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|10 schools collaborate for student achievement
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Holyoke Re-1J is one of 10 school districts involved in Consortium Team Time to cooperatively leverage resources to support teachers and kids.
The Northeast Consortium for Student Achievement and Growth has six scheduled inservice sessions on Mondays during the 2013-14 school year. Holyoke Superintendent Bret Miles reported on the consortium activity at the Nov. 5 Re-1J board meeting.
The organizational structure begins with the BOCES Superintendents' Advisory Committee consensus. That branches down to coordinator Kendra Anderson, a steering committee and all principals and superintendents. Miles serves as chair of the steering committee, which includes one representative per district. Holyoke Elementary School art teacher Christina Martinez designed a windmill logo for the CTT group. The nine windmill blades highlight the following buzz words: expect, educate, expose, engage, enhance, embrace, expand, empower and elevate.
CTT's purpose is to collectively implement the new Colorado Academic Standards and improve instruction through collaboration and alignment.
Participating school districts include Akron, Buffalo, Frenchman, Haxtun, Holyoke, Julesburg, Lone Star (voluntary), Platte Valley, Otis and Wray.
CTT participants have agreed that all schools will do the following:
—utilize the same curriculum document setting the order of units and an approximate pacing of the units.
—commit to the outcomes stated in the curriculum document and work together to form consortium-wide assessments to measure attainment of the standards.
—have flexibility in the use of materials and daily lesson planning.
—participate in the professional learning communities at a central location and house curriculum documents, educational resources and common assessments on the DREAM website.
—participate in a shared cost structure for resources identified by the Superintendents' Advisory Committee.
Participants believe that quality consortium team time will benefit teachers, principals, students and communities.
The process of P.E. teachers working through their standards this year has been very positive and supported the push for collaboration.
CTT will expose all teachers to new and valuable strategies.
Principals with no experience in some grades or content areas can still find ways to support teachers and connect them with the support they desire through CTT.
Miles also pointed out that data elevates all conversations about strategies, resources and curriculum. This is a real benefit for CTT principals.
Participating districts believe quality CTT will improve student performance as all students will have equal access to a guaranteed and viable curriculum.
Twenty-three groups are going at the same time during the Monday inservice meetings. They are facilitated by principals, superintendents, BOCES leaders and other key personnel.
The 23 small groups include preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7-12 language arts, 7-12 math, 7-12 science, 7-12 social studies, K-12 art, K-12 music, K-12 interventionists, physical education, world language, special education, social/emotional special education, business education, family and consumer sciences, agricultural education and counselors.
CTT is currently in the "Assessment Created Collaboratively" cycle. Miles said that at the upcoming Dec. 2 inservice, full unit assessments will be ready.
The cycle continues with "Student Work Completed," "Results Analyzed Collaboratively," "Strategies Shared" and on to "Next Unit Reviewed."
CTT uses the DuFour Model of Professional Learning Communities. It is built around three critical questions:
1. What do we want students to know and be able to do?
2. How will we know when students have learned it?
3. How will we respond when students need remediation or enrichment?
CTT groups look at readiness, endurance, leverage and accountability to decide what is essential.
They then unwrap the process by circling the verbs, underlining the nouns and double-underlining prepositional phrases. They can also add other implied targets.
For building a quality assessment, the CTT groups evaluate five question areas to determine the validity of their work.
Teachers will collect their own data and house information on a DREAM site.
The site is set to accomplish four goals: easy access to sample curriculum units with the option to re-order, one go-to location for resources, resource building and resource sharing.
CTT inservices have been held Sept. 30 and Oct. 28, and the first assessments will be finished for the Dec. 2 meetings. Assessments will then be administered before the holiday break, with data due back in early January 2014.
When CTT meets Jan. 27, 2014, data will be reviewed and work on the next assessments will begin. The review/assessment cycle will continue on Feb. 24, 2014, and at least three assessments will be created for the April 28, 2014, meeting.
The final CTT target for 2013-14 notes that on May 28, 2014, PK-12 skills will be aligned.
Holyoke Enterprise November 14, 2013


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Jay Hieron left his return to the UFC with a loss on Friday, but also with a renewed confidence in his standing.
Hieron (23-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC), fighting in the UFC for the first time since 2005, lost a unanimous decision to Jake Ellenberger (28-6 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at UFC on FX 5 in Minneapolis, but it didn't feel much like a loss to him.
Hieron said he believes he won the fight, and he's ready to get back in the cage against another top-shelf opponent.
"It was tough. I thought I won, but it was close," Hieron on Monday told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "Do I feel I got robbed? No. But I thought I did enough to win. My only regret was I should've picked it up a little more in the third."
Hieron was down two rounds on two of the three judges' scorecards heading to the last frame. He lost the decision 29-28 on all three cards.
Hieron can accept losing the fight, it seems. But on all three judges' cards? That's where he begs to differ.
"The judges, I don't know what the hell they're watching," Hieron said. "Giving him a unanimous (decision) is a crock of doo-doo. It was way closer than that. I feel I did enough to win. I'd love to see the output of strikes, because I believe I doubled (or) tripled his. He got the big takedown in the second and definitely won that round. His takedown, might have given him aggression points. But they definitely don't know what the hell they're watching."
Hieron came into his UFC return on an 11-1 run that included two wins for Strikeforce and a Bellator welterweight tournament victory that got him a shot at champ Ben Askren – a fight he lost by split decision nearly a year ago, giving the unbeaten Askren his toughest MMA test to date.
Hieron said he expected Ellenberger, who was coming off a loss to Martin Kampmann in June that snapped a six-fight winning streak, to be more explosive. And when Ellenberger took a different plan of attack, Hieron was left to make adjustments.
"He's explosive – he jumps on his guys. I trained for a guy to come hard at me," Hieron said. "He did a great job of switching it up. I'm definitely one of the guys who prepares for everything in the game. I'm well-rounded. But the way he sat back, I couldn't get a beat on him. So I started throwing a lot more variety with my kicks because I was trying to bait him into throwing something so I can counter him. I was waiting for him to explode, which never happened. He had a totally different game plan this fight."
Ellenberger was able to avenge the first loss of his career – Hieron beat him in a June 2006 IFL bout. Now it's Hieron that must try to regroup with losses in two of his past three fights, and still without a win in the UFC after going 0-2 with the promotion before finally returning this past weekend.
"The old saying is, 'Don't leave it in the judges' hands,' but when you're fighting top five, top 10 in the world, guys are prepared," Hieron said. "Right now, I"ll just take a couple days and see what's up and talk to my manager. I didn't get the win last Friday, but I feel like I could compete with anybody. It felt great (to be back in the UFC)."
For more on UFC on FX 5, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
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Former gasoline storage facility will be converted
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WHEELING — Frack water will be recycled in Warwood by September, following GreenHunter Water's $750,000 purchase of a former gasoline storage facility on North 28th Street....
I think there has been alot of local water plants treating frack water but ended up with fines for not doing the job. I'm sure the EPA will be watching along with other groups that will ensure there are fines for failure.
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Imagine that. A frack water "recycling" facility located on the banks of the Ohio River. Coincidence???
Wonder how much is going to be "recycled" into the river....
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio schools would receive their own A through F grades under a bill creating a new state performance ranking system that is now headed to the governor.
A spokesman for Gov. John Kasich (KAY-sihk) says he'll sign the bill, which cleared the Legislature Thursday.
The legislation calls for developing a letter-grade scale for school districts, school buildings, community schools, STEM schools and college-preparatory boarding schools based on more than a dozen performance measures. The House agreed to Senate changes in a 56-31 vote Thursday.
Letter grades would be phased in to replace the 5-tier system of excellent, effective, continuous improvement, academic watch and academic emergency. No overall grades for districts would be given this coming year.
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RALEIGH � A South Carolina man admits he sold dozens of powerful military-style rifles at gun shows and in hotel parking lots without requiring any paperwork or background checks.
Michael A. Beas of Greer, S.C., pleaded guilty Wednesday in a federal courtroom in Charlotte to a felony count of dealing firearms without a license.
Prosecutors say a Charlotte gun store owner alerted federal officials in August after Beas legally purchased 13 semi-automatic AK-47 rifles over the Internet. Court records showed Beas admitted selling scores of high-powered weapons at gun shows in the Carolinas and Georgia, including parts for .50 caliber sniper rifles capable of piercing an inch of steel armor. He said he didn't track who bought the guns.
Beas faces a maximum sentence of up to 5 years in prison.
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Survivors include his siblings, Kathleen Denise (Stephen) Kostas of Rochester Hills, Mich., Cheryl Ann Trial of Rochester Hills, Mich., Kenneth Charles (Debra) Trial of Hobson, Bobbie Jean (Raymond) Sturm of Austin and Thomas Michael (Sharon) Trial of Richards; eleven nieces and nephews; and nine great nephews and nieces.
Visitation was held Thursday, Aug. 21 from 5 – 7 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home in Karnes City Texas.
A private Mass for the family was held at St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Karnes City officiated by Father Stanley.
Interment was in the Hobson Catholic Cemetery.
His nieces and nephews served as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.
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Arrangements by Rhodes Funeral Home, Karnes City, 830-780-3334.


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WHEELING - Police said a man attempted to rob the CVS pharmacy in downtown Wheeling this morning by passing the pharmacist a handwritten note that claimed he would use a gun if he did not receive......
The last 3 cars I have bought brand new since 2006 were between 3500 and 5000 cheaper in Pittsburg including trade. What does that say about local business? Just had a great day in Pittsburgh. So many nice people, good food, entertainment, and it rejuvenates me before Monday so I can deal with the road rage people here who are mad because they cant get their 10 minute drive in less than 5 minutes. Thats NUTS
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Youpeoplearenut-I like your screen name too. I understand your love for Wheeling. For many, I think there is a comfort here regardless of the criticisms. I have not had the opportunity to move away and would like to primarily for a better climate. I dont hate wheeling. I have a long history with many people here-dentist, hairdresser, drs, pharmacist, plumber, etc. Not much family here, and best friends have moved away. There is a certain comfort here, like knowing I can be anywhere it about 10 minutes. I buy almost nothing here though. Pittsburg has much better items, service, and attitude. I can change lanes and manuver through lanes going thru ft pitt tunnel w/o incident. Here, can pull off street or out of gas station w/out nut job 100 yards away laying on horn. There are a lot of very angry people here. I deal with them with humor and assume they are having a bad day/life. To survive here, must lighten up. Some drink or gamble for entertainment, others read posts.
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Youpeoplearenuts-I think you are kind of right, not sure what entices you to read the posts, probably some deep seated mental illness like the rest of us have developed. Really-I think people just have to find humor to deal with the day to day life here. Not many sunny days, not much good going on, and humor is a healthy defense mechanism, so as goofy as some of the posts may seem, I wouldnt take them too serious. I find it a bit like reading the comics, and I know I am not here to impress anyone with my intellegence, evidently, nobody else is either.
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I love this city and I'm very grateful to be from Wheeling. I too have the Wheeling Feeling! And I enjoy being able to say my children will to do the same. Moving away was my dream as a high schooler, coming home to Wheeling after being gone for awhile made me realize there's no place like home!
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Youpeoplearenuts lol, or the ones who did move away can't pull themselves away from a low budget news blog lol. shows they are here in spirit and wants to be part of the OV. lol.
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I'm not sure why I even check the comments anymore. My hope initially was to see honest heartfelt comments, or posts from intelligent people making rational comments. Some of you people are complete fools. I encourage you to quickly seek professional help. Maybe they can salvage what's left of your insane brain. I also think moving somewhere else and experience what actually goes on in other areas would really help your not normal behaviors and attitudes.
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Robber: "Hi, it's Dave. I got the stuff."
Pharmacist: "Dave's not here."
Robber: "No, I'M Dave! I got the stuff!"
Pharmacist: "Dave's not here."
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I see 'nubbie' tdolan hasn't broke the code here. He's the 'clueless' one taking a whiz in our holy water of NR blogs.
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In Wheeling a loony 'huffer' stumbles into a drug store for free drugs and gets told to hit the road. He does. haw haw haw!
In Southern California (wraith's imaginary nirvana) another assault gun armed nut bag cop is on the prowl to kill other cops and their families. Everybody is in a panic and rightly so. Be afraid. Be very afraid!
Which place would you rather call home?
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Buckwild in Wheeling. Dumb and dumber. Oh, dont have those pills, ok, bye-bye. "he seemed agitated" **** is right. b But with all the cops, they cant catch him. Are you kidding me. More police funds needed. This is one sorry ass story, and its unconventional=====STUPID
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tdolan, specifically what in int's post was "racial"?
Did you see the part about "wearing a re-elect Obama T-shirt" as racial? People of all races supported Obama.
Did you see the "talking on a government provided track phone" part, or the "on his way to a church for his next free meal" part, as racial? Those phones are given to people of all races, and churches provide free meals to people of all races.
There are too many people seeing "racial undertones" where there are none.
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int do you believe that stuff your spouting? If so I feel bad for you and yes I'm ****** about the phones that "poor" people have that we are paying for gussing you pay taxes. But some was of racial undertones or just racially wrong
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rover you really that clueless? Or are you acting like it?
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Yet ANOTHER Obama welfare recipient looking for free drugs to go with all his other first of the month freebies
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In a related story a man handed a note to a clerk in a gun store and and threatened to take some pills if he didn't get a gun.
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This is what gives West Virginia a bad name. Not only is the druggie out of drugs his drugs are out dated. This is just plain ignorant.
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You mean to tell me that with the amount of police presence in downtown Wheeling, they "scoured" the area to no avail?
Maybe the FOP can use this episode to request that the taxpayer fund the staffing of even more cops, cruisers, motorcycles, Spiders, and bicycles for the metropolis of downtown Wheeling..... :)
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Not exactly sure what the NR writer considers "unconventional" about a robbery attempt whereby the perp passes a note to an employee demanding cash, pills, etc. ????
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Interesting, it's not nice to rob places. Turn yourself in.
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Most likely just another GOP guy high on oxycotin or vikodyn like their drug addict messiahs Rush Limpwadd and Glenn Beck.
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.....the robber has been described as a human, with hair and eyes, approximately 6 ft tall and wearing a re-elect Obama T-shirt. He was last seen talking on a government provided track phone on his way to a church for his next free meal.
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Renal failure, also known as kidney failure, occurs when the kidneys can't perform their normal functions. It usually occurs in middle-aged and older people. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs on either side of the spine in the lower back. Their main functions are to remove waste from the body and to balance the water and mineral content of the blood by filtering waste, minerals, and water. The waste and water combine to form urine.
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SNELLVILLE, Ga. -- The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld the conviction and life prison sentence for a woman accused of killing her daughter-in-law in a Target store parking lot in Snellville.
Joanna Hayes had appealed her 2011 conviction to the Supreme Court, arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict her of killing Heather Strube in 2009.
In a ruling released Monday, the high court disagreed and upheld the conviction.
Authorities say Strube was in the middle of a divorce with her husband Stephen. Prosecutors say the couple had just completed a child custody swap when Strube was killed, and contend Hayes didn't want her daughter-in-law to get custody of the child.
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I am very lucky to work for the company I do, I will celebrate my 10th year anniversary with them in 2013. It is a small privately owned local company, wtih a very caring owner. Back in 2011 I drew a bighorn Sheep hunt in Oregon an I was allowed by my employer all the time I needed for the hunt without pressure. I was surprised last night with a gift from the owner, whom isn't a avid big game hunter. I just wanted to share it with you all on this forum.
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Thread: Comedy
06-12-05, 12:49 #1Alan........wants to light up the night skyGuest
What are your best and worst comedy acts/shows that you've been to see?Best for me was Billy ConnelyWorst was Little Britain which I saw last week and was awful
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i have seen loads, due to regular attendance of Baths comedy cavern.best i have seen are men in coats.daniel kitsonian congnitothey were good.seen some very bad but the worst was jimmy Carr, because he was so up his own arse and should have been good, he killed the room and died on his arse and then blamed the audiance for not being in the mood.
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Best Frank Skinner at Reading in 1997, also Bill Bailey at the comedy store in about 1994, bloody funny.Worst, Alan Davies also at the comedy store, came on stage drunk, did ten minutes of very old material, said Fcuk rather a lot and went off to no applause.
06-12-05, 13:15 #4
I saw Steve Coogan live as Alan Partridge.It was so bizarre...Can't remember laughing so much since.Jack Dee was Pretty crap, also up his own behind.
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Best was Dave allan.Worst was Cannon and Ball, the warm-up act was funnier.
06-12-05, 17:23 #6Christmas Cow..Please Don't Eat Me!Guest
Best was Sean Huges....My stomach hurt for days after seeing him I was laffing so hard!Worst...erm.....not had a worst yet.
06-12-05, 17:29 #7
Dave Gorman, awesomeAgain, not had a worst, will work on it
06-12-05, 17:30 #8Christmas Cow..Please Don't Eat Me!Guest
I would love to see Dave Gorman
06-12-05, 17:50 #9Alan........wants to light up the night skyGuest
I never had a worst 'till last week
06-12-05, 19:11 #10jim the summer" sault"Guest
bill bailey is very funny also lee evans and yes little britian i don't get it closely followed by the girl how shouts both'ad alot someone Tait so bad. peep shows good though
06-12-05, 19:17 #11the DefenderDan(Dont say Donkey"!)"Guest
I like Peter Kay, Bill Bailey, Peep ShowLittle Britain has lost the plot a bit......just doesnt make me laugh anymore
06-12-05, 19:18 #12the DefenderDan(Dont say Donkey"!)"Guest
Chris Rock is very funny IMO
06-12-05, 19:29 #13xXBADGERXxGuest
Kathy Tate is who yer thinking of DO I Look Bovvered" .... I like Comedy but start to detest it by the time it has filtered down to the "street" and can be heard quoted Ad Hoc in pubs by Comedy Bores and Pissed Idiots .Recently I have enjoyed stuff on Late night Channel 4 like "spoons" as it is based on real life scenarios , but you can`t beat Billy Connnoly for that ."
06-12-05, 19:38 #14
Going back a bit but the old ones are the best :-Richard PryorMarty FeldmanSpike MilliganEddie MurphyEven Ben Elton when he was younger.
06-12-05, 20:01 #15
Seen some of the new series of little britain, only Tom Baker extracts a faint smile.
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06-12-05, 20:16 #17
Yea, saw his first 2 shows, had tickets for googlewhack, but my damned ex girlfriends dad made me move my crashed car off his land that night, grr the grudge will never end
06-12-05, 20:39 #18
Bill Bailey in about 1998. Fucking hilarious, I cried out a contact lense I was laughing so hard and had sore stomach muscles for 2 days.
06-12-05, 21:19 #19
Saw the league of gentlemen - its behind you at the weekend.made me laugh, really good show. worth seeing IMOa line to an ugly sister your'e so ugly...it looks like someone set fire to your face and put it out with a fork""
06-12-05, 21:20 #20
That's an old line, only it used to be '...put it out with a golf club.'
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Economy Shifts Into Reverse
Cuts in defense spending blamed for downturn
January 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank unexpectedly late last year, a reminder of the biggest threat it faces in 2013: sharp government spending cuts and prolonged political budget fights....
my,oh my..what an out look for the Obama economic "plan"
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WOW, what a surprise!..... NOT
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Never got out of first gear in the first place.
FACE IT: Nobama doesn't have a CLUE WTF to DO!
He is one trick pony, SPEND MONEY!
Can you SPEND your way out of bankruptcy??? {Bleep} NO, idiot!
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lol. maybe this time i can triple profits. poor reppys.
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wheeldog...yes..you will be able to do more than that, if it.s wall street stocks...but when You least expect. your money will become worth nothing at all...good luck with your govt. plan...the Chinese have a different plan for the US Dollar
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obummer and fed Ben...ben what we need is mo money..yes, your right mr pres...I'll get right on that as soon as I get back to my computer...obummer "great"
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Proof that weefailing is delirious.
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Just bailing-out the "big" insurance companies! And the peeps thought they were helping the "victims" of Super Storm Sandy!
"NYU Medical Center suffered significant damage when Sandy hit Manhattan in late October, but within two months, the privately owned hospital received $150 million in FEMA aid.
Today, with the help of your tax dollars, the hospital is almost fully operational.
Political leaders have praised the swift infusion of cash, but some victims of the storm say it exposes a gaping inequity in the way FEMA handles federal disaster grants.
Individuals with flooded homes cannot get FEMA disaster grants until all of their private insurance claims have been settled, but that same rule does not apply to large institutions like NYU Medical Center, even though they have private insurance contracts in the hundreds of millions of dollars."
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Can't a liberal catch a break? All of the whining about the military budgets and spending too much on war (of course Obama has maore troops in more countries than did FDR and he fought WWII), but then when there are military spending cuts it affects the horribly weak Obama economy. He has been spectacular in his reach. Last year he signed and Exec Order that all Fed gov agencies must include foreign made products in their bid specs, and his brother Christopher is still busily recruiting US manufacturing to China in his capacity as a paid/resident recruiter for the Chinese economy. Maybe Obama should start spending cuts with the hundreds of billions spent each year as grant money to left wing academics/social scientists etc, to keep the votes coming in. Lets dump some of that pork and maybe let the military alone..or maybe restart the draft as a means of cutting the military budget. What? liberals being drafted and asked to serve? That won't do.
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This is where Obama and his policies have succeeded beyond expectations. He will not stop until this country is NO MORE. Perhaps when the comfortably poor wake up to this fact we may be able to reverse this devastating momentum. Only lawyers, non-profit recipients, crony capitalists and the comfortably poor like this current economic direction--because they're being fed by the system. If that's you, you should be afraid, very afraid.
What a coward this POS POTUS is!
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Saw on the news last night that the economy is improving. STEEL IMPORTS at the port of New Orl are up 200%. How does this help American Workers???? All double talk.
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what of the 27 billion $$$ bailout money the news says business won't be paying back to the taxpayers ? Much of the spending problem is private business that parks between government services and billing with their non performing hand out waiting for a big fat overcharge payment from the pork trough.
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take medicare and more scams. if they can provide same as medicare nad maybe for for same cost as medicare, great. But, they want your medicare money and more for their stuff. Get private business out of medicare.
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need to read these posts from last to first, stopping after four or five posts when the window dressing has been shed and what matters has become front burner.
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pull all males out of combat and let the girls go. see how that works out for you.
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NEW YORK -- The Dow logged its best start to the year in almost two decades.
Stocks rallied in the first week of the year after U.S. lawmakers reached a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," and then pushed higher toward record levels as optimism about the housing market recovery grew. Decent company earnings for the fourth quarter and an improving job market also helped lift markets.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended the month up 5.8 percent, its strongest January since 1994, according to S&P Capital IQ data. The Standard & Poor's 500 finished the month 5 percent higher, its best start to the year since 1997.
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Was someone whining about the economy?
Was some calling the President a Marxist?
Are some people just blinded by hate and stupidity?
Please read: "Stocks rallied in the first week of the year after U.S. lawmakers reached a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," and then pushed higher toward record levels as optimism about the housing market recovery grew. Decent company earnings for the fourth quarter and an improving job market also helped lift markets."
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wrait..don't hate because a lot of us know how to make money. it's not in light bulbs lol. sad, sad, sad. is it getting dim in here? lol.
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weefailing I am making nice 6 figures and could give a shat less what you do or don't.
If you made $1000 last year and $3000 this year you are 3 times, BFD!
Anybody who thinks Obama has not totally wrecked the US economy has NO CREDIBILITY, methinks you are a lying sack of Shiite.
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Mr. Obama has no concept on how to create private sector jobs. his solution to everything is for the government to spend. Sadly, he has never been exposed to the real private sector world where jobs are truly created. He will not listen And has us as a country on a path of failure. We need to send a strong message in 2014.
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but...but....but..how can this be. DuhNostradumbazz tells us that Obama has wrecked the economy. Yet, **** nuz (Shep Smith) ust reported the stock market over 14000 and heading for all time record high. Plus, real estate rebounding at over 5 percent per month; Plus, first mortgages at all time low. What's not to cheer about! All praise OBAMA!
All give a Bronx cheer to DuhWraith!
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Blover you ph****ing idiot the market means NOTHING when interest rates are almost zero.
Today unemployments figures WENT UP to 7.9%
157,000 jobs created but 169,000 jobs DISAPPEARED when people LEFT the labor poll.
8.5 MILLION FEWER employed now then when BUSH BUSH BUSH was president.
AND the population went up almst 10 MILLION.
DAZZLE us with your brilliant WVU education and explain why THAT is good, Hayseed:__________________?????
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Ford Flareside Mar-K Tailgate Conversion Kit - No More Chain GangWritten by on November 5, 2010 Replace Those Tailgate And Chains With Hidden Hinges And Latches
Tired of those original tailgate chains swingin' in the breeze-banging against your bedsides and creating a racket as well as paint chips and nicks? Well, Mar-K Quality Parts has the answer-a brand-new tailgate kit complete with hidden hinges and latch assembly.
These tailgate assemblies are available for all '53-87 Ford Flareside trucks. As I said earlier, they come with latches and link assemblies included and are available smooth or with louvers. All you need is an old Ford truck in need of a makeover, and the new tailgate kit from Mar-K. The kit has everything you need to make the conversion. Included are the tailgate, the template for your bedsides, the link assemblies, the hidden latches, all the hardware and the complete instructions. The conversion can be performed with the bed still in place on the chassis or, if you're in the restoration process already, with it set up on a set of jackstands or good ol' sawhorses. As long as the bed is secure, square, and level the conversion is a breeze. With most classic pickup tailgates pretty beat up from the start, this replacement option is a no-brainer as it's a neat, affordable upgrade that's well worth the small investment and it sure beats spending hours or days trying to pound that OE 'gate back into shape before even addressing the swingin' chain conundrum. So follow along and I'll show ya just how quick, easy, and hassle-free the Mar-K tailgate conversion is!
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The tailgate kit from Mar-K has everything you need to make the conversion-including the tailgate, the template for your bedsides, the link assemblies, the hidden latches, all the hardware, and the complete instructions.Support the bed so that it is level and square. The bed does not have to be removed from the truck to perform this installation. Just be sure it is reasonably flat and not mounted in a twisted position. First remove the original tailgate, hinges, and chain assemblies to ready the truck for the new 'gate assembly.With the original 'gate assembly removed and care having been taken to ensure the bed and opening are square, place some masking tape over the hinge attaching locations on the bedsides. Install the hinges and the new tailgate and make sure it is aligned to your satisfaction.With the new 'gate held in place and aligned to where you want it, mark the location of the hinges onto the masking tape so that it may be removed and reinstalled in the same exact location as the process advances.Remove one of the 'gate hinges marked in the proceeding step and remove the tailgate. Install the hinge back into position using the marked masking tape as a guide.Slide the template provided with the tailgate kit onto the hinge-do so in order for the template to lay flat against the inside of the bedside. The outer edge of the template should be even with the outer edge of the bedside and when it is, clamp the template in place as shown.Next, mark the bedside through the two small 1/8-inch diameter holes in the template. These will be the location for the latch striker and the upper link mounting position.With the marks made on the inner bedsides remove the template and center-punch these locations and drill some 5/16-inch holes through the bedsides (both of them). Remove the burr from the freshly drilled holes on both the inside and outside. Using the 5/16-18 button head screws supplied in the kit, install the latch strikers in the upper hole on each bedside. The latch striker can be held steady with a 9/16-inch wrench while tightening the button head screws.
Next, install the link assembly pivot onto both bedsides through the lower holes again using the supplied 5/16-18 button head screws. Place the provided stainless flat washers on these pivots before attaching them to the bedside. This keeps the link assemblies from rubbing directly on the bedside. The link assembly pivots can be held with a 7/16-inch wrench while tightening the button head screws. Position the flats of this pivot horizontal as shown. Both of these items should be on the inside of the bedside with the button head screws on the outside.Reinstall the new tailgate using the masking tape mark for the hinge location reference. Support the tailgate in the horizontal or open position and bolt the latches to the tailgate on each end. The latch has an actuating arm with a nut fixed to it that must fit through the slot in the tailgate as shown.Each latch is held to the tailgate with two metric oval head M6-1.0 x 45mm-long Torx head screws provided in the kit. Use a T25 Torx driver to tighten these screws. You should be able to see the actuating arm and nut through the slotted hole in the tailgate skin.The latches are released by a black knob provided in the kit. Each of these black knobs needs to have an aluminum threaded spacer fitted to it. Thread the spacer onto the knob completely; then thread the knob into the tailgate latch through the slotted hole.Bolt the link assemblies to each end of the tailgate. These are held in place by two 1/4-20 x 3/4-inch button head Torx screws provided in the kit. Use a T27 Torx driver to tighten these screws.Lift the tailgate while directing the link assembly arms to the pivots attached to the bedsides. The link assembly arms will need to be folded in the upward direction for this. Lift the assembly until the slot in the link will fit onto the pivot.Lower the tailgate back to the horizontal (open) position. Release both latches by moving the black knob toward the top of the tailgate.Raise the tailgate slowly, making sure that the links fold downward this time. Close the tailgate slowly while checking for any interference. The latches will make a double-clicking noise when latched slowly. Release the latches to check for smooth operation.And there you have it; you've successfully installed your new tailgate with the latches and links. Now disassemble the tailgate by removing the latches and links and remove the tailgate from the bed assembly. Prepare the tailgate for painting. After painting, reinstall the latches and link assemblies. Use a good thread-locking compound on the hardware during reassembly. This is an easy, affordable, and quick upgrade that'll not only improve the looks and operation of your tailgate, but one that gets rid of those noisy, paint damaging swingin' chains the OE used originally!


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Bomgaars Family Gives Money to Expo Center
(Moville) -- A major contribution was made yesterday for a new exposition center by the family that owns several farm supply stores within the Siouxland region. Roger and Jane Bomgaars contributed a half a million dollars for the naming rights and the seed money for a new Agricultural Exposition Center to be located at the Woodbury County Fairgrounds in Moville. Originally, the new building was to serve as a regional equestrian center, but Doug Hodgins, the development director of the center says it will be expanded to host many other ag related events. The total cost of the project is between six and seven million dollars and officials hope to start the construction on the facility within the next year.
(LeMars) -- The District Judges of the 3B judicial election sub-district have selected Peggy Frericks to serve as the Plymouth County Clerk of Court beginning January 6th. Peggy Frericks of LeMars worked in the Plymouth County Clerk of Court office for ten years before serving as a case coordinator in court administration beginning in 2005. Peggy brings a wealth of knowledge of court operations to the job having worked with court administration over the last several years as the Electronic Document Management System has been implemented.
(LeMars) -- Tree stumps are no longer welcome at the Plymouth County Landfill. That decision was made Wednesday evening by the Plymouth County Solid Waste Agency and its board of directors. Solid Waste Agency manager Mark Kunkel says it was a topic that garnered a lot of discussion at the board meeting, but because of the expense and growing concerns, the board approved the action to stop accepting tree stumps.
Kunkel says the board looked into the cost of purchasing a machine that would grind the stumps, but at $70,000 it just would not be feasible. Kunkel says the county landfill's decision to stop accepting tree stumps is effective immediately.
(LeMars) -- Have you made your party plans for New Year's Eve? Why not check out the LeMars Chamber New Year's Eve dance. Live music, dancing, snacks, noisemakers and fun -- that's what awaits the people attending the LeMars Chamber of Commerce New Year's Eve Dance. The Main Street Organizational Committee will be hosting a New Year's Eve dance on Saturday, December 31st at the Willow Creek golf course party room. DJ Ray Sitzmann will provide musical entertainment. The event will start at 9:30 p.m. and conclude at 12:30 a.m. The cost of the event is $10 per person.
(LeMars) -- What are the stories that we will remember from 2011? The Missouri River flooding? The Homecoming of the local National Guard Units? The opening of the new Well's Ice Cream Parlor? Perhaps it was the Mayor and City Council elections? or the School Levy that passed? Who can forget the triple digit temperatures of the summer? or the extreme dry conditions during harvest that prompted several field fires and a fire ban? We had land sell for a record price of $20,000 an acre and a tragic shooting in Kingsley that left a teen ager dead. Next week KLEM will look back on 2011 and highlight the news stories that made the headlines.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Ethanol production in Iowa has increased to a record 3.7 billion gallons in 2011.
The production for the state's 41 plants has jumped by about 200 million gallons from last year.
Monte Shaw, the executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says the industry has relied on export markets for growth.
The overall production for ethanol in the U.S. for 2011 is estimated at 13.8 billion gallons,. Foreign sales of U.S. ethanol have added an additional 1 billion gallons of production this year.
Much of the foreign demand has come from Brazil. A shortfall in the sugar cane crop caused that nation to turn to imports for domestic use.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The number of Iowans seeking permits to carry handguns and other weapons has increased 170 percent this year.
The Des Moines Register is reporting in a copywrite story that nearly 95,000 Iowans received
non-professional weapons permits from January through November. That's according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
The surge comes as a new law gives sheriffs less discretion over who can be denied permits.
Numbers from the state's three most populous counties show an even greater surge. The number of permits issued thus far in 2011 has spiked 271 percent in In Polk, Linn and Scott counties.
But Scott County Sheriff Dennis Conard says few problems have emerged despite the increase. Conrad says those who qualify for a permit are not likely to cause trouble.
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E‑mail is a fast and convenient way to communicate with others. This demo gets you started with Windows Mail, an e‑mail program included with Windows. You'll learn to view and sort the e‑mail messages in your Inbox, create and send new messages, attach files to messages, and delete messages that you no longer need.
Windows Mail is a program that comes with Windows and gives you everything you need to send, receive, and manage e‑mail.
To get started, you'll first need an Internet connection and an e‑mail address. You can get both from most any Internet Service Provider, often called an ISP.
You can open Windows Mail from the Start menu. The first time you start it, you'll need to enter the information you got from your ISP.
After you've done that, you'll see your Inbox. The Inbox is where all of the e‑mail messages that you receive are displayed.
Before we look at the messages in your Inbox, let's write and send an e‑mail to someone. To start a new message, you click Create Mail. Any message you send needs an e‑mail address for the person you're sending it to. If you want to send your message to more than one person, you separate each e‑mail address with a comma...like this. Here in the Subject line, let's add a brief description of the message, and then here, in the message area, let's type what we want to say.
If you want to, you can also include files and pictures in your e‑mail. To attach a document or picture to your message, you click the "paper clip" button and select the file or picture you want to add. How about this one? Notice how the name of the picture appears here.
Once you've got everything you want in your message, you can go ahead and send it. If you want to make sure your message was sent, you can look here in your Sent Items folder. A copy of every message you send is saved here, just in case you need it later.
Windows Mail automatically checks for and updates your Inbox with new e‑mail. But you can check for new messages yourself anytime by clicking this button. Looks like a new message has just arrived.
See how it has the same subject line with the letters "RE?" That's how you can tell it's a reply to another message. And this paper clip lets you know that there's a file or picture attached to the message. To open the message, you double-click it. To reply to it, you'd click here.
Now let's take a look at the other messages in your Inbox and how you can organize them. You can click any column heading—From, Subject, or Received—to sort your messages by that category.
To see messages organized alphabetically by who sent them, you click the From button. To see your messages organized by the date you received them, you click Received. The newest messages are on top. Click Received again, and they'll be sorted from oldest to newest. See how this arrow changed direction?
Finally, to get rid of a message you no longer need, click the message, and then click the Delete button. All of the messages you delete get moved to your Deleted Items folder. Messages stay in this folder until you permanently delete them.
Now you know how to use Windows Mail to send, receive, and organize your messages.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Running a business can be tough on a good day, but being a woman competing in a male dominated field provides an extra challenge. It's one Cassi Fields, President and CEO of Fields Consulting Group, knows about first hand.
Fields does public safety testing and competes against all male owned companies. She talks about how she tries to triumph over the competition and what does it take to survive in a male dominated field.


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A hand drawn doodle, scanned and digitally coloured. Thanks to HQCosTheta for the paper texture.
A hand drawn doodle, scanned and digitally coloured. Thanks to HQCosTheta for the paper texture.
That turned out nice Ravs. Are you planning to work with this style on a full fledged city map?
Cheers. Yes, I am. But I'll be doodling a lot more until I'm happy with the process and look.
Its nice so far. I cant wait to see more sketches and WIP.
I like it, very architectual rendering like.
That looks great I think I might have to put my hand to doodling a little more, I always seem to jump straight into a map then halfway through start perfecting how I want it to look and having to redraw elements of it.... a quick process that is not.
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Very nice feeling.
Looks good. One nitpick, though, is that the color seems to cover up the lines of the roofs.
Very nice, Ravells! Very cool style.
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That looks very good, can't wait to see a small town in that style.
What are the dimensions of the original / scale factor?


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Originally Posted by The Dead Walrus
some say I could be classified as asexual. I have slight pulses towards both sexes but really no major sexual feelings towards either.
I attributed this lack of sexual desire to my antidepressants, and when I brought it up to my psychiatrist on Monday, she told me I needed to be on MORE antidepressants because apparently I'm very depressed
Just stop taking that shit, anyone who tells you that you need antidepressants to be happy needs to have their medical license revoked.
Originally Posted by The Dead Walrus
I'm not THAT stupid. You can't just go off medication like that cold turkey. I don't even want to know how fucked up I'd get if I went through withdrawal. I've been on antidepressants for five years now and I hardly think my body would react positively.
They're chemically addicting to? For fucks sake.
That's why when you want to get off antidepressants you have to slowly decrease the dosage. Even if you don't need them anymore if you just go off cold turkey it could make you suicidal and crap.
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Lionel Richie, Jack White, Kanye West, and Elton John are set to headline the 2014 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this summer, organizers announced.
John will headline the closing day of the 13th annual festival. Through a recorded segment aired on a crystal ball, John said it will be his "first American festival ever."
The four-day music and art festival in Manchester, Tennessee kicks off June 12th and runs through the 15th. It includes 150 performances on 10 stages.
See you on The Farm! #bonnaroo #BLAM pic.twitter.com/DPshHNtALG
— Bonnaroo (@Bonnaroo) February 20, 2014
The Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon – better known as BLAM! – was streamed online Wednesday night and available to Xbox users.
It was hosted by "Saturday Night Live" cast member Taran Killam and included music by The Flaming Lips and Ben Folds.
Bonnaroo is among the top live music gatherings of the year, much like the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California and the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in Britain.
Tickets for Bonnaroo go on sale Feb. 22.


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BOSTON (AP) - A U.S. woman whose ex-husband doused her with industrial-strength lye and disfigured her face has revealed her new face after a transplant.
Carmen Blandin Tarleton spoke at a news conference Wednesday.
The 44-year-old mother of two says she's in a better place than she could have imagined after the attack in 2007. She says she's telling her story so others can find strength to escape their own pain.
Miranda Righter, whose mother's face was used for the donation, told Tarleton she looked beautiful. She says she's overjoyed that she can see her mother's skin and freckles again.
A hospital in Vermont says more than 30 surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses worked for more than 15 hours to replace Tarleton's skin, muscles, tendons and nerves.


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Following another win for the Wildcats at home, Head Coach John Calipari was in a jovial mood as he talked about his team, "We were really good defensively. This was a hard game".
The Cats dominated Tennessee at the start with 11 points in as many minutes. Renaldo Woolridge led the Volunteers with a career-best five 3-pointers and tied his career-high with 17 points. Tennessee tried to dominate the Wildcats with physical toughness, but as Marquis Teague commented "We don't want people to come at us and push us around." The Wildcats are determined to be the aggressors in the rough South Eastern Conference.
Davis stepped up last night with a NCAA best 108 blocked shots - and season is not over just yet. Davis also showed no fear as he took the ball down the lane for several inside shots while taking outside shooting opportunities as well. The freshman posted 18 total points with 8 rebounds, flirting with another double-double. At the post game press conference, Davis said, "I know I'm going to have to be tough in order for us to win games."
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ended the night with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Terrance Jones brought 11 points, and Doron Lamb and Teague put up nine a piece for the Wildcats. Miller came off the bench to score 4, but got in foul trouble and sat with 3 personal fouls.
A second half scuffle on the floor following Jones' hard drive to the basket and drawing a foul resulted in a technical foul for both Davi sand Trae Golden of Tennessee. Following the short lived shouting and shoving under the basket, Davis drew an offensive foul and the fans were on their feet in Rupp. "Coach Cal always wants us to have each other's back, we're not going to have one guy just getting pushed around," Davis said. "We got into a little scuffling, argument, but after that, we were just like, 'Let's stop talking and let our game talk.'"
The Cats finished the night looking very good in those platinum uniforms as they gear up for Saturday's match-up with South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.
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By: Eames Yates
February 2, 2013
Echols County, GA On January 31, 2013 at approximately 8 P.M. the Echols County Sheriff's Office responded to the 400 block of hwy 376 in reference to a possible meth lab. Sheriff Courson and deputies arrived at location and discovered a room attached to a shed containing all of the components used in manufacturing methamphetamine.
Investigators also discovered some finished methamphetamine product at the location. The investigation led the Echols County Sheriff's Office to a residence located within Lowndes County. Narcotic agents from the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office along with Echols County Deputies met with the occupant of the residence, George Zayas, whom was taken back to Echols County for questioning.
After further investigation, Zayas was taken into custody and charged with felony possession of substances with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, felony possession of methamphetamine and felony possession of tools used in the commission of a crime. Additional arrests could be forthcoming pending the outcome of the investigation.
Sheriff Courson would like to thank the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office for their assistance in the case.
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text: After spending a couple hours in Sketchup, I came up with the engine/driveshaft/gears. The gears took the longest as I had to draw all the lines and then "push" the sections down to form the teeth.(There is probably a better way to do that but I'm far from a expert with Sketchup). The long driveshaft goes to another vertical driveshaft that turns the "sails" of the windmill. The gears in the hole drive the mechanism that makes the Doomgrinder move. I've also roughed up the walls a bit to make it look more like it's been sitting underground for 8 thousand years. The floor is probably a place-marker for now until I figure out what I'm actually going to use.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) – John "Jack" Ramsay, a former coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, died on Monday at the age of 89 after a long battle with cancer, the National Basketball Association team said on its Twitter feed.
Ramsay, who coached in the league for two decades and is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, led the Trail Blazers to the play-offs nine times in 10 seasons and coached them to their only NBA title in 1977, according to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's website. He was inducted to the Hall in 1992.
We are sad to announce that legendary Coach Dr. Jack Ramsay has passed away at the age of 89: http://t.co/yLMp2sM3VU pic.twitter.com/a2QsxhyyU0
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 28, 2014
Ramsay was born in 1925 and began his coaching career at two Philadelphia-area high schools in 1949. He then moved to the collegiate level at St. Joseph's College, where his teams appeared in the post season 10 times.
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He earned a doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania, according to ESPN, where he served as an analyst after retiring from coaching.
The world has lost a true basketball legend – former Pacers coach & Hall of Famer Dr. Jack Ramsay. #DrJack pic.twitter.com/spOFCCZeOK
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 28, 2014
"The entire ESPN family is saddened by the loss of our beloved NBA analyst Dr. Jack Ramsay," ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement. "It was our great pleasure to work with Dr. Jack and his energy and zest for life resonated in all that he did. He leaves an amazing legacy of helping fans understand and appreciate the game he loved."
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner; Editing by Scott Malone and Dan Grebler)


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|PC 14 will be auctioning off desserts for all of campus.
The Women of Tri Chi and the Women of Chi Rho Phi plan to have a Kindergarten Mixer
The men of PC '14 (and some others) are being auctioned off for dates to the women of Ouachita.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA9) -- A woman was critically injured when she was hit by a vehicle on Seminary Rd. early Thursday morning.
According to Jody Donaldson, spokesman for the Alexandria Police Department, the woman was hit by a vehicle on Seminary Road at Fairbanks Avenue. An accident reconstruction team responded to the scene, which blocked Seminary Road between Dawes Avenue and N. Beauregard Street for a few hours. Seminary Road reopened around 9:30 a.m.
Donaldson says the victim was taken to Fairfax Hospital where she is said to still be in critical condition, however she has been stabilized.
The striking vehicle remained at the scene.


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It's a good thing her last name begins with a "W."
The Enquirer on Sunday published a high-profile, above-the-fold list of the "20 Professional Women to Watch in 2012." And, lo and behold, one of the people making the cut was Carolyn Washburn, the editor and vice president at the media company.
In a memo distributed to employees Thursday, Cincinnati Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan wrote that the newspaper will lay off up to 100 people in the next few days. The Gannett Co., The Enquirer's parent firm, is bracing for about 1,400 layoffs in its newspaper division before July 9. Buchanan's memo is the first indication about how the cutbacks will affect Cincinnati's only remaining daily newspaper.
The Enquirer's sole remaining editorial writer is among the employees who will be departing the newspaper as part of a round of "early retirement" buyouts.
Executives accepted the buyout application submitted by Ray Cooklis, the newspaper's editorial page editor, multiple sources have confirmed. Cooklis assumed control of The Enquirer's Op/Ed pages in July 2009 when his predecessor, David Wells, was laid off.
Cooklis, who also is a classically trained pianist and previously served as a music critic, didn't respond to an email this morning seeking comment.
In recent months, the daily newspaper has been criticized in journalism circles and on some blogs for only publishing one original, locally produced editorial a week, so it's unclear what impact Cooklis' departure will have.
Sources say others who are leaving The Enquirer include Features Editor Dave Caudill; photographer Glenn Hartong; reporter Steve Kemme, who covers eastern Hamilton County; Copy Desk Chief Sue Lancaster; Bill Thompson, a sports copy editor and occasional music critic; and Copy Editor Tim Vondebrink.
CityBeat confirmed Tuesday that political columnist Howard Wilkinson and longtime photographer Michael Keating also were leaving the newspaper.
The Gannett Co., The Enquirer's corporate owner, announced the buyout offer Feb. 9 and gave employees 45 days to decide whether to apply for the deal.
Under the deal, newspaper employees who are age 56 or older and have at least 20 years of service with Gannett as of March 31 are eligible. The Enquirer's goal is to eliminate 26 positions through the buyouts, sources said.
As part of reductions mandated by Gannett, The Enquirer has laid off about 150 workers during the past two years. Also, employees have had to take five unpaid furloughs during the past three years.
Of the departures announced so far, Cooklis' resignation could have the most immediate impact for readers.
Some progressive voices in Cincinnati dislike Cooklis because he is ardently right-wing in his opinions; they believe he too frequently blasted Democratic politicians, while turning a blind eye to excesses by their Republican counterparts and local corporations. Further, Cooklis lacked the courage to criticize some of the people and institutions that are among The Enquirer's many sacred cows, they added.
Still, Cooklis' departure is a bad omen for local news, with some media observers worried that it means The Enquirer has abandoned its First Amendment duty to hold powerful people accountable for their deeds.
Virginia-based Gannett also owns USA Today, more than 100 newspapers nationwide and 23 TV stations.
(**UPDATE: Glenn Hartong is not taking the buyout. Despite some sources at The Enquirer saying that he was, Hartong is only 51 years old and, thus, ineligible.)
Cincinnati's only remaining daily newspaper is considering moving its printing operation to Columbus and reducing the size of its print publication.
The corporate owners of The Enquirer and The Columbus Dispatch have signed a letter of intent to have the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky editions of the local paper printed at The Dispatch's production facility. If the deal is finalized, the switch would occur in the final quarter of 2012.
If you need to do some research, post on Facebook or look at online porn (c'mon, we know you do it), you had better get it done before March 31.
That's when the global computer hacking group known as Anonymous — or someone claiming to represent it — allegedly plans to launch "Operation Global Blackout." To protest efforts by corporations and governments to restrict access to some material on the internet, the hacktivists plan to shut the web down, maybe just for an hour or perhaps much longer.
Chiquita Brands International decided to move its headquarters from Cincinnati primarily due to logistical reasons involving limited flights at the region's airport, said CEO Fernando Aguirre in a recent interview.
The company first considered moving its headquarters five years ago, he added.
Aguirre's comments are from an interview he gave to the Charlotte Business Journal, a sister newspaper to Cincinnati's Business Courier.


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Boxer doing triage in California?
The word "triage" keeps coming up in talk of Democrat strategy lately, as the Democrats have to give up seats or even whole states for dead, leaving candidates to fend for themselves (presumably to fail). Barbara Boxer is continuing that trend. She has a new television ad out, which the Sacramento Bee points out is running in "the Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San | Read More »


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One of my students asked me an interesting question yesterday. She asked me if I found it very different to live in a Christian country rather than in England. This is not the first time that someone has told me that the UK is not a Christian country. I am not the only English teacher to have remarked on this confusion. A colleague of mine was recently asked if the British celebrated Christmas. This is not a lack of knowledge about religion practised in the UK but a misunderstanding of what Christianity is.The number of French people who consider that only Catholics are Christians is very surprising. This shows a huge lack of knowledge about religion.
Religion is not taught in French state schools. It hasn't been for over a hundred years since the separation of state and church was formalised in 1905. I asked some parents recently what they did about religious education for their children. They answered that of course it was available, I only had to ask at the Mayor's office. What they had considered religious education was in fact the weekly instruction in catechisms given by a member of the local church. They are taught each Wednesday afternoon what it means to be a catholic.
Why did I want religious education for my daughter? Because I believe that you need to understand world religions to fully understand art, history and culture. Religion is so intrinsically tied into these three things that I feel education is incomplete without at least a basic understand of the major world religions.
The current president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, in his book 'La République, les religions, l'espérance ("The Republic, Religions, and Hope"), argued that children should not be brought up solely on secular or republican values. He has also made some highly criticized speeches about Christianity and Islamic beliefs. He confirms his belief in the separation of state and church but understands that there is a need for recognition of the church in the history, culture and society of France. He has not proposed any changes to the current state of affairs.
I do not pretend to have the answers for France but something is certainly missing. Lack of knowledge of religions in general and their own religion in particular is evident. A complete understanding of art, history and culture both national and international must surely be missing also.
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|Holiday Home Tour is Sunday in Wray
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
East Yuma County Historical Society is offering a delicious addition to the annual Holiday Home Tour this Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1-4 p.m. After visiting the three lovely homes on this year's tour, participants are invited to Creekside Tavern for a Holiday Home Tour Buffet, featuring a variety of mouth-watering soups and sandwiches as well as drinks.
There will be three homes showcased on this year's tour. Greg and Teresa Allen have graciously agreed to open their historic home. It was built in 1903 by Peter Campbell, who was the manager of the C – C Cattle Company. The Allens have updated the home.
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text: De-watering slowing pipeline construction.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Phase 1 of the N-CORPE (Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project) augmentation project in Lincoln County will go on line slightly later than planned. But work on Phase 2 of the project is running ahead of schedule. During last week's Upper Republican Natural Resources District regular meeting, Manager Jasper Fanning briefed the board on the project's progress. Ironically, what's holding up progress on the installation of the pipeline is the need to de-water several areas where the pipeline will pass under several other pipelines. One of these includes the Trailblazer gas pipeline. Fanning said crews need to bore about 200 feet to get under the pipelines. However, with the water table in that area at nine to 10 feet, they haven't been able to get a bore hole to stay open to put the outer pipe in. Frigid temperatures earlier this month slowed the process as well, with the de-watering pipelines freezing up. The contract calls for Phase 1, which includes 13 augmentation wells, to be operational at the beginning of 2014. Fanning said the boring issues could delay that until mid-January. One plus, Fanning said, is that the contractor has already started on Phase 2 of the project, which includes another 17 wells. As a result, progress on that phase is two to three weeks ahead of schedule. The entire project must be operational by the end of March 2014. Fanning said pumping will begin as soon as the delivery pipeline is operational. He said the first 13 wells will be able to deliver about 50 percent of the capacity of the project. He said the Republican River Basin will need pumping from the project to offset overuse in 2013 and keep the NRDs and state in compact compliance with Kansas. Just how much overuse that will need to be made up won't be officially known until after Jan. 1. Right now, Fanning is predicting that pumping from the Rock Creek and Lincoln County augmentation projects should be enough to keep all parties in compliance for 2014. Construction Bonds Sold Fanning informed the board N-CORPE completed the sale of $15.7 million in bonds to pay off money borrowed from banks for construction costs. Fanning said the well field cost is being split equally between the four participating NRDs. These include the three Republican Basin NRDs and the Twin Platte NRD. The cost of the pipeline delivering water to the Republican Basin will be split among the three basin NRDs.DNR Allocates Stored Water In a related development, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has declared that all surface water now legally stored in Enders Reservoir, Harry Strunk Lake, Swanson Lake, Hugh Butler Lake and Harlan County Reservoir will not be needed for compliance purposes. Director Brian Dunningan said this means that up 14,000 acre-feet of water now stored in these impounds will be available to irrigation districts for use in 2014. While this creates a supply of water for surface water irrigators, Dunningan said that will not remove the need to declare 2014 as a compact call year. That means that irrigation districts cannot store any water that comes into these impounds after Jan. 1. Dunningan said it's possible the call could be lifted later this year if more normal rainfall returns to the area.


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Hitachi Deskstar H3IK40003254SW / 0S03364 4000GB / 4TB SATA 5.4K 6.0Gbps Hard Drive - Brand New
Capacity: 4TB
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The Hitachi Deskstar internal hard drive kit delivers colossal add-on storage. Choose either a high-performing 7200 RPM or a low-power CoolSpin models in a standard 3.5-inch desktop form factor. This 4TB CoolSpin model H3IK40003254SW (0S03364) ships with the Hitachi GPT Disk Manager, so no additional hardware is required to overcome the 2.2TB limitations of Windows systems.
The Hitachi Deskstar features a robust mechanical design that exceeds the industry standard for quality and reliability. Through a unique ramp load/unload design, the risk of shock damage is minimized by eliminating direct contact between the heads and disks, reducing wear and heat while improving overall drive reliability and power efficiency.
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|21st Century acquires MV Equipment stores
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
When calling what used to be MV Equipment in Holyoke, one hears the telephone greeting, "21st Century Equipment."
As of Oct. 3, 21st Century Equipment, a regional John Deere dealership group headquartered in Bridgeport, Neb., announced the acquisition of MV Equipment, a John Deere dealership organization with five locations in eastern Colorado.
This acquisition extended the 21st Century brand to the Colorado towns of Sterling, Burlington, Yuma, Wray and Holyoke.
"We are very excited to increase our presence on the eastern Colorado plains and strengthen these new locations with our four existing operations in the same area," said Owen Palm, CEO of 21st Century Equipment.
"At 21st Century Equipment, we are focused on reducing our customer's risk, improving their profitability and increasing their competitive advantage in this rapidly changing agricultural environment. Our goal is simply to make farming easier."
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