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PHILADELPHIA — A promising young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when he was selected by NBC's upcoming reality TV program, "The Contender," committed suicide.
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Police said 23-year-old Najai Turpin shot himself in the head at 4 a.m. Monday while sitting with his girlfriend in a parked car outside the West Philadelphia gym where he trained. Investigators were unsure why he took his life.
An NBC spokeswoman said the producers, cast and crew of "The Contender" were shocked and saddened by Turpin's death. The program, scheduled to debut March 7, will go on as planned.
Produced by reality TV mogul Mark Burnett, "The Contender" will follow the lives of 16 boxers competing against each other for a chance at a million-dollar purse.
The episodes involving Turpin had already been taped.
Percy "Buster" Custus, a trainer who had worked with him since Turpin was 12, said the boxer had enjoyed his experiences with the show but seemed troubled in recent weeks. He said Turpin abruptly left a training camp in the Poconos and returned home to Philadelphia, saying he missed his family.
"None of us really know what brought this about," Custus said Tuesday. "You just want to see the boys come out of the neighborhood. From the time they're young kids, you really want to see them make it. And he was right there."
Turpin had a 13-1 record and had won a city Recreation Department title before he was picked for "The Contender."
A biography on the show's Web site called him an "extremely soft-spoken" but focused fighter who worked two day jobs to support his family. He had a 2-year-old daughter.
"You would never know he was a fighter," Custus said. "He was a tough guy in the ring. He was a vicious fighter. But outside the ring he was a different man."
Police said they didn't know where Turpin got the gun. He was not licensed to carry a handgun and the weapon was not registered to him.
NBC released a statement from Burnett in which he called Turpin a "great fighter with tremendous heart and courage."
"The episode in which he was most depicted will stand as a wonderful testament to who he was. It will not be changed," Burnett wrote.
A tribute to Turpin will be added to the show. Viewers will also be offered a chance to donate money to a trust fund set up to support Turpin's child.
NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks declined to say how Turpin had fared in the show, which is to conclude with a live championship bout between two finalists in May. She said, however, that the show will not need to be overhauled because of Turpin's death.
Every contestant was being paid $1,500 per week to stay in training pending the finale.
Turpin worked out at the James Shuler Memorial Gym, a haven for serious fighters from a rough and impoverished neighborhood.
Tybius Flowers, another boxer at the gym, was murdered last year shortly before he was to appear as a key witness in a murder trial.
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Comments: I've got to say I'm a dedicated adidas shoe man (Barricades mostly), but these are pretty good shoes.
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Comments: I bought these shoes on September 9. On September 17 the shoes are
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From: Don, 8/11
Comments:These shoes are the most comfortable on the planet. I have been a player for many years and have worn
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From: George. 7/11
Comments: This is the Cliff Notes Version of my comments. I have played in the shoes less than a month for
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From: Martez, 7/11
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From: Anon. 5/11
Comments: I bought these shoes at the end of March, beginning of April direct from NB. Overall, the shoe is way
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From: AJ, Fairfield, CA, USA. 4/11
Comments: Bought these shoes today in the size d, and hit with them for about an hour and half. Overall a pretty
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Shumlin, however, said the proposal would derail the states economic recovery.
This is a bad idea at the wrong time, Shumlin said late Friday evening. Ive made it very clear: We should not raise income taxes, we will not raise income taxes, and we must not raise income taxes.
Rep. Janet Ancel, an East Montpelier Democrat and chairwoman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said Thursday the proposal isnt an income tax hike at all. She said the plan would function as a middle-class tax cut that benefits about 250,000 taxpayers nearly three-quarters of all income tax filers.
The proposal would cap the dollar value of the deductions used mostly by wealthier Vermonters to reduce their income tax obligations. Lawmakers would then use that revenue to buy down income tax rates across the board.
Lawmakers say its an attempt to inject some fairness into a system where unlimited deductions allow some high earners to minimize their contributions to the state treasury.
People making $200,000 and up would see their tax burdens climb in the aggregate by $5.4 million per year, based on 2010 tax data. Filers reporting incomes of less than $150,000, meanwhile, would see their obligations drop by a total of $4 million annually.
The changes would be especially drastic for people earning more than $1 million, about 100 of which, based on tax data from 2010, would see their annual tax bills jump on average by nearly $25,000.
The benefits to lower-income and middle-class Vermonters arent huge filers earning between $75,000 and $100,000 would see their annual tax bills drop on average by about $80. But given the passage earlier this year of an increase in the gas tax, Ancel said, it makes sense for elected officials to find ways to make other taxes more progressive.
The gas tax is a regressive tax, so to the extent that we just increased a regressive tax, it makes sense to me to see if we can make the income tax more progressive at the same time, she said Thursday.
Shumlin disagreed forcefully. He said the proposal materialized in the waning days of the session, and that lawmakers havent sufficiently vetted its potential impacts on Vermonts fragile economic recovery. And he said he has emerging data to indicate the proposal isnt revenue-neutral.
The Legislature based its analysis on tax returns from 2010, the most recent year for which data were available. Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said 2010 data are anomalous, as they reflect the low point coming out of the recession.
The Legislatures proposal would cap income tax deductions at 2½ times the standard deduction, meaning filers could claim maximum deductions of about $30,000.
Shumlin said preliminary analyses by the administration of the Legislatures proposal based on tax data from 2007 a year more like were in now, according to Spaulding forecasts revenue increases in the ballpark of $10 million.
Shumlin didnt have the copies of that analysis available for review at an ad hoc press conference Friday evening.
Vermonters dont want the Legislature extending the session, going into overtime to raise income taxes, and passing tax packages on the fly when we dont know what they do, Shumlin said.
Ancel and Sen. Tim Ashe, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, say the proposal is anything but new. Ancels committee has been working on the issue of limiting deductions since 2010, when the Blue Ribbon Tax Commission a panel created by then-Senate President Peter Shumlin touted the approach not only as a way to improve equity in the tax code, but also as a way to bring down the marginal rates that lend to Vermonts image as a high-tax state.
It will have a significant impact on our economy, on our job growth, Shumlin said.
And Shumlin made it clear he wont abide the change if its passed into law.
I cannot tell you more clearly, though I dont make veto threats, this is the wrong thing to do it, we dont know what were doing, its the wrong time, we should not do it, Shumlin said.
The fight over tax policy has highlighted the ideological divisions within a one-party rule that has, for the most part, held together without incident over the first three years of the second-term governors reign.
If the split over tax policy yields legislation for which Shumlin cannot stand, the governor may have to turn to allies in the Republican super-minorities in the House and Senate.
High-ranking administration officials in recent days have sought to gauge support for their position among Republicans, should they need the minority caucuses support to sustain a veto.
House Minority Leader Don Turner said he was approached Thursday by a top Shumlin aide about the stance of his caucus on the issue of taxes. Turner earlier this year managed to get 55 no votes on the Houses version of the tax bill.
It was enough, he noted at the time, to sustain a veto should the governor be so inclined. That bill raised $23 million by raising taxes on everything from soda and candy to bottled water and clothing.
Turner said the Shumlin aide just wanted to make sure we were still in that mindset. Turner said he told the aide, Our caucus is absolutely committed to not raising taxes, and I know I can deliver those votes.
Hopes of a Saturday adjournment were dashed shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, when Smith and Campbell emerged from an hour-long meeting in the speakers office with the heads of the bodies tax and budget committees.
The two leaders said unresolved issues over the tax bill and the budget wouldnt be untangled that night, and that the Legislature would return Saturday and Monday to finish its business. Minutes later, following a small revolt among rank-and-file senators, the schedule was altered again: Lawmakers will take the weekend off, and return Monday and Tuesday.
Smith said he hopes to find resolution on a tax bill thats amenable to all parties. But he made it clear that we dont have to have agreement with the governor on the tax bill.
By Monday, members of the House and Senate will find out whether their speaker and president have dropped the proposal, of if theyll attempt to drag the governor kicking into what would be the most significant fiscal reform in recent memory.
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North Central College features three musical performances this weekend as part of its fine and performing arts season—two on Friday, Nov. 2, and one Sunday, Nov. 4—with special offers to faculty, staff and students on two shows.
For faculty, staff and students, the box office is offering a 20 percent discount on its $50, $40 and $10/person tickets to the Chicago Sinfonietta concert, "Dia de los Muertos," at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in Wentz Concert Hall. The Sinfonietta performance will be a special event, honoring Harold Wilde for his service as North Central's president. Read more
The box office also is offering $5/faculty, staff and student to attend the Chicago Chamber Musicians concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Wentz Concert Hall. Read more
To receive these discounts stop by or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW.
Also on Friday, Nov. 2, acclaimed North Central College jazz faculty and vibraphonist Brad Stirtz and other members of the College's jazz faculty will perform at 8 p.m. in Madden Theatre. Tickets are priced as published; $20/adults and $15/students and senior citizens. Read more


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Nice - I assume you made this thread so early is because you are as excited as I am about this one...
Let's go Knicks!
Sorry, folks. This one is way early, but it gets done when it gets done. Please focus on the prior game thread VS Atlanta by Dzwonsson before posting in here.
GT OST - Mastadon: I just bum it too much. Press play NOW!
Defeating The Heat: Prone To Zone
Spoelstra's new offense creates tremendous movement and is absolutely perfect for his personnel. It gets Wade, LeBron and Bosh open in their best spots and more importantly going at the rim where all three are tremendously lethal. It plays to their great baskeball IQ and allows the Heat to run wild in a spread out defense where they can beat every matchup through greatly timed cuts and wonderful movement.
This is one of the better offensive concepts that I have seen in the past few years (second to Phil Jackson's Triangle). This "spread" offense works very well when the defense they are facing is in man, LeBron, Bosh and Wade all must be respected both inside and in the perimeter game. The zone defense allows players to remain more or less in position, their teammates can play proper help defense and contest mid-range jumpers, and collapse to defend the rim.
Which one of you enjoys an ass filling the most?
The zone takes away all the space created by spreading the floor and so grinds the Heat's "spread" to a halt. The ability to play this zone against Spoelstra's personnel is all predicated, as far as I have seen, on the defending team having a solid defender at the rim (I haven't personally seen the Heat play another zone without a premier shot blocker in their midst)
Get on the boards, Amar'e!
Miami out-rebound opponents on a nightly basis. Stoudemire's glass cleaning will be put under the microscope. Will he answer the call and outplay his opponents where the game's balance teeters?
Offensive Key To A Win
● Establishing a post threat through either STAT &/or Melo
● Getting open looks for Novak and JR as the second unit emerges
● Moving off the ball by Anthony
● Only allowing 1 shot as seen in the Dallas game
● Utilise Chandler's excellent timing and catching against the Heat's smaller centers.
Crazy⑧s Big Fat Fact
Melo and Lin combine for a usage rate of over 60%. If Stoudemire wants touches, he's going to have to get them off the glass.
knicksonline.com poster in the spotlight
I've been highlighting some of the more passionate game thread enthusiasts lately, and LeFlume is amidst that esteemed group of O&B bleeders.
LeFlume: linguistic aesthetic is high there. Is that French? If I had to guess what it meant, I'd go with DESTROYER OF HEIMEN.
Plutonic Man L💓VE
Between the unique pregame handshake between Landry Fields and Jeremy Lin to Fields allowing Lin to crash on his couch the night before Linsanity began almost two weeks ago against the Nets, the off-court friendship between the new Knicks backcourt is an obvious one.
But as the two have begun to play together on the court, that relationship is starting to pay dividends on the court:
I think having that friendship off the court is really showing on the court, Fields said after the Knicks won their seventh straight game Wednesday night, a 100-85 laugher at the Garden over the Sacramento Kings. The chemistry is there, and Im just really thankful for that.
With Lin playing alongside him, Fields has looked like a totally different player recently, envoking images of the player that surprised nearly everyone last season when he became the Knicks starting shooting guard after he was an unheralded second round pick out of Stanford.
But the chemistry between Lin and Fields on the court is obvious. Fields was on the receiving end of two Lin lobs for easy alley-oop dunks in Wednesdays win, and exploited Sacramentos defense for an easy backdoor layup, as well.
We talk a lot out there, Fields said. If I see something, Ill tell him, and vice versa.When that happens, we usually capitalize on it.
For all of the plaudits that Lin has received for running the pick-and-roll, DAntoni also praised Fields ability to run the staple of DAntonis up-tempo offense, as well.
The biggest surprise, and the most improved, is Landry Fields and how he runs the pick-and-roll now, DAntoni said. He had five assists tonight, seven last night, something like that. Now weve got a couple [of] guys, and that should be easy money for Tyson [Chandler] and Amare [Stoudemire].
Fields improved play has earned plaudits from his teammates, as well.
I absolutely love what Im seeing from Landry, said Chandler. Tonight he was hitting the glass, making hard cuts defensively hes all over the place.
At some point, even after the brilliance of Linsanity over the past two weeks, Lin and the Knicks will hit a rough patch. Chandler said having a friend to help you through those times in a long and often grueling NBA season particularly this year, due to the lockout-shortened season and truncated schedule can pay dividends.
I think, just the comfort, having somebody that youre really close with, [helps], Chandler said. The NBA is a long season, and those times you feel down and all of that stuff, theyre good for each other.
The Starting 五
The one man bukkake hose.
Was raised on the blood of wolverines.
Laundry Folds
Can't say the word boob without blushing.
Cunning Lingus
It's said that in Hong Kong they sacrifice a virgin before every Knicks game. That is extreme.
The Man Handler
The man is just ****ing cool. There is nothing else to say.
Crazy⑧s Knick on UAV
The inconsistency, the flashes of brilliance, the on and off focus on either end, the lack of desire. What will we get out of this cat in this, one of the biggest games of the season?
We need his best output against Bosh.
Nice - I assume you made this thread so early is because you are as excited as I am about this one...
Let's go Knicks!
I assume he's going abroad for some business reason or he's busy with more personal stuff (baby already born?).
NP, work is work, can't do anything about it... once I did some EVS work in Italy for almost a month, know how it works. BTW, have you been in China since the Linsanity exploded?
Nice Work Crazy, I like the idea of getting this game thread up early. It could set Knicksonline records for most views and most posts in a game thread. Im happy to have my post on the 1st page, We about to make History
I think we'll blow Miami out, the same way Pat Riley had lebron and Bosh blow him out, which he used to blackmail them with, to get them in Miami taking a note out of Puff Daddys book
LMAOOO u saw Boshs picture pointing at Lebrick... he looks like a super queer
I'll be at this game REPPING us HARD!!!
I expect a complete takeover by the Orange & Blue in the crowd...like the good ol' days.
Instead of beating down, Garbonzo, DooDoo Brown, and Hardangay...we get to trounce the 'Dreamgirls' now!!! Woo f u c k ing hoo!!!
Awesome game thread as usual, Crazy' bro!!!
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@ClydeFacts "When one of his ladys asked clyde why he doesnt text he said if you dont get the message by now a phone aint gonna help." Except for Kate. Wobble Wobble!
Not like that's something new to us....
I laughed my ass off when watching that 'Closet Heat' video during the lockout, Lebron: "I went to Chris' house and he gave me HANDJOB after HANDJOB..mhhhh"
You really need to watch that on u.tube in case you haven't - it's funny ish.
Re Miami game: We're waiting for the fireworks like July 4th!!
Lin is going to destroy Chalmers. I can't wait until they put Lebron on him and he slaps Lebrons face with his wang.
This is going to be a big test. If Tyson can hold down the paint and Amarknee doesn't play swiss cheese then we should be set.
Great thread. Go Knicks!
Nice thread bro, I dont think anyone minds its up early. Miami defense is crazy good but they have trouble defending the three ball. If we can knock down those shots we should be close in the fourth quarter to win this game. I can't wait to see Shump on Wade or Lebron.
Just added the 'poster in the spotlight' section to the thread. Sorry I forgot, LeFlume!
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I've been highlighting some of the more passionate game thread enthusiasts lately, and LeFlume is amidst that esteemed group of O&B bleeders.
LeFlume: linguistic aesthetic is high there. Is that French? If I had to guess what it meant, I'd go with DESTROYER OF HEIMEN.
In the past Melo has been able to almost cancel out Lebron head to head excluding assists. But hes far outta rhythm right now, hopefully he can get something going against the Hawks that can carry over to the Heat game. I think Lin will play well, nobodies really been able to stop him.
Chandlers gonna have to stay outta foul trouble and have a big impact in the paint for us to get this win, we all know hes capable of it. If Stat can cancel out Bosh, ill be happy with that. Im crossing my fingers that Shump will be back, no way we win this game without his defense. I think hes the best defender on the team and one of the best 2guards defensively already. A better version of Tony Allen in the making


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Americana Cake
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Ready Time: 180 min
- Yield: 16 servings
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 1/4 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 red apple, peeled, grated (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Additional chopped pecans (optional)
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 325°F. Spray a 12 cup fluted pan or 10-inch tube pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- BEAT egg whites in bowl of electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form; transfer to another bowl.
- COMBINE shortening, sugar and egg yolks. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
- COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed until mixed. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Reduce speed to low.
- ADD pineapple with juice, sour cream and almond extract. Beat until blended. Stir in egg whites, apple and 1 cup nuts with spoon. Spoon into prepared pan.
- BAKE 45 to 55 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 to 7 minutes. Refrigerate 5 minutes before removing from pan. Place cake, top side up, on wire rack. Cool completely. Place cake on serving plate.
- COMBINE powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice in small bowl; drizzle over top of cake, letting excess glaze run down side.
- SPRINKLE with additional nuts, if desired, before glaze hardens.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 slice, 1/16 of cake), Calories 360 (Calories from Fat 170), Total Fat 19g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 60mg, Sodium 170mg, Total Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 30g), Protein 4g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 4%, Calcium 4%, Iron 8%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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Echlin rises at Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse has named one of its most senior industrials bankers to co-lead its investment banking business in Europe alongside Marisa Drew.
Mark Echlin, co-head of the Swiss bank's global industrials group, will replace Ewen Stevenson as co-head of the investment banking business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to an internal memo to staff seen by Financial News.
Stevenson, who was appointed to co-head in May last year, was this morning confirmed as the new chief financial officer at Royal Bank of Scotland.
Echlin will report in to Jim Amine, global head of the investment banking, and Gaël de Boissard, head of investment banking in Europe, and will become a member of the investment banking department global management committee and the Emea executive committee. He will continue to act as co-head of the global industrials group.
A long time adviser to Glencore – he worked on the 2011 flotation of Glencore and is working on the sale of its Peruvian copper mine – Echlin joined Credit Suisse in 2009 from Merrill Lynch, where he ran the bank's industrials group in Emea.
Not long after Echlin another Merrill Lynch banker, Jonathan Grundy, joined as head of energy. Grundy, who later ran a combined energy and industrials group with Echlin, was last year named co-head of the UK investment banking department with Charles Donald.
As part of the changes following Stevenson's departure, Alejandro Przygoda will become sole head of the global financial institutions group, based in New York.


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Grappling with a continuing plunge in revenue, Board Chairman Paul Jaure had repeatedly warned that CBC was a business and that staff cutbacks might be necessary.
Upon returning to their seats after meeting in executive session for more than two hours, board members could be best described as resembling a jury about to render a guilty verdict in a capital murder trial.
Most of the members of the audience, who overtaxed the board room's air conditioning and found copies of the agenda could be used as makeshift fans, returned when the board resumed its open meeting.
But if they expected the board to announce the names of those whose contracts were not being renewed, they were disappointed. Jaure adjourned the meeting without comment and board members hastily left the administration building under the careful eyes of a Beeville policeman brought in by the board for crowd control.
Jeanene Jones, a business division chair who was among those not named, tried to comfort two of her students who were in tears over the prospect of losing their favorite instructor.
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Counting birds for Christmas
December 12, 2012 —
As the warm spell of the first week of December ends, there have been quite a few species of fall and winter birds spotted. Buffleheads, common and hooded mergansers, and ring-billed gulls are present on the nearby lakes, while passerines such as pine siskins partake at bird feeders. There have already been snowy owl sightings in New York State.
Very soon, you will have the chance to count these birds, and any others you see, for the cause of conservation. The 113th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from December 14, 2012 through January 5, 2013. Organized by the Audubon Society, the Christmas Bird Count takes place throughout the Americas and is the longest running citizen science survey in the world. Scientists have used data from the CBC to examine such things as the effects of climate change and to identify species at risk due to habitat loss or other factors.
Several local bird clubs and other groups are participating in the CBC and will compile count data within their "count circle" (geographic area in their region). Counting methods will vary; some participants will even stay home and count the birds that come to their feeder.
To participate in the CBC, or for answers to any questions, find and contact a nearby participating group. Participating circles as well general information and past count data can be found at birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.


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A donnybrook recently broke out in Catholic cyberspace (otherwise known as St. Blog's Parish) when a prominent Catholic blogger made an off-the-cuff criticism on her personal Facebook page of a "news story" on Pope Francis. I put the words news story in quotation marks because although the host site presents itself as a news organization, in my opinion it is really a blog written and...
Sharing your faith with a stranger is always a delicate affair. How do you get another person to thoughtfully reconsider his religious beliefs without offending him? Also, how do you do that without getting trapped in an awkward situation for several hours?
I had those concerns in the back of my mind when I had the opportunity to dialogue with Mormons on two recent occasions. One was with a woman seated next to me on an airplane and the other was with two missionaries at a friend's...
Pope Francis recently raised eyebrows by saying, in an interview, that "proselytism is solemn nonsense, it makes no sense."
This could sound strange since, historically, the word "proselyte" has simply meant a convert, and proselytism has simply meant making converts.
Yet the pope was not dismissing the idea of making converts. In fact, evangelization is high on his priority list.
How can we square these two things?
Francis on Proselytism


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Gross MotorAll Ages55 Comments
Gross motor activities for kids are so incredibly important in the development of their gross motor skills. From what I've read and heard from experts, kids should work on developing their gross motor skills before working on fine motor skills because they need to build up the big muscles first and then the little muscles have a much easier time.
Doing activities to work on gross motor skills also help out in another area. Burning off energy. Every kid has excess, right? That's always what I'm looking for!
Henry has always been a child with lots and lots of energy.
He took his first steps at 8.5 months. He always runs instead of walks. He spins instead of stands. He climbs. Coloring bores him. Crafts spend too much time sitting. Henry simply likes to move.
I am learning to
deal with embrace the energy instead of trying to hinder it.
Here are 4 ways to move that help with gross motor skills & the endless amount of energy:
- Rolling (or kicking) Eggs and Ball Painting
- Tape Jumping Game
- 32 Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Kids to Go On
- Walk through a maze of numbers
There's even more Gross Motor Activities that we've done since — so keep on browsing!
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Here are 26 more gross motor activities for kids to burn off energy!
- Get Rolling Moving Smart
- Paint with your Feet The Imagination Tree
- Drive with Hula Hoops Sharin' with Sharron
- Tumble and Wrestle Sharin' with Sharron
- Mop with your Socks Kids Activities Blog
- Play Musical Chairs (with cards) Kids Activities Blog
- Indoor Activity Course hands on : as we grow
- Obstacle Course Imagination Soup
- Pretend to be Animals Toddler Approved
- Puddle Jump The Adventures of Bear
- Have Target Practice hands on : as we grow
- Build a Rope Bridge Let the Children Play
- Jump Boards Kleas
- Play Ball Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning
- Hopscotch Creativity My Passion
- Create Big Bubbles Come Together Kids
- Fly a Kite Maya Made
- Run Down a Hill Go Explore Nature
- Just Get Outside I Can Teach My Child!
- Go for a Ride Steady Mom
- Climb at the Playground Can you Come Outside to Play?
- Hop and Pop Inspiration Sounds Creativity Abounds
- Jump on the Bed Really, Are You Serious?
- Dance! Squiggle Mum
- Go on a Nature Texture Hunt hands on : as we grow
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How do your kids burn off all their energy?
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Stones Throw Beat Battle #287
Classic Sample Week: Additional Rule is to include a melodic vocal sample ie. singing, whistling, humming.
Sample below:
Upload to http://soundcloud.co.../beat-battles-1
- Flip the sample and make a beat (see below for Production Rules)
- Production rules:
- 2:00 time limit
- flip the sample
- outside drums and bass are allowed
- synths aren't allowed
- no acapellas
- vocal samples/skits are allowed
- cuts/scratches are permitted
- can't figure out how to dl sample? lololol
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Congrats to SFT, but when the sandman calls you ain't nothing you can do, nah mean? LOL, didn't want to keep everyone waiting so here it is. Have fun.


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On Monday we
commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on
Brown vs. Board of Education. Many of you probably participated in the
commemoration that was held at
Over the last month,
as we prepared to celebrate this monumental decision, many of us focused on the
continued inequities in education. And yes, they are there. But this week we
also had an example of our successes. Wednesday evening was the first of three
receptions where, together with
We saw schools that receive a large portion of state and federal funds and others that are greatly dependent on property taxes. Each of them in their own way illustrates that while our passion for education is universal, simple math challenges every district to stretch every dollar. We do have to reflect on the fact that 50 years after Brown v. Board, while success is not defined by zip code, funding is.
And that continues to cause me great concern, especially this week with the Governor, who instead of hammering out a budget with legislative leaders, continues to govern by press conference. We all know that the Legislature approved a $250 per pupil increase in General State Aid. The Legislature has made it abundantly clear that they want the GSA increase. The Governor has yet to approve this legislation, so we have no substantive movement on this front. Without the GSA increase – and funding our other critical needs like the Mandated Categoricals – our schools will be detrimentally affected. Another alternative is flat funding – which would mean no growth at all.
Advocacy for equity
of funding is as important as it was 50 years ago. I believe that our State
Board has been honest and forthright in addressing this area. Sadly, we saw one
of our best resign from the State Board this week, Bev Turkal. She remarked the
other day that since January alone she has driven 5,000 miles around this state
to address the real needs of education, none of which are found in any plan
proposed by the Governor. Bev will leave her state role and continue her
advocacy at the local level in
Bev's vacancy brings three Democratic vacancies to the State Board, which if the appointments were made today would grant the Governor the political majority he now so curiously desires.
Robert Schiller
State Superintendent
of Education
Included in today's message:
Legislative Update
As you may be aware the General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn today but due to the budget impasse will have to come back next week and possibly beyond that time to finish their work this session. There are still numerous education issues pending before the GA. I have previously addressed the budget but there is also the issue of the poverty grants. SB 86 was amended by the House this week to add a permanent Hold Harmless to the poverty grant. HB 4522 would allow for a 1-year Hold Harmless as well as eliminate the practice of taking any potential GSA shortfall out of the poverty grants.
As I mentioned in previous messages ISBE and other groups have been working on legislation to streamline and strengthen the teacher certification process. I am hopeful that we will see movement on this issue in the coming week.
The Senate has approved Senate Joint Resolution 75 which makes denials to certain school waiver request. Below is a link to the resolution. Please keep in mind that if a waiver is not specifically denied by the General Assembly it is deemed approved. The House now needs to approve this resolution.
Early Review and Correction Period for Participation Data—June 10-28
This year the assessment division will electronically post the preliminary 2004 assessment data and calculations for AYP participation rates from June 10-28. During this time period the districts will be able to correct their data online. Data posted during this period will include the Student Information Rosters (a roster of individual student demographic information taken from the pre-ID labels and/or the information gridded on the covers of the answer documents), Demographic Verification Reports (enrollment information taken from the electronic enrollment system), and a page with the preliminary participation AYP calculations for the ALL and subgroup categories for each building. Special attention should be paid during this time to making sure that all student demographic information (low income, IEP, race/ethnicity, etc.) is entirely accurate.
NOTE: Districts that did not submit their approved enrollment data by the May 21st deadline will not have preliminary AYP calculations posted at this time. However, they will be able to enter their enrollments during this window so their participation rate calculations can be made when the window closes again.
Scoring will not have been completed at this time so you will be working only with student demographic data from the answer documents and pre-ID labels (numerator data) and with your enrollments on the first day of testing (denominator data). After this correction period, the AYP participation rates will be recalculated using the corrected data from the districts.
During the June
10-28 period we will also be collecting requests to remove students with medical
emergencies from the denominator and schools/districts will also be identifying
their immigrant students who are new to the
Letters are being sent to each district containing a detailed timeline describing the next steps in the data correction process. ISBE is also scheduling a series of in-service training sessions across the state through a partnership with the Illinois Principals Association during the early correction window in June so that administrators will have an opportunity to look at their school's data first, attend a training session and ask specific questions as needed, and then go back and make any necessary changes. User Guides will also be posted electronically which will walk people through the correction process screen-by-screen.
All of the energy local districts put into verifying and fixing this data early should have a tremendous payoff in more timely and accurate reporting this year. To access more information about each step in this process, please go to the assessment website at www.isbe.net/assessment
Electronic Grants Management System (eGMS) Update and Training CD
It is expected that
the electronic Grant Management System (eGMS) will be available in production
through the Illinois State Board of Education's Web Application Security system
(IWAS) next week. A broadcast email
will be distributed through the IWAS system as well as through a special Supt
Weekly Message to notify you when it is available. The first grant to be offered through
eGMS is the 2004-2005 NCLB Consolidated Application. If you should have technical problems
with eGMS, please contact the
ISBE has also
developed an eGMS Training CD for the 2004-2005 NCLB Consolidated Application
which includes a User Guide. The
Training CD was mailed this week to all attendees of the eGMS spring workshops,
as well as to all school district administrators who were not able to
attend. In addition, you may access
the eGMS User Guide and Training presentations from the CD on our eGMS web site
at http://www.isbe.net/egms/video.htm If you would
like additional copies of the CD please contact the
2004 Summer School Approval & Reimbursement for Special Needs Children
The process for approving special needs children with disabilities and subsequent reimbursement for summer 2004 is outlined in a memorandum which can be accessed at http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/summer_school_approval.pdf. Please contact the appropriate staff indicated on the last page of the memorandum if you have any questions.
Deadline for Consolidated Applications for English Language Learning Programs
Consolidated Applications for English Language Learning Programs for FY 05 are due to the ISBE by May 28, 2004. For more information contact us at 312/814-3850.
Invitation to Comment on Rules
At its April meeting, the State Board of Education released one set of proposed amendments for public comment. This item has been posted on the agency's web site at www.isbe.net/rules
choose "Proposed Rules and Amendments." Please submit any comments or suggestions you may have to firstname.lastname@example.com
Part 575 (School Technology Program)
P.A. 93-368, effective July 24, 2003, made the following changes to Section 2-3.117a of the School Code that necessitate amendments to these rules:
General state aid is proposed to be used as collateral in the case of a loan recipient's default on a loan, and the proposed amendments describes the process for the State Board of Education's accessing general state aid when a default occurs.
Deadline for Public Comment: June 22, 2004
Notice of Completed Rulemaking
Please be advised that two other rulemaking items recently adopted by the State Board of Education are now in effect. Both these sets of rules have been posted on the agency's web site at www.isbe.net/rules choose "Rules Currently in Effect" and scroll to the relevant Part number. (If you print only the affected Sections, remember to include the table of contents for the Part, which changes every time the Part is amended.)
· Standards for Certification in Specific Teaching Fields (Part 27)
This rulemaking accomplishes two technical corrections, one in the common core of standards for science (Section 27.140) and the other in the common core of standards for social science (Section 27.200).
The performance indicator stated in Section 27.140(j)(2)(A) has been expanded to reflect the original intent of the drafters of these standards. Section 27.200(q)(2)(D) has been made consistent with Section 27.230 in its use of the time references "AD" and "CE".
Affected Sections: 27.140, 27.200, and 27.230
Effective Date: April 29, 2004
This rulemaking implements P.A. 93-212, effective July 18, 2003, which amended Section 18-17 of the School Code to allow schools to purchase certain science curriculum materials under the Secular Textbook Loan Program. In addition, procedural portions of the rules have been changed to reflect the electronic submission of request forms.
Affected Sections: 350.10 and 350.15
Effective Date: May 3, 2004
Invitation to Comment on Rules
Academic Improvement Awards
This week the Illinois State Board of Education recognized the first of 98 schools who have made Academic Improvement in their assessment scores over three years of assessments.
For more on the recognition and a list of the first recipients, please go to:
To hear the Superintendent's comments at the event, please go to:
http://video.isbe.net/ramgen/messages/schiller-051904-56k.rm (dial-up)
http://video.isbe.net/ramgen/messages/schiller-051904-lan.rm (lan)
Environmental Improvement Grant
As part of the
Governor's Safe and Healthy Schools Initiative, the Illinois EPA has created a
special grant program to fund environmental improvement ("greening") projects
and activities at K-12 schools in
Grants will generally range from $500 to $2,500.
To apply, schools must complete a grant application form including a summary of the proposed project, requested budget amount, expected results and timelines, and how success will be measured.
A one page final report will be required within 90 days of completion of the project or activity.
For calendar year 2004, the deadline for submitting applications for grants is December 31, 2004. Applications will be processed as they are received.
For more information and the grant application go to
For further information, please contact Annette McCarthy at email@example.com or Becky Lockart at email@example.com, or call (217)782-8700.
Nutrition Programs and Support Service
The publication titled
If you have any questions, please contact Nutrition
Programs and Support Services at (800) 545-7892
Weekly News Clips
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My daughter and I co-slept up until about a month ago. I stopped because she ended up waking often at night and had trouble going back to sleep without staying latched on. I became uncomfortable in the side lying position and wanted to get onto my stomach and sleep peacefully. She would often wake up at that point and it would be very frustrating to me. It seemed that my presence was stimulating her or something. She was possibly also being woken by the noise of me moving around in bed. :rolleyes:
I have a huge need for quality sleep otherwise I get into some real emotional ups and downs. I have bipolar II disorder and was planning on taking medication. Some things have happend recently though that changed my plans (long story). I actually thought that I was going to have to possibly wean Amber , but things have changed. At that time though my husband and I decided to follow a plan to get Amber adjusted to crib sleeping and no more nursing to sleep. It's from the book, "Good Night, Sleep Tight" by Kim West. It was actually reccommended to me by another Mom at a LLL meeting. She had success with her daughter and it was not a CIO approach, though there is crying involved. Amber did ok with it, though there were some hard moments.
The problem is that I don't think Amber is getting enough milk - she's sleeping 12 hours at night :eek: (it shocked me...we didn't even do anything to encourage sleeping that long at night) and rarely wakes up fully, though there are some moments where she lets out a little murmur or fuss. I am concerned that she's losing weight. She looks a lot thinner to me. :( She never had a weight issue before. She's also distracted by her brother during the day, which isn't good for our feedings. I haven't been pushing solids as much the past week because she got constipated this week and also may have had an allergic reaction to butter two weeks ago (hives, throwing up), though we don't know if it was from medication I was taking, which I immediately stopped, or the butter. My son has very serious allergies and horrible eczema and I want to ensure I do my best to help her body by breastfeeding as long as I can and not introducing a ton of solids too soon (she's almost ten months though).
I hope this all makes sense. I'm not sure what to do. I don't want anything to interfere with our breastfeeding relationship because I would love to nurse her until she weans herself, which I was hoping would be until she's at least two years old. Should I go back to co-sleeping to ensure she gets enough milk? I read that cosleeping babies get three times as much milk at night, or something like that, than non-cosleeping babies. That's significant. I am thin and small breasted and am concerned that this long stretch of sleep and not nursing her to sleep will negitively influence my supply.
I also wonder if I'm negitively influencing our bond as well - Amber doesn't always like the "nap routines" I have set up (story, lullaby on cd player, cuddle, put in crib). She often cries or fusses during it. It's breaking my heart. She often, though not every time, cries when I leave her in the crib. She might fuss a little bit when I shut the door, but sometimes she really cries. :( Her crying just gets harder if I stay in the room with her because she wants me to get her. Sometimes it isn't a problem though. I have much better sleep at night now, and I have a lot more freedom since I don't have to nurse her to sleep (she'd often wake when I tried to leave the room, which I had to do to get things done and take care of my four year old). But at what price??? Oh, and my husband would rather I *not* go back to co-sleeping. He wants me to try to feed her solids a lot more to help her, but breastmilk is her main food until she's at least one, right? Solids are just for experimentation at this point, right? :confused:
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La Crosse Police reveal 2012 crime statistics
Despite four homicides in the city of La Crosse last year, overall violent crime was down.
The latest statistics from the La Crosse Police Department show serious crime, including robberies, assaults, and burglaries, dropped by about 5% compared to 2011.
Those numbers held steady from 2010 to 2011.
However, the number of arrests and drug arrests in the city increased in 2012.
La Crosse Police Lieutenant Patrick Hogan says the numbers are comparable to other trends at the state level, and the community can continue to be a part of the solution.
"If anything happens out in the community, we obviously want their help and support, even with the drug issue, it's a community issue and we obviously need the community's help," says Hogan, "we're kind of all in this together."
Other good news from the report includes a drop in overall theft and an increase in number of crime cleared or solved.
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I think we may have thrush again. It has been almost a year since we got rid of it. DD has been super whiny. And I am grouchy. And she isn't sleeping well. And latch feels cruddy. So I was thinking teething and lack of sleep making me grumpy. But now I have little red spots around my nipples.
So, what do I look for in a big baby like DD? And do you treat it any differently? I will be calling the ped in the morning. Last time they just called in meds for both of us. But it was nystatin which didn't seem to help at all. Nothing did until diflucan and GSE in combo.
And, I have some one year old probiotics in the fridge, should I bother?
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Do you feel overwhelmed trying to balance the demands of school, job, relationships, family and friends?
Free professional counseling is available to Armstrong students on campus. We are an objective and confidential place to help you find solutions to whatever difficulties you are dealing with and offer individual sessions, along with classroom and group seminars throughout the year, upon request. Our most requested topics include Stress Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety and Time Management.
How to Make an Appointment
Setting up an appointment is easy. You can call us at 912.344.2529 or visit our office in the Student Affairs Annex on the first floor of the 7000 building in Compass Point, Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m.- 5 p.m. to make your appointment.
Our Team
Jeanne McGowan, LCSW
Director of University Counseling
Ruth Duran-Deffley, LMSW
Lead Mental Health Counselor
Amanda Kort, LPC Mental Health Counselor
Adam Hogue, LPC, NPC Mental Health Counselor
Licensed psychotherapists, with a wide range of counseling and substance abuse treatment experience, are available to Armstrong State University students at no charge. The focus of the Office of Counseling Services is to provide counseling to help students deal with the stress and personal adjustment issues that college attendance can bring. They can provide diagnostic and referral services to help students assess and cope with initial or ongoing problems and provide information about other community treatment resources or support groups.
Notice of Confidentiality
All of the records maintained solely for counseling services are confidential and are kept in a secured location. Information shall be disclosed to third parties only with the written consent of the student. Exceptions to confidentiality exist when the counselor perceives the client to be acutely suicidal or homicidal, and when led to believe that a child or elderly person who is unable to fend for themselves is being neglected or abused. Students who are under 18 may also have their records accessed by their parents if they make a written request.


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A method of data recording for CDs or DVDs. Data is written to the disc in a number of sessions.
Unfinalized CD
To be able to play an audio CD, it must be "finalized" after burning. During this process, information about the contents of the CD is stored for reading out later by a drive. Without this information, the contents of the CD remain hidden or the CD cannot be detected.
PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)
The PBAP makes the data from the phonebook available to the integrated hands-free unit so that the driver can retrieve and dial numbers in the phonebook using the devices available in the vehicle.
PTY (Program Type)
Classification of the FM radio stations by type, for example pop music, news, classical, jazz, etc.
Radio text
Radio text transmits additional information such as the name and artist of the track currently playing or contact details for the station.
RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System)
RBDS is a technique for the transmission of inaudible additional information in the FM waveband.
In addition to the widely used functions for program identification, traffic program, and alternative frequencies, RBDS also offers further options for additional information/ services (however these are rarely used by radio stations).
Regional code
A Video-DVD with a unique regional code can normally only be read by a DVD player that is also set to this regional code.
The market does, however, also offer "regional code free" players that play DVD-Videos from all regions.
SMS (Short Message Service)
SMS is a telecommunications system for the transmission of text messages that was initially developed for GSM mobile telephony and is now also available in the conventional telephone network.
Surround refers to the movement and placement of sound sources in a room using several loudspeakers (surround sound).
A touchscreen is a computer screen with areas that can be touched to control the program flow.
UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications
UMTS is a standardized system for universal mobile telecommunications.
This standard will replace the old mobile communication via GSM, as it is applied in the D and E networks, with an enhanced range of services. UMTS will support powerful multimedia services in the multimedia field in particular thanks to its high transmission rates. In addition to voice and audio services, these include fast data, graphics, and text transmission as well as the transmission of pictures and video.
Vanity numbers
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Vt. gay couples in legal clear after DOMA rulingAP PHOTO
Frances Herbert, right, and her wife, Takako Ueda, pose for photos at home in Dummerston. Ueda this week got her green card, allowing her to remain in the United States. The change in status follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, which had denied federal recognition to same-sex couples.
MONTPELIER Two same-sex married couples in Vermont are celebrating their new immigration status after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the foreign-born spouse in each to gain legal residency in the country.
It is so amazing the position we are in today, said Peru-born Christian Pinillos, who got his green card from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services this past week. Sometimes I feel like were living in a dream. Weve been waiting so long for this. Its been eight years weve been together.
Pinillos and his spouse, Jason Kirchick, of Stowe, and Japan-born Takako Ueda and Frances Herbert, of Dummerston, were interviewed in August at the St. Albans office of CIS, and both couples were given strong indications they would be approved to live in the United States as binational married couples.
The decisions came about two months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the section of the Defense of Marriage Act that denied federal benefits to same-sex spouses.
The worries of Pinillos and Kirchick, both 32, were heightened this past winter when the ski lodge where they worked ran into financial trouble and it appeared both would lose their jobs. Pinillos was in the U.S. on a work visa and feared that a job loss would cause him to lose his legal status and that federal authorities would demand he leave the country.
Ueda did get such a demand in December 2011, a few months after the student visa she had been relying on expired. She later got a deferral of deportation but remained in legal limbo until the federal court decision.
Also hailing the development were Vermonts U.S. senators and lone congressman.
Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy was in the forefront of the fight, introducing his Uniting American Families Act to change federal policy on same-sex binational couples every year since 2003. Those efforts always were unsuccessful, including earlier this year, when he tried to include his legislation in a comprehensive immigration reform bill as it moved through the Senate. Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, withdrew the measure in frustration after he failed to garner support for it from his fellow majority Democrats.
Weeks later, the Supreme Court decision made the change Leahy and the Vermont couples had sought.
Leahy called the news that Ueda and Pinillos had been given the green light to remain in the country a joyful and long-awaited moment for these couples.
In a statement issued by his office, he said, I know from years of working with them about the hardship and worry that has been part of their everyday lives. I share the great happiness they feel today.
He added that many of the estimated 36,000 binational same-sex couples living in the U.S. had long been forced to choose between the country they love and being with the one they love. This destructive policy was tearing families apart and forcing couples to make the heart-wrenching choice no American should have to make.
Officials with CIS said they couldnt say how many same-sex binational couples had received green cards since the June decision since the form couples fill out to sponsor their spouses makes no such designation.
Talking on speakerphone from their home, Ueda, 58, and Herbert, 52, said a huge burden was lifted from their shoulders when they got the call Tuesday that a green card was in the mail. Ever since Uedas visa expired, they had feared she could be arrested and deported.
Now, Takako doesnt have to have a heart attack every time she sees the police, Herbert said with a laugh.
Ueda added, To release that kind of energy is a tremendous ah! relief.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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The Kane County Cougars' partnership with the Chicago Cubs began yesterday.
Cubs fans will want to keep an eye on the Kane County Chronicle's Wrigley West blog. Chronicle sports writer Kevin Druley will spend a lot of time at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark keeping tabs on the Cubs' Single-A affiliate.
So, if/when the Cubs season starts to follow apart visit Wrigley West, follow Kevin Druley on Twitter, and keep track of the Cubs' future.


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District 26 school board members and Superintendent Brian Coleman on Monday gave their thanks and bid farewell on Monday to Director of Finance and Operations T. Ferrier, who joined Crystal Lake District 155 as the assistant superintendent of finance.
She joined District 26 in 2009 during a financially tumultuous time for the kindergarten-through-eighth-grade district.
Ferrier was one of the administrators who oversaw and recommended closing schools, cutting teaching positions and pushing for a bond referendum, among other things, in order to put the district on better financial footing, and secure the educational future of students, Coleman said.
"She understood that advocating for the future of the district and the future of our students, required difficult decisions today," Coleman said. "Mrs. Ferrier continued to ... represent the district's best interests during some challenging discussions and meetings ... knowing all too well that the right thing do, wasn't always going to be the most popular thing to do."
Jeffrey Schubert, who was with Carpentersville District 300, has been hired to be the Ferrier's replacement.
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Administrator Resources
ISBE Guidance Document on Local School Board Review and Approval of School and District Improvement Plans
A Practical Guide to Talking With Your Community About No Child Left Behind and Schools in Need of Improvement
Letters for Superintendents
October 3, 2005. This letter is to notify your district and Title I schools, if not already completed, that you must develop a written districtwide parental involvement policy, local school parental involvement policy, and complete school-parent compacts. [See 20 U.S.C. Section 1118 et seq. (ESEA)]
- Attachments
September 28, 2005. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires notification to schools and districts before the beginning of school with the final determination for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
September 14, 2005. You will find a parent letter which the State Board of Education is asking that you disseminate in an appropriate manner to the parents of your district.
- Attached Parent Letter
- Attached Parent Letter - Spanish Version
August 24, 2005 . In accordance with ESEA Section 1111(h)(6) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW, at the beginning of each school year, a school district that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the district will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
- Sample Letters
July 12, 2005. The information you are receiving is based on the 2005 data for your schools identified as in school improvement status.
July 11, 2005. Your school/district is required to prepare the letters applicable for Choice and/or SES to send to your parents.
- School Choice - Sample Letter
- Supplementary Educational Services - Sample Letter
July 11, 2005. The information you are receiving is based on the 2004 data for your schools identified as in school improvement status.


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A beachside memorial service for Lex Brodie will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. on Waikiki Beach near the Duke Kahanamoku statue. The public is welcome.
There will be an invocation in Hawaiian on the beach, followed by a scattering of flowers in the ocean near Brodie's favorite surf spot.
A canoe will carry family members. Surfers are welcome to paddle out. The public is invited to attend and is asked to respect the prayer sessions and memory of Mr. Alexander Brodie.
Brodie was a local businessman, former Board of Education member and television icon. He was known for the commercials for his tire business ending with the trademark, "Thank you, very much!" He was 98.


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Is this okay? I thought i had a couple left but i can't find them, and i've just pumped about 4 oz that i'd like to freeze asap. if not, i guess i'm making a trip to the store. thanks!
Is this okay? I thought i had a couple left but i can't find them, and i've just pumped about 4 oz that i'd like to freeze asap. if not, i guess i'm making a trip to the store. thanks!
I personally would not reuse a milk storage bag. Do you have a small spare bottle that you could use?
Proud mom of 2 boys, both weaned gradually and with love.
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For each and every one of us, the person from whom we can learn the most is our own baby: listen to him. - Mary White, LLL co-founder
The best-kept secret in child psychology is that children who were never spanked are among the best behaved."
Murray Straus, Ph.D.
ITA with PP. I would think the integrity of the bag would be compromised if reused.
i've reused them and been just fine. i pump and store a lot of milk. My Mom washes the bags in hot water and gives them back. I RARELY use them, but I have and have never had any issues whatsoever.
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Maxwell, born January 3, 2010
A year on Mama's milk and still loving it
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Mama to Logan 12-26-2007
Breastfed for 2 years and weaned on his own terms
Our Lincoln 6-11-2011 to 9-12-2011
my homebirthed-water baby, who was born with a broken heart
And our special blessing, Leonidas 9-5-2012. A toddler who loves his "boops!"
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SURPRISE!!! We caught the first PP egg and are currently baking baby BOY #4! Due to arrive late-Jan/early-Feb
thanks everyone for the responses. i ended up just refrigerating the milk until i can pick up some more bags. i wanted to get the milk frozen asap to maintain as much of the nutritional integrity as possible, but i guess a few days of refrigeration wòn`t hurt it.


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If you are a fan of classic country music, you won't want to miss the Floresville Opry, Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Floresville Event Center, 600 State Hwy 97 West. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and proceeds benefit the Wilson County Historical Society. Music and dancing is from 6-9:30 p.m. with door prizes, concessions and a silent auction.
The house band: "Playin' To Win Country Band" will be having a "Salute To Branson" repeat performance with singers Conrad Gonzales, Sally Carlson, Bob Appel and Bill Barrington. Also, special guest singers are Julia Weaver, Stacie Land, Jim Fischer and Carroll Retzloff. Tell your friends and family about this old fashioned good evening of clean family fun and entertainment close to home and inexpensive. General Admission tickets are just $10. Reserved tables are available. Lasagna dinner for $7 by Foster Care Friends of Wilson County. For information call Viola Henke, 830-393-6512.