.
1 trip to the hospital ER costs roughly $1000
It's not unreasonable to think someone would get sick, need meds, has a baby, etc at least once per year. Using CC's number of 120,000 illegal immigrants in Alabama, that's $120,000,000 per year cost to tax payers. Toss in some other freebies like WIC and Food Stamps and that figure rises. And let's not forget what it costs the schools to employ translators just to teach. A translator costs a school system $40,000 - $50,000 per year. The system my child is in has 4 or 5 (k-12). Pitch in the free or subsidized lunches because their parents don't have to document their income and the cost continues to rise. Mean while, I/we get the pleasure of having to provide extra supplies to our teachers just so they can do their job, pay full price for lunches, etc.
It's the gift that keeps on giving to them and taking from us.
The school board needs to simply pass into the dress codes that no earrings shall be worn by ANYONE. Problem solved, discrimination averted.
Sales are bound to go up when homes that are foreclosed on are sold at a drastically reduced price. Of course the way home sales are calculated if a house is listed in 2 different markets, say Pell City and greater Birmingham, when the house is sold it gets counted twice for the sales reporting numbers.
I totally love the way Cam calls out Cj for a 1 on 1. If I were ESPN I'd televise that and let the winner have the cover. It would be huge and i bet it'd be a blast to watch.
Doesn't sound like much will come of this except 20 - 30 new honorary citizens of Birmingham.
"I didn't understand why you want to extend it into the car beyond the driver who was stopped,"
Because we want them paying taxes and insurance like the rest of us or we want them gone.
Imelda Marcos was a hoarder...a shoe hoarder. Perhaps that deserves a play. Women who hoard shoes. :-)
Too much of anything can be bad or be considered an additction.
Oh and if you let a kid drown in the tub because you are playing video games, you already had issues. And it isn't anything to do with video games.
Sounds like our families have a lot in common.
So true. I do everything you mention as well. And I consider myself very lucky. Several years ago after watching me and wanting to show an interest in something I did, my wife actually plays now and is quite good. I'll play games with my wife and kids any day and we have a good time. It's certainly worth the price of viewing the occasional chick flick.
So let's see...Instead of buying a $30,000 bass boat and being gone every weekend, Playing poker with the boys-losing who knows how much, being so obsessed with their lawns and gardens that they are on the mower every other day - they have a hobby that keeps them at home and is by far cheaper per hour of entertainment than everything but a game of solitare.
Yeah, let's write a play that bashes those guys.
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POCOLA — The Pocola Lady Indians softball team won its own tournament, but had to do it the hard way Saturday night.
The Lady Indians, who lost the winner's-bracket final 5-0 to the Wister Lady Wildcats earlier in the day, beat the Lady 'Cats twice by scores of 6-1 and 5-2 to win the inaugural Pocola Invitational.
The Lady Indians rebounded from the loss to Wister by outlasting the Stigler Lady Panthers 2-1 in a nine-inning game which went to the international tie-breaker to get to the championship round.
Stigler eliminated Cameron 6-0 to get the day started on Saturday.
On Friday, Stigler and Cameron both staved off elimination with wins, the Lady Panthers beat Spiro 4-1 and Cameron defeated McCurtain 9-6 and Keota 5-3.

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DNR Continues To Lead By Example With Community Garden
Annapolis, Md. (July 23, 2010) — The employees of the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have created an exciting new project, the
Tawes Community Garden, in partnership with the Department of General Services (DGS).
The project allows DNR employees to create and nurture a community vegetable
garden on the Tawes grounds to support a local food bank, shelter and other
"The garden is an excellent example of our DNR employees going above and beyond the call of duty," said DNR Secretary John Griffin. "Working together with our partners at DGS, the garden provides an opportunity for volunteers to donate their time and energy toward a worthy cause."
Established in May, the garden will be maintained throughout the summer and fall by a team of DNR volunteers. DNR employees have already been working in the garden, delivering food to organizations or helping to increase the produce yield by donating food from their own gardens. The garden was initially constructed on a small plot of land with hopes of an expansion in the near future. Two 4 x 10 raised beds were created to minimize soil disturbance and the lumber around the beds was treated with non-toxic soy preservative.
Each week, DNR donates food from the garden to benefit organizations such as the Annapolis Light House Shelter, the Maryland Food Bank and the Tawes Daycare Center. The garden will also support activities involving children from the Tawes Daycare Center working in the garden.
"The community garden is a terrific idea and is in keeping with Governor O'Malley's Smart, Green & Growing and Buy Local initiatives," said DGS Secretary Alvin C. Collins. "I am pleased that DGS was able to team with DNR to make this happen."
For more information about the Tawes Community Garden and volunteer opportunities visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/voltawes.html.
To learn more about Maryland's efforts to lead by example, visit http://www.green.maryland.gov/leading_by_example.html
|July 23, 2010
Contact: Josh Davidsburg
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages nearly one-half million acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov


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Manuel Cruz, 44, of the 300 block of North Pearl Street was arrested at 5:42 p.m. Thursday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, after police responded to motor vehicle crash on the 400 block of North Laurel Street. Cruzs vehicle struck parked car, causing minor damage. After his arrest, Cruz refused to sit inside a police vehicle to be transported to the police department for processing. He repeatedly ignored orders and was sprayed with short burst of pepper sprayed and complied instantly, according to a police report. Cruz was held in Cumberland County Jail on $2,500 bail.
Jorge Garcia-Mendoza, 27, of the 200 block of Atlantic Street was arrested Thursday evening on a charge of hindering prosecution. He gave a false name to an officer during a traffic stop.
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Rasmussen College today announced the appointment of Brent Dobsch as its new chief financial officer. Dobsch, who joins the College effective immediately, will oversee all aspects of finance and accounting, including financial strategy, management and reporting.
"Brent brings years of experience in finance and accounting for both not-for-profit and for-profit businesses," said Tom Slagle, Rasmussen College chief executive officer. "He has proven his leadership in strategy development and execution and has established himself as an effective and trusted partner in executing key growth initiatives. We are excited to have him join Rasmussen College, building the strength of our executive leadership team."


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ONA — Andy's Custom Meats has issued a recall for certain products because they were mislabeled and produced outside of inspection without a validated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan for smoked meat, according to a press release.
The products involved are smoked ham and smoked pork bacon produced from March to June this year and commercially labeled without inspection. The company has determined that four animals were used in the production of the meats, which totaled about 300 pounds.
In the release, owner Andy Nelson said that none of the product was bad but simply mislabeled and should be returned to Andy's Custom Meats in Ona, 2040 Prichard Road, or to Milton Farms. The company initiated the recall after finding misbranded products at a retail facility.
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Flyers players such as Jeff Carter, Kimmo Timonen, Claude Giroux, Danny Briere and Dan Carcillo bucketed the goals in last night's 5 - 2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens to give the Philadelphia franchise its 1,000th home win in its history.
If you didn't know already, the Flyers are the first expansion team since the 1967 expansion era to achieve this glorious stat. Those six teams introduced into the NHL were the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the St. Louis Blues, and the California Seals (who were later merged with the North Stars in 1978)
This home win was the topic of discussion rolling into the contest and like robots built and set on a mission, the Flyers skated Tuesday night with determination, speed and control.
Flyers founder, Ed Snider, discussed with the media after the game that "This achievement is a true testament to the many men who have put on the orange and black and proudly wore the Flyers famous logo for nearly 45 years. This milestone is representative of Flyers hockey. We want our home to be a very tough place for our opponents to play."
The Canadiens are no cake walk. This was going to be a tough match up and certainly a game needed winning since it's the last to be played before the All Star break.
Now, the last time the Flyers battled on the ice prior to an extended break in the schedule, they faced and lost to the Florida Panthers, 5 - 0. An absolute embarrassment that left a sour taste in every Bullies fan's mouth over the Christmas Holiday.
This was NOT repeated.
Like some adrenaline junkie set to shut every naysayer up, Nikolay Zherdev bolted and threw his body all over the rink and did so early in the 1st. Nik did not end last night's 60-minutes with a single assist or goal, but we're all aware that this game is won by widespread effort and not all about seeing the puck in net.
All season long Zherdev's faced scrutiny from all ends of the opinionated spectrum. Sure he's dropped a total of 15-goals behind the opposing netminder this season, but it's been his defensive and physical play that has seen the inspecting end of the magnifying glass.
Against the Habs just a handful of hours ago however.....Nikolay played like a wrecking ball and continued to keep others questioning whether scratching or dealing him is really what this team needs.
I hand Zherdev props for his performance and can only hope this flame he's found doesn't burn out. In fact I hope it grows into a forest destroying wild fire.
And speaking of players stepping up, how about that Daniel Carcillo!?!?!?
It's no secret how PhillyReign writer, Tyler Altemose, feels about him and to be quite honest his feelings are shared by many! An army of Orange & Black fans would rather see a parking cone get pushed around the crease than deal with the liabilities Hot Head Carcillo inevitably solicits on the ice.
Now, it's also no secret that I love that man. Reminds me of what kind of player I would be like had I was born with a shred of hockey talent, wasn't 5'Laughable", and a wingspan that troubles me to hit the goddamn snooze button in the morning. But I'm a tough guy with enough heart to fill Cher's wig closet, and Carcillo's the same way.
Recently he's been off the scratch list due to James van Riemsdyk's unfortunate lower body injury. Some were none too pleased to hear his spot's been filled by Carbomb.
I, however, was ready to witness Danny play like he wants the spot back.
Before I go further please note that as soon as JvR is ready to skate and play, by no means do I believe Carcillo should remain in his roster spot. There's no question vanRiemsdyk has more finish and offensive capabilities on his zit covered chin than Carcillo has in his entire body.
Just 23-seconds into the 2nd period, Carcillo made his presense known by backhanding the Flyers third goal of the evening past Montreal's Carey Price. He did so by camping in Price's crease and fighting for the puck after it had bounced back from the boards behind net. Danny really showed a lot of effort and - surprisingly - skill to gain that point.
Most fans reacted like, "At least he did something" while I stood on my couch sporting more wood than a paper mill.
I realize Carcillo's time as a Flyer is limited and he'll be back to tippin' brew in the press box soon enough. I'm just glad to see the kid's got energy and tenacity despite Laviolette's decision to keep him scratched -- which is understandable completely.
The only thing that confused me with Carcillo was how he got a 10-minute game misconduct later in the 3rd period.
By then the Flyers showed no signs of skating on their heels and no intentions in allowing any sort of Montreal comeback. Considering that and seeing as how both of these squads are very competitive and determined to etch their spots in the playoff contentions, the game winding down peacefully was anything but.
PK Subban, that absolute piece of shit young defenceman for the Canadiens, figured he'd start more drama while Carcillo was on the ice. Naturally Danny came calling with about as much hesitation as a spark hit an open barrel of gasoline. A few shoves here, some shared words there, and POOF! News broke out that Carcillo was exited out of the rink and into the locker room with a misconduct call. No punches thrown!
Now, a friend of mine who attended the game alerted me that the scuffle was shown on the jumbo tron and some racist remarks were blatantly seen escaping Carcillo's mouth. PK Subban is, of course, a man from African descent so if this is indeed the truth as to why Dan was excused from the party.....I have no complaints. There shouldn't be any tolerance for garbage like that.
But from where I sat, it seemed Carcillo was ejected from the contest solely for the reasoning that the officials knew he was soon to blow up and start what could potentially become a brawl.
You know me -- that woulda been kickass. But it is what it is.
Danny, you da man! (unless you're a racist bastard)
So aside from Carcillo's energy and Zherdev's *180, the rest of the Flyers played outstanding.
Jeff Carter and Kimmo Timonen got things started with two 5 on 3 man advantage goals late in the 1st. Carter lit the lamp first with backhanding a centered puck through Price's 5-hole, while Timonen gathered a chance from the high slot and sent it packing blockerside high.
2 - 0 on the board, and all at the expense of penalty committing Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn, Jaroslav Spacek and P.K. Subban.
By the 2nd period the Flyers held the puck in Montreal's zone longer than Christians have been waiting for the second coming. Lines such as the Hartnell-Briere-Leino and Zherdev-Carter-Giroux lines saw to it that the Canadiens tested their on-ice endurance and conditioning.
Claude Giroux proved his All Star worth further by kicking an already dead Montreal penalty killing special team with a PPG deep into the 2nd period, his 19th of the season.
It was Danny Briere's open netter that drove the final nail through the coffin sealing the 5 - 2 win over the Canadiens and sending the Flyers into the All Star break still leading the league in the standings with 33 wins, 12 losses, and 5 OT losses (71-points total).
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I can only imagine the discussions going on over the radio airwaves up in Montreal, Quebec. They bitched and moaned about our captain Mike Richards after his interview about Subban back on November 16th, 2010 when they got into it just before the game horn sounded.
Today? They must be just livid. Destroying their precious les habitants in last year's Eastern Conference Finals set it all off and now this season they are yet just another bug on Philadelphia's windshield. It must be MAYHEM!
In fact, after I publish this article I'm pulling up one of their radio shows via internet and listening in. Last time I did that the disc jockey got me so mad with his ridiculous drivel that I actually called the station and asked to get on the air.
I was denied.
Maybe I'll have better luck this time?
Join the Philadelphia Flyers after they get back from the break in schedule when they faceoff against the Lightning in Tampa Bay, Tuesday, February 1st at 7:00PM.


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Office of Sustainability launches spring campaign 'Under One Umbrella'
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Office of Sustainability's Under One Umbrella campaign starts Thursday with a "Farm to Table, Bike to Breakfast" event at Gator Corner.
The spring campaign highlights sustainability-related activities on campus and in the community to encourage students, faculty and Gainesville residents to learn about various components of sustainability.
Now through the first week of April, the Gator Nation and local community are invited to participate in a variety of events and programs related to five key elements that fall under the overarching umbrella of sustainability: food, water, service, waste and energy.
Other events will include and a screening of "The Clean Bin Project" in partnership with the Florida Museum of Natural History, and the Campus Earth Day celebration featuring UF President Bernie Machen's State of Sustainability address and the presentation of the Champions for Change Awards. The campaign ends April 24 with a campuswide collection day for household hazardous waste and other items.
For more information, the full schedule of events and to sign up for weekly "Under One Umbrella" email updates visit www.sustainable.ufl.edu/underoneumbrella.


text: Christoph is a critic, theorist, and curator of art and music. He is Professor of Philosophy at Hampshire College, where he teaches contemporary European philosophy and aesthetic theory. Cox is the author of Nietzsche: Naturalism and Interpretation (University of California Press, 1999) and co-editor of Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music (Continuum, 2004). He is a regular contributor to Artforum and The Wire, and is editor-at-large at Cabinet. Cox has curated exhibitions at The Kitchen (New York City), the Contemporary Arts Museum (Houston), New Langton Arts (San Francisco), and G Fine Art Gallery (Washington D.C.) and has written catalog essays for exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Mass MoCA, the South London Gallery, Berlin's Akademie der Künste, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and elsewhere. He is currently writing a book about ontology and temporality in sound art from the 1960s to the present. Graduate Committee (2010– ).


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Cactaceae Collection
Designated as The National Collection of Cactaceae by the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC) of the American Public Gardens Association (June,2010)
Since the opening of the Garden in 1939, the Cactaceae has been a main focus of the Garden's Living Collection. We currently have more than 7,890 accessioned plants, which means that for each plant there is a record of where it came from, the year it arrived at the Garden and who collected it.
Cactaceae Collection Statistics
- 1,319 taxa of the family Cactaceae or 74% of the total taxa in the cactus family make up the collection
- Nearly 70% of the plants in the collection have known wild provenance, therefore, this information greatly increases the value of the collection, for display and educational/scientific resource plant material
- The subfamily Opuntioideae: The garden features the world's most complete collection of this group, displaying 208 of the 261 species and varieties recognized
- Other major collections include Echinocereus, Mammillaria, Coryphantha, Ferocactus and South American Cacti, especially Copiapoa, Eriosyce and Echinopsis
A World-Class Collection
The quantity and quality of the collection makes this the most prominent cactus collection in the United States and perhaps in the world. A few fun facts:
- We have become a valuable resource regarding cacti
- Research in cactus taxonomy has been and continues to be generated by our past and present research staff
- The horticulture staff has been responsible for developing numerous techniques in the care of a large number of cactus species, both native and introduced
- World-class exhibits have been created in the last 3 years – including the The Sybil B. Harrington Cactus & Succulent Gallery and The Ottosen Entry Garden – to display the collection
- Exhibits are used by our education department in guided tours for school children and the general public
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The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching is located in room 518 on the fifth floor of the M.I. King building. The Science Library occupies the second, third and fourth floors. Enter the Science Library at the ground entrance (the second floor of the building), walk past the Science Library check-out desk and take the elevator to the fifth floor. Follow the signage to CELT. See the graphic below.
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Faculty and staff are invited to preview the new Academic Requirement Report (Degree Progress Report) with hands-on experience. The open lab session provides an informal setting. We will be providing demonstrations every 30 minutes. Demonstration will begin on the half and full hours during the open lab time. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the new report. Meet with us during the time period specified.
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CreditStats: Steel--Europe, Middle East, Africa Aug 12
- Language: English
- Published: August 2012
- Region: Africa, East Africa, Middle East
Credit quality among rated issuers in Standard & Poor's Ratings Services European metals and mining portfolio is broadly stable. This is largely due to improvements driven by favorable market conditions in recent years, which have already been factored in to ratings, as well as issuers' deploying their enhanced financial flexibility to a mixture of higher capital expenditures, shareholder friendly initiatives, and heightened M&A activity. Against this backdrop, event risk, especially M&A, has increased within the portfolio. The table below ranks all of the rated companies in this sector from strongest to weakest, based on rating and outlook. Companies with the same rating and outlook are further ranked by our opinion of comparative credit quality, which, for speculative-grade companies, is based...
Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.
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Ballplayers will once again be wearing lame caps for Fourth of July games
Jul 4, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
Your obligatory summer holiday caps for the major leaguers on this Fourth of July:
As usual, 100% of net proceeds of sales of the special caps will go to the Welcome Back Veterans charity. Which is a worthy cause, obviously. I just wish that the worthy cause could be matched up with a worthy cap design. Whites and grays are just awful. Regular caps with an American flag on the side would be way cooler.
Rangers "now clear-cut favorites" for Cole Hamels
Jul 29, 2015, 6:17 PM EDT
The very latest on the Cole Hamels trade front …
Not so fast! Dodgers-Marlins trade for Mat Latos "could be falling apart"
Jul 29, 2015, 5:21 PM EDT
The trade deadline be crazy.
Jonathan Papelbon wants to close so he can get Mariano Rivera's saves record
Jul 29, 2015, 5:10 PM EDT
Fat Chance
Red Sox put Mookie Betts on concussion disabled list, call up Jackie Bradley Jr.
Jul 29, 2015, 3:56 PM EDT
Bradley gets another chance in Boston.
The Tigers are going to "reboot;" plan to trade Price and Cespedes
Jul 29, 2015, 3:44 PM EDT
They're in fourth place and their best player isn't coming back for a month. Makes all sorts of sense.
Three Yankees minor league pitchers suspended for steroids
Jul 29, 2015, 3:30 PM EDT
Some real old school mentality being demonstrated there.
Justin Verlander has his best start in two years
Jul 29, 2015, 2:54 PM EDT
It was Verlander's second straight eight inning, one-run performance.
Chris Capuano designated for assignment by the Yankees
Jul 29, 2015, 2:15 PM EDT
Capuano failed to make it out of the first inning in Tuesday's start.
Clayton Kershaw scratched from tonight's start due to a pain in the butt
Jul 29, 2015, 1:14 PM EDT
No, really!
The Dodgers, Yankees and Blue Jays are poised for a "bidding war" over David Price
Jul 29, 2015, 12:19 PM EDT
At least to the extent you can have a bidding "war" over a two-month rental.
Giancarlo Stanton cleared to swing off a tee after surgery
Jul 29, 2015, 10:47 AM EDT
Miami is 42-58.
Curt Casali is having one heck of a week
Jul 29, 2015, 10:30 AM EDT
Two homers, two games in a row and five in his last four games.
Ex-closer Addison Reed is back with the Diamondbacks
Jul 29, 2015, 10:15 AM EDT
He won't be closing this time.
Justin Turner was scratched from yesterday's game due to an infected pimple
Jul 29, 2015, 9:55 AM EDT
Why do managers wear uniforms anyway?
Jul 29, 2015, 9:37 AM EDT
And why on Earth did Bobby Cox wear a cup for every game? What was he possibly expecting?
Drew Storen doesn't sound happy about the Jonathan Papelbon acquisition
Jul 29, 2015, 8:59 AM EDT
Saves = money for relief pitchers and Storen is gonna get a lot fewer saves now.
Geovany Soto broke some dude's windshield with a homer last night
Jul 29, 2015, 8:30 AM EDT
Reached base five times too.
And That Happened: Tuesday's scores and highlights
Jul 29, 2015, 7:28 AM EDT
Your mileage may vary, but for my money the ugliest game of the year happened last night.
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Jul 28, 2015, 11:22 PM EDT
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Anyone with any real BJJ experience knows that was a horrible arm bar.
To tell you the truth, I didnt even recognize it as an arm bar at first. It took me several seconds to realize what it was supposed to be. The elbow is completely out, there is no arm bar there.
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As a disabled person and special school survivor I have been involved with the disabled people's movement throughout my academic career. I am a member of several local, national and international organisations controlled and run by disabled people. I established the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) as the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People's (BCODP's) Disability Research Unit (DRU) here in the School of Sociology and Social Policy in 1990 and was its Director until 2008. I also founded the independent publisher: The Disability Press in 1996 and an electronic archive of writings on disability issues: The Disability Archive UK in 1999.
To-date the Disability Press has published ten edited collections and two sole authored items: one research report and one novel. The Disability Archive is a freely available resource containing over 900 items including books, monographs, journal articles, research reports and polemics. The Archive is periodically expanded to include relevant items as and when they become available.
I am also an Invited member of Adjunct Faculty, Critical Disability Studies Programme, York University, Toronto, Canada – from 1998.
Research Interests
My research interests include the following.
- Theories of disability
- Social policy and disabled people
- Disability politics and culture
- Inclusive education
- Disability and the majority world
- Emacipatory/participatory research methodologies and practice
- Cultural studies and popular culture
- Sociology of deviance
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Selected Publications (since 2008)
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BARNES, C. and MERCER, G. 2010: Exploring Disability, 2nd Edition, Cambridge: Polity..
OLIVER, M. BARNES, C. 2012: The New Politics of Disablement, Tavistock: Palgrave/Macmillan (in press).
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BARNES, C. 2008: 'G'enerating Change: Disability Culture and Art'. Behinderung und Dritte Welt (Journal for Disability and International Development), 19 Jargang, Ausgabe 1. 4 -13.
BARNES. C. 2010: 'Disability in a Majority World Context: a materialist account, International Journal of Disability Studies, Vol. 4. Nos. (1-2), 7 – 30.
OLIVER, M. and BARNES, C. 2008: "Talking about us without us?' A response to Neil Crowther. Disability and Society, 23 (4) 397 – 400.
PRIDEAUX, S., ROULSTONE, A. HARRIS, J. and BARNES, C. 2009: 'Disabled people and self directed support schemes: re-conceptualising work and welfare in the 21st century'. Disability and Society, 24 (5) 557 – 570.
BARNES, A. and SHELDON, 2010: 'Disability, politics and poverty in a majority world context, Disability and Society, 25 (7) 771 –782
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BARNES, C. 2009: 'Un Chiste Malo: rehabilitar a las personas con decapacidad en una sociedad que discapacita?'. In Brogna, P. (ed.) Visiones y Revisiones de la Discapicidad, Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica, pp. 101 - 122.
BARNES, C. 2010: 'A Brief History of Discrimination and Disabled People', in L.J. Davis, (ed.) The Disability Studies Reader: Third Edition. London: Routledge, pp. 20 - 32.
BARNES, C. MERCER, G. and SHAKESPEARE , T. 2010: 'The Social Model of Disability'. In A. Giddens and P.W. Sutton (eds.) Sociology: Introductory Readings, 3rd Edition, Cambrige: Polity pp. 161 - 166.


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Dirty and backward
Maybe South Carolina being named the dirtiest state fits right in with the Republican mantra of states rights. The right to be dirty and backward is constitutional, isnt it?
Ending interest
Whenever someone from out of state asks me about Aiken, I tell them it is a nice little town with a great community theater, bad roads, poor education and represented by Joe Wilson. That ends any interest.
Keystone Pipeline
The Keystone Pipeline will have no effect on gasoline prices anywhere in the U.S., contrary to the statement made in the TalkBack on May 26. The Keystone Pipeline will transport Canadian tar sand crude across the U.S. heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, and from there, all of it will be shipped to Asia, and none to U.S. refineries. This pipeline will be profitable to Canadian oil interests (and their investors, such as our own Koch Brothers), while posing a potentially devastating risk to the largest aquifer in North America (the Ogallala Aquifer). The Keystone Pipeline will do nothing to help the U.S. economy or U.S. energy independence. I hope this sheds some light on why the Keystone Pipeline is a controversial issue.
No statesmen
It is a shame that in todays political world, we find only partisan political hacks and no statesmen.
Price difference
For the past two months, gasoline prices have been significantly higher in the Aiken area than in the upper state. Traditionally, this is reversed. I traveled to Rock Hill in early April, as well as over the Memorial Day weekend, and gas prices there were significantly lower than in the Aiken area. I filled up in North Augusta on Friday evening before leaving and paid $3.46 a gallon. I got to Rock Hill and paid $3.19. Normally it is 5 cents higher in Rock Hill than the Aiken area, so why the 27 cents per gallon difference?
Partisan politics
I believe a good way to show our love for this country would be to work together as Americans. Partisan politics (both sides of the aisle) serve only to divide us further. Turn off the news and look for ways to be part of the solution.
No easy answer
The City, County and School District have all talked about increasing taxes and/or fees. The problem is that Aiken is, and has been, advertised as a retirement community. Its industrial base lacks diversity and is dependent on a plant with a very uncertain future. Thus, the burden of revenue enhancements would fall on an aging community that lives primarily on a fixed income, at a time when there has been talk of lower cost-of-living adjustments for social security recipients. There are no easy answers.
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I miss your touch, your laughter.
We once had our own island.
Just you and me.
No, one knew that we were lost
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It was so good for awhile anyway.
With you I felt like a princess.
You said 'I Love You' forever.
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In Moldova, 100,000 children have been left behind by migrant parents; in Ukraine, there are 200,000 such children. The scale of labor migration and impact of remittances on both economies have prompted Moldova and Ukraine to work with the European Union and international organizations to develop policies addressing the welfare of left-behind children. This article examines research on the effects of parental migration on children and the policy environment.
Normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States will have a significant impact on U.S. immigration policy and future Cuban migration to the United States. This Policy Beat explores the U.S.-Cuba migration relationship, as fear of changes to the "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy has spurred hundreds of new boat arrivals in recent months.
The number of people around the world forcibly displaced by conflict or persecution reached its highest total since World War II, with more than 51.2 million fleeing their country or displaced within it, the UN refugee agency reported in 2014. An estimated 13.6 million people have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq alone, constituting what the UN High Commissioner for Refugees dubbed a mega-crisis.
After years of gridlock, increasing pressure from immigrant advocates, and several delays in 2014, President Obama announced sweeping executive actions to provide deportation relief to as many as 5.2 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States. The plan sparked a political firestorm among Republicans who vowed to use all tools at their disposal to block the actions, ensuring that immigration will continue to be a flashpoint for the remainder of the president's term.
In 2014 governments in Europe, North America, and Australia reacted to significant mixed flows of humanitarian, economic, and family-stream migrants with a range of new policies. These came as some migrants presented themselves to authorities for processing rather than trying to evade U.S. or European border controls, with the knowledge that backlogs and little political will for the removal of vulnerable populations might allow them to stay for extended periods.
Fears regarding the spread of the deadly Ebola virus following an outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone prompted governments around the world to regulate travel from and within West Africa. Travel bans, airport health screenings, closed borders, and traveler quarantines were among the policies implemented. International organizations argue such restrictions drive possibly symptomatic travelers to illegally bypass borders and encourage dishonesty in the exit screening process.
New migration patterns at the U.S. Southwest border, including a shift in border crossers from primarily Mexican men to Central American families, and from the California and Arizona borders to the Rio Grande Valley, have important implications for U.S. border policy and enforcement strategies, raising questions of what consequences might deter unauthorized Central Americans while still meeting international obligations to protect vulnerable migrants.
Increasing numbers of Westerners heading to Syria and Iraq to join jihadist organizations like ISIS have governments concerned about possible attacks at home by returning fighters. Several thousand fighters from Europe and other Western countries are believed among the foreign nationals involved in conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Lawmakers scrambled in 2014 to respond with new policies, including seizing passports, stripping citizenship, and criminalizing travel to "no go" zones.
Mass cases of exploitation and abuse of migrant workers have drawn international scrutiny and criticism of the kafala system in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and private recruitment practices in Southeast Asia. With Qatar under scrutiny amid a frenzied construction boom in advance of the 2022 World Cup, international organizations and human-rights groups in 2014 stepped up their campaign for worker protection reforms.
In recent years emigration from Mexico has declined, the country's stable economy has drawn an increasing number of international migrants, and the pace of transmigration to the United States has quickened. Amid these changing realities, punctuated by a spike in migration of unaccompanied minors from Central America in 2014, Mexico is confronting a new role as migration manager: balancing increasing enforcement and protection of migrants' rights.
2014 marked the quiet demise worldwide of the traditional points system for selecting skilled immigrants. Canada, which in 1969 invented the points system, in 2015 will join other countries in adopting a hybrid system that places more emphasis on a demand-driven system. This article examines how following the economic crisis, governments have revamped, hybridized, or ended such programs.
With a range of policies in 2014, China sought to address changing large-scale migration patterns within the country and beyond. This year included promises to reform the hukou registration system and thus enable an estimated 100 million internal migrants to access social services in the cities where they live, schemes to entice the return of emigrant professionals, and crackdowns on corrupt officials who send their families and money abroad.
Migration to the United States from the Korean peninsula, largely from South Korea, owes its roots to political, military, and economic factors, with an estimated 1.1 million Korean immigrants in the United States. Korean migration to the United States has stalled in recent years, and even declined, with a small but growing number of immigrants and their U.S.-born children returning to Korea, as this article explores.
This country profile analyzes Ecuador's migration trends and examines how remittances and return migration have become an important policy focus for a country with an estimated 1.5 million to 2 million nationals living abroad, chiefly in the United States, Spain, and Italy. As waves of emigration occurred, the country also has experienced significant inflows of refugees and economic and lifestyle migrants.
While immigration and the Latino vote may not have been decisive in the 2014 midterm elections, the Republican takeover of the Senate come January 2015 and increased majority in the House have significant implications for the outcome of the immigration debate. This article examines the changing dynamics and the president's intent to proceed with executive action to shield some of the unauthorized immigrant population from deportation.
Pacific Islanders with criminal convictions have found themselves deported from Australia, New Zealand, or the United States, which have shifted their immigration enforcement priorities in recent years. This article explores the significant barriers to reintegration that criminal deportees in Pacific Island countries face upon their return, including difficulty accessing community networks and jobs.
From 1980 to 2013, the sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States increased from 130,000 to 1.5 million, roughly doubling each decade between 1980 and 2010. This profile provides up-to-date demographic information for sub-Saharan immigrants including location, educational attainment, workforce participation, and much more.
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, with three cases diagnosed in the United States, has generated tremendous public fear and anxiety in the United States and other countries. The Obama administration has restricted air travel from West Africa to five airports with enhanced screening, amid calls for a complete travel ban. The Policy Beat examines the use of U.S. immigration controls to halt the spread of disease.
Recent surges in the arrival of unauthorized migrants with possible humanitarian claims have prompted the United States and the European Union to consider in-country and offshore processing for some refugee and asylum applications. As this article explores, some of the questions raised about the feasibility of such programs include their consistency with humanitarian law and their effectiveness in reducing unwanted entries.
In 2013, 11.6 million Mexican immigrants resided in the United States, accounting for 28 percent of the total foreign-born population, making Mexicans the largest immigrant group in the country. Using the latest data, this Spotlight examines the Mexican immigrant population by size, location, language ability, workforce participation, and more.
Drawing on a case study of two Hmong refugee populations from Laos that were resettled in a major Texas city and a German village, this article explores the different approaches to immigrant integration found in the United States and Germany as well as the outcomes for the Hmong and their sense of belonging in their new communities.
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The once-tiny population of Vietnamese immigrants in the United States has grown to become the country's sixth largest foreign-born group in the span of several decades, with the first wave beginning at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This data profile examines the Vietnamese immigrant population by size, recency of arrival, top states and cities of settlement, college education, sending of remittances, and much more.


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But the point is if one has to undergo suffering, and one realises it as a part of life and considers it "a must" to enjoy certain "perks of life", then the pangs of suffering get tolerable.
Osho put it so beautifully, "Suffering does not hold you; you hold suffering. When you become good at the art of letting suffering go, then you will come to realise how unnecessary it was for you to drag those burdens around with you."
Some people 'love' suffering; and many of us take suffering as an essential part of life and we decide to go along as if we have to "carry the baggage of life anyway." Didn't Rumi say the wound is the place where the Light enters you?
Those of you who have read Charles Dickens' Great Expectations would be familiar with these words," Suffering has been stronger than all other teachings, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."


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Buckle Black Slide Sweater
- Slim fit ribbed trim sweater
- Layering piece(s) sold separately
- 100% Cotton.
- Turn inside out and machine wash cold separately, gentle cycle. Only non-chlorine bleach when needed. Tumble dry low. Warm iron if necessary.
- Made in China.
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Men's Buckle Black Sweaters
- Chest measures 41" on a size medium.
- Center back length measures 26".
- Slim fit is form-fitting. The silhouette of the slim fit from shoulder, chest and bodice of a shirt is more fitted.
- Model Info: Height: 6'1" | Chest: 40" | Waist: 31" | Hip: 39 1/2" | Wearing Size: Large