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Let's face it. When it comes to graduation gifts, most students would probably prefer cold, hard cash. Or maybe a plane ticket for a European backpacking trip or a Mexican beach vacation.
But as student loan debt has leaped higher than a souped-up SAT score, it may be wise to think twice about what makes a good graduation gift.
In the past seven years, student loan debt for borrowers younger than 30 has catapulted, hitting $322 billion in December 2012, a 124 percent increase from 2005, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York study.
To get graduates off on a financially balanced footing, here are some money-savvy gift ideas.
Cash alternatives
"Obviously, cash is king," said personal finance blogger Joseph Audette, a personal finance writer/blogger for NerdWallet. But students, especially high school graduates juggling their finances for the first time, can quickly blow through a lot of cash, he notes. Instead?
"Get a gift card from the university's student bookstore. It's a little more thought than writing a check and lets them use the funds for things they'll really need in school."
Give a book
Too often, friends and family feel pressure to spend lavishly on a graduation gift, said the 30-year-old financial blogger, who says $25 to $50 or even a money-minded book can be more than adequate. For the latter, he recommends:
• "The Millionaire Next Door": "An easy read that puts young people in the right mindset" for managing their spending and savings.
• "A Random Walk Down Wall Street": "A classic provides great background for young graduates interested in investing."
• "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss: "A children's book that never gets old … and makes a surprisingly thoughtful graduation present."
Old school
In their young lifetimes, many graduates today have likely never seen one: a paper U.S. savings bond. They became extinct Jan. 1, 2012, and can be purchased only in digital form. (The only exception: Paper savings bonds can be purchased using your IRS tax refund.)
To give a student a Series EE or I electronic savings bond – in amounts starting at $25 – go to the U.S. Treasury website, TreasuryDirect.gov. It also offers free graduation gift cards that you can personalize and print out to include with your gift.
Long-term gifting
To introduce a young graduate to the benefits of long-term investing, try a mutual fund, said Lon Burford, a partner with wealth management firm Genovese Burford & Brothers in Sacramento, Calif. A fund like the Vanguard S&P 500, he said, is "a great teaching opportunity financially as graduates begin getting closer to when they'll stand on their own two feet.
"With one gift, you're helping them own Apple, Microsoft and Google – companies they're interested in," said Burford, as well as stock stalwarts like Chevron and Procter & Gamble.
And with a mutual fund, he notes, students will get an annual report where they can track the performance of the dozens of companies they own.
Give a share
If you prefer, individual shares of stock – say, in a student's favorite company – also can be a gift that keeps on growing. Obviously, a $450 share of Apple is beyond most budgets, but plenty of other companies are affordable.
Low-cost online stock-buying sites, like Capital One's ShareBuilder, let a graduate get started. Its "Gift of Stock" promotion – with a $50 bonus for new accounts – is tied to graduates.
There also are personalized stocks from sites like OneShare.com in San Francisco, where you can buy a single share of a favorite stock, such as Nike or Disney. They can be framed with customized inscription.
Job-hunting help
For graduates heading into the work world, consider these: a new jacket or updated skirt/shirt for interviews; a resume- or blog-writing class; a laptop, if one is needed; or a membership in a college alumni organization, which can help with job connections.
Buy an experience
Some young graduates heading off to four years of college studies or that first 9-to-5 job deserve a once-in-a-lifetime experience, said NerdWallet's Audette, such as a gift certificate for skydiving or funds to fuel a cross-country road trip.
Splurge a little
For graduates who wind up with lots of cash from family and friends, financial experts say it's certainly OK to splurge, at least a little.
A good rule of thumb: Spend 10 percent to 20 percent of your cash stash on whatever you want. For instance, if you receive $500, spend $50 to $100 on something fun.
"It's the same advice we give adults: Reaching that goal deserves a reward. Celebrate with some of that money," said Patricia Seaman of the National Endowment for Financial Education in Denver. "But if there are expenses that need to be covered – college tuition, textbooks or room/board – set that aside first."
Seaman's daughter, now a 19-year-old sophomore at a University of Wisconsin campus, dropped all her graduation gift money into her savings account, then used it for college extras her parents didn't cover: social life, meals out, etc.
It's the thought
Regardless of how much you spend, try to make it personal to what the graduate truly wants or needs, said Pam Krueger, executive producer of "MoneyTrack," the PBS financial series.
For her hard-working niece, who graduated from college in May and starts a master's education program in Boston next fall, Krueger bought a gift she knows is both wanted and needed: a smartphone. It's replacing her niece's "old school" flip phone that's so ancient it doesn't have texting, Internet or GPS.
Lastly, the best gift may be the simplest: a personal, inspiring message.
"Graduation is such a milestone moment," said Krueger. "I still have a card from my dad that had five little words that I've carried with me ever since: 'I have faith in you.' "


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Ministry to get tough on old buildings
20 Feb 2013 - 2:33
DOHA: The Central Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday called on the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning to prepare a list of all the buildings in the country that require immediate maintenance or need to be demolished.
The presence of several old and dilapidated buildings across the country leaving a bad impression on onlookers has prompted the civic council to call for stricter action against such facilities.
Once the list is ready, it has to be forwarded to the demolition and maintenance committee at the Ministry so that it can take action against such buildings. This list will also help the Ministry to set up a database of all the buildings across the country, the Council members felt.
The CMC in its regular meeting yesterday approved a report prepared by its services committee on this issue.
The report also proposed to issue unified guidelines for maintenance of buildings that will be helpful to property owners and the municipalities implementing the decision of the maintenance and demolition committee.
"Several residential and administrative buildings overlooking the highways or inside the residential areas need to be demolished or repaired. Owners of these buildings should be forced to maintain it according to the procedures specified by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning to avoid any possible accidents and keep them nice-looking," said Engineer Jassim bin Abdullah Al Malki, CMC's deputy chairman and head of the services committee, while presenting the report.
According to the law, if the committee concerned at the Ministry issues a decision regarding maintenance or demolition of a building and the owner fails to implement it within the given time, the Ministry will do it on its own and force the owner to bear the expense, which will be 25 per cent more than the actual cost, the report said, quoting a senior official of the Doha Municipality.
The Municipality has launched an inspection campaign to look into the old and dilapidated buildings that are giving a bad look to the city, said the official.
The committee concerned at the Municipality since its inception has issued 71 decisions for maintenance or demolition of buildings, said the report.
The most common violations of the law include keeping AC holes uncovered, exposing water tanks on the terrace to public view and failure to stick to the permitted colours for buildings. Owners violating the law will face fines ranging from QR500 to QR50,000.
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Overshadowed by the terrifying events in Japan and the violence in Libya, the struggle for Mideast democracy will reach a turning point this week in Egypt.
I'm not referring to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Cairo on Wednesday, including a walk through Tahrir Square, the scene of last month's revolution. That visit was significant, both for what happened and what didn't, but I'll get to that later.
I refer instead to a national referendum Saturday that will consider several amendments to Egypt's constitution. The vote will determine whether the country advances toward the democratic reforms the rebels are seeking, or slides toward a mix of authoritarian and Islamist rule.


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A record crowd is expected at the party on Saturday, DeWitt said.
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Last year, several arrests were made and citations issued, most for alcohol-related issues, DeWitt said.
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Here is a quick review of spring snow safety. The goal is to ride on silky or creamy snow during the initial softening and melting. Then you need to get off and out from under steep slopes before too much water accumulates and weakens the snow surface. Boot penetration is a good gauge. Stand on the snow (no snowshoes, boards, or skis). If you sink into wet snow past your ankles, or pop through the surface crust into wet or weak snow underneath, the surface is too weak. Move to low angle terrain, a shadier aspect, or call it a day. Think about your exit route, and be aware of low elevation terrain traps.


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Over the last three centuries, the processes of exchange between European and non-European Christians have been diverse and complex. Europeans went abroad as traders and settlers, built colonial or imperial systems and integrated an increasing number of countries in their empires. Others went in order to educate or to missionize, or to bestow the advantages of civilisation, as they saw it, – European civilisation – to the "uncivilised" world. In so doing they all conveyed a certain image of Europe, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to the non-European world. These images of Europe were inextricably intertwined with Christianity, since Europe was seen as a Christian continent.
The consultation asks: How did non-Europeans see European Christianity? What impressions of Europe and of European Christianity did they receive? What moral values did they believe to lie behind these appearances? Which aspects of European behaviour and habits attracted most comment, both favourable and unfavourable? The conference thus aims to add a non-European perspective to the contemporary academic and
public debate on the nature of European identity and its relationship to the historical henomenon of European Christendom.
The papers will cover the period from the 18th century up to the 1970s and focus an Africa and Asia.
Thursday, 1st September 2011
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Irene Dingel (Mainz)
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Judith Becker (Mainz)
Brian Stanley (Edinburgh)
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Judith Becker (Mainz)
What was European about Christianity? Early 19th-century missionaries' perceptions
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Werner Ustorf (Birmingham)
Affinities and Differences: Ecumenical Perspectives on European Christianity from the 1890s to the 1930s
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Rebecca Catto (Lancaster)
Missionary evaluations of European Christianity and secularity
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Fidon Mwombeki (Wuppertal)
Mission in Postcolonial Times: Views of an African Christian Missionary in Germany
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Chair: Ulrike Kirchberger
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Emily Manktelow (Exeter)
Mission Deviance and Indigenous Scrutiny in the South Seas Mission: Inverting the Imperial Eye
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Sebastian Kim (York)
Byŏngin bakhae (persecution of Catholic Christianity; 1866–1873) and western imperial advancement in Korea
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Daniel Jeyaraj (Liverpool)
Tamil views of European Christians as the »Other«
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R. G. Tiedemann (Croydon)
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The Missionary as Devil. Anti-missionary Demonology in China, 1860–1930
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German imaginings among African Christians in the 19th century
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Godly examples and agents: training African missionary workers in British institutions in the 19th century
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Here's a look at the New Orleans Pelicans' game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
New Orleans Pelicans (4-6) vs. Utah Jazz (1-11)
Tip off: 7 p.m., Wednesday, New Orleans Arena.
TV/Radio: Fox Sports New Orleans, 105.3-FM, 1280-AM (Spanish).
Pelicans probable starters:
PG Jrue Holiday 6-4 205 (13.8 points per game, 3.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.4 steals)
SG Eric Gordon 6-4 215 (16.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.4 spg)
SF Al-Farouq Aminu 6-9 215 (5.5 ppg, 5,0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.3 bpg)
PF Anthony Davis 6-10 220 (20.9 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 3.6 bpg)
C Jason Smith 7-0 240 (10.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.8 apg, 1.3 bpg)
Jazz probable starters:
PG Alex Burks 6-6, 211 (11.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 steals)
SG Gordon Hayward 6-8 220 (19.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.4 spg)
SF Richard Jefferson 6-7 234 (10.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.3 bpg)
PF Derrick Favors 6-10 268 (13.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.8 bpg)
C Enes Kanter 6-11 247 (14.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.2 apg, 0.8 bpg)
Pelicans scouting report: The Pelicans are pushing for consistency, especially defensively. Pelicans coach Monty Williams wants his team to provide the same effort they had last Saturday when they defended tough, made 60.5 percent of their shots and routed the Philadelphia 76ers, 135-98, at the New Orleans Arena.
Prior to that game, New Orleans went 0-3 on its road trip. The Pelicans allowed the Phoenix Suns, Lakers and Jazz to average 109.3 points. The Pelicans must be able to defend the perimeter better than they did last week against the Jazz, which made nine 3-pointers and shot 51.4 percent from the field.
Swingman Tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson appear to be a good combination on the second unit. They combined to score 41 of the Pelicans' 71 bench points against the 76ers. The Pelicans also will need another stellar effort from Davis, who scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had eight blocks against Philadelphia.
Jazz scouting report: Despite winning its first game last week against the Pelicans, the Jazz still has the worst record in the NBA at 1-11. They are 0-6 on the road and have lost three consecutive games.
Utah is likely to execute the same plan against the Pelicans it did last week by spreading the floor and relying on Hayward to make perimeter shots. Utah coach Tyrone Corbin also is likely to stick to his plan of trying to push the tempo to get high-percentage shots.
Jefferson was able to penetrate the lane for layups, which led to a season-high 22 points against the Pelicans. During its three-game losing streak, Utah has been held to under 90 points in each game. On the road, the Jazz has been outscored by an average of 15.1 points.
Key matchup: Gordon vs. Hayward. Gordon was outperformed by Hayward last week, especially during the fourth quarter. Hayward helped the Jazz overcome a 16-point, third-quarter deficit by scoring 22 of his team-high 27 points on 5-of-7 shooting after halftime. In comparison, Gordon scored 16 points but scored only three points on 1-of-5 shooting after halftime. In the fourth quarter when the Jazz made its decisive run, Gordon missed three of four shots and was held to three points, while Hayward led his team with 11 points.
Who's hot: Anderson made his long-awaited regular-season debut last Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing the first nine games with a broken toe. Anderson scored a game-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, which included six 3-pointers. . . . Hayward has averaged 18.5 points in the past four games.
Who's not: Pelicans backup shooting guard Anthony Morrow went 1-of-7 from the field for a combined six points in the previous two games. Although the Pelicans scored a season-high 135 points against the 76ers this past Saturday, Morrow missed all three of his shots from the field before finishing with two points. ... Jefferson was held to 2-of-9 shooting for five points in Monday's 98-87 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Injury report: Pelicans backup center Greg Stiemsma is out six to eight weeks with a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee. Pelicans reserve forward Darius Miller (foot) is out until December.
Jazz rookie guard Trey Burke is out after requiring surgery on his right index finger. Jazz forward Andris Biedrins is out with sprained left ankle and forward Jeremy Evans will not play because of a right rotator strain. Forward Marvin Williams will miss Wednesday's game because of a broken nose.
Notes: The Pelicans are 3-2 at New Orleans Arena, but 1-4 on the road. ... The Pelicans are 2-5 when they score less than 100 points at home. ... Utah ranks 29th in scoring, averaging 88.6 points per game. The Jazz is ranked 28th with a 41.2 field-goal percentage. ... Hayward has averaged 4.8 turnovers in the past five games. "
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Two recent movies, Pandora's Promise and Switch, promote massive changes in the U.S. energy economy; both embrace nuclear power and point to France as the nuclear success story. The two-part company, however, on natural gas: Switch sees gas plus nuclear as the major energy sources of the future, but Pandora gives gas no significant role.
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The first thing we noticed was the friendliness of the crew. Upon embarkation we noticed smiling faces!!! Our last cruise was on the Zenith and they didn't even talk to each other!!! So seeing friendly, warm young people welcoming us aboard was wonderful.
A suggestion though - something needs to be done about the lines and the inefficiency of the folks who check the credentials and get us our sail/sign cards. We waited over two hours in the terminal, on the dock, with only a few people ahead of us. My husband had requested a wheel chair when we made our reservations, but it wasn't there for him so this was a difficult time for us all. We did have a wheelchair upon debarkation though.
The meals was beautifully presented, and everything we ate was delicious. Our waiter and his assistant were very professional while at the same time wonderfully pleasant and helpful.
Our cabin steward was also terrific and helped us resolve a couple of small problems we had. He was always pleasant and friendly, asking if there was anything else he could do for us.
The ship itself is absolutely beautiful and was immaculate at all times. People were cleaning all the time to keep things nice, shiny and germ free.
All in all, our cruise, despite a few rough nights due to Ophelia, was perhaps the best trip we have ever taken. We are "frequent floaters" and often take two or more cruises a year. We now have 22 cruises to our credit, but this is our first Carnival experience.
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I've noticed a strange phenomenon over the last year or two with newer makeup artists, stylists, models and photographers. Back in the day free test shoots had a main purpose… to build your book and to refresh it with new and creative work periodically when needed.
Once upon a time, paid testing through modeling agencies was a viable way to make regular cash for artists. Now, with the influx of digital photography and so many photographers vying to increase their books, paid testing has become few and far between.
It seems that now an epidemic of sorts has begun wherewith models, makeup artists, stylists and photographers seem to be shooting just to shoot.
Though the goal remains to get paid work, (after all this is a career right?) the "rush" of shooting seems to have become the end rather than the means…
Case and point yesterday while shooting with a photographer, he made mention that there always seems to be a "model of the month" that everyone wants to shoot with and even if you do a great shoot with her then next thing you know… all of your peers are shooting with her. It seems the instant gratification and star power of splashing your images on social media is just too hard to resist. The "high" of it all seems to be equal to actually building a career and getting paid work.
I can think of at least a dozen models off the top of my head that bypass their agencies and connect with almost every photographer who contacts them to shoot. This is something that was unheard of just a few years ago because most models understood the role and importance of their agents to maintain and positively control their professional image. And makeup artists, photographers understood that creating work with standards and purpose is more important than just creating random work.
Now, the thrill of getting new photos and "likes" on Facebook or more followers on Instagram is more powerful and important than actually garnering quality portfolio worthy photos that will further your career, and that's not a good hamster wheel to be stuck on.
Sadly the idea of controlling your professional brand has almost been dissolved by this "culture of popularity" And the downside for makeup artists is that saying yes to so many freebies often means saying no to the jobs that keep your calendar and bank account full.
Though I don't advocate saying no to opportunity, I do advocate choosing wisely and setting the boundaries and standards that keep you in line with your goals while earning a living from what you love to do.
Know that you don't have to say yes to every free gig. And if you decide to turn something down you can always help another artist by passing a gig on to them.
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VOORHEES — Camden's Dajuan Wagner has seen and accomplished many things on a basketball court, but seldom has he experienced the opportunity that he had in yesterday's South Jersey Group 3 final.
A chance to play against a man-to-man defense.
Wagner, the all-American 6-foot-3 junior guard, showed why most opponents shy away from that strategy. Playing arguably the most controlled game of his career, Wagner scored 43 points to lead seventh-seeded Camden over top seed Lakewood, 89-64, in the championship game at Eastern.


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November 05, 2013 The Bishop England Lady Bishops swept three games against the Academic Magnet Raptors, winning 25-7, 25-17, 25-7 to advance to the class AA lower state finals. Bishop England improved to 37-7 overall this season while Academic Magnet fell to 21-5, with three losses coming to Bishop England.
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Source: Religion News Service
By Prof. Omid Safi: He is a Professor of Islamic Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in contemporary Islamic thought and classical Islam.
A recent story about Prince Charles learning Arabic in order to undertake a deeper study of the Qur'an has created a lot of hubbub in the British media.
The story has raised rumors yet again about the heir to the British throne's deep fascination with Islam.
A decade ago, Islamophobes were already filled with dread that Prince Charles might have already converted to Islam.
So what is behind this attraction to Islam? What about Islam is proving so appealing to Prince Charles himself? To answer that question, let us listen to some of what he has to say.
Charles approaches Islam not primarily through the lens of security threats and international crises, but rather as a body of spiritual teachings. He states:
The Islamic world is the custodian of one of the greatest treasures of accumulated wisdom and spiritual knowledge available to humanity.
Much of his attractions to Islam actually comes from the insights of the Qur'an that come to identify the natural cosmos as a site where God is revealed and experienced:
There is a profound truth in that seemingly simple, old saying of the nomads — that "the best of all Mosques is Nature herself."
Prince Charles has long displayed a deep concern for the environmental crises of the planet, and like many others he sees this not merely as a matter of science, but as a religious crisis:
The inconvenient truth is that we share this planet with the rest of creation for a very good reason – and that is, we cannot exist on our own without the intricately balanced web of life around us.
'Islam has always taught this and to ignore that lesson is to default on our contract with creation.
Read more in Religion News Service
Prince Charles and Camilla in Qatar for second leg of Middle East trip. The Prince revealed he has had six months of private Arabic tuition. But told students he struggles to understand the language
It is his destiny to defend Christianity as head of the Church of England when he is king.
This, however, has not stopped the Prince of Wales from long being fascinated by Islam.
Yesterday, it emerged Charles has taken this interest a step further by having lessons in Arabic for the last six months.
This would enable him to read the Koran in its original form as well as decipher Arabic script on visits to mosques and museums.
Details emerged during a reception in the Qatari capital of Doha on his nine-day tour of the Middle East with the Duchess of Cornwall.
The Prince was at the launch of the Qatar-UK Alumni Network when its chairman Dr Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada asked if he spoke any Arabic.
Charles replied: 'I tried to learn it once but I gave up. It goes in one ear and out the other.'
A royal aide confirmed he has been having lessons for six months, adding: 'He is enormously interested in the region.'
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Cheap, chill solo travel for long Labor Day vacation
My vacation plans just disappeared, and I need to put together new ones! This is for one woman over Labor Day weekend on a budget, within the US. Details and goals within. [more inside]
Go away!
Cheapest place to visit leaving from Gold Coast, Australia as a solo flaneur (including plane fare)? I have a passport. I like nature and history more than resorts or theme parks. I like cold weather, not hot. I'm okay with camping or single rooms in backpackers. I can't drive. Late 40s, female, unfit (but happy to walk max 20k per day), introvert, 1-2 weeks, some time in April to June. [Thinking about Tasmania, Bali, Norfolk Island. I know the east coast of Australia like the back of my hand, same for Queensland outback and northern NSW. I've been to the Alice and Uluru and spent 3 weeks in New Zealand in December so let's rule them out. Oh and i'm off to Korea in August, so not there either.] Estimated budget for suggested trip appreciated.
NYC Trip on a budget
I'm heading to NYC for a short, 5-6 day trip starting tomorrow! I did a bit of planning myself, but I'll be on kind of a tight budget (I'm staying with a family member in Queens). Any fun things I should check out while I'm there from July 17 - 22? I love: music, food, festivals (of any kind) and especially anything comedy-related. Thanks!
cheapest travel for cheapest person
I'm a young woman in the US. Never traveled abroad. I accomplished a big goal, and I've saved up $1700, so I'm taking myself somewhere. Looking to make the trip in the summer for a week or two. Will be alone. I like food, wandering around cities and interesting towns, and free/cheap things, like museums, window shopping, etc. More interested in walking around a cool place than lying on a beach. I want to stay in a hostel or similar. No other criteria--I'd like this to be pretty open-ended. Where should I go?
Cheap first or business class tickets to asia?
I want to go to South East Asia this fall for my honeymoon, but the thing is I don't really care which country or city we go to first, or which city I fly from in the US, or even care particularly about when we go as long as it's after August. All I really want is the cheapest flight I can get across the pacific that will be comfortable for a 10+ hour flight (I'm over 6 feet tall, and the idea of sitting in economy for 10+ hours is a nightmare). Is this something that it's worth getting a travel agent for or is there some trick to doing this using ITA or something similar?
A place to think...
Where in the US can I live for a month with a budget of $1000? [more inside]
Warm, late December vacations under $1000, please, Alex.
My group of six young professionals would like to get out of the Boston freeze for five days or so around New Year's. (We can see it coming and we're not looking forward to it!) We'd like to go someplace tropical, and we'd like to spend less than $1000/pp. Where should we go, where should we stay, where should we eat, and what should we do? [more inside]
Getting Voted off the Island (Victoria-Seattle Edition)
Rent a car on the island? Ferry, then rent a car stateside? Looking for low cost, shortest transit time from Nanaimo/Victoria to Seattle. Don't want to fly. [more inside]
Send me away, please.
I left my holiday vacation planning until the last minute and I'm at my wits' end as to where I can take a warm, relaxing vacation at any time between Dec. 21st and Jan. 5th without spending my life's savings. Any ideas or frugality resources? [more inside]
Help me find a fun/inexpensive vacation for my boys and I!
Mother of two sons here - they are all grown up and we are talking about taking our first out-of-state vacation in years. The problem is that we are vacation-planning inept and don't know where to start. It has to be as cheap as possible, but I'm not sure how to search or how to find deals. This is where you come in handy! We live in Cleveland, Ohio and are looking at somewhere on the west coast (perhaps San Francisco) or even Mexico/South America. (Europe is also an option, but perhaps very expensive?) We want it to be far enough away, and not too chilly (a bit is okay, and temperate is fine as well). [more inside]
Best cheap option for basic mobile phone while visiting Scotland
I'm visiting Scotland in a month, and my cheapo Tracfone US cell phone will not work in the UK. I understand there are various inexpensive pay-as-you-go options for mobile phones -- tell me about the best balance between cheap, good coverage, and not totally garbage. I don't need or want a smart phone, and I don't want to unlock my Tracfone and put in a UK sim (I mention these two things because countless travel forums I have Googled derail uselessly into discussions of those two areas). I just want something super-basic and really cheap that will work in the Highlands, Skye, and Islay to call ahead to B&Bs and make restaurant reservations with. Thanks!
I needs to travel home on the cheap! (From Tokyo to Ohio)
I am going to be moving back home from Japan (Narita or Haneda) to Ohio (Cleveland-Hopkins) in about 3 weeks to a month. I have not purchased a plane ticket yet, and have no clue where to start. I am considering doing a bit of traveling in between, but don't have too much money to spend so I would like to iron out the details of my return plans first. Help me, Metafilter! [more inside]
London on the super-cheap
Even though I'm totally broke, I'm going to London for nine days at the end of August. Yes, the most expensive time to go. Plane tickets were bought with miles, and I'm staying with friends-of-friends. This is why I'm able to go at all. But I'd like some tips on how to have a good time while spending as little money as possible in a place I am totally unfamiliar with (and I want to bug my hosts as little as possible, too). [more inside]
Travelfilter: How to get the cheapest flight from Vancouver - Tokyo?
I've wanted to go to Tokyo all my life, and have a few weeks off soon. I've been looking for flights and the cheapest I can find are $1450 all in... but I suspect if I the trip was broken up a bit by not flying there directly, it'd be a lot cheaper. Are there any resources you know of to help with this/have you done this before/do you know a good route that would shave off the $$$? Time isn't overly important as I have three weeks between jobs for exploring. But I don't want to be paying this off till next year. Help!
I need to go somewhere beyond the MTA subway system.
I desperately need to reset. I need recommendations for beautiful restorative places I can get to cheaply from NYC for a week long vacation that will keep me from looking like someone out of a Jacob Riis photograph. [more inside]
Cheap vacations secrets
Does anyone have any really cheap vacation secrets? I'm looking for inexpensive, do-it-yourself getaways to relaxing locales, that don't depend upon me perusing scammy travel websites. [more inside]
NYE on the cheap
What can I do for New Year's Eve? It's my first time single in five Decembers. I work for the airlines and need spur-of-the-moment inexpensive advice. [more inside]
I took the one less traveled by.
Please tell me quirky, fun, healthy, CHEAP things to do and places to see in Victoria (Australia) over Xmas break. [more inside]
where to fly on New Year's cheap?
I want to take off for three weeks over New Year's, and open to go pretty much anywhere as long as the flight is cheap. suggestions? is there a website/service that allows you to search for cheap flights anywhere given specific dates?
Kentucky to Korea, on the cheap!
Help me fly from Kentucky, to California, to Korea, back to Kentucky! It'll be fun!! [more inside]
Seeing Europe, One Weekend Away At A Time
Help me figure out the best way to see Europe on a budget during my seven months there. Special snowflake details inside. [more inside]
Cheap travel to Alaska
What is the cheapest way to get from the Pacific Northwest to Skagway, Alaska? [more inside]
How do I get from Vancouver, BC, to San Francisco, CA, without flying?
How do I get from Vancouver, BC, to San Francisco, CA, without flying? [more inside]
How do I get to Hawaii often and cheaply?
One of my favorite people is moving to Honolulu for a few years, and I would like to visit (from NYC) often and cheaply. Are there any Hawaii-specific frequent travel hacks/tips I should know about, beyond setting up a few price alerts? Are there any frequent flyer programs that would be particularly rewarding in this situation?
Looking for travel deals way ahead of time
I'm trying to keep track of cheap tickets for a dream international flight in end July 2011. However, almost all the sites I looked at say I'm searching way too early and have no information for me. When is the best time to look, and are there any websites that will email me with details once a good price or deal shows up? (I vaguely remember hearing of such a thing but can't remember the URL) [more inside]
Cheapskate goes to London
Going to London over for 3 weeks, advice needed! /travel-filter [more inside]
What's the best city to visit near Pawling, NY?
What's the best city to visit near Pawling, NY? [more inside]
Great, cheap places to go this winter
TRAVEL: I am a student living in D.C. Where are the cheapest (warm) countries and cities I can go "backpacking" to this winter break? [more inside]
Heyyyy New Yorkers what's up?
Going to the city for a week! New York. Aug 12-17. Been there a bunch but I've always had money to blow. This time I'm broke. It's my birthday week and I'll be with a likewise broke grad student friend (who is a very recent transplant). Suggestions? [more inside]
Can you help me go on a vacation, even with my student budget?
How do I go about planning a vacation on my student budget? If it helps, I don't care much where I go... [more inside]
Bait-and-Switch or ineptitude?... WTF Travelocity!?
Buying a ticket to Bangkok—is there a dependable online ticket-searching service that is all about getting the truly cheapest fare? Skinflint-In-Coach.com? [more inside]
Have to fly in July, but we'll adapt to anything else!
How to find the best NYC --> Europe flight deals when both day of week and destination are flexible. Caveat: flying out July 2010. [more inside]
Cheap Bus NYC-DC
Cheap buses from NYC to Washington D.C.? The question's been asked and answered in the past, but I'm wondering if that information is outdated. Thanks!
how to entertain a group of 8 in singapore on a strict budget
i need a bunch of cheap, or better yet FREE, activities for a group of 20-something indonesian musicans and dancers during our trip to singapore. [more inside]
Affordable Spain!
What are some of the best things to do in Spain in October? [more inside]
New York for the Young
Help planning a 5 Day trip to NYC - Do you know of any secret delights that New York City has to offer? I need recommendations/advice on everything from where to stay to where to go. Much more details inside. [more inside]
emergency road trip on basically zero dollars.
A friend has been in an accident and I need to get to where she is ASAP. Problem? I only have $150 to my name. Please help me figure out whether I can make this emergency road trip without (a) dying or (b) running out of money. Main issue: how much money will gas for this trip really cost? [more inside]
Cheap, but fun Europe!
Help me plan an October European vacation (starting/ending in Madrid) on the cheap! [more inside]
TravelFilter: What are the cheapest (but best) travel destinations in the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia (specifically, Southeast Asia)? [more inside]
City of Light on a light wallet
Care to share your tips and tricks for spending a week in Paris on the cheap? [more inside]
Drinking in International Waters/ Cruise Recommendations?
My sister and I want to take a cheap cruise over the summer. I'm 22, but she's 19. Are there cruise lines that let you drink at 19 in international waters? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for cheap-ish (doesn't have to be dirt cheap, just reasonable) and fun cruises?
Cheapest place in the world to live?
What's the cheapest place in the world to live that is relatively safe? [more inside]
Where to travel to on the cheap for foodies?
Where's the best place to travel to (from the U.S.) with a relatively cheap flight (definitely under $500) and good (but not terribly expensive or fancy) restaurants and other fun but relatively inexpensive things to do? [more inside]
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and Lyon singing in the wilderness.
I'm going to Lyon this weekend and will be free from late Saturday evening to about noon on Sunday. I'm into food and photography but am on a super-tight budget, so I'm looking for both some cheap, tasty delights and some particularly pretty little corners of the city. I'm staying in Vieux Lyon, going to a concert in Villeurbanne, and can speak French.
I want to travel near Seattle but not to Canada or Portland. Where else can I go?
Last minute spring break starting from Seattle for under $500? [more inside]
Going from Philly to Cleveland. I have my reasons...
I don't have a car. Help me get from Philadelphia to Cleveland, and back, this August on the cheap. [more inside]
Ideas on getting to Vienna from Sydney?
Things to consider on getting to Vienna, Austria, from Sydney, Australia? [more inside]
more bang for my meager buck
I'm going to Rome for one week in February. How can I cheap out on lodging while there? [more inside]
Last-minute cheap travel tips?
Me and my friends would like to go somewhere warm this February. We don't care where, and we would be fine with booking at the last minute. How do we get a great deal? [more inside]
Where best to buy tickets from Calgary to Melbourne?
What is the best way to book a cheap flight to Australia from Calgary? [more inside]
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EAST PALESTINE- Evelyn M. Faulk, 83, of 603 Bacon Ave., died at 6:30 p.m. Monday at her residence following a brief illness.
Evelyn was born June 10, 1927 in Wadsworth, a daughter of the late Paul and Ella Mae Barnhart Roshon, and had resided in East Palestine since childhood.
She was a member of the East Palestine Church of the Nazarene.
Her husband, Clem H. Faulk, whom she married Sept. 28, 1961, preceded her in death June 20, 1981. A daughter, Brenda Twyford, also preceded her in death.
Evelyn is survived by a daughter, Judy (Carlyle) Black, with whom she resided, and a son, William (Heidi) P. Faulk of Nurnberg, Germany. She also leaves a sister, Bonnie Pflugh of East Palestine, and four grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Crest Haven Memorial Gardens, New Waterford, with the Rev. Mark Taylor of the church officiating. Burial will follow in the cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oliver-Linsley Funeral Home.


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But ultimately it isn't software that drives business results: it's the practices of talent management that matters. Our research shows that companies which implement superior talent management programs are generating 26% higher revenues per employee and have 40% lower turnover. So this stuff really matters.
So when companies design and roll out a new talent management program (or system), the most critical step they face is not implementing software, but teaching managers, executives, and the HR staff how best to set goals, coach people, assess leaders, screen candidates, create development plans, and implement dozens of other management practices which make companies great.
These practices are what we call The Fundamentals of Successful Talent Management - and today we are introducing a pioneering new offering that lets managers and HR teams learn these fundamentals quickly and effectively. We call it BersinBasics®.
BersinBasics® has four components: a new type of learning content, research, tools, and a new social learning platform.
1. Fast, Engaging, Research-Based Content: Today we are launching more than 100 new video learning modules, packaged in 3-5 minute bite-sized topics, designed to give managers and HR staff "just-in-time" learning. These modules are all based on Bersin & Associates extensive best-practice research and designed to be fast, easy to absorb, and focused on an individual topic at a time. Users can quickly find just the topic they need, view the module, take a short exercise (if they wish), and get back to work.
The modules are arranged into six topic areas and 23 different learning tracks. The six topics are: Fundamentals of Performance Appraisals, Performance and Succession Management, Leadership Development Fundamentals, Coaching and Goal Management, Competency and Job Profiles, and Learning & Development Strategy. Over the next year we will double the number of modules to over 200 and include topics like Candidate Assessment and Selection, Recruiting Process Fundamentals, and much more... all based on Bersin & Associates research, models, and case studies. (There are modules which show managers how to build a strong learning culture, for example.)
This is a whole new form of learning content. Not only are the modules short and topic-based, they are designed using adult learning science: tell me, show me, let me try. Our pilot users (and we had over 20 large organizations involved in the pilot) told us that the modules are fast, easy to use, and very valuable. With more than 600 completed modules during the pilot, nearly 95 % of the users told us they would immediately recommend the content to their organization or peers.
2. Tools for Talent Management: One of the important elements of management is having checklists, forms, and other tools to help you sit down and manage people. We recently announced a wide set of tools (BersinTools®) available to our research members. In BersinBasics we developed a set of simple, easy-to-use tools to help people learn the fundamentals, and these tools are bundled with the content and available in each learning track. These tools are designed to sit on your desk and help you do your job as a manager or HR professional.
3. Selected Research and Case Studies: The focus of BersinBasics is to teach The Fundamentals of Successful Talent Management® to line leaders and HR staff at all levels. So we selected key case studies and bulletins from our vast research library, designed to help people dive into a topic in more detail and learn more. These selected research reports dive into detail on various topics and give you specific examples how other companies cascade goals, develop coaching models, assess people, and more.
4. A New Social Learning Platform to make Learning Fast, Easy and Fun: And fourth, we packaged up this large library of content and tools into a new social learning platform that lets you quickly find exactly what you want, view or download content, comment or rate content, and go back to your job. The BersinBasics learning platform lets you upload your own organization's content (your own performance appraisal forms, for example - or a video from your CEO) and arrange the content so that it is easy to use for your employees. It includes gamification features like a points system, assessments, leaderboards, and even a visual map so you can see where in the world your peers are located. Each user has their own profile and you can upload your photo and you can keep notes on your own learning, collaborate with others, view the progress of others in your organization, and track your own progress and results.
Fig 1: BersinBasics Topics and Tracks (more than 100 learning modules within these tracks)
We have been working on this product for over two years. During that time we have talked with hundreds of companies that tell us their line leaders, new managers, and HR generalists simply do not have the time or tools to learn talent management well.
Companies spend billions of dollars on supervisor training and leadership development, but still fewer than 25% of all line leaders feel fully capable of managing, leading, coaching, and developing their people well. The reason is not a lack of training - the problem is that successful practices are changing and people want fast, easy-to-use, on-the-job support to help them learn. This is what BersinBasics is designed to do: give new managers, line leaders, executives, and HR staff the "just-in-time" learning they need to keep up to date on new talent practices and apply them immediately on the job. And if you are in the process of rolling out new talent management software, the modules are designed to be packaged with the system to make your system even easier to use.
Most of you probably know Bersin & Associates as a research organization. And that is the core of what we do. But our mission is not just to produce research, but rather to empower HR, learning, and business leaders to drive bottom line impact in their organizations through best-practices in the management of people. BersinBasics gives you a new way to rapidly gain access to the treasure trove of research we have developed over the last ten years - and we hope you give it a try.
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011 18:25
All this sounds fantastic. I am waiting for the webinar. Congratulations.Borislav Ignatov
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Increase Productivity, Profitability, and Morale and Make Work Fun
Robin Thompson, MS/TRS
To meet bail,
you need to learn how to incorporate fun into your workplace. We
don't need to learn how to have fun, because play is something that
we engaged in freely and unconsciously as a child; but we do need
to learn to give ourselves and others permission to have fun. Acting
"all grown-up" at work has become analogous to having no fun.
Too often fun
doesnt see the light of day, not even the offices fluorescent
light, because employers have sentenced fun to the bottom of their
list of priorities. Business first, fun last," may be their mantra.
If you don't enjoy your job and co-workers are suffering from terminal
professionalism, will that create a highly productive, successful
environment? Taking our jobs seriously and ourselves lightly is
the key to making fun of work.
Fun at work
is taking the ordinary and making it, well, enjoyable. It is our
reward for commitment and hard work. Fun makes difficult situations
less stressful. The common ground of fun helps us bond with others.
Physiologically, our brain thrives on fun. Research indicates that
when we are having fun, we develop new neural cells in areas devoted
to learning and memory.1
Why does it
seem that fun and work are at two opposite ends of a continuum?
After all, theyve always co-existed and even complemented one another.
Thousands of years ago, Stone Age women wove intricate, multicolored
patterns into their textiles and used fruit pits to create beaded
cloth. Even in the most subsistence economies, plain, undecorated
cloth did not satisfy human imaginations. These women learned and
challenged themselves to invent new patterns.2
But our thoughts on fun work changed after the fall of the Roman
Some speculate
the Roman Empire crumbled because of too much leisure and fun. Subsequent
societies debated and feared the impact of fun on their civilizations;
they felt emphasizing hard work would protect them from extinction.
In the sixteenth century, Puritan leader John Calvin scorned leisure,
declaring it a negative pastime. He preached that hard work was
the sole path to salvation. People began working hard and denying
themselves pleasures. His ideals evolved into what is known today
as the Puritan work ethic. This did not eliminate fun, but surrounded
it with a sense of guilt that we continue to feel today. Yet the
Puritans cannot be blamed entirely for our addiction to hard work
and no fun. The Industrial Revolution helped create a consumer-based
society where we began to "buy" fun instead of living it. This gets
A survey revealed
that shopping is the most popular "out-of-home-entertainment" on
weekday evenings. Four billion square feet of our land has been
converted into shopping centers; some 16 square feet for every American.3
Perhaps if more fun is found in the work place, fewer people will
be inclined to buyor seek out fun in the vicious work spend
consume cycle.
work is not the prescription for every organization. It is recommended
for companies that realize that the next major boost in productivity
will be people, not technology, driven.4
For companies that are ready to catapult into the next level of
business success, fun is the catalyst.
Initially, some
employees may not want to participate in such "childish" activities.
They must understand the difference between being "childlike" and
acting "childish." Childlike behavior can lead to creative thoughts
and actions, while childish behavior can interfere with productivity
in the workplace. Unfortunately, when people define a right and
wrong way to behave at work, they risk eliminating both the childlike
and childish behaviors.5
By tapping into
some childlike play, we will introduce fun into the work place and
discover a multitude of benefits for employees and employers.
this fun activity.
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Students in Brighton cannot elect to take Russian before grade 9. It is interesting to note that it now seems to be an appealing option to some students as an elective in grade 11 or 12 when they feel they have "had enough" of another foreign language and want a change. Also interesting to note that the number of heritage learners in the program has declined.
help with info!
Face to Face I,II for levels 1-2; levels 3-5: Russia Today, Temp; Chekhov Humorous Stories, Crime Punishment
Russian Levels 1 and 2 were not
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this e-mail address (as given in the 2001 ACTR directory), nor
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Level 1,2 Chto vy ob etom dumaite. level 5; Russkaja literatura,
Level 6
(1st name not given) Braginskaya
number was 300 in levels 3-6 last year. Need info!
note the new e-mail address.
My Level
I class earns high school credit. It consists of 18 7th graders
adn 6 8th graders. My Level II class has 10 8th graders.
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Romulus Central School includes approximately 200+ Russian
language students, grades
3-12. Students in grades 3-6 study Russian language 1/2 year,
Spanish language 1/2 year. Grades 7-12
study Russian language full-time.
In the 2001-02' school year, Romulus's first year ever with
a Russian Language/Studies Program, 25
students from grades 7-10 are currently participating.
to Face levels 1&2, Golosa level 3, Russian Grammar Stillman-level
Puti-level 5
Within the program, we have KATHRYN BURGESS teaching in the
Junior High school (7 grade exploratory and 8 grade Level 1 classes),
SARAH DETMER teachers 9 grade students (Level 2) and 10 grade students
(Level 3). Anna Shkaf teaches the remaining Level 3 class and also 11 and 12 grades (Level 4
and 5). Our Foreign Language supervisor, GALINA KATS, teaches one class of 7 grade
students in Junior High school.
Martin Doyle and Sophia Buyanovsky
have retired.
The entire
kindergarden in the district takes Russian (approx. 500 children). : I use mostly teacher prepared materials, and have developed a communicative curriculum based on the New York State Regents Standards. Students are actively involved in many projects and special assignments, for example Russian 2 students have prepared and presented a puppet show using Snow White in Russian.
UNIS has earned the reputation as the school for languages,
because of the range of languages offered, the program of study,
the caliber of its native language teachers, all of whom are
professional teachers in their countries and very often trained
as second language teachers.
A strong emphasis is placed on all of the communication skills
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language within a cultural context. The teachers use all of
the latest
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video tapes, films, magazines, Internet resources, storytelling,
skits, and dramatizations) to encourage active participation
their students. Teachers also develop good second language acquisition
study habits and skills in their students.
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language not merely as a tool for communication, but also as
important means of realizing the goal of world citizenship.
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goals of the Modern Languages program is for students to gain
knowledge and understanding of another culture on "its
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through the target language. We hope, too, that students will
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I am so sorry to report that my school (Vestal CSD) has chosen to end its Russian program. I think the official reason was budget cuts. They are in the process of phasing out the program which had extended from 6th through 12th grade. I believe that there are currently Russian classes from grades 9-12.
Sadly, our numbers were pretty good too. Not consistently, but with enough advertising, we were able to keep some decent class sizes. (Current 9th graders had started as 48 students in 6th grade, current 8th graders (no longer taking Russian - had to switch to Spanish) were approximately 21). I am not sure of the numbers in the upper grades.
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Here we go again. Brady Quinn is in as quarterback for the Browns, and Derek Anderson is back on the sideline. Coach Eric Mangini made it official in announcing Wednesday that Quinn will start when the Browns host the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.
From the outside looking in, it has to look like chaos has taken over at the Browns' facility. On the inside it doesn't look much better. Many of the players - other than Quinn and Anderson - didn't know which player would start less than one hour before the start of practice.
"Who is it?" offensive tackle Joe Thomas asked. "I guess I should have been at the press conference."
Mangini benched Quinn at halftime of the first meeting between the teams, won by the Ravens, 34-3. Anderson finished up that game and started the next five before being benched late in the 30-6 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Mangini based his decision this time on how well Quinn performed in practices during the bye week.
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This could be Quinn's last chance to make a favorable impression with Mangini, who wouldn't make a commitment to Quinn for the remainder of the season. Then again, Mangini might not be here next season to make the call on the quarterback.
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SK&A is a leading provider of U.S. healthcare information solutions and databases. As part of IMS Health, SK&A researches and maintains contact and profiling data for over 2 million healthcare providers, including 800,000+ prescribers. SK&A's data supports research and marketing initiatives for life sciences, medical device, managed healthcare, direct marketing, publishing, education and more. SK&A's proprietary databases are telephone-verified twice per year from its world class Research Centers. SK&A enables multi-channel marketing and sets the standard for data quality and reliability. SK&A's customers include many of America's most recognized healthcare, publishing and pharmaceutical institutions.


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