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• It is illegal to homeschool in Wisconsin without filing form PI-1206 "on forms provided by the department [the DPI]," which now means filing online.
• WPA and all other Wisconsin-based homeschooling organizations that we know of tell homeschoolers to file form PI-1206 online. Detailed instructions are available on the WPA website.
• Unfortunately, the website of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) suggests that homeschoolers file HSLDA's paper version of form PI-1206. Homeschoolers who file this version and do not file the online version are homeschooling illegally. They could be charged with truancy and taken to court. This could lead to new homeschooling legislation that increases state regulation of homeschooling and reduces the homeschooling freedoms of all homeschoolers.
• Please inform other homeschoolers so they do not file a paper form because they were misinformed by HSLDA's website and then get into trouble.
Wisconsin statutes require that homeschoolers file form PI-1206 "on forms provided by the department [the DPI]." (WI Statute 115.30 [3]) As WPA has done for the past 28 years, when the DPI posts the form for 2012-13 in August, we will again check to see if it has made any changes in the form and work to change any that would threaten our freedoms.
For detailed instructions on how to file the form online, go to the WPA website at www.homeschooling-wpa.org and click on "Filing the Electronic Form PI-1206" in the yellow box at the top of the home page.
If your children are not currently enrolled in a public school or a conventional private school, WPA strongly recommends that you file your form online after the third Friday in September and before October 15th. If your children are currently enrolled in a public school or a conventional private school, you are required to file your form before you begin homeschooling. You can begin homeschooling anytime, before or after October 15th. For more details and explanations about when to file your form, see the WPA website.
WPA is publishing this information now because last fall, the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), a national homeschooling organization based in Virginia, suggested on its website that homeschoolers file HSLDA's paper version of the form that is available only to HSLDA members. WPA objected to this suggestion. WPA explained that the online form requires the same information that the previously used paper forms did. Families who file a paper form (which the DPI will not accept) and do not file online are homeschooling illegally. Such actions could lead to these homeschoolers being charged with truancy and taken to court or could result in legislation to increase state regulation of homeschooling in Wisconsin.
Every homeschooling support group based in Wisconsin that WPA knows about, including Wisconsin Christian Home Educators Association (Wisconsin CHEA), agreed with WPA and encouraged its members to file the form online. However, despite this, and despite attempts by WPA as well as Wisconsin CHEA and HSLDA members to communicate to the President of HSLDA and to an HSLDA attorney with responsibilities for Wisconsin that HSLDA's position on filing form PI-1206 is wrong and a danger to homeschooling freedoms in Wisconsin, and despite the fact that WPA has also written and posted this information in its newsletters and on its website, as of June 7, 2012, the HSLDA website persists in offering their illegal way of filing their version of form PI-1206 and thereby misinforming homeschoolers and increasing the chances of a court case or Wisconsin homeschooling legislation brought by opponents or critics of homeschooling who are looking for such an opportunity.
A further note of explanation: It is important to understand that HSLDA views homeschooling freedoms differently from the way WPA does. HSLDA focuses primarily on statutes, so when a state has a statute in place that says families can homeschool as long as they comply with requirements such as taking standardized tests, submitting their curriculum to school officials for review and approval, or reporting to school officials, HSLDA claims that homeschooling freedoms have been won in that state. By contrast, WPA pays close attention to statutes but also considers the other factors as well. WPA believes that parents' right to homeschool comes from God or nature, not the state. Therefore, the state does not have authority to direct and review and approve homeschools (which are private schools). It is unreasonable and unnecessary for the state to require homeschoolers to take standardized tests, submit their curriculum for review and approval, report their homeschooling activities and progress to school officials, etc.
It is important to realize that some of the statutes in other states that give the state unnecessary power and authority over homeschoolers are the result of court cases and legislative battles in the 1980s and 1990s in which HSLDA was involved. They lost a number of these court cases, and they were willing to accept state regulation of homeschooling that is not acceptable to WPA. Therefore, it is important to examine and seriously question recommendations that HSLDA makes that specifically cover Wisconsin homeschoolers, Wisconsin statutes, and homeschooling in Wisconsin. For more information, including the history of this issue, go to the WPA website at https://homeschooling-wpa.org and click on Issues and Legislation at the top of the page and then on Filing PI-1206 on the right.


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Induction into the WWE Hall of Fame is an accolade that WWE gives to only a handful of former wrestlers every year, and it is a big validation for the hard work they have put in.
There are plenty of retired or semi-retired wrestlers who many feel belong in the Hall, and it is usually the same list of people.
Up until this year, the biggest exclusion was Bruno Sammartino, but now that he finally agreed to be inducted, we can check him off the list and move Randy Savage into the top spot.
There are also numerous active WWE Superstars who have done so much for the sport and the company that their spot is all but reserved already.
This list will be in no particular order, and it only features full-time Superstars. This means Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Undertaker will not appear here. This also means that Superstars out on injury will be included, since they would be full-time if not injured.

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In a Danish study, maternal use of valproate during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in offspring.
The authors cautioned these findings must be balanced against the treatment benefits for women who require valproate for epilepsy control.
Anti-epileptic drug exposure during pregnancy has been associated with an increased risk for congenital malformations and delayed cognitive development in the offspring, but little is known about the risk of other serious neuropsychiatric disorders, according to background information for the study, which is published in the April 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jakob Christensen, PhD, of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues evaluated the association between maternal use of valproate during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder and childhood autism in offspring. The population-based study included all children born alive in Denmark from 1996 to 2006. National registries were used to identify children exposed to valproate during pregnancy and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.
Data were analyzed and adjusted for potential confounders such as maternal age at conception, paternal age at conception, parental psychiatric history, gestational age, birth weight, sex, congenital malformations and parity. Children were followed up from birth until the day of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, death, emigration or the date of Dec, 31, 2010, whichever came first.
The analysis included 655,615 children born from 1996 through 2006. The average age of the children at end of follow-up was 8.8 years.
During the study period, 5,437 children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, including 2,067 with childhood autism. The researchers identified 2,644 children exposed to antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, including 508 exposed to valproate.
The authors found that use of valproate during pregnancy was associated with an absolute risk of 4.42% for autism spectrum disorder and an absolute risk of 2.5% for childhood autism. These figures compared with a 1.53% risk for ASD and 0.48% risk for childhood autism among the entire cohort.
The researchers also noted that the risks were higher in children with prenatal exposure to valproate than in children whose mothers previously used valproate but stopped before their pregnancy.
Because autism spectrum disorders are serious conditions with lifelong implications for affected children and their families, even a moderate increase in risk may have major health importance, the researchers wrote. Still, the absolute risk of autism spectrum disorder was less than 5%, which is important to take into account when counseling women about the use of valproate in pregnancy.
In an accompanying editorial, Kimford J. Meador, MD, and David W. Loring, PhD, of Emory University in Atlanta, wrote that women of childbearing potential should be informed of the potential risks of fetal valproate exposure before valproate is prescribed.
Despite the established risks of fetal valproate exposure, valproate continues to be a common treatment in women of childbearing age. Valproate is an effective drug, but it appears that it is being prescribed for women of child-bearing potential at a rate that does not fully consider the ratio of benefits to risks. This raises concern as to whether these women are receiving adequate information for informed consent based on a full understanding of the treatment risks and alternative therapies.
Given the accumulating evidence linking fetal valproate exposure to congenital malformations, cognitive impairments and autism, the use of valproate in women of childbearing potential should be minimized. Alternative medications should be sought. If no alternative effective medications can be found, the lowest effective dose of valproate should be used.
"Because approximately half of the pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, delaying discussions of treatment risks until a pregnancy is considered will leave a substantial number of children at unnecessary risk.
Read the study abstract: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1681408.


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Nokia's HERE Maps now available for the Nokia Asha 501
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Most low-priced, entry level handsets like the Nokia Asha 501 don't offer the user the opportunity to use a mapping feature like HERE Maps; yet, Nokia announced on Wednesday that the mapping application will be available for the device. It is a smart idea by the Finnish based manufacturer because it differentiates its entry level model with the competition...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
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1. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
its been so looooooooooooooong , that i have seen this news
You're so Slow PA
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2. FISTFLY (Posts: 27; Member since: 03 Jul 2013)
PA, he is saying that the actuality of news is news value it self. I kinda agree with him.
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'Psych' musical a success
Aspiring nuns aren't the only ones who can sing. Crime solvers can too.
A recent airing of USA Network's "Psych: The Musical" proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that more than the hills are alive with the sound of music. The series returns for an eighth season Jan. 8, and a rerun of "Psych: The Musical" is in the cards.
Series creator Steve Franks recently talked about the two-hour musical starring everyone's favorite fake psychic detective (James Roday) and his best friend/pharmaceutical salesman (Dule Hill). Franks, who moonlights as a musician, wrote and directed the episode, plus penned the 14 songs with "Psych" music director Adam Cohen.
Q This came on the coattails of NBC's "Sound of Music," which received big numbers but was largely panned by critics. Were you happy about the timing?
A It's funny because we shot this over a year ago. And USA liked it so much they called me and said they were going to make a special night out of it. I was so excited and then they said, "Yeah, we're going to air it next year." And I was like, "Whattt?" There's a huge plot point that this was supposed to set up in the middle of Season 7. Now there are built-in continuity errors -- or, as I like to say, the basis for a really awesome drinking game.
Q Can you just take a regular story idea and add some songs to it?
A I watched a lot of these television musicals and many of them were, let's say, less satisfying than I had hoped. Sometimes they never even bothered to explain why people were singing. At least with ours, there is a reason.
Q And how about Dule and James -- what was their reaction to rumblings about doing a musical?
A I had done the exact same thing at the beginning of Season 6. I said, "I'm closing my door and I'm writing this musical." And then we got five episodes into the season and I just knew there was no way I was going to finish the musical. So when I said, "We're doing the musical this year," I think there was a certain degree of skepticism. When I pitched the entire episode to the writers with them all sitting around -- with my acoustic guitar there singing the pieces of songs that I had -- that was the moment they were like, "Oh, wow, you're really going to do this." I stopped being the boy who cried wolf.
Q There are rumors the upcoming season might be your last. When will you know the fate of the show?
A We try to give a little bit of closure at the end of every season. We already shot all of Season 8, and there's a little bit of closure there. I'm never going to kill off the entire cast because I love doing the show.


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The threat of severe weather for the Kansas City metro is over for the evening.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of the Kansas City area north of the Missouri River until midnight. But the NWS allowed the watch to expire for the counties in the Kansas City metro before midnight.
Any stormy weather that might remain will be mainly north of 36 Highway. Even those storms are expected to not be severe.
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I completely agree with Mr. John's regarding the sad performance of our commander in chief.
Only in American can someone run for the top office on "Time for Change" slogan and no one bothers to ask, change to what?
Sadly, January 2017 is a long way away.
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Comprehensive analyses that integrate polls from a wide variety of sources on numerous international issues. Includes analyses of world opinion and US opinion.
Comprehensive Analysis of Polls Reveals Americans Attitudes on US Role in the World
How Muslims and Americans View Each Other
Study Finds Bipartisan Public Consensus on Wide Range of Foreign Policy Issues
A Majority of Americans Reject Military Threats in Favor of Diplomacy with Iran
U.S. Public Opinion In Line With Iraq Study Groups Proposals
Seven in Ten Americans Favor Congressional Candidates Who Will Pursue a Major Change in Foreign Policy
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Americans Strongly Support UN in Principle, Despite Reservations about PerformanceMay 9, 2007
Most Americans believe the United Nations should be stronger and that it plays a necessary role in the world. Americans are dissatisfied, however, with how well the United Nations is carrying out its mission.
A comprehensive analysis of polls of the American public over the past decade, conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org shows that the American public remains committed to a strong United Nations. Not only do Americans, like most other publics around the world, want their leaders to work within the United Nations to solve international problems, they also want the world body to take on additional powers, including regulation of the international arms trade and creation of a standing UN peacekeeping force.
Americans have reservations about UN performance, however. Recent polls show that three out of five Americans think the United Nations is doing a �poor job� in trying to solve international problems. Perhaps because of this, American sentiments toward the UN are slightly cooler than those of other nations.
Expansion of UN Powers
Multinational polls conducted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WPO in 2006 and 2007 find that Americans, like much of the rest of the world, favor some dramatic measures to increase UN power. Seventy-five percent of Americans think the United Nations should be able to go into countries to investigate human rights abuses, 72 percent favor a standing UN peacekeeping force, and 60 percent endorse UN regulation of international arms sales.
The only proposal included in the poll that did not engender much enthusiasm in the United States or abroad was to give the UN �the power to fund its activities by imposing a small tax on the international sale of arms or oil.� A plurality of Americans oppose this idea by a margin of 50 percent to 45 percent.
Moreover, Americans are comfortable with giving the UN Security Council the right to authorize the use of force to address a variety of international crises. More than four out of five believe that the Security Council should be able to authorize the use of force to �defend a country that has been attacked� (83%) and equal numbers believe it should be allowed to do so to �prevent severe human rights violations such as genocide� (83%). About three out of four say the Security Council should also have this right to �stop a country from supporting terrorist groups� (76%).
Americans show slightly less support for Security Council authority to use force on nuclear issues: 62 percent believe it should have the right to prevent new countries from acquiring nuclear weapons (33% should not), while 57 percent believe it should have the right to use force to prevent countries from producing nuclear fuel that could be used to produce nuclear weapons (39% should not). Fifty-seven percent also believe that the Security Council should be able to authorize force to restore �a democratic government that has been overthrown,� although 38 percent oppose this.
Support for International Cooperation
The analysis of US polling data by WorldPublicOpinion.org shows that Americans remain convinced six decades after its founding that the United Nations should be a key international player. This conviction holds even when respondents are told that US leaders may have to accept less than ideal compromises in the interests of international cooperation.
Most Americans (60%) agree that the United States should be �more willing to make decisions within the United Nations� even if it means agreeing to a policy that is not their country�s first choice, Chicago Council results show. Only 37 percent disagree. Such strong American support for multilateral decisions�even if it means sacrificing some US preferences�is especially striking today, given the highly publicized criticism of the United Nations by some Bush Administration officials.
Findings from other polls bolster this result. An October 2006 poll by the WorldPublicOpinion.org found that Americans rejected the idea that US leaders would be better off avoiding international institutions. Less than one quarter of those polled (23%) accepted the idea that the United States should avoid working through international institutions because they �are slow and bureaucratic and often used as places for other countries to criticize and block the US.� Instead seven out of ten (69%) preferred the alternative argument that �as the world becomes more interconnected, and problems such as terrorism and the environment are of a more international nature, it will be increasingly necessary for the US to work through international institutions.�
This conviction has strengthened since 1999 when 56 percent of Americans thought it was �increasingly necessary� to work through international institutions and 39 percent rejected them as �slow and bureaucratic.�
Other polls confirm Americans� belief that the United States needs to work with the United Nations. A February 2005 Gallup poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) thought the United Nations �plays a necessary role in the world.� A German Marshall Fund poll taken in May of the same year showed that 56 percent of Americans agreed that the UN could �manage many of the world�s most pressing problems better than any single country� and 66 percent agreed that the UN allowed different countries to share �the costs of international actions.�
US continued participation in the United Nations gets overwhelming support: 85 percent of Americans said in the 2005 Gallup poll that they were against the United States giving up its UN membership. Only 13 percent said they would favor such a decision.
Doubts about UN Performance
US views about whether the United Nations is doing a good job or a poor one have fluctuated dramatically since 1990, however. Positive views reached highs of more than 60 percent when the international community rallied around the United States during the Gulf War and following the September 11, 2001, attacks, major polls show. Negative evaluations of the world body�s job performance began rising when the UN Security Council failed to back the United States� invasion of Iraq. Dissatisfaction has remained at above 60 percent for the past two years.
This may explain why American sentiments toward the United Nations are less enthusiastic than those of other countries. The Chicago Council asked Americans to gauge their feelings toward the UN on a 100-degree thermometer, where 100 is the warmest or most favorable and 0 the least. American feelings on average register a somewhat lukewarm 55 degrees. This is the lowest temperature reading among the eight countries polled.
Other key findings of WPO�s analysis of US opinion about the UN include:
� Majorities of Americans have said consistently in polls taken over the past decade that their government should pay its UN dues.
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President Felipe Calderon said at an independence day event over the weekend that it was a privilege to have worked for Mexico during "dramatic and difficult hours," referring to the wave of drug-related violence that has left more than 50,000 people dead since he took office in late 2006.
"Working for Mexico is a privilege that has no equal and doing so in the dramatic and difficult hours that we have had to live through is an indescribable privilege," Calderon said during a ceremony on Sunday marking the 202nd anniversary of the start of Mexico's independence from Spain.
Calderon, who will hand over the presidency to Enrique Peña Nieto in less than three months, has used his recent appearances to bid farewell to the country and tout his administration's achievements.
"We Mexicans all have a commitment to history and future generations will judge whether we were up to the circumstances that we had to live through," the president said in his address at the iconic Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City.
"Beyond our challenges and our achievements, there has always been present in our actions an understanding that we must do and decide what is best for Mexico," Calderon said.
The president gave the "Grito," the traditional Independence Day rallying cry, for the last time in his six-year term on Saturday night.
Calderon led the traditional ceremony from the balcony of the National Palace before some 100,000 people who gathered in Mexico City's huge Zocalo plaza.
The ceremony commemorates Father Miguel Hidalgo's rallying cry early on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810, in the city of Dolores Hidalgo, in the central state of Guanajuato, the birthplace of the independence movement.
"This Sept. 16 we once again take the opportunity to focus on our challenges, on what we want to do for Mexico and on the mark that we as a generation should leave on history," Calderon, who was accompanied by several of his Cabinet officers, said.
"Mexico needs all of us, let us join forces to continue transforming it into the great nation it is called to be. Let us not forget that the past of our countries is in our hearts, but what is to come is in our hands," the president said.
Calderon followed up his address at the Angel of Independence by presiding over the traditional military parade in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main plaza.
The president inspected the troops and then headed to the National Palace, from which he watched nearly 20,000 armed forces members marching past the reviewing stand and showing off some of the equipment being used in the war on drugs.
Vehicles and Black Hawk helicopters provided by the United States under the Merida Initiative, a regional security cooperation pact crafted by the Bush administration in 2007 to help Mexico, Central America, Haiti and the Dominican Republic fight drug trafficking and other forms of transnational crime, were among the military equipment on display.
The Mexico City international airport closed from 10:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Sunday because of the parade, forcing flights to be rescheduled. EFE


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Test engineers are facing new pressures to develop high-performance test systems that maximize efficiency. Despite rapidly increasing device complexity, they have to deliver higher-speed and lower-cost test systems, as well as contribute to corporate sustainability programs. This pressure is exemplified by the addition of corporate responsibility and sustainability programs presented on almost every corporate Web site. These corporate sustainability programs often have goals of reducing energy consumption, carbon footprints, and emissions.
Here are some examples from corporate sustainability programs:
- Lockheed Martin adheres to a "Buy Smart, Use Less" business model.
- Flextronics' goal is to "protect the environment, conserve energy and natural resources, and prevent pollution by applying appropriate management practices and technology."
- Delphi has "established goals to further reduce energy usage at our plants around the world."
- Samsung "will continue to minimize the use of resources and energy through clean production technologies." Many manufacturing and engineering teams are now given sustainability targets with the goal of using resources more efficiently. This article provides three proven strategies for increasing test system efficiency.
Strategy 1: Reduce Test Times by Maximizing Instrument Utilization
For high-volume applications, you can further maximize efficiency by adopting a parallel test strategy that simultaneously tests multiple UUTs. Parallel test clearly reduces aggregate test times, increases test throughput, and improves instrument usage (see Figure 1). The complexity and cost of developing a parallel test system has historically been prohibitive. Developing test management software that implements the testing of multiple UUTs at once requires a low-level understanding of how the operating system works with parallel operations, such as Windows Critical Sections, and careful consideration of how to implement instrument sharing among many UUTs without creating conflicts or deadlocks.


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The Buffalo Bills have opened their sales book to potential buyers.
According to Adam Bengini of WGRZ, potential buyers have been given access to the book, which includes the financial information one would need before making a bid.
The next question is who has been given the book? Tim Graham of the Buffalo news reported on Wednesday that Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula has hired Steve Greenberg, the director of the investment bank Allen and Company, which is known for its involvement in the sales of sports teams. Greenberg was involved in the sales of the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and other teams.
WGRZ added that in addition to the sales book, potential buyers were also given a non-binding document to indicate their interest, which they have to return to the Bills by July 29.
The Bills have been up for sale since shortly after founder Ralph Wilson died back in March.
Among those rumored to be interested are musician Jon Bon Jovi, who has some Bills fans worried he may move the team if he purchases it.
Donald Trump has also said he is serious about his interest in buying the Buffalo Bills. The Buffalo News reported Thursday that Trump was among those who have received a sales book from the franchise as well.
Regardless of who buys the team, Bills fans are most concerned about the team staying in Buffalo. With the $130 million in renovations to Ralph Wilson Stadium and a stadium lease that can't be broken until at 2020 at the earliest, a move isn't in the immediate future, and the only one of the potential buyers rumored to be interested in moving the team is Bon Jovi.
The Bills are getting closer and closer to having a new owner, and Thursday was a big step toward a sale.


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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — On July 30, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) notified the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) that the agency must discontinue its routes that serve the Rochester City School District (RCSD) before the beginning of the 2007-08 school year.
The notification reaffirms the FTA's original decision — which was made in January 2007 — that the RGRTA was illegally engaged in school bus operations, which stemmed from a complaint against the RGRTA last year.
In June 2006, the United Food & Commercial Workers District Local One alleged that the agency's provision of service pursuant to a subsidy agreement with the Rochester City School District was a violation of the FTA's school bus regulations, which seek to prevent federally funded transit bus operations from competing with private school bus operations.
In April 2007, the FTA reopened the case. The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) brought the matter to the attention of several congressmen, who wrote to FTA Administrator James Simpson expressing their concern with the agency's action.
In addition to issuing the cease-and-desist order, the FTA notified the RGRTA that as a penalty it would withhold federal funding in an amount related to the subsidies that RGRTA received from the school district.
In her decision, FTA Regional Administrator Brigid Hynes-Cherin said the RGRTA operated more than 100 routes that constituted illegal school bus service and caused "a massive displacement" of the local contractor's business. She estimated that the transit agency would have received more than $7 million in subsidy from the school district for the upcoming school year.
Hynes-Cherin said the routes in question were designed for school district students and only incidentally served the general public. She cited one purported tripper route that "starts in a neighborhood, joins a regular public transportation route for a brief period but then goes without stops to the school destination for the last 10 to 15 minutes." Typical RGRTA routes, Hynes-Cherin said, have bus stops every two or three minutes.
The FTA also pointed to the fact that the RGRTA admitted creating three of its routes at the behest of the school district.
"RGRTA further explained that this service would be discontinued [as] soon as RCSD no longer desired it and that RCSD would not be receiving a state subsidy for these routes because the routes serve children that live under 1.5 miles from their school," Hynes-Cherin wrote in her decision.
"We hope that this decision is going to help us going forward when other violations occur," said Robin Leeds, NSTA's government relations liaison.
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A Randall County Jail escapee and the woman who helped him escape on Thursday have been arraigned by 251st District Judge Patrick Pirtle.
Pirtle set a $100,000 bond for Tex Bryan Patton, who was being held in the Randall County Jail on a July charge of burglary of a habitation and a probation violation for a 1997 forgery by passing conviction.
Patton's sister, Tabatha Patterson, received a $10,000 bond from Pirtle on a charge of hindering prosecution. She posted bail over the weekend, jail officials said.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Holy Child Church will host a one-woman show, "Fool for Christ," about the life of Dorothy Day, on Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Sarah Melici will portray the "warrior of peace" and others who came into her life as she accomplished extraordinary things with faith at her core. Day, who converted to Catholicism as an adult, is considered one of the most important social thinkers of the 20th century and supporters are working to have the former Staten Islander canonized.
The show will help mark the 30th anniversary of her death next month, Nov. 29.
Admission is free.
Ms. Melici has appeared at the New York Shakespeare Festival and toured in "Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Charles Nelson Reilly.
The church is located at 4747 Amboy Rd. in Annadale.
Staten Island Seventh Day Adventists will host a Hat Day tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
Community members are invited to wear their favorite or most treasured head covering. It may be colorful, covered in flowers, plumed or plain. Share conversation and refreshments while raising money for the church building renovation project.
Cost is $20 per person for those ages 13 and up and $10 for people 12 and under.
The church is at 80 Union Ave. in Mariners Harbor.
Tomorrow at 10 a.m., the Rev. Ruth Boling will deliver a sermon titled "Bible Basics for Lifelong Beginners" at Olivet Presbyterian Church.
This is the second of a three-part sermon series titled "Living By the Word." Sunday school classes for children and youth also begin at 10 a.m. Nursery care is provided for infants and young children.
The church is located at 97 Myrtle Ave. (at Broadway), West Brighton.
The Unitarian Church of Staten Island's will hold service tomorrow at 10:45 a.m., when the topic will be "Living in the Body."
The Rev. Susan Karlson will be in the pulpit. Dr. Carolyn Clark is music director.
The church is located at 312 Fillmore St. (at Clinton Avenue), New Brighton. Call 718-447-2204, email email@example.com or visit www.uucsi.org.
All Saints Episcopal Church will host an international dinner on Oct. 23, 6 to 10 p.m.
Cuisine will reflect the diversity of the congregation and include foods from Puerto Rico, Barbados, Ghana, Italy, Nigeria, Canada and the regional flavors of Louisiana, Georgia and New York.
Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and college students and $13 for children ages 6 to 13 years. The price includes dinner, soda, water and a glass of wine for adults.
The church is located at 2329 Victory Blvd. in Willowbrook. Call 718-698-1338 to make a reservation or for additional information.
Living Water Healing Center offers regular Sunday worship tomorrow at 10 a.m., with children's church at 11 a.m.
In addition, several recurring workshops and services are available. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend for blessings.
The Confident Woman Bible Study is held on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Later on, at 7:30 p.m., a workshop entitled "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" is offered. Also at 7:30 p.m., is the workshop "Healing by Design, Unlocking Your Body's Potential to Heal Itself."
A cancer support group, with prayer and devotion, is held Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Worship/miracle healing service is Saturday at 10 a.m.
The center is located at 230 Livingston Avenue (off Brielle Avenue) in Meiers Corners. Call 718-876-5860 or visit www.livingwatermin.com.
St. Paul's Memorial Church will host tenor Bernie Barr in concert tomorrow at 3 p.m.
The program, titled "To God Be the Glory," will feature sacred music from three centuries and selections composed by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and Bizet as well as songs by Bernstein, Spirituals, Broadway melodies with religious text and Yiddish and Cantorial solos.
Barr has been a soloist at the Festival of the Amalfi Coast (Italy), and the Festival of the Costa del Sol (Spain). He has appeared with the American Chamber Orchestra on tours of Germany and Greece and has performed in concert throughout the United States.
He will be accompanied by Richard Maren, organist and choir director at St. Paul's.
A reception will follow.
The church is located at 225 St. Paul's Ave., Stapleton.
Pastor John Picarello will deliver a sermon titled "Walking in a Miraculous Realm with God," tomorrow at noon at House On the Rock Church.
There is prayer every Tuesday, from noon to 1 p.m. for "Praying Parents." This devotional time is for parents wishing to pray for their children, no matter what their age. Join us or send a prayer request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The church is located at is located at 7357 Amboy Rd. in Tottenville.
St. Francis Center for Spirituality will sponsor an autumn pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Ellicott City, Md., on Oct. 20. The bus will leave the center at 7:30 a.m.
There will be a tour guided by one of the friars, followed by the celebration of Mass and a hot lunch. Time will be allotted for exploring the extensive grounds, which include a grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, and a visit to the gift shop. After benediction, there will be a gathering for wine and cheese before departing for home, arriving at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Cost for the day is $75 and includes lunch plus coffee and buns at the center before the morning departure.
Reservations and pre-payment are necessary.
The Center is located at 500 Todt Hill Rd. Call 718-981-3131.
Tomorrow at Faith United Methodist Church, the Rev. Elizabeth Williams will preach "Is There Something More?" during the 11 a.m. service.
Certified lay speaker Dolores N. Morris will serve as liturgist. Fellowship hour will follow.
The finance committee will meet on Thursday to make final preparations for the church yard sale next Saturday. Vendor tables are still available.
The church is located at 221 Heberton Ave., Port Richmond.
Looking for a way to get past the hectic demands of life? Consider some relaxation and time away with a Meditation Vacation at Mother Franciska House of Prayer, Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Join Grace Daquila and experience a place of faith and freedom.
Refreshments will follow the workshop. The suggested donation is $10. Please RSVP to Sister Denise at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 718-727-5700.
The House of Prayer is located at 205 Major Ave. in Arrochar.
The Church of the Ascension will host its annual Oktoberfest dinner and auction tomorrow at 6 p.m., with a viewing of auction items at 5 p.m.
The dinner menu includes wurst, pork chops, sauerkraut, red cabbage, German potato salad, dessert, beer, wine, coffee, tea and soda.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and will be available from Roy and Nancy Williamson at the church's Sunday coffee hour, 11:30 a.m. Space is limited. Cost is $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 12 and under.
The church is located at 1 Kingsley Ave. in West Brighton. Call 718-442-4187.


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Penn State Berks impact totals more than $142 million
Penn State's impact extends well beyond its teaching and research. In fact, Penn State is Pennsylvania's largest economic engine, generating more than $17 billion a year in overall economic impact and supporting more than 67,000 jobs. Penn State Berks was responsible for more than $142 million of that amount and nearly 900 jobs in the region.
In an independent report released April 23, data show that Penn State not only is fueling the growth of Pennsylvania by directly generating nearly $8.5 billion in economic impact but also influences an additional $8.7 billion through business services, research commercialization and the activities of alumni.
Penn State Berks also contributes significantly to Penn State's total business volume impact in surrounding Berks and Lebanon counties, by contributing nearly $100 million and $314 million respectively in those areas.
"Each year, Penn State Berks becomes an even more significant partner in the economic health of the local region and the Commonwealth," commented Susan Phillips Speece, chancellor of Penn State Berks. "Providing quality educational experiences for our students is good for the region and the state."
Penn State students add millions of dollars to the Pennsylvania economy. Penn State students overall spent more than $932 million in the Commonwealth in 2008, and Penn State Berks students were responsible for nearly $27 million of that contribution.
People are the driving force behind much of the University's statewide economic impact. As of 2008, Penn State Berks had a total employment impact of nearly 900 jobs, resulting in a more than $11 million dollars in employee spending in the state's economy.
Penn State contributes in a variety of ways to the vitality of Pennsylvania's economy. According to the report, the University generated more than 2 percent of the state's business volume or more than $1 out of every $50 dollars in the state's total economy. In addition, Penn State leverages its state funding. For every dollar invested in 2008 by the Commonwealth to support the operations of Penn State, the University returned $25.06 in economic impact to Pennsylvania.
The University annually expends more than $700 million through its research activities. Research at Penn State supports more than 18,000 additional jobs in Pennsylvania, which generates more than $1.9 billion in additional economic impact and more than $61 million in additional revenue for the Commonwealth annually.
The four-month study by Pittsburgh-based Tripp Umbach indicates that Penn State's impact far outweighs other industries in the state. With the total direct, indirect and induced annual economic impact equalling more than $17 billion, the University currently creates more impact than the combined total impact of all of the state's airport hubs, professional sports teams, and arts and cultural organizations, by attracting nearly 1 million visitors and channeling more than $1.73 billion annually into Pennsylvania's economy.
Key findings in the Tripp Umbach report for Penn State Berks include:
-In 2008, Penn State Berks contributed more than $142 million to the state's economy and nearly $100 million to the economy of Berks County.
-Penn State Berks is responsible for the employment of nearly 900 people in various sectors throughout the Commonwealth and nearly 800 people in Berks County.
-In 2008, Penn State Berks generated more than $7 million in tax revenue for the state and nearly $1.5 million in government revenue for Berks County.
-In 2008, Penn State Berks generated nearly $6 million in direct spending for capital improvements, goods and services, and supplies in the state; more than $11 million in direct spending by employees in the state; nearly $27 million in direct spending by students in the state; and more than $18 million in direct spending by out-of-state visitors.
To download a full summary of the economic impact study and obtain facts on the methodology used and other information, go to http://econimpact.psu.edu/


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As one of Europe's leading wildlife charities, the RSPB's work is all about ensuring that birds and other wildlife can thrive – forever.
Climate change poses the single biggest threat to birds and other wildlife. Current science suggests that one third of all land-based species could be committed, by 2050, towards eventual extinction if extensive action is not taken to reduce our carbon footprint.
This means that low carbon energy sources like wind turbines play a significant role in saving nature.
Knowing and understanding the risks that wind turbines pose allows us to use this renewable energy source in a way that can be beneficial to the climate whilst avoiding adverse impacts on nature.
Wind turbines are generally not a major cause of bird or bat death, and there is very little evidence that they have caused population level declines in any bird species. We are nonetheless well aware that there are examples of badly located wind farms. Partly as a result of the RSPB's effective opposition to inappropriately sited proposals, no wind farm currently in operation in the UK is a significant threat to any bird species.
The actual impact a turbine has on birds using a site is dependent on factors like how high they fly, how well they avoid hazards and how successful they are at finding new places to live. The type of habitat, topography and precise layout and design of the turbine(s) are also key to minimizing risks at a specific site.
Even with all this in mind, there are enough areas of land in any country or region to generate wind power where significant impact on bird species will be unlikely. Chapter two, section 2.3 of our recent report reviews all the latest scientific evidence. You can find it here.
There are three main ways wind turbines can affect local populations of bird; direct habitat loss or damage, displacement and collision. All of these can be avoided or managed so that they no longer pose a significant threat to local wildlife.
1. Direct habitat loss. Turbine bases and access roads normally take up just a few percent of the land area at a wind farm site. Normally, the remaining 95-99% of the habitat can be maintained in good condition and in some cases can even benefit from 'enhancements' that are provided by the developer. However, some protected habitats for birds or other wildlife are so rare and irreplaceable they must be avoided for development at all cost.
2. Disturbance and displacement. Noise, vehicles and people that come with building a wind farm can disturb birds, sometimes to such an extent that they never return. However, some birds get used to the presence of turbines – pink footed geese are a great example of this. Other species, like upland waders, may return to a site once turbines are operating but in fewer numbers. Others may fly around rather than over or through a wind farm, making it more difficult for them to get food. As long as the behaviour of the species that live on a site is understood, it is often possible to minimize such impacts – or if that's not possible, then the site may prove to be inappropriate for a wind development and we'd take action accordingly.
3. Collision. It is well known that birds and bats can be killed by colliding with wind turbines, but this is neither inevitable nor unique to wind turbines, and must be considered in context. Moreover, just like us avoiding lampposts on a pavement, most birds avoid turbines most of the time. As long as the turbine is in a sensible place that isn't high in bird traffic. This doesn't mean we should ignore the fact that some bird deaths are due to turbine collision. Importantly, we need to consider which species could be affected and whether the additional loss of some individuals will affect their population.
Wind farms, if carefully planned and installed responsibly, are firmly part of the solution to overcoming major long-term threats to wildlife by helping reduce carbon levels. This is why the RSPB works with developers, helping to ensure they don't cause a problem in the short term either.
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IMHO glass windows especially in tall buildings may cause more bird deaths. A one-time colleague of mine from waaay back , Dr Dan Klem has done a lot of work on this and the numbers in the USA seem to be horrifying.


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"Politics and Propaganda"
Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA)
April 3-5, 2008
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
In the wake of the national railroad strike of 1877, the St. Louis journalist J.A. Dacus imagined the protestors, citizens, and agitators that propelled the massive work stoppage and uprising as "mighty masses of strange, grimy men, excited by passions, dark and fearful, surging along the streets." Diverging from this gothic vision, a reporter for Henry Ward Beecher's newspaper Christian Union noted that the strikers were "thoroughly organized, and generally were orderly in their movements. They refused to allow the trains to be run, but they did not destroy property; in many instances they organized to protect it." Figuring workers as "strange" and "fearful," or "orderly" and "organized," these accounts point to the tensions and contradictions shaping the popular representation of the working classes in an era that saw drastic economic instability, wide scale labor organization, and violent social conflict.
This panel will address the divergent ways that the U.S. popular press imagined workers, industrial work, and labor movements during and after the Civil War, as class conflict and the conditions of proletarian life took on new importance in the public imagination. In keeping with the theme of the 2007 NCSA conference, "Politics and Propaganda," we are seeking papers that consider the political work of the representations of workers, labor, and activism that appeared in American newspaper journalism, sensational pamphlets, serialized fiction, reformist essays and editorials, illustrated magazines, photography, chromolithographs, and cartoons—among other popular print venues.
As J.A. Dacus's vision of "dark" and "grimy men" suggests, postbellum representations of workers were invariably racialized and gendered constructions; accordingly, papers that address the racial and gender politics of the figure of the laborer are especially welcome.
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Lesson Plan
Hot Air Lesson Plan
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
About this book
- Hot Air by Marjorie Priceman
- tape
- copies from book
Set Up and Prepare
Turn to the end papers at the back of the book. Enlarge and make copies of the following headings and their respective illustrations: November 1782 - Avignon, France, December 14, 1782 - Annonay, June 4, 1783 - Annonay, September 12, 1783 - Paris, September 19, 1783 - Versailles. Also make a copy of the last paragraph, focusing on November 21, 1783.
Review the headings with students, spreading out the copies as you go. Explain that students will be helping to create a timeline from the copies. As students decide the order in which to arrange the headings, use the tape to hang the papers in the correct order.
Supporting All Learners
Timelines can prove to be a difficult concept for young students. To help them better understand the lesson, it may be helpful to create a timeline based on the school day.
Lesson Extensions
Hand out copies of the end papers so that students can make their own timelines.
Use papier mache to create miniature hot air balloon mobiles.
Related Resources
- Subjects:Story Elements, European History
- Skills:Sequence of Events, Timelines
- Duration:15 Mins


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Work schedule.
There is a kind of sheet or schedule on which it clearly denotes all of your co-workers when they are on duty to perform some work. What do you name it? A duty or shift schedule, or a duty sheet?
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* Derek Featherstone, FurtherAhead
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* The Banff Leadership Arts Ensemble will also share their extraordinary
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The TechSmith Morae team will also be joining us - you can see early
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We'll also have time for a Design Slam and Show and Tell session (so gear up
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Tak Davis (Jay Hayden) is head campaign strategist for candidate Deidre Samuels, who has a pushy husband and a numbskull stepson, Jordan (Jordan Maxwell). "Battleground" is shot mock documentary style (a la "The Office") but in this show there are actual acknowledgements of the camera crew and in episode two one of the photographers is seen on camera. Tak also tries to persuade him to delete unflattering footage, a nice change from the mockumentaries that completely ignore the camera crew.
Eager intern Ben Werner (Ben Samuel, left) helps bring viewers into this political world and it's hard to imagine a better guide. Nerdy, smart and bearing some resemblance to a dorkier Daniel Radcliffe, Ben is both the butt of jokes but also an endearing character who quickly becomes more important to the campaign than a mere intern usually is.
The premiere episode introduces a bounty of other characters, including speech writer Cole Graner (Jack De Sena) and head of media operations KJ Jamison (Teri Reeves). Relationships emerge along with rivalries as "Battleground" gets into the nitty-gritty tactics of campaigning in a way I haven't seen since the last season of "The West Wing."
In addition to the mock documentary conceit, each of the 13 "Battleground" episodes also includes interviews with the participants taped sometime after the election. This offers a glimpse of character development and foreshadowing of what's to come.
The show's humor is somewhat muted, as mockumentary humor often is, but it is an amusing show populated by (mostly) believable characters. Tonally it reminds me of a half-hour dramedy, but more engaging than one of those pretentious cable slogs like "Bored to Death" and less cynical than "Tanner" or "Tanner '88."
Production-wise, "Battleground" looks no cheaper than any other faux documentary but its writing and characterizations are significantly better than any of the mid-season comedies that have debuted on TV. I'd much rather see more "Battleground" than more "House of Lies" or "Rob" or "Chelsea."


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The Tools of Good Works 32 to 62
by Digitalnun on September 20, 2012
Today I'd like to consider those of 'yesterday's tools' I didn't write about along with those we read today, hence the longer than usual reference in the post heading.
Tool 32 echoes 31 and shows how important Benedict thought the right use of speech. We are not to return curse for curse but 'pay back' our antagonist with a blessing instead. Getting even, insisting on our rights, these are not qualities Benedict admires or wants to see in his monks. Self-control isn't exactly fashionable since almost any excess can be pardoned on the grounds that we are 'just being ourselves', but Benedict will have none of it. We're not to eat too much, drink too much, sleep too much or think too much of ourselves. We're not to get angry that the world isn't as we think it should be (grumbling) nor are we to congratulate ourselves that we are better than others in any respect. We are to acknowledge that God is the author of all that is good in us. (32 to 42).
That is a code of conduct which largely deals with the exterior manifestation of our beliefs, but Benedict probes deeper, to the spiritual core. Fearing judgement, having a horror of hell and keeping death daily before one's eyes would seem to many macabre; but in the midst of this chilling sequence (44 to 47) Benedict inserts a wonderful motivation: to desire eternal life with all possible spiritual longing (46). He goes on to spell out how this may be done in practice and it is at this point that the chapter takes on a vibrant sense of living always in the presence of God. Hence that control of thought and tongue which at first seems so difficult (5o to 54) and the antidote to superficial living — prayer, lectio divina and a disciplined life-style (55 to 59) which underpins the obedience at the root of monastic life (60 to 61). Only thus can we attain true sanctity, though even in our striving to be holy there may be something of self left (62).
The source for chapter 4 of the Rule is a series of exhortations meant for those about to receive baptism, but with his additions and deletions Benedict gives a subtly different cast to the whole. This is instruction in monastic living and, as such, it presupposes community and order. However, to be a good community member, the individual must first get a grip on himself, aware that his/her personal holiness of life affects the holiness of all. Sometimes when we criticize 'the Church' we forget that we make up the Body of Christ. So, my thought for today is this. If we perceive the Church to be less holy than it should be, shouldn't we be asking ourselves some hard questions?
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Thank you for your thoughts on RB Chapter 4, and for highlighting it for your readers. It presents a challenging code of conduct for monastic community living, yet it inspires and encourages me to do better in my own shabby life, as well, God willing. It sobers as it points to what holiness requires of us, while it excites us to renew our efforts. A powerful, succinct code.
St Benedict, pray for us.
A wonderfully thoughtful post….sobering too. Thank you, Sr Catherine, for reminding me of the Rule. It has sent me back to reading my Joan Chittister book on it, which I pick up from time to time and try to follow on a daily basis. As well as your comments, your online reading of it is a real help too…I'm so glad to have found it.
Thank you, Shellie — and for your website, which I have enjoyed greatly.
It has been some time since I last read St Benedict's Rule, but these last few posts have awakened an urge to read it again. I've always felt a stronger connection to it than to the Rule of St Augustine, which I once followed as a Dominican. Thank you for your insights. I always come away from reading your posts having learned something.
Thank you, Leticia. You have answered my purpose in writing!


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Midland 8th grader scores 49 points sinking 25-of-25 free throws in victory
December 22, 2012 MIDLAND — Renell Cummings has been automatic. An eighth grader at Midland, Cummings recently completed a feat that even professional basketball players have yet to accomplish. On Dec. more »»
Boys Varsity Basketball Roundup
December 22, 2012 Niles 78, Beaver Local 66 CALCUTTA —After one of their best starts in recent memory, the Beavers have hit a bump in the road. more »»
Big Red routs Edison, 71-27
December 22, 2012 STEUBENVILLE – It has been said that opposites attract. That was the case Friday night, until Big Red pulled away from the Wildcat. more »»
Romance Agentino favored to win race
December 21, 2012 CHESTER — Stretching out his legs doesn't seem to bother Romance Argentino. On Nov. 30 of this year, the 3-year-old gelding led at every call, while establishing a track record of 3:51. more »»
Ho, ho, ho, Salem hits break at perfect 6-0
December 21, 2012 MINERVA — Before the season started, Salem head coach Rich Hart knew that in a league as tough as the Northeastern Buckeye Conference, victories on the road would be difficult to come b. more »»
'Cats top Beavers
December 21, 2012 STRUTHERS — The Struthers girls' basketball team is known as an outstanding program in the All-American Conference, and on Thursday night at the Struthers Fieldhouse the Wildcats proved that point... more »»
Trojans take Devils
December 21, 2012 Sebring 38, Western Reserve 31 SEBRING — Sebring outlasted Western Reserve in a defensive battle Friday 38-31. Leading the Trojans was Kirby Wilt with 11 points. more »»
Tigers tame Beavers
December 21, 2012 WARREN — The Tigers took down the Beavers. more »»
Panthers double up Wildcats
December 21, 2012 CONNORVILLE - The Panthers won the catfight. more »»
Ursuline sweeps Wellsville
December 21, 2012 EAST LIVERPOOL — The Irish swept the Tigers. The Youngstown Urusline boys and girls bowling teams earned a sweep over Wellsville Wednesday night at Walnut Lanes. more »»
Edison Swimming
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December 21, 2012 Roundball club holding tournament LISBON — The Lisbon Roundball Club will again sponsor a 4th, 5th and 6th grade boys and girls basketball tournament Jan 2627 and Feb. 2-3 at Lisbon High School. more »»
Shingle lifts Riders past Potters, 72-36
December 20, 2012 EAST LIVERPOOL —Alyssa Shingle stole the show. Shingle scored a game-high 27 points as the Weir girls basketball team doubled up East Liverpool, 72-36, Wednesday night at Potter Fieldhouse. more »»
Quaker's Bush nets career-high 38 points in 69-54 win over Potters
December 19, 2012 EAST LIVERPOOL — Fans of the Potters are used to seeing standout performances take place inside the friendly confines of Potter Fieldhous. more »»
Bears downed by Crusaders, 55-36
December 19, 2012 STEUBENVILLE—Oak Glen gave Catholic Central all it could handle for two quarters Tuesda. more »»
Boys Varsity Basketball Roundup
December 19, 2012 Wellsville 87, Leetonia 70 WELLSVILLE — The Tigers offense was firing on all cylinders. Wellsville connected on eight three-pointers on Tuesday in an 87-70 win over visiting Leetonia. more »»
Tigers record split with Potters
December 18, 2012 EAST LIVERPOOL — The Tigers and Potters earned a split. The East Liverpool and Wellsville boys' and girls' bowling teams battled it out Monday at Walnut Lanes. more »»
Five straight
December 18, 2012 EAST LIVERPOOL — Fans of the Potters are used to seeing standout performances take place inside the friendly confines of Potter Fieldhous. more »»
Beavers earn sweep
December 18, 2012 WELLSBURG — The Beavers swam past the Bruins and the Big Reds. The Beaver Local boys' and girls' swim teams earned a sweep in a tri-meet Monday at Brooke. more »»
Rebels roll United
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It is 100 percent plant based though not all of the colours are just henna, some of them have other botanical things and I think there is coffee in some of them. I
It is a very well known company for natural make-up and skin care too. It is the closest thing I have ever found to natural hair dye - I've been using it for about 4 years.


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Wedding Ceremony Unites Couple
A seven-thirty evening nuptial Mass on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Rayne united Kristina Marie Stelly and Lance Bartholomew Bearb in marriage.
The bride is the daughter of Timmy and Dayna Stelly of Rayne.Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Callan LeJeune of Rayne, Verna Mae Stelly and the late Edmond Stelly of Rayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Delahoussaye of Church Point. She is a 2007 graduate of Notre Dame High School and attended UL-Lafayette.
The groom is the son of Ronald and Laura Bearb of Church Point. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hidalgo, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald James Bearb, Sr., and the late Geraldine Bearb, all of Church Point. He is a 2007 graduate of Church Point High School and is presently a senior at Texas A&M and while employed by MTJF Ranch.
Officiating the double-ring ceremony was Fr. Kendal Faulk, with Scriptures recited by Marie Gilbert, godmother of the bride, and Tiffany Hidalgo, godmother of the groom.
Greeters were Kamryn Stelly and Mayci Gonzales, cousins of the bride.
Musical selections were provided by pianist Karyn Laing and violinist Loren Laing.
Gifts were offered by Lisa Cline, aunt of the bride, Sarah Domingue, friend of the groom, and Michael Lejeune, cousin of the bride.
Ushering guests to their seats for the ceremony were Kasey Stelly, cousin of the bride, and Ben Manuel, Trae Opry and Kevin Gleason, friends of the couple.
As guests arrived to the church, beautiful door decorations of a golden "S" and "B" initials were hanging from charming bows of burlap with amethyst ribbon overlay adorned with ivory wisteria blossoms. The church altar was decorated with two deep mahogany footed urns of curly willow tips, white hydrangeas, deep purple stock and white alstromeria.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an elegant ivory fitted lace wedding gown. The creation featured a delicate scalloped V-shaped neckline and V-shaped back and a chapel length train. The waist was defined by a taffeta sash and floral accent of crystals. Her headpiece consisted of a waist-length veil of ivory tulle edged with ivory piping. She carried a bridal bouquet of Patience garden roses featuring Lida cymbidum orchids, mini calla lilies, Allure alstromeria and Queen Anne's Lace with accents of ginastra and monkey tail, tied and finished with ivory satin ribbon and pearl medallions.
The bride's sister, Hillary Stelly attended the wedding as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Chelsea and Meghan Bearb, sisters of the groom, Malorie Meche, Joelynn Donough, Valerie Keaton, Andrea Doucet and Lindsey Leger, friends of the bride and groom.
Bridal attendants each wore a sleeveless floor-length column gown of amethyst-toned crinkle chiffon. The dress had a sheer v-neck overlay and draped skirt for an artfully flattering design. Each carried a bouquet of baby's breath wrapped with ivory ribbon.
The bride's cousin, Eleni Kartsimas, was the junior bridesmaid. She wore a satin amethyst tea length dress featuring a square neckline and A-line silhouette.
The bride's cousin, Kali Kartsimas, was the flower girl. She wore a Cinderella-inspired white tank dress with a full tulle skirt and a ribbon around the waist for a perfect finishing touch.
Both the junior bridesmaid and flower girl carried a pomander of Stephanotis flowers with shimmering pearl centers accented with occasional amethyst flowers with sparkling diamond rhinestones in the center.
Attending the groom as his best man was Riggin Barham, friend of the couple. Groomsmen were Bart Hidalgo, uncle of the groom; Hunter Stelly, brother of the bride; Dustin Valusek, Joseph Rathman, Cassidy Hayes, Lane Matous and Jonathan McAnulty, friends of the couple, and Layne Gonzales, cousin of the bride. Ring bearer was Caleb Gonzales, cousin of the bride.
The groom and the ring bearer wore a formal black two-button notch tuxedo with an ivory vest and tie. The groom wore a boutonniere of mini calla lilies in deep purple with white ginastra and monkey tails tied with black satin ribbon.
The groomsmen wore a formal black two-button notch tuxedo with an antique gold vest and tie. Groomsmen, ushers and ring bearer wore boutonnieres of Allure alstromeria finished with New Love gypsophila.
For her daughter's wedding, the mother of the bride wore a sleeveless, plantinum-colored, floor-length, A-line dress by "Jade." The creation featured an asymmetrically pleated bodice with a beaded sweetheart neckline and a matching bolero with three-quarter length sleeves.
The groom's mother wore a pumice-colored formal by designer BCBG in Barbara styling. The one-shoulder, floor-length gown was of luxe satin with an asymmetrical neckline and a ruched empire waist with a mid-rise front slit.
Immediately following the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds were honored during a reception held at The Crossing at Mervine Kahn in Rayne.
Tables were decorated with ivory tablecloths and mossy green table runners. Centerpieces consisted of arrangements of ivory hydrangeas accented with wheat and lavender flowers, glass votives with lit ivory candles and an occasional mason jar containing pictures of the couple.
Among the refreshments was the bride's cake, a three-tier butter cream confection embellished with six Patience garden roses and silver edible pearls. Each tier contained different flavored fillings of banana mousse, butter pecan and strawberry cream cheese.
The groom's cake was a traditional chocolate confection filled with chocolate mousse and toped with chocolate fudge icing. The cake included the design of a black steer finished with the Texas A&M logo.
Following their wedding trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., the couple will reside in College Station, Texas.
Prior to the wedding, a rehearsal supper was held Friday, Jan. 13, at Indian Hills Country Club in Opelousas hosted by the groom's parents. A delicious chicken and sausage gumbo was served at the 8 p.m. social. A continuous slide show of the bride and groom was enjoyed by all.


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A wise man once said, 'Be careful of what you ask for, because you might get it.' Well, that is exactly what has happened with Suvarnabhumi Airport. We wanted a showcase project to illustrate to the world what Thailand can offer as an aviation hub, what Thai greatness is all about, and we have produced no better example.
From our design and re-design concepts, to our structural and human integrity - not to mention our Thai-style leadership - all is now out there, for everyone to see.
And while we blunder around searching for the next problem to add to the "Thaksin did it" list, we are missing an opportunity to implement immediate damage control to prevent this huge debacle from spiralling into even more unimaginable disarray.
The issue is not that there was corruption at the new airport under Thaksin: that's something we all know. But the fact is, when it comes to Suvarnabhumi he just added his own ingredients to the under-the-table soup that had been cooking for five years before he came to power.
Finger-pointing can be useful, but we need leadership that points the right fingers at all the culprits - be they politicians, bureaucrats, engineering or architectural firms - responsible for the damage, but yet to be named.
The current government demonstrates neither the willingness nor the ability to do so, nor any level of competency to push the management of the new airport back in the right direction.
Suvarnabhumi's problems remain in no man's land.
The much awaited Tortrakul Yomnak engineering inspection panel officially expired on Monday without producing any real consensus of what the root causes of the airfield damage might be, much less the solutions.
Knowing in advance the panel he appointed could not provide a definite answer, General Saprang Kalayanamitr, president of the Airport of Thailand (AOT)'s board, told the media before Tortrakul announced his findings on Monday that the results we were about to hear "might not satisfy everybody".
He said he would recommend the government hire a team of independent foreign experts to re-inspect the problems.
Competency aside, the independence of Tortrakul's panel was questioned from day one of its appointment.
While the inspection panel should be free from the influence of stakeholders who might have contributed to the damage in the first place, Tortrakul headed the panel as a board member of the AOT, the project's owner.
Some experts on his six-member panel also had histories with the project.
Doubts about Tortrakul also relate to his strong support of the anti-Thaksin movement. Some of his engineering peers claimed that his two-week mission failed to produce a conclusive result because he wasted time going in the wrong direction - looking for substandard sand and other construction materials to feed his own version of the corruption mantra.
His unwillingness to take a more open-minded, straight-forward scientific investigation caused him to nearly overlook the high water level in the sand itself.
His single-mindedness was evident by his preaching of unsubstantiated cover-ups by Thaksin-era chiefs to the international press. When repeatedly asked by some of the same foreign journalists: "Is this not a problem that goes back years before Thaksin?", Tortrakul was stone silent.
While we hear nothing about what's to be done next - whether these foreign experts are to be hired and when they might arrive - engineers on the ground focused merely on solving the problem are looking to anybody to make the decision to urgently drain the water from the sand that evidently damaged the asphalt pavement of the taxi lanes and taxiways.
"Without reducing the water, there is a high possibility of additional taxi lane closure when it reaches the ultimate failure state in the very near future. This may have a severe impact on the airport's operation," a consultant engineer who has taken part in the airport construction told The Nation.
The 70 per cent government-owned AOT, which operates Suvarnabhumi, has contributed next to nothing towards finding the solution.
Suvarnabhumi is being treated as a political hot potato as opposed to a critical piece of our nation's economic infrastructure.
People who are supposed to know best what went wrong are either too busy guarding evidence that might unearth their mischief, or are sitting idly for fear of being seen as associated with the wrong parties.
Meanwhile, Government House and the Transport Ministry are too busy debating who should have the final say about what to do next with the Suvarnabhumi crisis.
The only thing both the Prime Minister and the Transport Minister agree on is the hurriedly conceived plan to reopen Don Muang, instead of a rapid response to the problem at Suvarnabhumi when the first findings appeared to avoid the need to return to Don Muang altogether.
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont also sent his own team of advisers and experts to investigate problems at the new airport.
But so far the public have not heard a word of what they have to say.
We also have a self-appointed committee from the National Legislative Assembly, which so far has been nothing more than a morning megaphone for bad news about the airport and Thaksin's role in generating it.
What Suvarnabhumi has illustrated over the past four months is our society's continued inability to produce competent and truthful leaders amid a culture that is too focused on attempting to appear like we know what we are doing rather than actually doing it.
From the moment the junta confidently claimed that Suvarnabhumi was good to open last September, the management of the airport has been on auto-pilot with no one in the cockpit.
Let's hope the plane does not run out of fuel before someone steps up and takes the controls to avoid an even a greater calamity.
Nantiya Tangwisutijit
The Nation


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Design Velocity
Could this simply be the speed at which a system is designed?
After reaching the end of an 18 month development effort with 15 developers, I found myself reminiscing over the team's gradual transition from analysis/design modeling to code. Initially, the team's core focused on creating and reviewing class and object interaction models. As these settled, we coded. Thus the models were used to boot-strap individuals and small teams. This transition to code marked a maturity in the developer's understanding of the problem.
encompasses a measure of the maturity of understanding of the solution -- the software architecture -- which starts off low, picks up momentum as the solution space takes on definition, and peaks when the team is fully armed with understanding to implement. It then falls away (or changes?), as concepts, mechanisms and patterns get embedded in code.
Being able to measure this transition in both individual and collective understandings would have been a useful progress metric.
I have never had a project where
smoothly approached an asymptote. Instead, I see chaotic amounts of design over time. You'll think you have it wired, then have the insight that completely restructures the system. There is an analogous concept in biology called "punctuated evolution". Evolution is not a process of steady "progress" towards a "goal" (me). Instead, it happens in fits and spurts. --
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CRESSON - Steve DeStefano won the championship flight of the Summit Country Club's Match Play Club Championship, while Dave DeGol Jr. was the runner-up.
Dave States won the first flight, while Bernie Fabbri was second. Derek Olsick won the second flight, while T.J. Delic was the runner-up. Adam Rabatin won the third flight, while Vaughn Lewis was second. Joe Dziabo won the fourth flight, while Cutzie Slebodnik was second. Luann Dividock won the women's championship flight, while Kate Conway was second.
Brent Krug and PJ Shell carded a 138 to win the first flight of the Member-Guest Tournament last weekend, while Dale Perino and Andy Lubert (139) took second. Joe and John Dziabo won the second flight with a 152, while Mike and Randy Funicelli (154) finished second.
Bill Snyder and Fuzzy Muriceak carded a 156 to win the third flight, while Frank Szczechowicz and Zak Newton (162) took second. PJ Sloan and Mike Zapf won the fourth flight with a 160, while Bob Ruggiero and Bill Hudack (163) took second. Al Simanski and Barney Funicelli won the fifth flight with a 167, while Doc Burgoon and Emil Saloney (174) took second.
Skill prize winners among the members were Tony Mignogna and Joe Dziabo (tee shot on 4), Sloan (second shot on 6), Burgoon and Simanski (tee shot on 8), Ruggiero (putt on 9) and Mark Bechtel (tee shot on 12, second shot on 15).
Skill prize winners among the guests were Mike Wyland and Dave Fyock (tee shot on 4), Eldon Ritchey (second shot on 8, tee shot on 8, along with Erik Novak), Barney Funicelli (putt on 9) and Shell (tee shot on 12, second shot on 15).
Fact Box
Kenny Mackin carded a hole-in-one on the Iron Masters ninth hole with a 6 iron recently. Mackin was playing alongside Don Witherspoon, George Bailey and Daryl Lawson.
Derek Olsick carded a 78 to win the 16-year-old division of the Altoona Junior Golf Tour at Summit Thursday. Madison Krug (87) took second, Dillon Perino (94) was third.
Andrew Ferguson won the 13 & 14 division with an 87, while Ethan Vipond (92) was second, and John Fleck (110). Madison Krug also won the ladies division, while Alexandra Bihary (119) was second.
Sinking Valley
TYRONE - Tom Evangelisto, Matt McKee, John Bernhart and Pete Litzinger came in first in the Sinking Valley seniors event with a 115 on Tuesday.
Glenn Stevens, Bill Davis, Jim Dambeck and Paul Keirn (116) finished second, while John Graham, Larry Stitt, Don Gillespie and Yogi Johannes (116) placed third. The teams of Bob Forshey, Robert Brown, Jack Sears and Tom Smith and Gordie Ellis, Harry Miller, Basil Mannino and Ron Dandrea scored 118 to round out the top five.
Sylvan Hills
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Winners in the Sylvan Hills Ladies Golf Club Association Tuesday were Mary Jane Terza (best score on water holes), Brenda Flick (longest on 9) and Linda Derman (longest putt on 1).
US Amateur Sectionals
NEW CASTLE - Ebensburg's Dylan Link carded a 153 - 16 strokes behind the winner - in the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier at New Castle Country Club.
North East Juniors
YOUNGWOOD - Cresson's Gregory Caldwell tied for fifth place in the boys 13-15 division of the North East Junior Golf Tour at Cherry Creek, scoring a nine-hole total of 49.


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A utopian dreamscape of adventure and pleasure: such is the promise delivered by Thailand's Phi Phi Islands- a promise of paradise created, represented and maintained by culture industries such as western popular cinema and tourist and travel organizations world-wide. On the morning of December 26th, 2004, Ko Phi Phi Don, the populated of the two main Phi Phi Island's, bore the brunt of the Sumatran tsunami as it careened through the Indian Ocean. Loss of life and property was staggering. Yet, thanks to the efforts of a transient volunteer labor force made up of primarily western tourists, Ko Phi Phi Don was rebuilt in a matter of months. The swift economic recovery of the islands and their reintegration back into the global tourist industry reveals the pervasiveness of a "visual economy" of tourism that transforms spaces and landscapes- even people and natural disasters- into viable commodity forms. This study illuminates the complex forces at work in the creation and re-creation of tourist "paradises" such as the Phi Phi Islands; forces often beyond the knowledge and control of the visitor as well as the visited.
Daniel, Bollwinkel.
Daniel S. Bollwinkel holds a Master of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies from California College of the Arts in addition to a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. A freelance writer and editor, Mr. Bollwinkel contributes to numerous online and print publications annually.


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The North Face Paramount Cargo Short - Women's
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As we approach the 2012 elections, there is a lot of talk about the need for job creation within the commonwealth.
Unemployment in Pennsylvania has been above 8 percent for more than three years.
The transportation sector of our economy has also been struggling over these same three years.
Pennsylvania has more than 117,000 miles of public roads and more than 40,000 bridges that need normal maintenance and occasional upgrades. This maintenance work is essential if we intend to maintain our quality of life, and the jobs created by this work cannot be outsourced.
The workers who perform the highway maintenance work and their families live here in Pennsylvania.
In August 2011, the governor's Transportation Funding Advisory Commission issued a report that outlined the steps that need to be taken to begin to correct the problems that are associated with our decaying infrastructure, a true long-term comprehensive solution.
The establishment and the upkeep of a transportation infrastructure is a core responsibility of the government. Our quality of life and our safe travel are directly influenced by the government's investment in transportation.
It is time for the governor to act on the advice of his own commission and take the lead on the long-term comprehensive funding initiatives recommended in the commission's report.
Once we have this comprehensive solution in place, real job creation in the commonwealth will occur.
The time for action is now.
Geoffrey W. Clarke, Vice President, Construction
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc.
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"Our state is well-known for mushrooms," reports Pennsylvania field editor Cherie Sechrist of Red Lion. "This is a flavorful way to use them."
- 24 large fresh mushrooms
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Remove stems from mushrooms and finely chop; set caps aside. In a skillet, saute chopped mushrooms in butter until tender, about 6-8 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the bread crumbs, soup mix and almonds. Stuff firmly into mushroom caps.
- Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until tender. Yield: 2 dozen.
Originally published as Stuffed Mushroom Caps in Taste of Home October/November 1997, p64
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I did like, wish they were a little bigger, but good quality
Just hung these in the kitchen and they are gorgeous. Colors are soft but vibrant and exactly as pictured on the site. Quality is great for the price and I would buy them again.


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Our Beers
The story begins in 1759, when Arthur Guinness (1725-1803) acquired the St. James's Gate site in the centre of Dublin for no less than 9,000 years ! Like his namesake King Arthur, he displayed both a visionary outlook and a philanthropic spirit as he set about producing the new beer to which he gave his name.
This particularly creamy beer, dark as rock yet light as the foam on the waves, has gained the allegiance of all descendants of Arthur's knights. Irish pubs duly honour their valour by serving up the black stuff. They go in quest of the Grail – could it be that they have found it in Guinness ?
In the course of 250 years, Guinness has grown and grown, and ten million pints are sold around the world every day. More than just a drink, it has become an institution : a symbol of Ireland, an emblem of St Patrick and the delight of all lovers of beers of character.
Guinness Draught - Surger
The harp, the gold and the signature of the brewery's founder underline Guinness' epic status. This beverage ...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Financial services firm Edward Jones has made it into the Fortune 500, as published by Fortune magazine.
The magazine's annual listing ranks the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Edward Jones debuts on this year's list at No. 491, with more than $5 billion in revenue for 2012.
Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work.
The firm's 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals.
In January 2013, for the 14th year, Edward Jones was named one of the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine in its annual listing.
Edward Jones is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers.edwardjones.com. Jim Rowan is an Edward Jones financial advisor in Moncks Corner.
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