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The Knicks are the only team i follow that i havent witnessed a championship.
My Packers and LA Angels have done right by me but man i crave this one more then anything
Thats all I can say; and this is coming from someone who doesn't like the Yankees & an average @ best hockey fan but I do pull for the Rangers & enjoy hockey as a sport during the playoffs but for some reason... Could never play it, could never like it & could never enjoy being down 2 goals in the 1st with no hope as a fan.
At least the Rangers & Yankees have gave the NY sports world life or we'd be like the city of Cleveland which is sad. I'm 25 & never experienced my 3 teams win a championship. Knicks, Jets & Rays always come up just short or disaster seasons. I've seen the Jets lose 3 AFC Championship games against Denver in 98 & consecutive AFCCG loses to the Colts & Steelers. We lost to the Colts last year & beat NE & INDY this year & lose to PITT? Cursed. Seen the Knicks lose to Houston in 94 & Spurs in 99; UGHH. Sad.
Being a die hard sports fan hurts, but I guess it's part of being a man if you've loved sports since your childhood days. @ least some of you guys have enjoyed championships. I haven't.
The Knicks are the only team i follow that i havent witnessed a championship.
My Packers and LA Angels have done right by me but man i crave this one more then anything
Now I understand why my father turned his back on Major League Baseball during the strike year. He hasn't watched a Yankees baseball game since the strike year. He still says to this day; that the Yankees were winning the World Series that year. He was a season ticket holder with my grandfather since before I was born & with all of this steroid problems & broken records from career cheaters... He's glad he walked away with his head help up high. He always says he walked away from the game of baseball with honor because he never had to see baseball become a laughing stock sport. It was once a proud sport but not anymore. I can never turn my back on the Jets but this offseason has made me sick. Jet fans deserve to be talking SB right now but the owners & players took that away from innocent fans. Sad; coning from people who make Millions per year while I lose $$$ because of BBQ's, NFL Sunday ticket, cable to watch the games & even Wing House Sundays with friends & my older bro. Rant over: **** you NFL.
So you went from criticizing posters for not being real fans because they don't believe that we're good enough to win a championship to giving up on the team altogether?
Something tells me you're trolling the site just to get a rise out of posters. Is anyone else with me here?
We could have it a lot worse. Like Cleveland, as you pointed out. All things considered, New Yorkers have very little downtime before winning a championship in one of the major sports.
Now if you're a Jets, Mets, Nets and Islanders fan...
Well I'm not a hocey fan @ all but I do pull for the Rangers during the playoffs because it's the team my family pulls for but like I stated, Hockey is an excellent sport but I could never enjoy it. Same goes for soccer. Root for my country with my heart during the world cup every 4 years but just never fell in love with the sport. Basketball, baseball & football? I grew up playing & loving all 3 sports but the Knicks were my 1st love & Basketball was my heart since childhood days.
NBA & the Knicks since 92.
NFL & the Jets since 94.
MLB & Rays since 98.
Going on 22 years of LOVING my teams with everything I have without being able to enjoy a championship. When did I ever say I "quit on my Knicks or Jets or Rays"? Stop being an internet tough guy & bad ass behind the computer keyboard trying to put words in another mans mouth. When did I say I was "giving up" on my Knicks? I love this team & never said such words. Your a liar in life, aren't you?
I also never called "anyone out" for feeling NY wasn't a championship team. You on drugs or something guy?
Please find a quote of me saying...
"Your not a real fan because you feel we're not a championship team".
Oh yeah, that's right, you can't; because you really are a little liar.
I simply made points to the fans who were/are calling for a Title & top 10 D' (this year) as not being realistic.
To expect a ring under MDA "this year" (or any other coach) doesn't make sense when...
-We have the deepest void in the league @ the C' position. The C' position has always been the most important defensive position in all of basketball in terms of size, rebounding, contesting & blocking shots, filling lanes etc, etc.
-We lack the size of a championship contending team.
-60% of our starting 5 has only been here for 16 or fewer games. None of our starting 5 played in NY last year.
-2 of our top 3 G's lack NBA experience. Fields is only a rookie & Douglas is just a 2nd year player.
You believe you own lies
I unsuprisingly pull for the Islanders but I also like to see the Rangers do well because of the NY and MSG link.
Never thought I would say this......but THANK GOD for the Jets! lol
Atleast their owner, Woody Johnson, has been running the franchise in the right direction by hiring Mike Tannenbaum who has done a hell of a job and who hired Rex.
The Knicks on the other hand, I am not expecting anything big out of them until they go in another direction with their HC. Its no secret the man either lacks or neglects a solid defensive system, and your not winning a title without defense, just my opinion as is many others.
Hopefully Dolan and Walsh will get this team to become a TRUE contender in the near future, but for now we can only hope for the best. Either way, I still root for the Knicks even though I dont agree with the HC philosophy, will always be a Knicks fan and can only hope that someday they will become true contenders for the first time in over a decade.


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Mat Latos didn't feel well on Sunday but even his shakiest inning wasn't a deal breaker as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game series sweep with a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
"I've been sick the past couple of days and I was throwing up this morning," said Latos (3-0) who pitched four scoreless innings before allowing three runs in the fifth. "But (my pitching) was fine. I was cruising pretty much through the game ... then I just tried to minimize the (fifth inning) damage."
Latos earned his third win in consecutive starts and second over the Cubs in 11 days. J.J. Hoover worked the ninth inning for a save, his second.
Fortunately, Cincinnati bats compensated as Joey Votto went 3-for-5, including a double in the seventh inning that delivered what turned out to be the winning run.
Votto expects them to get even better.
"You look around the lineup and you've got a lot of guys underperforming," he said. "I'm pretty confident that their going to hit like the player they are."
The Reds survived a harrowing ninth after the Cubs put runners on second and third with two outs before slugger Alfonso Soriano popped up to end the game.
The road series win was the Reds' first of the season. The Cubs, meanwhile, have now dropped four straight.
Cincinnati broke a scoreless tie with three runs on four straight hits to open the fourth inning off Cubs right-hander Edwin Jackson, who suffered his fifth straight loss.
Votto reached on a lead-off single and advanced to second on Brandon Phillips' hit to center. Votto scored on Jay Bruce's double to left. Phillips and Bruce came home as Todd Frazier followed with a single to center.
Shin-Soo Choo led off the fifth with a single, stole second and bolted for third when a throw from Cubs catcher Navarro missed its target. He scored on Zack Cozart's sacrifice to make it 4-0.
Jackson departed after that inning, allowing four earned runs on eight hits. He struck out five and walked just one.
"Three or four fastballs up in the zone right there and obviously got it," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "He was better today ... but he was a little stymied right now and ground balls seemed to go through every hole.
"And their bullpen gave up one and we gave up three and that changed the game around."
Jackson said he felt good on the mound but couldn't avoid the big inning.
"For the most part we were attacking the big hitters at a pretty good pace and I made them hit the all today," Jackson said. "The result is to go out and win a ballgame, but as far as being comfortable I felt that I could go out and throw strikes and challenge hitters."
The Cubs scored twice in the fifth as Latos gave up back-to-back singles after two outs. What appeared to be an inning-ending fly to center by Soriano dropped for a hit when Phillips and Choo collided on the play.
Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo scored and the game was delayed as Reds' staff examined Phillips and Choo. Both stayed in the game.
Nate Schierholtz then looped a single to left that scored Soriano, trimming the Reds' lead to 4-3.
Latos' outing ended after that inning. He gave up six hits and three earned runs, walked three and struck out three.
Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol, whose poor Saturday outing led to a loss, entered in the sixth and worked a one-two-three inning with one strikeout.
The Reds extended the lead to 6-3 in the seventh as Votto lined a one-out double to the right field corner that scored pinch hitter Donald Lutz. Phillips followed with a sacrifice that brought home Cozart.
The Cubs got one run back in the seventh as Rizzo's grounder to third allowed David DeJesus to score from third. Lutz made it 7-4 in the eighth off Cubs reliever Kameron Loe when he hit into a fielder's choice that scored Frazier.
In the ninth, the Cubs put runners on first and third on reliever Hoover after Scott Hairston led off with a single and reached third on a botched fielder's choice throw by Hoover that also left DeJesus on first.
But Castro flied to right, Rizzo popped to left and Soriano popped foul to close the game.


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For Clovis special-education teacher Lisa Gershon, the coming weeks will be a lesson in frustration.
Students in her classroom and in public schools across New Mexico will begin New Mexico Standards Based Assessments on Feb. 26. The tests, required under the No Child Left Behind Act, will continue through March 23.
Gershon must stand by as her students — many diagnosed with autism, developmental delays and learning disabilities — struggle to comprehend the test. She is allowed to read math questions to her students, but she is forbidden to do so for reading questions.
"You get a bunch of sighs and deep breaths (from students)," Gershon said.
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, special-education students must be tested at their grade level, despite the fact many receive special education because they cannot perform at grade level.
"It's completely unfair to them," Gershon said. "They have all made huge gains and progress this year, and that will not be documented anywhere."
This year, lawmakers are scheduled to rewrite the five-year-old law, which aims to close achievement gaps and have all students reading and doing math on grade level by 2014.
Up for debate is how to fairly test special-education and immigrant students. Those groups of students consistently perform below par on the tests.
When certain groups of students fail to meet specific goals, entire schools can be labeled as needing improvement. They then could face steps such as having to replace teachers and principals.
In Clovis, six schools failed to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) standards in 2006-2007. Of those six, five failed because of below-par performance among special-education students. Of those six, four also failed because of below-par performance among English Language Learners, economically disadvantaged students or both.
All six schools are labeled as needing improvement.
Parents, teachers and state policymakers are among those pushing for more flexibility in the testing of special-education students and immigrants.
"Expecting children who have severe learning disabilities to perform at the same level as their age-alike peers negates the meaning of special education," Clovis Schools Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said.
"Likewise," she added, "we are asking children who have been in this country as little as three years to be able to master not just conversational English but academic English. It's a huge disservice to English Language Learners to imply that they are somehow deficient when they are not able to perform with academic proficiency in a language to which they have been exposed for so short a time."
Portales Schools Superintendent Randy Fowler said he also supports NCLB revisions for special education and ELL students.
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D.-N.M., who serves on the committee that sculpted the federal education law in 2002 — the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — will have an integral role in rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act, according to Jude McCartin, the senator's spokeswoman.
She said the senator will push for ways to improve the law, and will not stop with improvements for just ELL and special-education students.
One of the major issues with the law has been lack of funding, McCartin said. Since its implementation in 2002, NCLB has been underfunded by $70 billion, she said.
Bingaman wants that to change.
He also wants the law to address staggering high-school dropout rates and teacher effectiveness, and measure student progress in cohorts. That would allow schools to measure the progress of individual students as they progress from grade to grade.
"Generally, he (Bingaman) believes it (NCLB) was a very important step for education, but there are some problems with it, clearly," McCartin said.
The No Child Left Behind law requires annual testing in reading and math in third grade through eighth grade and once in high school. Advocates and critics of the law caution against loosening the rules too much, and abandoning its basic tenet to leave no child behind.
Roughly 10 percent of special-education students — those with the most severe disabilities — take alternative tests under the law. These are easier than the regular exams. But critics say the tests still are too hard for some children and do not reflect lessons typically taught to severely disabled students.
In addition to the 10 percent who get the special test, Education Department officials are considering allowing about one-fifth of the rest of the special-education students to take alternative tests. These tests are expected to be harder than the ones given to the first group but easier than the typical tests.
In New Mexico, 15 percent of all schools that did not make AYP did so solely because of the performance of special-education students, and 4 percent because of the performance of English Language Learners, according to McCartin.
"It's not just special-education students or English Language Learners who are the problem," McCartin said.
There is a debate about whether that overall total — about 30 percent of special-education students — is the right proportion of students to single out and whether states should be able to set such policies on their own.
Similarly, there is disagreement over how to test students learning English as a second language.
The government exempts students enrolled in U.S. schools from taking reading tests for less than a year. After that, these students have to be tested.
The law says students can take the test in their native language for up to three years. States, however, have been slow to develop tests in other languages.
Critics say children cannot be expected to be proficient in reading until they have mastered English, which generally takes several years.
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Grady Schools Superintendent Joel Shipley believes Monday's report of an attempted abduction of a teenage girl in Grady was an isolated incident.
Still, he said it shows small towns aren't immune to potentially serious crimes.
"Grady is a safe, quiet little community, but bad things can happen anywhere. The chances of something like this happening again are very, very remote," Shipley said. "We're trying to relay to people not to panic — take it for what it was.
The 14-year-old girl who reported the attempted abduction attends Grady schools, Shipley said.
"All indications are it was an opportunity — a couple of men that saw someone was walking by themselves. There is no indication whatsoever that this was planned — just a wrong place, wrong time type of deal," he said.
He said on Wednesday, schools in the region were notified and law enforcement has increased patrols.
The victim told police she was walking to her grandmother's house around 4 p.m. Monday when two white men in a dark-colored, older model van attempted to abduct her, according to a press release from the Curry County Sheriff's Office.
Curry County Sheriff Matt Murray Wednesday night said the case remains under investigation and there have been no arrests in connection with the case.
Grady Mayor Wesley Shafer said he plans to ask the sheriff's department to come to their next city council meeting to talk about forming a neighborhood watch program.
"It opened up our eyeballs a little bit," said Shafer, in his third term as mayor. "It just shows bad things can happen in a small town, too."
Shafer said Grady had a police department up until about six years ago when it was eliminated for financial reasons.
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Kakashi first, then me and him could go back for Naruto and Gaara. I'd leave Naruto tied up so he doesn't insist on rescuing Sasuke. Having freed three of my friends, I'd go back and carry Itachi out, still tied up and wearing a blindfold so he can't Genjutsu me into rescuing Sasuke.
And I'd leave Sasuke there. Then he can ponder as he slowly dies how he's ostracised every last one of his comrades with his absurd irrational lust for vengeance. If you try and kill all your friends, who's gonna be there to rescue you when you need them, huh, Sasuke?
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2010 Road Trip! Going to Fenway Park ! !
I am going to Boston to watch my beloved Dodgers!! Woohoo!
My friend LuvtheDodgers23 (Lore), her niece and I will be in Boston in mid June to cheer our beloved Dodgers! We are doing the DodgerLife event!
Thanks Lore for making the arrangements. I will look into flights tonight!
Hit the Road with the Dodgers in 2010! The package include hotel, exclusive Dodgers brunch, game tickets to all three games, a tour of Fenway Park, and a Dodgers Road Trip Polo Shirt.
I have been to Fenway once when after a business trip in N.H., I stayed in Boston on a Friday night so that I could see Fenway Park. I saw the Tigers that Friday night. I wrote about it here in a too long post. http://crzblue.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/06/my_trip_to_fenway_park_82605_a.html
Funny that when I was in Toronto for a few days taking a class, I happen to catch the Red Sox at Roger Centre. Again, I made the trip by myself to catch me a game.
I can't wait!
Ok, on to look for flights.
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You are going WHERE???!! You lucky dog! Say hello to Fenway for me!!
I assume the business trip to NH included the site visit to Nashua? I've been to Boston only once, in 1978, no less! Hmmm!…
Oh, and by the way–GO SOX!😉 Enjoy Fenway!!
I'm sure you'll enjoy your trip back to Fenway, Emma. And while you're in Boston, I'll be gearing up for Yanks-Dodgers the following week (I think that's when the series is).
VERY nice EMMA ! You are one lucky girl……
I was able to take in a game between the Redsox and the Orioles while in Boston on business back in 2007. What a great place Fenway is! But unfortunately, I got food poisoning or something like it, and had to leave after 5 innings. Still want to try and make it back this year with the Blue playing there…….I just need to think of of a great excuse for the company to pick up the tab.
I'll go there and yell "GREG SAYS HI !" lol. And yes, the business trip included the trip to Nashua. I have to go back in April but I'll make sure it won't interfere with the Dodgers schedule. Go Dodgers!
When we get back from Boston, the Dodgers will play the Angels but my birthday weekend the Yankees will come to town. I hope I get to see you this time Jane!
Oh Rob, that is just too bad that you got sick. I've gotten sick on the road and it just terrible being away from home when you are sick. Find that perfect excuse Rob! You can do it!
You better get a hold of Julia.
She might be able to get with you for a picture, or even some pre- or post game muchies along the many great taverns and restaurants.
Be sure to stop by Luis Tiant's little Cuban shack.
He is so fun to talk to before a game.
Awesome that you are doing a cross-country trip to a true baseball institution like Fenway.
(Photo Op) You got to get a pic with the Ted Williams bronze statue………..it is a requirement to get back on the plane and fly back home from Logan Airport.
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Julia saw it on Facebook so yes, I will definetly keep her up to date. I took a picture with Ted last time but it was a little too far. You know that is the area that is scalper zone free. I was able to get a ticket there for face value behind the RedSox dugout. But defintely need a another picture with Mr. Ted Williams statue.
I love Cuban food Luis Tiant's little cuban shack will be in my to do.
Wow Emma!
I'm sooooo jealous! I've been as far as NY. Yes we went to Cooperstown, but no, didn't catch any games (Shea or Yankee Stadium). But Fenway is a dream trip, dream baseball park for me to see a game. I don't even care if it didn't involved the Dodgers or any NL team that I know something about. I just want to go, just to say that I went. Perhaps one of these years. You know, when we have the $$$ to take such a trip. Have a blast! Can't wait to see your pics from there! 🙂
The minute Lore and I found out the Dodgers were going to be there, we said "we got to go!" I hope you do make it some day! It is a historical park. When I went I just walked everywhere and the way the park is I thought that any minute I was going to see the Bambino strolling in eating a hot dog. I just had that mental image when I went by myself. I think I had a grin from ear to ear.
I will sure take plenty of pictures. Lore just loves to take pictures and she takes much much better ones than I do. I call her "Juana Soo Hoo" I told Jon Soo Hoo when I saw him at Roscoe's and he laughed.
I love it! I try to go to Fenway at least twice a year. I just love going to Boston…period. Have fun!!
Fenway Park, awesome, have fun while you are there. I have to tell you the Red Sox fans can turn it on against opposing teams fans though. Have fun in your stay in Boston!
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I did not know that you try to make the trip to Boston twice a year.
the last time the Dodgers went there (a few years ago), Vin Scully made the trip and Sandy Koufax was also there! That was back when Shawn Green was a Dodger. I could not make the trip back then.
Hey Carol!
Yes, I know our Hiro Kuroda-san has a birthday. I need to do a new post but I was busy looking for flights. I just finished booking the flights for the three of us! Happy Birthday Kuroa-san!!
Is a beautiful day after the rain ha? The sky is so blue and the mountains look so pretty with the fresh snow. The snow is far away from us but it looks so preeeeety that I was taking some pictures this morning on the train but my battery ran out.
You are gonna LOVE Fenway…and Boston is gorgeous in June! Good luck in your search for flights!
awesome emma! im happy for you. nothing better than a trip anywhere, for baseball it may just be the best thing! it is also so fun to be an opposing fan, just dont get too rowdy and unruly!
wow! Rooooadddd trip! I would love to do that in the future! HOpe you enjoy the Green Monster and Fenway park! How exciting!!
I booked the flight! Non-stop flights to Boston! the only way to go!
I promise I won't get too roudy or unrully. I am actually very tamed when visiting other stadiums. I am still enthusiastic but I just can't help it, stadiums do that to me.
I hope you do that sometimes, go to Fenway. Got to check the historic park that is Fenway Park.
Emma, sounds like a fun trip! I have only been to Fenway once, many years ago, and would love to make a return trip. I'm sure you will have a great time!
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I had a great time the first time I went although I got kinda of lost trying to get back to my hotel by myself. I am sure I'll have a greater time this time with the Dodgers playing there. I hope Vin does make the trip and also Sandy Koufax. Sandy went last time. There were picure of him and Shawn Green in the dugout.
My wife and I saw the Red Sox roll over the Rangers like 11-2 or something one game in 2008. Boston is just 6 hours from here. We're starting to piece together a plan to go see the Dodgers play there but I don't know if it will work out or not. Our wedding anniversary is close to that though and we're thinking of getting over to Cape Cod for a few days and roll the baseball in there just because it's probably the only chance I'll ever get to see the Dodgers play there.
I hope you and your wife will do it! There is the DodgerLife event that we are doing sponsored by the Dodgers. Also if you cannot get tickets, the Dodger Booster club is also organizing a road trip. At first I was thinking of doing with my friend Lorena but we opted for the DodgerLife event. If you have problems getting tix, I could inquire with the Booster club. lmk.
I currently ENVY you!! Looking forward to seeing A LOT of pictures from that game!! Have a great trip when you go!!
Well, this will be a first for me watching my beloved Bums there! I definetly will have A LOT of pictures from the three game series. I am very much looking forward to it!
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But the round of raises coming down the pike for teachers next year is far from normal ŌĆö so abnormal in fact that Murray would rather ship them back to Raleigh with a note reading ŌĆ£return to sender.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖve equated it to the ŌĆśHunger GamesŌĆÖ of incentive packages,ŌĆØ said Murray, the superintendent of Jackson County Schools. ŌĆ£Or the ŌĆśeeny, meeny, miny, moeŌĆÖ approach to raises.ŌĆØ
Murray isnŌĆÖt alone in his distaste for the raises.
But school systems donŌĆÖt have the option of politely declining, said Dr. Bill Nolte, the assistant superintendent in Haywood County. Or impolitely declining, as the case may be. Haywood County School Board Member Lynn Milner, a retired principal, quipped that the newspaper probably shouldnŌĆÖt print what she has to say about the raises.
So what could be so bad about teacher raises?
The state has allotted raises for only 25 percent of public school teachers and left each school system to figure out which 25 percent will get them ŌĆö and the other 75 percent who wonŌĆÖt be getting anything.
There are other stipulations as well. The raises are only for $500 a year ŌĆö before taxes ŌĆö and expire after four years. Teachers who take the raise have to give up tenure. And to be eligible, they have to have been in the same school system for at least three years.
ŌĆ£We have a lot of great teachers in our system who arenŌĆÖt part of the eligible pool because they havenŌĆÖt been here three years,ŌĆØ Murray said.
Lawmakers conceived of the plan after catching flak for yet another year without raises for public school teachers. North Carolina now ranks 48th in the nation in teacher pay, thanks to years of stagnating salaries.
But scrounging up money to give only 25 percent of teachers a raise is worse than no raises at all in the eyes of superintendents, principals and even the teachers themselves.
Some teachers are already planning to decline the raise if they are chosen for one.
ŌĆ£A lot have indicated they will be opting out if it is offered to them,ŌĆØ said Baldwin, based on the scuttlebutt from teachers in Macon County.
Murray heard the same thing from Jackson teachers after holding an open meeting last week to talk about the raise dilemma. About 100 teachers showed up.
ŌĆ£I had several teachers email me afterward telling me they were almost insulted by this carrot and stick approach,ŌĆØ Murray said. ŌĆ£A lot of teachers feel their tenure rights arenŌĆÖt for sale.ŌĆØ
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ŌĆ£We are a school family. DonŌĆÖt allow this to be divisive. DonŌĆÖt let there be hard feelings against those who do decide to take it,ŌĆØ Murray told teachers. ŌĆ£We have people who havenŌĆÖt gotten raises in six years and who are struggling and working two jobs.ŌĆØ
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The worst fear among superintendents is the potential for ill will and hurt feelings among those who donŌĆÖt make the 25-percent cut for the raises.
ŌĆ£This has the potential of having people working against each other,ŌĆØ Nolte said.
The selective raise system undermines what school systems try to encourage ŌĆö teachers sharing ideas and strategies and working together as a team to educate students, school officials said.
ŌĆ£If you have people competing then that could be very divisive,ŌĆØ Murray said.
Baldwin also fears creating animosity between individual schools in Macon County. He hopes to apply the raises on a school-by-school basis, so that 25 percent of the teachers at each school get the raise instead of just 25 percent system-wide.
For now, teachers realize the impossible situation superintendents are being placed in and realize the system is inherently unfair, Baldwin said.
ŌĆ£But at the end of the day, I am going to be legislated to provide a list of 69 people who are eligible for a $500 raise. That list will be made public and 210 peopleŌĆÖs names arenŌĆÖt going to be on it,ŌĆØ Baldwin said. ŌĆ£When that day comes, they are going to be disappointed and angry and they are going to place that somewhere.ŌĆØ
How to choose
Ultimately, who to dish out the raises to is up to each superintendent. But itŌĆÖs not a job they cherish. Instead, they are reaching out to principals and teachers themselves to help come up with a list ŌĆö or rather the criteria that would in turn determine the list.
In Haywood County, the school system has named a committee to tackle the raise conundrum.
ŌĆ£It is impacting teachers so we want them to be part of this process. We want to develop a sound, reasonable process and then implement it,ŌĆØ Nolte said.
Unfortunately, the schools canŌĆÖt just put names in a hat and drawn them out. That would be ignoring the intent of law.
Murray sent out a survey to every teacher in Jackson County after the public meeting he held last week to get their input.
ŌĆ£What I am asking is, help me determine evaluation criteria,ŌĆØ Murray said.
Should the school system go by student test scores? Which teachers have masterŌĆÖs degrees? Which have worked for advanced certifications?
Like Murray, Baldwin has also sent an email to all teachers in Macon County asking for their input on what criteria to use.
School systems already have a process and criteria in place already for evaluating teacher performance. To suggest schools are starting with a blank slate would be misleading. ThereŌĆÖs a plethora of annual test scores that track studentsŌĆÖ academic growth and success under specific teachers, for example. But that isnŌĆÖt a complete picture. What about teachers for special needs students? Or teachers in kindergarten, first and second grades, where students donŌĆÖt take tests yet?
ŌĆ£To compare an elementary teacher to a high school teacher to determine which is a better teacher, it would be a completely different criteria,ŌĆØ Baldwin said.
But the biggest problem for schools is coming up with performance measures that arrive exactly at the magic number of 25 percent.
In Macon County, it comes out to 69 teachers.
ŌĆ£LetŌĆÖs say the criteria you decide on gets you to 75. What criteria could you keep adding?ŌĆØ Baldwin said.
As they try to winnow the number further, however, the next layer of criteria could take the number down to 50, again failing to hit the 69 mark, this time on the low end.
Most likely, it will be impossible to slice and dice the criteria to arrive exactly at 69.
ŌĆ£So at some point we would have to have a lottery,ŌĆØ Baldwin said. ŌĆ£It is going to put us in a tough position.ŌĆØ
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North Carolina will pass out raises to 25 percent of teachers next year, leaving it up to each school system to decide which teachers get it and which donŌĆÖt. To be eligible, a teacher must have worked in the district for three years. HereŌĆÖs what the raises will look like by county.
ŌĆó Haywood: 101 teachers will get a raise out of 408 in the eligible pool.
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I think the knicks take this one as it's a MUST win for them. 117 - 112 Knicks. Also voting harrington to be the highest scorer.
David Lee
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New Yorks Knicks @ Los Angeles Clippers Game Thread 2/11/09
(21-30) (12-40)
Zach Randolph and the Los Angeles Clippers
22 points per game, 10.6 rebounds<---3rd highest scoring power forward in the NBA.
Al Harrington and the Knicks
20.2 points, 6.2 rebounds<---6th highest scoring small forward in the NBA.
The Knicks are currently on a 4 game losing streak update. They found a way to stay competitive, in each of the last 4 games, but they still came out winless. The Knicks look to get a road win, before the All Star break, against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been struggling all season. They have been plagued with injuries. Chemistry has also been a major issue with this team. Now that the Los Angeles Clippers have
Zach Randolph and Baron Davis back, the Clippers look to finish the season strong.
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New York Knicks
-The Knicks drafted the 6th overall pick, Danilo Gallinari, in last year's 2008 NBA Draft.
-Al Harrington is averaging a career-high 20 points per game this season.
-Mike D'Antoni is in his first season as head coach of the Knicks.
Los Angeles Clippers
-Believe it or not, Quentin Richardson once averaged 17.2 points per game and 6.4 rebounds, on the Los Angeles Clippers.
-The Clippers have only made the Playoffs 4 times, since 1975.
-Marcus Camby is currently averaging a double-double, this season.
Key Matchup
Zach Randolph
David Lee
Both Zach Randolph and David Lee are known for their ability to score inside and rebound at will. Zach Randolph is the more dominant of the two, but neither of the two play any defense. It should be very interesting to see who comes out on top.
Player Spotlight
Baron Davis, 2x All Star, has been really struggling this season. A lot of this has to do with injuries, and a lot of this has to do with chemistry issues. Either way, Baron Davis is putting up Quentin Richardson like numbers.
Davis' 2008-2009 statistics: 15.9 points, 35.3% fg, 28.6% 3pt, 7.8 assists, 2.51 turnovers
Clippers 100 Knicks 97
Starting Lineups:
PG Duhon
SG Richardson
SF Chandler
PF Lee
C Jeffries
PG Davis
SG Gordon
SF Thorton
PF Randolph
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I think the knicks take this one as it's a MUST win for them. 117 - 112 Knicks. Also voting harrington to be the highest scorer.
I figure were due for a win. But then again i've been saying that for a about a week.
The real question is this: What is the over/under on how many times Kiyaman mentions how good of a role player Mardy Collins is and that we shoulda kept him.
Kiya Man Over/Under Lines
3 How we should have kept Collins
2 Mentions of Collins chemistry with David Lee and Nate Robinson
1 How Zach Randolph should have started last season on the beach
5 how we should have hired a defensive assistant coach
1 Demetrius Nichols being 6'9 defender
3 and 1/2 How a second unit featuring Balkman, Collins, and Nate would have put us in the playoffs.
1 off topic mentioning of Brooke Lopez
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Thats all i got but feel free to place your bets and add more.
outside shooting will win us this game. Camby rules the defensive end. Also, it would be nice to see Gallo get more minutes so we can see what hes all about!
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
For all of our sakes, I hope your prediction is wrong. But we can easily be 0-6 instead of 1-5 entering the all-star weekend. The inconsistency of the Knicks makes me twitch. Damn stressful...
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Clippers have way too much size for the Knicks, who are undermanned. How can the Knicks match Camby, Randolph and Thornton, with Gallo, Harrington and Lee? I sense a monumental butt whipping. It'll be funny seeing D'Antoni have a titty attack on the sidelines, though.
Yea d'antoni's frustration is quite comical. I wanna see him get to bob knight status. Throw a chair at one of the refs.
Abcd, nice game thread by the way...
Yea i forgot to say it in my other post but great game thread ABCD. I think I like your game threads the most, even more then mine. Its not really a matter of anyones game thread being better then someone elses, we all have different styles but I've always liked your style (no homo). And good choice with the song...you cant go wrong with foxy and Az, two of the best lyrically from Brooklyn.
Damn, I hate west coast games.
Damn this 8 AM Kinesology Lab tommorow =(
shiit duhons out
nate running the show w/ heavy minutes?
Anthony Roberson??
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
Nice move by Gallo I want him to do more of that. Nate ballin right now
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Nate is ****ting on em....sick shot right there and-1
and that dunk by Chandler was beast.
Nate-15 points, 8 asts
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text: Virgin Mary(?) Seen in the Sun in South Africa - April 20th, 2011 0x6a656666 posted:4/25/2011 1:50:58 AM Make up your own mind about this one. Whatever it is, it's strange.divinity posted:4/25/2011 2:18:16 AM Uhh ya so thats pretty legit, i bet the camera doesnt do the actual sight justice, seeing it with your own eyes would probably be more vivid. Looks like hmmm 2nd coming of you know who, to judge the living and the dead??Joshy Unbound posted:4/25/2011 6:33:15 AM This doesn't surprise me nor does it impress me. The video shows very little to be honest and is more of an exploitation of reactions than anything else. I read a long time ago that HAARP-like technology would be utilized to create a one-world religion. Christianity is the logical choice as it is the dominating creed on our planet as well as one of the most violent, oppressive and easily manipulated. One can never forget that the worst of these people tend to see Jesus in toast, teach their children that dancing and joy are offensive to God and that it's perfectly alright to be hateful toward other people.I believe that true spirituality is a very personal experience and is quite individualistic. "Seeing" the Virgin Mary in a sunburst (or whatever) is so generic, so manipulative and obvious that it reeks of deceit. And from what little I can see on this video the "vision of Mary" is so commonly iconic that it's laughable! I mean, they might as well have projected the damn Easter Bunny in the clouds for good measure! Therefore, I personally find such vulgar displays frightening especially when it occurs in a country where Christianity is not a native belief system but a luridly forced deception perpetrated on an already desperate and perversely exploited people. New-born Christians over there are quite fanatical and sickeningly homicidal. There are reports coming out of Africa of mothers murdering their children in the name of Christ!If even remotely "authentic" this is textbook mass manipulation. Somewhere a little scientist is laughing his maniacal little head off and DARPA honchos are cheering!divinity posted:4/25/2011 10:39:22 AM is anything ever taken at face value anymore? it seems like every event that happens is a smoke screen for something else.Joshy Unbound posted:4/25/2011 2:55:47 PM Naïveté has wrought nothing but disappointment and enslavement, history proves that. Have you ever heard the adage that whatever technology and science we are privy to is actually decades outdated? In Japan they recently demonstrated for the public a massive Loch Ness Monster hologram out in the bay. If you think that such technology is only going to be utilized for silly little gadgets at Sharper Image, you are quite the naïve one there, divinity. You are certainly allowed to believe that the Virgin Mary appeared in all her basic renaissance "glory" in a sun beam over Africa if you wish, but there are some of us that are not going to be so gullible.narxes posted:4/26/2011 4:21:33 AM lets all stare at the sun and get permanent eye damage. yaaayi dont buy this, i guess i have to see it with my own eye's and get them damaged too.divinity posted:4/26/2011 10:25:13 AM There's no way Joshy knows what that is, if it was made by an alien its still too much for his and our peon brains to comprehend, lets not make judgements and affirmations to what is true without fully considering that there is no way to prove either way what the fuck is in the sun. Lets just remember though, no on believed Jesus was the th Son of God. Also, naive is not the word, I do believe the government has conspiracies, and decieves the world, but when people think everything is a God damn conspiracy theory it gets to my nerves, for all we know that could be mother Earth showing herself, because everyone forgets that Mother Earth is real God we should pray to, not the phallic symbol we use as God, the Earth mother is always forgotten..... Think a littledivinity posted:4/26/2011 10:54:23 AM The ignorance of the world is based on making affirmations on things you dont know the whole truth about, I never said i actually believed it was Mary, that could be a number things in the sun. Naivete? your what the french call "les incompetant"JamieB posted:5/4/2011 10:57:43 PM Mary is just a myth anyway along with jesus and the rest of that crap. If it were all true why would she appear in the sky? just saying "hello"? plus how do we know what she looked like (if she exsisted)? its all bollox, like jesus appearing on a slice of toast. People are blinkered, they see what they want to see and intereprit it in accordance with their beliefs. Huff over. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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The district this year complted a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which goes beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles. The district provided additional information such as trend and demographic information, an overview of operations, and highlights of key financial developments during the year.
"This award recognizes the hard work and dedication the Finance staff displays every day in ensuring the District's financial statements and records are accurate and comprehensive," District 26 board member Scott Coffey said in a news release. "The integrity and transparency of the District's financial data has been critical in the decision-making processes in helping drive the District's financial recovery."
Four years ago, the district had negative fund balances and faced a potential state takeover. Since then, the district had a successful referendum, and balanced its budgets, removing it from the state's watch list.
"After some of the toughest years in our District's history we are finally turning the corner and District 26 is on the way back," Finance and Operations Director T. Ferrier. "Our finances have begun to stabilize, class sizes are decreasing, and we are beginning to incorporate much needed technology and capital items into the budget. Receiving the Certificate of Excellence award is confirmation of our commitment to financial recovery, accountability, and transparency."
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The service will also include the dedication of gifts to Lutheran World Relief. These gifts include mission quilts, personal care kits, baby care kits, fabric kits, school kits, and soap.
According to "All about Thankofferings" by Emily Hansen, Thankofferings show gratitude for God's blessings and provide an important and tangible way to express that gratitude.
It is a tradition grounded in a celebration of community, of meeting together to joyfully give thanks for what God has given. Thankofferings have always been, and still are, an opportunity to say thank you to God in both significant and ordinary moments.
Beginning in the late 19th century, Lutheran women were given small Thankoffering boxes to place in a special location in their homes as a visible reminder of blessings received. Women would add coins to those boxes almost daily as particular blessings were noted. From their use came the idea of an annual church service to celebrate their collection, and so the women of the congregation would come together for a Thankoffering service.
Schlinke has been a synodically authorized minister in the Southwestern Texas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 2010 and serves as lay minister at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Cuero. She serves as an at-large board member for Southwestern Texas Synodical Women's Organization. Through her synodical board service, she serves as the board mentor for St. Peter's Women of the ELCA unit.
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Spokane sheriff deputies have arrested Joseph Knop, who now stands accused of causing thousands of dollars worth in damage at the Lake City Assembly of God last weekend.
Knop was arrested at his home in Medical Lake Tuesday night.
Deputies say Knop, 23, admitted he caused the damage to the church located in Medical Lake. Additionally, several items stolen from the church were found inside his home.
Meanwhile, in the last three days an army of volunteers have worked feverishly to clean up the house of worship.
"It's been amazing how much love was poured out toward us," pastor Dennis Noble said.
The damage done was extensive. A dozen doors were kicked in, windows smashed, musical instruments doused with soda.
"The sanctuary was just trashed; there was glass all over," Noble said.
But, Noble added, the vandalism isn't stopping the church from carrying on with its mission.
"It's not going to stop us; we are having service in the gym this week," Noble said.
Pastor Noble said that he forgives the suspect who did all the damage to the church, saying that, "we are interested in him, we want to see his life change."
Knop admitted to the crime, adding that he attended the church as a young boy. So why did he come back and trash the church?
"He said he was angry with some issues, so he just came here high on drugs and decided to take it out on God," Noble said.
Tuesday night Knop told one of the church pastors he intended to burn the place down Saturday night and then kill himself.
"That would have been the tragedy of all tragedies, doors are easily replaced, carpet is replaced, his life isn't," Noble said.
Knop made his first appearance in court Wednesday. His bond was set at $10,000 and will make his next court appearance in two weeks.


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Poop is pretty funny; we can all agree on that. It becomes far less funny, however, when your dog poops all over the place and you have to deal with it. Picking it up, throwing it away, training the flea-bitten varmint to not do that on the dinner table anymore -- it's all such a very big hassle.
Luckily, we've evolved to the point where we now have the Pootrap! I apologize in advance if I lose some of my readers here, but I'm going to be using some technical, industry language to describe what this intricate and fairly complicated piece of modern technology actually does:
It's a bag you wrap around your dog's asshole so they can shit in it.
That must just sound like some fancy, scientific mumbo jumbo to you, but I guess in Layman's terms, the Pootrap is a strap that you hook to your dog so a plastic bag hangs under the part of the dog where the poop comes out (it's usually toward the back). As it's walking around and doing its animal thing, it can pretty much shit whenever and wherever, and you don't have to do a damn thing. It's as easy as one, two- Oh shit, the dog ran away.
The marketing is pretty blatant, directly targeting dog owners who would rather deal with anything else than their own damn dog. Don't believe me? Their website all but admits it by emphasizing the many ways Pootrap makes your life easier, without one mention of how it makes the dog happy:
"No annoyance too minor, no excuse too lame."
The rainy day blurb is probably the worst. Look, dogs aren't made out of cotton candy, and they can actually handle a bit of bad weather. They may not be smart enough to engineer their own poop bag, but they know enough to know that too much poop is poison for dogs, so they're fine with shitting outside even if it's raining. Some dogs do most of their pooping in unfavorable weather conditions, because some dogs are wild animals and were not designed to have garbage bags strapped to their butts.
Now I know what you're thinking: Sure, dogs can poop in bags, but what about other things with butts? You're in luck, person I am in no way interested in ever meeting! If you have a horse and are tired of it shitting all over the place like it's some kind of damn horse, you can part with $300 and purchase the Stablemaid. It's basically the same thing, only less baggy. It'll keep your stable clean so you can work less and focus on more important things, like how now your horse looks like it has a green armor dick.
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Yes, the particularly lazy among us are turning to the Thundershirt, perhaps the most passive manner of pet anxiety control this side of blatantly ignoring the animal and rolling your eyes until it stops whining. At its most basic, you're sticking your pet in a blood-pressure monitor that squeezes their body, which is supposed to soothe them in times of stress and fear. The Thundershirt hugs them until their little heart stops pounding and their fear goes away, leaving both of your hands free to eat Cheetos twice as fast.
Who's a good junk food? You are! Yes, YOU are! You're a good junk food.
And if it's not enough that the Thundershirt is a symbol of laziness, it's also likely detrimental to your dog. As we've shown in the past, doing anything different during a bad situation, whether it be comforting, cooing, hugging, or running around like a maniac cursing God for the hell He hath wrought upon your humble abode, only serves to confuse your pet and reinforce their fears. So whether you stroke your pet while humming a lullaby, or simply slap a squeezy shirt on it, you're fucking the animal up. But at least the former shows you care.
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| Go and Listen: Reaching out to those who seek - especially young adults. Reach and Teach those on a Quest A chapter in Christian Education as Evangelism Edited by Norma Cook Everist Minneapolis: Fortress Press
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Not as good as Memorial Roots IMO, Some good moments towards the end of the album tho'
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- 55% Cotton / 45% Polyester
Lichfield International
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