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NARROWSBURG, NY — Stacy and Friends entertain the crowds at this year's RiverFest, prior to the commencement of the festival's centerpiece event, the poster auction. This year, the auction yielded revenues of $9,820 from the 59 posters that had been created and donated by local artists. The poster that attracted the liveliest bidding was "A River Grimoire," a watercolor by Beau Gostomsky that sold for $520.
The weather obliged with a morning overcast that gave festival goers a break from the battering heat of the prior few days, as the event kicked off with Riverdogs on Parade—which included a surprise feline winner in one of the categories (see page 2). As always, stilt-walkers, artisans, food vendors and musicians kept the street lively throughout the celebration, which honors art, music and ecology on the Delaware River.


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Destination: The Canyons
Type: Condo/Villa
Number of Floors: 4
Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 2
At the heart of the Canyons Resort Village is Sundial Lodge. Attractively blended into the natural surroundings of Utah, Sundial Lodge is base camp for all your mountain adventures. With spectacular views of the mountains, as well as luxury service and amenities, guests at Sundial Lodge will experience the utmost in living at Canyons Resort. This condominium lodge offers studios, 1 and 2 bedroom, and 2 bedroom plus loft units. Take advantage of its ideal location, just steps away from the Flight of The Canyons, their 8-passenger gondola. Sundial Lodge is on the Canyon's Resort shuttle route, providing service to Main Street at the top of the hour throughout ski season. Contact the front desk for more information.
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Doris K. Turner Brown Beach, 84, of Sackets Harbor
Doris K. Turner Brown Beach of Sackets Harbor, NY passed away at home in the loving care of her family and longtime family friend, Mary Corboy, on Monday, January 21.
She was born on June 21, 1928, the longest day of the year (her mother always said), to Frank Turner and Ethel Dawley in Orwell, NY. She grew up in Bennets Bridges and began school in the Powerhouse District. She was a member of the Pulaski Academy class of 1945 and Oswego Teacher's College class of 1948.
Doris was a kindergarten teacher, first in Holland Patten for 4 years, and then in Sackets Harbor where she retired in 1981. She was a member of The United Presbyterian Church of Sackets Harbor where she served for several years as a Deacon.
Doris was a great lover of music and often played the piano for friends and family in her home. She was an avid sports fan, and began every day with a cup of coffee in one hand and the WDT sports line-up in the other. She saved everything, and forgot nothing. Her sense of humor kept her family and friends smiling through out the years.
She married David Brown in 1951; the marriage ended in divorce. In 1971 she married Milton Beach, who passed away in 1997.
She is predeceased by five siblings: Charlotte, Robert, William, and Frances Turner, and Janet Stamps; and one grandchild: Michael Jenkins.
She is survived by seven children: George Brown of Kenai, Alaska; Jo Ellen Johnson and her husband Michael of Chugiak, Alaska; Stephanie Cring and her husband Harold of Sackets Harbor, NY; David Brown and his wife Dawn of Chamount, NY; John Brown and his wife Michele of San Diego, California; Deborah Wiley and her husband Donald of Sackets Harbor, NY; and Dana Beach and his wife Sandra of Watertown, NY; 20 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for Saturday, February 9 at 1pm at The United Presbyterian Church of Sackets Harbor, reception to follow. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to The Sackets Harbor Ambulance Fund, The United Presbyterian Church of Sackets Harbor, or St. Andrews Food Pantry of Sackets Harbor.


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Do you think one will take the other's sharingan for complete kamui?
Yea when he kills Kakashi he needs to take his Sharingan back
Kakashi does not need two eyes but if obito gets his other eye hes unstoppable along with juubi and senju dna
Either way one of em will be OP AF
Yeah, the winner gets the SUSANO
Madara wouldn't like that, Obito was meant to use the Rinnegan in his left eye to revive Madara so he could be the Juubi Jinchuuriki and Kakashi wouldn't be able to handle two Sharingans especially seeing as he a little amount of chakra
obito dont need his other eye, his rinnegan is better
Kakashi using kamui in both eyes could probly kill him he could barely handle one ms
no, just nope.
obito has rinnengan
kakashi would die with two sharingans
Originally Posted by Noobastank
Kakashi does not need two eyes but if obito gets his other eye hes unstoppable along with juubi and senju dna
This, except that kakashi just cant maintain two sharingan eyes, he has to cover up the first 1 as it is theres no way he would get both
Originally Posted by Champ
Yea when he kills Kakashi he needs to take his Sharingan back
I hope so :D
No. I don't think that Kakashi would be able to handle a Sharingan in both eyes. Most of his battles when he uses his one Sharingan end with him in the hospital for at least a week. Since he is not an Uchiha, he wouldn't be able to deactivate it, and would lose chakra at a constant rate, both in and out of battle. And I don't think that Obito is going to survive if Kakashi doesn't.
Originally Posted by General PSX360
Either way one of em will be OP AF
exactly lol
Originally Posted by Susano'o
I hope so :D
I agree but this will most likely not happen because obito would be invincible with both of his eyes
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History of the Peace Corps in Lesotho
|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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The Peace Corps was invited to work in Lesotho in 1967. Since that time, a relatively constant number of about 95 Volunteers have served at any given time in Lesotho, except for a brief time following a political uprising in 1998. Education, agriculture, and health have been the primary Peace Corps programs here. The focus of Volunteer placement has been rural development, which mirrors the country's 85 percent rural population demography. Volunteers serve in all 10 districts of the country.
The current goals of Peace Corps/Lesotho programming are based on community development projects that place Volunteers in education, HIV/AIDS, the environment, and community economic development.
History and Future of Peace Corps Programming
in Lesotho Peace Corps/Lesotho responds to Lesotho's needs by strengthening the capacity of individual Basotho to take control of their own lives. Volunteers achieve this goal by providing quality, relevant educational concepts and techniques to teachers, students, individuals, and groups. Volunteers also promote vocational skills training and self-employment, and help Basotho citizens access resources to maintain and improve Lesotho's unique environment.
Education Volunteers are assigned to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to strengthen the quality of education through deployment of English teachers in secondary schools and resource teachers in both early childhood care centers and primary schools. The resource teachers work with their counterparts to equip the teachers and caregivers in primary schools and early childhood education programs with skills to enable them to use innovative and appropriate teaching methodologies, enhancing their classroom management skills and applying principles of gender equity in their teaching practices.
Secondary education Volunteers use quality English language classroom instruction and assist in developing critical thinking skills through innovative teaching methods.
All education Volunteers work to enhance reading, establish functional libraries, and do HIV/AIDS education in the schools and local communities. Some are members of the district AIDS task forces. Volunteers also promote the concept of girls education through clubs, tutoring, and other mentoring activities.
Community health and development Volunteers are placed in all 10 districts of Lesotho. The purpose of the community health and development project (CHED) is to develop an HIV/AIDS-competent and economically productive society. Volunteers focus on preventing and mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS, strengthening community-based organizations, youth development and skills promotion, and business and economic development. There are four areas of concentration in the CHED project: HIV/AIDS, agriculture/nutrition, youth, and community development. HIV/AIDS Volunteers are working at the village and district levels to provide HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs. Other Volunteers in this program provide sustainable, effective outreach to youth, entrepreneurs, and income-generation groups.
There are more than 50 Volunteers serving in this sector. They work to establish better services for orphan and vulnerable children in various villages; help organizations and groups mobilize resources and community support for needed food security and HIV/AIDS mitigation programs; assist district level government in training local chiefs and traditional healers on HIV/AIDS; help communities to develop cultural tourism markets; assist in establishing pony-trecking income-producing activities; and provide technical assistance to producer groups on product diversification, qualty control, and marketing.
The AIDS pandemic strikes across all social strata in many Peace Corps countries. The loss of teachers has crippled education systems, while illness and disability drains family income and forces governments and donors to redirect limited resources from other priorities. The fear and uncertainty AIDS causes has led to increased domestic violence and stigmatizing of people living with HIV/AIDS, isolating them from friends and family and cutting them off from economic opportunities. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will confront these issues on a very personal level. It is important to be aware of the high emotional toll that disease, death, and violence can have on Volunteers. As you strive to integrate into your community, you will develop relationships with local people who might die during your service. Because of the AIDS pandemic, some Volunteers will be regularly meeting with HIV-positive people and working with training staff, office staff, and host family members living with AIDS. Volunteers need to prepare themselves to embrace these relationships in a sensitive and positive manner. You will need to utilize supportive resources available throughout your training and service to maintain your own emotional strength so that you can continue to be of service to your community.


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This list has been compiled by Volunteers serving in South Africa and is based on their experience. Use it as an informal guide in making your own list, bearing in mind that experience is individual. There is no perfect list! You obviously cannot bring everything we mention, so consider those items that make the most sense to you personally and professionally. You can always have things sent to you later. As you decide what to bring, keep in mind that you have an 80pound weight restriction on baggage. And remember, you can get almost everything you need in South Africa.
Luggage should be durable, lightweight, lockable, and easy to carry. Wheels are a plus, especially those suitable for wheeling luggage over nonpaved surfaces. Backpacks without frames are very practical. A midsize backpack for weekend and weeklong trips is essential. Also, a regular-size book bag is a good thing to bring. When choosing luggage, remember that you will be hauling it in and out of taxis and buses, and often lugging it around on foot.
The three key qualities for clothing in rural South Africa are that it have dark colors, have many pockets, and be washable. You will wash clothes by hand in cold water, in a basin or bucket, and hang them out to dry on a line or the nearest fence. You will iron your clothes using a standard electric iron or one that you heat up on your stove. You will need to dress conservatively. It does get cold here, so bring warm some clothes. Note that you will have limited storage space in your house, so try to bring clothing that can serve several purposes and still look presentable after several wearings.
General Clothing
- Warm coat/jacket (not necessarily down; fleece works well and can be layered)
- Waterproof rain jacket/poncho
- Windbreaker
- Durable jeans (for weekends and travel)
- Two or three sweaters (lightweight cotton and wool)
- Two or three pairs of walking-length shorts
- Long thermal underwear
- Good socks, including thick ones
- Baseball cap or sun hat
- Swimsuit and sportswear
- Belts
For Men
Men dress neatly and professionally in all workplaces, which means dress slacks or nice khakis, dress shirts, and dress shoes/loafers. Schoolteachers in particular are expected to wear ties while on duty. Jeans are not allowed to be worn at work.
- Two or three dress slacks/khakis
- Plenty of cotton underwear
- Three or four cotton dress shirts (button-down, both long and short sleeve)
- Two or three polo shirts
- One sport coat or suit
- Two or three ties
- T-shirts (neutral colors)
For Women
Women dress in a stylish and professional manner in workplaces, which means dresses, skirts and blouses, and dress shoes (flat or low-heeled, with good support and rubber soles) or sandals. Short shorts, miniskirts, and tops that show a lot of skin (e.g., halter tops with spaghetti straps) are inappropriate for women in village settings.
- Three to five dresses or skirts (knee length or longer)
- Two to four lightweight polyester/cotton blouses (short or long sleeve)
- T-shirts (neutral colors)
- Tights to wear with skirts in winter
- Plenty of cotton underwear and bras
- Heavy-duty sports bra
- Cotton half slips (knee and ankle length)
- Comfortable dress shoes or loafers for men
- Dress shoes with flat or low heels for women
- Athletic shoes
- Waterproof hiking boots
- Flip-flops/shower shoes
People who wear large sizes (12-plus for men, 10-plus for women), wide sizes, or corrective shoes should consider bringing an extra pair or two of shoes, as such shoes are difficult to find here.
Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items
All the little things you need to keep your life running smoothly are available locally at prices comparable to those in the United States, so do not burden yourself with them. But bring enough toiletries to get you through training, as you will be in a rural setting where supplies may be limited.
- Two pairs of contact lenses or prescription eyeglasses (sunglasses are a must, so bring an extra pair; the Peace Corps will not replace prescription sunglasses)
- Prescription drugs (bring a three-month supply to last until the Peace Corps can reorder them)
- Kitchen: You can easily purchase any needed supplies (dishes, pots, glasses, utensils), so do not use your 80 pounds on these items. However, you might want to bring your favorite cookbook.
- Two towels (to have during training)
- Stationery and envelopes to last during the 8 to 10 weeks of pre-service training
- Watch—durable, water-resistant, inexpensive
- Reliable alarm clock
- Money belt that fits under your clothes
- Small sewing kit
- Radio/cassette/CD player
- Camera (35 mm point-and-shoot; film can be bought and developed here)
- Small binoculars—handy for spotting birds/animals in the parks
- Swiss army knife or Leatherman
- Camping equipment if you like camping (e.g., sleeping bag, backpack, and small tent; also available locally)
- Solar-powered, rechargeable batteries with charger
- Water bottle (e.g., Nalgene)
- Pictures of hometown, historical sites, family, and friends
- U.S. stamps (letters can often be mailed by people traveling back home)
- Maps of the United States and the world—good as teaching aids and wall hangings
- Small flashlight and extra bulbs
- Guidebooks on the region
- Novels—to swap after reading
- Journal
- Hobby materials like sketching pads and pencils
- Musical instruments
- Games (Scrabble, cards, chess, Frisbee, etc.)
- Work gloves (for gardeners)


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One year ago on Jan. 22, 2012, legendary Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 85. Here is a look at his life and career.
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A long push to fund all-day kindergarten statewide is ramping up at the Capitol.
House Democrats have made all-day kindergarten -- and education as a whole -- one of their top funding priorities for this session. The House's education bill was expected to come up for a full vote Tuesday afternoon.
The bill increases funding for schools by $550 million compared to the state's last budget. On top of expanding all-day kindergarten, it would fund early learning scholarships for 3- and 4-year-olds, add $209 per pupil to the state's bedrock funding formula and pay back $850 million in IOUs to schools used to balance previous budgets.
The Senate's education budget, set for a vote later this week, doesn't pay back those loans and adds less money to the formula.


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The American Society of Interior Designers [1]
The Center for Health Design [2]
The Therapeutic Landscapes Network [3] is a knowledge base and gathering space about healing gardens, restorative landscapes, and other green spaces that promote health and well-being.
Malkin, Jain. Read various articles about evidence-based healthcare design at: http://jainmalkin.com [4]
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Huelat, Barbara (2003). Healing Environments: Design For the Body, Mind & Spirit. Alexandria and Arlington, VA: Medezyn and Peecapress.
Huelat, Barbara (2007). Healing Environments: What's the Proof? Alexandria and Arlington, VA: Medezyn and Peecapress.
Hyder, C. (1998). Wind and Water: Your Personal Feng Shei Journey. Berkeley, CA: The Crossing Press
Marcus, C., and Barnes, M. (1999). Healing Gardens. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.
Marberry, S. (Ed) (2006). Improving Healthcare with Better Building Design. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Pert, C. (1997). Molecules of Emotion. New York: Scribner.
Ulrich, R., Zimming, C. (2004). The Role of the Physical Environment in the 21st Century Hospital: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity [8]. Report to the Center for Health Design. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Milton superintendent remains on leave following complaint
District won't share details of complaint, investigation
Milton School District officials confirmed that the district's superintendent remains on administrative leave following a complaint.
An investigation into the complaint started last month.
Mike Garrow has been on paid leave since October after the school board informed him that a complaint had been filed against him. The district hired a Fennimore attorney to investigate the complaint.
District officials aren't sharing details on the complaint or whether their investigation involved other district staff or students.
Milton School Board President Rob Roy confirmed that the superintendent will be on leave with full pay and benefits through the rest of this school year.
According to the Janesville Gazette, since his leave started, Garrow has been paid a little more than $11,000.
In a letter to the school board last week, Garrow claims that the investigation was completed and that he was found not to have done anything to give cause for termination.
He went on to say that despite rumors, "I can share that I am not having, nor have I ever had an affair, not ever misappropriated any funds, nor have I participated in any immoral illegal activity. However, I am dealing with issues that are personal and will not go further in those reasons."
Garrow said he asked the district to allow him to remain on leave for those personal reasons.
Roy confirmed Tuesday that the district's investigation has been completed but wouldn't comment on whether Garrow was on requested leave or whether the board allowed him to return.
The board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to appoint an interim superintendent.
Currently three staff members are running the district in Garrow's absence.
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Sánchez, Marco V., and Mohammed Chemingui. 2013. "Tunisia" in Sanchez, Marco V., and Rob Vos. Financing Human Development in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The United Nations Series on Development. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Chemingui, Mohamed A.M., and Marco V. Sánchez. 2011. Country Study: Assessing Development Strategies to Achieve the MDGs in the Republic of Tunisia. United Nations Department for Social and Economic Affairs, October. A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Tunisia was built as part of the study. This study of Tunisia is part of the broader project Realizing the Millennium Development Goals through Socially Inclusive Macroeconomic Policies, carried out by the Development Policy and Analysis Division (DPAD) of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA) together with the UNDP, the World Bank, and country teams and related institutions, in the case of Tunisia, the Economic Development and NEPAD Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); and United Nations Department for Social and Economic Affairs.
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After about 20 minutes of public testimony, and over an hour behind closed doors, the UH Board of Regents decided not to make a decision over the appointment of UH President MRC Greenwood.
Greenwood arrived about five minutes before the meeting at the UH School of Medicine on Friday.
"I think this current president needs to be given its walking papers. think she has discredited herself. But I think we need to have much deeper changes," said UH Prof. Noel Kent.
Some testifiers slammed Greenwood for the way she's managed the university, while others credited Greenwood for major accomplishments in recent years, including the successes of the astronomy program at UH, along with Mauna Kea's 30-meter Keck Telescope, for the development of Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, the Palamanui Campus on the Big Island, and much more.
"We are at the cusp of getting a new community college started and it's largely due to (Greenwood's) leadership," said Steve Colon from the Hunt Development group.
"If she is not retained as the president of the university, I'm convinced, from my experience with Mauna Kea, we will lose that opportunity to become among the best institutions as far as research is concerned," said Walter Heen, OMKM Interim Director.
Every year, President Greenwood has received glowing evaluations from the board of regents, but she has yet to be evaluated since the so called Stevie Wonder Blunder, where UH administrators said the university was scammed out of $200,000 for what was supposed to pay for a fundraising concert in August 2012.
Prof. Kent called the fiasco just one example in a history of problems caused by poor management by UH administrators.
"It grieves me to see the university, at this point, held at such low repute, and held in low esteem by the people of Hawaii. Every where I go people ask me what's wrong with these folks at UH? How stupid and wasteful can you be? It stinks from the top down. We have a credibility gap a mile wide. I hate to say it, but we've become a laughing stalk in some ways. What has brought us to this point is the unwise lack of governance by the president and the board of regents," said Kent, who has taught at UH Manoa for decades.
UH Grad Student Organizer Aaron Levine also criticized Greenwood for poor budgeting, saying "golden parachutes" for administrators should have paid for student services.
"So when you are making your decision on what to do not to just look at the big picture but consider the students and their livelihoods whom UH is supposed to educate," said Levine.
But supporters were equally as vocal, hoping to ease the burn of a glaring mistake.
"This is a great institution that thrives under her leadership. The only thing that stands in her way from further greatness, is if you allow political interference to interrupt what has been a path to greatness. You are going to condemn this institution to mediocrity. You are going to put into the minds of every incoming student, talented faculty member, great administrator down the road the question as to whether UH is committed to greatness or not," said Servco President and former UH Board of Regents member Mark Fukunaga.
Board of Regents discusses Greenwood's appointment
After about 20 minutes of public testimony, and over an hour behind closed doors, the UH Board of Regents decided not to make a decision over the appointment of UH President MRC Greenwood.
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|Aggie McPherson Fiske,
my grandfather's sister, at
Crow Wing Lake, MN
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Aunt Aggie, as she was known in my family, was standing barefoot at the edge of Crow Wing Lake in northern Minnesota and fully clothed. The occasion was a big family get-together in the summer of 1918, when she was about 30 years old. I can't imagine Aunt Aggie in a bathing suit, but from the pictures of this family gathering, her dress was frilly and light in comparison to most of the heavy, full skirts and shirtwaists -- and if any of the ladies went swimming, it would have been fun loving Aggie.
My Uncle Ralph often told of swimming in the lake with his brothers, sisters and cousins. I am pretty sure that my McPherson aunts and uncles did not have swimming suits when they were kids and lived in Minnesota, but rather popped in the lake in their scivvies -- or just bare "nekked", as my uncle would say.
|Beach party with my Aunt Bertha (3rd from left) and
her daughter Cleona (in striped top and black trunks.
I liked this picture as it showed a variety of bathing apparel for men, women and children. There are several possibilities as to the location of the beach. Although the site could be a number of southern California coastal towns, I think the distance was too far from Calipatria. The most likely site is the Salton Sea, a shallow, saline lake, just a couple of miles north and west of Calipatria.
Lake Hemet, in the Mt. Jacinto forest lands, was also a favorite summer time retreat. When the temperatures soared in the desert, those who could afford to travel to the mountains did so. Every summer, Bertha took her daughter Cleona to the mountains for a month or so. Sometimes she also took her younger sisters, Helen, Verna, Betty and Olive Lorraine on their sojourn to the cooler mountain vacation spots.
|1936, Gail, Harold and Ruth on the
banks of the Feather River near
Clio, California.
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The bathing attire in this 1936 picture to the left is very different from the southern California style in the above 1933 picture. The picture was taken on the banks of the Feather River, near Clio, California, in northern California. My father, Harold McPherson, was flanked by his young sister-in-law, Gail Sigford and my mother, Ruth Sigford McPherson. My father and mother (and me) had traveled from Stockton to Clio to visit my Sigford grandparents and Gail.
I am not sure if there was much swimming done on this visit. The Feather River is cold; my mother couldn't swim and was afraid of the water; and I never knew my father to swim, but possibly he learned some rudimentary strokes in Minnesota. Gail, however, was a beautiful swimmer and moved effortlessly through the water- like an otter.
|A sunny day for my mother Ruth and her first grandchild Lois
From the Archives of JGH & Roots"n"Leaves
Fast forward thirty years, and here is my mother, Ruth,with her first grandchild, our oldest daughter, Lois. The two of them are sunning themselves on the dock at the Hill's family cabin at Lake of the Woods, located in the Cascade Mts. between Medford and Klamath Falls, Oregon. Although mother did learn to swim, she was never very comfortable on the water - and certainly not in small boats, such as the canoe to the right.
NOTE: What a fun project to do on a cold winter day. Here in the hills of southern Oregon, the sun is shining on the snowy hillsides, the trees are tipped in white, but I only thought of warm beaches in Minnesota, California and Oregon. What a nice way to spend the morning.


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Posted 06 March 2013 - 01:17 PM
Lilly, Jacob and Isaac, what my life is about. Although our route through life is not how it should be, I am a blessed man.
Posted 06 March 2013 - 02:01 PM
I haven't seen a single post suggesting they are not happy with him investing - they are simply commenting on what he is doing, which he is inviting, by going public with almost everything. That's his choice, and it will lead to people commenting on it.
Not sure what the issue is, or why this couldn't have been on one of his other threads tbh.
Posted 06 March 2013 - 02:08 PM
.... of reality me thinks. Somebody comes into our game from outside of the game with alot of money to spend (that is putting money into our game also) an some of you on here are not satisfied. would you rather Salford gone out of business than money being invested plus all the PR (of which our game seriously lacks) that he brings. I can see jealousy amongst the doomongers........
that's because people have narrow self serving agendas
Bradford and salford were in b other financially and people jumped in becaue it suited their 'the system is all wrong because it doesn't suit usus' riff. never mind the context of all sports having similar issues, the state the country is in or the specific problems the club faced.
Now both clubs have stable finances are headd up by seemingly sound people, the farce, joke and laughing stock people have lost interest
Keeping it local
Posted 06 March 2013 - 02:08 PM
Not sure what the issue is, or why this couldn't have been on one of his other threads tbh.
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I started the week listening to administrators who were beside themselves about a recent letter sent out to them by the Governor's Office about his Education Plan. Administrators were concerned that in order to get the promise of A (funding reform) they would have to support B (the Governor's Education Plan).
By mid-week the Governor dismissed the letter. He said that he didn't know about it and dismissed any promise made of addressing funding. So I assume that the Governor has washed his hands of the funding issue.
Fortunately – no one else has. Looking at
the events of the past week, all of us should appreciate the many different
voices that are coming together to articulate a common theme:
This week when we were in
Just yesterday the State Board debated how to prioritize $400 million – an inadequate amount of new money for education next year. At the same time the House was approving a $250 per pupil General State Aid increase. All of you know that the GSA increase would absorb almost all of the $400 million. Again we need A!
The Board also approved the financial profiles for 2004, and considering that $400 million doesn't meet the needs of school districts statewide, members began to ask each other what programs are districts cutting to stay afloat? What programs will never see the light of day again? How many school librarians, aides and teachers do we need to lay off? How short can a school day actually go? What will it take (districts 'shuttering their schools'?) to bring serious attention to the funding issue? It is unfair to make pledges that we will not balance the budget on backs of taxpayers, when we are currently bleeding schools dry at the expense of students many of whom no longer know what a well-rounded curriculum is!
I was asked following the board meeting Thursday if there is a correlation between schools that are in Academic Warning or Watch Status and those on Financial Watch. While the analysis hasn't been done in quite a few years, I do believe that one does affect the other. And if forced to, school districts cutting programs will more than likely see sudent achievement and performance decline.
We remain committed to the solution. I hope to continue to hear all of our voices speaking out about fair funding in unison.
Robert Schiller
State Superintendent
of Education
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· Assessment Test Dates
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Legislative Update
The Illinois
General Assembly returned this week and began considering
many important educational issues. On March 22, the Senate Education
Committee held a special hearing in
There will likely be a special downstate hearing convened by the Senate Education Committee regarding Senate Bills 3000 and 3001 in the near future.
On March 24, I testified before the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee in opposition to SB1074, legislation that would create an autonomous Teacher Board. SB1074 passed the Senate last year, but has not advanced in the House of Representatives. As currently drafted, this legislation gives teacher unions control of the autonomous board with six of the eleven members being teachers appointed by the IEA and the IFT.
In my opinion,
SB1074 is bad public policy. If enacted, it would give teachers the power to
self-regulate in a manner not afforded other professions in
A follow-up hearing on SB1074 has been scheduled for April 1.
The following education-related bills passed out of the House last week:
HB4266 (William Davis), which unanimously passed the House, proposes an increase in the foundation level of support from $4,810 to $5,060 per pupil. Based on preliminary data, raising the foundation level by $250 per pupil will cost approximately $396.5 million.
HB4431 (Ruth Munson) attempts to assist rapidly growing school districts by providing for a grant to be paid if there has been an increase in a school district's student population over any 2 consecutive school years of (i) over 1.5% in a district with over 10,000 pupils in average daily attendance or (ii) over 10% in any other district.
HB3942 (Mary E. Flowers) requires a school board to publish each school's lunch menu and the nutrition content, including calories, of each meal item. It allows the board to determine the frequency and manner of publication. It further amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act by requiring a comprehensive health education program to include instruction in secondary schools on clinical depression and suicide prevention. The bill has been assigned to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee.
HB4444 (Randall M. Hultgren) authorizes the levy of life safety taxes and issuance of life safety bonds for alteration or reconstruction of bleachers.
HB4688 (Marlow H. Colvin) establishes the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Initiative to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers who will teach in hard-to-staff schools and hard-to-staff positions and who will remain in these schools for substantial periods of time. It provides that the State Board of Education shall administer the Initiative as a grant competition, subject to appropriation, to fund consortia that will carry out Grow Our Own Teacher preparation programs. An identical bill, SB1550 (Iris Y. Martinez), also passed the Senate.
The following education-related bills passed out of the Senate last week:
SB2115 (Miguel del Valle) sets the conditions under which a student may be denied enrollment into school for one semester for failing to meet minimum academic or attendance standards if certain conditions are met. It also requires a district to identify, track, and report on the educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students.
SB2135 (Susan Garrett) Creates a K-3 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. It provides that only those schools that are on the early academic warning list or academic watch list and that maintain grades K-3 are grant eligible and must use the grant funds to defray the costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes in grades kindergarten through 3 with an average class size within a specific grade of no more than 20 pupils. If a school's facilities are inadequate to allow for this specified class size, then a school may use the grant funds for teacher aides instead. The bill is subject to appropriations.
SB2360 (Kimberly A. Lightford) proposes a student achievement improvement grant program to provide two-year grants to school districts on the academic watch list and other school districts that have the lowest achieving students.
SB2362 (John M. Sullivan) would ensure the recent tax amnesty funds received by many school districts will not be included in calculation of available local resources.
SB2732 (Vince Demuzio) would establish, subject to appropriations, a three-year technology immersion pilot project to provide a wireless laptop computer to each student, teacher, and relevant administrator in a participating school and implement the use of software, on-line courses, and other appropriate learning technologies that have been shown to improve academic achievement and specified progress measures. It provides that the State Board of Education shall select seven (instead of eight) school districts to participate in the pilot project, one located in the City of Chicago, three located in the area that makes up of the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, and that portion of Cook County that is located outside of the City of Chicago, and three located in the remainder of the State. A similar measure, HB 4944, also passed the House.
SB2769 (Miguel del Valle) is designed to ensure that every student takes the Prairie State Achievement Examination prior to receiving a high school diploma.
SB2918 (Miguel del Valle) proposes a new graduation incentive program. It increases the compulsory school age to 17 (with exceptions) and creates incentives for school districts to recover dropouts. The proposal also provides possible reimbursement for dropouts who wish to attend vocational training programs offered through the community college system, or approved vocational training programs.
SB2995 (Dale A. Righter) Provides that for school districts that have consolidated within a prior fiscal year, the grant index shall be calculated for each of those school districts that form the new school district. It also ensures that whichever grant index is the highest shall be used as the grant index for the newly consolidated school district.
SB3091 (Frank C. Watson) would allow a joint agreement made up of school districts, or a regional superintendent of schools on behalf of programs operated by the regional office, to apply for a waiver or modification of mandates.
SB3109 (Miguel del Valle) requires the State Board of Education to establish a system to provide for the accurate tracking of transfer students. It provides that the system shall require that a student be counted as a dropout in the calculation of a school's or school district's annual student dropout rate unless the school or school district to which the student transferred sends notification within 150 days to the school or school district from which the student transferred documenting that the student has enrolled in the transferee school or school district.
2005 Test Dates
In response to the need for earlier scoring and reporting of data, especially for the AYP calculations in reading and math, ISBE staff had proposed moving the test dates earlier for the 2004-05 school year. School districts have expressed concern over shortening the time to prepare for the ACT. On Thursday, March 25, the Illinois State Board of Education reviewed possible alternatives to moving the PSAE dates forward and adopted the following testing schedule for the spring of 2005:
March 7-18
Districts may apply for modification to accommodate spring breaks.
April 27-28
The makeup tests are scheduled for May 11-12.
March 7-18
Districts may apply for modification to accommodate spring breaks. There will be no modification to move testing to PSAE dates.
This schedule of slightly earlier ISAT and IMAGE administrations and keeping the PSAE dates in April (with make-ups in mid-May) will allow for preliminary reporting of reading and math scores for AYP calculations by the end of June with reporting of the scores in the other subject areas by July. ISBE staff was also instructed by the Board to pursue a shortening of the 45-day review time frame in order to facilitate earlier status notification to the districts.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused in planning your school calendars for next year. The State Board agreed with the concerns expressed by many of you regarding the prep time for the ACT and supported the PSAE remaining in April. We hope this new schedule meets everyone's needs.
State Board of Education adds Dolton as Supplemental Educational Service Provider
The State Board of Education this week approved a South Suburban Chicago school district as provider of Supplemental Educational Services (SES), and announced that is looking at other states to recruit more.
The Board approved
The addition of
In addition to other pending applications ISBE is also taking a proactive approach to recruiting more providers. ISBE is contacting eight neighboring states for a list of their SES providers. We will be inviting these approved providers to submit applications to offer services.
NIU Policy Survey Results
Updates to the State and Federal Grant Administration Policy Handbook
The Division of Funding and Disbursement Services has recently updated the State and Federal Grant Administration and Fiscal Requirements and Procedures Handbook located at http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/fiscal_procedure_handbk.pdf
Included are ISBE policy statements on the proper administration of grant funds as well as information regarding grant budgets, expenditure reports, interest income, record retention, function and object descriptions and required audits. The most significant update is the new language added to the Required Audits page which includes a reference to the federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 which outlines cost principles and standards for determining costs for federal awards. As the responsible pass-through agency of various federal awards, ISBE requires that the provisions contained in this circular are fulfilled and confirmed by a local education agency audit. In addition, ISBE staff will audit against this standard during regular compliance visits. Further details and information regarding these cost principles can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a087/a087-all.html
If you have questions regarding the information in this handbook, please contact Division of Funding and Disbursement Services staff at 217-782-5256.
Summer Food Service Program
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals, that meet federal nutrition guidelines, are provided to all children at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low-income children. SFSP operates during school vacations, primarily in the summer months—from May through September.
Contact Amy Bianco at 800/545-7892 or visit the Nutrition Programs and Support Services SFSP's website at http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/summer.htm
for more information or assistance.
Help Students Avoid Bankruptcy
In response to the large number of young people and students filing for bankruptcy a website has been created by Chattanooga State College. The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges encourages you to share this resource with your students. Please visit:
The nationally recognized SchoolMatch public school database is compiled from auditable information gathered annually state by state from county assessors, county auditors, state taxing authorities, state departments of education, etc.
School administrators, businesses, and parents from around the country access the information to assist them in relocating, updating their residences, or to examine school system improvement based upon the performance of similar schools.
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Sometimes, every once and again, the Phillies play a game of baseball so well that all you can stand to do is smile, laugh and applaud, wherever you may be.
If tonight wasn't one such game, one would be hard-pressed to find a better example.
Jamie Moyer, still in the prime of his life and career, pitched his first shutout since 2006 – a two-hitter with no walks, at that – and Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer as the Phillies trounced Derek Lowe and the Braves, 7-0.
Playing without three regulars, the Braves' lineup looked quite feeble against Moyer. First baseman Troy Glaus provided the only hits of the night for Atlanta, which fell to 12-17 with the loss. Starter Derek Lowe allowed seven runs on 11 hits in just five innings, by far his worst start in Citizens Bank Park. It took Lowe 95 pitches to finish those five innings, just seven fewer hurls than it took Moyer to go the distance.
Werth kept his bat alight, hitting a three-run homer in the third and added a double later, his league-leading sixteenth. Five starters had multiple hits, and only Moyer and Shane Victorino failed to reach base on the offensive end. A crowd of 45,349 saw the show, yet another sell-out for the Phils.
All-in-all, it was a pretty good Friday night in South Philadelphia.
Saturday, Joe Blanton will make his second start of the season against Kris Medlen, who will make a spot start for the injured Jair Jurrjens.
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Wow! Great game by Robin Roberts…
Where's Dipsy calling for Moyer's head tonight?
Fantastic game from the old man tonight! Games like this inspire and are just truly fun to watch. It was a team at it's best.
Couple this with a Flyers OT win and you've got a great Friday night in Philly sports.
i know its only 1 of 3 , but braves are real bad right now and im already predicting the sweep , before the series i thought tnite was the braves best shot to win a game. big joe against spot starter tomorrow, hamels sunday. ———- sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep !
I think I'm right in saying that this was Moyer's best game as a Phillie…
I don't think anyone could disagree, Manny.
Where are all the Moyer haters and detractors? LOL..LOL
I admit that early in the season, I said I thought Moyer might be done…I am SO happy to have him prove me wrong. Agree, Lt, coupled with the Flyers' win, great night for Philly fans!
Way to go, Jamie!
Moyer's performance was magical and masterful. When players like Moyer who have been collectively written off by most pundits (such as some of those who frequent PN) can turn in a convincing 2 hit shoutout performance, it underscores why baseball is the grandest of sports.
No McCann or Heyward, but still—those were professional hitters, and that was a 47-year-old man. Well done, Jamie.
I felt from the beginning of the season that if Moyer got a chance, he would do something like this at some point this year. You watch him and you know that he still has this magic in him. I've always loved the guy, and it just makes me so happy to see him shut everyone up for one night and remind us all why he is the ageless wonder.
So touching, too – the perfect tribute to Robin Roberts, for the oldest guy around to get out there and go the distance like Roberts did so many times. There was a photo in the Inquirer of Jamie sitting in the dugout next to Roberts' jersey, and that photo now seems nothing short of prophetic.
I'm so glad Moyer got the complete game. But my favorite part about tonight? NO WALKS!
F'n ACE!
Never would have thought the old man had a performance like THAT left in him.
Tip our caps to Jaime Moyer. What a night!
did ya'll see the mets/giants game?
Barajas hit 2 homruns and onne was a wallkofff…how'd teh phuck did wee philly fans let this sob go?
is this the best two-out team in baseball? we only score when there are two outs, and i love it
mike hunt, who cares about barajas. whoopee.
i STILL think chooch is underrated
Barajas may be the steal of the year in the NL. Catcher is the second most important position in the field and this guy can hit with power. I heard from an interview with him that he ended up with the Mets because of lack of interest from the other teams.
Moyer's game tonight gave me the same kind of strong emotion that I had when Ashburn was finally inducted into the Hall. I hope he has a few more left in him.
Was at the game, second game at CBP this year for me, home opener was the other, so the good guys are 2-0 with me in the stands this year. I can't believe I was witness to a Jamie Moyer CG SO. It was magical. Moyer was hitting his spots, his pitches had movement to them and the Phillies D did it's job and the bats continued to show up to back their pitcher. Truly a fantastic performance by the Phillies.
Also….please, if there is a God, Jayson Werth is wearing red pinstripes next year.
This is my favorite game of the year so far. Way to show the kids how to do it old man! First he out duels Johan Santana and now this. Is Moyer can use this to get into a good streak we will be in good shape.
In the four games since Monday the Phils have given up a grand total of 3 runs. Even more amazing, Halladay had the LEAST impressive if the four games.
I agree, we need Werth resigned now and I think it will happen. I don't know how, I just think it will.
Go Jamie!
Wow Moyer, truly unexpected. Keep it coming… And we gotta like our chances tomorrow?? Blanton making his second start while Jair Jurrjens hits the DL and we get some AA chump!? Phillies are on a roll right now.
Check that Medlen is aite… but still, a spot start.
I also usually consider a Moyer start to be a lost. But I have to give it up to him. Amazing performance. I love the man. I have so much respect for him. I'd love to buy him a beer someday.
what an absolute delightful treat of a game tonight. I enjoyed that so much. I really routed for Jamie. he's a great guy and has been so under appreciated in Philly during the past two years. I know he's struggled but I always enjoyed watching him because he's an absolute master at his craft. I respect pitchers like him who are cerebral and outsmart hitter to get them out more than pitchers who just blow guys away. I will savor this one and remember it for a long long time.
Was the Ashburn updated? Did Werth get the Ashburn from the game? is so, Are you kidding me? Jamie Moyer becomes the old player in Major League HISTORY to throw a Complete Game shutout, and he still doesnt get the Ashburn? WTF people. I said as a joke earlier this season (maybe it wasnt a joke) that "Jamie Moyer could throw a complete game shut out and still not earn the Ashburn". Hmm, not only did he throw a complete game shut out, but take a look again, NO walks, and only 2 hits. That means Jamie Moyer was 2 hits away from perfect game. What does Jamie Moyer have to do to earn some respect from some people? I loved the fact that Werth hit the Home Run, but honestly, a complete game shut out, had Werth not hit the Home Run, the Phillies still would have won. I wont underestimate what Werth brings to this team, but today, the Home Run brought in 3 of 7. The double didnt bring in any other runs, nor did he score. How can you write an article about a game such as tonight, which honeslty made it sound like Moyer's pitching performance regularly happens from most pitchers in the leagues, and Werth hitting a Home Run and a double is rarely seen? I dont get some people, I really don't.
Relax, Brian, they probably just didn't change it; Werth was the Ashburn winner last night. How's the kid doing?
Mike D, Thanks buddy, I didnt get a chance to check in yesterday! Im sure thats what happened then, thats why I started with was the Ashburn updated. Disregard the rant if it wasnt updated. 🙂 I just know I am one of the few Moyer fans on here. 🙂 Also, the kid is doing great! Thanks for asking. As for what everyone else was saying, I 100% agree, SIGN WERTH NOW! some people say they think it will happen, but for some reason, I dont think RAJ will do it. Ive liked what RAJ has done overall, but I dont see that one happening. I believe it is do-able if you backload the contract with money towards the end. I know they just signed Howard to a JUNK load of money, but Moyers contract is up at the end of this season, Ibanez after next season, J-Roll is signed through 2012(is that correct) but after thatm how much longer will he last. This is J-Roll's 11th season, and still among the best Defensive SS's in the league, but will he last much longer after his current contract? It just seems that with some of the money free'd up from Moyer and Ibanez, could go to keep Werth, but I could be wrong. Not to mention this was Philly's 56th straight sell-out game. I find it hard to believe that the Phillies are "in the red" as stated several months ago with the success the Phillies have had the last few years, and now recording 56 straight sell outs.
Moyer set two age related records this year. Oldest pitcher to draw a walk at the plate on suday against the mets and now this tonight. What a competetor. Still doing what he does at his age is amazing, pitching to some guys who are half his age. Coming back after the injury at the end of last season just goes to show his dedication and commitment to the game. I get pissed when people on here bash moyer. I like him. He is a hell of a guy and still a good pitcher. Good for you jamie.
I was at the game last night, and I feel privileged to have been there at a historic moment: the oldest pitcher ever to have a CG SO. Charlie deserves his share of the credit, for taking the chance and letting Moyer pitch the whole game. Admittedly, it wasn't much of a gamble with a 7-run lead, but it still shows some confidence. A big cheer went up throughout the ballpark when Moyer came to bat at the beginning of the 8th, signaling that he would be going for a CG.
There's been a lot of bitching about how old and washed up he is, but I've been saying all along: he has 5 or 6 innings in every appearance that are near-perfect. He usually has only one inning where he gets blasted. I've said over and over, if he could just have a game without that big inning, he would be tremendous. And here he is, proving me right. Thank you, Jamie!
I like Moyer too, and always root for him to succeed. I couldn't believe this game, made me happy to see him break this record. I think he was really helped today by the large strike zone. Any pitcher is going to benefit from that obviously, but I think the outings I've really seen him shelled in have been the ones with a tight strike zone. Once he has to throw the ball over the plate, he's done. When he can paint the corners and get those calls for strikes, he can be pretty good as we see tonight.
Moyer's a civic treasure and should get more respect on the blogs. He pitched brilliantly tonight, he's pitched well overall this season (and ever since he came here in 2006), the team & fans (minus the blogs) love him, he's a WFC, he's an MLB history-maker, he's a community-minded guy, he sets a great example for the youngins, etcetera etcetera…..
Anyway, a night like tonight is deeply satisfying for stalwart Moyer supporters. Like Tracey said, he's been near-perfect in most of the innings he's thrown this year, and it's just so great to see him put it all together and embarrass this ramshackle Braves offense.
Hope to see Jamie have the Ashburn by the time I get up for the game. I have to assume, as Mike D. suggested, that it just hasn't been changed yet.
Being the leading contender to win the First Triple Crown in nearly forever is so easy, even a "caveman" can do it. Way to go Jason! Keep it up, you've proven to me that you're "werth" every cent you can get. I just hope RAJ is the one to give it to you.
Jamie you are a stud and a true pro. You're an inspiration to all us old guys out here.
Nothing personal just think moyer is done. he pitched well last night, but overall dont like him in roatation, nice to see a older guy do what he did, but in the long run he is terrible.
mikemike…"terrible"? really? A bit harsh huh? Come on man. Again, like I said above, some people it doesnt matter what he does, you just cant be pleased. kind of pathetic dude.
I was at the game with a bible study group from our church. Amazing performance by Moyer. Three pitches got him out of the 2nd inning! Victorino made an amazing catch that saved a double. Werth's blast homer was one of those thriller moments, and the ball seemed to take its time soaring out.
But being part of the standing O for Moyer was the best part of the evening. Classy, classy, guy. The crowd was chanting "Jamie, Jamie, Jamie" in the 8th inning when he came to bat.
I can't think of a single Phils player I dislike, and I can list several that I want to be friends with! We're enjoying this dynasty era!
What does being part of a bible study group have anything to do with your post? Its kinda like me saying that I was at the game and I wore my brown shoes. Just say you were there. I think thats enough.
Great game by Jamie. I hope it doesn't lull the fan base into thinking that he's actually an ok pitcher because he's not. He's got my props for last night but lets not start a love fest and make him more than he is, an average fifth starter with tendencies to go of the res sometimes and just blow a game up. That said. I hope he can repeat 08. Better yet '98. Even better '88.
The Dipsy
What's the old saying Dipsy? Even a blind squirrel will get the nuts sometimes.
Love what Jamie did last night but we definitely cannot expect that type of performance out of our senior citizen. But, we have seen it enough times, one spectacular outing will get you at least 4 or 5 more appearances from Cholly..
JB up tonight, I hope he pitches at least as well as he did his first time out.
Why do you sign your name The Dipsy at the end when you already started with The Dipsy at the beginning? I think once is enough.
See how stupid things get when people post unnecessary negative stuff? I'm not a religious person at all but the fact that he posted who he went with didn't upset me in the least. I've never heard anyone compare people to shoes by the way.
Moyer will have an excellent year. He will show us all that he deserves another two-year contract worth about $5mil a year. He knows how to make a buck and pitch. Don't be surprised if he is here at age 50. Rumor has it that RAJ has the contract paperwork ready to be signed and plans a meeting on Monday for that extension. He needs only 38 victories to reach the magic number of 300 wins and a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Jamie Moyer will pitch until he's age 50. He will indeed get 300 wins and he will enter the Hall of Fame as a Phillie. The man is just getting started on a terrific year.
Wow – a message from Danny "one game" Tartabull and a wet fart – OK
Quick answer fellas – "Not gonna to happen!" Not here in Philly and nowhere else will he be signed.
Now, wipe the smile off your faces and wetfart, wipe your buttinski (another cutsie name could be – sharted)
There needs to be a PhilliesNation committee formed that will personally knock on RAJ's door and MANDATE that he re-sign Jayson Werth NOW!!
Okay, why haven't we gotten Moyer the Ashburn?????
Hey Dips, while I don't really care if Bob attended the game with his bible study group, I don't really care that he mentioned it, either…..maybe it was important to HIM to say it. Tolerance, Dips, tolerance. And speaking of tolerance, as a female, I've had to "tolerate" some of your more chauvinistic (I know, you were just kidding) tales of your conquests, which also don't have much to do with baseball, sooooo….
If Juan Castro can field a ground ball, Jamie would have given up two runs in his last two games.
Not bad, Gramps.
I don't understand all the Moyer hate. If our 5th starter has a 5.00 ERA, is that so much more terrible than the rest of the league? Every team can't have the Rays' rotation.
Ok, so the dude is not the second coming. We get that. But as a 5th starter, I try to enjoy what he does well, and try not to get my expectations up to high. As long as he keeps plugging away in that 5 ERA range (preferably a bit below the 5 than above it) that's ok.
Jamie Moyer will hit the free agent market after the season. I believe he had an arm implant this winter and that new arm is just getting in shape. He has many body parts that have been replaced by a secret surgeon. Ruben Jr. should sign him up not to a new two year extension, as this "Soft Thrower" is going to get harder and harder to both hit and sign. DO IT NOW !!!
with out even reading the post, I have to say that even though Jayson has been on fire, but come on complete game shut out at 47 how does that not get you the Ashurn award Jamie Moyer deserves the Ashburn today
Is it possible that something metaphysical happened last night with Jamie Moyer. Is it possible that the great Robin Roberts somehow entered Mr. Moyer's body and helped him throw that complete game shutout. Or was Jamie mesmerized by the aura of the great Robin Roberts and donated this season to immortalize him. These things do happen and after Jamie begins one of his longest win streaks, he will share this info with us through Darren Daulton.
"Do not cast pearls before swine".
Being raised Catholic, we were taught to keep religion to ourselves. And we did. The only time we spoke about it was in confession, and then only sparingly. Yes, my tolerance level for sticking religion into an otherwise un-religious subject bugs me. For instance, how many times have we seen this:
Sportcaster: Well Tank, that was a heckuva shot you made with two seconds left to win the game. Your thoughts?
Tank: Well, first off, all glory be to God for without his blessings and love I wouldn't be fortunate enough to play this game…….
The answer is A) Non responsive; B) Off topic; C) Offensive to some in its subject matter (it just bugs me).
Do ya feel me?
The Dipsy
You know that people care about this blog when the Ashburn Award stirs so much controversy. I say give it to Moyer, please. That way the Peanut Gallery can relax a little.
C'mon, PN, get Jamie up there for the Ashburn….well-deserved.
Hey Dipsy —- are you just a little self-indulgent?
Dips, believe me, I feel ya….we have Jehovah's who come door to door peddling their tracts. Religion has its place, and I don't like being preached to unless I'm in church. However, there are tons of comments on here that are not completely related to baseball (we've ALL done it), so I questioned your comment to Bob. But I see that you were raised Catholic, so that explains alot 😉
Thanks Geo.
The Dipsy
I feel ya, Dipsy. Wearing religion on one's sleeve bugs the sh!t out of me as well.
Georgie, I feel you as well concerning sexist remarks on here. But what else do you expect from a bunch of guys on a sports blog? Not condoning it…..just sayin'
I agree ….. sexist remarks are common on all sports blogs. If a gal gets upset with these remarks, she should just ignore them. Baseball sometimes brings the animal out in men. As far as religion is concerned, it just does not bother me in the least.
We should respect others' feeling, however. Some people are very sensitive about religion. Not us Irish bitches, though.
Well, your name is Polly. Are you a parrot? Toucan? Placido Polanco?
The Dipsy
My real name is Mary — Polly is my nickname. My mother's name was Mary, as well, and her nickname was Molly.
Would anyone care if he'd said he went to the game with his poker buddies? Or his fraternity? Neither would be any more relevant, but would anyone care? Fine, its not your personal preference, its not what you were brought up with. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with what was said by the OP either.
I'm hardly religious, but this is making mountains out of molehills.
JB — you are 100% correct. Let's keep it real.
Jamie Moyer is the KING.
Now if we could only scratch around for some dollars to sign the "other king"namely Jason Werth.
Lets pass the hat around boys.
I think all the people crying for Jamie to be resigned is actually the same person using different names. Actually, it might even be Jaime himself.
The Dipsy
@Dipsy: If a sincere poster wants to make an ornamental reference to a group or some subject that is important to him, he sould not be subjected to censorship because of your twisted unnatural Catholic upbringing.
I generally enjoy your posts, but after your outburst on this thread, I will read them with disparaging eyes. Too bad about the Catholicism. Maybe you should do yourself a favor, and shoot yourself in the head.
I hope Jamie Moyer gets re-signed soon.What an arm.
First off, a comment like "all glory be to God for without his blessings and love I wouldn't be fortunate enough to play this game……" is annoying, I get tired of hearing stuff like that, but JB is correct, if you are flipping out saying people are preaching religion after someone saying "I was at the game with a bible study group from our church" is just plain stupid and ignorrant as to what really consistutes as religious. He was simply saying he went to a BASEBALL GAME with a "bible study group". Get over yourself seriously. Had he said something along the lines of "God was on our side" or I prayed to god before the game asking for this…" Ok, then you have a reason to say something, but this is coming from the same poster who is so self absorbed they have to "sign" the post as if they are a professional? Same person that cant see that 5th starter, who so happens to be a 47 years really has pitched rather well over all. So self absorbed with his own opinion, that no one elses matters. And thats said, because I HATE "bible beaters" and people who preach religion, but speak the facts dude, saying they went to a ball game with a religious group is NOT preaching religion, or even Jehovah's Witness knocking on my door to talk about it, (Georgie was right, that is "preaching"…LOL).


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I think I am writing this short post about how to plan your e-commerce website so that I can sort of "bookmark" this article at 6 Revisions, so that when I build my e-commerce site in the future, I can find this article.
That's how good I think this primer on e-commerce site planning is. If you are working on a site that is going to sell anything at all, then you should check out this article at 6 Revisions.
Here are the points this article hints you should pay attention to:
What do you want your site to do?
Who's going to buy from you?
Do you require special features?
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Have a look at this article. It should help you get your head around all the steps necessary to getting your online store set up. It also has some great examples of successful and well-made sites.
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This would be the same clubs who voted for their junior clubs to move to summer in the first place. Not sure why they would vote now to go back to winter. Truth is most kids would rather play in the summer and most of their parents would rather watch them and do vol work in the summer. Junior clubs in Yorkshire chose to go to summer. The only reason there isn't a winter comp for junior teams in Yorkshire is because there weren't enough clubs who wanted to play in winter.
Most junior sections at clubs govern themselves with their own committee & secretary, like the biggest percentage of secretaries who go to meeting they will follow what the league committee will tell them without question just like sheep.
Summer in theory is the ideal time for any sport to be played; the reality is there are far too many other distractions and this has been spoken about on here many times.
Probably 10,000 reasons why they chose to go summer and probably as many why they are talking about a move back to winter (If you check juniors do play in the winter)
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Editor's note: The following example from Swing Hacks is one of the book's most visually daring hacks--mimicking the arbitrarily shaped window you might see in an native MP3 player skin. The hack here is necessitated by the fact that Java doesn't support non-rectangular windows, so the only option to make this work is for the Java window to be aware of what's under it, and to handle the imaging of areas within the window's rectangle but not within its arbitrary shape. Read on for how this is accomplished.
Create translucent and shaped windows, while avoiding native code, with clever use of a screenshot.
One of the most commonly requested Swing features is transparent windows. Also called shaped windows, these are windows that have transparent portions, allowing the desktop background and other programs to shine through. Java doesn't provide any way of creating transparent windows without using the Java Native Interface (JNI) (and even then the native platform must support transparency as well), but that's not going to stop us. We can cheat using one of my favorite techniques, the screenshot.
The process of faking a transparent window is basically:
Take a screenshot before the window is shown.
Use that screenshot as the background of the window.
Adjust the position so that the screenshot and the real screen line up, creating the illusion of transparency.
This is the easy part. The hard part is updating the screenshot when the window moves or changes.
To start off, create a
JPanel subclass that can capture the screen and paint it as the background, as shown in Example 6-1.
public class TransparentBackground extends Jcomponent {
private JFrame frame;
private Image background;
public TransparentBackground(JFrame frame) {
this.frame = frame;
updateBackground( );
public void updateBackground( ) {
try {
Robot rbt = new Robot( );
Toolkit tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit( );
Dimension dim = tk.getScreenSize( );
background = rbt.createScreenCapture(
new Rectangle(0,0,(int)dim.getWidth( ),
(int)dim.getHeight( )));
} catch (Exception ex) {
p(ex.toString( ));
ex.printStackTrace( );
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Point pos = this.getLocationOnScreen( );
Point offset = new Point(-pos.x,-pos.y);
First, the constructor saves a reference to the parent
JFrame; then it calls
updateBackground( ), which captures the entire screen using
createScreenCapture( ), and saves the capture in the
background variable.
paintComponent( ) gets the panel's absolute position on screen and then fills the panel with the background image, shifted to account for the panel's location. This makes the fake background image line up with the real background, giving the appearance of transparency.
You can run this with a simple
main( ) method, dropping a few components onto the panel and putting it into a frame:
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Transparent Window");
TransparentBackground bg = new TransparentBackground(frame);
bg.setLayout(new BorderLayout( ));
JButton button = new JButton("This is a button");
JLabel label = new JLabel("This is a label");
frame.getContentPane( ).add("Center",bg);
frame.pack( );
frame.show( );
The code produces a window that looks like Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1. Transparent windows in action
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The code is pretty simple, but it has two big flaws. First, if the window is moved, the background won't be refreshed automatically.
paintComponent( ) only gets called when the user resizes the window. Second, if the screen ever changes, it won't match up with the background anymore.
You really don't want to update the screenshot often, though, because that involves hiding the window, taking a new screenshot, and then reshowing the window—all of which is disconcerting to the user. Actually detecting when the rest of the desktop changes is almost impossible, but most changes happen when the foreground window changes focus or moves. If you accept this idea (and I do), then you can watch for those events and only update the screenshot when that happens:
public class TransparentBackground extends JComponent implements ComponentListener, WindowFocusListener, Runnable { private JFrame frame; private Image background; private long lastupdate = 0; public boolean refreshRequested = true; public TransparentBackground(JFrame frame) { this.frame = frame; updateBackground( );frame.addComponentListener(this); frame.addWindowFocusListener(this); new Thread(this).start( ); }
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent evt) { repaint( ); } public void componentResized(ComponentEvent evt) { repaint( ); } public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent evt) { repaint( ); } public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent evt) { } public void windowGainedFocus(WindowEvent evt) { refresh( ); } public void windowLostFocus(WindowEvent evt) { refresh( ); }
First, make the panel,
TransparentWindow, implement
WindowFocusListener, and
Runnable. The listener interfaces will let the panel catch events indicating that the window has moved, been resized, or the focus changes. Implementing
Runnable will let the panel create a thread to handle custom
repaint( )s.
The implementation of
ComponentListener involves the four methods beginning with
component. They each simply call
repaint( ) so that the background will be updated whenever the user moves or resizes the window. Next are the two window focus handlers, which just call
refresh( ), as shown here:
public void refresh( ) {
if(frame.isVisible( )) {
repaint( );
refreshRequested = true;
lastupdate = new Date( ).getTime( );
public void run( ) {
try {
while(true) {
long now = new Date( ).getTime( );
if(refreshRequested &&
((now - lastupdate) > 1000)) {
if(frame.isVisible( )) {
Point location = frame.getLocation( );
frame.hide( );
updateBackground( );
frame.show( );
refresh( );
lastupdate = now;
refreshRequested = false;
} catch (Exception ex) {
p(ex.toString( ));
ex.printStackTrace( );
refresh( ) ensures that the frame is visible and schedules a repaint. It also sets the
refreshRequested boolean to true and saves the current time, which will become very important shortly.
run( ) method sleeps constantly, waking up every quarter-second to see if a refresh has been requested, and whether it has been more than a second since the last refresh. If more than a second has passed and the frame is actually visible, then
run( ) will save the frame location, hide it, update the background, then put the frame back in place and call
refresh( ). This ensures that the background is never updated more than needed.
So, why all of this rigmarole about using a thread to control refreshing? One word: recursion. The event handlers could simply call
updateBackground( ) and
repaint( ) directly, but hiding and showing the window to generate the screenshot would cause more focus-changed events. These would then trigger another background update, causing the window to hide again, and so on, creating an infinite loop. The new focus events are generated a few milliseconds after
refresh( ) is processed, so simply checking for an
isRecursing flag wouldn't stop a loop.
Additionally, any user action that would change the screen will probably create lots of events, not just one. It's just the last event that should trigger
updateBackground( ), not the first. To handle all these issues, the code creates a thread that watches for repaint requests and only processes a new screenshot if it hasn't already been done in the last 1,000 milliseconds. If the user generates events continuously for five seconds (searching for that lost browser window, for example), then only when everything else has settled down for a second will the refresh actually happen. This ensures that users won't have a window disappear out from under them while they are moving things around.
Another annoyance is that the window still has its border, which sort of ruins the effect of having a transparent background. Unfortunately, removing the borders with
setUndecorated(true) would also remove the titlebar and window controls. This probably isn't too much of a problem, though, because the types of applications that typically use shaped windows usually have draggable backgrounds [Hack #34].
Here's a simple test program to put this into action:
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Transparent Window");
TransparentBackground bg = new TransparentBackground(frame);
bg.snapBackground( );
bg.setLayout(new BorderLayout( ));
JPanel panel = new JPanel( ) {
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Image img = new ImageIcon("mp3.png").getImage( );
frame.getContentPane( ).add("Center",bg);
frame.pack( );
frame.show( );
The code creates a faux MP3 player interface using a
JPanel subclass and a PNG image with transparency. Note the call to
frame.setUndecorated(true), which turns off the border and titlebar. The call to
panel.setOpaque(false) turns off the default background (usually plain gray), allowing the screenshot background to shine through the transparent parts of the image (Figure 6-2). This produces a window that looks like Figure 6-3—a vision of Java programs to come?
Figure 6-2. Template for an MP3 player
Figure 6-3. Running the MP3 player
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Hi everyone. Long story short...I received a Score Watch notification stating there was a new collection from AFNI. Turns out it was an old final bill from AT&T. After a lot of nonsense and thinking it wasn't mine (turns out the account number was wrong so AT&T couldn't find it), I paid the bill through AT&T and they said they would be pulling it back from collections. AFNI sent a letter stating that it was paid in full eventhough I paid AT&T. I have tried numerous times to get it deleted and get the usual, "we don't delete". I am wondering if it is possible to dispute with the CRA since the account number AFNI has is incorrect? Also, does anyone have a good email or phone number they could PM me for AFNI? Thanks so much!!!
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Unfortunately they can report. The acct number could be their own internal number.
If I had that, I'd fire up round after round of GW letters. I'd also call them every couple of week or so for good measure. I'd fax them too (back in the day I got their fax off their site). Per e-mail, try email@example.com. I think that's it.
ETA...if after a few dozen tries at GWing don't work, try something very unconventional. They have a history of deleting after receiving a PFD request at the address above. Someone is snoozing on the other end and will cue in deletion requests without receiving a payment. If I GWed to the point I ran out of ink and paper, I'd send them a PFD request for a buck and see if they might delete automatically.
Thanks! I will keep bugging them with GW letters and calls. The account number is actually the AT&T number, but they have the numbers in the wrong order and that is why AT&T couldn't find it.
I sent them multiple (snail mail) letters also, no response....one e-mail...had a response in 24 hours...
thanks. I have emailed and gotten a quick response too. Unfortunatly, the response it not the right one..lol. I will keep pestering them.
If there is even one single thing wrong with how AFNI is reporting, put together a well written ITS letter. They will remove it. They just blasted me with an OOOLLD cable bill long past SOL, address wrong, the whole thing. Took me a coupla months, but it's off my reports and I even got an "I'm sorry" letter. I've also had another AFNI deletion early last year. IMO, they are the easiest to work with.
Thanks! I have been using what you refer to as the "Booner Method"...lol...I feel stupid asking, but what is an ITS letter? There are mistakes on what AFNI is reporting so this might do the trick. I appreciate the help!
You really need to dispute with the CRA since they are reporting it.
Once you have disputed it they should fail to validate therefore it will be removed.
I had this experience with AFNI and found this to be the best way to get a bill from Quest (can you believe that?) removed.
I really wouldn't dispute to the CRA unless it's a last ditch effort and you have a good reason to dispute. Sometimes it causes more problems than it fixes.
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nice to see a bonnet (hood for new world english speakers) without the edge of a floating ceiling or the return of the cove diagonally across it which is just lazy lighting, it's domed too so will be seeing a big area.
I recently tried a few different shades of floor paint, white, gray and black. It had been so long since I'd painted my studio black (existing paint was from 2008) that when I ordered more I found that the company had gone out of business. Anyways, either white or gray works well, gray if you want a bit more contrast (just the floor), if you were to paint the whole stage gray it's no different than exposing longer with a white stage (if you're in an eggshell cove). Using flying flats is what allows me to light with any contrast range I'd like and with the advantage of PS voodoo the car will look great almost regardless of lighting method. My website's Advertising>Recent Work has more of the Cadillac images and other shots taken in the studio (although some placed in location backgrounds). Attached are a couple views of my studio illustrating flying flats and strip lights. Jim
Congrats, Kirk!!Mike.
Jim, are you using that second shot as a promo piece for yourself? Looks like a very well planned out and set up image of your studio; too good for just a quick shot to us your space.


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Project supporters wore blue t-shirts to counter opponents dressed in red.
There were last-ditch appeals from professionals and young families to build homes within their reach.
MJ Development proposed building close to 200 workforce units.
Under HDCA rules, a family of four making between $86,000 and $120,000 a year could qualify to buy them.
The workforce definition is a middle-class between luxury and affordable units.
"Whatever the decision, we will accept it, but we will be back," said developer Franco Mola.
Opponents outnumbered supporters three-to-one.
They complained about blocked views and buildings packed too tightly together.
HCDA staff sided with them, giving the thumbs down on the height and setback exemptions Mola asked for.
It determined that allowing him to exceed the 65-foot height limit by going up to 250 feet would not enhance the area, nor advance the authority's goals.
"Our recommendation is to deny the applicant permission for the development permit," said HCDA executive director Anthony Ching.
The board agreed.
Opponents who maintained the proposed project was too big for the space, hailed the board's decision.
They had feared that the project was a done-deal.
"We were listened to. Here we are the day before the Fourth of July and the process worked. That is very gratifying," said Pam Wood.
"This would not have been a good project to start this area off with so I think the right decision was made today," said Rep. Scott Saiki.
The developer has until July 15th to decide whether he will appeal the board decision.


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