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Each year, approximately one to four sperm whale carcasses drift ashore in Hawaii, particularly in May and August, according to experts.
Data also suggests they are coming in to Hawaiian waters from east and north directions, which results in most carcasses landing on the windward side of islands.
"Early reporting allows us to locate, then tow a floating carcass away from the islands," said David Schofield, NOAA's Regional Marine Mammal Health and Response Program manager. "This is often much easier and less expensive than removing it once it comes aground on a shoreline or reef."
"It is critical that we do our best to keep these whales out at sea to avoid attracting large tiger sharks close to shore," said William J. Aila, Jr., DLNR chairperson.
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I will be going back to work soon. All of the frozen milk i have is in small volumes.... 1, 1.5, and 2 oz. Its in lansinoh bags. i have 3 questions:
1. Do i just bring the frozen bags in the first day? this maybe be a stupid question but i just dont know if i should actually be giving the milk in bottles all ready to go... with my other child i had my frozen stash in little bottles already.
im going to talk with his teacher about it but thought i would get your ideas first.
2. Also, do you give several bottles each day with the amount you want them or expect them to eat at each feeding or just a total volume in one storage container? Meaning do i take my milk from the previous day and divide it into several bottles for the next day?
3. I have to scald my milk due to lipase. im freezing now but once im working should i just put it in the fridge or freeze it if he will be drinking it the next day? im not sure how much nutrient loss there is from the freeze/thaw vs letting it sit in the fridge and since im already scalding i want to minimize nutirent loss. (i work in a laboratory and have access to a -80).... as im writing this it occurs to me that depending on the supply i get each day I may need to be bringing the milk i pump that day right over to the daycare when i pick up my son so he has it to drink the following day.
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what game are you most anticipated for?
mines is either Tomb Raider or The Last of Us :D
find the magic hole with my girlfriend
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Me and Chatte, Doggy style.
oh wow you trolled on my thread tired of making your own?
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find the magic hole with my girlfriend
eh it's not funny twice
Don't really even play video games anymore..
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Me and Chatte, Doggy style.
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Fire Emblem Awakening. One more week. Can't stand it.
mines is GTA V and Naruto storm 3 both coming out this spring. thats about it
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God of war looks interesting...
too bad i've got xbox
god of war ascension and GTAV
Hrmmm tbh, I don't have a most "Anticipated" Game....I already have NSUNS3 pre-ordered. God of War Ascension looks interesting but I am starting to get tired of "Prequels" of that damned game there seem to be more of those than anything. Not looking forward to GTAV never really liked the series in the first place.
The new Metal Gear Raising looks awesome but will probably wait to play it like I did all of the other MG's......
Wait I take that back I am looking forward to TWO games that are going to be coming out this year.....
1st being........Injustice: Gods Among Us.........don't know it Google it, From what I have seen of what they have done this looks like it will be an amazing fighting game....
2nd being........Deadpool.....the merc with a mouth finally gets his own game lol
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Skip to comments.Dems blast Maine governor for "Gestapo" comment
Posted on 07/08/2012 11:28:18 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
AUGUSTA, MaineDemocratic lawmakers are calling on Maine Gov. Paul LePage to apologize for his remarks comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo.
The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate issued a statement Sunday calling LePage's language "intentionally offensive." Rep. Emily Cain and Sen. Justin Alfond said Holocaust survivors and Word War II veterans who witnessed the terror of the Adolph Hitler's secret police "should not be trivialized for political shock."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
"Dems blast Maine governor for "Gestapo" comment"
The truth hurts-—don't it?
I hope he doesn't back down, but he should have used "KGB" instead. It would have precluded this particular line of faux-offendedness.
Proof that there are Democrats who imagine taxes are collected without the use of firearms.
LOL! Give me a break. The 'RATS really need to lighten up. I know November is looking to be a real downer for them but they do need to try to lighten up. Maybe a little "medical marijuana" and a couple boxes of Oreos would help.
"I hope he doesnt back down..."
I hope so too. The IRS considers themselves exempt from the Constitution—right of due process, innocent before guilty, etc. They may not be at "Gestapo" level of beating the crap out of you, but give them time. They're close enough for the cigar...
Awwwww, Are the poor wittle childrens Fweelings hurt?
So soooooorry.....
They might have a point IF it was being trivialized . . . but, sadly, it is NOT being trivialized.
EFF the IRS.
Carry on.
Stick with gestapo.
It doesn't matter. He could have compared them to the Smurfs, and the Democrats would have feigned outrage over his remarks.
Remember if Maobama loses in November, these same libs will be shrieking "Nazism is on the rise!!!!" They've never been above trivializing the holocaust if they think it helps them.
Ohhhhh... The Three Jews and a Catholic picture.
The IRS is nothing like the Gestapo. The Gestapo only had about 20,000 employees. The IRS has over 100,000 employees. The IRS is more like 5 Gestapos all rolled into one.
For the first time in 40 years, Maine has a Republican governor and a Republican-controlled legislature. The Dems here are reacting to this exactly as you'd expect - like junkies who've lost their dealer.
Get a load of their spittle-flecked ravings in the Bangor Daily News on the matter.
They flock to any article that has even a passing reference to Governor LePage in the same way.
I'm thoroughly enjoying myself..:-)
LePage calls Obamacare an expensive stripping away of freedom, says IRS is new Gestapo
Exactly. Americans (conservatives and TEA Party members) are called Nazis by the DemocRATS day in and day out in their state run "media" propaganda machine. The thin-skinned 'RATS just don't seem to be able to take a punch as well as we can. Crybabies.
Of course the IRS being the gestapo is offensive, I would have compared them to the SS.
So now you have to apologize for telling the truth? Strange.
So when do y'all think he will walk it back?
Only liberals have the self-assigned moral superiority to compare their opponents to Nazis.
How about Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti?
Seperated at birth?
GEheim STaats POlizei is just fine, in my view.
Should have thrown in the ATF and SWAT too, just for GP.
Yeah. Defend the IRS. That is a winning strategy.
Did Pelosi apologize for saying the first tea party groups displayed swastikas? Did Turbin Durbin apologize for likening U.S. soldiers to Nazis?
***** "I hope so too. The IRS considers themselves exempt from the Constitutionright of due process, innocent before guilty, etc. They may not be at Gestapo level of beating the crap out of you, but give them time. Theyre close enough for the cigar..." *****
They aren't too far away from wearing Blue Helmets
(Wish I knew how to post pictures ... I have a neat one of a Blue Helmet riddled with lead poisoning)
I loath the way people claiming to speak for parties injured by Nazis attack those who warn us about similar threats. As though comparisons of Homeland Security, TSA and the IRS to Nazi, Soviet and Red Chinese counterparts somehow diminishes the terribleness of the former. It is the understanding of the evil and atrocities of socialist enforcers that brings us to make the comparisons. We ought not play with fire.
NEVER apologize for telling the truth and answer any demand to do so with that very same statement.
Calling the language of truth "intentionally offensive" should be put to the last survivors of the Gestapo, Hitler's private army made primarily of sadists. Those Progressive bright lights have nothing to offer but juvenile protests when caught in the wrong....again. Democrats? There are no more Democrats....Progressives are all that remain of that party.
Holy moly reincarnation.
List of some of the Democrats who have called Republicans "Nazis" or "fascists", directly or indirectly.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) - (Who later denied he had called the Republicans 'Nazis'). (On Obamacare) "They say its a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like Goebbels. The Germans said enough about the Jews and people believed it believed it and you have the Holocaust."
Nancy Pelosi said about health care protesters "They're carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting..."
Jesse Jackson said, "In South Africa wed call it apartheid. In Germany wed call it Fascism. Here we call it Conservatism. These people are attacking the poor!"
2002, Jesse Jackson struck again when he condemned George W. Bushs political tactics during the 2000 presidential campaign as "Nazi-like".
George Miller (D-CA) In August 1995, after the passage of Republican legislation, sore loser Democrat George Miller of California compared Republicans to Fascists when he said:
"Its a glorious day if youre a Fascist."
Others who have directly or indirectly called Republicans Nazis or Fascists include:
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
In Albany on May 16, 2000, Democratic Party delegates spit at the honor guard made up of Albany State Troopers attending Hillary Clintons official acceptance of the Democratic nomination for the Senate held in Albany, calling them "Giulianis storm troopers."
In another one of his anti-George Bush tirades in June 2004, Al Gore accused Republicans of working with "rapid response digital Brownshirts."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Republicans of using Nazi and Fascist tactics during the 2004 presidential campaign.
One of the biggest abusers of the "Republicans are Nazis" comparison is NAACP director Julian Bond. In February 2006, Bond, said that the "Republican flag and the Nazi flag fly side by side."
This faux outrage from the people that have repeatedly called Republicans "Nazis" for years?
Ha Ha Ha. The governor should hold a press conference and point that out.
Might I suggest the party designation 'Democrat' no longer be used here at FR? Let's call them 'SOCIALIST' and not allow them to hide behind a false moniker!
Justin Alford must do the same this November....he and Cain should take this time to learn about the Gestapo and their duties...both these politicians are fairly young...Main should be embarrassed..............
Justin Alford must do the same this November....he and Cain should take this time to learn about the Gestapo and their duties...both these politicians are fairly young...Maine should be embarrassed..............
I sear if Obamataxcare succeeds somebody is going to greet the tax man at the front door with a shotgun.
Or they will attack them openly.
Or do a suicide attempt like flying an aircraft into a local IRS office.
If he doesn't back down I will be pleasantly surprised.
Didn't that happen in Dalls or Houston a couple of years ago?
Perfect response to the all the squealing of piggy when pinched. Love it.
After eight years of "Chimpy McBushhitler", the Dims can take their "outrage" and shove it!
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Who wants to hear about the "H" word?
I know, I know! but if I don't tell you about it now, it'll all be gone!
Yep, I'm talking about Holiday Music. Groan.
Well, lucky for me, I can listen to it all the time. I love the holidays, the festivities, the decorations, well, I love all that; it's the putting away I can't stand.
When I was little, my father had to make a rule for me that I couldn't listen to holiday music until the day after Thanksgiving. We would stack up the records on the player and we would sing while we did our Saturday chores. We even knew where all the skips were and what song was next. Oh, the good ole days…
While I have all my favorite songs from childhood, I am constantly adding more, even though I sometimes wonder how many different versions of each song I really need; I've got to have Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, and Johnny Mathis (among others).
Well never fear, I have more CD's for you to listen to! Who's coming out with new CD's? Here we go: (alphabetical, of course)
Colbie Caillat Christmas in the Sand
Jeremy Camp Christmas: God With Us
Celtic Woman Home for Christmas
Steven Curtis Chapman Joy
Katherine Jenkins My Christmas
Lady Antebellum On This Winter's Night
Mandisa It's Christmas (Angel Addition)
Mannheim Steamroller A Candlelight Christmas
Scotty McCreery Christmas with Scotty McCreery
Christina Perri Very Merry Perri Christmas
Andre Rieu Home for the Holidays
Blake Shelton Cheer's, It's Christmas
Rod Stewart Merry Christmas, Baby
Tracey Thorn Tinsel and Lights
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Dreams of Fireflies
There are also several compilations of Christmas music available, two that proceeds go to the Special Olympics: A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary, Bringing Joy to The World, and A Very Special Christmas, Bringing Peace on Earth. Check them out and consider purchasing them for a great cause.
I have to say that I have listened to several of these already. I was thrilled to see that Colbie Caillat, Lady Antebellum, and Blake Shelton have some original songs. Don't get me wrong, others do as well, (Rod Stewart has one song) but I have a gazillion White Christmas's, Let It Snow's and Silver Bells, that I really don't want another one. I want to hear something new.
One album was brought to my attention and I got a kick out of it! Ready?
This Christmas with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta! Ha! It doesn't come out until the 19th, so I've only heard the samples available on Amazon, not too bad! (especially if you like them).
Well, I hope you find a couple new CD's you like. I can't wait for the snow! Yes, I said it, SNOW! Woo-hoo!
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A new report based on the information leaked by Edward Snowden is suggesting Britain spied on world leaders at two London summits in 2009. Meanwhile, protestors are demonstrating in support of Snowden in China. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
LONDON -- British spies intercepted the phone calls of foreign politicians and delegates at the G-20 summit in 2009, according to documents provided to The Guardian by self-declared NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the newspaper reported Monday.
BREAKING. The Guardian: UK government has spied on its allies at two G20 summits in London http://t.co/FDuT4qCNpK #NSAfiles #NSA— The Guardian (@guardian) June 16, 2013
U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ also monitored the computers of delegates at the London conference and tried to capture their passwords, the newspaper said.
Among the foreign politicians targeted were then-President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, and Turkish finance minister, Mehmet Simsek, the newspaper said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham says leaker Edward Snowden's actions "compromised our national security" and elaborates on his definition of justice in locating Snowden.
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Although espionage at international conferences has often been rumored, it is rare for evidence to be uncovered, The Guardian said.
It said the evidence was contained in classified documents shown to its reporters by Snowden, a U.S. citizen who worked for a private defense contractor and now faces a federal investigation into a string of embarrassing leaks about the National Security Agency and the PRISM surveillance program.
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The Mets' dreams–and us fans' dreams–are on hold while the rain comes down in sheets over in St. Louis.
But why should that stop the fun? Firstly, I got the whole (brief) McFadden's album up for the NLCS Game 3. Secondly, here's Matt's (of Metsblog.com) response to my praising of his Metsy five o'clock shadow (and by the way, didn't I tell you the offense was gonna come alive for Game 4!?):
…also, zoe, my five o'clock shadow has nothing to do with the mets…actually, i have been rocking the five o'clock shadow every day of my life for the past 12 years…seriously…even on my wedding day…i think it has something to do with having idolized indiana jones and sunny crockett when i was a kid…
Now. How could I resist?
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hi…i love your blog! I'm also a humongous met fan!!
also, do you know where you can download the mets font???
hey Zoe,
No game tonight!that may benifeit(spelling)Tom GLavine as now he can go on full rest.BUT I want to see SHAWN GREEN and my mets play:(
Not sure about Mets font, but this site has about every Mets logo image you could hope for:
We'll do it tomorrow, Kaylee.
I feel it!
yes We will!we just need 2 out of the next three.Glavine can do it ut who in game 7?not trachsel again?
or we could just win the next two and not have that problem!
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VERGENNES Carolyn Louise Swinton, 64, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at her home.
Born in Middlebury March 5, 1949, she was the daughter of Edward C. and Alta A. (Bishop) Brileya.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters post solid gains
WATERBURY — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. had another quarter of gains.
In its conference call with investors and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents released Wednesday, the Waterbury-based company said its net sales were $1.3 billion for a 13-week period ending Dec. 29, up from a $1.158 billion quarter the previous year.
"Our strong first-quarter performance underscores the connection consumers have to their Keurig brewers; the soundness of our business model; and the value inherent in our brand portfolio," said Brian P. Kelley, GMCR's president and CEO, in a statement.
Single-serve portion packets made up the bulk of sales, amounting to $863.7 million worth of product, a 21 percent increase from the same period the previous year. Sales of brewers and accessories totaled $377.3 million, an increase of 14 percent. Other products and royalties decreased by 12 percent to $98.1 million.
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House Speaker John Boehner offered a counterproposal in negotiations to avoid a leap over the fiscal cliff, but the increases in tax revenues contained in his proposal have apparently riled the right-wing contingent of the House Republican caucus.
President Obama is right to insist that any tax and budget package designed to avert a plunge over the cliff must include higher tax rates on wealthy taxpayers. Boehner has not been willing to embrace tax rate hikes, but has offered the elimination of various unspecified deductions and loopholes. He is channeling the platform of defeated candidate Mitt Romney.
But even raising revenues by closing loopholes seems to be anathema to the Tea Party right, throwing into stark relief the dilemma in which the nation finds itself.
The Republican majority in the House has adopted rules that require any bill considered by the full House to have support from a majority of the majority Republicans. In other words, under those rules, Boehner is prevented from fashioning a compromise by patching together a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans, if those moderates dont total a majority of Republicans.
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In this way the battle over the fiscal cliff is a naked struggle for power. The Tea Party right has shown it is willing to threaten the welfare of the U.S. economy to get its way. Though the American voter repudiated the Republican candidate for president and widened the Democrats hold on the Senate, right-wing House members appear determined to dictate their terms on the economy.
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"Terrorist Threat Demands Creative Intelligence"
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October 19, 2011
Author: Dominic Contreras
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Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former director of intelligence and counterintelligence at the Department of Energy, argues that despite not falling victim to a major terrorist event in the last ten years, the United States must not be complacent in its counter-terrorism efforts.
Mowatt-Larssen said in a seminar at Harvard Kennedy Schools Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs that he believes the possibility of a major attack is higher in the next ten years than in the preceding decade.
Hosted by Belfer Center Director Graham Allison, Mowatt-Larssens talk centered largely on what the former Central Intelligence Agency officer perceives is a deficit in creative thinking regarding counter-terrorism and nuclear security.
What we need most of all are ideas, he said. We need new ideas. Were living in a world where everything is in tremendous dynamic change, and by simply reflexively applying old methodologies, whether they are defense or intelligence or counter-proliferation we are sure to fail.
Mowatt-Larssen, a senior fellow in the Belfer Center, said that creative thinking and the exploitation of dynamic opportunities can allow small groups of focused individuals like al Qaeda and alleged anthrax attack perpetrator Bruce Ivins to accomplish that which was previously the domain of states and militaries. Rather than relying on military contingents and weapons of mass destruction, which are easier to track and regulate, terrorists seek what Mowatt-Larssen termed weapons of mass effect, such as airplanes or inconspicuous chemical substances. This has forced those in the intelligence and national security community to cast aside 60 years of state-to-state-based security thinking and replace it with a new state-to-non-state-actor paradigm.
According to Mowatt-Larssen, effectively combating this threat requires a multilateral approach in which information sharing and cooperation within and among governments are the cornerstone in successful counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation policies. Using this approach, the U.S. and its allies probably stopped at least a halfdozen or more specific terrorist attacks in the 2002-2003 timeline because of the way we shared information, he said. No country is an island . [and] if you didnt give everything to everybody you couldnt stop anything.
He said the belief in the efficacy of intelligence sharing was so strong, especially in the aftermath of 9/11, that in 2003 a decision was made by the U.S. to share, through an intermediary, sensitive information with the Iranian government that a terrorist attack was possibly being planned within its borders. The exact details of this incident remain classified.
Mowatt-Larssen urged the creation of what he called a global intelligence capacity. Its outrageous that we have [an] IAEA thats got no intelligence capacity, what I call genuine analytical capacity, much less a collection capability, he said, referencing short-comings in the global institution charged with regulating and safeguarding nuclear material and programs. Unfortunately, he said, I suspect it will take the next big attack to stimulate this kind of thinking.
Mowatt-Larssen urged a strategic reorientation of how we think of threats and how we think of actors, [and] how we think of risk management. He emphasized the need to move away from an ad-hoc, reactionary approach to combating terrorism, and move towards a more doctrinal based approach, akin to those used by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan. For the intelligence community, this lack of a long-term, doctrinal approach is one of our worst shortcomings.
That said, the United States and its allies have seen tangible and measurable successes in their fight against extremism, Mowatt-Larssen said. Even before the May 2 raid that killed former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the groups popularity and effectiveness in the region had been steadily declining. Theyre on the run, he said, their narrative is not as appealing in the Middle East because other things [like the Arab Spring] have transcended it or superseded it.
In conclusion, Mowatt-Larssen reiterated that effectively dealing with terrorism demands new solutions, new thinking, imagination and most of all taking it seriously as being part of a body of things, not some isolated threat that you have to believe in or not believe in.
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Making Decisions on Public Safety and Border Security
(Austin, TX) — Last week, Chairman Ogden named the members of the Finance Subcommittee on Public Safety. The Committee is in charge of Article V, which oversees the budget for public safety and border security, and is compromised of 7 Senators. The members include Senator Whitmire (lead), Senator Hinojosa, Senator Estes, Senator Lucio, Senator Nelson, Senator Seliger and Senator Shapiro.
"We only have two months left this legislative session and the time has come to move forward." Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa said. "The decisions of this subcommittee will help address issues with respect to public safety and border security - two of our top priorities this session. By this time on Wednesday, the full Senate Committee on Finance should be able to mark-up Article V."
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It's Raining Home Runs
After a nearly 2 hour rain delay today, the Phillies finally beat Atlanta by a score of 12-10 in a battle that included 7 home runs; 5 from the Phillies and 2 from the Braves. Joe Blanton only pitched 2 innings before the skies opened up. He allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits and a walk and saw his ERA jump to 5.13. After the rain delay, both the Phils and Braves began to pour on the runs.
Adam Eaton gave up 3 runs on 5 hits in his 2 innings of work during his second appearance as a reliever. Lucky for him, the offense came right back with a huge 5 run inning in the bottom of the forth led by home runs from Chris Coste and Shane Victorino. As the battle of the bullpens continued, the Phillies continued to dominate. Pat Burrell
sent his 26th of the year out of the park in the 5th and Jayson Werth followed suit in the 6th. The hit parade continued into the 7th when Jimmy Rollins joined the party with a solo blast.
This game looked like a laugher by the 8th inning, but Rudy Seanez struggled, giving up a run and committing a fielding error; he was replaced by Ryan Madson who did not fare much better. By the time Madson was through, 4 more runs would score and the Phillies now only led by 2 runs instead of 7. But as usual, Brad Lidge came in and knocked them down for his 24th consecutive save. Actually, I had forgotten to mention it, but Lidge had passed the old Phillies record yesterday for number of consecutive saves; it was 22, held by Billy Wagner. Well, now it is 24 by Lidge. Somewhere, Wagner is complaining and no one is listening… Well, that is a daily event for him anyway J
Off day tomorrow for the Phillies Phestival to benefit ALS. See you there if you are going! Next up…The Nats in DC; 7/29 7:10pm; Brett Myers scheduled to start. Let's see if we can dig them a bigger hole into last place…Go Phillies!
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I so wish I was going tomorrow but I have tickets to go see the Yankees one last time at Yankees Stadium. It will be my fourth stadium in a month.
Take plenty of pictures, I look forward to seeing them!
intersting thing about billy wagner…i was at Shea for Thursdays game and was not impressed.. a little more focus might make him less arrogant !! go Phillies !
If there's a game in Philly, it seems to always be raining homeruns. That 1-2-3 punch is quite raucous. Reminds me of Pujols-Edmonds-Rolen from 2004. Hope your guys stay consistent unlike the aforementioned (save AP) trio.


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Duplex Apartment in Ipanema
Size100 m²
Floor No.18(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Hot tub
- Elevator in building
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|Rua Nascimento Silva, 22421-020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Spacious duplex apartment fully furnished with a suite with a king bed and a bedroom with two twin beds on the second floor and three rooms on the first floor, with home theater screen with 52", fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, stove, microwave, Italian espresso coffee machine, grill and laundry area with automatic washing machine.
Broad band WIFI 24 hours. Just 200 m from http://www.casadocaminho-languagecentre.org/
The apartment has excellent broadband internet WIFI.
Besides the bathroom upstairs, two full bathrooms on the first floor, one of them with Jacuzzi for two people.
I live in the apartment, which ensures the quality of the environment.
However, I travel a lot for work and therefore most of the time, the apartment will be fully available to guests without my presence.
Whenever possible, I try visiting guests and give them tips and information about the city.
In special cases, upon prior negotiation with guests, the apartment can host up to 8 people, since, besides the two rooms with capacity for four people (one double bed and two single beds), the apartment has two sofa-beds, which allow comfortable accommodation for four people, since there are three full bathrooms in the apartment.
Pleasant environment less than 10 minutes walk from the beach of Ipanema and Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
Local served by subway, buses and taxis 24 hours.
Local internationally recognized for bars, restaurants, hospitals, supermarkets, boutiques and fine clubs representing the Carioca spirit!!
The building has 24 hour security and concierge.
Guests are treated like friends, with unlimited access to all facilities and equipment of the house.
House rules
|Price for > 4 guests
|€ 35 per guest/night extra
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The apartment has an exceptional situation by the quality and acceptable to the neighborhood. Internet works very well. But even in the favela in the window (generally peaceful, but not all the time), no one is cooking in pans or dishes in as bad a state and even dangerous (pan enamelled widely flaking). Also note that the rooms are al floor, that there are 2 water rooms and a bathroom but only a shower in the bathroom on the ground floor works very .Triple of any extra. The al floor of access stairs are high and poorly accessible to some people. The Venetian blind malfunctioning. Two fell in trying to open. We have the same at home and savont run them.
L appartement a une situation exceptionnelle par la qualite et l agrement du quartier. Internet fonctionne tres bien. Mais meme dans la favella sous la fenetre, (paisible en general, mais pas tout le temps), personne ne fait la cuisine dans des casseroles ou plats en aussi mauvais etat, voire dangereux (casserole emaillee largement ecaillee). Il faut aussi noter que les chambres sont a l etage, qu il y a 2 salles d eau et une salle de bain mais seule la douche de la salle de bains au rez de chausse fonctionne .Chambre d appoint tres quelconque. Les marches d acces a l etage sont hautes et mal accessibles a certaines personnes. Les lames du store fonctionnent mal. Deux sont tombees en voulant ouvrir. Nous avons les memes a la maison et savont les faire fonctionner.
Again, for the third time, a perfect stay. Best location in Rio, best host and a big apartment with all you may need during your stay.
Again, for the second time, a perfect stay. Best location in Rio, best host and a big apartment with all you may need during your stay.
Fantastic duplex, clean and in very good area of Ipanema, very safe, very well connected, and com all the amenities, restaurants, supermarket, shops. The only negative point, nearby favela q there is very noisy and annoying at night, roosters crowing, clucking, loud music ...
But I would recommend for convenience and price
Fantástico dúplex, limpio y en zona muy buena de Ipanema, muy seguro,muy bien comunicado, y com todos los servicios cerca, restaurantes, supermercado, tiendas. El único punto negativo, la favela q hay cercana es muy ruidosa y molesta por la noche, gallos cantando, cacareando, música alta...
Pero recomiendo por comodidad y precio
The apartment: SUPER WELL LOCATED a few blocks from the beach of Ipanema and Lagoa, close to everything that good ha in Rio de Janeiro, within walking distance of restaurants, bars, supermarkets, metro, etc. Eh Cantagalo side, which, in my opinion, adds a special seasoning and authenticity to stay WIDE: the eh large apartment and has everything that may be necessary during the journey, I not missed anything.
The host: Roberto and Angelica are a charming, super welcoming, always ready to help and genuinely interested in receiving the guests and introduced them to the river Two young friends..
SUMMARY: I liked it so much already scored the next trip!
O apartamento: SUPER BEM LOCALIZADO a poucas quadras da praia de Ipanema e da Lagoa, pertinho de tudo que ha de bom no Rio de Janeiro, a poucos passos de restaurantes, bares, supermercados, metro, etc. Eh do lado do Cantagalo, o que, na minha opiniao, adiciona um tempero especial e autenticidade a estadia AMPLO: o apartamento eh amplo e tem tudo o que possa ser necessario durante a viagem, nao senti falta de nada.
O anfitriao: Roberto e Angelica sao um charme, super acolhedores, sempre prontos a ajudar e genuinamente interessados em receber seus hospedes e apresenta-los ao Rio. Dois novos amigos.
RESUMO: gostei tanto que ja marquei a proxima viagem!
Our stay was good. The neighborhood was good. It was correctly clean.
Only two little negative things: the noise at weekend...and one of the sofa was very unconfortable.
At the end depende the how long you stay there. In general the places is good.
Great location, but the aparment wasn't as clean as it should be.
The sights are not the best of this apartment also...
Even with this problems, I recomend this apartment.
Apartment on top! Location very well located in the lively ipanema and especially 5 minutes walk from station 9, and secure beach area too. Roberto is friendly, it is also available for its guest!! If I go back to Rio, it is with certainty that I pass by Roberto and his loft! Do not hesitate the price / quality ratio is worth it!
Appartement au top ! Emplacement très bien situé dans le quartier vivant de ipanema et surtout à 5 minutes à pieds du poste 9, plage sécurisé et quartier aussi.
Roberto est accueillant , il est également disponible pour ses guest !!!!
Si je reviens à Rio, c'est avec certitude que je repasse par Roberto et son loft !!!
Ne pas hésiter le rapport qualité /prix en vaut la chandelle !
I have no words to define Roberto and her apartment. The flat beds with a spectacular and very, very comfortable. Roberto is an amazing person. Always willing to help. We offered to help all the doubts we had about Rio de Janeiro and was available to us whenever we needed them. His apartment is a 1-minute walk from the main street of bars, restaurants and shops of Ipanema. The price of the apartment is very competitive, since hotels in Ipanema are very, very expensive. Really, do not hesitate. You will have a wonderful apartment in the heart of Ipanema with a host available for you you may be contacted via email and will answer the always offering the best help.
No tengo palabras para definir a Roberto y su apartamento. El apartamento espectacular y con unas camas muy, muy cómodas.
Roberto es una persona increíble. Siempre dispuesto a ayudar. Nos ofreció su ayuda para todas las dudas que teníamos sobre Río de Janeiro y estuvo a nuestra disposición siempre que le necesitamos.
Su apartamento esta a 1 minuto andando de la principal calle de bares, restaurantes y comercios de Ipanema.
El precio de su apartamento es muy competitivo, ya que los hoteles en Ipanema son muy, muy caros.
De verdad, no lo dudéis. Tendréis un apartamento maravillosos en pleno centro de Ipanema con una anfitrión disponible para que os podáis poner en contacto por correo electrónico con el y os contestará siempre ofreciendo la mejor ayuda.
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Not sure if this should go in weaning, or here...
DS has become a very good eater, and LOVES it! He almost has the pincher grasp down. He eats from a spoon (makes hardly any mess anymore), from the mesh feeder, and off his tray. He east breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sometimes he even has a snack (often fruit). However, this has made a huge change in his nursing. He used to eat every two hours, around the clock, even at 6 months. Now he's going 3-4 hours, sometimes 5 between nursing sessions. :yikes This is a very big shock for my supply, and I've been engorged off and on for about a week. When can I expect this to even out again?
He started gaining weight finally, (up to 14 pounds!) as he was only at 12 for a while. So, this is good... right? My baby is growing up. :( Also, I plan on going back to school in August, DS will be 1. For those of you that work or are students, did you need to pump at one year? Do you think I should build a stash? I hate pumping, so I would really like to avoid this. :ita I'll be going to school about 5 minutes from my mom's house, and she will be watching him.
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ETA: He's also become content with nursing on only one side, and then carrying on with whatever it was he was doing before. He was ALWAYS a two side guy until recently, is this typical?


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The Saber-class of Federation starship was first introduced in the late 24th century, and was in full service by 2373. The ship featured a design more compact than other Starfleet vessels, and was fairly well armed despite its small size; the class has featured prominently in the Battle of Sector 001 against the Borg and in the Dominion War.
Ships commissionedEdit
- Named
- Unnamed
Background information Edit
The Star Trek Encyclopedia and ILM both used the American spelling, "Saber", and the British spelling, "Sabre", in several places. For consistency, Memory Alpha uses the American spelling.
During the pre-production phase of Star Trek: First Contact, the producers approved alternative backups for ship names and registries. The ship scale sheet showing the back-up names and registries can be found on John Eaves' blog.
Studio modelEdit
The Saber-class starship was designed by Alex Jaeger at ILM. In 2009, Jaeger made these detailed observations about his design,
"(...)Yes the notch in the front is a forward launch bay. And yes the name Yeager is after Chuck Yeager as is the NCC # 6-1947... the year he broke the sound barrier. Also there was another design that was not used in the film that was given the USS Yeager name, so I wanted to make sure that at least the name made it through. The unused design was posted on John's blog [1] it was the 1st design in that post. The textures are from the Galaxy-class Enterprise, it was a quick way to show that even though it was a 'new' design, it was of the older era ships compared to the then new Enterprise-E. The # of new ship designs in Star Trek: First Contact was actually only 4, the Sabre, Steamrunner, Norway and of course the Akira. The goal with all of those ships was to make them look completely different from the Enterprise as we were introducing the E in that film and they didn't want people going, 'wait, which one's the Enterprise?' Therefore the very radical layouts on those 4 ships, but still keeping true to the basics of starship design, such as the deflector dish and Nacelle Bussard collectors must have a clear view to open space in the front view etc...[X]wbm
"(...) Actually ILM was using Electric Image for animation and Form-Z for the models of these ships back then. I don't recall the actual size numbers, I just remember saying it was about the size of the Enterprise's Saucer section. Interesting note I just found that there was second version of the Sabre with a 3rd Nacelle on top called the U.S.S. Saratoga, it also has a wider lower hull for a larger deflector dish and the 3rd nacelle was one from the D Enterprise. I had forgotten about that one! Also in the original sketch I did, the escape pods were lined up along the 'secondary hull' on either side of the red stripe, but when I modeled it something changed and I put them back on the 'saucer' section. [X]wbm
"(...) A couple more notes about this ship, as some of you have mentioned it's very compact. I basically approached it from the stand point of getting rid of all the struts and necks as possible and still maintain the 2 hull look. So there is still the flat horizontal 'saucer' section and the vertical (although more triangular) secondary hull. The only 'struts' are the stubs holding the nacelles off the saucer edges. I figured I could get away with this compactness since the Defiant had been introduced by the time FC came around. The impulse engines should not be glowing all over, you are correct that they only glow at the opening in the back. And as far as the CG model's life, these were VERY low res models, especially the Norway-class, so it's no surprise to me that they've been remodeled several times. Although now that I'm a better 3D modeler I'd like to take a crack at a redesign." [X]wbm
CGI modelEdit
The model was rendered as a computer-generated visual effect and built by Larry Tan and Paul Theren. A year later ILM was requested by Paramount to hand over their models made for First Contact, amongst them the Yeager, to Digital Muse in preparation for use in the upcoming DS9 episode "Sacrifice of Angels". Due to software differences, the model had to be largely rebuilt in the LightWave 3D software, and was remapped at a higher resolution in the process, but it was completed early enough to be already showcased in "Call to Arms". [X]wbm
Size Edit
Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes said that an overall length of 625 feet (190.5 meters) was generally used on-screen. [2]
Technical ManualEdit
The following information of specifications and defenses comes exclusively from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual:
- Production base: ASDB Integration section, Spacedock 1, Earth
- Type: Light cruiser
- Accommodation: Forty officers and crew; two hundred person evacuation limit
- Power plant: One 1,500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles, two impulse systems
- Dimensions: Length, 364.77 meters; beam, 225.61 meters; height, 52.48 meters
- Mass: 310,000 metric tonnes
- Performance: Warp 9.7 for twelve hours
- Armament: Four type-10 phaser emitters, two photon torpedo launchers
The dimensions given here are identical to the dimensions given by the Deep Space Nine Technical Manual for the Norway-class, possibly due to an editing error.
In the Star Trek: SCE series, the ship USS daVinci is a Saber-class starship assigned to the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, under Captain David Gold.
The Saber appeared in both Activision's Star Trek: Armada II and Star Trek: Starfleet Command III. It is the smallest Federation ship available in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars, and one of the smallest in Star Trek Online, where it has variants named the Rapier-class and the Ushaan-class.
- Saber-class ship names in Starfleet Command III:
- USS Anderson
- USS Armstrong
- USS Chaka
- USS Degrasse
- USS Doolittle
- USS Du Bois
- USS Garvey
- USS Gleaves
- USS Halsey
- USS Hosegawa
- USS Hughes
- USS Jones
- USS McClusky
- USS Nimitz
- USS Randolph
- USS Reynolds
- USS Richard I. Bong
- USS Saber
- USS Senyavin
- USS Spruance
- USS Thomas B. McGuire, Jr.
- USS Tom Wolfe
- USS Towers
- USS Villeneuve
- USS Whitetree
- USS Yeager
External linkEdit
- Saber-class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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#31840 - 06/12/01 03:31 AM Come to your senses!
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audible, visible, tangible...and the others??
goutable? something to do with olfactory? Maybe I just can't remember and they are very simple! Please enlighten me!
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Palatable usually implies more than just capable of being tasted; there is the sense that it is at least not unpleasant to the taste. In fact many things that would be considered unpalatable are so considered because they have too much to be tasted. I would suggest tastable but I don't think it's a very commonly used word. Likewise smellable. Merriam-Webster OnLine (http://www.m-w.com/) recognizes neither.
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Gustative/gustatory viz. olfactive are probably the terms you're looking for.
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#31845 - 06/12/01 10:21 AM Re: Come to your senses! Anonymous
i'd probably just use 'flavored' and 'scented'.
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Dr. Bill's post of kinesthesia reminds me of synestesia-- a somewhat rare condition where people experience things with unexpected senses (ie, food has visual appeal, and aromatic appeal, and can be taste sweet, bitter, salt or sour-- and hot or cold-- but for most of us, it doesn't taste square, or pointed, or rounded, or yellow or purple or like a ringing bell, or a clap of thunder! but for people with synestesia -- it can!
googling synestesia will bring up a host of sites.. there is also a book- The Man Who Tasted Shapes.(author ??) about an inquiry into the subject...
people with the condition are said to have enriched our language-- and defined aged, flavorful cheese as "Sharp"-- cucumbers at "green" and other mixed sensation._________________________
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You'll get more hits in English if you google "synesthesia." Helen's spelling brings up a lot of sites in some forign® language.
There are theorists among us (Noam Chomsky is one) who believe that all children are synesthetic... we tend to lose it as we grow up and things become categorized for us.
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And some of those senses overlap. We can surely hear a middle C, but we can also feel it and see it (if the conditions are right). As for tasting purpleness, you might try visiting tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
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Comcast rolls out its latest in high-tech viewing
Comcast is rolling out its latest entertainment platform in Vermont, making it available first to new subscribers of its cable, Internet and phone service, what the company calls its triple play package.
Comcast spokeswoman Laura Brubacker Cristo said the X 1 platform is not just swapping out one set-top box for another.
Cristo said the cloud-based system integrates live, recorded and on-demand video with social media, website content and interactive apps.
She said the user interface screen was revamped to make it easier to find whatever programming the customer is searching for.
The new system also records four programs at once while watching a fifth program live, Cristo said.
You can also access DVR programs anywhere in your home, she said.
It means you can pause a program in one room and resume watching it in another room.
The X 1 platform, which Comcast launched two years ago, remembers the last nine programs viewed and scrolls those previously watched shows at the bottom of the screen.
Theres also a smart search function that can find programs by title, actor or genre.
Its just a really great way to find your content and what youre interested in, and then based on that, also have recommendations made for you of other things that you might like, Cristo said.
The X 1 platform integrates social media apps as well, including Pandora and Facebook. There are also sports, weather and traffic apps.
The weather and the traffic is real time, Cristo said. You can actually pull up real time maps and it shows if theres traffic alerts.
And for customers who dont want to reach for their phone, theres an on-screen function to listen to voicemail.
The system has a Send to TV feature that transmits a variety of Internet content (videos and photos) from TV-optimized websites on a customers computer or handheld device to their television.
The remote control no longer requires a line-of-sight connection to the box. For customers with an Apple handheld device, they can change channels, volume, or search for programs on their TV with an iPad or iPhone, either using the voice command feature or by hand.
Cristo said there is no extra charge for the X 1 system.
Comcast is offering the platform to new Triple Play customers or existing customers who upgrade to include cable, phone and Internet. Customers who already have all three services will be offered the X 1 platform at a later date, Cristo said.
Comcast has 100,000 customers in Vermont.
The company started deploying the X 1 two years ago and is now available in a dozen markets. In addition to Vermont, the latest rollout includes New Hampshire, Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The company said it plans to offer the new system in all its markets by the end of the year.
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It has been nearly a year and a half since I began my tenure serving as Wayne County's coroner. Something that continues to impress me is the stunning reality that no two deaths are exactly the same. Certainly, details of one case may spark flashbacks to previous events investigated by the Coroner's office; however, the specific and very personal circumstances of each death make my duties a very sensitive experience indeed.
As county coroner, I expect to investigate deaths attributed to natural physiologic events, accidental circumstances and even sometimes unexpected deaths of suspicious natures. Of all manners of death existing, there is one that burdens me greatly—suicide.
Suicide is defined as "the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind."
Yes, I unquestionably acknowledge the fact that suicide occurs all over the world. And Wayne County should not be expected to be the exception. We are not immune to tragedy. My concern is the marked increase in the cases of suicide which occur here annually.
In 1980, there were two deaths resulting from suicide. In 2004, there were four. 2010 saw seven suicides; 2011 jumped to 13. My first year in office, 2012, the number of suicides totaled 16. As of early May of this year, the coroner's office has already investigated and ruled five suicides.
At this point in the narrative, I expect most readers to simultaneously utter the word, "Why?" I, too, ask the same question. There are some interesting facts about this phenomenon that I have taken note of since I began this vocation:
Suicide is not limited to a specific age group, nor is it restricted to a particular life circumstance.
In 2012, of the 16 cases, 11 were males and five were females.
Coroner investigations established that some of the greatest possible contributing factors were economic and financial struggles, psychological illness—especially depression. Medical illness also seems to be a common challenge for individuals who ultimately end their own lives. Chronic and acute conditions as well as new diagnoses seemed to play a part in the cases we have investigated.
My purpose for visiting this topic in prose is two-fold. I believe that it is important that the people of our communities be aware of the realities about us. Furthermore, my desire is to change the statistics of the future.
Earthly life is so very temporary. Isn't life worth living?
I suppose for some it just doesn't seem to be worth the battle.
It comes down to personal perspective and individual choice.
I do not wish to stand in the place of judgment as it relates to victims of suicide.
My message, however, is this:
There is help. There is hope. There are consequences for each of our decisions. No one can make this decision for you, but please consider the gift that life truly is. Each day, babies are born. I never met anyone in a maternity department who said of a newborn, "This life is worthless."
Life is just as precious as the years go by. Sure, it doesn't necessarily become easier, but it gains value each day. I can promise each reader this—you mean something to someone. Please don't wait for that person to be me. I don't want to meet you professionally.
[Edward Howell is coronor of Wayne County, PA.]


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Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant Recipients Selected
September 5, 2001
Ninety Illinois school districts have been selected to receive Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) Grants for FY '02, the fifth year of the program.
"The TLCF grants help local schools accelerate their efforts to ensure that today's students are technologically literate," State Superintendent Glenn W. McGee explained. "These federal funds add to our ability to work with schools in integrating technology throughout the curriculum - such efforts will transform teaching and learning to increase student achievement."
The TLCF is specifically designed to help districts with the highest numbers of children in poverty and, therefore, the greatest need. The goals of TLCF are to give all teachers training and support to help their students learn through computers and the Internet, provide up-to-date computers in their classrooms, connect all classrooms to the Internet, and ensure that effective and engaged learning will be an integral part of every school's curriculum.
School districts are selected to receive TLCF funds through a competitive process. Districts could submit applications for no more than two of the three project categories. The categories were as follows: 1) a single district application that includes community partners for a local technology project, 2) a regional application that involves three or more other public school districts in an area served by a Learning Technology Hub for a technology project, and 3) a statewide application that includes participation with public school districts in at least three Learning Technology Hub areas for a technology project.
In this phase of the program, school districts submitted over 300 TLCF proposals. Field reviewers evaluated the proposals and recommended funding for districts in each of the seven Learning Technology Center areas in Illinois. Funds are then distributed based on a formula that takes into account the number of school districts, K-12 students, and low-income children in the Center area.
State Board staff will assist these districts with the implementation of their technology projects.
The following is a list of school districts selected to receive Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grants for FY '02:
Single District awards by county:
Adams Quincy School District #172 $180,000.00
Bureau La Moille Community Unit School District #303 $45,000.00
Cass A-C Central Community Unit School District #262 $45,000.00
Champaign Fisher Community Unit School District #1 $45,000.00
Champaign Rantoul City School District #137 $90,000.00
Clark Marshall Community Unit District #C-2 $90,000.00
Coles Charleston Community Unit School District #1 $135,000.00
Cook Berwyn North School District #98 $135,000.00
Cook Bloom Township High School District #206 $135,000.00
Cook Brookwood School District #167 $90,000.00
Cook Burnham School District 154-5 $45,000.00
Cook Calumet City School District #155 $90,000.00
Cook City of Chicago School District 299 $4,300,000.00
Cook Sauk Valley School District #168 $90,000.00
Cook Cook County School District #130 $135,000.00
Cook Country Club Hills School District #160 $90,000.00
Cook Lyons Elementary School District #103 $135,000.00
Cook Matteson Elementary School District #162 $135,000.00
Cook Prairie-Hills Elementary School District #144 $135,000.00
Cook Proviso Township High School District #209 $225,000.00
Cook Rich Township High School District #227 $135,000.00
Cook Steger School District #194 $90,000.00
Cook Sunnybrook School District #171 $90,000.00
Crawford Hutsonville Community Unit School District #1 $45,000.00
DuPage Villa Park School District #45 $135,000.00
Franklin Benton Community Consolidated School District #47 $90,000.00
Fulton Avon Community Unit School District #176 $45,000.00
Fulton V.I.T. Community Unit District #2 $45,000.00
Greene Carrollton Community Unit School District #1 $45,000.00
Hardin Hardin County Community Unit District #1 $45,000.00
Henry Galva Community Unit School District #224 $45,000.00
Kane Aurora East Unit School District #131 $225,000.00
Kane Aurora West Unit School District #129 $225,000.00
Kane Geneva Community Unit School District #304 $180,000.00
Kane Elgin School District #46 $225,000.00
Kankakee Bourbonnais School District #53 $135,000.00
Kankakee Bradley School District #61 $90,000.00
Kankakee Kankakee School District #111 $180,000.00
Kendall Yorkville Community Unit School District #115 $135,000.00
Lake Waukegan Community Unit School District #60 $225,000.00
LaSalle Grand Ridge Community Consolidated SD #95 $45,000.00
LaSalle Ottawa Elementary District #141 $135,000.00
Lawrence Lawrence County Community Unit District #20 $90,000.00
Macon Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District #1 $90,000.00
Macon Decatur School District #61 $225,000.00
Madison Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 $135,000.00
Madison Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $180,000.00
Madison Madison Community Unit School District #12 $90,000.00
Marion Salem Elementary School District #111 $90,000.00
Marshall Henry-Senachwine Community Unit SD #5 $45,000.00
McDonough Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit SD #170 $45,000.00
McLean Chenoa Community Unit School District #9 $45,000.00
Montgomery Hillsboro Community Unit School District #3 $135,000.00
Montgomery Litchfield Community Unit School District #12 $90,000.00
Peoria Peoria Schools District #150 $225,000.00
Peoria Pleasant Valley School District #62 $45,000.00
Pike Barry Community Unit School District #1 $45,000.00
Pulaski Century Community Unit School District #100 $45,000.00
Saline Eldorado Community Unit School District #4 $90,000.00
Sangamon Community Unit School District #16 $45,000.00
St. Clair Cahokia Community Unit School District #187 $180,000.00
Stark Stark County Community Unit School District #100 $45,000.00
Stephenson Freeport School District #145 $180,000.00
Tazewell Creve Coeur School District #76 $45,000.00
Vermilion Georgetown-Ridge Farm Community Unit SD #4 $90,000.00
Wayne Fairfield Public School District #112 $45,000.00
Whiteside Rock Falls Elementary School District #13 $135,000.00
Will Crete-Monee Community Unit SD #201U $180,000.00
Will Joliet Public School District #86 $225,000.00
Williamson Herrin Community Unit School District #4 $135,000.00
Winnebago Harlem Consolidated School District #122 $180,000.00
Winnebago Rockford School District #205 $225,000.00
Regional awards by county:
Alexander Alexander ROE #2 $225,000.00
Bureau/Henry/Stark Bureau/Henry/Stark ROE #28 $135,000.00
Champaign Rantoul City Schools District #137 $180,000.00
Cook Rich Township High School District #227 $225,000.00
Franklin/Williamson Franklin/Williamson ROE #21 $225,000.00
Hancock Carthage Community Unit SD #338 $225,000.00
Macoupin Macoupin County ROE #40 $225,000.00
Peoria Peoria County ROE #48 $225,000.00
Randolph Monroe/Randolph ROE #45 $225,000.00
Rock Island Rock Island ROE #49 $225,000.00
Shelby Cowden-Herrick Community Unit SD #3A $180,000.00
Statewide awards by county:
Franklin Franklin/Williamson ROE #21 $225,000.00
Greene Carrollton Community Unit SD #1 $180,000.00
Hardin Hardin County Community Unit SD #1 $135,000.00
Peoria Elmwood Community Unit SD #322 $180,000.00
Peoria Pleasant Valley School District #62 $135,000.00
Stark Stark County Community Unit SD #100 $225,000.00


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Late surge salvages holiday retail sales
New York - A last-minute surge in spending saved the holiday shopping season.
Major retailers including Costco, Gap and Nordstrom on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue in December. That comes as a relief for stores, which can make up to 40% of their annual revenue in the last two months of the year. »Read Full Article(71)
Germantown's IDL Solutions sold
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Financial terms were not disclosed. »Read Full Article
State, FBI report record number of firearms background checks
The Wisconsin Department of Justice handled nearly 50,000 more background checks related to handgun purchases in 2012 than it did the year before, forcing the agency to add workers to meet the demand as gun sales continued to soar, new figures show.
For 2012, the state handled 138,164 handgun background check calls, an increase of more than 49,000 - or 55% - over 2011. »Read Full Article(26)
Foreclosure filings in southeastern Wisconsin drop for third straight year
Mortgage foreclosure filings in southeastern Wisconsin decreased for the third consecutive year in 2012 as the housing market continued to mend slowly.
Court records show there were 10,475 foreclosure filings last year in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties. That's down about 2.2% from 10,709 in 2011. »Read Full Article(2)
Menasha Packaging acquires New Jersey firm
Menasha Packaging Co., of Neenah, says it has acquired a New Jersey firm that will expand Menasha's presence in contract packaging and order fulfillments.
Menasha has acquired Rand Diversified Co. based in Edison, N.J. »Read Full Article
Half of surveyed businesses increased sales in 2012
More than half of the businesses in the state's most populous counties increased sales in 2012, according to a survey by First Business Financial Services.
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Madison software developers to hold 'hackathon'
Software developers in Madison will gather at a local startup's offices on Saturday to participate in a "hackathon" run by Foursquare, the New York location-based social networking site.
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Madison utility buys Beloit natural gas power plant
Wisconsin Power and Light Co. has bought the Riverside Energy Center in Beloit from Calpine Corp. for about $400 million.
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Supermarket building in Wauwatosa sells for $16.2 million
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