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There are too many issues for our mobile society to deny same day registration. Its reality that people have to move today for jobs which is apart of the economic development landscape. Voter registration doesn't have the highest priority when you need a paycheck and the employer needs the job done.
Wisconsin does not have a combined driver license/state ID - voter registration process. The reason for this is the state wants to deny felons the right to vote. That is so absurd, ineffective government leadership and costly to the taxpayers. A two step process to get id and register to vote hinders economic development.
I moved between states and it was a real hassle. It was not the process it was made out to be that I left with one suitcase and pulled myself up by the bootstraps. An entire household moved, it had to be packed and relocated. The effort to move started months before. When it got time to get ID, change car plates it was so nice to say yeah Ok put me down as registered to vote. As a Wisconsin felon it was great to vote while on probation in my new state of residence.
If that process had been reversed as I was felon on probation from another state that does not restrict the right of felons to vote there are many issues because Wisconsin DOC does not educate on the voting laws.
Its not just CEOs relocating on the executive plan. Tens of thousands of probation and parole offenders move between states every year. They are apart of the vital economic development fabric with many having tangible job skills and college degrees.
Support one stop get your id and register to vote at the BMV or DOT as you call it. Then they go there to register on the same day and de-congest the polls. Give the felons the right to vote so employers don't loose good workers to the jail cell over voting.

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Thanks to a Title I grant from the federal government, administrators and teachers from the Nathaniel Rochester Community School No. 3, along with Dr. Kathy Broikou, Director of the Literacy Education Program at Fisher, created a summer literacy clinic for students from School No. 3. Heading up the NRCS-SJFC Partners in Literacy Program is Allison Rioux, a teacher at School No. 3, as well as a part-time faculty member at Fisher.
Since July 9, 14 teachers and 60 students from School No. 3 have been coming to the Fisher campus each day. The teachers spend part of the morning (8:30-9:15 a.m.) in professional development. Topics thus far have included assessment and assessment analysis, guided reading, word study, running reading records, and team planning. At 9:15 a.m., the students arrive and have breakfast. Instruction, which consists of guided reading, writing, and word study, takes place from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Teachers have worked hard to create teaching plans that match the identified needs of each student. After lunch, the students and teachers head home.
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The 61-year-old Fourth of July Kailua fireworks show has been saved by an outpouring of community donations.
Kailua resident Brook Gramann, who led the fundraising effort, said contributions from $1 to $15,000 helped keep the fireworks show alive despite the weak economy.
In all, $53,000 was raised this year, well above the $42,000 needed for a 12- to 14-minute display. The extra money will be used to pay for expenses such as special-duty police and extending the show a few minutes longer.
The Kailua fireworks show has faced the threat of cancellation in many recent years because of financial difficulties.
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I haven't talked to anyone who condones rape or doesn't want justice for Jane Doe. I have seen a 12-minute tape of one very immature person joking about this incident and it repulsed me. But that video does not speak for the community.
I would like to see someone publish the proven facts to date and establish some type of time line of the events of that night. I would also like to see some supportive evidence for the accusations that are hanging out there in limbo. To this point, the information has come slowly and in trickles. The investigative arm of the law and the media have been accused of not attempting to vigorously pursue this case. It seems unfair to post information and act like it is newly discovered evidence when the prosecution has yet to finish its investigation. I believe that procedure requires that authorities do not release information until the investigation is complete so as not to jeopardize the building of a case. Asking me to believe that there is a cover-up requires you to provide me evidence that allows me to conclude that it is a fact. I am not one to dismiss any wrong doing by anyone in authority but it would be unfair to do so on the speculation of rumors.
Students have been requested to come forward with information about the night in question. We want them to be responsible citizens and step forward. Now realistically, asking teenage students to come forward is expecting them to place themselves in a dangerous and difficult position. A student who volunteers information would be faced with consequences that many of us haven't begun to consider much less understand. And what does it say to a young person when adults went online using icon names to disseminate speculation and then used the ACLU to keep their names secret because they were afraid of retaliatory actions for what they said after they placed individuals in jeopardy of retaliation by posting their names on line. Do you think that maybe the students who could help put that night into perspective might have the same concerns for their safety as these people who posted under fictitious icon names? Many of these kids seem to be following the lead of adults who are afraid to stand behind their testimony which in many cases was unfounded. The young people see adults masking their faces and withhold their names while tossing accusations at real faces with real names. Is this how we show our children to stand up and be accountable?
What took place here was deplorable, the parameters of which have not been fully discovered, but Steubenville is part of Ohio which is part of America which is part of the world and Steubenville didn't invent evil. What is happening here is happening everywhere but the rest of the world can look at us and excuse their responsibility for the moral decay going on all around us.
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Just in time for the holidays, trend-setting coffee behemoth Starbucks is joining the super-premium gift-card ranks: Yesterday, it began offering etched steel cards loaded with $400; the card costs $450.
Starbucks spokespeople have said it costs $50 to make each card. Hmmmm.
The company plans to offer a total of 5,000 cards. You can't buy them at a Starbucks store—so don't go dashing off to Starbucks' Worth Avenue location at 150 WORTH—but rather via the luxury-goods e-commerce website, www.Gilt.com, starting tomorrow.
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WINOOSKI Donald Vickers has some important plans for the future.
I have a chicken coop thats falling down, a garden to tend to, and I will have to unplug my alarm clock, said Vickers, who is retiring after serving 23 years as president and chief executive officer and more than four decades with the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.
When Vickers joined VSAC as director of the state grant program in 1971, he was one of four employees. Under his leadership, VSAC grew to 400 employees, until 2010 when the U.S. government restructured how it administers federal loans. For VSAC, whose budget came from administration fees, the shift was painful.
Im a growth kind of guy and I wasnt sure I was the right guy for the job, Vickers recalled of the time when, after two decades of steady expansion, he had to lay off 130 employees. What happened during that difficult spot made things difficult for Vermont families.
Before 2010, VSAC was a one-stop shop, where prospective students could learn about grants and loans, but the conversation would begin with the most basic of questions: What do you want to do?
Its an important question, because a loss of interest can lead to not finishing college, leaving students with high debt loads and an inability to pay them off, Vickers said.
VSAC also discusses loan options, and the reality a student will face upon graduation when its repayment time, through financial aid nights at most high schools.
VSAC also communicates its message though media used by todays teens: social media and websites such as www.startwhereyouarevt.org, which is aimed at current students grades seven through 12 and is intended to help them make an informed decision about what they want to study and how much it will cost.
Now, most students dont find out about the terms of their federal loans until right before you enroll, Vickers said.
While a career decision can be daunting and the loan amounts terrifying to youths and their families, the prospect is more attractive than not getting an education, Vickers noted.
According to 2011 statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for a college graduate is 4.9 percent, compared to 9.4 percent for a high school graduate and 14.1 for a dropout.
Vickers will leave VSAC on June 30, but before he goes he will be honored in March during a ceremony in Boston as he receives the Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement from the New England Board of Higher Education.
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New Flexible Policies Help Teachers Achieve Highly Qualified Rating
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New Flexible Policies Help Teachers Achieve Highly Qualified Rating
The U.S. Department of Education is providing three new areas of flexibility for teachers to achieve a "highly qualified" rating under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). These new policies address the particular challenges of teachers in rural districts, those who teach more than one subject, and the shortage of science teachers. Under NCLB, highly qualified teachers must have at least a bachelor's degree, demonstrated competence in each core academic subject taught and full state certification.
The first new policy affects teachers in rural school districts that are eligible to receive funds under the Small Rural School Achievement Program. Those current teachers who are highly qualified in at least one subject will have until the end of the 2006-07 school year to demonstrate competence in the additional subjects they teach; newly hired teachers in these districts will have three years from their hiring date.
Second, for current teachers who teach multiple subjects, particularly those in middle schools and those teaching students with special needs, states may streamline their processes for the high objective uniform state standard of evaluation (HOUSSE) to allow teachers to demonstrate subject-matter knowledge through one procedure for all the subjects they teach. The HOUSSE may include a teacher's years of experience, high-quality professional development success as measured by students' test scores, continuing education and other objective means of evaluating a teacher's subject-matter knowledge.
Third, for science teachers, states may use their own certification standards to determine a teacher's subject-matter competency through a "broad field" test, rather than determining it for each science subject taught.
For more information, visit www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/03/03152004.html.
Transition to Teaching
Recruitment Program at Montana State University Focuses on Placing Highly Qualified Educators in High-Need Areas
By Maggie Riechers
For Cara Francis and Ashley Lambeth, teaching is truly a calling. Both held non-teaching positions for a number of years before realizing that standing in front of a classroom was what they really wanted to do. Today, with their alternative teaching licenses, they are teaching math full-time while earning credits toward master's degrees in education.
Ashley and Cara are enrolled in an alternative certification program run by Montana State University and funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Transition to Teaching program. The program focuses on recruiting potential educators to become secondary school teachers in the high-need areas of Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming, where schools have difficulty attracting qualified teachers because of their isolated rural settings. Engaged to be married, they work in close proximity. Both teach in South Dakota, Ashley at Mobridge Middle and High School, and Cara at Wakpala Public School on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
"We both felt this is what we're meant to do," says Ashley, 28, a former chemical engineer who also trained as a nuclear engineer while a naval officer on the USS Nimitz. "I'm really glad I'm doing this, glad I can put my math background to good use."
The couple met while Ashley was still in the Navy and Cara, who received a degree in math from the University of Michigan, was working as a computer programmer for a mathematical consulting firm. They got to know each other while volunteering in the evenings at a tutoring program in Norfolk, Virginia, helping students prepare for the SATs. "We both enjoyed the tutoring a lot more than what we were getting paid to do," says Ashley. "We decided then to switch to teaching."
Once Ashley's Navy hitch was up, he and Cara signed on to teach in South Korea at a language institute that did not require certification. The experience convinced them more than ever that teaching was where they were meant to be. "It was an incredible experience," says Cara. "We taught English, seven classes a day, 40 minutes each, to kindergartners through junior high schoolers." When their visas expired they returned to the U.S. and began searching for a program that would give them credit for their education and experience.
That is when they found out about the Montana State University program. "We looked at every single alternative program," says Cara, 30. "This one provides certification, credits towards a master's and allows you to teach in the first year. And we found two schools close to each other."
The Transition to Teaching grant program encourages non-teaching professionals, whether mid-career changers (including qualified paraprofessionals), former members of the military or recent college grads, to enter the field and helps them to become certified classroom teachers in high-need schools of high-need districts through quality alternative programs. "This is a genuine alternative program," says Robert MacDonald, director of the project at Montana State. "It gives credit for background, experience and education." The program started in January 2003 and had 28 of its students qualified and ready to teach by August. Currently, 103 are enrolled in the program, out of a field of 300 applicants.
Once accepted, students take courses over the Internet. "We tell them, 'here's the content you need to teach this subject.' Some need content courses, some have degrees in the content," says MacDonald. Thus, Ashley and Cara qualified to teach math because both had a solid background based on their education and experience. The students are required to take three education courses to be eligible for employment. Three more courses complete the program; two more complete requirements for a master's degree.
The new teachers are not sent out to fend for themselves alone. An extensive mentoring program has been set up, pairing senior and retired teachers with the novice teachers.
In the beginning, Cara and Ashley found their new careers in their new surroundings difficult. Cara teaches in a Title I school that goes from pre-kindergarten through high school. The high school has been identified as "needing improvement." Cara is already on the school improvement committee, although this is her first year of teaching.
"I love the students, all of them," she says. "I can tell I'm really making a difference by being happy about being there everyday."
For more information about the Transition to Teaching grant program, visit www.ed.gov/programs/transitionteach. A competition for new grant awards will be held this summer. To learn more about the program at Montana State University, visit www.montana.edu/nptt or call 406-994-5662.
Close-Up: No Child Left BehindState Guidance
To further help states implement the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, the U.S. Department of Education has added a new page to its Web site that provides links to policy information, including a number of policy letters to states and others on various issues that range from public school choice to school lunch programs. Designed to help state education agencies, districts, federal program directors and others implement the two-year-old law, any member of the public can visit the site at www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/
Included are policy letters about:
- Decisions on state accountability plans,
- Questions about determining adequate yearly progress,
- Local and state flexibility issues,
- Plans for improving teacher quality, and
- Identification of schools for school improvement.
In addition to the policy letters, the site includes links to the No Child Left Behind legislation, regulations, updated guidance, grant competitions and more.
No Child Left Behind represents the most sweeping overhaul of K-12 education since passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It provides more options for parents through public school choice and supplemental educational services; requires more rigorous accountability measures; promotes educational practices based on scientific research; and gives states more flexibility in using federal funds to meet local needs.
Tips for Parents
Using literature is one of the ways that parents and other adults can teach children about strong character and good citizenship. In fact, people in stories, poems and plays can influence children almost as much as the real people who read with them. In talking with children about the books they read, use questions such as the following to help them think about the values of stories:
- How did the people in the story act?
- Did they have good or bad motives?
- Who were the heroes? Why were they heroes?
- Were there villains? Why were they villains?
- Did the people make good decisions? Why or why not?
- How did the people carry out their decisions? What kinds of steps did they take?
- Were there obstacles? How did they respond to the obstacles?
- Did the people think about the welfare of others?
- Did the story have a good or bad ending? For whom was it good? For whom was it bad?
- How could the story have turned out better for everyone?
Source: Adapted from Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen, U.S. Department of Education, 2003.
Beating The Odds!
Report Reveals Substantial Progress in Urban Schools
In the first year of the No Child Left Behind Act, students in urban schools made significant gains in reading and math, according to a report released last month by the Council of the Great City Schools. The report Beating the Odds shows improvement of public school students from 61 urban school districts in 37 states in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math assessments.
The annual study compares 2003 state test scores with those in 2002the first year of No Child Left Behind, which requires school districts to regularly assess student achievement in reading and math and report the percentage of students who score at "proficient" or higher levels.
Data reveal that 47.8 percent of urban school students in the study scored at or above the proficient level in fourth-grade reading in 2003, a 4.9 percent increase from 42.9 percent in 2002. In fourth-grade math, the percentage of students jumped to 51 percent in 2003 from 44.2 percent in 2002, a 6.8 percent gain in those scoring at or above the proficient level.
Students improved in eighth-grade reading and math but at much lower rates. In 2003, 37.9 percent of eighth-graders scored at or above proficiency in reading compared with 36.8 percent in 2002, a rise of 1.1 percent. In math, 39.4 percent reached those levels, a 3-percent gain from 36.4 percent.
"Clearly, this report demonstrates that if you challenge students, they will rise to the occasion," said U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige. The report's data, he pointed out, are consistent with recent findings by the National Assessment of Educational Progress' Trial Urban District Assessment in Reading and Math 2002-03.
The Council of the Great City Schools is a national coalition representing more than 60 of the largest urban public school systems in the United States. An online copy of the report is available at www.cgcs.org/reports/beat_the_oddsIV.html.
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Disclaimer: The Achiever contains news and information about public and private organizations for the reader's information. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any products or services offered or views expressed.
Thank you for your interest in The Achiever, the U.S. Department of Education's biweekly bulletin on No Child Left Behind, the historic, bipartisan education reform law signed by President Bush in January 2002. We are delighted to hear that the newsletter is providing you with the resources needed to help you in your efforts to improve education.
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Following the Phillies' 12-5 romp over the visiting Reds on Monday night, the team announced that lefty reliever Jeremy Horst was placed on paternity leave and that righthander Phillippe Aumont would be called up to the Phils, in order to fill his void.
The 23-year-old Quebec, Canada native was acquired from Seattle in the Dec. 2009 Cliff Lee trade, along with RHP J.C. Ramirez and OF Tyson Gillies. Aumont was originally an 11th-round pick of the Mariners in the 2007 draft.
Aumont, ranked as the Phillies' #4 prospect by PhilliesNation.com prior to the 2012 season, had posted a 3-1 record with a 4.26 ERA and 14 saves in 41 relief outings for Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season.
Until this week, Aumont had been quite hot, posting a 2.08 ERA with a 1-0 record and five saves in 15 outings since the International League All-Star break. However, in his most recent outing, he surrendered four earned runs in 2/3 of an inning during a loss to Toledo on Sunday.
At 6-foot-7 and weighing 260 pounds, Aumont is a considerably imposing figure on the mound, sporting a fastball that mostly ranges from 96 to 98 MPH, along with a strong curve ball, a sinker as well as a split. The tools are certainly there, but Aumont still needs to improve his consistency in order to achieve the levels of success that have been expected of him since he pitched in the 2008 MLB Futures Game, or the 2009 World Baseball Classic, when he struck out David Wright, Kevin Youkilis and Curtis Granderson to escape a jam.
Horst and his wife Maureen will be welcoming their second child. The couple already has a four-year-old daughter. The 26-year-old Horst has a 1-0 record with a 1.06 ERA in 16 outings with the Phillies this season..
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I know a lot of posters have been waiting for Aumont's call up.
I feel like I just read this haha. Regardless, this is the Phillies offense, and I don't know that the retrun of Chase Utley is necessarily going to be the cure-all that people keep suggesting. All I keep hearing is that when Utley comes back the lineup will be fine. Utley is one guy. What we really need is less Raul and more Mayberry/Dom Brown (eventually). What we really need is Ben Fran to hit breaking balls. What we really need is to drop Jimmy down the lineup until he learns to take a walk. I'm not saying all these things are going to happen. I'm just saying the Phillies offense needs more than just the retrun of Chase to put up runs.
Lucky I read paternity leave because horst has been the second best arm in the pen.
Get willingham an Polanco on waivers. If we get a top 20 do it.
Hey Chris,This whole thing is a lot to take in, for sure!There are going to be a lot of people on both sides of the fence. I'm in the mdilde right now. I dislike judging trades when they first happen, as most times it depends what happens down the road.Aumont figures to be a closer or late inning guy, which will be interesting if Lidge experiences problems. Will they give him a shot? Go back to Madson? Myers? The scenarios are endless. I need to do some research on Ramierze. Don't know a lot about him, which usually isn't the best deal when it comes to prospects, but I might have overlooked him. You may have saw the e-mail chain I pointed out Gavin Floyds success in Chicago, and meanwhile what have the pitchers we've acquired ourselves amounted to so far? That concerns me.I'm not all that concerned about losing the catcher, but we shall see.
Does Aumont deserve to be promoted? What about Cloyd?
Probably doesn't "deserve" it but he's a pen guy and Cloyd is not. We need a reliever while Horst is out.
Cloyd comes up a lot, but I don't think the organization is convinced on him yet.
One consideration is his batting average on balls in play (BABIP).
This tends to normalize around .300 for the vast majority of pitchers. There are 113 pitchers with 500+ innings since 2008. 97 of those 113 have BABIP between .280 and .310.
And just fyi, it's not like the best pitchers have the lower BABIPs. Halladay has the lowest ERA, but 60th BABIP. Lee has the 5th lowest ERA and 82nd lowest BABIP.
But while it normalizes over time, it varies up and down due to normal variation. Cloyd's BABIP this year is .234, meaning that an unusual number of balls have landed in gloves rather than found holes, and this indicates that his success is PROBABLY not sustainable.
then lets bring him up while he's still in the sustainable mode! when he becomes unsustainable we send him down. see that was easy! and i might as well agree with dipsey. 15-1 is 15-1. i don't care about BABIP. all that means to me is no matter what ya say he's getting it done. and he was gettin it done last year too! just not as good as this year. that tells me that the man knows how to pitch. schmenkman just out of curiosity would you happen to know what greg maddux BABIP was by any chance? i'm not being sarcastic or anything but if i wanted to find out the answer to that i figure you're the guy to ask. i don't know anything about that stuff.
@Ryne: Maddux's career BABIP was .286
BTW, I have no problem with bringing Cloyd up to see what he can do. Just speculating on why the org. may not be as high on him as some fans.
Boy, that Schmenkman is one smart dude. WAY SHARPER THAN ME. Hell, I majored in long division and the times tables in college. Schmenkman must be a genius. Keep up the outstanding analysis. I don't even know how to refute such a mathematical mind. Good thing he is on Phillies Nation.
Okay then.
15-1 is 15-1. BABIP whatever. No offense, Schmenk. I just gotta say, that I am eagerly awaiting the return of a man called Horst.
The Dipsy
I submit for your consideration the case of Daisuke Matsuzaka:
since: 16-18, 5.17 ERA; .303 BABIP, 7.7 K/9, 4.4 BB/9
So: why was Dice-K's 2008 so good?
I've been through the desert with a Horst with no game …
so I hope this young guy proves better.
La la, la, la la la la
you too lou! good one! you guys are crackin me up tonite! usually if i wanna laugh, i go look in the mirror! after i'm done laughing . then i moan.
whoa dipsey that was a real good one my friend. i like a person with a sense of humor. excellant!
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The Cardinals are 19th on the list, the big difference is they were 5 games OVER .500 at that point.
Sure would be nice to just have them make some noise and go into the offseason on an up note.
Phils need th Nats, Reds and one of Giants/Dodgers to beat everyone except us. I believe the Phils have 9 left aginst the Braves. A huge run could pull them back into play. Going to be tough to pass both Pittsburg and St. Louis. How many teams did St. Louis jump to get in?
Only 2, Frisco and the Braves.
only two teams makes it easier. I just want to see them play Howard and Utley a little more sparingly. If they get hurt before the end of the season it's bc to square one for 2013. Tht would be a killer. Also want to see Frandsen and Kratz get the majority of the starts at 3b and cacther. A RUF callup to spare Howard at first would be nice as well.
I agree
hey joe i agree! but i don't think they'll do it ( Ruf or cloyd) ! i think they're too stupid and bullheaded for one. sometimes i wonder if they can recognize good or bad players.
A sacrifice bunt is generally the way to play at home but I can't see it against Chapman. It's too hard to get a bunt down on someone who throws that hard. I would have taken the chances with Jimmy swinging.
Regarding Pierre's play, usually he is a pretty skilled bunter. But considering WIgginton was on 3rd, he shouldn't have tried the play.
A sacrifice bunt is NEVER the way to play. Anywhere. Unless your average is under .200 it is always wrong.
A note on Cloyd: He's not on the 40 man roster, so bringing him up would involve removing someone else who is. ( I believe that player would have to be DFAed in order to remove him.) Just who gets bumped is not a decision I'd care to make.
Good point on the roster.


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Back from vacation and boy was it a good one
I'm back from one of the best weeks I have ever spent in recent memory. If you read my blog entry from last week you would know that I was on vacation in Florida with my family. It was a great break from reality filled with baseball, great Cuban food, white sandy beaches and a boatload of Disney magic. So jump in and hold on tight ya'll are going to help me relive my seven days in the Sunshine State.
Our main priority of the trip was to visit Sun Life Stadium. Now who in their right mind would make it a priority to go to Sun Life Stadium for a baseball game? The Peaslees! For the past 10 or so years we plan our family vacations around baseball games. We plan to hit each ballpark around the Major Leagues. Sun Life was number 25 in terms of team's home ballparks we have seen games in. We just need both New Yorks, Toronto and Seatle and we have hit all 30!
We arrived at the stadium at 5:30 right as the gates opened for the 7pm start of the Marlins and Nationals. Stephen Strasburg was on the mound for the Nats and my little brother Zach proudly wore his number 37 Strasburg t-shirt. Parking was not an issue outside the stadium as it was completely empty. It was nice that we somewhat had priority parking as the lot surrounding the stadium was the only place to park for the game and all that is really ever needed.
There is completely no atmosphere building up to the game outside the stadium. The only fun spot was this huge inflatable of Billy the Marlin. In my opinion the second best mascot in the MLB, behind Pittsburgh's Pirate Parrot of course. We walked up to the ticket booth and purchased a great deal. Upper level behind the plate tickets, four hot dogs and four pops for 68 bucks. Not too shabby. It was a decent promotion on a gloomy Friday night.
Once entering we were greeted by the sound of salsa music.
Quite different than the tradional soft rock you typically hear at PNC Park. From here on out we realized we were in for the most unique baseball experience we have ever experience. Is that a good thing? Maybe, but it this case not really.
Sun Life Stadium is a huge structure. After all it has been home to numerous college bowl games, the Super Bowl and of course the Miami Dolphins. Our seats were right behind home plate buuuuut in the nosebleeds in the 400 level. This escalator escorted us to the tip top of Miami. If you have a serious case of vertigo I recommend splurging on lower level seats.
Once at the top the seats really were not that bad.
As you can see we had a great view perched from our seats. A great view of brightly colored orange seats. A group of business men behind us remarked on how great these seats were. Must have been their first baseball game and they surely have never been to PNC Park. As I told my dad it is a crime baseball is played here.
Since we did make it to the game early, while batting practice was still going on Zach and I
ventured to the outfield in an area called the "Fish Tank" in hopes of retrieving a ball. Because he was wearing his Nationals gear, reliever Joel Peralta tossed a ball up to Zach.
The crowd in th eoutfield had to be the most uneducated group of baseball fans ever. It really was a reflection on the whole crowd at Sun Life that night. These "fans" could care less about the game and are only there for the extra circular activities. And there are a bunch. I will compliment the fans on being the quickest to start a wave, however it happened in the 2nd inning. I hate the wave but these fans ate it up as it went around the park at least a dozen times.
It was a Fiesta Friday! Complete with mariachi bands roaming the outfield stands, four DJ's spinning tracks on the concourse and a grape soda chugging contest. It was the most random assortment of events I have ever seen at a baseball game. But the crowd ate it up. Everyone on their feet was dancing, screaming and enjoying the culture. It was the most diverse crowd I have ever been involved with at a game. To accomodate the very large Hispanic crowd the PA anouncer announced the batters and lineups and most announcements in English as well as Spanish, first time I have ever heard that at a baseball game. Florida also adorned their "Los Marlins" jerseys.
I did meet a new friend on the concourse level at Sun Life Stadium.
He looked friendly as we walked towards each other and I simply asked if he was a Pirates fan with my hand extended ready to shake his hand. He looked at perplexed and gave me a stern "No!" Taken aback I said "why the jersey?" In a loud booming voice he goes, "I'm a CLEMENTE fan. I do not like the Pirates anymore." I told him I still am a Pirates fan, which gave him a good laugh and he reluctantly snapped this photo with me.
Stephen Strasburg earned the win for the Nats. He was shaky to start but still managed seven strikeouts in six innings. The crowd was over 20,000 for the first time since Opening Day one fan told us. In 2012 the Marlins will be awarded one of the most beautiful ballparks in baseball. They waste no time in marketing it. Pictures are plastered all over publications, outfield walls and even in the background of the scoreboard when players are up to bat.
It was a unique experience at the game. I enjoyed myself and really would like to go back when the new stadium is opened. It is needed, baseball should never be played in an outdoor barn like that. But quite frankly the fans and citizens of Miami do not deserve it.
Outside the park there is some even more crazy stuff going on.Artwork like this decorates the
walls of the gates all around the stadium. Like what the heck is it? What does it mean? Nobody could answer my pressing questions.
I was most happy with the Marlins when I saw this flying at the main gates of the stadium. The Pirate flag was a perfect segway to the second half of our vacation in Disney World.
We milled around all four parks and had a great time as children at heart. My favorite ride at the Magic Kingdom is of course Pirates of the Caribbean. I do like the movies and the musical score as it is often played at PNC Park. After riding the ride multiple times my brother and I had a heyday in the giftshop.
Rocking our Jack Sparow dreads, more like Andrew McCutchen in our book. We looked the part of true Pirates whether we be of the Carribean or Pittsburgh.
Hey, Hey!
Raise the Jolly Roger!
Since I haven't been home with my family all summer this week was definitely welcomed and the perfect opportunity to bond and catch up. It was unforgettable with memories I will carry on forever.
I am now ready to make my way back to PNC Park to see my Bucs take on the Padres. In my hiatus the Pirates have been hot, red hot. Everyone is hitting the ball putting up almost 50 runs since the All-Star break. This here is the future of the Pirates and it seems to be shaping up beautifully.
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I loved reading about your vacation adventures! Nice pics too, especially the one of you and the Clemente fan! Sounds like a grouchy guy. lol. Welcome back.
I love reading about your vacations! Ran into my friend Steve at Dodger STadium and he said he was going on vacation. I then asked (I already knew the answer) "Is it Baseball related?" to which he answered "Is there anything else?." Love reading your adventures!
The Clemente fan was funny, glad you got to enjoy Disney after seeing the 'what shall we call it this week' stadium. Vacations are meant to be when you can truly be a kid all the time…
Yeah, the Pirates have been doing great! Lastings Milledge is a beast in the outfield–I watched a game the other night where he saved several runs with hustle, athleticism and outfielding skills.
You are so right about a non-vibe outside Sun Life before a Marlins game. Used to think it was because of the high humidity and temps, but maybe it is more of the people wanting to find a quick cold beverage and a cool place to stand or sit.
But they do hold a great Friday night bowl of fun and music. Of course I still have my Marlins vuvuzela/Air Horn to remember them by…..
As for Disney, there is a reason they call it the happiest place on earth…The only frown is in your wallet at the end of the day.
Glad you had an great trip, and hopefully you will get to Safeco Field…It is my favorite MLB park.
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i'm glad you had a great time on vacation! Hmm that encounter with the uh Clemente fan was a bit interesting… yet he did get a photo with you so that's cool haha
Nice pirate gear hehehe
Absolutely outstanding! And the fact you guys plan vacations around games is great. You have a great family my friend. Only a couple more parks to go and you'll have been to them all; outstanding.
I LOVE Miami :O) And that is an awesome stadium…been there for both Dolphins and Marlins games. It is not great for baseball though, thats for sure. And many of the fans are clueless. I can't wait until the new stadium is done…one more excuse for me to go to Miami!
Awesome, Matt. This is what baseball is all about… road trippin' and havin' a blast.
Seems the Pirates had solved their offensive problems just in time for you to leave. Its a shame you couldn't see the spankings they put on the Brewers.
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Actors from the community will perform in North Central College's Summer Musical Theatre, featuring the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical "Evita" in June and features actors from the community.
Six performances will be staged at 7:30 p.m. June 20-21 and 27-28 and at 2 p.m. June 22 and 29 in North Central's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave. Tickets are $18/adults and $12/students and senior citizens; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
"Evita," which began as a rock opera concept album in 1976, follows the life of controversial Argentine political leader Eva Perón, wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. "Evita" begins with the character's tragic death and then traces the trail of affairs, blackmail, and political and social drama that led to the character's untimely end.
Brian Lynch, North Central's fine arts director and veteran of Broadway touring productions, is the show's director and choreographer. Ali Kordelewski, a 2012 North Central graduate with degrees in choral and instrumental music education, gives musical direction.
"I've always loved 'Evita' since I performed in it as both Magaldi and Che at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse," says Lynch. "I feel it's one of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's finest works."
"Evita," he says, takes a very special leading lady to make the part work. Alaina Wis and Andrea Larson-Musselman are double cast in the role and will follow the lead of the original Eva Perón, played by Patti LuPone, who will appear in concert at North Central next April 24.
"Both Alaina and Andrea, an alum of North Central, are very talented and have the necessary vocal pyrotechnics to bring this score to life," says Lynch. "And when you add two more of our alumni, Keith Carlson as Juan Peron and Dave Musselman as Che Gueverra, we have a stellar cast that will blow the roof off Pfeiffer Hall."
The cast for "Evita" features nearly 100 community residents as dancers, Argentine people, soldiers and these principal roles (some are double cast):
Eva Perón: Alaina Wis of Naperville and Andrea Larson-Musselman of Naperville, a 2010 graduate of North Central
Che Guevara: David Musselman (photo, left) of Naperville, a 2012 graduate of North Central
Juan Perón: Keith Carlson of Naperville, a 1995 graduate of North Central
Perón's Mistress: Alex Oechsel and Taylor Oechsel of Naperville
Magaldi: Derek Bacon of Osceola, Ind., a 2014 graduate of North Central
Eva's Brother: Sean Lynch of Warrenville, a North Central senior
Eva's Family: Kathy Musselman of Woodridge, a 2006 graduate of North Central; Amanda Strolia of Woodridge, a North Central senior; Katie Paulsen of Wheaton; Jane Warfel of Naperville
Business Man: Abram Vences of Berwyn, a North Central senior
Radio Man: Eric Kopicki of Burr Ridge
Lovers: Chris Oechsel of Naperville, George Peck of Naperville, Sean Lynch of Warrenville
"Evita" is the one of three musicals this summer at North Central College. The Summer Light Opera directed by Matt Boresi presents Gilbert & Sullivan's "Trial by Jury" and "The Sorcerer" July 11-13 and 17-19. The final musical of the summer is "Bye Bye Birdie," directed by Susan Craig-Olsen and presented Aug. 1-3 and 8-10.


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BSC Alerts
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May 18, 2006
Members Present: Dr. Louis Aikens, Mr. Jack Caffrey (via conference call), Mr. Jack Stafford, Mr. Norris Kantor, Mr. Jeffrey Forlines, Ms. Anne Crowe, Mr. Daniel Frost (via conference call), Mr. Eli Sharp (via conference call), and Dr. Norman Mirsky
Members Absent: Mr. Edward Knight III, Mr. James Palmer III, The Reverend Garry Moore, and Dr. Lyn Guy
Guests: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. John Cardwell, Mr. Jim Nelson, Dr. Tom Blevins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Mr. David Lord, Ms. Felica Blanks, Mr. Kevin Pruitt, Mr. John White, and Ms. Anita Barilla
Chairman Norris Kantor called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. in the Othello Harris-Jefferson Student Center Private Dining Room and asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the April 20, 2006 meeting. Motion was made (NMirsky/LAikens) to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried.
Financial and Administrative Affairs – Ms. Shelia Johnson
Ms. Johnson informed the group that an 8% tuition and fee increase was requested. HEPC approved a 7% increase. She explained that the instate tuition will be raised from $1,705 to $1,824 per semester, an increase of $119. Ms. Johnson referred to material previously distributed and reviewed the salary data included. She informed the group that a salary increase request may be brought before the Board in the fall when enrollment data is complete. She discussed the Mercer Salary Schedule and explained the different salary steps and the effect on an employee's salary with an increase in years of service. Mr. Frost discussed the length of time to fund the first salary schedule which was not fully funded until 2001. Ms. Johnson informed the group that New River Community and Technical College plans to fully fund its salary schedule in 2 years. She reported that the average years of employment for NRCTC employees is six years, while BSC's average years for classified staff employment is 13 years. Discussion followed.
Dr. Aikens questioned the need for the Legislative Committee to continue to seek funding for BSC and asked if the committee is still an active committee. Dr. Walker reviewed contacts made with the legislature during the last legislative session and the need to plan for next year's session. Discussion followed.
President's Report – Dr. Albert L. Walker
* Commencement Exercise
- Valedictorian and Bearer of the Mace was Mr. William Carl Van Stavern with a 4.0 GPA
- The speaker was former Secretary of Education Dr. Rod Paige.
- 365 degrees conferred
- Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award – Ms. Sandra "Kay" Thompson
- Brian Delp Service Leadership Award – Ms. Heidi Bolden
* Cruise Nursing Conference with speaker Ms. Barb Bancroft
* DARPA 2007 Grand Challenge will be a 60-mile urban course to be completed in fewer than six hours by the top three autonomous ground vehicles. First prize is $2 million
* Engineering Technology Olympics was held on April 26, 2006 at the Bluefield City Park
* BSC Jazz Ensemble Spring Clinic and Concert held on May 11, 2006 in the BSC Auditorium
* Mercer County Schools Reading Bee held on April 28 and the Math Field Day to be held on May 30-31
* BSC Outstanding Classified Employees Award for 2006 – Ms. Deidi Rose and Mr. Tom Harrison
* BSC Retirees honored on May 11, 2006
* Spirit of Bluefield Awards Ceremony to be held on May 22, 2006 at the Bluefield Holiday Inn
* Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence Award given to Dr. Albert Walker in April 2006
Academic Affairs – Dr. Don Smith
Dr. Smith reported that the institution is now in the process of interviews for hiring new faculty and filling vacant faculty positions. He discussed the salary needed to attract qualified faculty members especially in specific areas of instruction such as Allied Health, Engineering and Accounting.
Dr. Smith discussed grant proposals generated and informed the group that four full time faculty are currently receiving release time from teaching for grant related work. He informed the group that most often these teaching positions must be filled by qualified adjunct for quality instruction. Dr. Blanks discussed research done by her unit using BSC's Peer Institution list to discover income generated from grant proposals. She reviewed the information for the group. Mr. Forlines asked that a goal be set for writing grant proposals and a report be made to the Board each month. Discussion followed.
Mr. Sharp asked what other institutions are doing as far as compensation for faculty between various majors. He asked how BSC can become competitive when attracting faculty in various disciplines. Dr. Smith expressed a desire to create a faculty committee to address this issue.
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management – Mr. John Cardwell
- BSC had 365 students to graduate on May 13, 2006.
- Pre-registration continues for currently enrolled students with applications for new students up approximately 12.9%.
- Nursing and Radiologic Technology have completed orientation for new students.
- The Upper-Classman II hosted a community open house and dinner on May 15, 2006 and announced its plan to provide 10 room scholarships for the fall semester.
- Job Fair on May 13, 2006 was very successful. There were 62 employers on campus and over 380 people to attend.
- Student Life will be holding a two week summer sports camp for area youth.
- Student Government hosted an awards program on April 21, 2006 at the Bluefield Elks Club.
- Metro rate – 34 currently enrolled students will see a decrease in tuition as a result of by the metro rate, an amount that can be made up with the increase in enrollment from border counties. Letters have been sent out to all high school counselors informing them of the change in the rates for bordering counties.
- Enrollment management is working to bring international students to the institution by working with the Saudi Arabian Embassy. There are currently 24 students at Virginia Tech that are expected to enroll for the fall semester at BSC. Two BSC international students are working with Enrollment Management to attract other international students. There have been 15 applications received so far from those efforts. International student applications are up 300%.
Human Resources – Mr. David Lord
Mr. Lord discussed the progress of faculty searches and informed the group that the position in engineering has a foreign national as the top candidate. He discussed the process for hiring this individual and informed the group that the market salary will be determined by the Department of Labor.
Institutional Development and Advancement – Dr. Felica Blanks
- The Development office is working in conjunction with AAA to offer a Carnival Cruise from Jacksonville to the Bahamas on January 4-8, 2007. The cruise line will make a contribution of $80 per cabin to Bluefield State College. Dr. and Mrs. Walker will be hosts of this event. The cost will be $395-$485 per person depending on the types of cabins available.
- BSC Foundation Board met in May and approved its operating budget. Dr. Blanks discussed the various scholarships included in the budget totaling $226,329.
- Mass mailing to be sent in the next few weeks to request contributions in the name of the five schools.
- About $5000 in Neighborhood Investment Program (NIP) credits are still available for the current fiscal year which ends on June 30, 2006. Dr. Blanks asked that Board members make an additional contribution to the NIP program to take advantage of the tax credits before the end of the fiscal period.
- The Spirit of Bluefield Awards will be held on May 22, 2006.
- Fund raising concert with the Emeralds is planned for this summer.
- Development office has been working in the Beckley area establishing an office in the Workforce WV Center to assist individuals seeking employment and training opportunities. BSC information is distributed.
Next meeting date is June 15, 2006
With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 9:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,


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An article by Albany Times Union columnist Fred Lebrun on August 5 said that the new rules regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking) will be made public by Labor Day, and that plans by the Cuomo administration call for a limited number of wells, just 50, in 2013.
The information in the article is similar to that of a story in The New York Times three weeks ago. Lebrun writes that during the first phase of drilling there will be no direct taxes on the drilling industry, and that contaminated water from the drilling sites will be treated as "medical waste" as opposed to "toxic waste," which is more toxic and more expensive to handle.
Lebrun also said that the legislature would be drawn into the process. He wrote, "For fracking to go forward, the legislature will be called on for extra DEC funding and to pass a package of yet unspecified regulatory bills. This will make the legislature a full partner in the harms and risks of hydrofracking, and should make for an interesting and shifting dynamic as we go forward."
The report says, "Top state officials are in the process of briefing selected environmental groups on a plan to be publicly released in a couple of weeks."
At least one environmental group is not happy with what they are hearing. Environmental Working Group (EWG) Senior Counsel
Dusty Horwitt issued a statement in reaction to the report. It said, in part, "The Cuomo Administration appears to be close to taking a multi-billion-dollar gamble with New Yorkers' drinking water, health and home values by moving ahead with shale gas drilling before Labor Day. This would be a mistake."
Additionally, the statement said the drilling industry had access to more information about the process than the rest of the public. It said, "Documents recently obtained by EWG under a freedom of information request suggest that the Cuomo administration's proposed lax regulation of the drilling industry is no accident. The documents show that last year, the administration shared at least some of its detailed draft rules with the industry prior to making them public. This one-sided access gave drilling companies a behind-the-scenes opportunity to weaken at least one requirement of the draft plan and raised questions about what other influence the drillers might have had. While state regulators have essentially claimed that they were required to share this information with the regulated industry, nowhere in the law does it say that regulators must share detailed regulatory proposals or specific permit language with industry—and only with industry—outside of the public's eye."
If the Department of Environmental Conservation does unveil the final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement before Labor Day, that might also break the impasse in the Delaware River Basin Commission regarding its new rules about fracking, because if Cuomo allows it to go forward in the state, it seems unlikely he would continue to oppose it in the Delaware River Basin. That might allow drilling to go forward in Wayne County, PA.


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Lopez said the arrest was made approximately at 11 p.m. Monday.
Other accounts of the incident indicate Quintanilla was doing doughnuts in the high school parking lot. "It's factual," Lopez said.
"He is an adult by law," he added.
"We are processing the case and will get it to the appropriate prosecutor," Lopez said. "In this case, it's the county attorney. It. will be submitted to him.
Lopez noted that the DWI is going to be filed as a misdemeanor offense.
A Facebook account shows Quintanilla apologizing and stating that he takes full responsibility for his actions.
Quintanilla recently signed to play football and baseball at Texas A&M University -Kingsville.
More information on the story will be posted and in the Refugio County Press on May 15.


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Horses at the shelters
Just curious as I have never backpacked overnight into the Smokies, how likely is it that you will run into a horse party at the shelters (where they are allowed)? I am sure it depends on the time of year but I am thinking mid week during the summer. Is this something that the park can tell you when you register? Nothing against horses, I just don't care for them for several reasons, especially in a camp site, and would like to avoid a group if possible. For myself I plan to stay in a regular site but this may be the year that I take my kids with me and I was thinking that a shelter would make the trip a little more comfortable for them for the first time. My first trip was to a shelter in upstate NY and that was a great first trip for me.
Thanks in advance.
Hoosier, assuming you will be staying on or near the AT (there are shelters off the AT, but not many), the GSMNP "dollar" map shows where on the AT horses are allowed and not allowed.
My favorite shelter is Tricorner Knob, but its also a favorite stop for horseback riders who have ridden the Balsam ridge from Catalooche.
I don't know your kids, but I know if I was a kid (kindof still am), I would rather stay in a tent with my family than be forced to sleep with a bunch of strangers in a critter infested shelter.
Remember that peak times for Northbound thru-hikers in the smokies is right around the corner.
Have fun! its good to hear about parents taking their kids past the front country campgrounds.
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