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I got back in from my trip to Colorado about 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon but since I live so close to the airport I took the quick bus to drop off my bags and then got right on the train and headed over to Citi Field in Flushing to catch my Rockies play my former team, the Mets.
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I was a huge Mets fan growing up, that is until 1993 when Colorado finally got a Major League Baseball team. My loyalties quickly turned to the hometown team but I will always have fond memories of the Mets, especially that 1986 team (I can still name every starter and most of the bench players that played for that team; yeah, I am really not that cool).
The first game was going great as the Rockies had Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound (I got to see his last two starts live!). But somebody reminded the Rockies players that they have never hit in New York (Carlos Gonzalez was the only player that didn't get the memo). I am pretty sure that the Rockies pathetic play in New York over the years is my fault. The Mets figured out that I abandoned them in 1993 and have been taking it out on the Rockies ever since. In fact the Rockies have a worse record in New York than they do in any other city. Day one was a perfect example, Ubaldo pitched great, Rockies can't hit, Rockies lose.
Well, I thought I would endure more pain and went back to Citi Field on Wednesday night. The game started with a two run bomb by the Mets and the Rockies spent the first seven innings walking directly back to the dugout. Then the unthinkable happened: Melvin freaking Mora (he had 2 home runs coming into the game) hit a monster grand slam to put the Rockies up for good. Rockies win, Rockies win! Was this the end of the hitting woes in New York? Has the curse that I caused ended for the Rockies?
Thursday's game lasted less than 2 hours and the Rockies got shut out 4-0 and lost another series in New York. Well never mind. Sorry Colorado, my bad.
Like you care about the sad Rockies (8.5 games out at the time of this writing). Let me tell you about the ballpark.
I made my first trip to New York City in 2008 as I wanted to see ballgames in Shea Stadium and the old Yankee Stadium before they tore them down and replaced them with the new state of the art ballparks. While watching a game at Shea brought back a lot of memories, the place was an absolute dump. And as bad as the stadium was, the neighborhood was that much worse.
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New York gets a little bit more of a pass than Philadelphia on this issue as the price of land in a good part of the city would be ridiculous. However, this location is wasting taxpayer money.
Okay the stadium. I didn't do much touring on the first day as I was very rushed so I saved that for an early trip to the yard on Day 2.
Wow. I walked in the home plate entrance into a monster rotunda that is a shrine to Jackie Robinson (I walked in the right field gate on Day 1). I am an absolute junkie when it comes to the history of the great game of baseball so I was mesmerized when I saw that display. I'll let a couple pictures do the explaining for me.
|Quote on wall says: "A life is not important except
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|Teamwork. Determination. Persistence. Courage.
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|there is a reason why #42 is retired by every big league ball club
After my solid hour of gawking at history, I finally entered the stadium. I got two days of soaking in the inside of the park and I came away pretty impressed. You can tell they put a ton of money into it. I still think Coors Field is better. This is open and fan friendly but not as open and as fan friendly as Coors.
One major positive was like Philly, you had a spot to put your beer down while escaping the cheap seats and watching the game from the concourse.
One major negative: I hate it when I can't see the bullpen. I like watching what the manager is thinking with his pitching changes, who he is thinking about matching up with the big hitter, etc. I especially like parks like Coors, Citizen's Bank Park (Philly), and Safeco Field (Seattle) where you can have a great view of the game and you can stand just a few feet from the bullpen. Citi Field had a huge XEROX sign on the fence that blocked all views of the pen (except if you were sitting on the 5th level). They did have a nice picnic area behind the bullpen but it had a terrible view of the game.
The grades:
A++ for the Mets Hall of Fame and the Jackie Robinson Rotunda
B for the actual ballpark
a big fat F- for the atmosphere outside the park.
A for the beer prices. A 20 ounce Bud Light was $7 which was only 50 cents more than Coors Field. For New York that was amazing as I have paid that much at a normal bar.
D for the hot dogs. They just had Nathan's World Famous Hot Dogs. You probably want to call me un-american for ripping on Nathan's Dog. In my opinion they are world famous for their original location next to Coney Island and not for their taste.
Next ballpark review: The New Yankee Stadium in a couple of weeks.
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More West Seattle teachers back MAP testing revolt: Now, Schmitz Park ElementaryJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm | In West Seattle news, West Seattle schools | 30 Comments
Teachers at a second elementary school in our area are voicing their support for others around the district who are declining to give the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) tests. As with Sanislo Elementary School's teachers (see their letter here), Schmitz Park Elementary teachers are sending a letter voicing support without going so far as to say they won't give the tests. We received this tonight:
Dear Superintendent Banda,
The staff of Schmitz Park, by a nearly unanimous vote, joins in its support of Garfield High and all other schools and individuals around the district that boycott the MAP test. We agree with Garfield's position about the harmful, ineffective, and wasteful nature of the MAP test and its deleterious impact on instructional time and consequently student achievement. We join SEA in asking you to not discipline our colleagues for standing up and speaking the truth.
We also agree with the Sanislo Elementary letter of support, which points out a deep concern around MAP. Apparently, district officials told Garfield staff the test was "not valid" because the margin of error can exceed the expected growth score. Given this information, it seems unthinkable that these scores would be used to determine the "effectiveness" of teachers. The teacher's collective bargaining agreement allows the use of low scores to impact the placement of teachers into more comprehensive evaluations, en route to performance improvement plans and termination. The threatening of teachers with invalid data simply is not right.
There is a similar problem brewing in the elementary schools. Not only are our teachers concerned about the time taken away from instruction to administer the test, but the current version of the MAP test is aligned with the old state standards and it is clearly an unsuitable vehicle for evaluating students currently being taught the new required Common Core Standards. So not only are the results of little instructional value, but this discrepancy between what is taught and what is measured will yield falsely low scores making the MAP test invalid for the purpose of measuring student growth/teacher effectiveness.
The idea of using MAP scores as a component of teacher evaluations is disconcerting and needs to be addressed. As such, in response to Superintendent Banda's e-mail of January 14, we recommend suspending the MAP requirement until the promised review has been completed.
We hope you will interpret the "boycotts" around the district not as disrespect but as a sign of deep concern and needed change.
Schmitz Park Elementary School Staff
Here again is Superintendent José Banda's published message about the MAP revolt from earlier this week, saying the district will review it, but needs right now to proceed with it.
ADDED 11:25 AM MONDAY: The Schmitz Park teachers have revised their letter to add the word "nearly" before "unanimous," and at their request, we have also added that word (toward the start of the letter) to reflect the change.
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IMHO, whenever someone rejects a solution, they need to suggest an alternative solution. We need accountability in schools.
Comment by Sigh — 6:40 pm January 19, 2013 #
Yay Teachers!
Comment by K — 6:46 pm January 19, 2013 #
@Sigh – The MAP tests are a completely flawed. I think the whole concept of standardized testing is also flawed. Most private institutions don't even bother with them. – accountability comes from colleagues, the students and parents. There's your alternative solution.
Comment by Wess Cider — 7:48 pm January 19, 2013 #
I'm likely in the minority on this, but I hope that if our elementry school follows suit that they will at least offer a "opt-in" for students and their parents who want them to take the MAP test. While it's arguably not useful for everyone, it offers some of the few times that many students have to be challenged by out of level work and assessed accordingly. Does that need to be changed? Absolutely. I heard the same arguments with the WASL and yet here we still are again. So while I hope the MAP revolt actually sparks a meaningful change, I also hope the schools will offer the resources for those families who may still want to take the MAP in the meantime.
Comment by Leave me something — 7:55 pm January 19, 2013 #
there are alternative assessments aligned with common core standards that could replace MAP, that are also better an narrowing down academic concerns for focused intervention. There are two topics here to consider – 1. best practice in evaluating student progress to assess and target areas of concern, and 2. how to evaluate teaching so that we can either improve outcomes or weed out those who are simply not performing up to standard. I think both need to be addressed. We do need to have a way to recognize poor performing teachers so that we can make way for capable ones. Maybe we also need to consider fair pay, considering the amount of schooling and time put into teaching. The public underestimates the hours teacher put in and the intensity of their job. They deserve better pay. It's a complex issue. Glad the Superintendant is considering the subject at hand.
Comment by laura — 8:10 pm January 19, 2013 #
Can we put the kids ahead of the union please?
Comment by Mark — 8:27 pm January 19, 2013 #
Many, if not the majority, of teachers in SPS agree the MAP is a joke. Parents and the media do not hear about this because teachers live in fear of the consequences of speaking about it – even to parents. It is even harder to come out together as an entire school against district policy. Kudos to the schools who have gone public. Their statements are courageous. They are doing it for their kids, not themselves, as some have suggested.
Comment by Mark Ahlness — 8:40 pm January 19, 2013 #
How can we assess teachers by testing students? Schools with higher percentages of Black/Hispanic students will score low and schools with more White/Asian students will score higher. How could you possibly compare results from Ballard to results from Franklin?
Comment by marty — 8:48 pm January 19, 2013 #
Absolutely true, Wess Cider! Well said!
Comment by Kim — 9:29 pm January 19, 2013 #
Right On Schmitz! I agree with Wess. The whole concept is flawed. And in the end the teachers end up paying for it. I personally believe they deserve better.
Comment by QQman — 10:08 pm January 19, 2013 #
Ditching the MAP *is* putting students before the union.
Comment by Sophocles — 10:54 pm January 19, 2013 #
The tests are flawed, but we still need a better system in place to validate teaching methods and which teachers actually perform well. The best teacher I had growing up came from the Seattle School District. Fantastic math teacher, put the rest of the Northshore School District math teachers to shame. Teachers with true skills in educating kids are amazing, I just wish all my teachers had the same drive as Mr. Dwyer. I had the pleasure of being in his first class he taught at Northshore Jr. High. I hope all teachers aspire to be like him. Standardized tests or not, we need teachers like him. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940404&slug=1903831
Comment by Mike — 11:48 pm January 19, 2013 #
I am with the teachers. I would hate for my own job performance in an entirely different field be judged on something as arbitrary as the MAP scores.
Comment by Evergreen — 1:11 am January 20, 2013 #
As a Schmitz Park parent, I'm extremely happy to hear this.
Comment by ws — 6:59 am January 20, 2013 #
Mark: its obvious that you have no idea what you are talking about.
Comment by teachergreg — 7:19 am January 20, 2013 #
Marty and the rest,
The Washington state board of education has been working on a system that considers low income and minority students. In other words it recognizes the population that a school serves and provides a rating based on MSP scores. If you go to the website you can look up any school in the state, it 's called the Achievement Index. Based on the achievement index Schmitz Park is rated as Fair with a score of 3.53 on a scale of 7! In 08-09 they were rated exemplary with a score of 5.93, I don't think we can blame this on the Maps Test people, or the kids.
Comment by Jeff B. — 8:32 am January 20, 2013 #
Good Op-Ed piece from a Garfield teacher:
Comment by Mark R — 9:06 am January 20, 2013 #
Hagopian clearly enjoys being in the limelight, but the goal of an education is not to turn out partisan activists, but thinkers.
Comment by G — 12:35 pm January 20, 2013 #
Jeff- what your data does NOT show is the very notable CHANGE in demographics from '08-'09 to present day….. Since then, boundaries have been tweaked, NCLB has provided that kids in low performing schools (which are often linked to low economic neighborhoods – face it…..) are given preference to go to a high performing school….. So while those kids are hoping for a better performing school, the reality is that with them come lower test scores… At least for a while. The truth of the matter is that until there is something done about poverty and economic disparity, there will continue to be disparity in test scores…… They are undeniably linked.
Comment by Dano — 3:59 pm January 20, 2013 #
Dano: Economic disparity? More like single-parent households. Kids need two parents. It helps economically too when you have two people who can earn a wage.
Comment by marty — 8:51 pm January 20, 2013 #
Have the kids evauluate the teacher…
Comment by Mostinterestingman — 8:59 pm January 20, 2013 #
Mark – Try stepping out of your mindset and start understanding the problem. Your personal "union" issue does nothing to fix the problems in education. BTW, I'm a teacher
Comment by Mike — 11:45 pm January 20, 2013 #
Marty – Is this one of those wink-wink disguised phrase comments? Be careful so your agenda isn't revealed.
Comment by Mike — 11:48 pm January 20, 2013 #
Marty – kids need people who care greatly about them….. They need love, and protection, and time….. All of which can come from two parents….. Or three….. Or four…… And yes, even ONE. I am the lucky, educated, happy….. And most of all, GRATEFUL child of a single parent.
Comment by Dano — 11:58 pm January 20, 2013 #
I never said that there are no single parent success stories, I have seen many. The fact is that children from single parent families have far less success on the average. Spend a few minutes looking at the attached link and you will see what I mean. The information comes from the Seattle School District. It also shows the huge gap between White/Asian students and Black/Hispanic students. It couldn't help but notice that strength of family and student success are strongly related.
Comment by marty — 12:53 am January 21, 2013 #
Unfortunately my child attends a West Seattle school that is still taking the MAP test. Tomorrow he will go to school with a letter to his teacher, his principal, and cced to the superintendent that specifies, as a parent, I DO NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TEST my child with a high stakes test. And they can't do a damn thing about it. My kid will not take it! His teacher knows much more about his progress then a computer screen, and a test that even the district says is bad.
I didn't even get a letter home telling me that the kids were taking the MAP test at this time!
Comment by Morrigan — 7:23 pm January 21, 2013 #
Morrigan- I am a teacher at an elementary school here in West Seattle. I commend you for your decision….. Because you are acting on information that YOU have reflected on, and weighed… You are illustrating what is important…. Talking with your child's teacher about his PROGRESS…. Thank you for being involved, and for treating the teacher as a professional who cares about, and is invested in your child's education! ;)
Comment by Dano — 8:07 pm January 21, 2013 #
You are correct in your assumption on an earlier post that student can transfer from a low performing school to a higher performing school under NCLB. In 2008-09 Schmitz Park had 11.2% poverty (37 students k-5), 2011-2012 14.5% (67 students). That's 5 additional students of poverty per grade level. Not that significant when you see a school with almost 90% poverty, 60% E.L.L., 35 languages, 25% refugees and they are getting a 6.14 on the achievement index and their Hispanic and Black students are out performing the White and the Asian students. You as an educator actually believes:" with them come lower test scores" Who's freaking fault is that, the students, the families? No, it's the result of low expectations on the part of our educational system and the inability of schools to get kids to standard, which they get paid to do.
Comment by Jeff B. — 8:59 pm January 21, 2013 #
Sorry, Jeff…… We will have to agree to disagree on this.
Comment by Dano — 10:01 pm January 21, 2013 #
Why are't the parents more upset about the government profiling your children with this form of test?? If one were to look at it scientifically thats what they(government) are doing. Thank you Lyric
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The annual S-294 poster session at United Fresh, May 1-3 in Dallas, features cutting-edge research on food safety and quality aspects of fresh and fresh-cut produce, from an international range of researchers and research organizations, providing information and new technologies to the produce industry. Posters will be available for viewing at all times that the show floor is open, and researchers will be available at their posters to discuss their research, Wednesday, May 2, 2 to 4 pm.
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- Brief Hot Water Treatment Can Improve Tomato Sensory and Nutritional Quality
- Comprehensive Approach to Enhance Quality and Safety of Ready-to-eat Fresh Products (QUAFETY)
- Development of the Low Temperature Thermal Treatment (LT3) Process to Sanitize Fresh-cut Cantaloupe
- Effect of Heat Treatment on Microbial Quality of Fiddleheads
- Effect of Rigid Containers on the Shelf Life of Shell-on Chestnuts under Retail Storage Conditions
- Effectiveness of Wheat Gluten-based Films Containing Naturally Occurring Cinnamaldehyde and Natamycin against the Growth of Main Postharvest Fungi
- E. coli Survival Is Lower in Romaine Lettuce Having Higher Chlorophyll Content due to Greater Cutting-induced Hydrogen Peroxide Production
- Evaluation of Infrared Technology for Temperature Audits of Bagged Leafy-green Produce in Retail Cold-chain Display
- Extending the Shelf Life of Edible Flowers with Controlled Release of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Modified Atmosphere Packaging
- Impact of Heat Treatments on the Volatile Composition of Apples
- Inactivation of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Non-O157 STEC by Hypochlorite Solutions with High Organic Loads
- Minimizing Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh and Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetable
- Optimizing Growth Conditions for Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bacteriocin Activity
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Brazil is to provide free medicines for everyone suffering from high blood pressure or diabetes.
The drugs will be distributed through a nationwide network of budget pharmacies, where many medicines are already heavily subsidised.
President Dilma Rousseff said the measure was part of her campaign to end extreme poverty in Brazil.
About 33 million Brazilians have high blood pressure, and more than seven million have diabetes.
The free medicines will be available to all Brazilians who have a doctor's prescription, but the authorities say they expect the offer to be taken up mainly by poorer people who use the public health system.
They will be distributed through 15,000 chemist shops that belong to the "Popular Pharmacies" network, where many drugs are already sold at a 90% discount.
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Man, it's a luck I wasn't drinking or eating anything when I read this strip here. I'd sooo like to come up with punchlines as long and … well … punchy than Edgar's.
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It's a given that earning power is higher with a college degree. Yet, depending on the career path, the return on a college investment can look attractive or a bit iffy.
We have three kids in college right now. Fortunately, we have saved diligently for this and two of three were fortunate enough to get scholarships that help bring down the price tag a bit. College is a big investment and we hope it pays dividends—but it is a big unknown, especially with today's job market and the salary potential for some majors.
Choosing a major in college doesn't predestine you to a specific career or job or salary, but it does put you on a path where some doors open easier than others. I graduated with a social work degree (a somewhat reasonable choice for a return on my investment), but after a couple of internships, determined that my interests were better aligned with a human resources type role in a corporate setting. Now, the doors did not open easily for me, but eventually I found an employer that looked at my skills beyond just my degree.
My youngest is just finishing up his freshman year in college and is stressed about picking a major that will have plenty of job options when he graduates. This is an important consideration and I am pleased he has this practical approach to making a living. Yet, I have encouraged him to also consider what he enjoys and what his gifts are. In an ideal world, those would all line up—a career opportunity that leverages your talents and that you will enjoy.
I hope he finds that, but it may take a few turns and detours along the way.
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If there was one theme that emerged during Opportunity Development Center's, ODC, annual awards dinner on Dec. 10, it would be this - if we are together, nothing is impossible.
"Our annual awards dinner is a great celebration of the successes and gifts of those individuals with disabilities who are served by ODC," said Theresa Richards, chairwoman of ODC's board of directors. "It is also an opportunity for ODC to honor our community partners, without whom these successes would not be possible."
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There are long strip teases and masturbation before the action begins in each scene. These can take up to 10 minutes, which causes me to reach for the FF button. The action usually takes place on a single couch or bed with a completely white background. This might add to the lack of warmth throughout the sex. And I get dizzy watching the action as the camera spins round and round the performers.
The girls are terrific eye candy, headed by stunning blonde Keri Sable, she of the lean body and shaved snatch who takes a great facial to end Scene 4. Cute brunette Jennifer Luv wears a cheerleader outfit in the opening scene. Ebony stars Marie Luv and Tyler Knight romp in the second scene, including some anal play and a facial. Jasmine Byrne has a Latin/Asian look about her in the final vignette, a threeway with two guys who DP her before giving her a double face frosting. The three-way lesbian encounter between cute Cassie Young, Fallon Sommers (who still looks great after three years in the jiz biz), and Marlene is a throwaway scene.
The DVD includes only a Behind the Scenes and Photo Gallery as extras. Keri and Julian employ a condom in their scene; all others went without protection.


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Apple can't ban Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany
updated 12:25 pm EST, Wed February 1, 2012
Apple denied chance to include Nexus in early ban
A Munich court on Wednesday denied Apple's motions to have preliminary bans imposed on the Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy Tab 10.1N. Judge Andreas Mueller sided with Samsung's view that it was 'more likely than not" the 2011-era Apple patent at stake would be revoked, leaving Samsung's devices in the clear. Prior art already existed on the market before Apple had filed in Germany, the court said.
Full details weren't available, although it may be a reference to the slide-to-unlock gesture that was at the heart of the dispute with the Galaxy Nexus. Google's unlock ring in Android 3 and 4 is commonly thought to be avoiding Apple's technique on purpose. Apple had interpreted it as still being too close, and a successful decision could have found many Android 4.0 devices, not just the Galaxy Nexus, excluded in Germany.
The Tab 10.1N is still subject to a second decision relating to the Tab 10.1N's design on February 9 and could be banned regardless. Both actions are only restricting preliminary bans and don't preclude a permanent ban if the trial court doesn't side with the initially ruling judge.


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Police have arrested three men following the discovery of cannabis in an artic lorry in Yate.
The lorry was found yesterday at around 10.30pm on Stover Industrial Estate on Millbrook Road.
A total of 52 bags were recovered, each containing around 600g of cannabis.
The Polish driver was arrested.
Later a transit van was stopped on the M4 and a further two Polish men were arrested. All three men remain in custody at this time.
Paul Bunt, Force Drugs Strategy Manager for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Operation Viscount should send out a clear message that illegal drugs of any kind will not be tolerated and we will continue to bring offenders to justice.
"The cultivation of cannabis has become a highly profitable illegal business. It also brings with it many potential harms to our communities.
"I would urge anyone with any information about cannabis use or production in their area to get in touch with us on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."


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(CNN) — An email exchange between two old Washington hands – one, a longtime journalist, and the second, a source in the Obama administration – is at the center of a political controversy Thursday as two sides read the messages differently.
The veteran journalist is Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal and wrote a book about the debt ceiling negotiations in the summer of 2011. The Obama administration source is Gene Sperling, a senior economic aide to President Barack Obama and a veteran of the Clinton administration.
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Did you watch "Raising Adam Lanza" on Frontline
I recorded it because I missed the first part. Adam had bright red hair when he was a kid. Often Jewish kids who are mixed with Gentiles will come out with red hair. So for me that was more confirmation that he was Jewish. Also the friends interviewed in the documentary Raising Adam Lanza were also Jewish.
They put the spotlight on Nancy Lanza because that is where it belongs. My take is that she was jealous of normal kids, had a death wish, and Adam had a death wish and hated the nice normal kids he encountered.
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What would happen if Adolf Hitler woke up in modern-day Berlin to find that it was not occupied by Russian soldiers but instead by a vibrant, multicultural citizenry? This is the premise of the debut novel by German journalist Timur Vermes, Er Ist Wieder Da (He's Back), which has topped Germany's best-seller list.
(RARE PHOTOS: Inside Hitler's Bunker and the Ruins of Berlin, 1945)
Narrated in the first-person by Hitler, the story follows the Führer as he awakens from a 66-year sleep in his bunker beneath Berlin to find an entirely changed Germany. In the celebrity-obsessed modern-day city, everyone assumes the fulminating leader of the Nazi party is a comedian in character — and soon he becomes a celebrity with a guest slot on a Turkish-born comedian's TV show. His bigoted rants are interpreted as a satirical exposure of prejudice, leading him to decide to start his own…
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If you watched "Little House on the Prairie," chances are you remember the story of Mary Ingalls.
The television show and popular book series drew on the real-life experiences of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Mary, Laura's sister, went blind as a teenager after contracting scarlet fever, according to the story. Now a team of medical researchers are raising questions about whether that's true.
Dr. Beth Tarini, one of the co-authors of the paper, became intrigued by the question as a medical student.
"I was in my pediatrics rotation. We were talking about scarlet fever, and I said, 'Oh, scarlet fever makes you go blind. Mary Ingalls went blind from it,'" recalls Tarini, who is now an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan. My supervisor said, "I don't think so."
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Ashton Kusher sickened by Jobs "apple diet"
As a vegetarian I have also been a fruitarian and a raw foodist and a macrobiotic and a vegan. I also fasted with stuff like garlic and lemons! Not only done everything but read everything about diets and types of diets. I am trying to incorporate more fruit in my diet and vegetables because of my high cholesterol which I have brought down quite a bit.
I know you can't do the imbalanced nutso thing for very long. Jobs was not balanced but he was a creative genius and they are often unbalanced and don't see what others see and see what others don't see.
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- Ashton Kutcher is playing Steve Jobs in Joshua Michael Stern's biopic "Jobs"
- Kutcher ended up in the hospital after trying to follow Jobs' all-fruit diet
- All-fruit meals can exclude valuable nutrients from your diet, nutritionist says
(CNN) — After learning that Ashton Kutcher had landed in the hospital trying to follow Steve Jobs' all-fruit diet, CNN reader Sumday had just one question: "All I really wanted to know was why this diet was bad?"
Jobs first fell for extreme diets during his freshman year of college, according to Walter Isaacson's biography "Steve Jobs." Jobs and his college friend Daniel Kottke became vegetarians after reading "Diet for a Small Planet."
Then Jobs read "Mucusless Diet Healing System" by Arnold Ehret; Ehret believed in eating nothing but fruits and starchless vegetables like spinach, carrots and cucumbers. Jobs began with two-day fruit fasts, eventually going for a week or more. "I got into it in my typical nutso way," Jobs told Isaacson.
Ehret's fruitarian diet, also called the Eden Garden Diet or Ehretism, is often used as a type of cleanse, according to LiveStrong.com. Designed to detoxify the system, it can do more long-term harm than good.
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Coming soon: The Jewelry Trough
Heloise is working hard to make and buy fine jewelry for the masses. Attractively priced high quality both fine and fashion finds for women and even some for men.
I will have paypal available with photos and descriptions of the pieces with a price. I will later sell by auction on ebay. But for now plan to sell at local trade shows. So if you live here stop by on March 2nd and 3rd at the Will Rogers Convention center. It's free to the public.
Had a good day at the markets
I sold a few shares of Netflix and cashed in enough to pay my doctor bills. Netflix is my new cash cow. I bought in at 55/ps and it is close to 150 ps. Its recent history had it at 300 ps. So I did not sell all shares.
But a cool grand in a few weeks doing nothing ain't bad. On the other hand the apple drop is bad. I did sell my shares of apple to buy my new penny stocks which have gone up hundreds of a percent and my portfolio is now looking great. But it did not look so good when I had Amazon and Apple in it. It would drop a lot and never got to the pricepoints of late.
My other venture is buying lots of gold and silver jewelry and making new pieces from parts. I plan to sell it but to individual buyers in person for now. I will probably make more money. If women seem to like my work I will sell it online. Stocks and jewelry pays more than I ever got from writing free blogs.
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It took nearly 3 full years of remodeling, but finally, what was once a shopping center in North Dallas is now a house of worship.
Yesterday, Bishop T.D. Jakes celebrated the grand opening and participated in the dedication of the new Potter's House campus.
"Lord I thank you for the harvest of souls!" he tweeted after returning from Washington D.C. where he received an award at the 6th Annual BET Honors.
With the renovation phase completed, the old Woodhaven Village Shopping Center is now home to thousands of worshipers under the leadership of Patrick E. Winfield II, pastor of The Potter's House of Fort Worth.
Winfield accepted the call to preach in 1991 and was ordained in 1996.
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Fox's American Idol returned Wednesday night to its lowest-rated and least-watched regular-season premiere telecast ever (the first season aired during the summer and generally isn't counted). Idol delivered 17.9 million viewers and a 6.0 adults 18-49 demo rating. That's down 19 percent from last year's opener, which was the previous lowest-ever record-holder.
The numbers also mean last night's Idol premiere will not be the most-watched entertainment show this week — Tuesday's NCIS had 22.9 million viewers. This is the first time another series was seen by more viewers than Idol during its regular season premiere week.
Fox was braced for worse. Last year Idol was down an unprecedented 24 percent after the network launched The X Factor in the fall. This fall had both X Factor and NBC's powerful The Voice, so competition show burnout by…
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NEW YORK – Tapes released by Caroline Kennedy reveal that Jackie Kennedy believed Lyndon B Johnson was the mastermind behind JFK's assassination.
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Quite bizarre: Masseuse collapses, dies at home of Miami Heat star Bosh
MIAMI — A masseuse was pronounced dead at a South Florida hospital after collapsing at the home of Miami Heat All-Star forward Chris Bosh. Police said no signs of foul play were found.
A cause of death has not been determined.
Miami Beach police said the woman, whose name was not immediately released, went to Bosh's home Monday and "appeared to be well and in good spirits" upon arrival. Fire rescue workers responded to Bosh's home and transported the unconscious woman to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead Monday night.
Bosh and his wife Adrienne Bosh released a statement through the Heat on Tuesday night.
"Last evening, a massage therapist that we have used for some time, arrived at our home to provide massage therapy," the Bosh's statement said. "Shortly after she arrived, she fainted and lost consciousness. We called 911 and emergency personnel arrived at our home shortly thereafter. They took her to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she passed away. Our hearts go out to her family. We are very sorry for their loss."
Police spokeswoman Vivian Hernandez said the department will conduct its standard death investigation.
"It's an absolute tragedy. It really is," Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Tuesday night. "We're learning all the full details right now, so it would be probably inappropriate for me to comment any further about it."
Bosh was with the team for its usual gameday shootaround Tuesday morning, with Spoelstra saying he was "focused."
"A beautiful soul was lost tonight," Adrienne Bosh wrote on her verified Twitter account in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "Never take the here and now for granted. Life can be so frail."
Police said a friend of the victim said she had survived cancer about a year ago.
MIAMI — A week ago, the Boston Celtics were too old.
Three games later, they're one win away from the NBA finals.
And Miami — the team that was constructed with hopes of supplanting Boston as the power in the Eastern Conference — is suddenly in big trouble.
Kevin Garnett finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 19 — including a huge 3-pointer over LeBron James' outstretched arm with 52.9 seconds left — and the Celtics beat the Heat 94-90 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-2 lead in the East finals that now shift to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday night.
"We've done nothing," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We're playing a heck of a basketball team. So just because we're going to Boston, I told them, we have to play. They're not going to give it to us. We have to go get it."
James finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, though he went 8 minutes without scoring in the final quarter. Dwyane Wade scored 27 for the Heat, who got no more than nine from anyone else.
"We wouldn't want to be in this situation but we never get too high or too low in a series," James said. "We had an opportunity to come home and take a lead, but we didn't. So we have to go up to Boston and win a game."
Pierce's 3 put Boston up 90-86. Miami got within two points twice, and argued that it should have had a steal with 8.8 seconds left. Instead, a foul was called on Udonis Haslem, Garnett made two free throws, and the Celtics knew they had just stolen one on Miami's home floor.
Now all they need is one home win of their own to clinch a trip to either Oklahoma City or San Antonio for Game 1 of the NBA finals. The title series starts June 12.
"Right now," Celtics guard Ray Allen said, "the next game is Game 7."
The Celtics were down by 13 points in the second quarter, then down nine in the third, and answered both times — prevailing on a night where they shot just 41 percent, and got outrebounded 49-39.
"We stayed with it," Garnett said. "We had a rough first quarter, first half. We got our stops and made our run ourselves. And when we had to, we had stops."
Allen and Mickael Pietrus scored 13 apiece for the Celtics, who got 10 from Brandon Bass. Pietrus hit two huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for Boston, which remained perfect with this core when facing maybe the most pivotal situation a best-of-seven can offer — a Game 5 with a series tied 2-2.
Pierce, Garnett, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen are now 9-0 in that scenario.
"We came in with the right focus," Pierce said. "That was key for us."
So Game 5s are magical for Boston. Sometimes, they are for James as well.
And sometimes — this one included — they're not.
James' most memorable moments have come in Game 5s, like the epic 48 points where he just carried Cleveland on every possession down the stretch at Detroit in 2007, and the 120-88 loss to the Celtics in 2010, his last home game with the Cavaliers.
This one offered more theater, of course. James hit a 3-pointer to give Miami a two-point lead with 8:10 left, closed out on Pierce to force an airball on the next possession, and eventually Miami pushed the margin out to 78-72 on a layup by Wade with 6:17 to play. On that play, James looked gassed, gasping for air as he stood near the baseline.
Those might have been the last gasps the Miami home crowd sees this season. Boston closed on a 22-12 run.
"Every time we got them down, they made runs," James said. "They made us stagnant offensively, got stops and got back in the game."
Boston tied the game twice early in the third quarter, before Miami peeled off nine straight points to go up 59-50. Four players scored for the Heat during that quick burst, highlighted by Shane Battier's corner 3-pointer and a lazy turnover from Rondo, who threw the ball into the backcourt without being pressured by any Miami defender.
But just as they did in the first half when Miami looked poised to pull away, the Celtics rallied — and then some. A 15-1 run gave the Celtics a truckload of momentum and 65-60 lead going into the fourth, capped by Keyon Dooling connecting on a 3-pointer from near the Miami bench with 2 seconds left.
There were four lead changes in the fourth quarter, and the game was tied for the final time when Wade made an acrobatic layup with 1:39 to play.
Miami never led again.
"We played hard," Battier said. "We just didn't play intelligent."
Miami didn't lead by more than eight points at any time in the three previous games of the series. The Heat changed that quickly, and maybe it was fitting that Chris Bosh got them their first double-digit advantage since Game 1.
Bosh came off the bench for his first minutes since straining a lower abdominal muscle in Game 1 of Miami's second-round series against Indiana. His three-point play with 1:17 left in the opening quarter — punctuated with a stare-down for some cheering fans — capped a 24-13 Miami run to open the game. James made a 3-pointer with 9:39 left in the half, and the Heat went up 31-18.
The Celtics did what Miami did to them in Games 3 and 4 at Boston. They started chipping away.
Miami missed 15 of its final 17 shots of the first half, with four turnovers thrown in there as well, and the Celtics took advantage. After James' 3-pointer, Boston outscored Miami 22-11 to close the second quarter — Garnett got six of his eight first-half points in the final 3:09 — and the once-sizable Heat lead was down to 42-40 by intermission.
"We just told our guys, 'Hang in there, just hang in there, don't overreact,'" Rivers said. "The longer we're in the game, the better we'll play."
That was the way Game 5 went.
And the series has gone the same way.
NOTES: Dorell Wright, a member of the 2006 Heat championship team and now with Golden State, was in attendance. A denim-vested Amare Stoudemire of the New York Knicks — Miami's first-round playoff foe — was seated courtside, and former Celtic Glen Davis was near the Boston bench. … Wade scored seven points in the first 4:22 of the game. He didn't score again in the first half, and after scoring 26 points by halftime of the series-clincher against Indiana, he has 29 points in five first halves against Boston in this series. … Pierce said before the game that he does not expect to need offseason surgery to repair the sprained MCL in his left knee. "No complaints," Pierce said.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Down and nearly out less than a week ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder are riding a momentum shift to the brink of the franchise's first NBA Finals.
With three straight wins, the Thunder have changed the conversation from how anyone can stop the San Antonio Spurs' record-setting 20-game winning streak to how Oklahoma City needs just one win on its home court in Game 6 tonight to play for the NBA title.
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Hundreds of fans waited in the middle of the night for the Thunder's plane to land after Game 5, and thousands more will pack Chesapeake Energy Arena to cheer Oklahoma City on. Yet coach Scott Brooks urged Tuesday that riding the momentum isn't enough to get the job done.
"We have a great opportunity, we're on our home floor but that doesn't guarantee automatic victory," Brooks said during a day off at the team's practice facility. "They're not going to give us the game. They're not just going to say, 'We've lost three in a row, we're going to give in.' We know we have a tough challenge ahead."
Brooks stood near the same spot just a week earlier, surprised when a reporter told him that only 6 percent of NBA teams over the years had overcome an 0-2 deficit in a seven-game series. Now, his Thunder could become only the 15th team to pull off the feat — and the eighth since 2004.
"The percentages, you can't really feed into that because you know that there's always a chance," Brooks said. "There's 48 minutes to prove that you're the better team that night, and we have an opportunity tomorrow night to do that again."
A series of defensive adjustments by Brooks helped turn the series, with 6-foot-7 Thabo Sefolosha switching onto All-Star point guard Tony Parker in Game 3 the most visible change. The Spurs have been tinkering ever since to get back in the groove they'd been riding since mid-April but instead have lost three straight games for the first time all season.
Coach Gregg Popovich put sixth man Manu Ginobili in the starting lineup for Game 5, getting a playoff-best 34 points from the Argentine guard but disrupting the bench rotation in the process. He has also gotten DeJuan Blair back in the mix after benching the former starter for the first part of the playoffs.
"I think we have the right game plan," Spurs All-Star Tim Duncan said. "We just need to play a little better for a little longer."
After being blown out by 20 in Game 3, the Spurs have lost the last two by a combined nine points and now must find a way to snap Oklahoma City's seven-game home win streak.
"It's not that we have a Game 8 or 9 to recover, so it's either win or go home," Ginobili said. "So we have to. It's our job. So nobody is going to feel sorry about ourselves, we've just got to go compete. We know it's hard to beat them there, but it's what we have to do. We've got to step up and play the best game of the season."
Ginobili downplayed the changes in Xs and Os and said it comes down to making a couple key plays at the right time. For instance, Oklahoma City's James Harden hit a clutch 3-pointer with the shot clock running down in the final 30 seconds of Game 5, and Ginobili missed a 3 that could have tied it with about 5 seconds left.
Switch those up, and the series looks different.
"It is the first team to four wins, so there really isn't anything to celebrate or get happy about until you win the series," Thunder guard Derek Fisher said. "This team made it to the conference finals last year and I don't think anybody was happy with the final result, so who cares if we are up 3-2 now? If we don't finish our business, it does not mean anything and that has to be our mentality going into it."
After all, if momentum swung once in the series, it could again. The Spurs hadn't lost at home all postseason either — until Oklahoma City pulled off its win Monday night.
"We don't pound our chests, we don't tell everybody how good we are," Brooks said. "We feel that our worth is through our work, and if we continue to work hard and if we continue to play together, we're going to have some good results. The expectations always have been there for us."
But never has the reality been so close.
VSU 3 years, 5 months ago
Looks like the Heat are suffering a meltdown, right coach?
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They have already melted!!! lol
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A 'Live' Painting I just completed at South Park Summerfest 2012 up in Fairplay Colorado. Its 8'x6′ on panel board that was primed with Gesso. I used acrylic paints and mainly applied with air brush. And I had no idea what I was going to paint until I got there and I just started creating right after I built the frame that held the canvas. Lez Zeppelin put on a great show. Got to hand it to those girls still being able to rock out when your fingers are cold. Its tuff…. I know from experience. Great event, great music and a great weekend!!


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Of the two candidates running for this position, Mary Lou has nothing personal to gain by representing her constituents.
Deb Owens has already held this seat in the past immediately following her retirement from the city and quit, stating she had other, more important things to do with her time.
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Mary Lou Ramon's primary goal while in office has been that of monitoring city spending and keeping costs down for taxpayers.
She has also sponsored three of her own initiatives which have passed while on the commission.
Special events, like Leilapalooza, may now have a beer tent on the grounds of Leila Arboretum; the penalty for retrieving an impounded animal has been changed and it's no longer a requirement that they be altered prior to their owners getting them back; and a cost savings was achieved by switching from certified mailing to general mail when sending out notices to property owners requesting a time extension for fixing their property if they've been cited by the city, all at her request.
Mary Lou hit the ground running when she was elected two years ago and hasn't stopped once.
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Centre Justin Carney scored a hat-trick and made another as Castleford eased into the Challenge Cup fifth round with a 48-10 victory over Batley.
Carney twice finished off flowing moves down the left in this first cup meeting between the sides for 32 years.
Luke Dorn and Marc Sneyd were involved before Michael Shenton put in Carney in on 19 minutes.
Castleford were already 6-0 up before then thanks to Carney and Sneyd, who put Dorn in after just five minutes.
Carney again exploited Batley's weakness down the left by diving over on 47 minutes.
Batley's Achilles' heel was also exposed on 68 minutes when Carney finished off another flowing move in the left corner.
Sneyd had attacked the soft spot on 55 minutes, with Dorn capitalising in the left corner for his second try of the afternoon.
The visitors earlier made expert use of playing up Mount Pleasant's infamous slope in the first half with clever tactics.
Long kicks and pressing high up the field kept Batley, who gave Huddersfield a fright in the cup last year, largely pinned in their own half.
Sneyd, the top goal-kicker in Super League, twice added the extras from out by the left touchline.
Batley hit back on 24 minutes with a stunning solo try from Josh Griffin, who dashed nearly the full length of the field.
Pouncing on a loose ball near his own try-line, Griffin dashed down the left with defenders trailing in his wake. Lee Paterson converted.
The Tigers showed indiscipline on 12 minutes when Scott Wheeldon was warned by referee George Stokes after fisticuffs with Batley's Adam Gledhill.
But despite only being 12-6 down at the break there was to be no fairytale for Batley coach John Kear, who played and coached at Castleford.
Playing down the slope in the second half, the Tigers turned the screw with four tries in 13 minutes.
Sneyd broke from deep on 62 minutes and fed substitute Jamie Ellis, who romped clear for an impressive solo converted try.
The sides, who have not played each other in seven years, last met in the cup in 1982, when Castleford ran out 31-6 winners.
Sneyd, who converted his own 64th-minute touchdown, Dorn's second and Carney's hat-trick try took them past that marker this time.
Late converted scores from Jamie Chase and Wheeldon completed the score for Castleford. Sneyd finished the match with six goals.
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If you feel like making the trade, don't. Sell the Pappy for $400 yourself and buy his FR for $150. Personally I don't help nor deal with the vultures of society at all, so i would have no part in it.
This brings us back to you, the non-PVW purchaser. It seems like you are a pretty active participant in the premium bourbon market, PVW notwithstanding. When PVW prices are that high (which they only ever are on the black market), people can and do charge you more for non-PVW premium bourbons. It also brings things back to me, the buyer in the value bourbon market; the prices I see are more likely to rise even faster than they would otherwise if the very highest prices go up. I assume that increased prices on premium products matter to you. But even if money is no object for you, it definitely is a very fundamental consideration for the 98%+ of other buyers like me.
*I am aware, of course, that there are lots of factors causing the across-the-board bourbon price increases, and that scarcity and increased demand have a much more basic impact on prices than flipping ethics. But flipping does contribute to the problem.
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― Kurt Vonnegut
Cheesy Analogy Time: Let's accept that our end goal is to maximize hedonistic satisfaction - to get the most of the stuff that makes us the most happy. In the 18th and 19th century, glass beads gave Native Americans great hedonistic satisfaction. It gave them more hedonistic satisfaction even than the valuable commodities - lets just say pelts - which they traded for it. Fair deal, right? I mean, to each his own, and the Native Americans liked the glass beads more, so fair deal. But then the white traders could turn around and sell the pelts for lots of money - enough money to buy 10x as many glass beads as they gave the Native American sellers in the first place. So, if the Native Americans had demanded the cash value for the pelts, they could have (hypothetically) gone to the glass bead store and bought way more glass beads as they would have gotten if they had traded on direct hedonistic pleasure alone.
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― Kurt Vonnegut
So, in summary, there are multiple drawbacks to the 'make the trade that makes you the happiest in the short-term' approach - some more compelling than others.
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.
― Kurt Vonnegut
Unfortunately I have ethics and something to lose if I get caught illegally selling alcohol... The price isn't the issue, although I wouldn't sneeze at $20 let alone $400. My initial thought was that my 15 year was worth significantly more than the 1 bottle of 4R and I wanted to confirm my opinion. I'm not going to do the trade because I don't want this person to profit off the PWV hysteria any more.
Thanks for all of the opinions, I appreciate the thought that everyone gave this. While this definitely isn't life or death, it's going to feel like it when I finish off my 4R in a few weeks...
OK, lets try this classic scenario: retailer prices bourbon X at $80, which is the suggested retail; retailer discovers that online flippers have priced bourbon X at $200; retailer changes his price to $150 or $200. Now, really, in a sense, this is just price adjusting to demand, but the online secondary market price both accelerates and warps this adjustment. It accelerates it in self-evident ways (see previous). It also warps it in the sense that it juxtaposes the demands of a very narrow and abnormal niche market (i.e. the crazy rich but unknowing hipster or yuppie who just has to have the best at any cost) onto the general market (via the all-connectedness of the internet). And the demand level of the niche market does not match that that of the general market. So unless a rich ignorant hipster/yuppie walks in, bourbon X sits on the shelf with a $200 price sticker.
In terms of morality, then, one is left to consider the function of consequences in the moral decision-making process. If morality consists only in the act itself, and consequences don't matter at all, then a decision to trade two bourbons is all about preference. Hell, if consequences don't matter at all, then there is nothing at all wrong with selling a known murderer (who insists that he will kill again) a handgun (extreme example, yes, but the point is clear). I mean selling something is OK, right? But if consequences do matter at least some, then decisions like these become more difficult. Yes, the consequences are at worst not all that bad and at best constitute a drop in the bucket - but there are actually negative consequences.
I don't know. I think he made the right choice - one that I hope I would have made. TL, I salute you.
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CoMoBo, do you sleep? We are all edified by your didactic posts on black market bourbon pricing, but, by all means feel free to take a break and have a drink after all that typing. Made me tired just reading it.
This thread has gone way past the question asked by the OP and it appears that he has gotten his answer.
If you would like to debate the dead horse topic of markets and such, please open a new thread.
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(CONCORD) The House Science Committee has approved a bill along party lines to pull New Hampshire out of the two-year old Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The ten-state compact, known as RGGI, aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants by 10% by 2018. HB 519-FN, as amended by the Committee, would end New Hampshire's participation in RGGI at the end of this year, and place any remaining funds into an energy efficiency program administered by the state's electric utilities.
The House Committee on Science, Technology, and Energy heard eight hours of public testimony last week on HB 519, which as introduced would have repealed RGGI legislation immediately. Representatives Frank Holden (R-Lyndeborough) and Sam Cataldo (R-Framnington) offered an amendment at yesterday's Executive Session delaying repeal until January 1, 2012. That would run until the end of the RGGI's first three-year Control Period, which requires five fossil fuel power plants in New Hampshire to acquire allowances for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit from 2009 through 2011.
The amendment also strikes a repeal of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Board, known as the EESE Board, which advises the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on ways to reduce demand for electricity and promote renewable power sources.
Under RGGI, New Hampshire and nine other Northeastern states auction off the right to emit carbon dioxide. Under the agreement, states must spend at least 25% of the proceeds on programs to reduce carbon emissions, such as energy efficiency upgrades and solar power subsidies. The New Hampshire Legislature has given the PUC authority to hand out most RGGI revenues through the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund (GHGERF), but took $3.1 million from the fund last year to help balance the state's budget.
The original bill would have transferred anything left in the GHGERF to the state's General Fund. The Holden Amendment moves any money left at the end of this year's carbon allowance auctions into the Core Program, which pays for consumers to make their homes and businesses more energy efficient.
Both the Holden Amendment and the bill as amended passed by 13-5 party line votes. Committee Republicans argued that the climate science cited to pass RGGI has been undermined, and that the program is a hidden tax on New Hampshire ratepayers. Democrats claimed that the Committee was rushing the bill without sufficient study, and pointed to a RGGI-funded study that shows New Hampshire receiving more in benefits than it pays in higher electric rates. They say ratepayers will be left paying the price whether New Hampshire backs out of RGGI or not, because most electric customers buy from the New England grid.
Since the bill needs to go to the Finance Committee, the Science Committee had to send the bill to the full House by the end of the week. The House is likely to take up HB 519-FN at next week's session. House Speaker Bill O'Brien (R-Mont Vernon) yesterday sent a note to Committee Chair Jim Garrity (R-Atkinson) touting his support for the bill as amended.
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It's about time. Go to the RGGI website and pull up their auction results. In ten quarterly auctions, CO2 emission certificates totaling some $777 plus million have been spent buying permission to emit hot air. How long will it take the other nine states to come to their senses?
This is just another revenue stream for the states; it does not reduce CO2 emissions; Antarctica ice cores reveals temperature leads CO2; therefore, CO2 does not cause global warming. CO2 has been increasing at 2 ppmv for years and temps have been steady or decreasing since 1997. RGGI is part of the greatest scientific scam in the history of mankind. Theories and computer games are not scientific proof that CO2 drives runaway global warming.
Hurray for N.H……


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An eight-period school day may become a reality for students at New Albany High School in the 2011-2012 school year.
New Albany High School Principal Lance Evans came before the New Albany School Board Monday night to discuss this issue.
He said, "Since I have been principal at the high school, I have been looking at ways in which we could change things at the school."
Evans said that one of the reasons for this addition of an extra period is to allow students more time to study and get tutoring help. "Our strongest area of need is in Subject Area Testing Program, especially in Biology I and 10th grade English," Evans said.
He conducted a Power Point presentation for the board members, superintendent, assistant superintendent, and various visitors.
Evans listed eight reasons for the advantages of NAHS going to an eight-period school day.
The following are the advantages he posed:
- Two-hour block for English II and Biology I
- Would align Union County and NAHS schedules
- Would align NAMS and NAHS schedules
- Allows for a common departmental planning time
- Allows for more electives to be added (such as an ACT Prep class and/or Reading classes for struggling students)
- More flexibility in student schedules
- Allows for easier scheduling of Career and Tech classes
- Would allow for extra period off for department heads to assist in teacher development
Evans is proposing two schedules. Both schedules have the first bell to class at 7:40 a.m. The first schedule proposes school to end at 3:22 p.m. and the classes are 50 minutes long. The second schedule proposes school to end at 3:12 p.m. and those classes would be 47 minutes long. Currently, NAHS has seven periods and school ends at 2:58 p.m.
"Maybe the solution would be something in the middle to accommodate transportation/bus routes," said Evans. " NAES and NAMS times would not change, but possibly the buses would just pick up NAHS students last."
He said that he has talked to some of the teachers at the high school and they like the idea.
Dr. Jason Dees, school board member, suggested that the board discuss the possibility of pushing the school day forward and students starting school later in the day. He also posed the question of the school considering block scheduling.
The board decided to peruse the information that Evans presented and talk about all of these concerns in further detail at a non-regularly-scheduled meeting that will be held on March 21, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the New Albany School District Administration Office.


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Even more to the point, I'd be concerned that the parents could argue that someone close to you was filming the incident, and not trying to help the child.
Perhaps the video would show the real story, from a neutral standpoint. What did you do to try to stop this girl? Was that reflected in the video? Chances are the video would work against you; it would clearly show the events leading up to the child's alleged traumatic experience.
Have you talked to your parents about what has happened?
I didnt want to yell and scare my horse and I didnt want to get her off by force because one, I couldn't reach her (he's tall), two, she might have used it against me somehow, and three, I might spook my horse.
She yelled 'no!' each time I told her to get off. Then she explained that her horse was boring. If she would have asked me for a change, I would have let her.
The mother said that she COULD have gotten hurt (but she jumped off before he hit the wire fence. She landed on her feet, too). She also said that her daughter wasn't scared and blamed the horse and me because I 'shouldn't have a horse like that at the stables if nobody could ride him' (?).
I have a written document that shows we had a horse that was not to be ridden by anyone but the owner unless given the permission (by the owner).


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