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Every Saturday, Joe Whitt shows his guys two video compilations. One is a mash-up of every explosive pass play given up in the NFL the previous week. The other, every interception.
Until this week, the Green Bay Packers' cornerbacks weren't showing up on either reel. This week, after giving up touchdowns of 55, 45 and 32 yards in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and after another week of not intercepting a pass, his guys will appear on one of the videos – the wrong one.
Maybe next week, after they face the NFL's leader in interceptions thrown – New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning – on Sunday, they'll appear on the other one.
"We do it every Saturday. We've been doing it since I've been here. You just watch all the interceptions that were thrown," veteran cornerback Tramon Williams explained. "And you're like, 'Man, why did he throw that?' It's that blatant to where it's, 'Thank you.' And we don't get those. I don't know why we haven't gotten them this year.
"Sometimes you have to be a little bit more patient than you usually are."
The reason the Packers' three – three! – interceptions on the season are so alarming is their track record. When Dom Capers arrived as defensive coordinator in 2009, the Packers' pick parade began. From 2008 through 2012, the Packers intercepted 103 passes, far and away the most in the league over that four-year span.
This year, they have the fewest in the NFL.
"I'm hearing a lot about it, and justly so, because we've been so good at it," Whitt, the Packers cornerbacks coach, said of the interception drop-off. "I understand why we're hearing it, but the thing we're not going to do, we're not going to start chasing and coming out of coverage to go get them. I think that would be the biggest mistake.
:We could easily do that, and start voiding coverages. But we're not going to do that. What we're going to do is maintain the plan, and when we have an opportunity to get it, we have to come up with it. Some of them have been difficult, but that's what we're paid to do."
Last week against the Eagles, Williams had two would-be interceptions and missed them both. The first, on a deep ball to DeSean Jackson, caromed off Williams as he collided with safety Morgan Burnett and into Jackson's arms for a 55-yard TD. The second went through a diving Williams' hands across the middle for a 23-yard gain to Jason Avant.
That's happened entirely too often this season, although Whitt won't say just how many interceptions the Packers should have entering the 10th game of the season.
"What I will say is we've missed more opportunities this year at the halfway point as we did all of last year. I will say that," Whitt said. "That's something we have to get corrected. We just have to catch the ball.
"You're never going to be 100 percent. But if we're 50 percent on them, we're not having this discussion right now."
Perhaps Manning can help them with that. He enters Sunday's game with a league-high 16 interceptions in nine games, and he's thrown 160 in his 10-year NFL career. During the Giants' three-game winning streak, he's thrown just one pick in 100 attempts; during their 0-6 start, he had three three-interception games and one four-interception game.
"You can't look at it like that," safety Morgan Burnett said when asked if facing Manning might get the Packers off the schneid. "He's a great quarterback, two-time Super Bowl champion. He leads that offense. A strong arm, and he can make all the throws, so when he gets hot, he's hot. So that's why against that offense it's going to take a collective group effort and you have to play together."
Whitt said the absence of Casey Hayward, who reinjured his troublesome hamstring last week against the Eagles and has only played in three games all season, isn't a factor in the Packers' INT numbers being down – even though Hayward had a team-leading six interceptions last season.
"He can get the ball. Casey's instinctive. But I'm not going to say that we're not getting the ball because he's not playing," Whitt said. "He ain't the reason we aren't getting it.
"We need more from everybody. And we have to produce. I've got to give more as a coach and each individual player has to give more to get the job done, and the number one job is winning. No matter the interceptions or whatever, we've got to win football games. And … Interceptions. Help. Us. Win. Football. Games. That's why they're important."
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Of course they will.
What you guys think
Of couse they will.
Originally Posted by Chubby Sage
yeah of coarse naruto will pass madara SASUKE and hashi of coarse (cough) sorry sasuke (cough)
here's the link to my poll of this thread www.murder.org
I think you're the biggest fanboy that i have ever met.
Kishi said himself that new generation will always surpass the old generation so yes.
Well, of course. Naruto's stated countless times that he wants to surpass the Hokage before him.
Obviouslly. Naruto may have supassed hashi. But in one on one hashi beats him. Sasuke will have work to do to surpass Madara
Yes thats how been going so far 100% its going to happen
Ofcourse Sasuke will
first time i see everybody agree on NB
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first time i see everybody agree on NB
Ithink your right first time ive seen this
Originally Posted by frenk
first time i see everybody agree on NB
I know this is like a milestone lmao
Yup I agree
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Yup I agree
was really expecting more of a good debate on this jesus haha, this is a landslide
Yea most likely
Lmfao. Made you wanna Flame me didn't I?
I'm Jk. They'll end up surpassing them. To think those kids in Part 1 could be so powerful...
Didn't Kishi say they were?
Well at least Naruto?
Naruto nd Hashi IMO aren't even comparable.
Sasuke IMO won't but he will be close.
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|The following is a general guide to the highlights of the Illinois Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. The entire Act may be found in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 625. More complete information is available from Department of Natural Resources regional offices or Law Enforcement Division personnel. Please remember that regulations on state- or county-managed public lands may be more restrictive. Be sure to check area managers to determine local regulations. The information is based on laws in effect as of 2000 and is subject to change.
|Agents of the Department of Natural Resources or other duly authorized police officers may stop and inspect any snowmobile at any time for the purpose of determining if the provisions of this Act are being complied with.
|Operation of Unnumbered Snowmobiles. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall, after the effective date of this Act, operate any snowmobile within the State unless such snowmobile has been registered and numbered in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and unless the certificate of number awarded to such snowmobile is in full force and effect.
|Exception from Numbering Provisions of this Act. A snowmobile shall not be required to be numbered under this Act if it is:
|Owned and used by the United Stated, another state, or a political subdivision thereof, but such snowmobiles shall display the name of the owner on the cowling thereof.
|Covered by a valid registration of license or another state, province or country which is the domicile of the owner of the snowmobile and is not operated within this State on more than 30 consecutive days in any calendar year.
|Owned and operated on lands owned by the owner or operator or on lands to which he has a contractual right other than as a member of a club or association, provided the snowmobile is not operated elsewhere in this state.
Designed for use by small children primarily as a toy and used only on private property and not on any public use trail.
|Identification Number Application. The owner of each snowmobile requiring numbering by this State shall file a snowmobile application for number with the Department of Natural Resources. The application shall be signed By the owner of the snowmobile and shall be accompanied by the required documents and appropriate fees.
|Identification Number Display. The Department shall issue to the snowmobile owner two registration expiration decals with the number awarded to that snowmobile imprinted upon the decals. The owner shall apply these decals on each side of the cowling of such snowmobile. The certificate of number shall be pocket size and shall be available at all times for inspection on the snowmobile for which issued, whenever such snowmobile is in operation. (See illustration)
|All snowmobiles operating with the state of Illinois shall be equipped with:
|At least one white headlamp having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to exhibit a white light plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet ahead during hours of darkness under normal atmospheric conditions.
|At least one red tail lamp having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear during hours of darkness under normal atmospheric conditions.
|A brake system in good mechanical condition.
|Reflective material of a minimum area of 16 square inches mounted on each side of the cowling. Identifying numbers may be included in computing the required 16-square-inch-area.
|Adequate sound suppression equipment. No snowmobile manufactured after June 1, 1972, shall be sold or offered for sale, unless it is equipped with sound suppression devices that limit total machine noise in accordance with noise pollution standards established pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act. (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq.)
|General Operation. It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any snowmobile in the following ways:
|At a rate of speed too fast for conditions and the fact that the speed of the snowmobile does not exceed the applicable maximum speed allowed does not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease speed as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle or object, within legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
|In a careless, reckless, or negligent manner.
|At any time without at least one lighted headlamp and one lighted tail lamp on the snowmobile.
|Within any nature preserve.
|On the tracks or right of way of an operating railroad.
|In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock, or create a substantial risk thereto.
|On private property without the written or verbal consent of the owner or lessee.
|Operation on highways. It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any snowmobile on a highway in this state except as follows:
|On highways other than tollways, interstate highways and fully or limited access-controlled highways snowmobiles may make a direct crossing provided:
|The crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing; and
|The snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before crossing a roadway; and
|The operator yields the right of way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes a hazard.
|On highways other than tollways, interstate highways and fully or limited access-controlled highways, snowmobiles may be operated not less than 10 feet from the roadway and in the same direction as traffic. On such highways, other than state highways, the corporate authorities of a city, village or incorporated town may adopt ordinances providing for variance from the 10 feet separation requirement of this subsection within city, village or town limits. Corporate authorities of a city, village or incorporated town may adopt ordinances providing for trails and regulating snowmobile operation within city, village or town limits.
|On highways other than tollways, interstate highways and fully or limited access-controlled highways, snowmobiles may be operated on roadways when it is necessary to cross a bridge or culvert or when it is impracticable to gain immediate access to an area adjacent to a highway where a snowmobile is to be operated.
|Corporate authorities of a city, village or incorporated town may by ordinance designate one or more specific public highways or streets within their jurisdiction as egress and ingress routes for the use of snowmobiles. In the event that such public highways or streets are under the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois, expressed written consent of the Illinois Department of Transportation shall be required. Corporate authorities acting under the authority of this paragraph D shall erect and maintain signs giving proper notice thereof. (This section effective April 1, 1982)
|Snowmobiles may be lawfully driven or operated upon those highways where posted by the township road commissioner in townships with a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants. For purposes of this paragraph E, "highways" are defined as township roads pursuant to Section 2-205 of the Illinois Highway Code. (This section effective April 1, 1982)
|Youthful Operators:
|No person under 10 years of age may operate a snowmobile, other than machines designed for use by small childen primarily as a toy and used only on private property and not on any public use trail.
|Persons at least 10 and less than 12 years of age may operate a snowmobile only if:
|They are either accompanied on the snowmobile by a parent or guardian or a person at least 18 years of age designated by a parent or guardian.
|Persons at least 12 and less than 16 years of age may operate a snowmobile only if:
|They are accompanied on the snowmobile by a parent or guardian or a person at least 16 years of age designated by a parent or guardian. or
|such snowmobile operator is in possession of a Snowmobile Safety Certificate issued by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Management and Education, authorizing the holder to operate snowmobiles.
|Any person who operates a snowmobile on a highway as provided in Article 5 shall (a) possess a valid motor vehicle driver's license; or (b) possess a safety certificate as provided for in this Section. Any such person less than 16 years of age shall also be under the immediate supervision of a parent or guardian or a person at least 18 years of age designated by the parent or guardian.
|Violations of this Section done with the knowledge of a parent or guardian shall be deemed a violation by the parent or guardian and punishable under Article X of this Act (625 ILCS 40/10-1).
|Operation on Ice
|Snowmobiles may be operated on the frozen waters of this state subject to the general operation control provisions.
|Other Prohibitions
|No Person, except persons permitted by law, shall operate or ride any snowmobile with any firearm in his possession unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case, or any bow unless it is unstrung in a carrying case.
|No person shall deposit from a snowmobile on the snow, ice or ground surface, trash, glass, garbage, insoluble material, or other offensive matter.
|No person shall use a snowmobile to take, pursue or intentionally harass or disturb wildlife, except such restrictions shall not apply to a person acting to protect livestock from predatory animals.
|Operating a Snowmobile Under the Influence of Alcohol or Other Drub (OUI)
|No person shall operate a snowmobile while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug to the degree which renders him/her incapable of safely operating such snowmobile, or who has any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in his/her blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as defined in the Cannabis Control Act or a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substance Act.
|The operator of a snowmobile involved in a collision, accident or other casualty shall render to other persons affected by this collision, accident or other casualty as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident or other casualty, and also shall give his name, address and identification of his snowmobile to any person injured and to the owner of the property damaged in the collision, accident or other casualty.
|In the case of collision, accident or other casualty involving the operation of a snowmobile, the operator thereof, if the collision, accident or other casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in excess of $750, shall file with the Department a full description of the collision, accident or other casualty, including such information as the Department may, by regulation, require. Reports of such accidents must be filed with the Department on a Department Accident Report form within five days.
|Reports of accidents resulting in personal injury, wherein a person is incapacitated for a period exceeding 72 hours, must be filed with the Department on a Department Accident Report form within five days. Accidents, which result in loss of life, shall be reported to the Department on a Department form within 48 hours.


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Let it die a quick deathAugust 15,2013
A recent Times Argus editorial reads, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land, blessed by the Supreme Court, and the nation has committed billions of dollars toward its implementation. Scores of millions of dollars are on their way to Vermont. It would be a vast waste of treasure and effort if it were to fail. More important, if it succeeds, it would guarantee a level of health care for the American people that they have never before enjoyed.
If it succeeds are the operative words here. I know that people are deeply concerned about a train wreck lurking right around the corner if the Vermont exchange collapses for lack of readiness. But others of us are more concerned that mandating small businesses and individuals to buy through the exchange will inflict confusion and economic hardship.
Here is a further thought regarding the big picture. The too big to fail philosophy led us as a nation to do some things regarding banking that are not at all healthy for the long term. If we dont let ObamaCare and ShumlinCare fail, it will be very much the same kind of thing. I hate to see people suffer as much as anyone, but sometimes short-term suffering is a lot better than long-term chronic suffering.
I wont ever go door to door trying to discourage people from obeying the law, but I also wont put in any effort to make something succeed that I think is basically harmful to the whole society. Besides, if the exchange in Vermont collapses, I am sure Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont is ready to reinstate existing policies despite Vermonts rebuff. Private enterprise responds and acts much more quickly than government.
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- Specialty crops take center stage at farm bill hearing
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• Panelists hit on a number of important topics for U.S. specialty crop producers during a recent hearing.
• House farm bill write-up is expected to begin in mid-May.
Despite the fact that immigration reform is in the wheelhouse of the House Judiciary Committee, the topic was front-and-center during a recent hearing of the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
All panelists were largely complimentary of the recently proposed Senate immigration legislation.
The hearing took place just as Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas, House Agriculture Committee chairman, again vowed a mid-May start to the writing of a new farm bill. The committee will work off the House farm bill version that was cobbled together last year.
Back at the subcommittee hearing, panelists were asked what changes they'd recommend for immigration policy.
"A very strong ag guest-worker program is critical to any type of comprehensive immigration reform bill," said Sarah Frey-Talley, president and CEO of Frey Farms in Keenes, Illinois. "In the current bill that the Senate has, we support that framework and think that's a workable solution for agriculture."
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The Senate group that put the labor bill together presented good proposals, said William Brim, president and owner of Lewis &Taylor Farms, Inc. in Tifton, Ga. Still, "some tweaking needs to be done. But moving the program to a three-year visa was a good thing.
"In my district, I still get calls all the time from farmers who think (the lawmakers) haven't been able to get the wage rate right. That's another problem."
Read Brim's prepared statement here.
Brim also believes the 112,000 cap on visas is too low for the first year. The concerns are aggravated for "the third year, when Blue Card holders leave agriculture and we have to go back to the H-2A or some other contractual program.
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"The other thing is mediation is a non-binding agreement with legal services. If we're going to have mediation then it should be binding. Why should we have to mediate it, they agree to a mediator, and they still take us to court? They take us to court and we have to spend another $500,000 on something we haven't done wrong. That's horrendous, I think."
The timing of the Boston Marathon bombings has also allowed some immigration reform naysayers to latch onto terrorism as a reason not to proceed with system changes.
California Rep. Juan Vargas, in contact with "a lot" of farming constituents, said he asked them "if there was one thing you could fix what would it be? They say 'immigration.' They say insurance policies don't work for them but immigration is the biggest issue...
"Have you ever seen a terrorist running around your farms? Anyone become radicalized out there with the tomatoes or jack-o-lanterns? Anything like that? There's a notion of radicalized immigrants — have you seen any of those guys out there on your farms?"
"No, sir, I have not," answered Brim. "We do have some problems on our farms but it isn't from terrorism, I assure you.
"We've been doing the H-2A (visa) program since 1998. We have the same (workers) coming back year after year. … We're a 12-month business. We can't do it 10 months and stop. And all our employees keep coming back so they're well-trained – we don't have to recruit and re-train each year. That's very different.
"But we think the H-2A program is cumbersome and litigious. However, we like having (workers) coming back each year and having a trained workforce."
U.S. citizens, said Brim, "will not do" the needed work.
In California, said Vargas, things are different. The undocumented field workers "aren't seasonal. They live there. Supposedly, those are a lot of the people that would be able to gain legal status in this country" under the Senate plan. "Is that the case anywhere else?"
There are illegal workers in Georgia, as well, said Brim. "There are about 18 growers in the state that do the H-2A program. The balance is based on illegal or domestic workers."
Brim again rued the fact that "domestic workers won't work on our farms." In 2012, between January and July, "I hired 1,650 domestic workers. At the end of July, you know how many I had? None."
When Georgia passed HB87, which "destroyed" the illegal portion of the workforce, "it cost the ag community about $140 million. We definitely need some new regulations."


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1. BELLINGHAM FARMERS MARKET, Bellingham, WA
The scene: What began as a small, grassroots effort has blossomed into one of Washington's biggest, most beloved markets. Crafts are almost as popular here as the raspberries and blueberries, which arrive by the sweet, juicy carton from farms just 60 miles away in Skagit and Whatcom Counties.
The find: The last Saturday of every month is Kids Vending Day, when the 25 tables are manned by the 18-and-under set. Even 5-year-olds set up booths hawking everything from tomatoes grown in their backyards to just-laid eggs to whoopie pies they mady by hand. Sat. through Dec 17; bellinghamfarmers.org
2. KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FARMERS' MARKET, Honolulu, HI
The scene: As if Hawaii weren't utopian enough, a stroll through the KCC market, at the base of the Diamond Head crater, makes you want to move to Oahu immediately. Arrive early, like 7:30 a.m. early, before the mobs.
The find: Impossible to choose just one, with so many when-in-Hawaii products: Kukui's Portuguese sausage; just-caught, grilled-to-order Kona abalone; and swaths of subtropical fruit, including fresh, silky litchi, juicy pineapple guavas, and super-sweet sugar pineapples. Sat year-round; hfbf.org
3. POINT REYES FARMERS MARKET, Point Reyes Station, CA
The scene: Outside Toby's Feed Barn, it's all about straw hats, local gossip, and live bluegrass. This low-key, all-organic market has only a handful of booths, but in a teeny, never-too-touristy town, it's a prime example of how quality trumps quantity.
The find: Look for a simple white banner in back that says G.B.D. That stands for Golden, Brown, Delicious: Osteria Stellina organic bread oozing with Cowgirl Creamery cheese, a fried egg, and a fat, juicy tomato slice if you so choose. Grab a hay bale and enjoy. Sat through Nov 5; pointreyesweekend.com
4. HILLSDALE FARMERS' MARKET, Portland, OR
The scene: Born in 2002 and smaller--with fewer crowds and more parking--than the jam packed Portland Saturday Market, Hillsdale is still a kid in market years. And just as happy-go-lucky, which is why we love it.
The find: In addition to the larger orchards that sell at every market in town, Hillsdale features smaller producers like Ayers Creek Farm, whose growers come bearing extra-sweet cane berries. Pop just one blackberry for proof that all that Northwest rain is good for something. Sun through Nov 20, then 2 Sun/month through Apr 15; hillsdalefarmersmarket.com
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OverviewThe Identify® RTL debugger allows you to instrument RTL HDL and then, still at the RT-Level, debug the implemented FPGA on live, running hardware. The Identify FPGA debug software verifies a design in hardware, similar to simulation – only much faster and with in-system stimuli.
The Identify RTL debugger allows you to designate sample triggers, navigate the design graphically, and mark signals in the RTL that are to serve as probes. After synthesis, the results are viewed and annotated onto the RTL source code, the HDL Analyst® RTL View, or third party, waveform viewer. This ensures RTL-to-implementation equivalence and correct operation of the FPGA design.
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Debug Where You Design – in RTL SourceThe Identify software sets the standard for RTL debug using FPGA hardware. Adding probe and trigger points to a design is quickly accomplished by browsing the HDL source code and clicking on a signal name or line number at code branches of CASE and IF-THEN constructs. You can instrument multiple FPGAs of an ASIC prototype in the same manner using Synopsys Certify® multi-FPGA ASIC prototyping software. Background integration with the Identify Intelligent In-Circuit Emulator (IICE) logic requires no direct source code modifications.
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UConn routs Notre Dame 79-58, wins 9th titleBy DOUG FEINBERG
the associated press | April 09,2014NASHVILLE, Tenn. Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and Stefanie Dolson added 17 points and 16 rebounds to help UConn beat Notre Dame 79-58 on Tuesday night, giving coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies a record ninth national championship.
Auriemma passed Pat Summitt for the most titles all-time and capped off the schools fifth undefeated season in unprecedented fashion. The game was the first title matchup between two unbeatens in the history of college basketball.
The victory also makes the University of Connecticut the center of the college basketball world with both the mens and womens teams winning the championship this year. The men beat Kentucky on Monday night. The pair of victories come a decade after the Huskies became the only school to accomplish the feat.
Notre Dame came to Nashville looking for the Irish first national title since 2001, and they certainly are comfortable on this stage as the fifth team in NCAA tournament history to reach the national title game three times in four years. Adding to the drama of the game was the programs simply do not like each other.
Notre Dame coach Muffett McGraw has more wins (11) than any other coach against UConn and Auriemma since 2000-01, and the Irish have won three of four between these teams last season.
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Whether we're watching The Simpsons, The Sopranos, or The Duck Dynasties, we can't help but find ways that TV families mirror our own home lives. I don't have a studio audience laughing uproariously every time I deliver my catchphrase ("You got it, Jude!"), but I don't need a laugh track to relate to the families on cornball sitcoms. That's because every one of those shows has a kernel of realism to them if you look hard enough.
5The Cosby Show Had the Most Realistic Kids
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What You Remember:
If you know anything about the '80s sitcom The Cosby Show, it's probably that the mom was a lawyer, the dad was a doctor, and the whole family had an unhealthy obsession with lip syncing to blues standards.
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Despite all the wealth, intelligence, and sophisticated jazz music that the Huxtable parents had to offer, the Huxtable children developed into intensely mediocre adults who didn't pick up much more from their parents than their love of motley sweaters.
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There are 3,000 different textures in this picture.
Let's put it this way: Bart Simpson is credited as the poster child of slacker wiseassery, but he also has a genius sister, a killer sense of humor, and two not-bright parents. Bart Simpson is more of a comedy nerd's version of wish fulfillment than a realistic portrayal of American childhood. Parents got you down? Don't you wish you could put them in their place with a hilarious one-liner written by comedy's greatest minds? Of course you do.
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"You'll be sorry when I'm old enough to create the perfect insult within a comedy construct."
I only bring up Bart Simpson because when The Simpsons beat out The Cosby Show in the battle for Thursday night ratings, the conventional wisdom of the time was that the irreverent, less-rich Simpsons were a better representation of everyday Americans. I disagree. The Huxtable kids were developed by Bill Cosby, a person who had experience raising real teenagers, and it showed, in that his TV kids didn't follow the kid tropes we're used to seeing on TV. You know the ones: If there are three kids, you need a pretty one, a tomboy, and a wise guy. Or maybe a bimbo, a genius, and a criminal. One bad, one good, one weirdo. Vary that formula however you want, but not too much, because audiences love a familiar pattern when it comes to sitcoms.
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Cosby took that trope and played with it. Do you remember looking at your parents and blaming them for every stupid thing going wrong in your life? If you don't, you've blocked those moments out, because accusing parents of ruining the entire universe as we know it is a classic teen move. Cosby let his fake TV kids look just as stupid as the rest of us. This is the high-achieving, good-grade-getting Vanessa appreciating her parents:
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And here's the low-achieving, bad-grade-getting Theo equally bombing at talking:
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Cosby got that the privilege of childhood is bumbling your way through bad ideas until your brain starts to straighten things out for you. But unless you got really unlucky in the gene department, your parents are three steps ahead of what you're thinking, because they've already been there. The Cosby Show didn't have the nerdy genius child character because kids are almost never smarter than their parents. They didn't have the stock dumb kid character because real people are more interesting and complicated than what they get on their report cards. After eight seasons, none of the Huxtable children lived up to the expectations and hopes that their hardworking middle-class parents had for them. In fact, it was a running joke that every one of them would end up back in their parents' home as moochers for the rest of their lives.
That's the lesson of The Cosby Show: No one gets to micromanage their kids toward success. In other words, Bill Cosby nailed the central millennial problem even as millennials were getting born.
4I Love Lucy Was Insanely Groundbreaking
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What You Remember:
If I say "Lucy," you're probably going to picture either a clownish-looking woman rapidly stuffing her face, hat, and off-camera orifices with chocolate or fragments of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid skeleton. Probably that first one, though.
Believe it or not, this is actually Lucille Ball. (Too soon?)
Television was barely even a thing when Lucille Ball perfected small-screen physical comedy for the masses. And her real-world husband, Desi Arnaz, was no slouch, either. Together, the two of them practically invented everything we know about sitcoms, from the live studio audience to the concept of reruns to multicamera shots. Lucy also perfected the transition from pretty B-level movie actress to bona fide comedy star.
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Primetime television wouldn't see another mixed-race married couple for 24 years, when The Jeffersons featured the Willises, a black woman and white man, as neighbors. The gap between the Ricardos and the Willises was so wide that six American presidents came and went in the span. The bulk of the civil rights movement started and ended before America saw another couple who didn't quite match skin tones on TV again. If you had planted a Christmas tree farm in 1951, the year Lucy and Ricky debuted, you could have harvested every tree, started over, and harvested every new tree before the Willises showed up in 1975.
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Fun fact: This woman would later play Denise Huxtable's mother-in-law in real life.
Granted, Lucy and Ricky's marriage didn't have the same shock value as a marriage between a black person and a white person. Arnaz was Cuban, which meant that, in the law's eyes, he was of European descent, so white-ish. But not white enough for CBS, who wanted to pair Ball with a former co-star instead of her real husband, who had a thick Spanish accent and a conga fetish.
To prove that America would accept the marriage of a white lady and a Cuban man, Arnaz and Ball staged a vaudeville show that they took around the country ... and it killed. Because of the couple's success as a stage act and their white-hot sexual chemistry, CBS executives resigned themselves to casting Desi in the show. Not only did American audiences welcome the couple, but the episode featuring the birth of Ricky Jr. drew almost 72 percent of the TV viewing audience. In an age when Mexican-American children were encouraged to drop Spanish altogether to blend in with their white neighbors, the Ricardo household was as bicultural as you can get. In one episode, Ricky tells his son the story of Little Red Riding Hood in Spanish.
Even though Arnaz's ethnicity was played for laughs every now and then, he was usually the straight man of the team, with all-American Lucille Ball acting as the clown. The fact that we usually talk about I Love Lucy without even mentioning how OK everyone was with this ESL man and super-white Caucasian lady is the perfect testament to how good the show was.
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In all of my years, I have never experienced a death in our family that has deeply affected me until recently, when my one and only grandfather, our beloved Lolo as we call him in Filipino, died. We were very close and he was the only grandfather I've ever known. The memories I have of him are still fresh in my mind, as if they only happened yesterday. But in actuality, the last time that I saw and spent time with my grandfather before he passed was about a year ago at my son's first birthday.
At first we were separated by land and sea with about 8000 miles spanning between us. This was when we were continents apart. Then last year when my family and I moved to the Philippines, that distance dwindled down to less than 200 miles by boat ride to the provinces, and sometimes to a mere 20 miles when he would visit my relatives in the next city over from where we lived. I thought for sure, this would allow for more opportunities and occasions for us to get together with my grandparents. Since I last saw my grandfather at my son's birthday, I've wanted to see him again but would always miss the opportunity when he'd be in town. His visits were short, unannounced and usually due to handle some business or personal family matter. I'd find out too late and would miss him by a day or so once he'd gone back to the province. My sentiments would usually be, "Well, there's always next time."
On October 12th, my grandparents were back in town and due to heavy rains and possible hurricanes all fares to the provinces were cancelled the following day. When I found out that they're departure would be postponed till the 14th, I made plans to visit them along with my husband and children. The next morning I tried contacting my grandfather on his cell phone, but didn't get any response. The weather then turned from pleasant to grisly as heavy rains began to pour down. My husband and I thought over the one and a half hour trip (yes, it takes that long to travel less than 20 miles if not longer, in Manila traffic) and decided, for safety as well as convenience, to just stay in for the day. After all "there's always next time."
But little did I know that after this visit there wasn't going to be a "next time". That following weekend my grandfather died of heat stroke.
I missed him again, and this time it was for good. As I'd mention before, time is not in our hands. Time cannot be governed by wishful thinking nor human desires, it is and will always be the most precious yet perishable possession we have.
I found out on the morning of October 22nd that my grandfather had just died a few hours before and at that moment a plethora of emotions filled every inch of my being. I was in disbelief, overwhelmed, confused, saddened, regretful and angry. As I let the news of my grandfather's passing settle in, I couldn't help but to shed outpouring streams of tears throughout the day. I immediately called my parents and sister in the US to break the news to them. My voice was shaky and I couldn't hold back the tears from falling as I spoke to my father and then sister, on the phone. My mother, who was my grandfather's second eldest child, took the news the hardest. She hadn't seen my grandfather in three years and was looking forward to seeing him in the next seven months at our family reunion. We have one every four years on my mother's side, but this coming reunion we'll be missing my lolo.
I was blessed to have been able to grow up with my grandfather. He and my grandmother lived with us for eight years back in the US when I was just a kid. He was a great man, hard working, God-fearing and humorous as well. One word I would use to describe my grandfather, oddly enough, is child-like. He was a bit mischievous at times, where he would blame broken figurines or half eaten desserts on me, thus getting me in trouble with my mom. He also loved to laugh. His laughter was so distinct and so unique, you could pin point it in a lineup of a hundred laughers. It resembled a cross between Donald Duck's voice and a machine gun fused as one and was very infectious.
My grandfather also portrayed child-like qualities in his faith. He was a prayerful man, deeply rooted in the word of God, and depended on it like no other. His faith in God brought him through and out of hard times. It made him a better husband, father, and human being. He never hesitated to give God the glory for everything good in his life. I'm very thankful for such a Godly heritage.
During my grandfather's week-long wake and viewing, hundreds of people came out of the woodworks to give testament of how my lolo touched their lives. He gave to charities and families in need; he helped support widows of close friends who passed away, paid for other families' children's schooling, and gave to whoever asked. He did all this without our knowledge. My grandmother didn't realize the extent of my grandfather's philanthropy until people spoke at his eulogy. He truly defined the very essence of compassion and love.
My grandfather left such an incredible legacy. We would often refer to him as Father Abraham because of his many children and great faith in God. In his seventy four years of living he achieved; 57 years of faithful marriage, 7 children, 16 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. We will forever remember the life that this wonderful, jolly old soul lived…
It goes without saying that I learned my hardest lesson about time the day I found out my grandfather died. I thought I still had many opportunities to see him. I thought he had many more years left in him. I thought that time was on my side. I thought that there would always be a next time; but I was wrong. We should live our lives to the fullest every waking moment. Cease the opportunities that are given to spend time with those who matter most to us, take time to love those who are near and dear to our hearts and make time to be with those who you care for, because you never know when that time will be your last time with them.
In the midst of solemnity, a bit of irony is displayed in the photograph below. The framed picture of my grandfather on his coffin was taken at my son's 1st birthday, which was our final moment together before he died. I never realized that the next time I would see my lolo would be through a glass coffin. I hovered over his lifeless, yet peaceful body to give him one last hug.


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iPhone or Android?
I got tired of the same boring Iphone format and switched to Android. Liking it a lot more so far.ReplyCancel
Android – too cheap to buy an iPhone, then pay the outrageous monthly charge. But I'm seriously secretly considering the switch now that Virgin Mobile supports the iPhone. Even though I just told Mr. Frufra just last night that I still like my phone – I'm a LIAR!!ReplyCancel
If I had the money – iPhone.ReplyCancel
I am probably the last person in the world that does not have a phone…..
Although, I am pretty sure Jack Nicholson also does not have one:)ReplyCancel
iPhone. Have tried switching to android just because I like the openness but the quality of apps just isn't there for me. At this point I have so much money invested in Apps for my iPhone, iPad etc. that it's dumb for me to try switching over again.ReplyCancel
I <3 my Android!ReplyCancel
iPhone. Worth it, and not too bad with the monthly bill as long as you're not streaming videos left and right or downloading TV episodes.ReplyCancel
iPhone, DUH!
I have the iPhone 4 and have had it for two years, no issues whatsoever, even after I dropped it in wine a few times.
My girl friend has a droid and it isn't even 6 months old and it freaks out and already doesn't work.
I've had both. Love my iPhoneReplyCancel
Droid rules!ReplyCancel
my android ALWAYS glitched. hated itReplyCancel
Why chose either when you can have a flip phone! OMG when I see someone with a flip phone, I almost want to take them straight to Best Buy and welcome them to 2012.ReplyCancel
Android all day. I just got the galaxy 2 and love it!ReplyCancel
I am not savvy enough to know what's so special about either one, ok maybe I just don't care that much about a phone.ReplyCancel
Also, you can upgrade to iPhone 4 for a penny if you have AT&T or Verizon.ReplyCancel
iphone. they work. all the time.ReplyCancel
I've had both and will never go back to iPhone. Android all the way!ReplyCancel
I've had both and I'll never go back to Android. I don't know if I got a crap phone or what, but the thing bricked batteries every 3 hours and half of the apps didn't work right. My 2yo iPhone has been a major relief.
What I do not get, however, is why someone who bats for the other team is a (insert insult here)? iPhone owners are dumb and Android owners are fooling themselves? How about "I like my phone and here's why"? See what happened there?ReplyCancel
I used to have Android, but it was buggy — would freeze, reboot, etc. And it really couldn't handle the group texts all my friends send one another. Switched to iPhone, and never been happier! Plus, all the apps I used to use on Android I've noticed are SO much better on iPhone. I think they design them first on the iPhone platform and then change them for Android and they aren't as functional.ReplyCancel
Droid! Never ever wanted an apple.
Hubs and I just upgraded from the Virgin Mobile (sweet deal for 25+ tax if you don't talk a lot) to T Mobile Galaxy III and love it!
And we do that sharing thing all the time =)ReplyCancel
iPhone, have been for years. My husband had a Droid until he switched to iPhone when the 5 came out earlier this year, and sorry, that Droid SUCKED. Glitches constantly, froze up all the time, internet NEVER worked. It was awful. Same thing when I had a PC in college before I got an Apple. Apple is so much more user friendly, no viruses, never freezes, nothin'. Would never go back.ReplyCancel
Droid, for many reasons:
4G lte (and the unlimited plan I've had for 2 years),
1080p screen (htc dna),
plays all formats of video/audio,
feel like less of a sheep,
better camera,
better headphone amp,
wireless charging,
steve jobs was a greedy asshole.
Hey my CDAN family. I don't know where else to say thins so I figured here was ok. I'm not sure if te Michigan folk have heard about the woman murdered at Eastern Michigan university yesterday ( where I also attend) but I have known her, her twin sister and parents for over 10 years. I worked with all of them and it hurts so bad to senselessly lose someone that had so much life and love to give. My friends and I are just numb. Just asking for some good thoughts, wishes and prayers towards the family and friends. It's been a very long 2 days. I feel like I'm just going thru the motions and needed to just get stuff out.
@FalseProfit…feels like less of a sheep? Hahaha, I love that reason. You're one of those people who stops liking a band when they get a little success, aren't you? 🙂ReplyCancel
@Amy I am so sorry for your loss. If I have learned anything from this site it is that the community is a very strong and supportive one, anything that I/we can do to help, do not hesitate to ask.
My thought will be with you and everyone else affected. Now she is in a better place and we can learn from the gifts she left behind in her friends and family.ReplyCancel
iPhone, though I recently unwittingly updated from IOS 5.1.1 to 6 and HATE it. If your phone keeps reminding you to update, DO NOT DO IT. It sucks and I have tried every hack on the planet to go back to 5.1.1 and cannot. Right up until then I was a die-hard Apple fan. Now, I am pissed that I cannot have the operating system I want and am no longer flying the flag for them.ReplyCancel
@dude — before you make big pronouncement a about the security of a platform, you'd better get your facts straight. Android is from Google. Microsoft's phone is the Windows Phone.
I want to switch to a Windows Phone, but my Mini's software is only available on iOS. Sigh.ReplyCancel
@Amy in MI, OMG how horrible! My condolences to you and her family/friends. I'm just sad that her roommates noticed they didn't see her for 2 DAYS and her alarm kept going off but never thought to check on her.
EMU is my 16 y/o daughter's first choice college (apparently they have an excellent construction management program.)ReplyCancel
If you have wifi at home you can connect to it and it will not go against your data limit.ReplyCancel
iPhone! My hubby has an android, and while he loved it at first, he hates it now. He can't wait til his contract is up and he can get an iPhone!
Tracy – why don't you like 6? I haven't had any troubles with it.ReplyCancel
I don't think I have either one. My phone really doesn't matter that much to me. This thing I have now has a touch screen and I can access the internet on it (although so small I can't read it) but I don't think it's a smart phone. It has a typing keyboard which is good because I do text quite a bit, and my plan is $25 for 300 minutes and unlimited texting and internet. I probably won't be upgrading.ReplyCancel
iPhone, hands doubt. Apple products are bar-none the best.ReplyCancel
@Amy, I am so sorry! 🙁 Sad news. Please don't be shy about sharing, community is important even if you just need to talk.
@Sea & Tracy – I updated on my iPad but not the iPhone and I'm glad for it. 6 is not as awesome as they're making it out to be. My contract is up in February and the teen wants my 4S, but not sure I'll give it up, even for Siri.ReplyCancel
I have an Android, but I'm considering downgrading to a regular. fucking. cellphone.ReplyCancel
Windows Phone! My Lumia 920 is the best phone I've had. Love it!ReplyCancel
I'm surprised. I thought it would be overwhelming in favor of iphone but it's not at all! I have and love my iphone. Just wish flash would work on apple.
My hubs had a prepaid track phone until this summer. I teased him relentlessly until he was shamed into entering the 21st century with me.
Android. Apple "sells" iPhones for hundreds of dollars, but still owns them, for all intents and purposes.
Imagine buying a new Mustang, only to have Ford blow the engine up if you installed an after-market stereo. That is literally how Apple does business with the iPhone.
I'd rather have a "dumb" phone.ReplyCancel
iPhone 5!
Can't live without it!ReplyCancel
iPhone, old OS (never upgraded), no apps. It's a tool, not a toy.
Amy – sorry for your loss. It's always so much sadder when a twin dies unexpectedly. I've seen that happen a few times and it's just devastating. RIP and condolences to her family and twin.ReplyCancel
Had an iPhone and currently have a HTC One X on Android and a Nokia Lumia 920. The Lumia is the best phone Ive ever had. Microsoft got it right for once. Highly recommended, plus its yellow and shiny ??ReplyCancel
I have an Android because I'm T-Mobile, but I have an iPod Touch loaded with almost 14gb of music that is my workout mainstay.
I don't enjoy lugging both phone and Touch with me to the gym or on runs, but I hate the Google Music app. So I'm tempted to switch to the iPhone when T-Mo(sil!) gets it next year, but I haven't had many complaints about my phone's functionality overall. Takes great photos, but I agree with the person that said the apps suffer in comparison.ReplyCancel
Droid… Love it!!!!!ReplyCancel
JSierra, I lied. I forgot that my phone WILL take pictures, videos, and recordings. I'm such a Luddite, though, that I haven't a clue how to get things off of there. Yes, I am THAT unsavvy RE: technology. 🙂
Amy, I am so sorry about your friend. While something like that would always be tragic, it's especially horrific given that it's the holidays. Love and light to you and her family. 🙁ReplyCancel
I have a Motorola Xoom Tablet (Android Jellybean for the OS) that I use more than I use my PC. It does just about everything I want it to do, which is more than I can say for my iPhone 4. On the other hand, the iPhone was the first smart phone to get me addicted to Smart phones. I really could go either way on this one.ReplyCancel
I love my iPhone. My husband has a Blackberry torch, and he thinks it is easier to use than my phone. I HATE it!ReplyCancel
@tracy Try www.quickpwn.com for instructions on downgrading your iOS. It IS doable I just found it way too confusing. I just texted my iphone expert friend to see if he has simple instructions and if he does, I'll post them for you. I've learned not to upgrade the iOS until someone else did and gave me the scoop, but most important, not until it's been jailbroken 😉ReplyCancel
For people having problems with iPhone 6, they'll probably have an update soon to fix stuff, maybe that will help?
I'm always amused by the arguments people get into about Mac vs Apple. I've had Macs since 1990 and will always have one, I've used Windows and it just seems like a computer with a lot of bandaids to act like a Mac. But it's not worth a fight!
My husband got the iPhone 6 – his 4 was busted – but recently got a Windows for free (he works with lots of Microsoft people and needs to be on the internal Microsoft programs) – he's surprised at how much he likes it!ReplyCancel
@levi I just wrote u a too long response that got erased so consider urself lucky lol
I HATE apple for thinking they own my iphone. I'm just renting it! That's why I am a huge advocate for jailbreaking. I enjoy being able to tweak it however I want. I think Droids are already customizable? I enjoy being sneaky and sticking it to Apple even though jailbreaking is legal. When I get a new iphone, I sell the old one jailbroken and I've made up to $250 more than what I paid just on one iphone out of 3 I've sold. I was ahead on $$$ until te last one was stolen. Now I'm back to zero.ReplyCancel
I am so sorry I posted 3 times I'll erase 2 when I'm at my pc. I had to write that 3 times, 2 got erased and then I triple post! Maybe iPhones DO suck… I wish I could rearrange this keyboard bc if I hit "b" I hit "space" or I'll hit "backspace" instead of "m". And worst is as I'm typing my post here, sometimes I hit "log out" and I have to start all over.ReplyCancel
No interest. I have my daughter's old regular Sony Ericsson that was a big deal at it's time. I just use it for an alarm clock and calls from my family. Looking at the small screen gives me a headache-not interested in using a mobile for anything else. We have 4 PC's in our home, so why pay for internet on the cell phone? On vacation, we have USB internet. Cell phone charges are outrageous in our country, so we don't text or send images with the phones.ReplyCancel
Will never own Apple products ever.
Had a Windows phone for a week, piece of shit.
Now have Samsung Nexus Google phone.
Fucking love it and guess what…maps. Never paid one red cent for an app, don't need to they are all free. The ones you pay for are worse than free for hacking.
Have fun upgrading an iphone over and over to get the basic shit Samsung has been providing for years.ReplyCancel
My best friend has a degree in construction management – it's useless. He is using his associates to do CAD work
Even though Ypsi is right next door to Ann Arbor, it's light years away in safety. I feel 10x safer going to Detroit than out in Ypsi by myself. EMU has a great business program which is why I'm here getting my 2nd bachelors. But I would never live hereReplyCancel
I love my iPhone. I've had every one since the 3GS and I will keep buying them. The reason? They make sense to me. Androids give me a headache.ReplyCancel
Amy, so very sorry to hear of your loss. Thoughts, prayers and hugs your way.
I had a Droid something or other (Motorola?) for two years…it got to where it would crash, freeze, delete photos. Made me hate it. But, I upgraded to a Galaxy S III and I am in LOVE. Samsung has a much better product, for sure.
Not that I do a whole lot on the phone. When the guy at Verizon was helping me pick out something new, he asked what I primarily do with the phone. Before I could even answer, hubby piped in with, "Facebook, talking to her mom, and taking pictures of our cats." Yep, that about sums it up.ReplyCancel
Amy in MI: I didn't read the story about your friend, but I'm so very sorry for your loss. Tight, tight hugs. <3ReplyCancel
Don't drink the Apple koolaid and join the cult. Android is the way to go. Never have had problems, free apps, open software. I own my phone. Only Apple thing I have is an iPod for which there really isn't an alternative. Makes no sense to me to pay 3x for a laptop that does the same thing. I don't need an iPhone when the Android has free apps and maps that work etc etc. Love Google Sky Maps, sorry you Apple folks you don't get those cool Google apps .ReplyCancel
Nokia. No camera, no apps, BUT it does have a buit-in flashlight! If I ever get a smartphone, I'm staying with Nokia. "Drop your iPhone, break the iPhone. Drop your Nokia, break the floor." LOL
Very glad to see the love for the Lumia. Nokia's one of the biggest companies in Finland, and it would suck if they went away.ReplyCancel
Amy – That's terrible! I'm so sorry for your loss. Your friend was a lovely person, had what looks to be a good life, and it's a tragedy for it to be taken so soon. I hope you and your loved ones find peace. ::hug::ReplyCancel
Love my iPhone and couldn't live without it. Firm
Believer of when u go iPhone, hard to go back to something else.
Droids do repeat.ReplyCancel
I went from a Motorola Razr to an iPhone and haven't regretted a day of it other than the outrageous bill. My phone has saved me on more than one occasion. Can't live w/out it now.ReplyCancel


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The battle continues between some Wisconsin schools and the state over the name of their mascots, and for one school, time is running out.
Berlin High School dropped their two-year lawsuit challenging a state law that is meant to ban race-based nicknames including names that some might find offensive to Native Americans, and the state can order schools to change them.
Berlin now must change its mascot from the Indians by July 1, 2014.
For Mukwonago High School, the deadline from the state to change its mascot is less than 24 hours away and district leaders said they have no plans to make the change.
The school is known as the Mukwonago Indians and three years ago, a student complained that the logo and name were offensive.
Now the school district faces fines up to $1,000 a day if they don't make the change by the state's deadline. District leaders hope the state will hold off until the state Legislature revisits the law.
"That's where our issues lie. We feel it's a very poorly-issued state law and one that needs to be replaced," said Shawn McNulty, Mukwonago superintendent. "Most people that we talk to are very happy that the school board has said we are not going to abide by the Department of Public Instruction's order."
Mukwonago High School isn't alone.
More than 30 high schools across Wisconsin have Native American-linked mascot names but only four schools are the subject of formal complaints.
A representative of the Wisconsin Indian Education Association said all Indian mascots should be changed because they are offensive to some people.


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My DS was tongue tied at birth and we had it clipped at 5 days. He stopped gaining weight at 3 weeks, and when I contacted a LC, we discovered he was not removing milk effectively. My supply was way down, so I've been pumping for the past 8 weeks, and nursing only for comfort.
I went back to the LC yesterday and discovered my DS was able to nurse and get 3.5 ounces! (I had to nurse on both sides and then another again to achieve this.) She is still concerned about his latch though. He's causing vasospasms and he slips off very easily. She's not sure exactly what's happening, but thinks that perhaps his tongue tie was not clipped deep enough and might need to be clipped again. Has anyone experienced this before? She also wants us to try craniosacral therapy and see if that helps him latch better.
I am just nursing and not pumping at all this weekend to see how it goes. It makes me nervous to not know how much he's getting, but so far he's been content after feedings (though he falls asleep and they take 45 minutes), is napping well, and has lots of wet diapers. It would be wonderful to be able to dump the pump!


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Federer struggles to reach Hamburg semifinalsAP Photo
Switzerlands Roger Federer returns the ball to German Florian Mayer during their quarterfinal match of the International German Open. ATP tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday.
HAMBURG, Germany Top-seeded Roger Federer struggled for a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5 victory Friday over Florian Mayer and a place in the semifinals of the German Tennis Championships.
Federer is playing his first tournament since losing in the second round of Wimbledon.
A four-time champion on the clay courts of Hamburg, Federer needed 2 hours to overtake Mayer. Federer was down 5-1 in the second set, won the next two games but then faltered again. He double-faulted and had two straight forehand errors to give up the set.
In the third, Federer broke serve twice, only to see the German re-break both times. But with the match on the line, the Swiss former No. 1 raised his game. He broke serve for a 6-5 lead and served out the match at love, hitting a service winner on match point.
Hell play Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis, who upset 14th-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 6-4 to make the semifinals of a tournament for the second time in his career.
Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Tommy Haas for the second time in two weeks to advance to the semifinals.
Fognini prevailed 6-2, 6-4 over the second-seeded home favorite. The 12th-seeded Italian is looking for his second straight title after winning his first tournament in Stuttgart, where he beat Haas in the quarterfinals.
Fognini faces third-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain, who came from behind to beat defending champion Juan Monaco of Argentina 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.
The fifth-seeded Monaco beat Almagro in the Hamburg semifinals last year. Almagro was runner-up in Hamburg two years ago, while Monaco beat Haas for the title last year.
Delbonis previous semifinal appearance was two years ago in Stuttgart.
After fending off a pair of match points in the second set, Delbonis failed to serve out the match at 5-3. He then wasted two match points on Verdascos serve before the Spaniard double-faulted on the third.MORE IN Sports WireOXON HILL, Md. Wade Davis already had closed out a World Series. Full StoryBOSTON New Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale said he isnt worried that he might not be the ace... Full StoryNORMAN, Okla. Full Story
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Real estate transfers
The following real estate transactions were filed in Jefferson County:
Vic Pelletier to Siltstone Resources LLC, metes, Salem Township.
JP Morgan Chase Bank to Krystina Stewart, 1.847 acres, Saline Township.
Craig Polen to Susan Polen, lot 5, Maplewood Estates No. 1.
Ronald Nixon (deceased) to Richard Nixon and Gregory Nixon, lot 77, Buena Vista.
Appalachian Resource Holdings LLC to Vickie Markey Irrevocable Trust, 4.528 acres, Warren Township.
Harry Sigesmund Revocable Trust to Michael White, part lot 261, Carroll & Kell Addition.
George Ossio (deceased) to Norma Ossio, 0.195 acre, Steubenville Township.
Shelly Irvine to Diane Irvine, lot 5, Grandview Estates.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Robbie Ewing, lot 56, Belvedere.
Cynthia and Brent King to Shari Haynes-Davis, lot 124, Jefferson Saltsman's Fifth.
Donald and Louann Abraham to David and Gina Waggoner, lot 157, Overlook Hills (survivorship).
John Larue to Daniel and Clare McBane, lot 7 and part lot 8, John Spahn First (survivorship).
Paul Pashke (deceased) to Joann Pashke, lot 33, Meadowbrook Manor.
Jackie Crites (deceased) to Barbara Crites, 5.14 acres, Salem Township.
Billy Anderson Sr. (deceased) to Roxann Tharp, 1 acre, Wells-Warren Township.
David and Kimberly Larue to Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, lot 25, Sunny Acres; and metes, Cross Creek Township.
David Larue to Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, lot 25, Sunny Acres; and metes, Cross Creek Township.
Kimberly Larue to Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, lot 25, Sunny Acres; and metes, Cross Creek Township.
William and Velma Smith to Rae Ogden, part lots 13-14, Buena Vista Heights.
Michael and Ruth Mularcik to Michael Strean, part lots 221-222, Original Steubenville.
Frank and Deborah Sekeres to Fldas LLC, metes, Springfield Township.
Matthew Yocum to Brilliant Water and Sewer District, lots 145-146, Spaulding Second.
Georgianna Kurtz (deceased) to Wendy Lovell and Bradford Kurtz, 2.079 acres, Smithfield Township.
Helen Straus to Julius and Jodee Verhovec, 21.3337 acres, Smithfield Township (survivorship).
Rick and Robin Beall to Jack Neale and others, 1.069 acres, Wells-Warren Township.
Terry Coulter and others to Terrie Coulter, part lot 92, Robert Clark Second.
Andrew Taravella Sr. (deceased) to Rose Taravella, part lots 296-297, Labelleview.
Michael Tennant (deceased) to Cheryl Tennant, metes, Steubenville Township.
Gabriel Rozsa (deceased) to Irene Rozsa, metes, Cross Creek Township.
Donald and Betsy Hamann Jr. to Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust Holdings, 14.8503 acres, Steubenville Township.
Housing & Urban Development to Augustine Homes Ltd., lot 25, Lincoln Heights.
John and Sandra Cilli to Dustin and Amanda Coffman, lot 325, Buena Vista (survivorship).
Fannie Mae to Dino Magazzeni, lot 11, Brentwood Estates.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Citimortgage Inc., 0.281 acre, Mount Pleasant Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 219, Silver Stream Knolls Addition No. 2.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Lance Wargo, lot 2, Shady Glenn.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to JP Morgan Chase Bank, part lot 61, Original Smithfield; and part lot 110, Carr's First.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Duetsche Bank, part lots 4-5, Pleasant Heights.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.625 acres, Mount Pleasant Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Fanne Mae, lot 8, Banfield Improvement.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Beneficial Finance, 0.801 acre, Knox Township.
Ronald And Melissa Rath to Julie Zamana and Mia Zamana, lot 224, Country Club Estates (survivorship).
Thomas Fankhouser to Michael and Valerie Hayden Jr., lot 119, Manhattan (survivorship).
Joseph and Judith DeCesare to Laurence and Patricia Coppa, 0.574 acre, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Lewis Staib Living Revocable Trust to Robert Staib, 0.42 acre, Cross Creek Township; and 5.551 acres, Steubenville Township.
Mario Gaudio (deceased) to Laura Gaudio and Ronald Gaudio, lot 167, Altamont.
Gary and Shelby Camptella Jr. to Ronald and Patricia Hinerman, lot 61, St. John Heights.