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Isabel E. FloryNovember 16,2012
RUTLAND — Isabel E. Flory, 88, of Rutland passed away Wednesday evening at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born in West Rutland, May 30, 1924, daughter of Ernest and Isabelle (McNamara) Lanthier. She was a graduate of West Rutland High School, class of 1942. Isabel was married June 7, 1947, at St. Bridget Church in West Rutland to Alfred R. Flory.
She was employed with the Food Service Program at Lincoln School and Mount Saint Joseph Academy.
The center of Mom's life was the time spent with her husband, children and grandchildren on holidays, birthdays, and annual trips to York Beach, Maine. Mom was the best cook and baker, being especially noted for her famous gennettes that the entire family enjoyed. Mom's presence was the light of our lives and she will be dearly missed by all.
Surviving are her husband Alfred Flory of Rutland, three daughters, Donna Joseph and her husband Sam of Springfield, Mass., Joanne Simonds and her husband Jimmy of Rutland, Mary Anne Seager and her husband Daniel of Rutland, one son Al Flory and his wife Maryse of Barre; brother-in-law, William Flory of Rutland; eight grandchildren Todd Joseph and wife Denice, Chad Joseph and wife Julee, Darby Simonds, Andrew Simonds and wife Amy, Kristen Seager, Katelyn Seager, Justin Flory and Josh Flory; five great-grandchildren, Maura, Tanner and Rylee Joseph, Breann Avondo, and William Simonds, nieces, nephews and cousins. Isabel was raised by her grandparents, Edward and Anna McNamara after the death of her mother at childbirth and predeceased by their children who Isabel considered her brothers and sisters, Edward McNamara, William McNamara, Walter McNamara, Irene Ruzicka, Anna Thompson, Mary Chehy, Ruth Bryon and Robert McNamara.
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Earnings at Wells Fargo jump 22 percentBy BEN PROTESS
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A Wells Fargo sign is displayed at a branch in New York earlier this year.Wells Fargo reported $4.9 billion of profit in the third quarter, a 22 percent jump on the back of a booming mortgage business.
The San Francisco-based bank continues to churn out record profits, with 11 straight quarters of net income gains. The results of 88 cents a share narrowly beat the estimates of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, who forecast earnings of 87 cents a share.
The bank increased revenue as well, sidestepping a common sore spot that has plagued most of the nations biggest banks. Wells Fargo recorded $21.2 billion in revenue, surpassing $19.6 billion a year earlier.
The banks lending division helped drive growth, as consumers refinanced their mortgages amid record low interest rates. Wells Fargo, the nations largest mortgage lender, also benefited from its relatively modest exposure to the volatile investment banking business.
We saw continued strength in our mortgage and deposit businesses, the banks chief executive, John G. Stumpf, said in a statement.
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase kicked off bank earnings season Friday. The nations other big banks, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, will report their results next week.
The Wells Fargo story line that a deep lending effort breeds success is rooted in broad federal stimulus efforts that have propped up the mortgage industry.
A Treasury initiative is spurring refinancing activity. And the Federal Reserve has introduced a long-term plan to buy large batches of mortgage-backed bonds, which should help keep rates low.
Wells Fargo, more than five years after the mortgage crisis, has seized the opportunity. Total outstanding loans jumped slightly to $783 billion while the banks home mortgage originations soared 56 percent to $139 billion. The demand for credit came largely from refinancing, which accounted for 72 percent of all home loan applications.
Like other big banks, Wells Fargo makes home loans before turning around to sell most of them to investors after attaching a government guarantee. Those gains totaled $2.61 billion in the third quarter, up 225 percent from $803 million in the third quarter of last year.
The refinancing boom is fueling profits. Wells Fargos profit in the community banking division, which includes Wells Fargos retail branches and mortgage business, climbed 18 percent to $2.7 billion.
Despite the gains, the mortgage crisis continues to haunt Wells Fargo. The bank this summer agreed to pay $175 million to settle Justice Department accusations that it discriminated against certain minority homeowners from 2004 to 2009. Wells Fargo, which denied the charges, was also sued this week by federal prosecutors in New York, who said the bank defrauded the government and lied about the quality of the mortgages it handled under a federal housing program.
Still, the legal troubles will barely nick the banks bottom line.
Like JPMorgan, Wells is experiencing growth beyond mortgages. Wholesale banking, which includes the sales and trading business along with the corporate lending division, increased its profit by 11 percent to $1.9 billion. While the unit operates in the shadow of the Wall Street investment banks, Wells Fargo has gradually extended its reach in that area.
By focusing on earning all of our customers business and providing outstanding service, we continued to generate growth across our diversified set of businesses, Stumpf said.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Its not just the musical Hairspray that will air live on NBC tonight. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Far from the Las Vegas Strip, MGM Resorts International opens its $1. Full Story
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DELTA, Ohio — As Judy Peabody slings mounds of hash browns, her customers sling politics, seasoned with a distinct Republican flavor.
For 60 years, farmers have chewed over the issues of the day at The Barn Restaurant, and for 35 years Peabody has tried to avoid the fray, knowing it's better for business if she keeps her mind on the bacon and eggs cooking on her grill.
"I pay no attention to it, for my own good," said the owner of one of northwestern Ohio's most-enduring landmarks. "I could write a book, but then I probably wouldn't have any customers left."
Morning after morning, what Peabody often hears as the presidential election draws near are sentiments like those spoken the other day by Lowell Neuenschwander, an 88-year-old retired farmer from Delta.
"I don't think Obama's done much of anything except spend money."
Or this from John Krauss, 54, a heavy-equipment operator from Delta: "I worked less since Obama's been in office than I did before he was in office."
Thirty-five miles to the east in Toledo, at Zingers Food & Spirits behind Chrysler's sprawling Jeep plant, gritty union members enjoy thick cheeseburgers for lunch and discuss the day's politics, seasoned with a distinct Democratic flavor.
Day after day, they're thankful to be working, and it's not unusual to hear sentiments like those spoken the other day by John Solly, a 43-year-old electrician working at the Jeep plant.
"If Romney gets elected, I give up. How do you make a guy president who says, 'Let Detroit go bankrupt?' "
Or this from Sean Warns, 35, another electrician at the plant: "We've got a job over there. I'm pretty sure (Chrysler) wouldn't be doing what they're doing right now — a huge expansion — without the bailout."
As a place to take the temperature of voters, the evenly divided 12-county region of northwestern Ohio is as good as any in the nation. This neck of the Ohio woods is the bellwether's bellwether in presidential elections, improbably mirroring the statewide vote with uncanny accuracy for nearly five decades.
It is in this region, which was hammered by the recession, where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are fiercely adjudicating their economic arguments, because the winner here probably will be the winner of Ohio — and beyond.
Between 1964 and 2004, the region not only picked the Ohio winners — 11 for 11 — but it did so with amazing accuracy. In those presidential elections, the average difference between the regional and statewide results was less than half a percentage point.
What's more remarkable is that the region is a quirky political mix — one giant Democratic county, Toledo-dominated Lucas, surrounded by reliably Republican farming counties — with evenly offsetting voting loyalties.
But after the vote was tallied in 2008, there was something different in the numbers. Although the region picked the winner for a 12th straight election, the margin of Obama's victory was more than 5 points higher than the statewide outcome.
The reason, according to political observers: The auto-dependent Toledo region was hurting more than other areas of Ohio, and voters were in a mood for change. The region's unemployment rate was almost 8 percent in 2008, nearly a half percentage point higher than even chronically ailing Appalachian Ohio. In 2009, the northwestern region had an average unemployment rate of 11.7 p ercent, highest among the state's regions.
In August, northwestern Ohio's unemployment rate was markedly better — 7 percent — and the Obama campaign is touting its $80 billion rescue package for General Motors and Chrysler — both of which are expanding their huge Toledo plants and hiring more workers — as a major reason for the improvement.
"With an issue like this — where 1 in 8 jobs is tied to the auto industry in Ohio, and 80 of 88 counties in the state are home to an auto-supply parts manufacturer — it's been a pretty easy story to tell across the Buckeye State," said an Ohio-based senior adviser to the Obama campaign who asked not to be named.
Russell W. Mills, a political scientist at Bowling Green State University, said the bailout helps Obama in the region and hurts Romney, who opposed it.
"Obama's getting credit for what people perceive as a good economic rebound in this part of the state, and his campaign has done a great job of reminding people that Gov. Romney would have pulled the plug and let the industry go through a bankruptcy," Mills said.
The political potency of the bailout was obvious in many interviews, including with a woman who picketed a rally at a Toledo Express Airport hangar by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney's vice presidential running mate.
"After what the president did for the auto industry, we have been working on his campaign ever since," said Debbie Eastern-Hall of Toledo, a retired GM employee and union member.
But not all in organized labor are happy with Obama. Bill Lichtenwald of Toledo, president of the Ohio Conference of Teamsters, said the president failed to deliver on campaign promises to oppose new free-trade agreements. But because "Romney definitely hates organized labor," the union is supporting Obama as "the lesser of two evils," Lichtenwald said.
"I don't think the Democrats are as excited this election as the last election," he said. "So, apathy will be (Obama's) biggest problem, but on the other hand, I don't think Romney gets Republicans excited."
As they sipped coffee at The Barn Restaurant, Dallas Whaley and Larry Reynolds agreed they're not excited, and, typical of the region, they aren't voting alike.
Obama deserves credit for restoring jobs, said Whaley, 70, of Delta, and Romney can't be trusted: "When he's talking, you don't know which lie comes out next."
Reynolds, 56, of nearby Swanton, is ready for a change: "I don't want a president who goes on The View or David Letterman. Obama's already lost respect."


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September 11, 2013 —
More often than not, I have such a wide variety of events to attend here in the Upper Delaware River Valley during any given week that it is sometimes perplexing as to how I will tie them all together with a neat bow when I sit down to write. Music, art, theatre and fundraisers, with a party thrown into the mix, do stimulate, but are frequently at opposite ends of the spectrum and challenge the thought process, as my fingers fly across the keyboard. The past few days were no exception and (figuratively) provided a mixed bag.
My first stop was in Liberty, NY for a festive event labeled a "Hickster Mixer" hosted by Akira and Ellie Ohiso (www.greendoormag.com) whom I believe are on the cutting edge. Their ideas are fun, fresh and innovative, and the mixer invited members of the community to actively participate by bringing our own music (via iPods and the like) to be combined with the hundreds of vinyl albums provided by mix-master Jon Jon Thomas. He and his band of merry DJs kept the platters (and downloads) spinning throughout the evening, as folks were encouraged to purchase "Bethel Woods Center for the Arts County Cares for St. Jude Kids Boot Cards." (Say that three times fast.) For more information on the St. Jude boot card locations and related events, visit www.thunder102.com. The party was swell, the music too loud, and ultimately Dharma (the wonder dog) and I made a not-so-hasty retreat before moving on to the next experience.


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Written by Praemorior on 22.04.2010 at 00:55
Just to illuminate the situation a bit, when i talked to Samantha in 2007 shortly after the release of Mezzo Forte, she told me that all three albums were finished and in the hands of The End. the band had intended to release the trilogy as a 3-disc set, but The End balked, and balked again at releasing the albums in order, choosing to go with the album "most similar" to their previous output.
so the ball is and has always been in The End's court. and they've seriously dropped the ball.:-[


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The artists and food vendors will begin packing up at 5 p.m., and then the evening portion of Arts Walk will begin. From 6 p.m. until dark, live music performances will fill the street. The 30th Anniversary Film Screening of "ET" will be projected on a large inflatable screen on Front Street when it gets dark. Bring blankets, lawn chairs or anything to sit on and enjoy this wonderful family movie on the big screen. The movie is brought to you courtesy of Majestic-Star Entertainment, the parent company of Majestic Cinemas 7 in Matamoras, PA. Email firstname.lastname@example.com [1] or call 845/856-6694.


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Studios love him because he uses miniscule budgets (by Hollywood standards anyway), and audiences love him because he's a masterful craftsman of horror. Just a few months ago he gave us "The Conjuring," which was made for just $20 million and has so far reached $135 million at the box office.
But with "Insidious: Chapter 2," the sequel to his 2010 low-budget surprise hit "Insidious," it only took him $5 million to make this film, and it opened to more than $40 million this past weekend.
It would be something totally different if the movie wasn't as good as the first, but it literally is a second chapter that takes place directly after the events of the first and is really good.
Even though it basically plays out exactly like the first one, that's not a bad thing. And watching it in a crowded theater is a must. The screams are way more fun, and the jumps, followed by the embarrassing giggles, of the audience, or perhaps your loved by your side, are quite hilarious.
Wan has created a brand of his own liking. You can now tell a Wan film by just watching his trailers. But again, that's not a bad thing. He's a skilled director who loves finding new ways to creep you out on screen, and "Insidious: Chapter 2" is chock full of the creepiest scenes ever.
It's hard to go into the details without giving away plot points, but I will say that the cast is once again top-notch and play the horror and comedy as straight as possible, which makes the movie work. It's not a comedy/horror film, but there are funny bits scattered sporadically, possibly to let the audience relax after all the dramatic tension and scares interlaced throughout the film.
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On paper, Star Trek has always been about exploring a fantastic universe teeming with exotic life. But in reality, the exotic aliens have to be played by actors, usually with something glued to their forehead.
Part of the central charm of the franchise is how they always try to get around these limitations with clever, imaginative writing. But on occasion, they'd just slap something together and call it a day. That's how we wound up with...
6The Catullans a.k.a. Space Hippies
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Star Trek, Episode 76: "This Way to Eden."
When we call the Catullans Space Hippies, we're not joking. That's what they are. They're also responsible for what is probably the lowest point in Star Trek history, as you'll see shortly.
In the episode, the Enterprise is tracking a stolen spaceship, which they manage to catch up to when the irresponsible layabouts piloting it let the engines overheat. The ship stealing aliens are beamed aboard, and upon arrival they immediately start busting out trippy tunes on their space guitars and rebelling against the Man, rudely chanting "Herbert" at Kirk whenever he tries to talk sense into their thick hippie skulls.
Come on guys, be cool, if you just got to know Kirk you'd realize the only reason he keeps hanging around is because he's hoping for an orgy to break out.
It seems the Catullans are on a quest to find a planet named Eden, and after seducing the crew with rock music and their brazen navel-exposing women, they take over the ship. The Catullans find Eden and beam themselves down, but when Kirk and the crew follow only minutes later they find the Catullans have, predictably, all accidentally killed or injured themselves eating poison fruit or walking on acidic plants in their bare feet.
Silly space hippies, if only you'd listened to authority!
Oh and by the way, the main hippie who dies from eating poison fruit was named Adam. Get it? Adam? Eden? Consider your mind blown man.
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Which brings us to the video clip, the aforementioned low point for Star Trek as a franchise. Charles Napier in rainbow colored hotpants jamming with Commander Spock? The seamy seduction of Ensign Chekov? Gene Roddenberry was clearly willing to go to any lengths to deliver his important anti-hippie message:
5The Iotians a.k.a. Space Mobsters
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Star Trek, Episode 49: "A Piece of the Action."
Looking to score yourself some bootleg Romulan ale, a few green hookers and the best damn cannoli in the quadrant? Well head on over to Sigma Iotia II, home of low-down dirty space mobsters, the Iotians.
Never before has a man looked so smug wearing a straw hat and purple bow tie.
Now you're probably wondering, why the hell is there a planet populated entirely by cartoonish Italian mobster stereotypes? Don't worry, there's a perfectly logical answer.
See, 100 years before Kirk and crew stumbled upon them, a previous Federation ship had visited the planet and somebody left behind that classic piece of 22nd century literature "Chicago Mobs of the 1920s." Upon finding and somehow decoding the book, the Iotians, in a perfectly reasonable move, decided to completely model every aspect of their entire society after it. Holy shit, it's a good thing nobody left them a copy of Lolita.
By the way, this was hardly the only time Trek producers had the crew dress up in stock costumes and romp around some Hollywood backlot. How do you top space mobsters as villains though? Well...
We think that episode ended with Kirk punching Hitler.
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Kirk goes undercover among the lotians, in a scene that somehow encompasses every single thing there is to love about William Shatner. Observe Shatner hamming it up as Captain Kirk hamming it up as an alien hamming it up as an Italian gangster.
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SEATTLE -- Russell Wilson got the hook. He wasn't complaining.
On his way to some NFL history, Wilson was told to be an observer for the final 25 minutes of Seattle's 58-0 rout of the inept Arizona Cardinals.
"It was great to be able to come out of the game because we blew them out so bad," Wilson said. "The game was a crazy game throughout."
Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner each had two interceptions, Marshawn Lynch ran for three touchdowns and the Seahawks set a franchise record for points. They forced eight turnovers and kept firm grasp on the final NFC wild-card spot.
Seattle (8-5) also holds a slim chance of catching San Francisco in the NFC West.
Wilson became the first rookie quarterback to start and win his first six games at home since the 1970 merger.
"This was really a different game. This is so much different than everything we've played," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "It's a nice reward. Sometimes you get a chance to win big like that and we haven't had many since we've been here."
After two straight weeks of games decided in the final seconds or overtime, the Seahawks got a chance to relax. Seattle also picked up its first division victory of the season and gave Carroll his first eight-win season in three years here.
But no one could have expected this kind of rout.
Leon Washington's 3-yard run with 2:32 left pushed the Seahawks past the old record of 56 points scored against Buffalo in 1977. The eight takeaways were their second most, equaling a 1998 achievement.
Lynch ran for 128 yards on 11 carries and scored on runs of 20, 4 and 33 yards. His last score on the first drive of the second half tied his career high for TD runs in a game and was the capper to his afternoon. Lynch's backup, Robert Turbin, also topped the century mark with 108 yards.
And there were numerous statistical oddities.
Tight end Anthony McCoy, who had a 67-yard reception to set up one of Lynch's TD runs, became the first Seattle receiver to top 100 yards this season. Sherman got the Seahawks their first defensive touchdown of 2012 when he intercepted John Skelton and returned it 19 yards in the second quarter. He also recovered a fumble.
"I've never been involved in anything where the ball falls your way every single time. It seemed like if the ball was going to come out it was going to fall our way," Sherman said. "Even on the fumble where I fell on it and got the recovery, it just kept bouncing around. I was like, 'There is no way this ball is going to bounce right to me' and it did.' "
Wilson wasn't asked to do much, completing 7-of-13 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown. But unlike last week in Chicago, the Seahawks didn't need any heroics from Wilson.
Matt Flynn finally got his first regular-season action in a Seahawks uniform and finished 5 of 9 for 68 yards.
"I'm glad we had a win like this. We needed it especially for our confidence," Seattle fullback Michael Robinson said.
The Seahawks scored nearly every way possible, turning their first home game in about a month into a rout that will only increase debate whether Ken Whisenhunt will be back as Cardinals coach.
It was an effortless performance by the Cardinals (4-9), who have lost nine straight, the longest slide for the franchise since 1944. The Cardinals gained just 154 yards and had almost as many turnovers as first downs (10).
Larry Fitzgerald had one reception and that didn't come until the fourth quarter. Skelton made numerous ill-advised throws into coverage and was intercepted four times.
"For them to come out and dominate the way they did in every phase of the game it's embarrassing," Skelton said.
Arizona actually started well, with Skelton completing his first three passes. When Skelton finally threw in the direction of Fitzgerald the day quickly spiraled out of control. Skelton's pass found Fitzgerald's hands, but was wrestled free by K.J. Wright, tipped from hitting the ground by Walter Thurmond and into Wagner's hands.
Wagner's return set up the first of Steven Hauschka's three field goals and Lynch added touchdown runs on consecutive drives for a 17-0 lead.
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Sam's Creek 9/22 (Pic Heavy)
Also in the Tremont area, but heading left at the fork in the river....
First day of Fall Fishing - Gotta chase some Brookies!!!
I went up to Sam's on Saturday. I left Knoxville around 1 and as expected, the parking area was a zoo. As I hiked up to Sams, however, I was greeted by more and more spider webs. The water was still up from the rain, but not as much as I would have liked.
Since the leaves aren't changing yet at the lower elevations, I'll give you a bunch of pictures of some fall colors that are already becoming abundant!
The fish were mostly hitting the dropper:
The fishing was more or less consistant, with about one fish taken per run, but the water was pretty clear and they still spooked very easiliy
Some were porkers, and some were skinny tykes, like this guy:
Some days, I'll fish all day and take just a few pictures, this day I took a lot more fish pictures than usual.
This guy took the dry and rewarded me by hopelessly tangling up my dropper (but nice colors!)
And more natives:
This guy had a little bit of a pinkish tint to his body
Some of these fish seemed to have just undergone a growth spurt because their fins seem small for their body size.
Thanks for the pics Nathan a lot of nice brookies there! I see you use the same rig for them that I do and that DP does. You guys don't use the bead head on the pink weenie though like I do. Not sure it really matters though but I will ditch the bead head on the next ones I tie and give that a try just to see if there is a noticeable difference. We still need to fish together or hike or something sometime since our wives work together but we have never met!
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Nathan, great post. I fished Sam's for the first time during TroutFest this year and really liked that stream. I was wondering about your Pink Weenie dropper setup. Is the dropper weighted at all? Split shot? How far down from the dry were you setting the dropper?
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I do use a bead head pink weenie too, I just switch it up sometimes. Other than that, I don't use any weight on it, no split shot etc. The length depends on the conditions. When I was out with DP a couple of weeks ago, we were fishing in some deep pools and I would make that dropper very long at times. When the water is shallow, I make it as long as possible but will shorten it incrementally if I am getting hung up a lot.
I did notice that the unweighted worked just as well as the bead head, not sure if one is better, I would need to try them on the same day to be sure. It seems like the unweighted version gets tossed around in the current more easily, maybe making a difference in the swifter water. There were some times when I will still go to the bead head, such as when you can see the fish feeding on the bottom and the current is too swift to get the unweighted one down to them - all in all I will always keep a supply of both with me.
I have also been tying them on long and longer hooks. The ones I was using on Sam's last weekend I had tied on a Umpqua U-series 4x long #12 streamer hook-available at LRO I like the U-series hooks, I might try them for dries. A little less than the regular Tiemcos, but seem to still be good quality. You get like 50 for something like $7 at LRO (I think thats what I paid)
That's awesome! I always love a good (esp pic-heavy) brookie report. I too have problems with the dry/dropper tangle.
For me, it seems to happen the most whenever a fish takes the dry, they start flipping around so much. I have brought fish to hand with the dropper tippet wrapped up all around them or the dropper lodged somewhere unpleasant. If they start taking the dry more than the dropper, i usually just cut the dropper off for that reason.
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The reality-show sidekick of Duane "Dog" Chapman was acquitted of indecent exposure Monday.
Tim Chapman took the stand to claim it was all a misunderstanding which began with spilled orange juice.
The indecency and threatening charges against Tim Chapman could not have come at a worse time. Last January, the Bounty Hunter show was off the air because of the "Dog's" racial comments and his wife Beth had warned the cast to stay away from bad press or else.
Chapman said he pulled into an Ala Moana parking space so he could privately clean up after spilling orange juice on his lap.
"I looked out the front windshield to make sure there wasn't anybody around the truck before I did that," Chapman said.
But he was wrong. A woman witnessed his baby wipe bath.
"I took another wipe, proceeded to wipe down again up down on both sides," Chapman said.
He said he fled the scene when because he thought arriving security guards would call the media. Beth Chapman had warned him against publicity just two days before.
"I thought uh this is exactly what she told us not to do -- involvement with the media," Chapman said.
"Would a guy then go off and risk his entire life two days later by exposing himself in a public parking lot?" said defense attorney Brook Hart.
But prosecutors argued Chapman could have chosen a more private place and fleeing made him look guilty. But Judge Richard Perkins, who earlier threw out a terroristic threatening felony charge, said prosecutors didn't prove he intentionally exposed himself.
"Given that, I find you not guilty," said Perkins.
Chapman came out blasting the prosecution.
"What a blatant waste of taxpayers' dollars, just incredible," Chapman said.
Deputy prosecutor Wayne Teshima said based on the evidence he believes that Chapman did expose himself.
"I still believe that, yes," Teshima said.
Chapman said now that he is acquitted he'd love to get back on the television show, but he said the main reason he fought the charge was because a conviction would have made it harder to win custody of his two children.
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Vermonter helps Sandy victims pick up piecesBy Christian Avard
Staff Writer | November 13,2012BRATTLEBORO — Bonnie Dickey of Brattleboro is exhausted.
Two months ago she went to Baton Rouge, La., with the Vermont and New Hampshire Upper Valley Region Red Cross to assist Hurricane Issac victims. On Sunday, she returned home from New York, her second assignment, where she helped residents on Long Island recover from Hurricane Sandy.
The superstorm swept through the New Jersey, New York and Connecticut on Oct. 29, causing billions of dollars in damage across the northeast. Dickey was one of nine Vermont and New Hampshire volunteers to travel to the devastated area.
Dickey said Issac caused major flooding in the Mississippi Delta communities. But the devastation that Sandy left behind was much worse.
"The devastation was indescribable. New York residents want people to know that things haven't ended just because it's not on the evening news anymore. There's still people without power, and in some cases people are struggling to get food," she said.
In Louisiana, Dickey drove an emergency response vehicle and distributed food to American Red Cross shelters. This time, she
was in charge of registration at a disaster relief shelter.
Stationed in Levittown, N.Y., Dickey was responsible for documenting arrivals, obtaining information and keeping track of numbers.
The shelter operated for two weeks and served an average of a 130 people per day, according to Dickey. Many were local residents but others came from as far as Yonkers, N.Y. The shelter also assisted a group of tourists from Kansas who were displaced by the hurricane while visiting the state.
By Sunday, power was restored to several Long Island communities. The American Red Cross ceased shelter operations but many people were without a place to stay.
Some were transferred to other shelters or found family members to stay with. Others went home, even though they lacked power.
Dickey took great pride in her work on Long Island. She took great pride in reuniting a daughter with her father at the shelter after she had not heard from him in days.
Prior to leaving, Dickey went to Long Beach to get a first-hand look at the devastation. She said she saw piles of sand, tires and various debris as far as her eye could see.
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"You don't get over it in a hurry. It was apocalyptic," Dickey said. "We worked 12 to 14 hour days. It was so unbelievable."
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DD2 will be 1 year old in 2.5 weeks. I'm going back to work on the 3rd, so I've started her on homo milk in her sippy. She'll take the odd little sip here or there, but only with our prompting.
She'll be going to daycare. I'm worried that she's not drinking enough to keep her across the day while I'll be at work (11 hours give or take). Her solids are going well.
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January 10, 2008: What superficially resembles a giant moth floating in space is giving astronomers new insight into the formation and evolution of planetary systems. This is not your typical flying insect. It has a wingspan of about 22 billion miles. The wing- like structure is actually a dust disk encircling the nearby, young star HD 61005, dubbed "The Moth." Its shape is produced by starlight scattering off dust. Dust disks around roughly 100-million-year-old stars like HD 61005 are typically flat structures where planets can form. But images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of "The Moth" are showing that some disks sport surprising shapes.
The Hubble image was taken with the Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). The black disk in the center of the image is a coronagraphic hole in the NICMOS camera that blocks out most of the central star's light so that astronomers can see details in the surrounding dust disk.See the rest:


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Looking through the paintings and sculptures in the Museum's galleries, one can find a wide range of costumes, from suits of armor to fancy frocks. Taking these as inspiration, design a costume of your own using collage and drawing.
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Skiers should pay for rescuesJanuary 18,2013
Skiers should pay for rescues
Vermont ski areas should adopt a small fee, on every lift ticket, to fund search and rescue operations for skiers lost in the backcountry, off the ski trail system.
I propose a 50 cent or $1 search and rescue fee, on every lift ticket. The funds could be held and administrated by the Vermont Ski Areas Association. It could use any profits, interest, etc., accrued by the fund. This creates an incentive toward decreasing the problem. Any and all participants in search and rescue of backcountry skiers could then bill and be reimbursed by this fund, coming closer to making their agency or organization whole.
It costs all Vermonters many thousands of dollars just to initiate a search, no matter how short the effort. An Army National Guard helicopter and crew and Vermonts special rescue teams cost taxpayers more than you can imagine in on-the-ground searches, planning and training. It is time that skiers truly pay their way in a direct fashion.
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Today, my boyfriend proposed to me with the prettiest, most simple ring I have ever seen. I called my sister to tell her the good news, and her response was, "I know. He had me steal the ring from Claire's." FML
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Today, I tried to be cute by sitting on top of my boyfriend's belly. While getting on top, I accidentally kneed him in his nuts. In pain, he jolted his head up and ended up banging his head against mine. Now I have a black eye and he can't walk without waddling. FML
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Today, I went to church for the first time in my life. They had a Jesus statue at the altar, and I noticed he was surprisingly muscular. Ten minutes later, I had to excuse myself, after I caught myself fantasizing over a crucified Jesus. FML
by Weirdo / 12/30/2012 at 1:39pm / United States / Miscellaneous
Today, I had an amazing orgasm. So great that the shortness of breath triggered an extreme asthma attack. FML
by Anonymous / 12/30/2012 at 9:45pm / United States (Maryland) / Intimacy
Today, my dad asked me when I was going to start looking for a job. Jokingly, I told him next year. He got pissed, started to yell, then realized Tuesday is New Year's Day and grounded me for "being a dumbass." FML
by BAMN2187 / 12/30/2012 at 10:51pm / United States / Work
Today, I had to watch my drunk girlfriend yell at a cat for not having periods. The worst part is that she was at a pet store. The pet store at which I work. FML
by Wtf is wrong with her / 12/30/2012 at 12:20am / Canada (Ontario) / Miscellaneous
Today, I'm sharing a hotel room with co-workers on a business trip. The walls are paper-thin, you could hear a pin drop, and I'm trying to make my explosive diarrhea as close to silent as possible. FML
by avoid the sour cream / 12/30/2012 at 1:14am / United States / Work
Today, while going on a jog through the countryside, I discovered that it is actually possible outside of crappy TV shows to have a rifle leveled at you, and to be shouted at to, "Get off my land." FML
by fuckinghicks / 12/30/2012 at 6:48pm / United States / Miscellaneous
Today, I returned to Germany for a break from my studies abroad. I got lost while out for groceries, so I tried asking a guy for directions. I went totally blank and strained to think of the right words, prompting him to mutter about rude foreigners not bothering to learn the local language. FML
by Anonymous / 12/30/2012 at 2:21pm / Germany (Saarland) / Holidays
Today, a stranger was kind enough to plow my driveway during a blizzard. However, they were not kind enough to leave their number after plowing the front end of my car. FML
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An Official Website of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
The Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program (GMSCPP) was created in 1986 to address the underrepresentation of African Americans in postsecondary education. The non-competitive grants are awarded by CPE to the eight universities, as well as the KCTCS institutions, to implement programs that provide academic enrichment activities, present the value and benefits of postsecondary education, and helps to prepare students to be successful in college-level courses and to persist to graduation. The Council provides oversight of the program; institutional programs are reviewed annually and reported to the Council's Committee on Equal Opportunities.
Eastern Kentucky UniversityIt Takes a Village to Raise a ChildPrincipal Investigator- Ms. Sandra MoorePhone: (859) 622-6587
It Takes a Village to Raise a Child was created to address the need for intervention and to assist with the matriculation of African American students from the middle school system to the high school system and into postsecondary education. The program has been expanded to address the needs of students from a diverse background while maintaining the commitment for African American representation. This comprehensive program exposes students to academic enrichment activities, develops their social skills, introduces them to cultural activities and encourages parental involvement. The program is open primarily to students in grades 6 - 8 in the Madison County school system and is scheduled throughout the year to address the needs of the program participants and to provide flexibility for the participation of the students and their families.
Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemProgram Excel Summer Enrichment ExperiencePrincipal Investigator- Mr. Nashid Fakhrid-Deen, JDPhone: (859) 256-3260 Coordinators:
The Program Excel Summer Enrichment Experience was designed to increase awareness of the benefits and value of postsecondary education. The program also aims to prepare underrepresented students to be successful in high school and college level work and to persist to high school and college graduation. The non-residential summer program offers academic enrichment activities (math, reading, computer science, and multicultural education) and includes a parent workshop to foster participation in the students' academic decisions. KCTCS recognizes the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). As such, all KCTCS programs have added a STEM component to their curriculum.
Henderson Community CollegeSummer Enrichment ProgramCoordinator- Bill DixonPhone: (270) firstname.lastname@example.com
The Summer Enrichment Program is a one week, non-residential program for middle and junior high school students from Henderson and Union counties. Students are offered enrichments in math, reading, science and personal/social developments. The program aims to prepare minority students to be successful in high school and college level work and to persist to high school and college graduation. Students will hear and hopefully understand the importance of high school graduation and post secondary education. Culturally based experiences are a part of the curriculum designed to enhance self-esteem. Program coordinators track academic progress and attendance of student participants during the following academic school year.
Hopkinsville Community College Let's C.H.I.L.L. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vernell Larkin Phone: 270.974.9458
Let's C.H.I.L.L. (acronym for Children of Higher Intelligence are Listening and Learning) is a part of the Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program (GMSCPP). The program serves minority student residing in Christian and Trigg counties. The program is designed to instill interest in higher education. The long-term goal of the program is to increase the likelihood that the GMSCPP participants will pursue some form of post-secondary education (a two-year or four-year college or vocational school). The more short-term goals include: improving student attitude toward school as well as identifying non-traditional careers, improving behavior in situations with authority figures in school; increasing motivation concerning academic activities; and promoting a sense of heritage. Academic enrichment experiences in math, science, technology and reading are provided. A non-residential summer program of three weeks is provided as well as monthly activities throughout the school year.
Kentucky State UniversityTo Care ProgramCoordinators- Dr. Beverly Downing & Ms. Susan BoyerPhone: (502) 597-5919
The Protégé Tutoring and Mentoring Program provides students in the Frankfort and Franklin County service area with tutoring and mentoring supports. The program is designed to:
The program offers skill enrichment activities with special emphasis in science, math, computer technology, literacy and history. Workshops for parents are also provided.
Morehead State UniversityGMSCPP Summer Institute Principal Investigator- Dr. Clarenda PhillipsPhone: (606) 783-2434 Coordinator- Mrs. Michele Thompson Phone: (606) 783-5195
The Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program (GMSCPP) consists of a one-week residential experience for forty middle school students. Students participate in English, math, science, computer technology, career planning, and Black history classes, as well as social activities. Students are selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Transportation to the Morehead campus, meals, classes and social activities are provided at no expense to the students.
Murray State University Minority Institute - Minority Student College Preparation ProgramPrincipal Investigator: Mr. Michael Young Phone: (270) 809-6833.
The Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program at Murray State University is a program designed to enhance higher education opportunities for minority students in the Paducah, and Calloway County areas. The curriculum offers on campus programming designed to generate interest in career education, give students a true glimpse of college life while promoting an early understanding of postsecondary level of education.
Northern Kentucky University Project ASPIRE Principal Investigator – Ms. Jennifer Mimms Coordinator – Ms. Irelynne Estevez Phone: (859) 572-5752
Project ASPIRE is a program that brings 6-8th grade Multicultural students from the Northern Kentucky region on to NKU's campus once a month for educational, cultural, and fun activities. The purpose of the program is to enhance the educational opportunities of our students and expose them to higher education at an early age in hopes that they will in turn persist on to attend and acquire a college degree. A one week summer day camp concludes the year long program, and educates students in the areas of Math, Science, Theatre, Life Skills, Arts, Foreign Language, and Computer Skills. The program is funded by a state grant and is offered at no cost to students and their parents.
University of KentuckyMinority College Awareness Program/YMCA Black Achievers and Realizing Academic Potential (Project RAP)Coordinator- Ms. Mildred M. BaileyPhone: (859) 257-4098
The Minority College Awareness Program/YMCA Black Achievers program provides activities of early intervention to enhance the postsecondary aspirations and success rate of upper elementary, middle and high school students. The programs emphasize integrated mathematics, science, language arts, and computer technology and include visits to UK campus, cultural activities, field trips and parental involvement seminars. Activities of the Realizing Academic Potential (Project RAP) program focus on students at Winburn Middle School and includes activities related to academics, career awareness presentations by professionals, college campus visits, and field trips.
University of LouisvilleGovernor's Minority Student College Preparation ProgramPrincipal Investigator- Dr. Ralph FitzpatrickProgram Director- Ms. Mary D. ThorpePhone: (502) 852-6719
The Youth Toward Excellence Program coordinates the early intervention efforts of public schools, higher education institutions and community groups through workshops for students, parent groups, tutorial centers and recognition programs. Middle school students from Jefferson County are offered assistance in basic academic skills, including reading, tutoring, counseling, study skills, mentoring, and parental counseling. Sessions are held during the school year culminating in an intense one week summer residential program on the University of Louisville campus.
Western Kentucky UniversityProject: A.I.M.S.Principal Investigator – Mr. Ricardo Nazario-Colón Coordinator- Ms. Jackie PillowPhone: (270) 745-5066
Activating Interest in Minority Students (aka Project: A.I.M.S.) is designed to enhance junior high and middle school students' awareness and preparation for college. It also promotes academic achievement and helps them develop career and cultural awareness. Students from Warren, Logan, Barren and Simpson counties are eligible to participate. The goals of Project: A.I.M.S. are accomplished through Saturday enrichment and academic programs held during the school year with a summer educational and cultural enhancement component.
Sherron JacksonCouncil on Postsecondary EducationPhone: (502) 573-1555 ext. 224
Rana JohnsonCouncil on Postsecondary EducationPhone: (502) 573-1555 ext. 243


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Sam Bracanov talks to the press after appearing at the Auckland District Court where he entered a not guilty plea for allegedly preparing to commit an assault on Prince Charles and his wife Camila.
WELLINGTON - A New Zealand court ordered an anti-monarchist on Tuesday to stay away from Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla after he was charged with planning to throw horse manure at the visiting royal couple.
Sam Bracanov, a 76-year-old with a history of protest against the British royal family, pleaded not guilty to preparing to commit a crime, a day after he was arrested in Auckland. The royal couple had not yet arrived in New Zealand's largest city.
Bracanov was ordered to stay at least 550 yards away from the royal couple as part of his bail conditions. He was ordered to re-appear at the Auckland District Court later this month.
'I would have done it'
Sitting outside the courthouse, Bracanov said he would have thrown the manure at Charles, the longest serving heir to the British throne, and Camilla had he not been arrested.
Police say they caught an anti-royalist before he had the chance to throw a bucket of horse manure on Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during a royal visit to New Zealand. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
"I make it liquid - like porridge," he told reporters. "I would have done it."
Very public battle over private letters from Prince Charles to government agencies
Bracanov has used sweeter-smelling ways to express his anti-royalist feelings in the past. He was convicted and fined for spraying air fresheners at Prince Charles to "remove the stink of royalty" during a previous visit to Auckland in 1994.
Anti-royalists have heckled the royal couple during their six-day visit to New Zealand.
Royal couple has car trouble in Papua New Guinea
Others have been miffed by Prime Minister John Key's confirmation that New Zealand, a member of the British Commonwealth, would foot the bill for Camilla's travelling hairdresser.
But New Zealanders are generally staunch supporters of the monarchy.
A poll conducted by Television New Zealand before the royal couple arrived last week showed 70 percent of respondents want to keep Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
Prince Charles and Camilla have been touring Australia and New Zealand as part of the celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne.
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Britain's Prince Charles (left) speaks with well-wishers during a street walk in Auckland's Queen St, Monday.
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Why Does James Clyburn Hate Old, White Men And White Women So Much?
It seems like a fair question using Clyburn's own reasoning.
Assistant Democratic Leader and Representative from South Carolina Jim Clyburn does not like the kind of criticism Ambassador Susan Rice has been exposed to for the willful lies and manipulations she tried to sell America in the wake of the attack on our consulate in Benghazi.
…Clyburn recently sat down with CNN's resident hack, Soledad O'Brien to discuss the criticism of Rice:
"These are code words. We heard them during the campaign. During this recent campaign, we heard Sununu calling our President 'lazy,' 'incompetent.' These kinds of terms that those of us — especially those of us who were born and raised in the South — we've been hearing these little words and phrases all of our lives and we get insulted by them. Susan Rice is as competent as anybody that you will find…. It certainly caused a big problem with me. I don't like those words. Say that she was wrong for doing it, but don't call her incompetent. That is something totally different. A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors, and to say that she erroneously did it, I don't have a problem with it. But to call her incompetent, a PHD Rhodes Scholar, being called incompetent by someone who can't hold a candle to her intellectually. By someone who said, and Senator McCain called her incompetent as well. But he told us that Sarah Palin was a very competent person to be Vice President of the United States. That ought to tell you a little bit about his judgment."
Translation: Anyone who criticizes Susan Rice is obviously doing so because she's a black woman. Therefore, when Clyburn goes on to criticize John McCain and question the competence of Sarah Palin, a popular multi-millionare, governor and former VP candidate who's now a role model for millions of women, it's obviously because he hates old white people and white women. Sure, it's entirely possible that James Clyburn simply hates all white people, but we don't know for sure. That seems like a good question for someone in the media to ask him after his race-based criticism of John McCain and Sarah Palin.
PS: If you disagree with the reasoning in this post, then at a minimum, you obviously hate white men AND black men like James Clyburn, so watch yourself, buddy!
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Common Core State Standards Classroom Implementation for English and Literature
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By Helena Rodriguez: Local Columnist
Sometimes our government does something outrageous and oversteps its bounds. Ok, this has been happening more frequently lately. But we know things have really gotten bad when the feds go after our precious penny.
There has been a movement in recent years to get rid of our copper-faced Abe Lincolns. I think we Americans should be taking to the streets in protest. You know the saying, "First they came for the pennies and I didn't speak out … They came for the dimes and I didn't speak out … then there was nothing left but dollar bills."
We should be petitioning to have our penny placed on an "endangered species" list so our government can pour billions of dollars into saving our copper coins. And we should be having "Save Our Penny" rallies.
The problem is that some people are penny-prejudiced because they do not like the jingle of these one-centers in pockets. And they especially don't like the meticulous task of standing around counting them one penny at a time. Oh yeah, there's also that little quip by our U.S. Mint, something about pennies now being more expensive to coin than they are worth.
I'm sure many of you are saying to yourself right now, "So what's the problem?" Or maybe not. Maybe you prefer the green stuff that folds and get annoyed by people who pull out pockets full of pennies and hold up checkout counter lines. But there's more than inconvenience at stake here folks! True, the extinction of the penny will increase the net value of our thoughts. We will no longer be able to say "A penny for your thoughts," but something more like "A nickel, a dime, or even a dollar for your thoughts … and Visa and MasterCard is accepted."
Penny pinchers will become dollar pinchers and people will no longer be able to put in their two cents. It will go up to 5 cents. There will also no longer be "pennies from heaven." Just think about those poor school children who save pennies all school year for worthy causes. They'll have to move up into the nickel and dime business.
Without our coppers, it will cost even more to be poor. Instead of "I haven't got a penny to my name," someday it may very well be, "I haven't got $20 to my name."
I propose we form a special commission to study the economic impact of the penny. I also propose the government pour millions of pennies that people don't like to mess with into funding this study. Retailers may act like they don't like pennies, but their profits depend on pennies, not the "bottom dollar." Why do you think they have 99-cent or two for $4.99 sales and don't round off prices to the nearest dollar? The truth be told, retailers really like pennies. In fact, they prefer pennies over plastic, so crack open those glass jars.
I know it will be a tough fight to save our penny. I already see Generations Y & Z taking our little Abes for granted. In fact, sometimes they don't even want their pennies. They can be heard saying once unheard of things like "Keep the change" or "Oh, it's just a penny."
Those of us from Generation X remember the days clearly when we would all have to pull our pennies together just to buy a soda to pass around and share. We remember the days when we were a penny or two short at the convenience store and the clerks patiently waiting for us while we went to dig pennies out from between our car seats. In fact, they would hold our purchases hostage until we produced those precious pennies.
So it now costs more than a penny to produce a penny. Again, what's the problem? Here's a quarter (notice I didn't say penny). Go call someone who cares. If our government would start pinching pennies instead of paying $50 for hammers and awarding companies outrageous contracts, maybe they too would realize that "a penny saved is a penny earned."
Us penny pinchers know pennies add up. In fact, if we all pull our pennies together, looking between our car seats and under our couches, we can probably collect enough pennies to pay off our federal deficit.
Helena Rodriguez is a columnist for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. She can be reached at:


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For Immediate Release
Springfield, Ill. Illinois State Board of Education
staff will present the State Board with a comprehensive
plan to increase the agencys role in regulating
tutoring services provided under No Child Left Behind
at its meeting next week. This proposal responds to the
United States Department of Educations recent push
for states to assume more regulatory responsibility for
tutoring providers. If adopted, Illinois regulations
will be among the most comprehensive in the country.
Under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB),
students from low-income families attending schools that
do not make adequate yearly progress for three consecutive
years are eligible to receive tutoring services outside
of the regular school day which are known as Supplemental
Educational Services (SES). School districts are responsible
for funding the services through their Federal funds.
There are currently 75 providers are on the approved list
in Illinois. Projections for next school year are that
360,000 students in more than 600 Illinois schools will
be eligible for services.
With these changes Illinois will be taking a leadership
role in regulating tutoring services, said State
Board Chairman Jesse Ruiz. We need to enhance our
oversight of tutoring providers in Illinois and do more
to help ensure that districts implement this Federal requirement.
Students are entitled to these services and we want parents
to know that their children are being tutored by proven
providers that will bring the best results.
At its June 16 meeting the State Board will review the
proposal which details actions steps including:
ISBE will continue to take steps to ensure that school
districts meet their SES obligations under NCLB which
Agency staff and Board members Dr. Vinni Hall and Dr.
Andrea Brown developed the proposal with input from other
state education agencies, local school districts and tutoring
providers. If the State Board approves the proposal at
its June 16 meeting, work to implement the changes will
begin immediately.
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We have our pick. It is top 23 protected. If it is the 24th or above than Utah gets it. I don't think we have to worry about that. The Knicks will be in the lottery for sure.
I still think Miami will make a trade to improve. So, if things continue and Miami improves, we should get the 2nd pick in the draft. The Timberwolves will get the first (will probably take Beasley) and the Knicks will take Derrick Rose. This is what I'm hoping for anyway. A shame. Not even half way through the season yet, and I'm already looking forward to the draft.


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Palm Beach Money
Tag: no growth for those afraid of the stock market
In today's Money Market accounts it takes 72 years for money to double
- 12:12 am Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 by Dian Vujovich
There are plenty of reasons not to like financial institutions these days. In addition to taking little responsibility for pushing products not fit for investors, homeowners and home wannabe owners, yields they currently offer on savings vehicles—specifically money market and/or savings accounts—are despicable. In fact, down right laughable.
Here's what I mean:
One of the most popular sections in a book I wrote in the 1990's, "Straight Talk About Investing for Your Retirement "(McGraw-Hill ,1995), had a section regarding The Rule of 72. It's an investing tool rule that helps you figure out how long it would take for money to double [More]