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But my first tries did not go well. I tried a vacuumed packed kind of tea with very bright green curly leaves called "Chinese tea gift" -- it tasted like the water from making collared greens. I mean, what are they thinking with this "gift" ?
Blech. Maybe I don't know how to brew it correctly? (very possible)
Then I thought I should aim for higher quality and got some "Bain Tian Yao, 2008" -- it was ok, not great, but it just made me long for the earthy and musty and greenish bitterness of puerh -- it was just too much like flowers. It was a nice taste, but it overwhelmed me.
But on my 3rd try I, oh boy, got it right I got "2010 handmade Bai Ji Guan" the leaves were much darker, not rolled. The soup was golden yellow and tasted like butter and the crust of a perfect bread if you just touch your tongue to the crust but don't bite it. After drinking many infusions my whole mouth and body was tingling with calmness and butteriness (think pleasantly tea drunken, drifting) for an entire HOUR... how such a thing could be possible from tea, I do not know. Ooolong CAN be good!
So now I know what I like, but I still don't know how to identify it. What are the general categories of types of tea that I should look for to explore more of this last kind of oolong?
Though, maybe I'll just buy as much as I can of "2010 handmade Bai Ji Guan" and stick to what I know works well!

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CNN Apologizes For Playing Pink's "Stupid Girl" Before Sarah Palin Chick-Fil-A Story
LOL! Was this just a coincidence of having a bumper song for a story or was there actual intent on CNN to be funny and not let "The Daily Show" have all the fun?
Before a story of Sarah Palin at a Chick-Fil-A over the weekend where she tweeted photos to show her support of the fast food's restaurant on Gay Marriage, CNN played "Stupid Girl" by Pink.
The network has since apologized for using the song and says there was no intent by it. Intent or not, we hope CNN uses "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) for Mitt Romney soon!
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. How often have we heard that?Posted Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 12:15 PM
And yet, what did I do? Try to fix something that wasn't broken. I SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!
I learn that back in 1968 when I was working on my 1957 Chevy. Probably knew it earlier but this one sticks in my head as my aha moment.
I was replacing a leaking gasket on my timing chain cover because it was leaking more oil than I liked. I apparently listened to too many stories about timing chains, so I thought I might as well replace that as well since I was in there.
WRONG! I got it going again, but it was very painful.
Now to the present. My current wireless router has been needing to be reset once or twice a week. Don't know why, but I figured it might be time for a newer, faster version.
I have just spent 2.5 hours of my holiday weekend talking to India (and three different techs). The end result is I am packaging up the Netgear router and returning it.
I should have made that decision the first time I got India and could not understand, but I tried again. When that one failed, I tried to get sneaky to see if I could get to someone with an American accent by going to pre-sales instead of post-sales support.
I got someone better, but after 45 minutes of him taking me through procedures that did not make sense to me, based on the original problem, I finally said thanks and hung up.
He was wanting to make changes on a second laptop when the first one and the desktop were not right yet. It was then that it dawned on me that he STILL did not understand my original issue!
I think I might know the problem, and maybe know a solution to try, but I have already boxed it up and reset the original router and all is well, so I am not going to set it back up to see. Too much time involved in what should have been a simple replacement.
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I cringe anytime I call for support and hear that accent . . . I immediately know that I will be repeating myself several times and will ask them to repeat what they just said just to only be then transferred to another person in India because we had no clue what each of us was saying. Dell has become really bad about it . . . one time I got so frustrated after being on the phone for almost two hours dealing with people in India that I insisted that I either speak to someone in North America or I would return their product and never order another piece of equipment from them again. I was transferred to a woman who had a southern accent and she solved my problem in five minutes with no problem.
I wish these companies would realize they are damaging their reputation more when they outsource like that. Fortunately for Dell I have had a great experience with every computer I have had or I would quit doing business with them just because of their outsourcing to India.
-- Posted by jaxspike on Sat, Jul 2, 2011, at 9:01 PM
I had the same thing happen with outsourcing of accounts payable. I am trying to get paid, the company here WANTS us to get paid but it took three weeks to resolve the communication.
I don't mind talking to someone with an accent. Heck I get that every time I call up North, and I know I have one to them, BUT if someone says to me that they can not understand my basic comments, I need to get someone else on the line, from my side or theirs.
You are 110% right! It affects their reputation. Their product may be fine, but i will not buy Netgear again unless I know they have changed customer service.
In fact, their product might be too good and that is the problem. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but could a wireless device have such a strong transmission that it overpowers the signal of another?
-- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Jul 3, 2011, at 8:59 AM
I've had the same netgear for 6 years and twice united tele. told me my not getting internet service was my router, but it ended up being their boxes that went bad.
I feel the same way about Dell's outsourcing but I like their computers. I find I have a harder time understanding the women then I do the men in India.
I just ordered a new tower from Dell, my call first went to India, then when he found out I was wanting to place an order he sent my call back here.
But it does seem like just about every company anymore outsourcers their customer service.
-- Posted by bellbuckletn on Sun, Jul 3, 2011, at 9:33 AM
Get a Linksys... easier to deal with.. i spent 45 mins dealing with my spare D link in Texas setting it up.. agggrevating.
-- Posted by 4fabfelines on Sun, Jul 3, 2011, at 9:51 PM
Linksys is what I was replacing, but it had served me well. I am guilty of choosing the Netgear for price. It will now cost me more to return the one and get the other.
The original Linksys was with me for about 6 years and was starting to need a reset twice a week so I thought I would plan ahead.
-- Posted by stevemills on Mon, Jul 4, 2011, at 7:55 AM
Can you believe it? Best Buy has me trying one more time with this wireless router.
They were friendly and as curious as I am about what happened, so... they gave me a possible solution and curious me wants to know if it will work.
I will change the wave band it is operating on to see if it stops blowing away the Verizon router. I just gotta know, but I sure won't be calling Netgear for any support.
-- Posted by stevemills on Tue, Jul 5, 2011, at 6:49 AM
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Days after her controversial ouster as the New York Times' executive editor, Jill Abramson today told graduating college students that the job was "the honor of my life" and encouraged them to "show what you are made of." VPC
Days after her controversial ouster as the New York Times' executive editor, Jill Abramson today told graduating college students that the job was "the honor of my life" and encouraged them to "show what you are made of."
"What's next for me? I don't know," she said in a commencement address at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. "So I'm in exactly the same boat as you are. I'm a little scared but also excited," she said, drawing laughs and a standing ovation.
"I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - not gotten the job you really wanted or received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know the sting of losing," she told the graduating senior. When that happens, she encouraged them to do what her dad, a college dropout, often advised her: "Show what you are made of." She recalled with a smile that on her own graduation day at Harvard University, her dad crammed his six-foot frame into her gown, adding: "He looked silly but radiant."
RIEDER: A bravura performance by Jill Abramson
Abramson's abrupt dismissal and disappearance from the newsroom last Wednesday raised questions about her management style, her compensation and whether she was treated differently than a man would have been. Managing Editor Dean Baquet was tapped to succeed her, becoming the first African American to run the Times newsroom.
The suddenness of her departure surprised many in the industry, partly because Abramson, 60, had worked at the company for 17 years — the last three as its top editor. She was so dedicated to the Times that she has a tattoo of its letter "T," signifying her ties to the paper.
Abramson said Wake Forest students asked her, before the speech, if she would now get rid of the tattoo. "Not a chance," she said, noting her pride in having worked at the Times.
Al Hunt, a columnist for Bloomberg View, introduced her to the crowd and noted the media swarm huddled in the front row. "You bring a lot of friends with you," he joked. "It's said she can be tough, no-nonsense, even pushy," he said, also calling her smart, supportive "absolutely relentless" and an "iron lady." He added: "That's what makes a great editor."
Though respected as a hard-charging veteran journalist, Abramson was known to have a prickly personality that rubbed some the wrong way.
"We had an issue with management in the newsroom. And that's what's at the heart of this issue," Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. told staffers, according to a Times report. In subsequent statements, he cited "arbitrary decision-making, a failure to consult and bring colleagues with her, inadequate communication and the public mistreatment of colleagues." He also denied that Abramson, who reportedly had complained about her salary, was being paid less than her male predecessor.
Times media columnist David Carr, in a column Monday, says Times staffers were stunned by last week's announcement. "We all just looked at one another. How did our workplace suddenly become a particularly bloody episode of Game of Thrones? ... The lack of decorum was stunning."
Still, Carr said his interviews with senior people in the newsroom, some of them women, back up Sulzberger's conclusion that "she had lost the support of her masthead colleagues and could not win it back."
"I've loved my run at the Times," Abramson said in a statement after her ouster, noting her push into digital journalism and new forms of storytelling. She has not spoken publicly about what happened so the commencement address, arranged before her firing, drew a swam of media, huddled in the front row of the 12,000 seats lined up on Hearn Plaza.
Abramson said two of her journalism icons, Nan Robertson of the Times and Katherine Graham of the Washington Post, both faced discrimination in a male-dominated newsroom, though she did not say what challenges she personally had encountered.
She noted that strong women can sometimes be attacked, citing the book she co-authored about Anita Hill, Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas. She said a detractor described Hill, a law professor who accused Supreme Court Justice Thomas of sexual harassment, as "a little nutty and a little slutty." She said Hill sent her a note last week saying she's proud of the ousted editor.
Wake Forest students welcomed her remarks. "I thought she handled her firing situation with a lot of grace, and the way she joked about it and mentioned it, I thought she handled it really well," says junior Caroline Angle.
"I thought she would talk about it more, she kind of stepped around it, but it was still a good speech," said graduating senior Max Dosser.
"It seemed like she threw a lot of names of associates out there and it seemed extraneous. But she was well-spoken, and I enjoyed what she had to say," added fellow graduate Julian Backus.
Abramson told the graduating seniors that she left her Times office with a book, Robert Frost: Speaking on Campus. She said the poet described life after graduation as "pieces of knitting to go on with" and life as "unfinished business." She encouraged the graduates to "get on with your knitting."
Contributing: Emma Skeels reported from Winston-Salem, N.C.
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- Eighty-six percent of households own an outdoor barbecue, grill or smoker, a four point increase from 2009.
- Sixty-nine percent of households that own a grill own a gas grill, followed by charcoal (47 percent) and electric (7 percent).
- More than half (54 percent) of grill purchasers bought a replacement grill and 68% of those purchasers replaced their grill with the same type of grill
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- Traditional summer holidays top the list of the most popular grilling holidays: the Fourth of July (77 percent), Memorial Day (62 percent) and Labor Day (60 percent).
- Grilling Thanksgiving meals outdoors is increasingly popular among charcoal grill owners, up six percentage points since 2009 (15 percent).
- Nearly half (49 percent) of grill owners see their outdoor grilling area as a functional cooking area of their home, while nearly a quarter (23%) see it as a place to rest and relax and 29% view it as an entertainment area.
- Forty percent of consumers have a large moveable grill system on a modest patio/deck, with some outdoor furniture and an informal place to eat.
- Consumers say an easy ignition system (58 percent) and large grilling surface (53 percent) are the most important features of a gas grill, followed by ease of cleaning (39 percent), ability to heat up quickly (37 percent) and temp gauge/heat indicator (31 percent).
- Among all grill owners, the most popular utensils are long-handled tongs (72 percent), grill-cleaning brushes (68 percent), long-handled fork (60 percent) and long-handled spatulas (54 percent).
- Gas and charcoal grill owners view color of grill as a major factor in a purchasing decision, with 27 percent and 32 percent respectively, a ten and nine point increase respectively from 2009.
- When entertaining and cooking outside, electric grill owners use their grill an average of 14 times a year, charcoal grill owners 13 times a year and gas grill owners 12 times a year
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- This year, meats, including burgers (84 percent), steak (83 percent), hot dogs (82 percent) and chicken parts (74 percent), top the list of the most popular foods prepared using a grill.
- Grill owners believe food cooked on their grills rather than their ovens is more healthful (38 percent), an increase of five points from 2009.
- Three out of four consumers who cook on a charcoal grill (75 percent) normally use barbecue sauce for basting during cooking.
- Dry meat rubs remain popular among consumers. In fact, dry rub usage has increased among all grill owners to 21 percent in 2011, from 14 percent in 2009.
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- The male head (63 percent) most often makes the decision to cook, lights the grill (77 percent) and cooks (72 percent) on the charcoal/wood grills.
- Whether male or female, the primary grillers in seven out of ten households consider themselves to be extremely proficient or better than average.
- Across the board, males are most likely to make the decision to purchase a grill (69 percent), up two percent from 2009.
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Area boys teams set for sectional tourney
The Leader-Herald
After Friday's Western Athletic Conference championship game against Mekeel Christian Academy, Canajoharie coach Phil Schoff took a positive thought from his team's loss to the state-ranked Lions.
"The last time we lost we went on a streak and did not lose for two months," Schoff said.
The Cougars will start their trip on the road to the Section II championship at the Glens Falls Civic Center as the fourth seed in the Class C bracket.
"I was thinking a three but I know [third-seed] Greenwich beat us heads up early in the season and some coaches have an issue with us being the four," Schoff said. "But I am not going to complain about something I can't control. Being in the four spot actually is a bit of an advantage. If we can get past [No. 13] Voorheesville, we will probably face Schoharie, who we have already beaten once. The other bracket looks to be a tougher bracket."
Canajoharie will host Voorheesville in its opening round game at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canajoharie High School.
Also hosting opening round games this week are Gloversville, Broadalbin-Perth and St. Johnsville.
Broadalbin-Perth will host Ichabod Crane in a Class B matchup at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Broadalbin-Perth High School, while Gloversville will host Mohonasen in a Class A opening round game at 7 p.m. Wednesday. St. Johnsville will host Heatly at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Johnsville High School.
Also entering the 2013 postseason tournament are Amsterdam, Fonda-Fultonville, Fort Plain and Northville.
The Rams will open their Class A tournament on the road in Queensbury, while Fonda-Fultonville will travel to Catskill for a Class B opening round game. Fort Plain will make the trip to Rensselaer on Wednesday for a Class C game, while Northville will play Doane Stuart at Rensselaer High School in a Class D opening round game.
Mayfield was seeded 14th and hosted a Class C play-in game Friday night. The Panthers were upset by No. 19 Hadley-Luzerne, 52-47.
The Johnstown Sir Bills opted not to participate in the Class B postseason tournament.
Class A
No. 9 Mohonasen
at No. 8 Gloversville
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Like last season, Gloversville opens its bid for a sectional title on its home floor, only this time the Dragons will be looking for a positive result.
Last season, the seventh-seeded Dragons rallied from nine points back to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, only to fall to No. 10 Lansingburgh on a foul shot with 1.5 seconds remaining.
Wednesday night, eighth-seeded Gloversville will look for its first win of the season over a Class A school when it hosts ninth-seeded Mohonasen at Gloversville High School.
The Dragons have been in the thick of every game this season against Class A opponents, with the exception of Foothills Council champion Scotia-Glenville, falling by seven points or less.
Junior Asa Barnhill has stepped up as the Dragons go-to player, leading the team in scoring with 234 points, while Hunter Goodwin shook off a mid-season slump to finish the regular season with 165 points. Senior Kevin Johnston has poured in 21 3-pointers this season and Barceem Dukes has hit 114 points without a 3-pointer.
Dukes and Goodwin have given the Dragons a presence in the paint this season, pulling down double-digit rebounds in multiple games.
The Warriors (4-14 overall) compete in the Suburban Council where they compiled a 3-13 record.
Grant Massaroni leads Mohonasen with a 18.4 points per game scoring average and has delivered 37 3-pointers.
The Dragons and Warriors have a common opponent in Averill Park.
Mohonasen split their league contests with Averill Park, losing 59-46 in the first game, while winning their last game of the regular season 47-45.
Gloversville dropped both non-league games to the Warriors 50-44 in the season-opener and 51-45 in January.
No. 10 Amsterdam
at No. 7 Queensbury
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
The 10th-seeded Amsterdam Rams (4-14) have faced tough opponents all season in the highly-regarded Big 10. Now they will put that experience to use when they travel to Queensbury to face the seventh-seeded Spartans (9-9) of the Foothills Council.
The Tony Orapello-coached Rams have faced state-ranked Class AA teams in Troy and CBA twice this season.
Luis Laboy leads the Rams scoring with 206 points this season, while Rob Sherlock and Zach Dufel have been key elements in the Rams attack
Charles Peltz leads the Spartans scoring with 287 points, including 35 3-pointers and has score 20 or more points seven times, hitting a season-high of 29 twice.
Class B
No. 9 Ichabod Crane
at No. 8 Broadalbin-Perth
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
The Broadalbin-Perth Patriots are riding a three-game winning streak heading into Tuesday's Class B opening round game.
Both B-P and Ichabod Crane enter the contest with identical 8-10 overall records. The Patriots finished in a fifth-place tie with Gloversville in the Foothills Council standings with a 6-8 league record, while the Riders went 4-10 against Colonial Council competition.
The Riders may have a height advantage, boasting four 6-foot-4 players on their roster, including leading scorers Stephen James (198 points) and Shaun Davis (172 points).
The Patriots have spread the scoring around with four players breaking the 100-point scoring mark this season.
Ben Bellandi leads the Patriots with 198 points this season, while Andre Taylor has put on a late-season surge to hit 191. Preston Taylor has 124 and Chris Natoli has 121 regular season points.
No. 13 Fonda-Fultonville
at No. 4 Catskill
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
In a repeat of the 2012 Class B opening round Fonda-Fultonville will again travel to take on Catskill.
Last season the Braves were seeded 12th and Catskill fifth. This time they enter as the 13th and fourth seeds.
The senior-laden Cats (17-1) enter Tuesday's match up ranked 19th in the state among Class B schools. Jordan Brantly leads the Patroon Conference contenders with 308 points, while Nigel Gray has connected for 27 3-pointers on his way to 272 regular season points.
Junior Will Turner has been steady for the Braves averaging 19.4 points per game. The 6-foot-7 forward has seven 20-plus games this season, including a 37-point performance against Voorheesville and a 33-point effort against Cohoes.
Ryan Derby has connected for 153 points this season for the Braves including 28 3-pointers, while Zac Nowak has contributed 92 points.
Class C
No. 9 Fort Plain
at No. 8 Rensselaer
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
After winning three-straight games by a total of 11 points, the Hilltoppers dropped a pair of season-ending games to state-ranked Mekeel Christian and Schoharie in the WAC Cup.
The Hilltoppers (10-8) have battled through close games in a roller-coaster season that started with a five of their first six games of the season losing only to Catskill.
Balanced scoring has placed five players above the 100-point scoring mark this season.
Chris Hanifin leads the group with 158 points, while Marcus Failing has connected for 30 3-pointers en route to his 148 regular-season points. Jake Sardina has 132, Joe Ray has 128 and Stephen Belden has 100 while Zach Sweet has 95.
Patroon Conference contender Rensselaer (10-8) has hit 94 3-pointers this season with Shawn Pondillo's 34 treys and 222 points leading the Rams.
No. 13 Voorheesville
at No. 4 Canajoharie
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
The Cougars (15-3) are coming off a strong showing in the WAC Cup championship.
Josh Gonzalez has put together back-to-back 20-point games against Schoharie (27 points, 20 rebounds) and Mekeel Christian (20 points, five blocks). He has 184 points, all from 2-point range. Dillan Veeder (165), Kevin Shannon (170), Zach Folts (151) and Zach Bowerman (121) have all been factors in the WAC North champion Cougars season that included a 12-game win streak.
No. 13 Voorheesville (8-9) of the Colonial Council have a pair of 200-plus scorers in Dylan Hensel and Logan Hotaling who have 228 and 230 points respectively. Hensel has connected for 48 of the Blackbirds' 59 3-pointers on the season.
Class D
No. 9 Heatly
at No. 8 St. Johnsville
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
The St. Johnsville Saints continue to improve.
After a pair of winless season before making a return to sectional play last season as the Class D No. 11 seed the Saints have taken another step forward.
Eighth-seeded St. Johnsville (9-9) will host a sectional game Wednesday night against ninth-seeded Heatly (7-9) of the Central Hudson Valley League.
Alex Hart has stepped up as the Saints' leading scorer with 264 points. He has 14 double-digit games including two 22-point and a pair of 21-point games.
Dylan Klock has put up 197 points for the Saints, while Johnny Vicciarelli has 146, Kyle Smith has 116 and Brandon Campione has 114 regular-season points.
The Hornets are led by Austin Horton who has 22 3-pointers and 220 points.
No. 10 Northville at No. 7 Doane Stuart
Wednesday, 6 p.m.
At Rensselaer High School
In a rematch of the championship game of the John Woodward Memorial Holiday Tournament, Doane Stuart (10-7) and Northville (9-9) will square off in the opening round of the Class D tournament.
The Falcons won that game 53-47 over the Thunder Chicken.
Doane Stuart's leading scorer, 6-foot-5 Rory Siy has 289 points this season including a 31-point game against Heatly and a 21-point performance against Northville in the tournament championship game.
The Falcons have received scoring from throughout its roster with six players topping the 100-point plateau.
Tim Monette leads the Northville scorers with 172 points, while Jim Grega has 114 and Kalob Russell has 111. Nick Jonas leads the team in 3-pointers with 23, while Barcley Hayward has 19 and Russell 13 baskets from behind the arc.


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Board approves equivalent of 3.5 full-time teaching positions increase for next year
NEW ULM – In a move intended to help the administration with pending staff and budgetary planning, the District 88 Board of Education Thursday night approved an increase of 3.5 teaching position equivalents for next year.
The action is intended to help reduce class sizes, and is made possible by the passage last November of a new local operation levy. It also factors in an anticipated 1 percent increase in state basic school funding.
At roughly $50,000 per teacher per year, the action also carries an approximate combined price tag of $175,000.
It is up to administrators to decide how the positions would be allocated among school buildings.
The board also directed the administration to spend some $57,000 of the new funding on making up an anticipated shortfall in federal and state-funded basic literacy and gifted-and-talented programs. (Specifically, the programs include Title I, Title II, Literacy and Gifted and Talented funding.)
Expenses for these programs are staff-related and directly benefit students, noted Remme. The choice is to either cut the underfunded services to students, or else subsidize them locally.
In background information, Remme recapped that the new local tax levy will bring in an anticipated $1,334,534 per year. If state basic per pupil funding increases by 1 percent – which many consider likely under the current Legislature – the district would receive, approximately, another $188,508, at current student counts. The new revenue available, then, next year, would amount to a combined $1,453,042.
However, officials and the board agreed that, before adding any positions, the board should end deficit spending – making up the $740,000 taken out of the fund balance last year, expressly to minimize classroom cuts.
Next, the board factored in the cost of new contracts. Collective bargaining costs are known for five out of six employee unions, noted Remme. Employment agreements have also been completed with all (except one) non-unionized employees, and with the new superintendent to replace the retiring Remme. In all, these new contracts will result in increasing district costs and using up $371,000 of the new money.
The unspoken-for remainder is just $342,042 a year (and that's the funding used to add back previously cut positions).
The board discussed, but did not at this stage take action on, the allocation of the remaining, smaller portion of the new funding.
Some acknowledged priorities include more support for extra-curricular activities, staff development, technology enhancements, and developing a newly-mandated teacher evaluation model.
Remme pointed out the urgency of putting some money back into the previously reduced extra-curricular activity budget. Some equipment (helmets) must be replaced due to safety requirements, he especially pointed out. Uniform replacement has been reduced and suspended over the past couple of years, and seventh and eighth-grade programs need support, he added.
Several board members expressed regret about their inability to allocate more funds to class size reduction. Some noted that it is always easier, if needed and possible, to add positions later, than it is to add now, then turn right back and cut because programs cannot be sustained. Some observed that custodial and secretarial staff is also stretched very thin. Board member Patricia Hoffman urged putting some resources into innovative, enrichment classes for advanced students (an expense that is also staff-related).
Remme noted that $238,109 in funding will need to be set aside, by law, for staff development. This requirement had been temporarily lifted in recent years, to help districts deal with funding cuts. Remme observed that the impact of the re-instatement of the set-aside requirement can be minimized, by coding some existing practices to staff development. Examples include coding a proportional share of the salary of the curriculum development director (high school co-principal Steve Weber) to this fund, and other similar steps.
New board member
The board appointed Christie Dewanz to fill the board position vacated by Jill Hulke.
Dewanz will serve until the November 2014 general election, at which time someone will be elected to the seat.
Hulke, elected last November, resigned after it was discovered she was ineligible to serve because she lives just outside the district.
The board invited people to apply for the seat, and five candidates did. The board's personnel committee reviewed the applications, before recommending the appointment of Dewanz.
Dewanz works for Brown County Family Services. She is a graduate of New Ulm High School. She attended the U of M, Waseca, and Mankato State University. She is involved with the New Ulm Basketball Association, the New Ulm Music Boosters, the Searles Baseball Association and other groups. She is a 4-H leader.
She has for children, two in college and two who attend New Ulm Public Schools.
She stated in her application that her goals as a board member include: building positive community relations, a focus on cultivating pride in the schools, providing quality teachers and coaches, providing safe facilities, respectfully listening to concerns from staff and community, providing resources for classroom instruction and accountability to tax payers, and providing a curriculum for all students to excel.
Work session
During a work session preceding the regular meeting, the board heard a report from consultants Springsted, Inc., on the possibility to use tax abatement financing for an estimated $600,000 project to rebuild the main campus parking lot.
"Tax abatement" in this case is not an actual abatement or non-payment of taxes, explained the consultants. Instead, taxes are "captured" from properties that "benefit" from the project.
This tool can be used to finance public infrastructure. It would allow the district, if it chooses to use it, to conserve deferred maintenance or capital improvement funds for other projects.
In just one example, funding the parking lot project in this way would result in a tax increase of $2 per year on a $100,000 home (calculation based on eight to 15-year-term bonds).
The report was for information-only.
The discussion that followed indicated that while board members saw some advantages to the option, some were also concerned about the public-relations aspect of what can be described as a tax increase on the heels of a new local levy referendum. Some were concerned about the timing of the project (specifically, lining up a good contractor to do it this late in the year).


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Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:09 AM
For the sake of time, and because I just don't care that much, I'm going to give two word descriptions for the top 5 prospects...you all know them anyway.
Justin Blackmon - Routes & Hands
Michael Floyd - Big & Deep (Relax ya perverts)
Kendall Wright - Little Speedster
Stephen Hill - All Potential
Rueben Randle - f***ing Inconsistent
For the rest of them, I have grouped them into 3 overly simplistic types of WRs, Possession, Slot, and Deep Threats. Obviously, it is all more complicated than that, but it instantly gives you a good idea of what each WR brings to the table.
Alshon Jeffery - 6'3" 215 - Fatty has some of the best ball skills in the draft. He can go up and get it with the best of them. Unfortunately, his speed sucks and he will have trouble creating separation at the next level. He is a good, not great route runner...and with his size and lack of suddeness this will likely always be the case. Jeffery could be a good compliment to Holmes and Kerley's shiftiness, and some teams might look at converting him to TE.
Marvin Jones - 6'2" 200 - Understands the game, does the little things well. Jones has quick little feet and short area quickness that he uses to get around defenders and make them miss. He has great hands, but also lets some balls get into his body he shouldn't...that being said he doesn't really drop any so it's hard to critique. He can use his size and leaping ability to win some deep jump balls, but he isn't a speedster and will make his living running the short-intermediate routes. Bonus: His name will roll nice and easy of the tongues of Jets fans.
Nick Toon - 6'2" 215 - Son of Jet great Al Toon, Nick's career probably won't be as celebrated. A solid prospect none the less, he is a crafty route runner, and uses his size well to box out defenders. Toon is oft-injured though, and his bruiser style doesn't do him any favors in this department. He is also a solid blocker, albeit not as good as his size would indicate. Bonus: Photo is of Toon catching the ball over former Jet camp fodder Donavan Warren.
Marvin McNutt - 6'3" 215 - See: http://nyjetsfan.com...showtopic=36432 . Sorry, told you I was lazy. One other thing, he is supposedly a great leader and hard worker, receiving several team awards. Bonus: Deep pass catch phrase for Marvin could be, "Busting a McNutt wide open!"
Ryan Broyles - 5'10" 190 - The all time NCAA leader in receptions (#2 in yards) unfortunately tore his ACL midway through his senior season. Broyles is your prototypical slot receiver: good routes, qood lateral quickness, good hands. Broyles was never a burner, but he still has to hope his speed isn't too affected by the ACL tear. He hasn't worked out yet due to the injury, but has a pro day scheduled. That workout will go a long way in determining his draft stock. With a good workout he could see the end of the second round, with a sub par workout teams will be afraid of his recovery and that could push him down to the later rounds.
A.J. Jenkins - 6'0" 190 - Jenkins does everything well. He is a smooth athlete that can create separation with quickness, but can get pushed around a bit due to his smaller size. A solid hands catcher, Jenkins is also tough enough to work the middle and secure the ball while taking a hit. Jenkins has been very productive, catching 90 passes for 1,276 yards and 8 TDs this past season. The only question to me, and the only thing keeping him from being considered a much better prospect (other than his lack of size), is that some question his effort. He seems to take off plays and give inconsistent effort. Note: I've slotted Jenkins with the slot WR's mainly due to his size and shifty route running, but he has the speed to threaten deep.
Devon Wylie - 5'9" 185 - Wylie is another prototypical slot receiver, only with great speed, as he blazed a 4.39 at the combine. The problem for Wylie isn't his ability, it's his inability to stay healthy. He has missed time in 2008, 2009, and all of 2010 due to injury. He is also a shorter, smaller wide receiver. But, Wylie is a naturally gifted route runner (though he could use some polish in this area), has great hands, and can threaten any point on the field (screen, middle, deep, etc). Bonus: Return skills.
T.Y. Hilton - 5'9" 185 - Another of your small but fast slot guys. Unfortunately, I think T.Y. Hilton used his superior athleticism to run around lesser opponents playing for Florida International. He does have a good burst, and was an exceptional return man in college...but he will need a bit of coaching and polish and will likely never be more than a special teamer and occasional gadget player. Perhaps I should have grouped Hilton with the deep threats, but due to his size I think he will need to develop his short-intermediate routes to be successful in the NFL.
Tommy Streeter - 6'5" 220 - A one year wonder, it's very hard to judge Streeter's pro potential. He has a great combination of height and speed, posting a 4.4 at 6'-5". Streeter's senior year saw him become a lethal deep threat, but he still lacks the technical skills of a WR. His one year wonder could be due to a lot things, mainly the change in coaching staff this past season, but it is still a big red flag. I think Streeter is a solid value in the 5th or 6th round, but could possibly go much earlier and therefore probably not worth it in a draft this deep at WR.
Travis Benjamin 5'11" 175 - A true big play threat (and skinny bitch), the hope is Benjamin could be like DeSean Jackson...the reality is probably a lot less. Benjamin has true speed, clocked at 4.36 at the combine, and unlike a lot of players also plays up to that speed in games. He has the athleticism to run great routes, but for now we'll call him a "solid" route runner with room for improvement. He is willing to go over the middle, but isn't overly effective here. Benjamin's biggest obstacle is his hands...he lets the ball into his body way too often, but he can track and adjust well to the ball in the air. Bonus: Excellent return man. Double Bonus: Killer Dreads.
Some more players you can look up on your own damn time...
B.J. Cunningham
Mohamed Sanu
Juron Criner
Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:13 AM
McNutt and Marvin Jones are two of my favorite under the radar receivers in the draft.
Think you have Hill rated way too high, though.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:20 AM
Jetsman05, on 06 April 2012 - 11:13 AM, said:
McNutt and Marvin Jones are two of my favorite under the radar receivers in the draft.
Think you have Hill rated way too high, though.
Yeah completely agree on Hill, not a fan of him. I suppose I should have used the word 'consensus' top 5. This doesn't really represent my rankings. Quite frankly I don't really ever try to rank players...it's too uniform a system to use for a very diverse question. Is player A really better than player B? They offer different abilities with different levels of risk/reward, so how can you really rank them?
PS - Love Marvin Jones, too.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:42 AM
HurricaneJet32, on 06 April 2012 - 11:20 AM, said:
PS - Love Marvin Jones, too.
Cheers. I'm mostly the same way with my rankings, and mock and things. I do it all according to my plan, not what will happen.
PS - I also love Dwight Jones.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 03:29 PM
P.S. i was gunna ask you about tommy streeter because i stumbled over a highlight video of him yesterday and wanted your thoughts, but i look today and i see that question is already answered. Real good stuff bro.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 03:42 PM
I would be interested in grabbing Alshon Jeffery round 2, just hope that he doesn't blow up again. He ran a 4.48 at his proday. He would give a big target for our inaccurate QBs. I would be worried about going with a smaller WR because all our receivers will be shorter guys for a inaccurate QB. Besides Schilens and Turner but they are 4th and 5th guys. I think a 6'3 WR would be ideal for our #2 spot, especially could help in redzone situations.
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Jetsfan115, on 06 April 2012 - 05:03 PM, said:
2 WR picks in the first 4 rounds?
You have an ungoldy fetish with Hill after just watching him in spandex working out.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 04:42 PM
Jetsman05, on 06 April 2012 - 02:20 PM, said:
You have an ungoldy fetish with Hill after just watching him in spandex working out.
yeah we could use it. its a major need. but i'm ok not getting toon. Just like the idea of a Jets legend having his son play for the jets. right now we have only 1 WR sthats worthy of starting and thats holmes. kerly I think is a good slot guy but I wouldn't make him a starter yet. He's better off being the #3 WR. I don't think schillens is anything great so he should be the 4. Who will be the #2? we could bring back braylon thats all I see out there. I think hill can start from day 1 for us though. I'd take him in the second if we can and take OLB in the 1st and RT in the 3rd
And yeah hill is my man crush right now for sure. We need him in jet green
Posted 06 April 2012 - 04:52 PM
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Jetsfan0099, on 06 April 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:
we don't need 2 of them, I'm just saying i'd like to have toon on the team for fan reasons. not saying we should draft him. I still stick by my original mock of
1st upshaw or ingram or mercilus (OLB) whichever one is available
2nd Stephen Hill (WR)
3rd Bobbie Massie (RT)
4th Safety
5th TE
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7th WR
Posted 06 April 2012 - 05:26 PM
Jetsfan115, on 06 April 2012 - 06:09 PM, said:
1st upshaw or ingram or mercilus (OLB) whichever one is available
2nd Stephen Hill (WR)
3rd Bobbie Massie (RT)
4th Safety
5th TE
6th O-line
7th WR
We drafted Tebow with the 4th pick.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 09:37 PM
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Jetsman05, on 06 April 2012 - 04:20 PM, said:
You have an ungoldy fetish with Hill after just watching him in spandex working out.
115 has previously tried to argue that both Coles and Holmes were top ten receivers. I'm guessing that is his favorite position.
Exterminate all rational thought, that is the conclusion I have come to
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HurricaneJet32, on 07 April 2012 - 08:29 AM, said:
I understand but we need a stud WR. when was the last time we had one? we could get a good one later on but i'd really like a stud one. still I wouldn't be disappointed if we went OLB in the 1st and 2nd
Posted 08 April 2012 - 09:31 PM
Jetsfan115, on 07 April 2012 - 08:25 PM, said:
Unfortunately the Jets are paying Santonio Holmes to be that stud...whether he is or not. Plus, Stephen Hill is hardly a guaranteed stud prospect. The Jets have too many holes for a luxury pick like that...at least in my opinion.
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Alex Foster, 19, and Elliot Minchella, 17, are poised to get their chances in the absence of 10 senior players as the champions include no fewer than 15 products of their academy system in their 19-man squad.
With Liam Sutcliffe, Thomas Minns and Jordan Baldwinson already making their mark, the future looks bright for Leeds but McDermott believes the youngsters can also have an influence on the champions this year.
"Everybody has a script written for what our season might look like from here on in," McDermott said.
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Huddersfield are looking for a fifth consecutive win over the Rhinos, having knocked them out of the Challenge Cup earlier this year, and coach Paul Anderson is determined not to allow his side to take them lightly.
"I'm not interested in who Leeds have missing," Anderson said. "The fact is you don't become Grand Final champions six times in nine years by not being a good club.
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London are still waiting for the arrival of Australian half-back Jamie Soward but coach Tony Rea says news of the signing has provided his side with a lift ahead of Sunday's trip to Wakefield.
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The Broncos are in need of a tonic after suffering an 82-10 defeat by Warrington in their last match a fortnight ago which saw them drop back to the foot of the table until Salford's points deduction.
Rea added: "We haven't been tearing it up but there is a lot of rugby league left in this season.
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Bradford will be aiming to rekindle their play-off hopes when they entertain Widnes.
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Every team needs a ground ball machine — the guy who can plow into a scrum, do what's necessary to get the ball, and put his teammates in position to succeed.
Tom Flatley hasn't taken the field once for the U.S. Under-19 men's team, but he's been its ground ball machine since its 1988 inception. Friends and colleagues credit the 72-year-old general manager as a big reason why Team USA owns six Federation of International Lacrosse gold medals and a 36-0 all-time record in international play.
Flatley and the 2012 U.S. U19 men's team will shoot for a seventh gold medal July 12-21 in Turku, Finland, after which the longtime high school lacrosse and football coach from Long Island will step away from his volunteer role with US Lacrosse.
"Tom's a longstanding give-back guy to the game," said Jody Martin, former men's game director at US Lacrosse and current executive director of the Charm City Youth Lacrosse League. "He's a pillar, a legend."
US Lacrosse administers all aspects of the men's and women's national teams, but it wasn't always that way considering the organization did not exist until 1998. Flatley first started helping out the U.S. senior teams in the 1970s, serving as head coach of the 1982 world champion team. As a coach at Garden City (N.Y.) High School, the Trojans played games against Australian junior teams in the early '80s. William "Doc" Dougherty, head varsity coach at Garden City, became aware of Australia's interest in beginning an international U19 tournament, and it was then that Flatley moved into a volunteer administrative capacity with the inaugural U.S. U19 team.
"I've always paid attention to detail — some coaches don't do the minor things that make the major things a lot easier," Flatley said. "I don't mind sitting in meetings with people from other countries and debating points. I enjoy working with trainers and equipment guys. If laundry has to be done, I don't mind. You do what has to be done to make it a better experience for the kids."
"Tom would do all the dirty work," said Bob Shriver, head coach of the 2003 U.S. U19 team and an assistant on the 1988 and 1999 squads. "He made sure as coaches we had it very easy — the only thing we needed to do was coach. Because of his coaching background, he knew implicitly what we all needed, and he'd get into trenches to fight for what he thought the team and coaches needed."
Martin recalls receiving hand-written requests from Flatley three years in advance of an FIL U19 tournament. The aversion of email became a Flatley trait, alongside a somewhat stern persona that did not often include pleasantries.
"He would stand on the sideline, never smiling, never saying hello," Shriver, who has known Flatley for about 40 years, said with a laugh. "He was an intimidating presence on the sideline if you were competing against him. We've had some unbelievable personalities like Liam Banks and Gerry DeLorenzo on these U19 teams, and they were intimidated by him. But he appreciated them. Behind closed doors, he laughs at jokes like the rest of us. His bark is way worse than his bite. Tom has as warm a heart and is as wonderful a human being as I've met in lacrosse."
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You managed to catch the first Heat game where the other twelve guys decided to show up. Up until now there were questions as to if Mike Miller was going to beat out Al Harrington as the worst off-season signing.
As for mine 'n Donny's point, I go with what OJ just said: Replace Jordan with Randy Brown and the Bulls drop 2 games and a couple rungs on the playoff ladder. Replace Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, and Phil Jackson and its a 49 game swing.
Was Bron only worth two games? Fuck no. He was holding down both the MJ and Pippen roles here. He was the franchise cornerstone, take him out and the whole thing crumbles. But he wasn't the only thing keeping the team together. Take out Redz - the who stirred the drink far better than Mo Gotti ever did, Big Ben and Shaq - who are still light-years ahead of JJ and Hollins, and yes even Roker and whaddya know it got epically worse.
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Near the beginning of his speech, Johnson tells the story of going to Steve Jobs's house to inform him he would be leaving Apple(AAPL) to take a new gig. When Johnson told him he was headed to J. C. Penney, Jobs asked him -- paraphrasing here -- if he was crazy.
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When we set out to buy an Apple product, we do it at the Apple Store. Why? Because it's the cool thing to do, plus we desire the experience Steve Jobs and Ron Johnson created.
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A recent $1 million challenge gift has resulted in an additional $4 million in leadership contributions toward Whittier College's Science and Learning Center (SLC) project, for a total of $5 million in directed gifts. The initial $1 million challenge was made by a friend of the College who wished to remain anonymous. Responding to the call were dedicated alumni and family members Alan '71 and Irene Lund, Fred '66 and Marilyn Anderson, Ray '53 and Joan '56 Dezember, and the Weston Family—Steve '83, Kathy (Weber) '83, Ruth (Everingham) '86, Scott, and Marjorie Doniger—through the N.S. Goldstein Foundation.
The SLC project involves a complete redesign of a primary academic building on campus. With new laboratories and classrooms to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and flexible learning environments that will adapt to future innovations in science education and research, the new Center will create transformative opportunities for the entire campus. Moreover, as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the nation, the new facility will support the College's ongoing aim of educating underrepresented and nontraditional students in the STEM fields.
"Whittier has a proven track record of successfully educating science leaders and the new Science and Learning Center will allow the college to adapt to the quickly evolving nature of the science fields," said President Sharon Herzberger. "This project also offers creative, innovative, and collaborative learning opportunities for students in all disciplines. We are extremely grateful to this generous friend of the College for issuing this challenge. As this individual learned more about Whittier and became inspired to give, this friend wanted to challenge others to become early leadership contributors to this critical project."
During the quiet phase of fundraising, $12.2 million has been raised for the SLC project toward the goal of $30 million.
"With this solid foundation of leadership gifts, we can broaden our fundraising efforts for the new Science and Learning Center which will transform our campus and serve as a vibrant academic hub for our students and faculty," noted Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives Elizabeth Power Robison.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Alan Lund, is leading the campaign for the SLC and was the first donor to respond to the challenge. "The Science and Learning Center will positively impact nearly every department and student on campus—bringing scholars in every field together under one roof. This invaluable resource will raise Whittier's profile and attract more bright minds to the campus."
Lund, who spent 30 years at International Lease Finance Corporation in various senior management positions, retiring as President in 2011, has served as a member of the Board of Trustees since 2000.
"Marilyn and I have a deep appreciation for Whittier College's very special mission, culture, faculty and students," added College Trustee Fred Anderson, a managing director and co-founder of Elevation Partners. "We are humbled to be a part of the creative momentum toward excellence, and we are confident this redesigned facility will elevate the student learning experience across the curriculum – particularly in STEM fields – to an even higher level."
Anderson has extensive operating and financial experience as a senior executive in the technology industry. From 1996 – 2004, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple Computer, and made major contributions to Apple's turnaround and re-emergence as an industry leader.
"We prepare graduates from a wide range of disciplines—such as business, economics, health, public policy, education—to become leaders who possess broad knowledge of science, math, and technology," said Fletcher Jones Professor of Molecular Genetics David Bourgaize. "This re-envisioned facility will transform not only the way we think about science, but also the way we teach science across the curriculum."
College Trustee and President of the Alumni Board Steve Weston added, "Safeguarding the future of Whittier should be a top priority for all alumni. Ensuring that generations of new Poets can make use of this state-of-the-art facility to achieve their academic goals is an ideal legacy for my family. We are thrilled to help advance this important project."
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