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Obama aims for 'powerful' legacy
James Polk's vow to serve only one term as president of the United States made him a lame duck from the outset.
Instead of finding that status constricting, Polk used it to set four specific goals to achieve in four years — and he went about doing just that.
At age 49, the youngest president elected up to that time, Polk said he would re-establish the independent Treasury system, reduce tariffs, acquire all or part of the Oregon Territory and acquire California and New Mexico from Mexico as well.
He earned his nickname, "Polk the Mendacious," for a reason, according to presidential historian Curt Nichols: "He was probably the single most effective one-term president in history ... but he had to promise everyone the stars to land on the moon, and broke a lot of promises to get what he got done."
Presidents learn pretty quickly that the euphoria of winning re-election is quickly followed by the diminishing power of a lame-duck term — one that can render presidents powerless if they do not have a working relationship with Congress.
On the surface, President Obama's lack of give-and-take with Congress may impact his legacy.
To date, he points to health-care reform as the centerpiece of his accomplishments, as well as the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. But his legacy also carries the weight of a historic deficit, a sluggish economy and a political stalemate that has escalated since the health-care bill was signed into law in 2010.
His attempted "charm offensive" of the past two weeks with both chambers of Congress, Republican and Democrat alike, has only increased the electorate's skepticism (polls show a striking drop in public confidence in him). It makes his forced charm appear to be offensive.
His lack of vigilance in building those relationships — a 2008 campaign promise — from the outset, long before the shine wore off of his power, astonishes Washington insiders.
"This guy should have been better prepared for lame-duck status than anyone yet, given just how unilateral he has been," said Christopher Kelley, a political science professor at Miami University of Ohio.
Beginning with his State of the Union address in January, the president laid out very specific goals in line with his progressive beliefs on gun control, a higher minimum wage, immigration, climate change and stimulus projects to boost the economy.
Those goals cannot be realized without a House controlled by Democrats, so the first legacy he laid out last month was to "campaign to win back the congressional majority" for his party in 2014, accompanied by his highly aggressive political machine, Organizing for Action.
More campaigning is the last thing voters want, however, a sentiment that shows in the polls: Last week's Washington Post-ABC News survey showed a startling drop for the president since his re-election over his custodianship of the economy, and his 18-point advantage over congressional Republicans on the question of whom voters trust more to deal with the economy is now a far more even split — 44 percent to 40 percent, a small edge siding with the president.
Kelley has a theory that Obama is going for a different type of legacy that won't be hindered by congressional fights, disappointed supporters or a sluggish economy: He wants power.
"There are three things a president is so completely aware of — re-election, his legacy and, finally, leaving the office in better shape than he found it," he said.
Kelley said everyone has failed to notice what the president's ultimate goal is: "Obama plans to increase the powers of the presidency, and what has been the overlooked story of his presidency is that he has done just that.
"Future presidents will be so grateful that Barack Obama was elected president. Can you imagine what would have happened if George W. Bush had assassinated an American citizen?" Kelley said, referring to the president's decision to call down a drone strike on a rogue American terrorist in Yemen — and his unspecified authority to order such an attack on an American citizen on U.S. soil, without the benefit of trial.
In comparison to that, fights with Congress over policy, or closing "The People's House" for political spite, seem much more manageable.
Salena Zito covers politics for Trib Total Media. (412-320-7879 or email@example.com)
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Philip Busey Jr. serves as vice president of public relations and government affairs for the Busey Group of Companies headquartered in Oklahoma City. Busey Jr. has a bachelor's degree in communication arts from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Busey Jr. was honored by the Journal Record in 2008 as a "Achiever Under 40." In 2009 he was named to Oklahoma Magazine's "40 Under 40" and OKC Biz Magazine "Forty Under 40" for his continued contributions to the growth of the family businesses and the communities they serve.
According to the Journal Record's Book of Lists, in 2010 the Busey Group became the 9th largest family-owned business in Oklahoma and Delaware Resource Group, a Busey Group company, became the 6th largest aerospace employer for services in the State. Busey Jr. was also honored in 2009 by the National Center for the American Indian Enterprise Development as a Native American 40 under 40 making a difference nationally in Indian Country. He serves on numerous civic boards and organizations. In 2009 he served as chairman of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce. In 2010, Busey Jr. was named chairman of the advisory council for the WINS Washington Semester program at American University in Washington, DC. Busey Jr. is married to the former Heather Ratcliffe of Weatherford, they have two dogs. The Buseys live in Oklahoma City and spend time at Ft. Gibson Lake in Wagoner.


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Last month, The Weinstein Company released a cryptic teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson's new film, The Master. A few more details emerged this week, with the release of a stunningly beautiful theatrical trailer (embedded above). Much like the film's first teaser, this two-minute clip is girded with a tension that slowly crescendos with each shot, thanks in large part to the eerie music of Jonny Greenwood, as well as some stellar cinematography from Mihai Malaimare Jr. We also get a closer look at the film's leading cast members, including Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Joaquin Phoenix, who plays Freddie Sutton -- a "young drifter" who becomes the right-hand man of Hoffman's Lancaster Dodd.
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Revenue managers provide support and advice to finance managers, directors of sales, and general managers. They are responsible for strategic planning and helping meet a business' revenue goals. Revenue managers must be able to lead and coach team members in customer relations and focus on removing any barriers that would inhibit a good flow of revenue. They must be able to continuously work toward bettering the overall revenue and improve efficiency and productivity where they see fit. Revenue managers play a very important role in implementing policies, training, and processes of the administrative team. They must able to lead a team of supervisors, as well as team leaders. They must be able to prepare and hold regular meetings to push their team to do better, as well as cross-train with other members in the office.Read More...
Most revenue managers require substantial field experience; some employers require a degree in accounting or business. Many revenue managers are in charge of hiring and terminating employees; therefore, they must be well versed in severance packages and on-boarding practices. Revenue managers also must have excellent communications and leadership skills. They also must have a great work ethic and be able to utilize department metrics to evaluate overall performance of the team and individuals. They should be able to document and amend existing and future financial controls as they deem necessary.
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Hilton Worldwide does shell out the biggest paychecks — the median in that office is $58K — but the company pay scale is greatly mixed, meaning that workers on the low end may earn only $27K while workers on the upper end may rake in up to $74K.
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Revenue Managers generally report applying a varied skill set to their work. Most notably, facility with Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Microsoft Excel are correlated to pay that is significantly above average, leading to increases of 71 percent, 25 percent, and 11 percent, respectively. Skills that seem to negatively impact pay include Inventory Management and Forecasting. Most people experienced in Data Analysis also know Inventory Management.
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Penn State basketball recruit Geno Thorpe leaving Shaler
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Shaler's Geno Thorpe, one of the WPIAL's top basketball players, transferred Tuesday to West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Fla.
Thorpe, a rising senior, made the move to live in Florida with his father, he said. However, the change of schools also could provide better competition for the Penn State recruit.
West Oaks Academy, a small private school, has built a reputation in Florida for high school basketball success. The team was 38-1 last season and won the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association title. Its only loss came in Virginia against Oak Hill Academy, then ranked No. 1 nationally. Last year's roster had a number of Division I recruits.
"The school's in a prep league, so it's different than what the WPIAL has to offer," Thorpe said, "but living with my father was the main reason. Basketball was second."
His father, Gene, who is from Pittsburgh, has lived in Florida for more than two years, said Thorpe, who has lived here with his mother.
The 6-foot-3 point guard averaged 21.5 points last season for Shaler, which reached the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals. Thorpe played his freshman year at Shady Side Academy before returning home to Shaler as a sophomore. He considered transferring to a New Jersey prep school last summer.
"It was a tough decision (to leave Shaler)," Thorpe said. "Not from a basketball standpoint but because of the community. The community has supported me for so long, and I appreciate them for that. But I had to do what's best for me."
Thorpe said he had told Penn State coaches about the move and they were supportive. He remains committed to the Nittany Lions.
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Kindle DX sports bigger screen, bigger price
Amazon on Wednesday added a new Kindle to its line-up, the Kindle DX. This Kindle sports a 9.7-inch screen that uses the same e-ink technology as the Kindle and Kindle 2, which supposedly makes the screen as easy to read as the printed page (though it also means there is no backlight, so if you like to read in a dark room you'll still need your Itty Bitty Book Light). The Kindle DX adds three big-ticket items to the usual Kindle features (those being wireless connectivity without a contract and access to Amazon's library of about 270,000 books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs).


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Lisa Leslie: Brittney Griner would have to bulk up to play in NBA
Could Brittney Griner play in the NBA? That has been a debated topic since Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said last week that he would consider taking the former Baylor star in the NBA draft, or at least giving her a shot to try out for the roster. Lisa Leslie is one of the best…Read More


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Vodafone confirms some governments wiretap customers without warrants
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Law enforcement disclosure report claims phone tapping widely used on various Vodafone networks
The world's second-largest carrier has revealed its service is being monitored by government agencies. Following the lead of other technology companies in publishing a transparency report, Vodafone claims phone tapping is being widely used by agencies in a number of the 29 countries it operates in, and in some cases, authorities are able to access customer data without even requiring a warrant.
In a report detailing the procedures it carries out when governments make a request for information, The Wall Street Journal notes Vodafone is compelled to authorize tapping on its network as a legal requirement in six countries. The carrier does not state which countries, as it is concerned about potential sanctions and retaliation by the governments involved, but in some instances authorities "already have permanent access to customer communications via their own direct link." It does advise that it is unable to disclose details relating to wiretapping or message interception in nine countries, with Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Malta, Qatar, Romania, South Africa, and Turkey making it unlawful to do so.
The report goes on to detail what Vodafone is forced to comply with, including disclosing communications-related metadata, storing data for later retrieval, encryption keys, national security orders to block or restrict communications access, and "emergency or crisis powers" that come into power during a major natural disaster or "violent civil unrest." One public example of the emergency powers governments have over the company was during an Egyptian conflict in 2011, where the government sent text messages to the local population, calling for citizens to help the country's armed forces.
Vodafone published the report in order to encourage more debate over the methods and reasons behind acts of government surveillance. "The need for governments to balance their duty to protect the state and its citizens against their duty to protect individual privacy is now the focus of a significant global public debate," writes the carrier. "In our view, it is governments - not communications operators - who hols the primary duty to provide greater transparency on the number of agency and authority demands issued to operators."


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Rue Living Inspirer and lifestyle expert Camille Styles shares a few frame-filling thoughts – beyond photos. "I've realized that a picture frame is so much more than the sum of its parts. It not only holds cherished memories – whether through a photograph or a memento – but a well-chosen frame can also bring style and sophistication to elevate the atmosphere of any room." Here are four artful inserts to try.
Children's Artwork
"Sketches and art prints add an eclectic feel to a family room or kitchen."
Magazine Covers
"For you fashionistas, framed magazine covers are an economical way to showcase your favorite moments in fashion history."
"Rather than placing a menu card at each place setting, put your dinner-party menu (printed or handwritten on a chalkboard slate) in a frame that matches your table décor for a creative centerpiece."
"Wedding invitations, postcards, or newborn mementos – like that very first onesie you just can't get rid of – are sure to be conversation-starters when guests are over."
Our For a Memory-Filled Season: Picture Frames & More Boutique opens Thursday, December 5, at 11AM ET.
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Camille Styles is the founder and creative director of popular lifestyle blog camillestyles.com, where she shares the creative entertaining ideas that inspire her parties and her life. Camille is also a regular lifestyle contributor to numerous media outlets and does styling work for national fashion and lifestyle brands. Her modern aesthetic and eye for detail come together to create parties that are simply chic and all about fun.


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Nevada Swings Into the Seventies
Tony Illia
Nevada hit the 1970s in full swing, adding to its already
dazzling display of resort casinos and entertainment amenities.
In Las Vegas, for example, a number of high-profile projects
raised the level and quality of Strip offerings. Notably,
Circus Circus, which had opened in 1968 as a $15 million 700-slot
casino, built a 15-story, 400-room hotel tower and 850-seat
showroom. Developed by Jay Sarno, creator of Caesars Palace,
the major addition was financed with a $15.5 million Teamsters
Pension Fund loan and completed in July 1972.
One year later, mega-resort developer Kirk Kerkorian, who
had opened the 30-story, 1,512-room International in 1969,
the world's largest hotel-casino at the time, sold the property
to Hilton Hotels less than a year after its opening. Kerkorian,
nicknamed "The Quiet Lion," would quickly roar back
by building the 26-story, 2,084-room MGM Grand hotel-casino.
The $107 million property, which opened on Dec. 5, 1973, required
15 million sq. ft. of gypsum drywall, 20,000 tons of structural
steel, 1,895 miles of electrical wiring and eight-acres of
glass to complete.
Martin Stern, Jr., and Associates of Beverly Hills was the
architect, and Taylor International Corp. of Las Vegas was
the general contractor.
The massive, 2.5 million sq.-ft. MGM Grand set a new standard
in defining the mega-resort. The monolithic building, larger
than in size than the Empire State Building, had over 300
miles of draperies, 2,300 television sets, and enough heating
and cooling capacity to serve 8,000 homes.
The 363-ft.-tall MGM also contained more than 300,000 plumbing
fixtures, enough for 6,000 homes or to build a complete restroom
every one-fourth mile between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Remarkably,
the hotel opened 19 months after construction began with over
1,000 workers finishing the building 210 days ahead of schedule.
Also in 1973, Selby and Claudine Williams opened the Holiday
Casino on the Strip followed by the Silver City Casino (1974)
and the Marina hotel-casino (1975). Later that decade, Jackie
Gaughan unveiled the $11.3 million, 150-room Barbary Coast
hotel-casino on the Strip in March 1979. Other resorts ensued
such as Ralph Engelstad's 650-room Imperial Palace, the 100-room
Vegas World, and the 17,700-sq.-ft. Slots-A-Fun Casino, all
of which opened in 1979.
Meanwhile, Southern Nevada's population catapulted from 273,288
in 1970 to 463,087 in 1980.
Driven by new jobs in the construction and hospitality sectors,
the needs of Las Vegas Valley changed. Until 1970, Southern
Nevada had drawn all of its drinking water from ground wells
tapped in the Old Las Vegas Springs. When the springs dried-up,
unable to keep pace with the region's growth, the Las Vegas
Valley Water District decided to draw water from Lake Mead.
On June 2, 1971, the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment
Facility opened, capable of treating and distributing up to
400 million gallons of potable water a day.
At the same time, McCarran International Airport's passenger
count more than doubled from 4 million in 1970 to 10.5 million
in 1979. As such, the airport finished a $30-million expansion
in 1974 only to adopt a long-range master plan program four
years later in order to keep pace with demand. The $300 million,
three-phase "McCarran 2000" plan included a new
central terminal; a nine-level parking facility; runway additions
and expansions; additional gates; upgraded passenger assistance
facilities; and a new tunnel and revamped roadways into the
Reno also grappled with unprecedented growth during this
period, seeing its population jump from 72,863 residents in
1970 to 100,765 by 1980. Several large construction undertaking
occurred throughout the 70s such as the 1,015-room MGM Grand
Reno, designed by Martin Stern, Jr., and Associates, which
opened at 2500 E. 2nd St. on May 3, 1978. As it did in Las
Vegas, the MGM Reno set a new standard for opulence with a
2,000-seat theater, a 50-lane bowling alley, two movie theaters,
over 40 retail shops and 140,000-sq-ft. of exhibition space.
The 104-room Circus Circus also opened that same year in
downtown. The impact of corporate money in Reno resulted in
several new hotel-casinos such as the Sundowner, Holiday Inn,
Eldorado and Del Webb's Sahara Reno. Casino magnate William
F. Harrah also stayed active during this time, taking his
company public, and starting construction on 18-story, 250-room
Harrah's Lake Tahoe hotel tower in 1972. Four years later,
Harrah would begin opening hotel rooms in Harrah's Tahoe 290-room
second phase.
JC Penny Company built a $50 million, 36-acre warehouse in
Stead, just north of Reno. Opened in 1979, the facility would
employ up to 2,000 people whose combined annual earning were
$12 million, creating an economic diversification breakthrough
for the thriving city.
Yet nothing in the 70s could have prepared the state for
fast and wild thrill-ride it was to experience in the 1980s
-- a decade of unrivaled prosperity, excess and big spending,
that fueled a building spree like no other in Nevada's history.


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Some of our readers cited the late John D. Rockefeller. Others quoted radio host/author Dave Ramsey. But the message was the same: many of you believe that kids should learn to give, spend and save. Here are the ways you're putting that formula to work in your families:
Give, save, spend
How Rockefeller got rich:
"I have a 1-year-old son," a California dad writes. "I learned this lesson from the life of John D. Rockefeller. They say his mom was a devout Christian. At the age of 8, little Johnny's mom told him to make three bags. This was his budget:
Bag 1 was for GIVING to GOD.
Bag 2 was for SPENDING on himself.
Bag 3 was for SAVING for something big.
Every week, his parents gave him $3. And every week, John D. Rockefeller put $1 in BAG 1, $1 in BAG 2, and $1 in BAG 3.
I am definitely going to implement this with my children."
What Dave Ramsey says:
"We use Financial Peace Jr. by Dave Ramsey (best selling author of Total Money Makeover) for our two boys ages 9 and 10," writes Tonya Gebhart of Alabama. "Dave uses the principles of GIVE, SAVE, and SPEND to succeed as children and as adults. In the kit, there is a chore chart, envelopes, directions and more.
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"Our boys do some jobs for money and some jobs just because they are part of the family. At the end of each week, we give them what they have earned. They divide up their money into the appropriate envelopes. Now if they want to go to the movies or such, all we have to ask is, 'Do you have any money in your SPEND envelope?'
"We've been using this program for almost two years, and it works beautifully. These kits are available at www.daveramsey.com."
Household banking system:
Gina Barnett of Kansas has a detailed version of this plan for her daughter: "My 11-year-old gets a weekly allowance. This allowance is not tied to chores, although she can earn extra money if she does special chores not assigned to another family member. She pays the family for her keep by doing her chores each day like keeping up with the family laundry, room cleaning, bed made, feeding her cat, etc.
"She divides her allowance into 3 envelopes. Her $5.00 is sorted to tzedakah (the Jewish obligation to give to charity) $1.00, savings $2.00 and spending $2.00. She gives the tzedakah at Sunday school each week (or saves it until the following class session). She is allowed to spend or save her spending money. If she saves her spending money it cannot be re-diverted into spending. So if she chooses to save then it stays in savings. Her savings is then the major learning experience for her.
"At the start of each savings cycle, she discusses with her parents the item of purchase and a goal is set. She might want to buy something that costs more than she would normally get for a birthday or holiday. She is to stay on track without exception.
"Our family has a household banking system run by the adults. When she makes a deposit each week we will accept a deposit slip. When she has reached her goal, she must present us with a check for the amount to be tendered. Her check register must track all transactions. No overdrafts or loans are allowed. All deposit slips and checks must be completed fully and accurately in order to be valid.
"This allows her to set a goal and delay gratification. Impulse buying is eliminated. Planning for trips and leisure activity is clearly examined. Value of money is quickly learned and remains on her radar. She does not get to change her Savings goal unless a family meeting takes place and she presents her case for review. Goals are rarely changed.
"A second money-management task is a pretend check register that tracks money that is spent each day when she is with a parent. For example she writes the amount spent at the grocery store, gas station, post office, bagel shop and order-out pizza delivery, including tip. She might start with a pretend amount of $1,700.00 for the month. She must account for anything that comes out of our pocket, such as a quarter for a grocery store pony ride for little brother, soda pop, mortgage payment, utilities bills, insurance co-pays at doctor or dentist offices, music lessons, sporting fees, school lunch fees and so on.
"When the money runs out we have a discussion about how her checkbook is shut down for the month until the next deposit is made at the beginning of the next month. She is beginning to see the need to start to budget her money so that it lasts to the end of the month. She actively looks for ways to cut back or pay reduced prices so that the money last longer each month. She has discovered coupons, stores that offer double coupon days, used products and pawn shops.
"We are just now looking into teaching her about the stock market and compounding interest. We plan to buy a minimum amount of stock in a company she researches. She gets to pick the one to purchase with some influence from the parents. She will then track it each week over several years sending her grandmother a monthly report on how it is performing. She will hopefully understand the ups and downs of the market and the need to stay in it for the longer term."
Three piggy banks:
"I'm a single dad from Massachusetts and I have one son who just turned 5 years old," Matt Zembruski writes. "Since my son was about 3.5 years old, I have given him an allowance of $3.00 per week.
"To teach him how to understand and manage his money well, I wanted to give him a simple system where he could divide his allowance into three separate piggy banks – one for spending, one for saving, and one for sharing. I found the perfect product from www.learningcents.com. It is a three-way piggy bank built for exactly this purpose.
"So each week my son takes his allowance of three one dollar bills and places $1.00 in each of the piggy banks. Before we go to a store to do some shopping, he will take the available money in his spending piggy bank and put it in his wallet. Then he can buy whatever he wants with that money at the store.
"As the money grows in his saving piggy bank, he takes it out and deposits it in his own bank account at our local bank. To make the process of saving more fun for him, I match the money he puts into his bank savings account dollar for dollar.
"And the money in the share piggy bank is used to donate to worthy causes or in case he wants to buy something for a friend or someone in need. The system works great and my son has become an excellent money manager."
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From Texas dad Brian W. Bingham: "For several years now I have had three jars for my son. He is 10 now. One jar is for church, one is long-term savings and one is short-term savings. He keeps his spending money in his room. We have even talked about adding one for taxes.
"This has really 'visually' helped him to realize that if he gets $5, he has to put something in every jar. I started him a savings account his first year of life, and he enjoys adding to that account and watching it grow. He now asks to add to the jars without me having to prompt him, which is what I'm going for.
"This is separate from his college savings account. His long-term savings is now over $4,500, exclusive of his college money. He's very proud of that."
No single method works for every child at every age
Meridith, a mother of two, writes: "Our son does chores because we're a family and he's part of that team (sort of like how I make my bed in the morning even though no one pays me to do so).
"We have a chart posted on the front door, with an extra set of chores and each one has a value assigned to it. He'll empty the little vanity trash cans in the bathrooms for a quarter, he'll dust for another quarter, cleaning out the car is 50 cents… etc. He does extra chores to earn money (like a teen who gets a job).
"He's 8. He does not have an allowance yet. We've tried, but he doesn't have any interest in it. But he DOES enjoy looking at the chart and figuring out how many paid chores he needs to do in order to have enough money for his next Plasma Dragon!
"We've found that he's learning more about money this way than when we were forcing him to sit down and divide his allowance up into the portions he gets to keep and spend, the portion he had to save, and the portion he had to give away. He was bored to tears doing that, and really had no interest in it at all."
Gift cards can teach money management
"For my daughter's birthday she (now 7) usually gets gift cards instead of presents," one mom writes. "It makes her really very happy – she can choose whatever she wants from those stores, but she has to calculate very carefully not to exceed the amount given." This mom also says her daughter helps pay for the family's purchases at the grocery store using the self check-out lane and saves extra change she finds for use at the Dollar Store.
Parents offer matching grants
A California mother of three writes: "The way we promote saving money to our children is by:
- 1. Each of them has a saving account
- 2. We match the amount they deposit. (If they deposit $20 – we match it so the total deposit is $40). BUT they must keep it in the bank.
- 3. Every time their statement comes they are eager to see how much there is in their account, and this makes them want to save as much as they can.
Show how little things add up
"I used to get frustrated when our daughter would ask for a 'treat' like a Jamba Juice orange juice or a Starbucks hot chocolate and I would find the cup still 3/4 full left in my car," writes California mom Bonnie Montgomery. "My husband and I started a new deal – whenever she would ask for a treat we would say, 'OK, it costs x-amount. If you finish it, no problem; if you don't, that's how much you owe us from your piggy bank.' Now, she either (a) finishes the treat or (b) says, "No thanks, I'm really not thirsty after all' No more full cups in the car!"
Shop for bargains together
"I teach my 13-year-old daughter to shop for the lowest price for the same product by looking through the circulars in the Sunday paper," says Carol Taylor. "Also I help her to see how coupons can help her save money. Additionally, we shop together so that I can help her see that she can get the same fashionable 'brand name' look at a lower price."
A financial services professional offers advice
"I am from Washington state. I have been in financial services for almost 20 years.
"I have offered, on several occasions, to go to my local high school and teach the classes on financial services of all types, so that they would have an understanding of simple/compound interest, check book balancing, life insurance and the types of insurance, estate planning, etc. The principal refused to be involved with it, even though I would have provided all materials, generic in nature, and would have contributed my class time.
"I can tell you that in dealing with adults, they have absolutely no idea what is going on. They do no not understand credit, the 'rule of 72,' mutual funds versus stock investing, pre-tax savings versus post tax savings, etc. No clue. I always tried to get my kids to save 50% of whatever money they received as gifts, and they could spend the other 50%. The adults in their lives thought that was terrible of me.
Editor's note: [Here's an explanation of the rule of 72.]
"It is almost impossible to be viable adults any more without financial knowledge in hand that will allow them to become financially independent and to understand the time value of money.
"I believe that kids should be able to begin investing in their own IRAs etc. at the earliest possible age, to take ownership of their financial destiny. They need to learn that money is a tool and like any other tool, it has its uses if properly used. They need to understand stewardship of the financial world."
Theme park teaches kids about money
Ms. L. Bologna of Florida offers an in-depth report of Wannado City: "Here is a way to teach your child about money and they can have fun at the same time. My husband, son and I (my son is almost 5) recently visited Wannado City in Sunrise, Florida. I was very impressed – as you are about to find out.
"It is located in the Sawgrass Mills Mall, which is a short drive west of Fort Lauderdale. They are also building a Wannado City in New Jersey, near the Meadowlands.
"Anyway, this is an indoor amusement park dedicated to teaching kids about money and the economy. It is a children's city the size of three football fields. The children work at jobs to earn "Wongas" (the city's currency) and can also spend Wongas to go on rides or get treats. I'd say children aged 4 to 10 are best suited for this. Some of the jobs are geared to different-aged children by their nature (surgeon likely for an older child…) At some activities a child earns Wongas and at some they spend. For example, if they watch a show at the theater, they pay Wongas. If they act in the show at the theater, they earn Wongas.
"The first thing that happens after you pay admission is each member of your party gets an electronic security bracelet. There are kiosks around the 'city' where you can scan this electronic bracelet and you can see on the screen where the rest of your party is at any given time. They also give each child a check for 150 Wongas. Then you take the kids to the 'bank' and open an account. The child has the option to cash it all, or deposit any portion to their account. They can also get an ATM card to draw out more Wongas later if necessary without having to wait in line. (Just like in real life.) Then you are off. The kids do what they 'Wannado,' hence, the name of the park.
"My son went to the bakery first after seeing the Web site at home days before. He made a cinnamon roll and ate it. (This activity cost Wongas.) Then he started earning. He was an archeologist, an airline pilot, a fireman. (The kids actually get an alarm, ride a truck to the fake fire and put the fire out with real water, and take the truck back. They do put fireman's gear – a raincoat and hat – on the kids before they go), a paleontologist, a gem miner, a nursery doctor at the hospital, and went to the fair to go on some rides (the rides are for smaller kids).
"Other activities included a police department where officers find perpetrators on the street and bring them in, detectives, a hospital as described before (the ER has an ambulance that travels in the city to injured parties and brings in volunteer adult patients.) There is a newspaper, a courtroom with judge and attorneys, a TV studio, a fashion modeling runway, a fair with kiddy rides to spend Wongas, a jewelry store (you pay Wongas and get to make and keep a piece of jewelry made of beads on fishing wire), a grocery store where you can be a shopper or a checkout person, a radio station, a dentist's office where children learn to floss the patient's teeth (the patient is a plastic dummy like the kind they use for CPR classes in the real world), a circus, an acting theater. The kids have a blast.
"Keep in mind that these activities are for kids only and they are supervised, but no parents are allowed when the children are 'working.' Some venues allow parents to watch through a window from outside, but not all or not always for the whole activity. So, if your child is young and may be afraid to leave you, this may not be the best place to go – yet.
"We waited for our son at the exit of each activity (he was fine going in alone) because he's younger and needed guidance on what to do next, but if your kids are older, there is a lounge upstairs with free Internet and television. The drinks there were a bit pricey, but they have a captive audience (real money needed here). You may not leave the building without your child. (If you smoke, one adult party member must remain while the any others leave the building.)
"They also had a food court where we had lunch with a Johnny Rockets, a deli and a pizza stand (again, real money needed). The prices were a bit better than I expected in this food court area.
"When you are ready to leave, you can deposit your Wongas back into the bank (where they will earn interest good during your next visit) or take them with you for a souvenir.
"We were there most of the day arriving at about 10 a.m. and leaving at about 7 p.m. Each activity takes about 20 minutes, and the kids have to wait in line sometimes to do an activity. We went on a school day, so it was not that crowded. I've heard that on weekends and during school vacations, though, it can be packed, so your child may not be able to do as many activities as mine did. Also, not all activities are available at all times, so make sure you heed the schedule if your child really wants to do something specifically. For example, I believe that the airplane was only open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the day I went. So, if your child really wants to be a pilot, make sure you get there during the times that activity is available.
"At age 4, I'm not sure he really got the economy idea, but he still had a great time and we will be going back – probably more than once. As he grows and we return, I'm sure that he'll grasp the more advanced concepts.
"If you decide to go, I suggest visiting their Web site because they advertise specials for admission. We live only a two-hour drive away from this area and are looking forward to going back for another visit soon. If you don't live nearby but find yourself in Southeastern Florida, especially the Fort Lauderdale area, and you have kids aged 4-10, I strongly suggest you check it out.
"Oh, by the way, parents were free (except for a $2 security fee) when I went and I paid full admission price only for our son. I'm not sure if this is the case all the time. I am also not sure of the details, but I don't think you have to pay for toddlers or infants either. There were a couple of play areas for the toddlers, but they are not worth paying full admission for, so check this out too before you go."


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London – Former England defender Sol Campbell announced his retirement as a player on Wednesday bringing down the curtain on a career that spanned five clubs over two decades and included one of the most acrimonious transfers of recent years.
The strong central defender, 37, made 646 appearances for five different clubs between 1992 and 2011, as well as playing 73 times for England and taking part in three World Cups and three European Championships.
He made his professional debut as an 18-year-old for Tottenham Hotspur where he was revered as the team's captain and outstanding player for 10 years before signing for north London rivals Arsenal – a move that provoked fury among Spurs fans.
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He was a member of the Gunners 'Invincibles' side that went through the 2003-4 Premier League season unbeaten, and he also played for Notts County, Portsmouth, where he captained the side to their 2008 FA Cup victory, and Newcastle United.
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Shown here is Marine reservist Jason Brezler, left. At right is Sarwar Jan, an Afghan police official whom Brezler warned his fellow Marines about.Brezler family
A Marine facing military discharge for mistakenly sending a threat warning from an unclassified email account garnered high-level support ahead of a military hearing that began Tuesday, with several members of Congress leaping to his defense.
Maj. Jason Brezler, a Marine Corps reservist and New York City fire fighter was facing a board of inquiry — the equivalent of an administrative hearing in the military — for warning his fellow Marines of an insider threat in August 2012.
He had tried to warn about an Afghan police chief — known to be linked to the Taliban, and also a child predator. Brezler's warning was ultimately ignored, and three Marines were killed by one of the Afghan police chief's alleged child victims.
The Marine reservist, though, now stands accused of passing classified information through unclassified channels because he allegedly used an improper email account to pass on the warning.
"It really does seem to be a witch hunt," said Kevin Carroll, an attorney working on Brezler's case.
Six members of Congress who also served in the Marine Corps wrote to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Dec. 13 asking a string of questions about why Brezler was facing potential punishment, and expressing "concern" about the board of inquiry.
"Brezler did not know the information was classified at the time he sent the email," the lawmakers wrote, adding that the military determined at the time "no harm to national security" had been done.
The lawmakers also noted that the Marine "who sought, but ignored" Brezler's information about the Afghan police chief is the son-in-law of a former top-ranking officer in the Marines.
Last summer, Brezler received an urgent request for information from his fellow Marines in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. They wanted background information about the senior Afghan police official, Sarwar Jan, who was routinely allowed on base as part of the U.S. strategy to train local security forces before the 2014 withdrawal.
Brezler immediately responded with information about Jan's derogatory background, including the allegations of sexual abuse. There is no evidence immediate action was taken, and days later, one of Jan's assistants allegedly opened fire on the Marines.
The letter from lawmakers on Dec. 13 said a Marine nevertheless complained that Brezler had "insecurely sent classified information" on Jan. The letter was signed by Reps. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y.; Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; Steven Palazzo, R-Miss.; Paul Broun, R-Ga.; Scott Rigell, R-Va.; and Mike Coffman, R-Colo.
Asked for comment, a spokesman at the Marine Corps Reserve headquarters in New Orleans where the hearing was taking place told Fox News he couldn't comment on specific allegations — but added that a military investigation found Brezler mishandled classified information when he sent the warning on his personal email account.
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At age fourteen, Mary Wright, the only child of a prosperous farmer and brickyard owner in Middletown, Connecticut, was sent to school in Newport, Rhode Island. In the mid-eighteenth century, few schools in Connecticut taught more than the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. In order to gain the necessary feminine accomplishments, well-to-do girls were usually sent to either Boston or Newport. Mary may have attended a school run by Mrs. Sarah Osborn, who, in 1758, advertised in the Newport Mercury, stating she provided instruction in "Reading, Writing, Plain Work, Embroidery, Tent Stitch, Samplers, &c, on reasonable Terms." Mary completed at least two pictures based on engravings depicting the four seasons; her needlework of Summer, which is closely allied with the design for Spring in Wencelaus Hollar's 1644 print series entitled The Four Seasons, is in the collection of the Middlesex County Historical Society, Middletown, Connecticut.


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Summer Escapes Part II
Taygetus Mountain: Sparti – Megalopolis
This is a local recipe from Lakonia and is a very rustic, traditional village recipe with rooster but it can also be made with chicken. Kokoras Bardouniotikos means Rooster from Vordonia area. Before giving the recipe I would like to tell you a few things about the Mountain and show you some of the pictures I took.
The Vordonia area is situated in Central Taygetus Mountain range. During our last trip to Sparta we passed from Vordonia on our way to my husband's village, which is in Arcadia. It was the first time we took this route through the mountain range of Taygetus, as there is a much easier and quicker route to the village but was so worth it.
Just before entering Sparta from Athens, after the villages of Kladas (where we usually stay) and Kokkinorachi, passing the bridge of Evrotas River, you turn right to Loganikos. The route is on the left bank of Evrotas River and mostly paralell to the river. The Evrotas plain is full of orange groves but moving upwards on the lowest part of the mountain it is full of olive groves. Going up the slopes of Taygetus you suddenly realize that they are heavily forested, primarily with Greek fir (Abies Cephallonica) and black pine (pinus nigra) interchanged by forests of chestnut trees ( I have never seen so many chestnut trees in my life!!!), huge platanus and eucalyptus trees and of course cypresses, cherry trees, walnut trees, fig trees etc.
As you may see from the picture of the mountain below, the route is about where I drew the red line and is on an altitude about 800 metres, fairly low compared to the height of the mountain which is 2410 metres, but the view from up there is spectacular, mostly of the Evrotas plain, of gorges and ravines and right opposite is the Parnonas mountain range.
Imagine the view from Profitis Elias (προφήτηςΗλίας) , the highest summit of the mountain range, where you can see up to the sea. This peak has the shape of a pyramid.
Some researchers are convinced that this structure was carved by the hand of man, in remote antiquity, to form this pyramid shape. Others, however, believe that this is nothing but a natural rock formation. No erosion mechanism has been suggested (to date) which could create this shape naturally. Particularly curious are the strange shadows cast at dawn and sunset. It is said that in ancient years, Spartans built a temple of Apollo at the peak. A church of Profitis Elias can be found at the same place.
Taygetus is not only rich in flora but also fauna.The Taygetus flora numbers about 160 Greek endemic plants out of which 28 exist only on Taygetus and the fauna is rich in reptiles as well as in birds and mammals. Today its fauna includes 85 species of birds, 19 species of mammals and 33 types of reptiles, among which wolves, foxes, rabbits etc., but the most significant is the wild cattle, which the Spaniards want to take to Spain to breed their bulls. During the route we saw hawks and eagles flying but unfortunately I did not manage to capture them in a picture.
We stopped at the Springs of Evrotas, 22 km before reaching Megalopolis. We didn't know about them until we saw the sign and as it was only 2 km off our route, we decided to check it out.
In fact it was very beautiful, with some swans and ducks swimming a very serene location with cool atmosphere, fresh air, shady, perfect for a short rest or a picnic.
Now back to the recipe. The recipe and the rooster were given to me by my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law makes it with potatoes and I think it's a great addition and I made her recipe without changing it.
In the classic recipe there are no potatoes in it but is served with pasta, such as hilopites. The meat and onions are browned in olive oil before stewing and then it is simmered until cooked. In the end a lot of sphella cheese (or feta) and some kalamata olives are added and the combination of cloves and cinnamon is what gives this dish its unique Greek flavor.
This year I made it again recently, this time keeping it without the cheeses for me and making it healthier, without too much oil.
Kokkoras Bardouniotikos– Traditional Greek recipe
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:1 hour 30 minutes
Serves: 4
½ rooster (I used half which was 1.300 grams)
10 small potatoes or 3 big ones, cut into big pieces (optional)
4 medium red onions, cut into four pieces (or 12 whole smaller ones)
3 medium white onions, cut into four pieces
2 – 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
4 – 5 ripe tomatoes or 1 can whole tomatoes (500 grams), blended
2 cups water
1 tbsp salt
6 peppercorns, plus freshly ground black pepper
5 allspice berries
1 cinnamon stick
6 – 8 cloves
2 bay leaves
150 grams sfella or feta (preferably aged), cubed
150 grams graviera, cubed (or add halloumi or more feta)
Wash and cut rooster into portions.
Heat the olive oil in the sautéing pan and sauté rooster on both sides.
Remove to a platter and then add the potatoes.
When you have sautéed potatoes on one side, turn over and add the onions and garlic and sauté them together.
Put rooster back into the sautéing pan and add the spices.
Add tomato and water and place the lid on the sautéing pan, lower heat to minimum and simmer for one hour and thirty minutes. (It may take more or less time depending on how old the rooster is).
If you are cooking on an electric or ceramic stove, turn heat off and add the cheese, mix and cook for another five minutes, otherwise do not turn heat off but continue cooking for 5 more minutes.
Serve while it is still hot.
Other similar recipes:
Oregano and Olive Oil from Taygetus Mountain
Tags: Greek cheese, Holidays, Laconia, Photos, Potatoes, Poultry, Rooster, Spartan, Traditional
25 Comments on Kokoras Bardouniotikos (Stewed Rooster with feta)
You live in such a beautiful country! I'd love to visit Greece again…
What a scrumptious looking dish!
Beautiful pictures Ivy. Your rooster dish sounds delicious! Flavorful and comforting.
Delicious dish with rooster (I'm not sure if I had rooster before or just chicken)! Love your pictures, so gorgeous! I really hope we get a chance to visit Greece, maybe next year.
beutiful pictures and delicious dish!i hope you are ok,from romania,alison
Beautiful picture. Love that chicken too. Delicous
Gorgeous pictures..a wonderful place dear!
Taygetus is a mountain of extraordinary beuaty and variety. And when weather allows, you can see even Crete from Prophitis Elias.
How r u doing dear? Recipe looks extremely drool worthy…..nice pics too…
This looks absolutely lovely, Ivy! SO delicious. Thank you for the informative article, too!
Ivy, what a delicious meal. Yes, I would probably use chicken as opposed to rooster, but I bet it's just as pleasing. I love the new photos, especially the ones you took of the mountains. I'm partial to mountains. We have some gorgeous ones here in El Paso, Texas.
Hi Ivy, when I looked at the picture of the birds in the barn, it reminded me when I was a kid, my mom kept a small barn as such and I love to collect the eggs! Though the eggs were smaller then the large farm breeds but it's from free range chickens. One thing made me sad was… all my cute chubby chickens turned large. Instead of playing with them and take them in my basket on a bicycle ride, they chased me instead! 😀
Wow Ivy the photos are fantastic! I do love nature and scenery like this is just priceless.
Great recipe it looks delicious.
The mountains look incredible! And, the slow-roasted chicken with potatoes sounds delicious.
Great pics, Ivy. This dish is such a perfect greek dish – one of those really simple dishes that tastes great and is so comforting.
Beautiful beautiful Pictures. I hope & wish that in this life time i will be able to visit Greece at least once.
This recipe sounds so much like a light chicken curry. except for the use of Feta. the cheese must make it creamy. Beautiful recipe.
Greece reminds me so many good souvenirs !! and food was so good ; thanks to share this with the rest of the world !
and if you like French food come to visit my blog you are most welcome
au revoir ! Pierre
Wow, Ivy! This dish looks delicious! I really enjoyed your picture tour!
Hi Ivy, when I looked at the picture of the birds in the barn, it reminded me when I was a kid, my mom kept a small barn as such and I love to collect the eggs! Though the eggs were smaller then the large farm breeds but it's from free range chickens. One thing made me sad was… all my cute chubby chickens turned large. Instead of playing with them and take them in my basket on a bicycle ride, they chased me instead! :-D…
What a great looking dish Ivy – and fabulous scenery!!
Wonderful pictures of Sparta … unforunately I vageuly remember Sparta only have pix to remind me … Rooster looks wonderful … can imagine its full bodied flavour.
Hola Ivy!!!! It's great to be back at your place again :D. As always, your recipes are sooooo true and authentic :D.
I've been thinking a lot about you during the summer. These horrible fires have worried me a lot. Hope that you and your family had a wonderful summer time though :D.
I should start adding olives to my dishes, the taste must be soooo good with them 😀
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Criminal Justice Technology
What you can get
What it's about
The Criminal Justice Technology curriculum is designed to provide knowledge of criminal justice systems and operations. Study will focus on local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial processes, corrections, and security services. The criminal justice system's role within society will be explored.
Jobs available
- Immigration Inspector
- Private Investigator
- Park Ranger
- Police Officer
- Court Clerk
- Insurance Claims Agent
- Bailiff
- Compliance Manager
- Court Administrator
- Juvenile Court Counselor
Courses you'll take
Emphasis is on criminal justice systems, criminology, juvenile justice, criminal and constitutional law, investigative principles, ethics, and community relations. Additional study may include issues and concepts of government, communications, computers, and technology.
What you'll gain
Employment opportunities exist in a variety of local, state, and federal law enforcement, corrections, and security fields. Examples include police officer, deputy sheriff, county detention officer, state trooper, intensive probation/parole surveillance officer, correctional officer, loss prevention specialist, wildlife officer, and alcohol enforcement officer.
Contact: email@example.com
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Use critical thinking to identify the fundamental building blocks and rules of investigation. Identify the elements of crimes, apply constitutional principles, and avoid civil liability.
- Communicate effectively through listening, speaking, and writing in courtroom testimony, documentation, and interaction with team members and the public.
- Identify terms, positions, roles, equipment, and techniques to work effectively and efficiently in teams.
Technical Standards:
In addition to DCCC requirements and course objectives, there are technical standards that encompass communication, motor skills, sensory and cognitive ability, and professional conduct that are essential for the competent study and practice of Criminal Justice. These technical standards are available from the academic advisor or program faculty.
Career Information:
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Call us: 336.249.8186
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"I would like the UCI to invest in individuals and put them into each team 24/7. That would prove we do nothing. I'm ready to do it."
Australian Rohan Dennis claimed the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France as defending champion Vincenzo Nibali stole some potentially vital seconds ahead of his rivals in the race to Paris.
Vincenzo Nibali looks to have secured his first Tour de France title today after completing the penultimate stage of the race.
There was a home winner on the eighth stage of the Tour de France while Vincenzo Nibali remains in the yellow jersey after a thrilling battle with Alberto Contador.
Defending champion Chris Froome has abandoned the 2014 Tour de France after a third crash in two days.
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali launched a late attack to win stage two of the Tour de France in Sheffield today and claim the race leader's yellow jersey.
A devastated Mark Cavendish ruled himself out of the Tour de France after suffering a shoulder injury in a crash on Saturday's opening stage to Harrogate.
Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he is likely to miss this year's Tour de France as Team Sky focus their efforts around defending champion Chris Froome.
The route of the 2014 Tour de France, which begins in Britain, includes five mountain finishes and just one individual time-trial, organisers announced this morning.
Emotions took over for Chris Froome as he rode the final few kilometres of the penultimate stage of the Tour De France stage today.
Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has written to the World Anti-Doping Agency offering to open the books on Chris Froome to prove the Tour de France leader is riding clean.
Christophe Riblon became the first French stage winner in the 100th Tour de France with victory on the historic double ascent of the Alpe d'Huez today.
Chris Froome and Alberto Contador both had near misses on the descent into Gap but the Briton retained his overall lead on stage 16 of the 100th Tour de France.
Chris Froome was looking forward to going racing again at the 100th Tour de France today after a rest day in which his patience finally began to crack in the face of more doping questions.
Chris Froome put his name in Tour de France history today with victory on the famed Mont Ventoux.
There was the familiar sight of an Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider timing his burst to perfection and winning a sprint finish but instead of Mark Cavendish it was his room-mate Matteo Trentin who took the honours on stage 14 of the Tour de France in Lyon today.
Dan Martin followed in his uncle's footsteps yesterday as he became the first Irish winner of a Tour de France stage since Stephen Roche in 1992.
Ireland's Dan Martin has won stage nine of the Tour de France in Bagneres-de-Bigorre.
Chris Froome moved into the Tour de France's yellow jersey with a huge show of strength from Team Sky on the first proper day in the mountains.
Orica GreenEdge pipped Mark Cavendish's Omega Pharma-Quick Step squad by a single second to win today's team time trial in the Tour de France and make it two stage victories in as many days.
Tour de France organisers were last night trying to draw a line under a fresh row over doping sparked by Lance Armstrong as they prepared to start the great race for the 100th time in history.
Garmin-Sharp are keeping the peloton guessing ahead of the Tour de France, but it could be that an Irishman, rather than a Grand Tour winner, is the nominated leader.
British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton believes the loss of Bradley Wiggins for the Tour de France will "massively" weaken Team Sky but lift a weight off the shoulders of lead rider Chris Froome.
Bradley Wiggins is set to become the first British winner of the Tour de France after winning the stage 19 time-trial to Chartres.
A sensational sprint finish saw Mark Cavendish claim the 22nd Tour de France stage success of his career in Brive-la-Gaillarde today.
Cadel Evans' Tour de France title defence appeared to be in tatters on stage 16 as Bradley Wiggins sought to retain the race leader's yellow jersey for a 10th day.
The Tour de France resumes today without Frank Schleck after the Luxembourg rider failed a drugs test.
Andre Greipel claimed a third victory of the Tour de France with a stage 13 success to Le Cap d'Agde.
Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins was struck by a flare before again addressing the subject of doping in cycling by saying: "I want to prove I'm doing this off bread and water and hard work."
Lance Armstrong has launched legal action against the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and claimed they offered "corrupt inducements" to other cyclists to testify against him.
Bradley Wiggins took possession of the Tour de France race leader's yellow jersey after a dominant performance from Team Sky today, capped by a stage seven success for fellow Briton Chris Froome.
The 2012 Tour de France could favour cycling's leading climbers after the route was confirmed today.
Australian Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) has won the Tour de France.
Cadel Evans is poised to win his first Tour de France title after wresting the fabled yellow jersey from the shoulders of Andy Schleck on today's penultimate stage in Grenoble this afternoon.
Andy Schleck made his claim for Tour de France victory with a solo surge to win at the highest summit finish in the race's history today, but Thomas Voeckler retained the yellow jersey for a 10th day with another resilient performance.
The Tour de France goes uphill today with Thomas Voeckler predicting further trouble in his bid to retain the race leader's yellow jersey.
Edvald Boasson Hagen today won his and Team Sky's second stage of the 2011 Tour de France with a solo triumph in Italy.
The Tour de France's overall favourites fought out a stalemate on the final day in the Pyrenees as Belgium's Jelle Vanendert claimed victory at Plateau de Beille.
Thomas Voeckler successfully defended the race leader's yellow jersey on Bastille Day, but defending champion Alberto Contador lost time to his overall rivals on the first mountain stage of the 2011 Tour de France.
Mark Cavendish today claimed a the 18th Tour de France stage win of his career and seized the points classification leader's green jersey.
Mark Cavendish today suffered a surprise Tour de France defeat as his arch-rival Andre Greipel triumphed in Carmaux.
Team Sky's Juan Antonio Flecha and Vacansoleil's Johnny Hoogerland were today wiped out by a television vehicle as an incident-packed Tour de France suffered further casualties in the Massif Central.
Rui Costa won today's eighth stage of the Tour de France as Thor Hushovd retained the yellow jersey as the race entered the Massif Central.
British cycling fans endured a day of mixed fortunes today as Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins crashed out of the Tour de France before Mark Cavendish enjoyed a stage seven success in Chateauroux.
Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford's ambition was vindicated today as Geraint Thomas set up a first Tour de France stage win for the British squad and Norwegian prodigy Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Bradley Wiggins was in confident mood as the Tour de France entered a fifth day of racing today.
Alberto Contador was beaten to victory by Cadel Evans in a dramatic finish to the fourth stage of the Tour de France in Brittany.
Mark Cavendish and his sprint adversaries will likely step to one side today, with the Tour de France fourth stage set to shake up the race for the yellow jersey.
Tyler Farrar won today's Tour de France third stage in Brittany – giving the United States an Independence Day victory.
Belgium's Philippe Gilbert seized the Tour de France race leader's yellow jersey with victory in Les Herbiers today.
QuickStep tonight had their bus checked by police on the eve of the Tour de France in a move the Belgian team described as "routine".
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is to leave Team Astana at the end of the 2010 season after rejecting an offer to extend his contract.
Alberto Contador claimed overall victory following the final stage of the Tour de France today.
Andy Schleck was forced to change his bike on today's final stage of the Tour de France after suffering mechanical trouble while racing Alberto Contador.
The titanic tussle for the 2010 Tour de France title is set to end in Alberto Contador's favour after the defending champion increased his advantage in today's penultimate stage.
The Tour de France concludes in Paris this weekend with the duel for the race leader's yellow jersey set to end in Alberto Contador's favour.
Andy Schleck took the stage finish atop the Col du Tourmalet but will require a miracle if he is to usurp the yellow jersey of Alberto Contador after today's epic stage 17 of the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong's bid for a fairytale finale ended in an anticlimax today as Pierrick Fedrigo won the 16th stage of the Tour de France.
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong insists "I sleep like a baby" after denying the ongoing investigation into doping allegations levelled at him by Floyd Landis was behind his poor Tour de France display.
The latest bout in the battle for the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey ended in a stalemate in the Pyrenees today.


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Mrs. Weathers died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at her residence following an extended illness.
Born Oct. 15, 1952, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Paul Jones Sr. and Mary Esther Jones. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Ann Daniel; sister, Janette Eller; and brothers, Roy "Buddy" Jones and Troy Jones.
Mrs. Weathers was a member of Peoples Baptist Church in Jefferson. Linda was a very dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, James Weathers of Jefferson; daughters, Tabitha Fricke of Commerce, and Tara Peppers of Buford; sister, Janelle Murphy of Cornelia; brothers, Paul Jones of Cornelia, and J.H. Jones of Lawrenceville; special brother-in-law, Lebron Weathers; grandchildren, Kirsten Nix, Christopher Cannon, Sheyenne Peppers, Whitney Fricke, Tommy Fricke, and Braxton Fricke; great-grandchild, Jaydin Nix; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Those wishing to express online condolences to the Weathers family may do so by visiting whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin.
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Recycling will get even better for North Londonderry Township.
North Londonderry's Recycling Program has a well-established, award winning recycling program that has been recognized year after year by the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority.
However, with notification from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that a $164,977 municipal recycling grant has been approved, there will be funds to further enhance the township's recycling effort
At the regular business meeting held Monday evening, Assistant Township Manager Mike Booth noted that the township would use the funds to purchase new equipment for the curbside recycling program, including a new chipper, a tractor, and compost turner.
"All this new equipment will serve to make our program more efficient and effective," Booth said
In other business, supervisors adopted a resolution to update the County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Township manager Gordon Watts reminded supervisors that the township plan is "piggy-backed" on the one implemented by the county.
In an unrelated matter, supervisors approved a second resolution in regards to the application for county aid. The township expects to receive about $8,000 as its share of liquid fuels money.
Also discussed:
• Supervisors approved a Parkinson's 5K Run and Family Fun Walk scheduled for October 4, 2014.
• $4K expenditure for pipe to repair a water drainage problem on the Gravel Hill Road Project, before Eisenhower Road was approved. Penn Dot will provide all labor to complete the repair.
• Don Bliss, the township's representative to the Palmyra Public Library, announced that the 20th Annual Birdies for Books Golf Tournament would be held June 14 at Deer Valley Golf Course in Hummelstown. The fund raising event, a four-player scramble, will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. For more information call the library at 838-1347 or register on the library's website.
• The next board of supervisor's meeting will be held Monday, June 16th at 7:30 p.m.


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Thoughts about setup and deployment issues, WiX, XNA, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio
All postings are provided AS IS
with no warranties, and confer no rights. Additionally, views expressed
herein are my own and not those of my employer, Microsoft.
Now that the .NET Framework 2.0 and VS 2005 are officially released, those of you who have been running beta and CTP builds will need to prepare your machines to install the final release. As I'm sure many of you are aware of if you've had a beta installed in the past, beta uninstall and migration to newer builds has been a very painful subject dating all the way back to VS 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0 beta 1. Fortunately there is a lot more awareness that uninstalling the various pieces of VS 2005 is not trivial, and there are some automated uninstall tools and much better documentation.
For those of you who will need to uninstall a previous beta in order to install the final release of VS 2005 and/or the .NET Framework 2.0, you should make sure to review the official uninstall instructions before starting to uninstall anything. In case you read nothing else, please make sure that you leave the .NET Framework 2.0 beta uninstall until the very end. Most of the other pieces of VS 2005 will not uninstall fully if you remove the .NET Framework 2.0 beta first, and that can cause problems in some scenarios after installing the final release.
In order to make the uninstall process easier, there are a couple of automated uninstall tools available for various scenarios:
The uninstall tools (#1, #3 and #4 above) are designed to run Windows Installer APIs and command lines to discover whether or not a known, fixed set of products are installed and then remove them. As we discover additional issues that these tools do not cover, I will be updating the troubleshooting tool. The main goal of the troubleshooting tool is to fix up a machine that already has the final release installed without needing to have the user resort to uninstalling everything and starting from scratch. It tries to perform more "surgical" fixes for specific issues related to incomplete/incorrect beta uninstalls.
As always, let me know if you run into any issues or have any feedback on any of the above tools and I'll try my best to help.
Where to get Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 Where to download the .NET Framework 2.0 redistributable
Hi Aaron -- I have struggled for two days to get VB Express 2005 final release running, but no luck. Trouble started after I installed VB 2008 beta, VWD express and SQL Server express. Before that it ran great for months.
I am currently in the mode where I get six package load failures on startup. This is after I have run the "Hammer" and re-installed from CD (burned from downloaded iso image).
The only thing I have not tried is to run the troubleshooting tool (Ttool.zip) because the link appears to be broken. Is there another place to get it? Is there anything else I should be trying?
Hi ZookManPat - If you had any previous beta versions of Visual Studio 2005 installed on your system, I'd suggest trying the steps listed at http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/12/16/504906.aspx. My file server is currently down for maintenance, but it should be back up soon so you can check back in a day or so and hopefully it will be available for download again. I'm sorry for the hassle that this issue is causing for you.
If this problem started after installing the VS 2008 beta, I'd also suggest reporting a bug on the bug reporting site at http://connect.microsoft.com/visualstudio/.
Thanks for the timely reply, Aaron. I went through the steps at 504906, except for #2. Any chance you could email me the troubleshooting tool so I could try that? My email is patwiegand at suddenlink dot net.
I post on this with every release, but I'll post something about the latest blog entry on it. The
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London Pass BlogBack to Blog
Take a walk around Georgian Bloomsbury with the Foundling Museum
Published: Thursday 14th of August 2008
Visitors to London can enjoy a fascinating insight into Georgian Bloomsbury courtesy of the Foundling Museum this August.
Ian Bevan, a historian and a City of London guide will take tourists on a special guided walk, which will be taking place on Sunday August 24th - and walkers are advised to book at the Foundling Museum in advance in order to secure their place on the walk.
Eighteenth century Bloomsbury was one of the top London attractions widely held to be a fashionable residential district.
Situated close to the estate of the Duke of Bedford, walkers can visit the Georgian squares and public buildings.
However, visitors will also learn about the darker side of life in Georgian Bloomsbury, such as the poverty and the problem of abandoned babies.
Later on, Thomas Coram established the Foundling Hospital in order to resolve this problem.
Visitors to the Foundling Museum can gain entry to the event using their London Pass.
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I'm often asked about how Spry came into being. I've told the story many times, but have never taken the time to write it down.
Especially around Seattle people have heard of the name Spry. Spry was founded in the 90's by a Seattleite by the name of David Pool. Spry was a software company and also a dialup provider. Much of Spry's fame comes from a product called 'Internet in a Box', it was one of the first commercially available products including connection software (remember Winsock?) and a Spry branded version of Mosaic. Checkout the Wikipedia article for more information. Spry was purchased in 1995 for 100million dollars by Compuserve. The Spry brand name was phased out over the next several years. In 1997 Compuserve sold off to Worldcom, which opened up a new series of mergers and acquisitions.
Through that series of mergers someone forgot or neglected to renew the Spry domain. Our founder and CEO, Jay Westerdal from domaintools.com was wise enough to snatch it up. Jay and I had met at HostPro (now Interland) in 2000. He was the lead developer of a group of web properties offering free hosting and other webmaster tools to entice users to purchase hosting, while I was the systems engineer. It was evident immediately that Jay and I had a great working relationship. HostPro and Interland merged in 2001 and closed down the Seattle operation. Jay and I both chose to remain in the Seattle area, and I actually ended up renting a room from Jay.
Initially Jay entered into a resale agreement with a group of local guys selling FreeBSD based VPS hosting solutions. This continued for about a year until a difference of opinions ceased that arrangement. I had been chiding Jay for months telling him that I could run a better hosting operation than the people he was reselling for — and then Jay made me put my money where my mouth was. In July of 2003 I officially started working fulltime for Spry, mind you I was not getting paid.
I spent several months working with friends on building a FreeBSD based VPS solution. I'm not a developer by any means, but spent hours in-front of the keyboard writing provisioning systems, editing VPS templates, and attempting to build a control-panel for users to manage their VPS accounts. It wasn't until October of that year that I was introduced to Sw-Soft and HSPcomplete. HSPcomplete was a turnkey billing and customer interface to provision VPS accounts onto Virtuozzo based Linux VPS servers. After evaluating the Sw-Soft product line Jay and I made the call that it would be best to get busy selling and managing accounts, rather than attempting to create our own system from scratch. Spry literally started with 4 servers — a Pentium-3 550, 2 dual Xeon 2.4ghz servers with 2gb of RAM and 6×73gb disks, and a 2.4ghz Xeon with 2×36gb disks. We had a single rack with a Extreme Networks layer 3 switch, and a 2megabit commitment from a single provider.
Around January of 2004 we started moving the hundred or so customers over from the reseller. It became quickly evident that I couldn't handle the workload by myself, so Spry hired it's first employee. We were working out of Jay's house at this point, so our employee had to come join the party too! It wasn't long until we needed another employee, and instead of looking for additional office space we decided it would be best just to have the guy move into the house with us! At peak I beleive there 3 of us working on the Spry project, and 3 working on DomainTools in the house. Walls were knocked down to help make room for additional desks. Did I mention that I had my girlfriend living with us as well? We took up all the parking on the block, and in July of 2003 the city of Bellevue let us us know that it wasn't kosher to have that many people working in the house, so we got our first office space in Renton.
More on this story to come!
this is certainly an encouraging story, in special for us trying to starting up a company and getting frustrated with all the blocks on the road
Ha! Ain't most IT start up saga begins in a humble apartment somewhere. I've worked for two start ups (in software), and both of them in small apartments next to the beach here in Australia :)
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