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Two UALR students and one alumna played vital roles to secure funding for two famous Little Rock institutions which resulted in vital resources for the Central Arkansas community.
In August, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received more than $102 million dollars in stimulus money to establish or improve broadband connections at over 450 Arkansas health care and education sites. A graduate student and an alumna from the Department of Rhetoric and Writing were both part of the grant writing team.
Laura Rakes, a technical writing graduate student and a grants writing specialist at UAMS, is proud to have been part of the team that orchestrated and created the proposal. "As an Arkansan, I feel an overwhelming sense of solidarity," she said. "People all across the state will receive healthcare and educational resources that they might have never received otherwise. It's nice to know that in my daily grind, I can contribute to such a noble cause."
Rachel Ott, a grant director at UAMS graduated from UALR in 2001 with a degree in professional and technical writing. "This grant stands out for its sheer immensity in funding received and the fact it has the potential to affect every Arkansan in such positive, forward-thinking ways," she says.
Ott gives credit to the UAMS core team, government liaisons and lawyers, along with the support offered by the partner organizations to the success of the grant proposal."It is important to remember that grant writing is far more than just writing," she said. "Grant writing deals with everything – budgets, justifications, matches, partners, politics, research, graphics, procedure and an exhaustive list of other things that come together to make a representation of your idea that others can understand and wish to support."
Senior liberal arts student, Lakresha Diaz, put her grant writing expertise to work for the Oakland Fraternal Cemetery in Little Rock. Last month, the cemetery kicked off a cell phone tour for visitors. She came up with the idea for the grant after researching similar programs at other institutions. "The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Park Service offer cell phone tours," said Diaz. "I wrote the grant as a class project, and the Arkansas Humanities Council funded it."
Earlier this year, the cemetery received notification that it would be placed on the National Registry of Cemeteries. The Oakland staff held a press conference in September to announce their place on the registry and to kick off the cell phone tour.
"We had a good turnout for the event," said Diaz. "Fifty-eight unique callers took the tour stops during the event. After the news stories, our unique callers increased to 152."
Callers are directed by posted signs in the cemetery about which phone numbers to call. The voices on these guided tours may sound familiar. Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola lent his voice to the recordings as well as several descents of the people buried at the cemetery.
 "There are many famous people buried at Oakland," Diaz said. "The founders of the Mosaic Templars, John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts, and Hilda Cornish, the founder of Planned Parenthood of Arkansas for example."
An estimated 35,000 people have been buried at Oakland since its founding in 1835. Oakland includes confederate cemeteries, two Jewish cemeteries, and a cemetery for African- American slaves who'd obtained their freedom.


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Where To Go Trail Running in Whistler
Amazingly beautiful, trail running in Whistler is as good as it gets
Whistler is an absolute paradise for running. You can find easy, relaxing, paved running routes. Challenging, narrow and zig-zagging runs. Runs that take you along spectacular rivers and unbelievable sunsets over amazing lakes. In Whistler, you can even find a run that winds its way through a menagerie of decades old, train wreckage incredibly brought to life with elaborate paintings. You can even find runs that can safely be classified as brutal. The Wedgemount Lake 14k trail run is difficult, steep, rugged, yet takes you to a lake high above Whistler that will take your breath away. The unnatural, turquoise colour, the stark ruggedness of the valley and the spectacular glacier sliding down toward the lake all make the brutality of the run an unforgettable experience. Other runs are less traumatic, yet just as amazing. The Singing Pass 22k run takes you from the top of Whistler to Whistler Village by way of a staggering array of incredible views. Skirting the edge of Whistler Mountain, this running route is an exhilarating set of viewpoints. One after the other they open up to you as you run. The trail extends away from Whistler until it reaches Singing Pass. Singing Pass abruptly takes you down from the endless mountain views and ascends continuously and straight for twelve kilometres to Whistler Village. Singing Pass cuts between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains and you find yourself running under the Peak to Peak Gondola far above.
Another brutal, yet popular running route in Whistler is known as the Rubble Creek Classic. This 25k linear run takes you from the Cheakamus Lake trailhead up into Garibaldi Park, past Helm Creek, Black Tusk, Taylor Meadows and Garibaldi Lake and finishes at the Rubble Creek trailhead. This is a running race that takes place in September every year and attracts quite a few locals as well as regional, trail running athletes.
A less brutal and still very challenging run is the Rainbow Lake 16k. This wonderful, deep forest trail takes you high into the alpine to the beautiful, Rainbow Lake. Located across the valley from Whistler and Blackcomb, the views are amazing. Along the run to the lake you pass by several waterfalls, cross a few bridges, run through a meadow on a boardwalk and then hit the magnificent alpine lake ringed with more potential running routes. The Rainbow Lake 16k is definitely a challenging run as you gain 850 metres in just 8k to the lake. This is just gradual enough to be enjoyable and just as importantly, the 8k return is just gradual enough to not kill your knees. This of course cannot be said of the Wedgemount Lake run or the Singing Pass run. Both of these brutalize even the strongest knees.
There are of course a beautiful array of relaxing running trails in Whistler. The Cheakamus Lake trail is definitely one of the most amazing, moderate runs around. You can run various lengths on this one. The trailhead to the start of Cheakamus Lake is 3k, so you can have a very enjoyable 6k run that has winding hills and river views though a forest of giant trees. If you extend the roundtrip to 12k or 14k, you will be following the trail along the edge of this beautiful lake. Always in the midst of the impressive forest of giant cedars and hemlocks, there are constant vistas that keep the run exciting and entertaining. Of all the runs in Whistler, Cheakamus Lake gives you the best views for least effort. Overall there is little elevation change, yet constant short and gradual ups and downs, and non-stop sights to take in.
The Whistler Train Wreck is a 5.4 kilometre running route that has become a secret favourite for weekend visitors. This route is very convenient on the drive in and out of Whistler. The trailhead parking is located on Alpha Lake Road in Function Junction (8k south of the Village on the Sea to Sky Highway). From your car you run through the forest away from Function Junction, under the highway overpass and eventually across the train tracks to the amazing Cheakamus River. The trail continues past a few beautiful river viewpoints then forces you back toward the train tracks where you skirt a bend in the river. Past the bend you, once again run left into a trail, this time leading to the elaborate and expansive train wreck. The amazing paintings inside and outside of the wrecked train cars are extraordinarily beautiful. Combined with the amazing river viewpoints make this run impossible to do without stopping a few times to marvel at the sights. It is because of this convenience and beauty that has made this a popular run to do a 5k lap, or two laps (10k), or three laps (15k) through just before arriving at your hotel in Whistler to start your weekend.
Closer to Whistler Village you can find various good jogging routes that take you along the beautiful, paved Valley Trail. Right from Whistler Village you can get on the section of Valley Trail that runs around the Whistler Golf Course. Once around is just under 5k, and has some gradual hills and non-stop views that include, Whistler, Blackcomb, Wedge, Rainbow, and Sproatt mountains. This is one of the most popular places to run in Whistler, partly due to its beauty and partly its convenience. It is also one of the few running routes that can be run in the winter as this part of the Valley Trail is snow plowed daily.
An extension of the Whistler Golf Course 4.8k can easily be done by following the Valley Trail off one end and continuing on to Alta Lake and circling the lake via Rainbow Park and returning to the Whistler Golf Course where you began. This running route is 7.7k long and takes you past the far side of Alta Lake and some stunning views of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains.
This 7.7k route can also be extended to 17k by running along the Valley Trail to Green Lake and thereby forming a giant figure-8, (17k) trail.
This amazing running route takes you past the beautiful, Whistler Golf Course, then Alta Lake, though to Meadow Park, then along Green Lake to the edge of the Lost Lake trails and finally back through Whistler Village to where you began.
Of course, the Lorimer Road to Green Lake running route is amazing in its own right. It takes you along the beautiful section of Valley Trail that runs along the River of Golden Dreams and continues past the beautiful boardwalk along the south end of Green Lake before returning to Lorimer Road via Whistler Village.
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Cheakamus Lake is a wonderfully relaxing way to get in the wilderness trail running easily and quickly from Whistler Village.
There are so many aspects of this trail run that make it exceptional. First is the terrain. It is gently rolling hills in deep forest. Not your average forest. This forest is wonderful. It's big. Big, wild and amazing. Then the Cheakamus River appears.
It's that bright, surreal turquoise that seems almost normal in Whistler. Cheakamus Lake has it. Garibaldi Lake has it. Green Lake has a more green hue to it, which gives it it's name.
After about two beautiful kilometres you run along this incredible river, still amongst the absurdly dramatic trees. Then you spot it. Through the trees. The turquoise. The impossibly blue colour. Then you now run with this surreal colour ahead, lighting up the already beautiful forest ahead.
The trail to the lake is in a forest of giant cedars. Running along the beautiful Cheakamus River the hike is short and easy. The trail runs along the lake, passing some small, wonderful campsites, and very small beaches. With the irregular shoreline and dense forest there are plenty quiet beaches to get away and go for a swim.
More Info and Directions to the Cheakamus Lake 12k Trail Run>>
The Whistler Train Wreck is a very convenient and amazingly beautiful trail run. It's convenient as it is just south of Whistler with parking near the Flank Trail, trailhead in Function Junction. And it's amazingly beautiful as it runs through a wonderfully varied terrain of dense forest, train tracks, sunny clearings overlooking the crashing Cheakamus River and of course the wildly beautiful train wreck itself.
Decades ago a train derailed south of Whistler. The cost to clean up the mess was deemed too high, so seven train cars were left scattered next to the Cheakamus River. As it turns out, time and local effort has transformed this mess into a wonderful work of art, an extraordinary bike park, and a great place to trail run.
Though somewhat short, trail running to the end of the train wreck at the train tracks is only 2.7k then returning where you came, retracing your steps through the train wreck make the run just under 6k. And of course repeating the run, which allows for some variation within the spider web of trails near the wreck can enjoyably double the run distance to 10.8k.
It's recent evolution into a manicured bike park has made it into a wonderful trail run as well. It's growing use as a convenient running route from people arriving and departing Whistler on holiday is apparent, though barely.
It's still almost always wonderfully serene, and always wonderfully surreal.
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A magnificent frigate bird with monofilament line coming from its mouth sits on a red mangrove in Pine Island Sound last month. Thousands of birds will be killed by abandoned fishing lines this year in Florida, and Brevard County might be the biggest problem area.
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Like the flag of a defeated army, the dead frigatebird hung limp and battered from a tree on an island in Pine Island Sound - another victim of abandoned fishing line.
Thirty yards away, a frigatebird carcass floated in the shallow water by the island, fishing line tightly wrapped around its body, right wing and neck.
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In November 2010, the New York Times published a puff piece on the Brecht Forum, a club in New York where, to hear the Times tell it, cuddly Marxists hang out and play. "In a city known for cynicism, the Brecht, which survives on donations, is a surprisingly open and idealistic place," the reporter wrote. The piece came in for a fair amount of ridicule. "Try to imagine," Newsbusters dryly noted, "the Times getting so cozy among a group of mainstream Republicans, much less Tea Party supporters."
I thought of that story when I was perusing the Times's "Caucus" blog today and saw the following teaser to a Times Magazine piece on Paul Ryan and Austrian economics:
In a column in this week's New York Times Magazine, Adam Davidson writes, will Friedrich von Hayek be the Tea Party's Karl Marx?
Ahem. First of all, the magazine piece, which is already online, does not ask that question at all. Karl Marx isn't mentioned in the article—so this isn't the fault of Adam Davidson, who wrote a pretty fair snapshot of Hayek and the right. Since the blog item was just a teaser to another story, it had no author listed. So I will just ask a few questions here.
First: Is the Caucus blog, or the person responsible for it, admitting that Marx was a dangerous man with dangerous ideas that inspired the murder of millions of innocent people in the name of leftist utopianism, and thus is trying to scare readers about Ryan and Hayek? If so, it's nice to see the newspaper acknowledge that Marxists aren't so sweet and cuddly. However, does that mean he or she is also accusing Hayek's followers of being right-wing versions of Lenin, Stalin, or Mao? Because it doesn't get a whole lot more offensive than that.
Second: Is the Caucus editor passing Marx off as a quirky economist, and nothing more? Because that would be a Herculean whitewashing task—and also, by the way, offensive to the many victims of Marxist violence.
Third: Is the Caucus editor suggesting that the Democratic Party's left wing is heavily influenced by Marxism? Because that would be quite the admission.
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As parents, you can encourage your college student to get involved with student groups. On college campuses (especially ones as large as the University of Minnesota), there are countless options of clubs, organizations, and activities to join. These can include volunteering, athletics, academics, music, and leadership opportunities. There is a group—and usually a position within each group—to fit every personality type and student. Getting involved on campus provides experience in an area of interest and can help your student find their niche in the University. Joining a group is also an excellent way to meet other students with similar interests, and these interests can serve as icebreakers when making new friends. See the Student Unions and Activities website for a list of current student groups at the University of Minnesota.
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1. Any comment suggesting killing/running over cyclists or cyclists carrying guns to shoot aggressive motorists is disgusting.
2. There are cyclists that do not obey the laws and there are motorists that do not obey the laws. Neither cyclists nor motorists are somehow holier than the other. There are good drivers and their are idiot drivers. Good cyclists and idiot cyclists. Just a little perspective.
3. I often ride my bike and I pay plenty of taxes...particularly considering how little my bicycle impacts road quality. Compare 180 lbs on narrow tires with 2 ton SUVs or 5+ ton trucks. Yes, I certainly pay my "share."
4. This law is not simply "feel good", although I think it does feel good. It puts concrete numbers and directions on how motorists and cyclists should interact - and these interactions are inevitable. The law is relevant for policing our roads and in legal proceedings both civil and criminal.
5. This law can protect your kids, your spouse, you, and anyone that rides a bike. If you and no one in your family ever plans to ride a bike, I'm sorry, because you're missing out on a healthy, fun, relaxing form of recreation and transportation.
6. I'm not on board with registering my bike or purchasing insurance. It would create more bureaucracy and more complications for a problem (damage to people/property from cyclists) that is pretty rare. There are millions and millions of bikes in this country. Register them all? Register kids bikes? Register bikes that get ridden once a year? Who wants that headache? Also, damage to people/property from bicycles can be handled by our legal system...small claims court/civil suits, etc.


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Last week, Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced H.R. 5860. This new bill, titled the "Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act," seeks to prohibit insurance coverage for regulatory clawbacks of an employee's compensation from a failed financial institution as well as civil penalties imposed by governmental authorities on corporate executives of financial institutions. The legislation complements the Dodd-Frank Act, the principal financial reform law currently being implemented, which allows the FDIC to act as the receiver of failed "systemically important" financial institutions and recover clawback damages from individuals responsible for such failure.
If H.R. 5860 passes, insurance companies may not provide coverage to directors and officers, as well as employees, for such penalties. Rep. Frank is trying to bolster the sanctions within the Dodd-Frank Act receivership provisions and make individuals accountable for their risky financial transactions rather than permitting risk-shifting to their insurance providers. Besides bankruptcy clawbacks, this bill also forbids coverage for monetary penalties issued by the FDIC.
So can D&O policies even cover banks anymore? Of course. While these new Dodd-Frank regulations seem to hinder coverage at first, they may actually provide coverage opportunities. Dodd-Frank legislation now requires companies to have insurance policies covering their executives' compensation for at least three years before issuing a required accounting restatement, regardless of any actual or alleged financial misconduct. See Dodd-Frank Act § 954; 15 U.S.C. § 78j-4. Insurance companies have been affected by accounting restatements before: the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act allowed the SEC to target bonuses given to executives upon a finding of misconduct or noncompliance with financial reporting regulations. While it would have been prudent for financial institutions to seek coverage for these matters, legislation now mandates that these companies maintain insurance; however, their employees cannot seek this coverage if H.R. 5860 passes. It will be interesting to watch how this encompassing financial reform bill will define and regulate coverage in the financial industry.
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Tickets on sale Friday for Sinbad show at the Arena
HUNTINGTON — Tickets go on sale Friday for an early October show at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena with comedian and actor, Sinbad.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, for the show, which is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.
Ranked by Comedy Central as one of the top 100 standup comedians of all time, Sinbad is internationally known for his starring appearances in hit movies such as "Jingle All the Way," playing opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger; "Houseguest" co-starring the late Phil Hartman, and let's not forget his film debut "Necessary Roughness."
He has starred in the television sitcom "A Different World" as well as his own series, "The Sinbad Show."
Sinbad has appeared on the FX Television series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Also, his long awaited stand-up special aired on Comedy Central this past February.
Most recently, he was in the third season of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice."
Sinbad has even written a self-help book entitled "Sinbad's Guide to Life: (Because I Know Everything)."
As an intermediary to community focused technology solutions, Sinbad believes no one should be left behind in training and education. He has served as a spokesperson for the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) encouraging minorities to pursue studies in science, math and engineering. Showing his appreciation for our armed servicemen, the comedian/actor has participated on USO tours and performed at the USO of Hampton Roads 2006 Patriotic Festival.
Tickets will be on sale at the Arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000.
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Stripes campaign raises more than $860K for March of Dimes
Stripes Convenience Stores' customers donated more than $860,000 in four weeks to its March of Dimes cut-out campaign, exceeding its goal of $850,000. During the month of December, patrons purchased March of Dimes paper cut-outs, which resulted in a record breaking contribution to the organization.
In four years, Stripes has raised about $1.8 million for March of Dimes. Funds from the paper cut-out campaign will help more mothers have full-term babies.


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Like most Osage County families, the Kremers had always kept a few dozen hogs — known as "mortgage lifters" — in the barns. Russ Kremer jumped at the chance in the early 1980s to increase production. He says he got a mortgage for his CAFO with no money down. He bought the recommended breeds known for their easy hair removal — a cost-saving factor at slaughter time — and stocked up on antibiotics to keep the pigs healthy in the crowded environment.
You might say Kremer went whole hog. He taught livestock courses at an area high school and from 1986 till 1988 served as president of the Missouri Pork Producers' Association, the state's primary pork lobby.
But after six or seven years, Kremer says, he began to feel like he was leading "a bummer of a life." He began to question certain industry practices, like killing sows for pork sausage after they've given birth to only two litters. One year a storm knocked out power in the CAFO. When the fans quit whirring, the ammonia buildup in the manure pit beneath the pigs suffocated the animals. Kremer and his dad lost the entire herd.
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And then there was the constant sickness. The tight quarters hastened the spread of disease. Kremer remembers spending entire days injecting antibiotics, trying to get his hogs healthy enough for market. "I got to the point where I hated going into the barn, because I had this syringe on my hip," he says.
One afternoon in March 1989, Kremer was attempting to breed a particularly feisty boar with a sow when the boar gored him. "He got jealous of another boar and basically swung around real hard," Kremer recalls. "His tusk caught me in the kneecap."
Kremer cleaned up and carried on, but two weeks later his leg had ballooned to twice its size. His doctor prescribed six different antibiotics; none worked.
"Nothing fazed the thing," Kremer remembers.
In the end the farmer checked in to St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City with a mysterious infection. Doctors told his family he might not live.
"Pigs definitely like humans, and they like humans that are nice to them," says Temple Grandin, a professor at Colorado State University, one of the world's foremost experts in the field of animal science, whose 2006 book Animals in Translation explored the similarities between the ways in which animals and autistic people see the world. "They know the difference between people who are nice and people who are bad to them."
Pigs also have personalities and emotions. "No question about it," says Grandin, who has written a book on that very subject that's scheduled for publication next year. "Some are shy. Some are bold. Some are better foragers. Some are better mamas." A happy pig is a pig that has fellow pigs and things to play with, Grandin says. "Straw, cornstalks — they like to chew up things and root around. They like to be with their buddies."
A happy pig is also a pig in heat, a pig having sex, a pig nurturing its young. And as Russ Kremer likes to say, a happy pig — contrary to the old saying — is not a pig in shit. "Pigs are very clean animals," Kremer maintains, adding, "I think that saying got popularized only since CAFOs have been around."
At St. Mary's Hospital, Kremer underwent surgery to remove a cluster of infected cells in his leg. When the lab results came back, they showed that a superbug was having a field day in his bloodstream. Having identified the critter, doctors were able to counter with an intravenous antibiotic. Later, when Kremer phoned the Kansas breeder who'd sold him the boar, he learned that the pig had received penicillin continuously since weaning. His physicians theorized that the pig had passed along to Kremer a particularly virulent and drug-resistant form of strep.
"At first I wanted to quit everything," Kremer says. "We'd been taught that antibiotics meant more production, which meant more money. But what I decided finally was to go cold turkey and try to do things more naturally."
Kremer threw out his syringe, destroyed his CAFO barns and began to phase the treated animals out of his herd. He bought drug-free breeding stock and began mixing his own antibiotic-free feed.
Some regarded his strategy as lunacy: "People around here kind of knew I thought outside the box, but there were still some naysayers who said, 'That won't last but a few minutes. A fly will come in from another operation and your pigs will die.' I said, 'Well, I'll see.' I was a little skeptical myself."
Adds Kremer: "In the first year alone, I saved $16,000 in vet bills."
"Pigs like the natural environment," observes Yuzhi Li, a swine scientist at the University of Minnesota. "They like the freedom of movement instead of being confined. But they also need more intensive care."
Says Li's colleague, swine scientist Lee Johnston: "It takes a different type of person to run the alternative production."
At the time, pork from antibiotic-free hogs raised on straw and pasture was an ultra-niche product, marketed mainly by Niman Ranch, a California company Kremer had never heard of. He simply continued to sell his hogs on the commodities market, which became less and less profitable as the pork industry underwent consolidation, driving down prices. In December 1998 the price of commodity pork — which typically had ranged from 40 to 50 cents per pound and sometimes climbed as high as 64 cents — bottomed out at 7 cents a pound.
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Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta are just two of the stars of Adam Shankman's film/ponzi scheme Rock of Ages, but they are the sole stars of the photos in this gallery. So check them out, chilling by the beach, chilling on the boardwalk, chilling in the water — and remember, they're getting paid for this.
The movie also stars Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bryan Cranston, and Malin Akerman. Can't wait until we get som Paul Giamatti beach pics! (ComingSoon)
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Head Coach Russ Huesman
Opening Statement
"Obviously I'm not happy with the outcome. I'll start by giving UT Martin credit. They played hard and they played physical. I think they played harder than us. We were definitely out coached on both sides of the ball. There's no question about that. They did a way better job coaching. We did terrible all the way across the board. I don't think we played good on either side of the ball. We got better in the second half. We did some things in the second half, but still not great. We have to get better there. We have to get better on defense. It was absolutely ugly. DJ McNeil looked like Walter Peyton out there. It was ridiculous. The missed tackles, the pushing the piles and the missed assignments hurt us. It was just an ugly day. It was probably the worst days that I've been involved with since I've been here. We were physically manhandled by those guys and outcoached."
Defining 'out coached'
"We just didn't make enough adjustments in the second half defensively to try to get our players in gaps. They were either rough throwing the bobble or running the little inside-pull play. It took us three series to figure that out. I think we didn't defend the pass game very well. In the first half we did, in the second half we didn't just because of the little dink and donk. We just didn't do a great job of making adjustments. I think offensively we did make some adjustments at half time, and played better and made some plays. We can't wait till the second half and decide we're going to figure out what we're going to do. It still wasn't what we're looking for offensively."
On how big of a role the absence of the two safeties play
"DJ Keys is one of the best players in the league. It hurts. He's a leader and a great player. It hurts not having him. We didn't coach them up good enough. Dee Virgin is 20 yards off the wide receiver on third-and-six on one of the most critical plays. Either we haven't coached him or he's not listening to us. I'm saying we didn't coach it up good enough. We don't need to be 20 yards off a guy. They're coming in and cracking, and we have young guys that aren't seeing it and crack replacing. So they're gaining eight, nine, or 10 yards. We have to coach them better. We have to make sure we're running drills and doing things to get those kids better. It's not their fault. I don't think we coached them up enough. We're all hoping we get DJ Key, Zack Rayl and Dean Haynes back. This is what we got right now. We have to get them better and we have to play with them. They're talented enough and good kids, but he have to get them better."
Defensive Lineman Derrick Lott, Senior
Thoughts on the game
"I thought in the first half we played a really good ballgame. It was scoreless for a while, but I felt like once the first team scored, they were going to get the momentum. It was a tough fight. We went back and forth."
On preparation for this game
"We worked on a lot of hard count. We worked on a lot of freeze plays. We were expecting a lot of screens and draws. I thought we were pretty good against those plays tonight, but we need to work on tackling and the small things as a unit."
Moving ahead after the loss
"It will be an interesting healing period, but we are going to fight. We still have high expectations for this season. We're not going to let one game determine our season. We're going to be ready for the Georgia Dome."
Running Back Marquise Green, Junior
Thoughts on the game
"We came out a little rusty in the first half. We were still trying to work out the kinks and get things going. These guys just did it better than we did."
On the second half
"We made some adjustments at the half. We saw that they were bringing the full-house blitz so we felt that we could beat them with the screen. The coaches did an excellent job of calling the plays, and we went out and executed. We were able to pick it up a bit on offense in the second half."
Thoughts on moving forward after the loss
"We've got to put this game aside and come back tomorrow to hit the weight room, watch some film, and get better."
Quarterback Jacob Huesman, Sophomore
Thoughts on the game
"Both offenses were slow to get it going and that's a credit to the defenses. Their linebackers were fast and our defense looked good early causing a couple of turnovers, but on offense we didn't capitalize on it. That's something that we need to do when we get an opportunity. We didn't take advantage of the opportunities that we were given."
Thoughts on third downs
"We didn't put ourselves in a winning situation on a lot of drives. If we faced third downs, it needs to be more third and short, but even when we had third and short somehow we didn't convert. I thought Martin was pretty good on third down. We've got high goals for third downs and we didn't even come close tonight."
Thoughts on the rest of the season
"It hurts, but you've got to look at it as just the first game. This doesn't hurt our chances of being SoCon champs - which was our goal from the beginning and always will be."
UT Martin Head Coach Jason Simpson
Thoughts on the game
"I didn't want to boast too much this summer because of the numbers from last year, but I'm proud of our kids. I said we were faster and we understood. Our kids believed in the defensive staff and Jeff Byrd. They hung together and played hard. We gave up a late touchdown there as we were playing zone and we busted one there, but I thought that we dominated the game and that was the difference in the game"
Thoughts on Trent Garland
"His arms are as long as his legs. He is a jack of all trades and catches the ball. The guy can play football, and I made a bad decision not to offer him a scholarship out of high school. I had one of my coaches that said, 'Coach, this guy can play. I know what he is,', and luckily it turned out. We finally got him to Martin and he walked on. He deserves two scholarships tonight."
Thoughts on Chattanooga
"I think this game was significant because we wanted to play an in-state rival. First of all, Russ is a great coach and he is an outstanding guy. I liked playing in-state because it is good to be able to see our fans here and travel with us here then back to Martin."


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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Honors New Jersey Role Models at its 14th Annual Awards of Excellence
Media - Newsroom/PressWashington, DC – (March 5, 2014) For the 14th consecutive year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host its Annual Awards of Excellence (AOE) dinner for the Newark, New Jersey community at Nanina's in the Park on Thursday, March 13, 2014 beginning 6:00 p.m. announced TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. Early lead sponsors include NJ Resources, The North Ward Center, GIBBONS and McCarter & English.
The Dinner Committee, chaired by Anthony P. LaRocco, Esq. of K&L Gates and Susan A. Feeney, Esq. of McCarter & English, has planned an event that will celebrate the achievements of individuals who positively impact the lives of our future leaders. This important event celebrates individuals who have achieved excellence in their chosen fields and/or who exemplify Justice Thurgood Marshall's commitment to justice, civil rights and education.
As a premier event for TMCF, the Awards of Excellence events honor community leaders in select markets for their professional and civic excellence, as well as their contributions to education and diversity. The 2014 Awardees include Adrianne Davis, Co-Founder/Executive Director, The North Ward Center; Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Esq., Chairman and Managing Director, GIBBONS; Kevin H. Marino, Esq., Founder/Principal, Marino, Tortorella & Boyle; The Honorable Michael A. Shipp, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; with a special posthumous tribute to Philip Thigpen, Sr., Immediate Past Chairman, Essex County Democratic Committee.
The TMCF AOE programs were created in 2000 to recognize those distinguished individuals in a specific geographic location who serve as role models through their significant achievement in a chosen field, through community service, or by exemplifying Justice Thurgood Marshall's commitment to justice, civil rights and education. These events have raised $1.7 million over the past 13 years and are annual reminders of Justice Marshall's legacy. By celebrating like-minded leaders, partnerships are forged by the AOE honorees and sponsors to support the students at TMCF's member-schools that include public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), medical schools and law schools.
"It is vital that we pay tribute to the many leaders within our community," said Taylor. "Change agents, like our awardees, are role models who are helping the next generation become future leaders. We look forward to celebrating their accomplishments and leadership!"
About the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
TMCF is named for the U.S. Supreme Court's first African-American Justice. Established in 1987, TMCF supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending its 47 member-schools that include public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), medical schools and law schools nation-wide and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Through its scholarships and programs, TMCF plays a key role in preparing the leaders of tomorrow. TMCF is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt, charitable organization. For more information about TMCF and its initiatives, visit www.ThurgoodMarshallCollegeFund.org.


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- What does the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation do?
- How much money does our district receive from the state?
- How will MBEF funds be used in the 2014-2015 school year?
- Why do we need both the MBEF and PTAs?
- How does MBEF determine which positions and programs to fund?
- How much should I give?
- Why can't I designate how my donation is used?
- I want to donate to MBEF but can't give a lump sum – do you have payment options?
- What does MBEF do to raise funds?
- What can we do to change the overall financial situation in our schools?
- I've read about Palo Alto, Beverly Hills and Irvine being "basic aid" districts. What does that mean?
- Wouldn't it help Manhattan Beach schools if we could keep our property taxes?
- How was the percent of property tax allotted to education set for Manhattan Beach?
Questions and Answers:
1. What does the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation do?
The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation (MBEF) is a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization that raises money to improve and enhance the education provided in Manhattan Beach public schools. State funding for education in California is inadequate for many basic programs and certainly insufficient to fund any enrichment programs. MBEF helps fill the gap between what the state provides the district and what it costs to provide a well-rounded, quality education for students.
MBEF will grant $5.4 million to our school district in 2013-14. This money will pay for over 70 educators, including classroom teachers (to maintain small class sizes), guidance counselors, college and career counselors, librarians, science and reading enrichment teachers, music teachers, 21st century curriculum development and a districtwide reading and writing initiative.
2. How much money does our district receive from the state?
The amount of money our district receives from the state has decreased substantially over the years. California spends less per student than most every other state in the nation. California does not require or fund many of the courses and programs offered in the Manhattan Beach schools. Without donations to MBEF, many programs that contribute to an exceptional education – and help place our school district in the top three in the state – would simply disappear.
3. How will MBEF funds be used in the 2014-2015 school year?
MBEF will contribute over $5 million in 2014-2015 to pay for over 70 educators, including classroom teachers (to maintain small class sizes), guidance counselors, college and career counselors, librarians, science and reading enrichment teachers, music teachers, 21st century curriculum development and a districtwide reading and writing initiative.
Click here to view 2014-2015 MBEF Grants.
4. Why do we need both the MBEF and a PTA?
MBEF and PTAs work closely together to provide a quality K-12 education for all children. In fact, PTA presidents from each school sit on the MBEF board to provide input on MBEF decisions. In short, MBEF pays for teachers and PTA pays for things at the school site. MBEF is the only parent organization that the districts allows to pay for teachers. This is so that each elementary school in our district offers the same programs and level of education as the other elementary schools.
MBEF's focus is on funding the people needed to teach programs at school sites districtwide. MBEF raises funds a year in advance so that its grants can be included in MBUSD's budget planning process.
Each school's PTA has its own board that raises and spends funds in the same school year to pay for campus-specific items such as technology, school supplies and classroom materials, for example. While we can thank MBEF for our librarians, PTA pays for many library books. Similarly, MBEF pays for science specialists to teach hands-on science but it is the PTA that buys supplies for the science lab. MBEF and PTA work together to fund critical programs our schools wouldn't otherwise have.
5. How does MBEF determine which positions and programs to fund?
The MBUSD Board of Trustees and the school administration determine instruction in our schools; that is, what will be taught, who will teach it and how it will be delivered at each school. MBEF provides the funding, above and beyond what the state pays for, to support or enhance that instruction.
MBEF raises money one year in advance so that when the school board makes its budget in the spring, they know which staff and programs public funding will cover and what additional support is needed from MBEF. Specific grants are then proposed by the MBEF Grants committee, made up of members of the MBEF Board of Directors, and voted on by the full MBEF board. The Grants committee seeks input from donors. We would like to hear from you. Please provide input by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our goal is to have 100 percent of the families whose children attend an MBUSD school contribute to MBEF. All children in the district benefit from the educators and programs that MBEF funds and every gift contributes to a better education.
We ask families to consider a meaningful gift for their family. For new families we suggest a gift of $1500 or more per child. Every donation is important and every donor matters. MBEF asks for one annual gift and does not hold additional fundraisers during the school year with the exception of the Manhattan Wine Auction in June.
Does your company have a matching gifts program? MBEF is eligible to receive matching funds from participating companies. Please check with your employer to see if they offer such a program. Last year MBEF received over $300,000 in matching funds!
If you have a child in MBUSD, you have the very best reason to donate.
7. Can I designate how my donation is used?
The goal of MBEF and the district is to provide an exceptional and consistent education for all children in the district. What makes up that education is ultimately decided by the school board and the administration who consider the needs of the entire district. To allow "special interest" funding of positions and programs would not serve to build an equitable educational foundation year after year for all students in the district.
The MBEF board of directors and Grants Committee work very hard to gather donor input and communicate this information to administrators and the school board so they can understand and consider our donors' priorities when making decisions about instruction. MBEF works diligently to protect the quality of K-12 education for all students. We welcome your suggestions and input on how funds are allocated. Send us your input.
8. I want to donate to MBEF but can't give a lump sum – do you have payment options?
MBEF has several payment options available at mbef.org/givetoday or you call the MBEF office at 310-303-3342.
- Installments—donations are charged to your credit card automatically on the schedule you select. You can establish an installment plan through our online donation system or using the donation envelope.
- One-time donation provided by check or credit card
- Appreciated Stock – donation of stock certificates.
Don't forget to submit the paperwork for a matching funds donation from your employer.
9. What does MBEF do to raise funds?
Annual Appeal Campaign
Our primary fundraising is done through the Annual Appeal. We ask for your donation at the beginning of the school year. The Appeal ends in January. We are dedicated to raising the funds necessary to sustain the academic excellence MBUSD students and families have come to expect.
Matching Funds Program
Many companies also contribute to MBEF through a matching funds program. We have received up to $300,000 in the past through matching funds programs. Please check with your employer to find out if they offer such a program.
Pledge Week in November
The objective of this program is to raise awareness among all Manhattan Beach residents and businesses of the need for financial assistance for our school district. Everyone in the community, businesses and residents alike, benefit from residing in an area with one of the top three school districts in California.
Manhattan Wine Auction
MBEF hosts the popular Manhattan Wine Auction each year. This evening of fun, dancing, fine food and wine typically generates over $700,000 through sponsorships, ticket sales and a live and silent auction. According to our bylaws, one third of the net proceeds from the event go to the MBEF's Endowment Fund.
MBEF Endowment Fund
The Endowment Fund was set up to provide a more stable source of funding to ensure future excellence and innovation in our schools. Now that the MBEF Endowment has reached $10 million in assets, a portion of the return on investment will be available to MBEF for annual grants.
Business Sponsorship Program
In 2010, MBEF launched a Business Sponsorship Program that reaches out to small and large businesses in the South Bay to encourage them to invest in Manhattan Beach Schools.
It truly takes a village to support an outstanding public school system!
10. What can we do to change the overall financial situation in our schools?
Your vote for city council, state and federal officials is a very important tool and can influence district. These elected officials are responsible for the oversight and funding of the state's educational system. Although we often voice our frustrations within our local community, it is important to make your views known to other elected officials as well. Advocate whenever you can and continue to be an educated voter.
11. I've read about Palo Alto, Beverly Hills and Irvine being "basic aid" districts. What does that mean?
On a yearly basis, a district is classified as "basic aid" or "revenue limit". To make the determination, you start with property taxes. Each district is allocated a percentage of its local property taxes for schools. This serves as the base part of the funding equation. If the property tax funding is low, then the state provides more money to reach a revenue limit, or the amount of money the state is willing to spend on education in that school district. (The revenue limit, and the percent of property taxes the district keeps, are different for each school district and were set in the 70s.)
If the money from the local property taxes for a district becomes greater than the revenue limit, that district becomes "basic aid" and can keep the funding above and beyond its revenue limit. By contrast, the only way a revenue limit district can increase its funding is to increase enrollment or find other sources of local revenue such as from an education foundation. A basic aid district benefits from declining student enrollment. Beverly Hills school district was in the news because of the controversy over denying enrollment to students who live outside the Beverly Hills school district– the very students who had helped increase revenue before the district became basic aid.
12. Wouldn't it help Manhattan Beach schools if we could keep our property taxes?
Currently, MBUSD receives almost twice as much funding from the state as a revenue limit district than we would as a basic aid district like Beverly Hills or Irvine. This is due to the relatively low percent of local property taxes (20 percent) that Manhattan Beach is allowed to keep for its schools, and because our overall property tax basis is relatively low despite high home values. Although the funding determination is done yearly, this percentage is not adjustable. Many homeowners in Manhattan Beach live in homes with a tax basis of less than $500,000; until our property tax valuation grows significantly, we receive more funding as a revenue limit district.
13. How was the percent of property tax allotted to education set for Manhattan Beach?
The formula to allocate property tax dollars for education is based on tax rates and education spending levels that were in place in 1972. Unfortunately, our city was spending a relatively small share of property taxes on our Manhattan Beach schools in the early 70s. At the time, our school district was a K-8 district. Thus, our district may be entitled to less property tax revenue than another district even if the current total assessed value of the respective communities is the same. A rising local property tax base does nothing to help a school district until it becomes basic aid. The only beneficiary is the state, whose state aid contribution correspondingly decreases as the local property taxbase assumes a greater percentage of the district's revenue limit.
Sources: The Basics of Basic Aid by Darren Sepanek (MB Sun, 2010), and the Irvine Unified School District.


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When I decided to enroll in the Education Specialist program 2 years ago, I did it for several reasons...partly to help me reach my Masters + 30 credits that would lead to a pay increase in my salary but more than that, I wanted to learn something new and to be challenged to consider future leadership positions. I've often been encouraged that I should consider leadership roles but I've never been willing to step out of my comfort zone out of the classroom. I've taken many classes over the years to earn my Masters degree and continuing education but its been a long time since I felt that I really learned anything new in a class or felt anything really challenged my thinking. I wanted to explore new things. I wanted to learn more. I wanted to at least have the opportunity for change down the road.
The past two years have been a whirlwind. I was fortunate to have been able to take my classes online. I didn't miss any family time or events for my kids. I may have lost some sleep and been busy, trying to accomplish all my assignments, but it was a great option for me and my family. I was nervous about not being able to connect with classmates in the same way I would in class, but I was fortunate to have connected with a great group of fellow educators. We helped each other through challenging assignments, problem solved questions both for our courses and in our classrooms and built friendships.
The topics and assignments through this Education Leadership program helped me gain experiences, knowledge and made connections that I may not have had otherwise. It challenged me to consider new perspectives on our program, my role and our impact on students and the community. I gained a better understanding of school systems, evaluation of my teaching and our programs, and was challenged to think of solutions and seek evidence that support what we do.
I knew that someday, I'd be ready to step out of the classroom and seek new roles. I planned at some point to seek out a Teacher Consultant position. Beyond that, possibly teach at the college level. What I didn't know was that the next step was closer than I thought. As one of our Teacher Consultant's retired last year, I was encouraged to consider applying for the position. At first, I wasn't sure I was ready but after considering my options, talking to other TCs and colleagues, I decided to apply. I think once I wrapped my head around the idea, I was even more hopeful I'd be given the opportunity. I was lucky to have been offered the position in the spring and even had the chance to begin that role part time at the end of the school year. It gave me time to get my feet wet, make connections and get a better idea of what I needed to be ready for.
As this school year begins, I'm excited about the new role ahead of me. I'm fortunate to work with a great team who has been very supportive. I'm thankful for those who believe in me and encouraged me along the way. I'm thankful for the experiences I've had and the opportunity to have been able to pursue this degree and position. I'm hoping to have an even bigger impact on more students and educators over the next few years. I want to use my knowledge and experience to help guide teachers and support students with Autism to be successful. I know I'll face many challenges, both big and small, but I've gained the confidence that I can face them professionally and productively.
On a side note, as part of my program, I had to do an Action Research project. Last year brought a lot of new technology to my classroom and I wanted to see how I could use that more effectively. If you're interested in seeing what I learned and did, feel free to check out the website I developed to share my research and results: Action Research Website - Exploring Ways to Increase Technology Use and Student Engagement
Thursday, September 04, 2014
What I've learned from challenging myself...
When I decided to enroll in the Education Specialist program 2 years ago, I did it for several reasons...partly to help me reach my Masters + 30 credits that would lead to a pay increase in my salary but more than that, I wanted to learn something new and to be challenged to consider future leadership positions. I've often been encouraged that I should consider leadership roles but I've never been willing to step out of my comfort zone out of the classroom. I've taken many classes over the years to earn my Masters degree and continuing education but its been a long time since I felt that I really learned anything new in a class or felt anything really challenged my thinking. I wanted to explore new things. I wanted to learn more. I wanted to at least have the opportunity for change down the road.
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Tuesday, September 02, 2014
First Day of School 2014
They're off! All three kids are in the same elementary school beginning today for the next three years! Yeah! We love our elementary school and we have been blessed with three awesome teachers this year! I can't wait to see what the year holds for them.
This year did start off a little differently for us though. Jacob came down with a tummy bug yesterday and although he's feeling better today, we played it safe and kept him home today instead of sending him to school. In all my years as a student or teacher, I've never missed the first day of school but I'm so thankful my new position this year allows me a bit more flexible schedule and since I didn't have a classroom I had to be in today, I was able to take the day off with him. He actually already asked to practice math and we plan to do some reading and writing today, too. He should be officially a 2nd grader tomorrow.
I was glad to have had the chance to see Sarah and Adam get on the bus and go up to the school to see them get settled into their new classrooms. All three kids are excited about their teachers and had several friends in their classes. I think its going to be a great year!
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Monday, September 01, 2014
Play ball!
As summer comes to an end this weekend, its hard to believe that its been weeks since we were at the ballpark! for 8 weeks, we had no less than 5-6 games a week. It kept us busy but it was lots of fun. Jacob's already looking forward to next year. I found a few more pics hanging out on my phone that I wanted to remember.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Summer fun in photos
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Beaches, lighthouses and lakes, oh my!
The Traverse City area has so much to offer. Our week was full of adventures, big and small! Highlights were the dunes and exploring the area. The low point was probably our tubing trip. They've enjoyed canoeing but tubing didn't seem to be as fun for the kids. It'd been two years since we'd been up in Traverse City and the area never disappoints! There's always so much to do and I'm so thankful for our friends who are willing to let us use their place for a week!
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Friday, August 22, 2014
Our trip to the "ocean", part 1
We were lucky to get in two trips this summer. No, we didn't travel anywhere exotic and we never left Michigan, but Adam was having a really hard time remembering that we were on lakes and bays and not on the ocean while on vacation. He often asked if the water was salty and if we saw any sharks...lol! Silly boy!
Our first vacation was up to beautiful Traverse City and Suttons Bay in northern Michigan. We rented my friend's home again and had a great week. It was a non-stop vacation that included a trip to the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes, tubing down the Platte River, miniature golf, bumper boats, lighthouse visits, beaches, parks and splash pads along with the children's museum and bowling. We packed a lot into 7 days! My parents joined us for several days and went to the Dunes with us, which I didn't realize until then that my Dad had never seen them before! So beautiful and I'm glad we got to share that with him! We also took them to the fun and yummy Cherry Republic for samples and goodies! They were awesome and offered to watch the kids for us one afternoon/evening so we could have a date night in wine country. Paul and I made the most of our day out, hitting lots of wineries and having a nice dinner.
I've got lots more pics but these ones are from our visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes with my parents. It was cool but sunny the day we went and we had a great day! It was voted one of the most beautiful places in America a few years ago by Good Morning America and it truly is breathtaking!
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New principal 'honored' to lead Southern Lee
Southern Lee High School has a new principal — its third leader in four months. But he's far from a new face on campus.
Chris Dossenbach, who has been an assistant principal at the school for two years and who started his education career there in 2007 as an English teacher, was named principal late Tuesday night at the Lee County Board of Education's monthly meeting. He replaces Gary Moore, who was hired as an interim principal this summer to replace Bonnie Almond.
"I am humbled, honored and excited to be given the opportunity to serve as principal of Southern Lee High School," Dossenbach said in a written statement.
He also thanked his fellow faculty for preparing him for the job, including Moore and Almond.
"I am confident that I will be able to build upon the wealth of knowledge and guidance these two have graciously given me as I assume leadership at Southern Lee," Dossenbach said. "I look forward to working with the school community and district leadership in making sure students receive the very best educational opportunities and experiences Southern Lee High School can offer."
Taking Dossenbach's former job as one of the school's assistant principals is Angela Colvin, who has been interning as an administrator at Tramway Elementary School this year after nine years of teaching special education at the high school level — mostly at Southern Lee. She has also taught at Victory Christian Academy in Lillington.
"I am excited about the opportunity to rejoin my Southern Lee family, and I Iook forward to the opportunity to work with Chris as a member of the administrative team," she said in a written statement. "I truly believe the students and staff of Southern Lee will continue to grow under the new leadership."
Calvin will transition into her role in the coming weeks, but Dossenbach will begin right away. Both of the new administrators graduated from Lee County High School, a fact that wasn't lost on Lee County Schools Superintendent Andy Bryan.
"We're especially proud that both Chris and Angela are products of our school system and believe their career paths speak well of the educational and career opportunities available in our community," he said.
And although they're on the same team now, there might still be some friendly rivalries: Dossenbach is an N.C. State University graduate, and Colvin is an alumnus of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dossenbach received both a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in school administration from N.C. State; Colvin received a BA in psychology from UNC, as well as an Exceptional Children teaching certificate from Fayetteville State University.


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Blinkin Eck don't belive it but think we might have cracked the potty training!!!!!!!
I know I can't believe!! A couple of weeks ago after reading some replies to Stoneas post I took the bull by the horns.
We started by sneaking some water into a potty and then putting the dolly on then we would all leap about the room and giving the dolly loads of hugs and kisses and a pretend sweetie. Emptying the 'wee' into the toilet letting Fifi carry it there.
Then after a week of this I discarded the nappies and hoped for the best. Bought some knickers. Since we started 2 weeks ago we've had about 7 or 8 accidents. For the most part when she's been at home she's had no knickers, however, for the past 2 days she has and has come running up shouting "need a wee, need a wee" then turns round and heads of to the bathroom. When we go out fully change of clothes taken with us (including shoes learnt my lesson with Izzy) however so far no out of home accidents. Yet!
I really can't believe it - I really just tried to see but it seems to be working. Still in nappies at bedtime.
I'm so proud of her! She such a little angel.
Oh and since I'm having a proud mum moment, she can read her name and write the letter i, She also loves to put herself to bed!! LOL!
So on to the next thing - when do you take them out of the cot!!?????
Love to you all
Me 39 (just), DH 40 mum to Izzy (10) and Fifi (2). Took 5 years, 5 miscarriages, IVF and IUI to finally get our little Fifi conceived naturally! Would love another but would probably finish me off!
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The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Alderman on Thursday unanimously approved on first reading a 2012-2013 fiscal year budget that includes a 5 percent pay increase for all town employees and no increases in property taxes or service fees and rates.
The $5,606,739 budget will be called up for second and final reading in a called meeting tentatively scheduled for June 22.
The final budget reading meeting will include a discussion of the cost of adding one patrol officer position requested by the police department and proposed for approval by Alderman Chuck Vest.
Craig Ford, the town's operations manager, told the board the additional position was requested to allow all patrol officers to rotate in and out of the investigative division in order to assist Major Matt Rice, the department's sole investigator.
Ford said while the workload in all departments increases over time and several departmental requests for additional staff were all warranted, the 120 open criminal investigations Rice is currently working are impossible for a single officer to cover.
"Victims suffer because crimes can't be investigated," Ford said.
Ford said the rotation plan will also allow all patrol officers to gain valuable investigation experience and give those who excel in investigation an opportunity for promotion.
Vest's motion for approval of the addition of a patrol officer was tabled until the budget's next reading in order to allow the administrative staff to adjust the figures to include the additional cost.
The budget's first reading discussion also included a request from Senior Center Director Joan Miller to advance one part-time staff member to full-time.
Miller told the board senior center membership has increased by 40 percent over the past two years and has created additional demands on the staff and volunteers who are being "worked to death."
Vice Mayor Terry Countermine said he considered the 5 percent across-the-board pay increase for all town employees "very important to bringing employee compensation up to where it should be" and asked the other board members, "which is more important , adding new employees or increasing employee compensation?"
Vest noted the town is in negotiations with Washington County on future county support for the senior center, which will require additional staff with the opening of the new center. Construction on the new center is expected to begin late this year.
Vest said his motion was to add one staff member for the police department only, "because crime victims suffer."


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Ethanol Advances Most in Three Weeks on Speculation Glut Easing
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ethanol advanced the most in more than three weeks on speculation that a supply glut is easing.
Futures rose for a second day after the Energy Department said stockpiles slid 3.5 percent to 20.6 million barrels in the week ended May 11, the lowest amount since Jan. 27. Production of conventional gasoline mixed with the biofuel, a proxy for demand, climbed 2.4 percent to a record 5.4 million barrels a day, according to the department.
"Although today's DOE production numbers did creep above 900 for the first time since early March, ethanol inventories are much less oversupplied these days," said Michael Breitenbach, an analyst and trader at Blue Ocean Brokerage LLC in New York.
Denatured ethanol for June delivery rose 4.3 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $2.17 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade, the highest price since May 8 and the biggest one day gain since April 19. Ethanol has fallen 1.5 percent this year.
Production expanded 0.8 percent to 904,000 barrels a day last week, the Energy Department said, the highest level since March 2.
In spot market trading, ethanol in the U.S. Gulf jumped 5 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $2.205 a gallon and in Chicago the additive increased 4.5 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $2.135, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Ethanol in New York added 3.5 cents, or 1.6 percent, to $2.185 a gallon and on the West Coast the biofuel gained 1.5 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $2.29.
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August 3, 2015
A Dallas-area community college was briefly on lockdown after a report that a suicidal male student with a gun entered a bathroom somewhere on campus.
Brookhaven College president Richard McCrary said the lockdown was lifted Monday after campus police searched every bathroom and didn't find anyone with a gun.
McCrary said campus police were confident the area was secure. He said someone initially called Dallas police and identified the student, and Dallas officers didn't find anyone at the student's home.
McCrary said the school sent out emergency alerts and told students walking on campus to get inside.
The incident comes a week after a University of Texas student shot himself to death in a campus library after opening fire on campus.
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More on this later. I wanted to post views from both ends of this. If I move it now, it will not 'embiggen' to use a blog term.
which I happen to love, even though I am usually a stickler for what is 'right'
Curiously, there was a motorised invalid chair at the site, which is visible at the lower left of this pic. I wonder was it stolen? Left for it's owner to later claim?
There is a Bus stop beside this mural. There is also a Phone booth. There was a person of indeterminate sexuality making a phone call, when I was taking these pics. This person had a bicycle beside it, & was making a phone call within the booth... but using a mobile phone... life's
mysteries treats continue....
Very good friends gave me this little pot plant as a gift. It is called a Goldfish plant. See the little orange blooms, they do resemble little goldfish, with open mouths. It likes to be misted, & has wonderfully glossy leaves, when it is not flowering.
Difficult to get a good closeup pic of the little flower.
For some time now, I have looked at this amazing tree, with it's apparently twisted trunk! Every time I pass it, I feel it has grown with a little twist every so often, for some mysterious reason.
While out there, seeking, I finally got to take a photograph of this wonderful mural, which has been done on a wall at some local shops.
Another view of the Twisted One. I should have gone further back, to capture more of the top of the tree. Perhaps on another day...