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I've read many articles about INSANE decisions by various officials in various public schools in various states. Today I read one which, in certain respects tops them all.
It's about a high school honor student, soon to begin applying for scholarships and college admission. His school has a "Zero Tolerance" policy on weapons possession, including knives with blades longer than 3".
The student drove his father's car to school and parked in the school parking lot. In a random "lockdown" search, officials selected that car, perhaps amongst others too, and asked the student for permission to search it. He agreed instantly. When asked if there was anything they might find, he told them they might find some snuff, cuz it's his Dad's car, and his Dad uses snuff sometimes. Well, they found a fishing knife in an unspecified place in the car. In the trunk? Under a seat? Between two seat cushions? We don't know. What we do know, is that this was his Dad's car, which he had permission to use, and that HIS DAD IS A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN.
No way THAT could be the explanation for the fishing knife, right?
The boy was suspended for 10 days, and faces a felony charge. Conviction would ruin his chances for admission to college and for obtaining scholarships. He has never before had to be disciplined severely enough even for a visit to the principal's office.
The article can be read at this site:
Here's my take on this insanity:
"Zero Tolerance" is a phrase which was originally posted in the workplace, in many manufacturing firms. It was meant to remind the employees that they should strive to make NO errors -- ie, the two words were an "abbreviation" for "Zero Tolerance for Errors.". This originated, I believe, in firms making products upon which people's lives would depend. Whether its origin was during WW2 or the early era of our space program, I don't know. Either way, this reminder to be extra conscientious has been adopted by the "politically correct" goon squads of the fascistic lefties who run, amongst other places, the educational system. It is no longer a reminder of team spirit and the critical importance of their efforts, but has been twisted into a thinly disguised threat of mandatory severe penalties for violations of various "politically correct" rules. From an American-invented rallying cry of encouragement and "solidarity" amongst a team of proud and free American workers with a common purpose, "ZERO TOLERANCE" has be re-fashioned by the liberal/progressive fascists into a threat of inescapable punishment far more harsh than the "crime" deserves -- FOR CHILDREN, FORCED BY LAW TO SPEND ALMOST HALF THEIR WAKING HOURS SUBJECTED TO THIS KIND OF AN "EDUCATIONAL" ENVIRONMENT. In this case, "ZERO TOLERANCE" means: you can be punished at any time, it is an axe hanging over your head which may be dropped upon you REGARDLESS OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, REGARDLESS OF YOUR INNOCENCE OR GUILT. Despite the boy's explanation that it must be his Dad's knife, it didn't matter to the liberals' version of the Gestapo. "The fact remains it was in your possession" was their reply. What if someone other student had planted it on him for a juvenile joke? It seems pretty clear that wouldn't have been an exonerating excuse either. "ZERO TOLERANCE" means "no excuses," no other facts will be considered. Only the facts the liberal school officials want considered.
This can turn school into a NIGHTMARE-LIKE existence for students, who fear arbitrary punishment which could be meted out even to the innocent, based on MINDLESS ENFORCEMENT of rules, in the total absence of ANY consideration of the FULL CONTEXT -- which means the absence of consideration of THE RELEVANT FACTS. RULES acquire a life of their own, ABOVE THE REALITY THE STUDENTS ARE LIVING IN. You are guilty if you are "caught" in what technically appears to be a violation of a rule.
In that environment, angels can be condemned to hell, and devils be allowed to reside in heaven. Whenever the students' world seems rational, it's just a temporary happenstance. It can become totally irrational again the next moment. A student is no longer in control of his life, which may be determined by a random event out of his control at any time. What is the point of trying hard, if everything can be taken from you via a bolt from the blue over which you had no control? All your good behavior and hard work will NOT BE ALLOWED as evidence in your defense. Extenuating circumstance that prove your innocence will NOT BE ALLOWED. In a world where avoiding getting caught is your only defensive option against punishment that lurks around every corner, where innocence and a clean record mean nothing, what are the incentives? ANSWER: To dispense all concern with the relevant facts, and with truth -- which means REALITY -- and focus your energy on "putting one over on reality" -- which means: lying, sneaking, cheating, and doing whatever you feel as long as you can learn and develop the best techniques against getting caught that you are able to. This is why, when I said just above that it has to be a nightmarish existence for many students, I meant it LITERALLY.
As many Americans are aware, the performance of our public school students as compared to those of other developed nations has, in very recent decades, gone so far down from #1 that it's near last place. I recall reading about this, and that we had fallen into 17th place, which I remember clearly, out of 22 (it may have been 23 or 21, but I'm quite certain just a couple or so more than 20 nations are compared). IE, a swing from the skies to the sewers. In this current event we witness TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS UNDERLYING THE DECLINE OF THE EDUCATION OUR CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
ONE has just been described. The environment already described above is too obviously detrimental to learning, to require a further explanation. Learning requires an un-distracted focus. To say that the above-described environment is inimical to that, would be like saying serial murder is impolite. Yes it is inimical to an un-distracted focus. But it has many more blatantly bad aspects as well, some of which have already been mentioned above. It would not surprise me if the increasing rate of mental and emotional disturbances and syndromes amongst the young is due at least in part from the kind of "learning" environment many of such "politically correct" and/or "zero tolerance" public schools provide.
TWO is this:
The FOREMOST DUTY of education is to teach children HOW TO THINK, since the objective of schooling is to prepare them to deal with life as an adult. (If a child learns how to THINK well and clearly, he will be able to correct any other shortcomings of his education on his own, in the future. "On his own" doesn't necessarily mean "in isolation." It can also mean, for example, a decision to take one or several academic courses at another educational institution.) Many (GOOD) educators attribute the decline in our public school system's performance to a LACK of performance of its foremost duty, teaching children HOW TO THINK.
And teaching them how NOT to think is EXACTLY what the school officials in this case are doing. (I'd love to see this young man's parents bring a legal case for fraud against the local school system on these grounds.) Memorizing is replacing understanding. Rote repetition is replacing reasoned thinking. Robots are replacing human students with working minds.
Just like the Gestapo-like goons of the school who had this boy charged with a felony. They learned the ONE fact that the knife was in the car, and had no interest in understanding how it got there, nor any interest in other relevant facts. The just kept rote repeating that he was in possession, without thinking of, or being willing to consider the circumstance which explained why and how he came to be technically "in possession."
Just as liberal fascists substitute chants, slogans, and sound bites for reasoned discussion, these "politically correct" Gestapo-like goons who are muscle-bound between their ears, have decided that RULES supersede PRINCIPLES. A rule is an absolute, invariable maxim. Making it "zero tolerance" in the way these mentally disturbed school officials have, just serves to underscore or solidify that description of what rules are. When they rejected the boy's explanation out of hand with "the fact remains you were in possession," yes, that's correct. But is is only ONE fact of many relevant ones. In order to achieve justice, or fairness if you prefer, the FULL CONTEXT must be considered. "FULL CONTEXT" means ALL of the RELEVANT facts.
But to do that, you have to have to be willing to THINK, to apply your PRINCIPLE in the FULL CONTEXT of the facts relevant to the situation in which you are attempting to apply the rules or actions your principle will then call for. You must FIRST judge whether, in light of all the relevant facts, the proper applicable PRINCIPLES are indeed those which call for the application of your rule, or whether it is NOT applicable at all, or whether it must be applied in a way that accommodates any OTHER principles which also apply, in light of the facts.
Rules can be memorized by parrots or even an inanimate tape recorder. Principles can be learned only by a HUMAN BRAIN (assuming you'll permit me to omit consideration of aliens from outer space). Let's call this the "Bird Brain Method" of thinking. It's the one that was adopted by the Nazis for the benefit of their subjects. (Whether or not they believed it or relied on it all the time themselves, it's the one they adopted). The Bird Brain method is obviously the one preferred and adopted by the official goons of the educational system in the current case too.
This should not surprise us very much, since modern liberalism is at least as much fascisitc as it is communistic or socialistic. And . . . we see in practice how liberals dispense with reasoned discussion and thoughtful discourse in favor of slogans, sound bites, insults, and demonizing. It is the substitution of knee-jerk, reflexive, rote application of simplistic RULES for rational THINKING. When children see their adult supervisors operating with the Bird Brain method of using their brains, and when they realize school is their preparation for adulthood, it's no wonder they don't bother to think. They get the Bird Brain method NOT ONLY from the way they're taught nowadays, but from the role models of adults they are surrounded with in the educational system. Sub-humans like the officials who are charging this boy with a felony. And it's no wonder the kids coming out of our schools, who used to rank first as compared with the kids of other developed nations (only a few decades ago), have recently ranked 17th ( think the total number in the rankings is 22 nations). From the skies to the sewers in less than two generations. The politically correct Liberal Fascists haven't gotten our public school system into last place yet, but give 'em time. Rome wasn't built in a day.
There is another explanation offered by some as to the cause of the decline in our public educational system, but I mention it only for completeness, since I consider it unlikely to be correct. It's the claim that while "running" our school system for decades, the liberal fascists have been working quietly behind the scenes to change the first "n" in "running" to an "i."
When I went to school (back before the Revolutionary War it seems, given all the changes since) I was taught that "every problem, when properly defined, suggests the path to its own solution." I've found this to be a helpful guide to the solution of many problems. It seems to be applicable in this case too, suggesting that the solution to "Why Johnny Can't Read" is simply to adopt a "zero tolerance" policy toward liberals in our public educational establishment.
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What are their names that run our schools for to just refer them as THEY is like cursing the wind. I maintain
that years ago it was planned not only to take over our schools but gain all positions of power. The Federal
Reserve funded their campaign through the member banks that control the Fed. Start collecting the names.
I carried a small pocket knife all through junior and senior high. I guess I would be listed as felon today. It is a wonder our children are able to function after being exposed to this crap every day of their 12 years of school.
@ Finnegan's Wakeup
Alarming nickname you have there. Clever.
Kinda demoralizing to read your comment. Surprising for a moment, then not so surprising after all after you think about it. I guess lots of parents are in a dilemma on the issue of their kids' schools that's similar in a way to having a loved one kidnapped for ransom. Pay it? Or disobey the kidnappers' threats and call authorities? The latter is the usually the only sensible choice, but the emotional pull to do the former can be overwhelming. Sad to hear your tale, which I'm now sure is far from unique.
"All that's necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing."
Human nature -- both a sublimely wonderful and a tragically unfortunate thing..
@ Barry Wayne Graves
You're right, Barry. I remember now. I first saw it in signs at a Texas Instruments plant in southern Massachusetts on a summer job while I was in college. In addition to higher tech stuff they made the clad metal sheets from which coin blanks would be stamped out for the US Mint, a few years after silver coins were replaced with the ones we have now. Those signs were up in every dept. It was the firm's mantra. Apologies for confusing the two -- memory after almost 50 years can be somewhat fallible.
When I was in school, a classmate brought in a switchblade knife to show us what it was like. Imagine what would happen to him today...
All you need is go back in history to the 1930s in Germany, 1920s in Russia , Iran in the 1970s The belief is you can not always get adults to except your beliefs, but if you start with children to be trained to except your agenda you have a future of backers who will keep you in power no matter what you do.
Oh how I love living in Dixie. Many kids in this area love to hunt. They hit the woods well before sun up, kill,bag and fill their ice chest with game. They store their guns and ammo in the truck and arrive at school on time. I fill sad for those citizens living in liberal states that wouldn't know how to load and fire a weapon even if their life depended on it. God bless you and protect you. Amen.
What is wrong with parents? They should take this school (which they own) over and fire the school superintendent! (probably some guy with a PHD in political correctness) Our local schools are by and large still run by local school boards who are elected by local voters. We are responsible for allowing these people to institute these retarded policies.
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- Submitted by: The International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
- Primary SD area: Sustainable Transport
- Keywords: Mobility, public transport, sustainable, empowers the economy, helps the planet breathe, brings everyone everywhere, alleviates congestion
- Location: Global
- Date of completion: 1 Jan 2000
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Doubling the market share of public transport worldwide by 2025
Organization(s) making commitmentInternational Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Achievement of CommitmentSaving around 170 million tons oil equivalent and avoiding the emission of around 550 million tons CO2 equivalent in 2025 compared to the business as usual scenario.
Reduce urban traffic fatalities by 15% as opposed to an increase of 30% in a business as usual scenario.
Daily mobility alone would provide the 30 minutes of physical exercise recommended by the World Health Organisation and reduce the risk of obesity and coronary heart disease by 50%.
The number of green jobs with public transport operators would double by 2025 (provided that labour productivity increases by 1% per year) to 14 million.
How this will be achievedUITP's call for action is aimed at governments, local authorities, investors and stakeholders, as well as public transport actors themselves, be they organising authorities, operators or industry suppliers.
Strong political will, intelligent urban planning, the right balance between private cars, public transport, walking and cycling, good operating conditions and a dynamic public transport sector: these are some of the essential ingredients needed to keep our cities moving.
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Penn State Fayette celebrates fourth annual "Fayette Journee Francaise"
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Back row from left to right: Jared Beck (also 2nd prize: Poster category), Daniel Dix (also 3rd prize, Poetry Recitation category), Katie Chambers (also 2nd prize, Poetry Recitation category), Brianna Workman (also 1st prize, Poetry Recitation category), Liz Mimis, Peter Tarka, Neil Solan
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Drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 7th round (183rd overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.
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After working for a plastics manufacturer for three years after high school graduation, Shelly Puckhaber of West Bend decided she wanted to do something different with her life.
"I knew I needed to go back to school," said Puckhaber, a Phillips, Wis., native who is close to turning 23. "I just didn't know what I wanted to do."
When she and her boyfriend moved to West Bend in spring 2007, Puckhaber started looking at colleges in the area. She registered for the Career Explorations and Career Decisions classes at Moraine Park Technical College's Career Center.
"Those free classes helped me choose a career path and I enrolled in Moraine Park's Marketing program shortly after," said Puckhaber. "I got a job at the Pier 1 in Germantown and went to school in my free time. I'm currently in my second semester and I feel that I've chosen the right program for me."
Her Marketing instructor, Robin Rodee-Schneider, felt that Puckhaber was the right person to nominate for Moraine Park's 2008-09 District Student Ambassador. Puckhaber was later chosen for the role.
"Shelly has exhibited an extraordinary ability to balance school, work and outside growth activities," said Rodee-Schneider. "She has maintained high grades, and has the support of her employer. Her skills go beyond the basics – she has written a marketing plan which required a great deal of research. She used all resources available and sought out new resources to help her learn a complicated marketing/business area. Her projects are creative and she has demonstrated the ability to see possibilities. She doesn't talk about what she will do – she just does it." Rodee-Schneider added that Puckhaber uses her problem-solving ability to get things done in class, for the Marketing Club and on the job.
Upon enrolling in Moraine Park, Puckhaber joined the Wisconsin Marketing and Management Association (WMMA), competing at the regional and state levels in the Retail Management category and placing first and third, respectively. "I've gained quite a bit of confidence and professional polish from being in the WMMA," said Puckhaber. She joins her fellow WMMA members in Atlanta, Georgia, this month for DECA's International Career Development Conference.
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The WTCS District Student Ambassador Award program identifies outstanding students in the technical college system, with nominations solicited from faculty and staff each year. A committee of college administrators and community leaders select the ambassador based on the College's core abilities – work productively, learn effectively, communicate clearly, work cooperatively, act responsibly, value self positively, and think critically and creatively. The core abilities are defined by Moraine Park as transferable skills, knowledge and/or attitudes essential to an individual's success regardless of occupation or community setting. The Student Ambassador represents the College at numerous events throughout the year and serves on the College Planning and Leadership Team as the student representative.
"I enrolled in the technical college system for many reasons," said Puckhaber. "First of all, it's affordable. Living on my own, I really appreciate the low tuition cost at Moraine Park. I also enjoy the flexible class schedule. I work full-time, so it's great that I can choose classes that fit into my schedule. I also enrolled in the technical college system because I can jump right into my core program classes. I don't have to take a lot of classes that don't apply to my degree. Last, but definitely not least, I chose a technical college because I feel that smaller class sizes allow for a more personalized learning experience. My teachers know who I am and care about my progress."
In addition to Puckhaber, finalists for the 2008-09 Student Ambassador were Joe Calliari of Campbellsport, Radiography program, and Candice Sippel of Fond du Lac, Instructional Assistant program. All three will be honored during Moraine Park's Student Awards Banquet on May 2. The current District Student Ambassador for 2007-08 is Lori VanGorder of Fond du Lac, Legal Administrative Professional program.
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The Nations Cling to the Jews
Only Christ can keep God's covenant perfectly, which is why His righteousness is the only thing that avails for our justification, for being declared righteous in God's sight. Having justified us, the Lord expects obedience out of gratitude for His ...Read More
The Priest with Filthy Garments
Matthew Henry comments: "Christ loathed the filthiness of Joshua's garments, yet did not put him away, but put them away. Thus God by his grace does with those whom he chooses to be priests to himself; he parts between them ...Read More
Jerusalem without Boundaries
Part of the assurance given to God's people in today's passage is that we are "the apple of his eye" (Zech. 2:8). The Lord loves us so deeply and thoroughly that He will not let those who impenitently rise up ...Read More
The Word of God through Haggai
Only if God is thoroughly active in everything that ever happens can we be confident that He has an actual purpose for everything that occurs. From the acts of the greatest generals in history to the seemingly inconsequential casting of ...Read More
Seventy More Weeks
If we focus on the trees and not the forest, it is very easy for us to miss the main point of a difficult text like this one. The original audience of the text was to understand that God had ...Read More
The Handwriting on the Wall
In today's passage, we saw the great and mighty dependent on the very people they conquered for insight into the Lord's ways. God so often uses the meek, the powerless, and even the subjugated to show those who think they ...Read More
For the most part, God's hand of providence remains hidden, and we do not know how things will turn out for us before they actually occur. At times we must trust the Lord and do the right thing even if ...Read More
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Fresno State: (2006) Made 12 appearances and one start last season ... Originally recruited as a shortstop, but moved to middle relief ... Picked up his only win of the season against Binghamton ... Drafted in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB draft ... Pitched in 15.0 innings and allowed 17 hits, 18 runs, 15 errors and 16 strikeouts ... Had an ERA of 9.00 last season.
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AUSTIN, Texas – All-America honors went to three Stanford individuals and one relay during day two of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships held at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
The efforts put Stanford in ninth place with 117 points heading into Saturday's final round of competition. Saturday's preliminaries begin at 11 a.m. (CT) with the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay. Platform diving prelims start at 1:30 p.m., early heats of the 1,650 free start at 4:45 p.m. and the evening finals kickoff at 7 p.m. The evening finals will be streamed live on ESPN3.
After Friday's events, Texas leads the pack with 318.5 points, six ahead of second-place Cal. Florida is third at 279 with Michigan's 225 points good for fourth.
Tom Kremer won the B-finals of the 200 free, claiming an All-America honorable mention nod in 1:33.32.
David Nolan shelved fourth-place points in the 100 back after completing the final circuit in 45.21.
Off the 3-meter board, Kristian Ipsen (394.90) added another All-American performance and finished fourth. Bradley Christensen, who had 351.70 points in the prelims, was 19th overall.
Stanford shined in the 800 free relay with a 6:15.67, good for bronze. Drew Cosgarea, Thomas Stephens, Nolan and Kremer teamed to collect 32 points towards the Cardinal's total.
Cosgarea touched 21st at 3:46.40 in the 400 IM. Gray Umbach (47.17) and Connor Black (47.23) took 32nd and 33rd, respectively, in the 100 fly.
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BAE Gets Faster to Counter Looming Defense Cuts
Michael Bennett, CIO of aerospace manufacturer BAE Systems, believes IT can play a critical role in creating new business for an organization. "If you manage the information in your company better than your competitor, that can be a discriminator in the marketplace," he says.
That ability will come in handy in the coming months, as defense contractors will take the brunt of cuts in military spending that could exceed $50 billion, if mandatory budget cuts included in the Budget Control Act of 2011 kick in on Jan. 2. BAE Systems is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc. Bennett says the company saw this coming years ago, and has spent much of the last two years aggressively restructuring its business to reduce costs. He says that the company is also "becoming more agile and responsive in meeting our customers' shifting needs. We recognize that affordability has become the number one market discriminator."
The company has made a number of moves to streamline IT operations that have resulted in cost savings and a nimbler organization. Those changes have helped BAE respond to customers more quickly. Bennett's focus, however, is less on using cool new toys and more on using the tools at his disposal to make the business more efficient.
Bennett says the company created a shared services organization for its corporate finance and human resource departments that is used by U.S. staff, whether they're in the U.S., or at one of the company's offices in the U.K., India, Australia or Saudi Arabia. According to Bennett, this was an important step to take, as BAE has made 22 acquisitions over the years, inheriting a number of disparate technologies and processes.
The initiative also allowed Bennett to cut in half the number of instances of PeopleSoft application suites the company was running from four to two, and helped simplify the management of back-office functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll.
That simplification has allowed the company to automate certain administrative functions, such as approvals needed to respond to requests for proposals with tight deadlines. "Some of these proposals are smaller, and have a requirement to have a turnaround of 20 days to get an RFP out the door," he says. Streamlining and automating certain processes has shortened the proposal cycle from 30 days to 20 days, he says. "In some cases we can turn around a proposal in a couple of hours," he says.
Bennett notes the company has reduced the time it takes to hammer out a new agreement with software vendor McAfee from three months to three days. With BAE Systems operating in five locations around the world, he says, it would often take weeks (if not months) to schedule several executives from the company's far-flung offices to get into the same room with the vendor and hammer out an enterprise-wide deal. Bennett solved that issue using videoconferencing technology from Cisco that he jokingly says is "one or two steps away from holograms."
That same technology has been used to help the company respond to customer demands in a more timely manner. "The clarity, the ability to really have a conversation, has allowed us not only to drive travel costs down, but allows us to react to a customer challenge in a much more real-time fashion," he says.
Bennett also instituted something he calls an "office in a box," which is essentially a briefcase containing a laptop, a mobile phone and, most importantly, an encrypted modem that allows BAE sales and other field staff to plug into any network and send and receive confidential information without having to bother with a VPN. "Not having to fool with VPN clearly drives efficiency in and cost out," he says.
It probably goes without saying that none of these approaches involve complex technologies like business analytics or sophisticated supply chain technology – which isn't to say that BAE doesn't employ those too. But Bennett's point is that technology should be an adjunct to a business strategy, rather than an end in itself. "You don't have to buy new stuff, but you have to be engaged in seeing the technology as a problem-solver, as a way to drive revenue up, to increase customer satisfaction."
Bennett, who has been BAE's CIO since May 2010, says the most successful companies are those where "technology is seen as a discriminator. And the higher the level of business engagement, the more the entity uses technology as a problem solver and discriminator, the more the company has a likelihood of success."


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Justine writes: Hi ladies! I have been very curious about the monthly beauty boxes that have been EVERYWHERE lately. I mentioned to my husband I think they're cool and interesting, but I wanted to know your take. Do you have a favorite? Maybe there's one that has the best bang for your buck?
Girls, we thought we knew all the best beauty boxes out there. We were completely wrong. Since this recently-revived idea has caught steam, there has been an explosion of companies that ship out samples of quality products monthly. Some allow you to customize your box while others just ship a box full of surprises on the first of every month. Some are eco-friendly, some are all about the budget, and others are focused on the best of the best regardless of price. These thirteen available subscriptions are constantly selling out, so make sure you check back with their respective sites as often as necessary to get your name on the lists.
1. Eco-Emi ($15/month) Eco-friendly products ranging from makeup to goodies for animals and organic food.
2. The Sample Lounge ($15/month) Receive sevenn healthy beauty and skincare products each month, plus promotions from their participating brands.
3. Spirit Beauty Lounge ($15-25/month) Choose your samples for $25/month or choose from a selection of pre-assembled packages for your particular skin type for $15/month. All organic.
4. The White Apricot ($15/month) A selection of the best organic and vegan beauty products. Comes in eco-friendly packaging; has one of the larger families of participating brands.
5. Amarya Beauty Box (£10/month) A subscription service specializing in organic products for our readers in the UK.
6. Conscious Box ($19/month) One of the most expensive services, but it is chock full of goodies, heavy emphasis on snack items.
7. Blissmobox ($19/month) Eat your way to health; mostly food with the occasional beauty product.
8. Glymm ($10/month) One of our favorites, this box comes packed with samples of the kind of high end stuff you often read about here on Outblush.
9. GoGoGirlfriend ($7/month) This membership includes the monthly box, reward points, monthly giveaways and discounts in their retail store.
10. Birchbox ($10/month) Widely reviewed as the best in the business, Birchbox takes the cake in deluxe sample availability.
11. Loose Button ($12/month) They offer the most deluxe-sized samples, which makes them the best bang for your buck.
12. Pink Moment ($12/month) Another eco-friendly company, they offer the most beauty as opposed to snackage.
13. Beauty Army ($12/month) They are the only company that allows you to choose from a selection of samples so you know what you're getting in each box.
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Magzilla here: When I'm not busy eating my way to the bottom of a ginger candy bag, I'm tweezing my eyebrows. I prefer the hard core body modification scene but can also appreciate a ruffle or bow when I see one. Beauty and barrels of maternity/kid crap are my specialties. When you need help finding the right shade of eyeliner to match that new shade of "I haven't slept in days" tint your skin gets after a baby or four, call on me. Loudly.
Birchbox is ok, but if you don't live in NY you will wait FOREVER for anything to ship, and if you order from their store they sometimes sell things that aren't even in stock! So even more waiting. It was more of a nightmare than an excitement getting a box every month. I'm definitely going to try one of these other ones, I didn't know there were so many out there!
I adore Birchbox and when I lived in NC I'd only ever wait 5-6 days for it's arrival after it shipped. I tried GoGoGirlfriends and was SORELY disappointed -- the quality of the items was abysmal (think tiny pot of Wal Mart branded lotion with a little shell glued on the lid). The best thing I received from them was an E.L.F. ($1) eyeliner brush. Birchbox is definitely the way I'll continue to go! Last month I received a full-size Stila eyeliner.
I did not care for any of Beauty Army's available samples even though I got to pick the ones they sent. I like Birchbox, but the size and quality of the products has gone down a lot. The reward points system is great, though, and I have managed to get a lot of full size products for 1/4 their price using points and coupon codes. Eco-Emi comes with A LOT of stuff, and it is all very good quality, but it is also all eco-conscious and won't have department store makeup brands. MyGlam isn't mentioned here, but they have been giving out a lot of full-sized products from The Balm and NYX. The service is new, though, so shipment has been slow, and it is hard to get a subscription.
Hi Justine, thanks for mentioning Conscious Box. I'd like to point out that our box has over 15 samples in it every-month with many being full-sized products. Our box is also very beautiful and completely sustainable and recyclable. We're not just snacks either. You'll find a wide variety from natural beauty products, to many other conscious lifestyle products! We've got a special Valentine's Box coming up too! Hurry, the deadline to sign up is February 6th! Thanks again.
Second for the MyGlam - I signed up when they were new and have loved my products - from full-size Urban Decay eyeshadows to a Nyx matte lip stain, a FULL SIZE cucumber face peel, great mascara samplers, Wen hair products deluxe samples and on and on and on. They are still very new so it will be interesting to see how their quality holds up over time but for now I'm loving their service.
I agree with Sarah about Birchbox. I live on the West Coast and it takes about 2.5 to 3 weeks to get my box and I've had to wait longer than that before (the company was great, they refunded my money without any hassle).
I'm going to try and get a subscription to MyGlam and check out the rest of these sites too. I think I saw that Beauty.com was lauching a similar service as well.
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College Hockey:Northeastern Snaps Long Winless Streak
BOSTON — It's safe to say the Northeastern locker room has been about the least exciting place in all of Hockey East this season. Maybe even in the whole country.
Until Friday night, that is.
The Huskies snapped an 18-game winless streak that dated back to Nov. 11 by beating UMass-Lowell Friday at Matthews Arena 6-4. The hosts scored four unanswered goals in the first period and held off a furious three-goal Lowell rally in the second to escape with the victory and to pull within five points of the River Hawks (10-17-1, 7-13-1) for the eighth and final HE playoff spot.
"I don't want this moment to end," said Joe Vitale, who scored two goals in the third period, including the winner with 14:12 to play. "I want to stay here all night, I don't wanna go out. The locker room is awesome right now, kids are just hootin and hollerin 'Where you goin tonight, where you goin tonight?' It's just a great feeling, a feeling like no other. You just wanna stay in the moment and enjoy it as long as you can."
"Everybody's pretty happy," said senior captain Chuck Tomes. "It's a big monkey off our backs. It got tense at times, but it was good that we could pull together as a team and make sure we came through with a win in the end. When it started getting tough and they started scoring goals, we had to go back to what we had success with in the first period."
Brian Deeth, Ryan Ginand, Josh Robertson and Ray Ortiz scored in the first period for Northeastern (2-19-6, 2-13-6).
Deeth started things 3:13 into the game when he corralled a bouncing puck and passed it to the front of the net where it somehow slide past UML goalie Peter Vetri (20 saves) and into the net.
A minute and a half later, Ginand made it 2-0. The freshman forward took a pass from classmate Dennis McCauley just outside the left faceoff circle and snapped a wrist shot off the far right post and in, inches above Vetri's glove.
Roberston made it a three-goal lead on just Northeastern's sixth shot. The sophomore center skated up ice with junior Yale Lewis on a two-on-one and decided to shoot, firing a wrister through Vetri's legs to make it 3-0 6:34 into the game.
Ortiz added the fourth goal, snapping a lazy wrist shot from the point that snuck through Vetri's legs.
The blowout was thwarted by a strong Lowell effort in the second period. Bobby Robins cut into the deficit with a faceoff goal five minutes into the frame, and winger Andrew Martin added another faceoff tally just 21 seconds later to make it 4-2. With 4:41 to play before second intermission, left winger Jeremy Hall connected on a wide open one-timer from the left slot to make it a one-goal game.
Problem was, they'd never get any closer.
Vitale potted the winner six minutes into the third period, taking a pass from junior Bryan Esner and sliding a backhander five-hole. Although Robins made it a one-goal game again with eight minutes to play, Vitale squashed any River Hawk hopes with 1:17 to play when he took a drop pass from freshman Rob Rassey and fired it home from the left faceoff circle.
"It's tough to spot a desperate team a four-nothing lead," UML coach Blaise MacDonald said. "Northeastern came out and took advantage of some puck luck that they haven't experienced most of the year; a couple goals jumped in then they made some great plays when they had to. So, we were down 4-nothing at the end of 20 minutes.
"But I was really pleased at how we came back. By our estimation, we won or tied every shift in the second period and really played well.
"It's always frustrating when you lose a game," MacDonald continued. "When you look at the opportunities, our power play — I liked the way we moved the puck. I thought we had good looks. Their goalie just made a lot of great saves, they cleared rebounds and we couldn't quite win those loose puck battles in front of their net."
Northeastern's next game comes Monday against Harvard in the consolation game of the Beanpot Tournament. UMass-Lowell is off until next Friday when it travels to Merrimack.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Review: Clairefontaine Twinbook
The new staple bound Clairefontaine Twinbooks allow you to use one book for two subjects - lighten the load in the old school book bag, eh?
The Twinbooks contain 96 pages of 90g bright white Clairefontaine paper (perfect for use with a fountain pen) in graph form. The cover is a glossy cardboard.
This book is approx. 6 3/4" x 8 5/8"(a larger book at 8.25"x11" is also available) and comes in assorted colors.
The 1st 48 pages are notched/tabbed in a way that allows you to easily work in the first or second half of the book. I love that the corners of the paper and the cover are rounded - much easier on the palm of the hand as you reach the bottom of the page.
A staple bound book means there will be a few spots throughout the book where it opens flatter than others.
The spine of the book is slightly rounded, and I wonder if it would open a little flatter if they would square off the spine... I'm such a stickler for my journals & notebooks opening flat.
An additional review of the Twinbook is available at The Pen Addict.
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Biff, you've done it again! I have to, have to, get one of these. I'm just awaiting the imminent arrival of my first Lamy Safari pen–something else you've made me covet for two years! I'm broke, but eternally grateful!
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Bob Pierre's Cohoes public works colleagues George Hebert and Randall Snedecor compare notes on an upcoming job while preparing to start the day. Having a choice in day-to-day job activities ranked third among survey respondents in job satisfaction.
Source: PUBLIC WORKS
Why do you like being in a union? Though compensation always plays a big role in any employee's life, the benefits offered by unions can far outweigh the lower pay. Many unions offer free or low-cost health insurance and pension plans that the city funds.
Cohoes public works employees George Hebert (left), Bob Pierre, and Randall Snedecor (in truck) use a Vactor truck to clean out a sewer. Pierre said that he likes the varied work he does on a daily basis.
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Joan Raymond, president of AFSCME Local 127, speaks at a rally for "Living Wage." A big part of her job is making sure her fellow union employees are fairly represented.
Those pensions and health benefits are the strongest incentives unions have to offer their employees. Though monetary compensation may be lower than that of private industry, the benefits can make up for it. "We in CSEA are enrolled in the state retirement system," said Pierre. "Above the regular health benefits we receive (from the city), we have a dental and eyeglass program through CSEA."
Many of the respondents to the PUBLIC WORKS survey indicated that the main reason they like being in a union is the benefits. One of the leading goals that AFSCME has is to improve upon these benefits. "Usually, the employer offers them and AFSCME helps negotiate," said Dennis Houlihan, labor economist with the Washington, D.C.-based group. "An advantage to being a part of or working with a national union is that we provide technical assistance to the local unions," he said. This may include assistance in collective bargaining, selecting the best insurance benefits, or helping to negotiate pension plans.
Even though they may offer improved work conditions, many people are reluctant to join a union—and some states don't even allow unions to form. The PUBLIC WORKS survey showed that 60% of nationwide respondents are currently in a union. For those areas that do allow unions, hurdles to increased membership include the level of apathy among public works employees and the lack of understanding of what unions really do, according to both Pierre and Raymond.
"I think that some non-union people think that we in unions have too many benefits or get paid too much," said Pierre. "If there was never the union movement, most people would be making sub-standard wages and benefits today. Sweat shops would still be around."
Raymond, previously a sanitation driver in San Diego, echoed these thoughts. "They forget that if it weren't for unions, we would still have child labor in the United States and would not have the eight-hour workday," she said. "The word 'weekend' wouldn't exist if it weren't for unions."
Many young union members haven't experienced the labor struggles that older members have had. Though they may be union members, the younger generation's union knowledge is fairly shallow, and they know only what they read about in history books or see on TV. "They forget that a union brother has helped them somewhere along the line," said Pierre.
Part of every local president's job is to encourage younger people to join the union. "The best way to get people involved is a slow process," said Raymond. "It starts with a one-on-one conversation that establishes a common ground—the fact that if your job is secure and you don't have to worry about job issues, the rest of your life, and that of your family, will go a lot smoother.
"We try to get people involved at a small level at first—give them a task, for instance, to attend a rally or to pass out a newsletter, and build from there. Then they can use their experience to get someone else involved. The real strength of the union is in the amount of participation at the jobsite. The stewards at the jobsites are the backbone of the union," she said.
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Senate Committee Hearing For HJR 3 Monday
By Mike Perleberg
(Indianapolis, Ind.) – The fight over a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage continues at the Indiana Statehouse this week.
The Senate Rules Committee is scheduled to hear testimony from people on both side of the House Joint Resolution 3 argument Monday afternoon. The proposed amendment would revise Indiana's constitution to define marriage in the state as the union of one man and one woman.
If HJR 3 passes the committee, the proposal heads to the full state Senate for consideration.
The House passed the amendment nearly two weeks ago. However, lawmakers there removed the second sentence of HJR 3 that would have outlawed same-sex civil unions. The Senate could vote to put that sentence back in.
HJR 3 passed the state legislature in 2011 as HJR 6, with the second sentence intact. Unless the legislature passes the amendment with the second sentence this year, a statewide vote on the issue would be delayed until at least 2016.
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HJR 3 Hearing, Rally Brings Crowd To Statehouse
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Howard R. Ebersole, 79, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away February 12, 2011 at the Dunaway Manor in Guymon, Oklahoma.
Howard Robert Ebersole was born December 31, 1931 near Hooker, Oklahoma, the son of Marshal Robert Ebersole and Martha Linow Gillmore Ebersole.
After graduating from Hooker High School he studied at Diesel Mechanic School in Okmulgee, Oklahoma before being drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served for two years. After his discharge, in November of 1955, he returned to Hooker to help his mother manage the family farm.
Howard was united in marriage to Betty LaVonne Voth on September 28, 1956 in Clayton, NM. After a few years of farming Howard began work at Tradewind Industries in Liberal, KS and later went to work at the Nash Finch Warehouse in Liberal where he worked until his retirement.
Howard and Betty had three children, Marshall Ron, John Lee and Mary Beth. Howard was a strong, dependable dad who did his best to instill the same qualities in his children. He always made sure his family was well cared for. Howard was an avid fisherman, gardener and treasure hunter. He enjoyed raising a huge garden and giving fresh produce to people in town. People found him easy to remember because he was so tall and because he loved to visit and sometimes would talk for hours.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Betty, and his sister, Jean Ukens.
He is survived by his sister Madge Ukens, his children Ron Ebersole of Hooker, Oklahoma, John Ebersole and his wife Jennifer of Liberal, Kansas and Mary Beth Ebersole; two grandchildren, John Logan Ebersole and Jayda Leigh Ebersole.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Hooker Cemetery in Hooker, Oklahoma with Rev. Les Bussell officiating.
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Home to the University of Utah and the state's capital city, Salt Lake City blends the amenities of a major metropolitan area with beautiful natural surroundings.
Featuring the 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Mountains to the east, and the Oquirrh Mountains and the Great Salt Lake to the west, Salt Lake City is surrounded by majestic views in all directions. Its metro area ranks in the top 50 in the United States with a population of 1,124,197. Yet, Salt Lake City maintains the charm of a small western city.
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Salt Lake City ranks among the nation's top cities for literacy rate, percentage of high school graduates and percentage of college-educated citizens. It is the largest city in the state with 189,314 residents according to 2012 census figures. Six of its suburbs rank among the fastest growing cities in the nation from 2010-12. Salt Lake has a moderate four-season climate with an average 237 days of sunshine and 15% humidity.
Salt Lake City was ranked as the "No. 5 Best City for the Next Decade" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine in June 2010. In April 2013, Kiplinger's ranked Salt Lake "Best City for New College Graduates." It was named the third-best big city for jobs and fourth-best city for tech jobs by Forbes Magazine in May 2012. The magazine also recognized Utah as the "Best State for Business and Careers" for the third straight year in December 2012.
Some of the best skiing, fly fishing, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing and river running found anywhere in the world is easily accessible. Seven major ski resorts are within a 30-minute drive from downtown Salt Lake City.
Alta/Snowbird was ranked the No. 2 ski resort in the U.S. by Forbes in December 2012. National Geographic named Salt Lake "America's Best Hiking City" in May 2012. Ten national parks are within a day's drive.
Cultural and ethnic activities flourish in Salt Lake City and its vibrant downtown features dining, shopping, music and ethnic festivals, art galleries, professional symphony, opera, theater and dance.
Salt Lake City was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Opening and closing ceremonies and the athletes' village were on the University of Utah campus. Salt Lake City joins forces with the nearby resort town of Park City to host the annual Sundance Film Festival.
Professional sports provide yet another source of entertainment. Professional franchises in Salt Lake City include the Utah Jazz of the NBA, Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer) and the Utah Blaze (Arena Football League). Other pro franchises are the Salt Lake Bees (AAA baseball) and the Utah Grizzlies (hockey).
Salt Lake International Airport, a Delta Airlines and hub, is located just 20 minutes from campus. It ranks as one of the top 100 airports in the world by Skytrax and the 23rd-busiest airport in the U.S.
TRAX light rail provides access to downtown Salt Lake, the University of Utah, the airport and many of the suburbs. FrontRunner commuter rail offers service from Ogden to Provo.


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Two bills designed to improve transparency in federal land exchanges and acquisitions were introduced by a Colorado Representative. The bills would apply to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The legislation, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.), became available online on the congressional website on Thursday, July 17. Tipton says the bills would protect private property owners.
The Land Agency Notification & Disclosure (LAND) Act (H.R. 5074) would apply to both agencies when they buy, sell or transfer land. It would require them to give advance written notification to landowners. Owners of adjacent lands would also have to be notified. Any third parties used to facilitate the transactions, such as real estate brokers, would have to take certain technical steps, such as providing certain information to the parties involved.
The other bill, the Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners to Protection (REAL Protection) Act (H.R. 5075), would amend the BLM's resurvey methods to give landholders specific rights. If a resurvey shows that land previously thought to be privately-held actually belongs to the government, the private party would get right of first refusal to buy the land at fair market value minus any major improvements made to it, for instance. If the party did any significant improvements, it would have to be reimbursed at fair market value. If people in good faith thought the land was private, they could not be charged with trespass.
The bill would also require the BLM to notify anyone holding such land of plans of a resurvey at least a month in advance. BLM would also have to publish the results of the resurvey in the Federal Register within a month of completing it.
Neither bill picked up any cosponsors. The LAND Act was referred to the committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources (NR). The REAL Protection Act was referred to NR.


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I am a commish of 4 leagues... All are keepers. I am looking for replacement managers. keepers are setup the same in all leagues.. You can choose up to 5 keepers, all rules are posted on league main page...... most of these teams are not in the playoffs (some might be) but this is for next year... I can get you in the league now and you can choose your keepers and be ready for next year.
All leagues are 10 team H2H leagues
I am a fair commish, No cheating is tolerated. I do not lock out managers. Only replace inactive managers. All changes are voted by the league.
yahoo ID is musmandj7
If interested I can give you info on the teams...Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
hi david, i'll take a team, anyone. i'm always active.
here are the teams
will update list has teams are chosen
Ryan Doumit
Mark Teixeira
Dan Uggla
Chipper Jones
Hanley Ramirez
Carlos Beltran
Cody Ross
Michael Bourn
Tyler Colvin
Mitch Moreland
Carlos Ruiz
Jose Bautista
Matt Carpenter
Brett Gardner
Adam Wainwright
Bruce Chen
Randall Delgado
Felix Doubront
Marco Estrada
Roy Oswalt
Lance Lynn
Ervin Santana
Brett Cecil
Johan Santana
Chad Billingsley
Chris Carpenter
Jesus Montero
Eric Hosmer
Ian Kinsler
Pablo Sandoval
Jimmy Rollins
Adam Jones
Jacoby Ellsbury
Drew Stubbs
Kendrys Morales
Dustin Ackley
Alex Rios
Alexei Ramirez
Ian Desmond
Jayson Werth
Jose Bautista
Dan Haren
Stephen Strasburg
Brandon Morrow
Rafael Betancourt
Fernando Rodney
Ivan Nova
Frank Francisco
Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Marmol
Felix Hernandez
Ryan Dempster
J.P. Arencibia
Adrian Gonzalez
Dan Uggla
Mark Trumbo
Derek Jeter
Justin Upton
Shane Victorino
Andrew McCutchen
Michael Bourn
Brett Lawrie
Adrian Beltre
Freddie Freeman
Gavin Floyd
Mark Buehrle
Ricky Nolasco
Joe Nathan
Jose Valverde
Heath Bell
Brett Myers
Mat Latos
Rafael Soriano
C.J. Wilson
Yu Darvish
Tommy Hanson
Henry Rodriguez
Miguel Montero
Freddie Freeman
Mike Aviles
Ryan Zimmerman
Jimmy Rollins
Matt Joyce
Brennan Boesch
Justin Upton
David Wright
Chase Headley
Nick Swisher
Dustin Ackley
Michael Bourn
Ike Davis
Ian Desmond
Luke Scott
Ryan Vogelsong
Clayton Kershaw
Joel Hanrahan
Sean Burnett
R.A. Dickey
Matt Cain
Edinson Volquez
Mike Minor
David Price
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I would like team 2. my e-mail is at yahoo jeff.graves23
Team 4 has been taken. these teams might be in a different leagues. thats why some players might be on two teams..... if interested be creative on how to contact you
you have Ian Desmond listed on both teams 2 and 4.
I would like team #4, if I can't have 4 I would like #2
Id be interested. Send the info to brian fornatoro at ya hooooo
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A Yahoo! User Oct 26, 2012 8:24 AM Flag
David do you have any teams left ?
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Labrador Institute staff took to the road for this year's public engagement event, "MUN and North West River, Sitting in a Tree." We had a wonderful time renewing and celebrating relationships in North West River, with about 50 people in all dropping by. The highlights of the event were a tour of the facility with special demonstrations by Scott and Merline, and a fascinating presentation by Andrea called "We're engaged…right? Rethinking the relationship between researchers, outsiders, and Labradorians". Thanks to Ed Tuttauk for his help and warm welcome; to Marlyce Shangreaux for wonderful eats; and to everybody who came out from North West River and Happy Valley-Goose Bay!
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A warm front will move through the region this morning leading to temperatures soaring into the 80s! Coupled with sunny skies, this will be a perfect batch of weather for central Ohio. It may even leave you wondering where spring went with this early taste of summer!
With low humidity, warm weather, and plenty of sun, you will want to get outside and enjoy the nice weather today. Highs will hit the lower 80s and temperatures will stay in the 70s through the entire evening. Thursday will be even warmer as an upper level ridge of high pressure builds over the region. Highs on Thursday could hit the upper 80s in some locations!
A cold front will head towards Ohio on Friday bringing a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. Storms will continue into Saturday in a scattered fashion. Both days will be slightly cooler thanks to the clouds and rain around. At this time, isolated strong storms cannot be ruled out but a higher severe threat will likely be kept away thanks to only meager instability in the atmosphere. Stay tuned for further updates to the forecast with the threat for storms this weekend.
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College Hockey:Gilmour's OT goal lifts Boston College over Northeastern
BOSTON — A see-saw third period followed by a quick strike in overtime catapulted Boston College to a sweep of Northeastern to open Hockey East play, with freshman Adam Gilmour drilling the game-winner for the Eagles 1:36 into the extra period at Matthews Arena on Saturday.
Though the Huskies had a third period lead, a shift in momentum midway through the frame allowed the Eagles to walk away with three unanswered goals and claim their 13th win over the Huskies in the last 17 meetings.
"We were looking at 3-1 down before a pretty raucous crowd and a good hockey team in the Huskies," BC coach Jerry York said. "I feel very excited about our club responding to that."
BC came out flying in the first period, dominating puck possession. It took nearly eight minutes of game action for the Huskies to record their first shot on goal, but they made it count.
With the Huskies breaking out of the defensive zone, Adam Reid found sophomore transfer Torin Snyderman along the left wing. Snyderman fluttered a seemingly innocent shot to net, but it slipped under the left pad of Brian Billett and trickled over the line to give the Huskies an early edge.
"I went to the net hoping I could get bounce and got lucky," Snyderman said.
It didn't take long for BC to respond, however. Three minutes later, the Eagles caught the Huskies in the middle of a line change and had a two-on-one transition rush led by Kevin Hayes. Delaying with the puck, Hayes waited for Matt Benning (the lone man back) to commit before sliding it across to Ryan Fitzgerald for the finish, knotting the score at one.
Witt faced a barrage of BC pressure in the second period, including a stuff-in try at the side of the net from Kevin Hayes that was denied with Witt's outstretched left leg. Ultimately, BC fed 16 shots on goal in the period, but Witt (36 saves) managed to hold the fort.
On the other side, to the credit of Billett (31 saves), he calmly stopped several NU breakaways, as the Huskies employed a cherry-picker at the blue line throughout the game.
The biggest test of the night for Billett came on a single-handed, end-to-end rush from Reid. At the midway point of the second period and with all five BC skaters crowded below the faceoff dots in the offensive zone, a blocked shot gave Reid the entire sheet of ice to himself, but Billett stepped into Reid's shooting path and blocked the top-shelf try.
The game appeared deadlocked, but the offensive floodgates opened in the third period. At 2:29 into the frame, a giveaway to Kevin Roy allowed him to feed the puck ahead to a streaking Mike Szmatula, who pocketed the quick wrister to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead.
At 6:22, it was Colton Saucerman whose shot got tipped by Brendan Silk's stick on defense and floated in the air into the back of the net. A minute later, a holding penalty on Bill Arnold seemed to signal the game was unraveling for the Eagles.
However, the BC penalty kill, which had been aggressive all night on the blue line, sparked a comeback that would wipe the lead away in short order. At 7:50 and with NU scrambling to cover the defensive zone on a BC rush, Michael Matheson swung the puck across to Patrick Brown, who knocked it in to make it 3-2.
"We kill pretty aggressively all the time," Brown said. "But being down a few goals made it all that more important to rush up ice."
"We didn't adjust well enough to kick the puck down lower sooner," Northeastern coach Madigan recalled about the power play. "They jumped us."
Capping the comeback was an incredible goal from Johnny Gaudreau at 12:51, as he netted his sixth of the year on a shot from below the goal line. While he was being pursued on a rush, Gaudreau seemed to take himself out of an angle by delaying, but he fired it off of the back of Witt's left leg and into the net, stunning the sellout crowd of 4,746 and tying the score three.
Brown remarked later that few players have the presence of mind to make that decision.
"He sees the ice better than any player I've ever played with. It's pretty cool," Brown said.
Without a response from the Huskies, the game went to overtime. Just 1:36 into the extra period, Patrick Brown circled the net to the right circle and fired a shot. The first attempt was blocked, the second attempt got through, and after Witt kicked a rebound into space, Gilmour pounced, claiming his first career goal, receiving a mob of his teammates seconds later.
"I thought we were in a good rhythm and were playing well; we gave them a short-handed goal and another where [Clay] didn't get to the post quick enough," Madigan said. "They just take advantage of those opportunities."
With a shortened conference schedule this season, this was potentially the last meeting between these two squads, barring a matchup in the Beanpot tournament in February.
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Lamonte pointed out that putting a deadline (or meeting the deadline) in reality is nearly impossible. Projects are late, so putting a deadline does no good.
I have a pretty confusing on this opinion. I totally agree and totally disagree with it.
First of all, I agree on this because often in the real world all the features are fixed: you simply need to do certain features and thus it's practically impossible to set a deadline (and might be foolish to do so), instead the best you can do is to give a rough estimation about when the project could be complete.
On the other hand I disagree that it would be impossible to set a deadline and meet it.
I think in reality the deadlines are missed because managers/publishers/sales people/producers/you-name-it have promised certain features (and more), in certain time (or less) and that your project can use only certain amount of money (or hopefully less). Meeting the deadline is impossible because for some reason all the 3 elements: features (quality), deadline (time) and resources (money) are fixed – which can be impossible equation.
It's bit like saying that:
– You need to go 100 meters in 5 seconds.
That's practically impossible to reach I think. But, if we could agree to change those 100 meters to 10 meters, I'm sure we could do that. Or, if we could get 50 seconds to go those 100 meters – no problem. Or, if it's not "me" who needs to do this, but instead we could get a brand new Ferrari that's going full speed, going 100 meters in 5 seconds would be no problem.
According to this, having a fixed deadline is not impossible. It simply means that we might need to use more money (hire more people, get better equipment etc.) or that we reduce features (and have lower product quality).
Setting a deadline is more than possible if we decide to have one, in fact – I think it's very easy: you just pick a date, and that's it.
After that, it's a matter of decisions. If we want to stick with that date, and if we agree that the certain date is the fixed piece, then the other elements (money and quality) will need to reflect this.
In my opinion, having a deadline is not impossible. It's more like a choice.