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Montclair Public Schools
|Districtwide Enrollment
|Magnet Enrollment
|4,600 (73%)
|Total Number of Schools
|Number of Magnet Schools
|District Size (in Square Miles)
|Population Type
|Urban Fringe of Large City
The Montclair Public Schools has over 30 years of experience in the planning and implementation of magnet schools. Like so many other districts, Montclair began its program as a desegregation solution. Since then, Montclair has become essentially an all-magnet district, providing a high level of choice for Montclair families.
The district's one comprehensive high school is not considered a magnet school although it has programs to complement all middle school magnet themes. It has developed several Small Learning Communities that have specific themes and function in accordance with magnet philosophy. The Small Learning Communities were recently selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a national model and were awarded a federal grant.
Montclair's Assistant Superintendent and the Assistant to the Superintendent share responsibility for conducting elementary and middle school orientations annually to provide parents with information about registration procedures, districtwide curriculum and academic standards, and the specific unique features of each school's magnet theme. Montclair also has a Parent Coordinator who spearheads the provision of a variety of parent classes throughout the school year. The district attributes a great deal of its success to the high level of parental involvement in the schools.
When parents register their children for school in Montclair, they must rank their school selection choices in order of preference from first to last choice. This ranking provides more flexibility for district staff in student placement in the event that a child is not assigned to either the first or second choice of a magnet school. Ultimately, student assignment to an individual magnet school is predicated upon space availability. All of the magnet schools are popular and draw considerable interest from Montclair's parents. The fact that all of the magnet schools are popular helps alleviate the possibility of having an inordinate number of requests for one school, requests that cannot be accommodated because of lack of space. Special consideration is given to students who already have a sibling enrolled in a particular school or who have special education or English-as-a-second-language needs. After these considerations have been addressed, a computerized lottery system is utilized to fill remaining seats in each school.
The district has received federal funding for magnet programs linked to school integration efforts since the 1970s. Over the years, Montclair has received three multiyear federal grants from the highly competitive Magnet Schools Assistance Program. The last grant awarded in 1998 provided $1.8 million to improve the overall quality of the three middle schools over a three-year period.
The Montclair Board of Education has demonstrated support for the magnet program by providing adequate budgets in the absence of federal funding. This is not an easy task. The Montclair Board of Education was forced to eliminate a popular pre-kindergarten program due to lack of space and rising program costs that were negatively impacting the K-12 program.
The township does not have an abundance of ratables to ease the property taxes of Montclair residents. Approximately 86 percent of school budget costs are derived from local taxes. Despite the considerable tax burden, Montclair parents have lobbied for and are supportive of the school budget.
The local community also assists in providing financial support for the magnet schools. In addition to local nonprofit organizations, such as the Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence, the district is fortunate to have several resident philanthropists who have donated considerable funds to the schools for a variety of academic programs, as well as the renovation of athletics facilities.
Although significant national attention is now focused on the "achievement gap," Montclair has been focused on this issue for 15 years or more. A 1989 independent evaluation of its magnet program found that racial balance had been attained but that the achievement of students of color was considerably lower than that of white students in the district. As the only charter member from New Jersey in the national Minority Student Achievement Network, Montclair has been focusing considerable attention on closing this achievement gap and is attaining incremental success. The gap persists, but is smaller in many cases. Although six of Montclair's eleven schools are Title I schools, none of them have been designated as low performing under NCLB. Overall, 93 percent of the district's high school graduates attend college, including 87 percent of its African American students.
Montclair attributes the success of its magnet program to five key factors:
High-quality teachers and administrators. Montclair has made it a priority to have well-chosen, well-prepared principals working with an integrated staff of well-trained, committed teachers. It is revisiting its approach to teacher supervision and evaluation, recognizing that teachers with different levels of experience (e.g., a veteran master teacher vs. a newcomer) require different kinds of support and development.
Rigorous standards-based curriculum. To support a partnership among all stakeholders in the system, Montclair disseminates a series of brochures that outline what every student is expected to know and be able to do at each grade level in core subjects.
Continuous parental involvement. The district has successfully marshaled parent support to help in the classroom and in other ways on-site, as well as to raise money through direct fund-raising and through lobbying for public funds. In addition to identifying key contacts and explaining question and complaint procedures, Montclair's "Parent's/ Caregiver's Quick Guide to Navigating Through the School System" lists ways in which parents can get involved in their child's education.
Voluntary (not mandatory) busing. Montclair offers bus transportation to elementary students who live 1.25 miles or more from school, middle-grade students who live 1.5 miles or more from school, and high school students who live more than 2.5 miles away. Each bus route is designed to take only 18-20 minutes to complete. Over the past several years the district has been able to bus students who live one mile from the school they attend.
Staggered school opening and dismissal schedules. This approach helps ensure that students don't miss instructional times due to the complex busing schedule.


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Memphis - Multilingual Poll Release/Roundtable discussion on Education Reform - March 13th
Release of New Multilingual Poll on School Quality Leads Off Ethnic Media Round Table wih Experts.
What: Communities of color are largely missing from public debates over education reform issues, A new poll commissioned by New America Media, with support from the Gates Foundation, will highlight parental perspectives and lead off a discussion with experts on what's working in school reform, what worries people most, and what news media, specially ethnic media, can do through more and better coverage.
Who: Sergio Bendixen, pollster, Bendixen & Amandi International
Mark Sturgis, Memphis Director, Stand for Children
Rev. Brandon Walker, Director, Clergy United for the Memphis Schools
Gwen Harmon, Director of Community Relations, National Civil Rights Museum
Mauricio Calvo, Director, Latino Memphis
Local Experts on school reform, teacher, parents, advocates
When: March 13, 2012, from 10:45 a.m. to 1p.m. (Lunch Will be Provided)
Where: National Civil Rights Museum
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This was mentioned during the game thread tonight. Is anyone following this or any other Reds Twitter site? If so, which ones and is it worth while?
This was mentioned during the game thread tonight. Is anyone following this or any other Reds Twitter site? If so, which ones and is it worth while?
Jim Day: http://twitter.com/jimdaytv
Marty and Fay respectively.
And the reds official twitter.
I thought this was a new band?
""Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." George Will
No relation to Conway Twitty.
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
-Air Supply
It looks like this might actually be the Reds official Twitter - looks like it just started.
There's shots of Dusty, Bruce and Votto recording radio spots, so I'd assume that means it's official. Not sure many fans would be able to get a shot of that and post them.
Twitter is actually awesome. You can use it to get updates on all kinds of stuff that you like. For me, I get Reds updates, West Virginia updates, funny celebrity updates, ESPN updates, MLB Trade Rumors, people like Jason Stark, etc. A lot of people use it for links to their blogs and stuff.
If you are even thinking about it, i suggest signing up and at least start following Fay, Marty, etc. It's a great way to get all of your news from one site instead of going to many different ones.
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Senior pitcher Andrea Adams of Fairgrove, Mich. (Akron-Fairgrove HS) and junior shortstop Kelly Kraft of Brown City, Mich. (Brown City HS) have been voted to the first team while junior outfielder Kara Sayger of Rochester, Ind. (Rochester HS) and sophomore catcher/designated hitter Lauren Vande Kopple of Rockford, Mich. (Rockford HS) received second team recognition. Adams is being honored for the second year.


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Lets Move On: Rectifying Sloppy Choice Policy
Original post made by Neighbrhood School Proponent, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007
The big issues with inequity and gross mismanagement of our choice programs is still on the table, and about to be exacerbated by another unfair and unreasonable choice program, unless some strict management practices can be instituted.
People need to start writing to the board to demand the following actions:
a. Revise choice lottery process: T
-Transparency; lottery conducted in public, with public meeting announcments.
-No discretionary pre-screening based on administrator's self decided 'criteria' - the lotteries must be true random lottery.
-No academic proficiency screening or ethnic bias pre-screening of lottery participants.
-specify who runs the lotteries and how.
-protect privacy but make the process visible to the community.
b. Require complete financial accountabilty yearly for all choice programs. Full accounting and reporting of total costs of Choice programs. To be submitted yearly in principals SIP reports.
c. Require complete demographic reporting on all choice programs. For language programs, include performance metrics sorted on home language spoken.
d. Require complete performance reporting on all choice programs, compared to PAUSD standards.
d. Require Desirability study prior to Feasibility study for future choice programs.
e. Require full disclosure of donors to choice programs, to studies.
f. Require that board members with personal connections to particular programs disclose their connections (Camille), desist from pushing those choice program agendas, and abstain from those choice votes.
e. clean up choice policy guidelines to ensure that time spent by staff is 'counted' as part of the cost neutral equation.
f. Define PAUSD 'capacity' for choice programs. At capacity, require choice program tradeoffs (new choice program proposal must 'beat out' existing choice programs based on community wide vote, or other democratic mechanism. Meaning new one comes in, existing one must go out.
g. clean up choice policy guidelines to specify how community support for new programs will be ascertained. Democratic means such as: public opinion surveys, petitions, votes, town hall meetings, etc; How will these methods be used? (or ignored) How will public opinion be considered and counted?
h. Formalize what the recourse will be for choice program failing to remain cost neutral, failing to perform academically, failing to meet their claims? State specifically what are the procedures for shutting down choice programs?
i. institute stricter accountability measure for ~all~ choice programs immediately. If the programs are as fabulous as they claim, there should be not a single bit of complaint in doing so.
j. how will choice programs participate in PIE? Will they have any special claims or preferential rights on PIE or other district resources provided to their shared site?
any other suggestions?
I am not in favor of parceling out PAUSD one classroom at a time to the highest bidders. I believe that excessive choice programming that supercedes the neighborhood school model, is damaging precedent for PAUSD, damaging to our neighborhood school model, and damaging to our property values.
I would like to see the board tighten up its formal choice policies because they have proven that a board without guidelines and with limited accountability, can not be trusted to adhere to simple common sense standards.
As far as I see it, last night's vote was conclusion of step 1a. There are many more steps this community can take to prevent further erosion of neighborhood schools. Who will stand up now?
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a resident of Escondido School
on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Great list. I'd like to add an item.
Require full disclosure of a complete breakdown of the number of students applying for and being accepted into each of the lottery programs, made publicly accessible in a place such as PAUSD's website or the lottery school's website.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:35 pm
I agree, you have quite a list of important points, now can we get anyone in a position of authority to pay attention?
a resident of Community Center
on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:41 pm
you should ask all the board candidates these questions, along with the current board.
if you don't, I will.
of board candidates, I'd even ask them how they would have done it otherwise, what lessons have they learned, etc.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 6, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Too bad it is only 3 out of the 5 seats that are up election this year!
But at least Mandy Lowell, Gail Price and Camille Townsend will either leave the BOE or will face re-election. (I hope that Gail will be willing to serve another term.)
It seems that the only way we can fix this mess is to ask some hard questions of the candidates and make sure to get out and vote.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 6, 2007 at 3:21 pm
While I still believe a new choice program is wrong for the district in a multitude of ways, I agree with the need for more transparency in the lottery process. I may be wrong about this, but I think [portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff] children both got into SI - a program that allegedly had only 5 openings for non-sibling kids.
There may be a need to eliminate or reduce the number of automatic sibling slots in all the programs, or give the new slots to students who represent a minority (as in the smaller group - not ethnicity) to attempt to preserve diversity in our choice programs. We should make an attempt to let our choice programs reflect the make-up of the district when ever possible - including reaching out to parent groups that may not consider the program otherwise.
a resident of Los Altos Hills
on Jun 7, 2007 at 6:56 am
When my kids were in the Bullis lottery, it was open to the public.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 7, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I agree with you that there needs to be more transparency and outreach. Hoover could use this--not because of their lottery. I've never heard it was anything but fair, but the outreach part. Our choice programs need to be within reasonable parameters of the district's demographics--within 20 percent, say--if the demographics are getting more and more skewed that needs to be addressed. Preferably in terms of creating a more diverse applicant pool.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 9, 2007 at 10:54 am
Can anyone clarify if a student can be placed into more than one lottery? For instance, can you apply for Ohlone and Hoover? Can you apply for both Hoover and immersion? Can you apply for both Ohlone and MI?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 9, 2007 at 3:50 pm
You can apply for multiple lotteries, however applying for Ohlone while applying to Hoover may get you thrown out of the Ohlone lottery (SI's okay.). Don't know how the Hoover end feels about this.
So, I'm not sure what's going to happen if you apply for Hoover and Ohlone MI, which sounds like it's going to be the preference of some families from what one surveyed showed--i.e. people who want language immersion want Hoover, not Ohlone, as a second choice.
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By Christopher Hughes
What you don't get in the VXR WaveRunner:
Yamaha designed this as a no-frills model, and with a starting price of $11,699. What has Yamaha left out of the VXR? The driver doesn't have cruise assist, trip control, or an adjustable handlebar. But since this watercraft is intended to be driven hard, cranking and banking, those items are not needed.One doesn't get the supercharger with VXR, which at first left us wondering how this little package would perform. But after the test, we realized that there is no need for a supercharger on this unit. Since the design is shorter (128.7''), and thinner (46.1'') and less weight (728 lbs.), almost 10 lbs. lighter than the entry level VX Sport, the 1812cc power plant is more than enough to give any rider the thrill they are looking for. Further, as we often mention, all of the leading PWC builders purposely limit their units to a top speed of about 65 MPH.
There isn't a fancy multifunction display, but for the way the boater will ride the VXR, all that is needed is the speed and the gas gauge. Speaking of gas: Yamaha has optimized the VXR engine to run on 87 octane regular unleaded gas, and our tests showed an advantage to not having that supercharger -- a WOT fuel burn of only 13 gph.
One also doesn't get the large fuel tank -- the VXR sports an 18.5 gallon (70 L) tank -- but as mentioned above, fuel is not an issue on this watercraft as one can run it at WOT for over an hour. The rider's bottom will probably give out before the fuel does.
What You DO Get:
First and foremost one gets performance; the VXR wants to go fast and wants to turn. In our test ride we spent half of our time standing and the other half sitting -- the VXR was equally comfortable in both positions. When turning the VXR is very stable and the hull's nose stays up with no plowing, even if the power is let off a bit after entering a turn. There is some storage, but only 15.1 gallons in the forward compartment, just enough to bring along the essentials. And since the VXR is designed for three riders, there is a seat that is ergonomically contoured for three people.
Styling and overall looks are always subjective, but we think the VXR delivers on that as well. The sharp angular bow has pleasing lines that look great even from the drivers seat, (which has a scalloped backrest). In fact, of all the vessels on the water, probably nothing is as futuristic and as fast-looking as the current models of PWCs.Did I mention that the VXR is stable? Stability is probably this vessel's most outstanding characteristic, so pardon me if I repeat myself. And frankly, I can't think of any attribute for a PWC that is more important, particularly one this narrow. Stability is what keeps the rider out of trouble and it is the element that makes the VXR so "forgiving" when one does something stupid. Our test included hardover turns at 10 mph, 25 mph, 40 mph, and 55 mph, all delivering the same predictable stable, carved turns without sliding or digging in. Now it is a jet drive, a short-based watercraft, so we don't suggest hard over turns below 10 mph with anyone else on board, unless one likes testing their balance.Now, all of this is not to say that it is impossible to fall off the VXR. In fact, one of our crew managed that trick. That's when we put to the test the VXR's reboarding step -- this one swings down low enough to actually be helpful. Inadequate reboarding steps on PWCs have been a pet peeve of some of the crew at BoatTEST.com for years. I'm happy to report that the one on the VXR actually makes reboarding relatively easy.
Some Cons
If I couldn't find something to quibble about on the VXR I wouldn't be earning my paycheck. What I don't like are these: First off are the rearview mirrors. I appreciate that they are set inboard of the rub rail and up out of the dock strike zone, but if one is going to have them, then they should be adjustable. Who ever heard of rear view mirrors that are not adjustable?Another item is the latch to open the forward storage cover; we would like to see the small latch replaced with the same style as on the FX series. These are much easier to open while sitting in the driver's seat and leaning forward.
Some Pros
The engine compartment is very well laid out; abaft the divider bulkhead is an easily accessed battery, which is protected and convenient. There is enough space between the engine and body of the PWC to allow one to get their hands on everything, especially the oil filter, which can easily be removed without spilling oil. The engine oil dipstick is convenient on the starboard side, forward of the engine, and the air filter is right on top. What could be better than that?
Another "must mention" is the VXR's speed and fuel consumption. Her top end speed of 68.4 mph is nothing to sneeze at and getting from 0-30 mph in 1.8 seconds is also commendable. Now add to that a starting price under 12K and the economical fuel burn (be sure to study the "Performance Tables") that one gets because there is no supercharger, and it is a nice package, indeed.
Don't take Yamaha's "no-frills" approach to the VXR to mean that it has cut corners. It has not. Everything that is there with the exception of the two things I mentioned above are top notch. If the rider is a beginner or even a reasonably proficient PWC rider, and want something fast, simple, stable, and affordable that can hold three people, they won't go wrong with the Yamaha VXR. If one is looking for the cheapest PWC on the market, the VXR at $11,699 isn't the least expensive, so perhaps the buyer should look elsewhere. Our suggestion is to take a look at the VXR first, so that one will be able to tell exactly what they are not getting with the lower-priced units. If one is a veteran PWC rider and like all of the bells and whistles on more expensive PWCs and won't be confused by them -- and will actually use them -- then the VXR might be too basic for them. Nevertheless, even in this case, I would recommend that one carefully examines the VXR and use its price as a benchmark when researching bigger, far more loaded PWCs.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Yamaha VXR (2014-) is 68.4 mph (110.1 kph), burning 13.5 gallons per hour (gph) or 51.1 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Yamaha VXR (2014-) is 38.0 mph (61.2 kph), and the boat gets 7.74 miles per gallon (mpg) or 3.29 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 111 miles (178.64 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x Yamaha 1812cc, four cylinder, four-stroke.
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Read The Forum Rules; used commonly in a forum to advise somebody (usually a new member) to not break the rules or post stuff in the wrong place. Also can be Read The Fucking Rules if you're in a bad mood.
by Nakamura January 30, 2007
I did not know there were Rules for Fucking. Where can I purchase a copy? Are they online? I checked Urban Dictionary and this is the only spot I can find a mention. RTFR obviously stands for Reinforce the Farmer's Revolt
Every housewife throughout Great Britain and Ireland should RTFR. The supermarkets are gaining the upper hand very rapidly, prices are out of control. The poor old hardworking farmers are working for a pittance. The farmer gets a very poor return for his efforts and the multinationals grow wealthier by the minute. Housewives, and you too guys because many of you earn the bread to pay for the housekeeping, RFTR.
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Here's our little guy we just got last night. He's a stray and we're currently fostering him until I can convince my wife to keep him permanently; which shouldn't be too hard.
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Here's our little guy we just got last night. He's a stray and we're currently fostering him until I can convince my wife to keep him permanently; which shouldn't be too hard.
Cute dog. :smt023 I think he's going to get bigger though, if those paws are any indication.
nice looking dog he looks like he has pit in him or boxer very cute he will be handsome
Congrats on the new family member.
I'm guessing he'll be 50-60 pounds when he's done. For some reason the paws look bigger in the picture than they really are. He's pretty skinny right now and needs some definite nourishment. I'm thinking part pit, and so did the vet, with God only knows what else. So far he's been nothing but a big mush and wants to play and cuddle. And he's already taken really well to his crate!
Adorable! Congrats. :smt023
Had to put the little guy down tonight. He was only 8 weeks old. He started throwing up last night and was very lethargic and wouldn't eat or drink today. So I took him to the emergency clinic tonight and they tested him for parvo, http://www.workingdogs.com/parvofaq.htm . He tested positive and my heart sank. My choices were spend hundreds for at-home treatment, that had about a 50% chance of working and the fun that went along with it (more vomiting, bloody diarrhea, etc); spending somewhere in four digits for hospitalization, or euthanasia. I didn't like the odds of the at-home option and it wouldn't have worked juggling two kids and a really sick dog, I don't have $1000+ for hospitalization, so I had to take the third option. I only had him 4 days, but since I am at home all day, he was with me for 96 hours straight, and I got really close to him and he was pretty attached to me. I'm totally torn up. Case in point, it's 12:30 in the morning and I'm crying into cyberspace. My wife keeps trying to remind me that if we didn't have him, he'd be out loose somewhere suffering from the parvo and that we gave a him a good four days of love and shelter that he wouldn't have had; but it's not much consolation. He was such a lovable little guy that just wanted to cuddle and be petted, and even though I only had him a very short time, I'm going to miss him tremendously. Here's the last picture I ever got to take of him today while he was out in the back yard. RIP Chance.
poor pup. its hard losing a dog to parvo. we lost an entire litter once. as for you todd hope thing will get better for you with time. seems like he was a good pup.
Sorry to hear of your loss Todd. You did what you could.
Sorry to hear that...it's harder when it's a young dog like that.
You have a brilliant wife.
You gave him a wonderful home and a peaceful end.
Your children have learned a hard lesson about life and death.
And they have learned about the very human emotions of compassion, empathy, love, and sorrow.
You and your brilliant wife are modeling how to cope with the painful side of life.
Prayers for you as you greive.
Thanks guys. I'm still pretty messed up right now, but I'm hoping that having to prep for our upcoming FL trip on Friday will keep me distracted. I never thought that I would become this attached so quickly and I'm feeling guilty in the fact that we could have saved him if we had the money; it wasn't like he had an inoperable brain tumor. :smt086
Man that just plain sucks. Hopefully your grief will end soon. At least you were able to take him in and show him some love for at least a little while. Fear not though, all dogs go to heaven.
Sorry to hear about this, Todd. This really makes me sad. I love dogs, but I do not have one. I couldn't have one while growing up (parents allergic), and it would cost too much for me at the moment. Believe it or not, my girlfriend already have a breed and a name picked out. :rolleyes: This is the one thing that scares me the most about owning a dog - the thought of one day losing it. I won't let this stop me, but I know it has to be tough. As short as it was, the amount of time you had Chance is irrelevant. He became a part of your family for that short time. You showed him love and he returned that love. He lived a wonderful few days under your care, Todd. Your wife couldn't be more right. He would have been much worse off without you there to save him. You're a good man for having taken in a stray in the first place. I wish you the best. RIP Chance. :smt1099
Bummer Todd. That is not fun. We have had to put a few pets down and it hurts. Your wife is right though and you guys did your best. Better than him suffering for few more weeks in the street all alone. We have 2 fuzz ball adult Golden Retrievers and when one of them goes it will be a bad scene indeed. Thats the down side with pets especially dogs. They give so much in their short lives and are one of the family. In our case we don't have children so they are the kids. Truely sorry for your loss.
Thanks again guys. We're all doing pretty well now, though he still will be missed. My older son wants another dog (and so do I), so after we get back from vacation we are probably going to hit the animal shelter for an older pup or dog that has had all his shots as well as have a vet perform a titer test to make sure the next dog has the antibodies. We're also talking to a vet friend of ours to make sure we've done everything we can to not hand another dog a death sentence if he comes here as apparently the virus can live for a month inside and 5 months to a year, depending on who you believe, outside. We've cleaned up pretty thoroughly and there were very few places the dog pooped (since he wasn't eating and was dying), which is how the disease could be spread to the next one; so the house and yard should be OK for another dog that has had the vaccinations.
Good luck bud, you know what they say, an ounce of prevention...
Sorry to hear about the other doggie. God Bless.
Hi Todd, I am sorry and wish you the best. I really understand how you feel..When I first opened the thread and started reading it today, I was happy for you and the dog looked so cute..Then as i was scrolling down, i read the harsh news, and my first reaction was "I wish I didn't open that thread"..This is my feeling and I only saw him in the picture, so your feeling must be 1000 times more since you brought him home and spent some time with him..Life is hard and sometimes throws a curve ball at you..But being a beleiver, you just have to dust your clothes, stand up and move forward..I am sure that with the little time you spent with the dog he was happy..and this will be reflected in your life at some time..
Take it easy Todd..and my sympathy and sincere wishes for a quick emotional heeling.
I'm still bummed about it, but am starting to feel better about my decision. Chance was picked up with two other puppies and one of them starting showing symptoms the same night. That lady did elect to start the treatment and the puppy ended up dying anyway. So I may have prevented him a few extra days of suffering. The third puppy did not show symptoms, but was brought to the vet anyway after hearing about Chance and the other puppy, and did test positive. They treated him and he is expected to make a full recovery. I guess since he wasn't as advanced and he got the treatment earlier than the other one, it worked out.
A couple good things have come out of it all though. One is my renewed interest in being a dog owner. I've always liked dogs and we had a Golden Retriever before we moved to NC. Because we didn't know what our living situation was going to be like and my son was entering some new therapies, one of his therapists on FL offered to take the dog. That was three years ago, and while I missed the dog, I didn't realize how much I missed just the general companionship that a dog has to offer; even if it's just hanging out in the same room with you. I've also decided to be a better dog owner. I picked up a couple of Cesar Millan's books yesterday and although I am only 50 pages in to the first one, I've already learned a few things about how a dog thinks and also some things that we did wrong with our first dog in regards to training and probably would have repeated with Chance. So hopefully, this will all work itself out in time and even though he was only with me a few days, Chance may have taught me something about myself and set me on a path to gain some new information.


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Courtesy of AA .com, Quotable quotes–Opinion: Here's what people were saying in the news this past week,
""It seems like there's a tendency to think, 'let's not kick the can down the road.' But I feel like what's being done here is we're picking up the can and we're throwing it at the homeless, and we're throwing it at the poor, and we're throwing it at the elderly, and we're throwing it at our local communities." - Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, talking about the potential impact of state budget cuts outlined in Gov. Rick Snyder's executive proposal."
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An estimated 100 Saline County residents will celebrate the completion of their GED at a graduation ceremony hosted by the Saline County Adult Education Center on June 13.
The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. at the Benton Senior Adult Center, at 210 Jefferson St. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and the reception that will follow.
"They have worked very hard toward this milestone, and we want to recognize their achievement," said Yvonne Dougherty, director of the center, which offers General Educational Development (GED) preparation, basic skills, English as a Second Language, and computer literacy programs for residents of Saline County and the surrounding area.
Malcolm Washington, a former GED graduate, will be the guest speaker. Other guests include Rep. Lamont Cornwell; Eddie Black, director of the Benton Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Dan F. Bakke, president of Pulaski Technical College; Mary Ann Shope, vice president for economic development at Pulaski Technical College; Sgt. Steve Griffin, National Guard Recruiter; and Bud Lidsky.
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Everyone's favorite fictional, fast-talking teen Fred Figglehorn is back in his second original movie for Nickelodeon. On October 22, fans of the wildly popular Internet character can catch him in a brand-new adventure in Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred. The two-hour sequel follows Fred as he investigates his mysterious new music teacher, Mr. Devlin. Fred believes he's a vampire! But can he get everyone else in town to believe it, too?
Nebraska native Lucas Cruikshank, 18, created his video-blogging alter ego when he was 13. The quirky character skyrocketed to Internet stardom soon after. In 2009, Lucas made the leap to television when he appeared as Fred on the iCarly episode, "iMeet Fred." Last year, the premiere of Nickelodeon's Fred: The Movie drew in more than 7 million viewers, making it the No. 1 cable TV movie for kids in 2010.
TFK spoke to Lucas about Fred's staying power after all these years, and about where he's taking Fred next.
Fred is back! What was it like to be on set?
It was great to go back to the Fred set and to be in the little cul-de-sac of houses where we filmed the first movie. There were a lot of [returning crew and cast], so it was great to see everyone again. It brought back a lot of memories.
What's Fred up to in Night of the Living Fred?
He gets himself into a big mess! He has a lot of time on his hands because he pretty much only has one friend. He's always hanging around his house, so he starts to notice that his new neighbor is kind of eccentric. He soon gets it into his head that his neighbor is possessed and this evil creature, and tries to convince his whole town of it.
His new neighbor is also his new piano teacher, right?
Right. He used to have an old piano teacher who loved him and really enjoyed his piano playing. But that teacher retires, and this new teacher doesn't think that Fred is good at piano. So Fred takes his anger about that issue and convinces himself that this guy is a vampire. [Laughs]
What would you do if you thought your teacher was a vampire?
I would be really scared! I would wear a lot of turtlenecks to school. I wouldn't want to be one of his victims.
Fred gets himself into so many wacky situations in the movie. What was your favorite scene to film?
My favorite scene—it's in a lot of the movie previews—is the one where Fred is dressed as a vampire and carrying around the character Thalia. That whole night shoot was a blast. I loved wearing the vampire makeup and the costume, and being really overdramatic.
Fred has an admirer in Thalia this time around. How does it feel to have someone crushing on Fred for a change?
It was a nice change of pace. Fred has a huge amount of confidence in himself, but he's used to being the one who is always trying to get people to accept him. It was cool to see someone else trying to get Fred's approval.
The only problem is that Thalia is the school bully Kevin's little sister.
Yes. He doesn't even know if he should be friends with her because her brother is his arch-nemesis. He doesn't want Kevin to get mad or beat him up. Plus, she's a bit younger.
Jennette McCurdy, from iCarly, played Fred's best friend, Bertha, in the first Fred movie. But Daniella Monet, from Victorious, plays her in this one. How was it working with them both?
They both brought different things to the table. I love the character of Bertha. She's totally cool and chill. It was fun seeing their different takes on the character.
You recently introduced a new web-based Fred show, called Figgle Chat. Where did the idea come from?
I wanted to do more Fred stuff on the Internet since I hadn't done anything in a while. But I didn't want to do the exact same thing as before, which was Fred video blogging. I thought it would be hilarious for Fred to be a talk-show host and to interview celebrities and people from the Internet. He's going to ask questions that no reporter is supposed to ask!
Who would you like to see on Figgle Chat?
I would be pleased with anyone. It would be funny to have people on the show that you wouldn't expect to be associated with Fred, like reality TV stars.
You must get people coming up to you all the time. Have you had any crazy fan encounters?
Usually, it's pretty normal. The fans will ask for a picture, and we'll talk for a while. But there have been a couple of times where people have started crying, or they videotape you when they think you don't notice. I never really know how to react when someone starts crying. I thought I was supposed to bring happiness, not sadness!
Do you ever feel pressure to live up to people's expectations?
At first I did. Before, I just made videos for fun. But when I reached a million web subscribers, I remember looking into the camera lens and thinking, "There are a million people on the other side of that!" But I realized I couldn't think that way. I just had to act like I was still doing it for a small group and remember to have fun with it.
Why do you think Fred has had staying power after so many years?
I don't know. I've been doing Fred videos since I was 13, and I'm 18 now. It's been a long run, and I'm so thankful. Hopefully, they'll want to see more Fred, and after the Fred content ends, I hope they'll want to see me try out new stuff as well.
What's next for you and Fred?
There's going to be an animated Fred series online, which will be really cool. I've done a few recordings for it, and it's really funny. I'm so excited about it. Obviously, I'm a human being, so I'm going to age! I'm not going to be able to play this character forever. But with animation, Fred can live on.


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Baby Jackson Death: Jeffrey Farrey indicted for injury to child by omission
EL PASO, Texas - A scheduled hearing for Army Spc. Jeffrey Farrey did not take place Thursday morning because he was indicted the day before.
Jeffrey was indicted on a charge of injury to child by omission, the charge he has been held on at the El Paso County Detention Facility since Nov. 18.
His case has been handed over to Judge Patrick Garcia's 384th District Court. Garcia also is overseeing the case of Jeffrey's wife, Jenna Farrey.
Jenna, Jeffrey and their 20-month-old son Blake and 5-month-old Jackson were reported missing Nov. 15 in El Paso. All but Jackson were found in an Escanaba, Michigan motel on Nov. 17.
Officials have yet to confirm if the body of an infant found in Orogrande, New Mexico is Jackson. The baby's body, believed by investigators to be that of Jackson, was taken to Albuquerque. An autopsy report is pending and could take up to eight weeks.
Jenna is currently being held in El Paso County jail on probation violation charges.
Authorities say she violated her probation by leaving the state, which she could not do under the terms of her probation related to a 2012 guilty plea to child endangerment for leaving Blake home alone last year.
No other charges have been filed at this time against Jenna and there are no hearings currently scheduled for her, according to court records.
Jenna was extradited from Michigan to El Paso on Dec. 3. As she was escorted into the El Paso County jail, reporters asked her what happened to Jackson. Jenna said "no comment."
Jeffrey was extradited back to El Paso by the military on Nov. 18 because he was AWOL.
Jeffrey was in court Dec. 3 on a bond reduction hearing. Magistrate judge James Carter denied the Army specialist's request to have his $1.5 million bond lowered to $50,000.
Attorney Joe Spencer is representing the 22-year-old father. He said last week his client was still on suicide watch, distraught and very emotional.
During Jeffrey's Dec. 3 hearing, prosecutors also shed more light on the status of Blake. Prosecutor Penny Hamilton said the toddler is "grossly underweight" and was taken by Child Protective Services in Michigan because of significant medical issues.
Prosecutors also said Jeffrey's family is fighting for custody of the boy. His defense attorney told ABC-7 the child neglect did not happen under Jeffrey's watch because he was deployed at that time.


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Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
I could capture bases and hold the idol for TO since I move fast to avoid gunfights (assuming I don't get whiteplugged again).
No idea about Plunder though. I can capture, but mostly I do all the moving of the idol. Throwing, all that. Played Plunder with my friend and his other friends, I did all the throwing. I use Endurance fir catching up, though.
Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
Ferrari_1996 wrote:
If I asked for a replay it's because bL deserved the win. Like in your case you think your clan deserved the win. I wouldn't ask for a replay if bL legitimately lost.
Also, you may have noticed but I admit things. I'm not a lier.
About the apology thing: Basically I got banned because I made FraggedNation accounts for some of my clan members because otherwise they are not eligible to play in clan battles. I wanted to do it for them because it's quicker than telling them how to join my clan on that website and how link their PSN IDs to their profile etc. Apparently you are not allowed make accounts for your clan members why is why I got banned. However I didn't know that which is why I made the accounts. Anyway that's what I apologized for.
I hope you understand and if there is anything else you would like to be cleared up let me know.
And yes, I've changed.
I don't believe my clan deserved the win. I'm happy accepting the fact that we lost, they were the better team. I'm not a believer of deserving the win at all. You either win or you lose, If you lost the chances are you deserved to lose for whatever reason.
If a match ends 54-53. I go 20-1. I deserved the win, sure. My team didn't, especially the ones who made the loss happen. It's a team game, you win and lose as a team. You have to accept that sometimes your team just isn't up to the task.
It's the emphasis of fairplay and honor which they totally lacked which irritates me.
We would have won one of the three games, we would have still lost overall, we never practiced Objectives or Plunder.
The fact is. Both teams made rules, one team broke them twice. Okay maybe we can hold part blame for not just sticking to the main ruleset, however that still leads to my main point that FN needs to be tighter on the ruleset thing and not allow people to make up rules. Then everyone will play with the same rules, everyone will keep dignity intact as much as possible.
Poses the question that without a ruleset being followed by every team, should any results even stand until that is in place? The answer to that is no. Without solid rules in real life, in games, in any situation chaos reigns supreme, Tournaments played under anything goes rules... That's actually why I'm not on there. I'm waiting for something more serious and solid to appear.
When you let people decide the kind of rules they use it's obvious it's going to go wrong. I remember sitting there thinking.. Really... Just use the actual rules. But... It's one thing to change the rules, it's another to change them and not even follow them. It's misleading and outright cheating. (I still stand by the point that we would have lost, it just makes me sick that they felt they had to do that).
It needs improving to ensure everyone gets the best possible experience. There also needs to be improvements in the stucture of it. You should have to climb the ladder and from what I saw last time, there was a pile of inactive clans there. So to get a match you had to play against someone like 50 places above you. Giving you a loss most likely.
There needs to be a proper ladder with an actual structure to keep things competitive for everyone, If two clans play each other all the time, who cares, they shouldn't gain places by wins, they should gain places by beating teams above them. But there needs to be a limit how many places one team can move up.
This should give almost every team wins and losses and give a fair accurate estimation of where teams are really at.
All this with a proper set of rules which cannot even be discussed for change is absolutely perfect and gives everyone the best possible experience and equal opportunities.
Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
Just the fact that you won any games means that it is possible that you cheated. Even having even played a game is a possibility of you cheating (any involvement = you could possibly have cheated.) -Note the word "possibly." I am 100% not accusing you of cheating, I know nothing on the matter. Just saying that though 9wins and 35 losses means it's more likely you didn't cheat, it's not proof de 100%.
Ferrari_1996 wrote:
It's been a while since you've heard of bL cheating, right? Also, we had 9 wins and 35 losses on the season 3 ladder, I don't care if we lose which is implied by that W/L ratio. Alt accounts and boostings? I'm speechless. I did not do that.
Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
Before I closed my FN account, I was checking into every single clan battle for certain teams by putting the clan leaders name into the ND stats page, and finding the time the CB's "happened". 60% of the time when I got to the time the CB was "supposed" to happen, it never happened or the other teams PSN's didn't exist or hadn't played in over a month. If you're going to cheat, at least try harder.
I had over 100 photos proving certain teams were cheating that I had sent to head admins which resulted in at least 10 teams being banned.
Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
Re: (-uP-) unPredictable clan is back!!!!
duke_of_platypus wrote:
SteepMatt wrote:
i was being a smartalleck.......the dumb one here is you obviously for not picking up on that and i will be just fine don't worry the only one here right now is you
It wasn't obvious at all, as you always say stupid stuff like that. Or perhaps you're always sarcastic... De javu! I discussed this exact thing with you a couple months back (and I still don't know whether you're just always stupid, always sarcastic, or a mix of both )
i'm always sarcastic and immature but i'll let you know if i'm serious


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North Carolina scam artist arrested
RALIEGH, N.C. - A Canadian man is facing more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to targeting the elderly in a sweepstakes scam.
U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker said 33-year-old Jamaal McKenzie was sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by three years supervised release. The court also ordered restitution of $840,705.
Federal authorities say McKenzie called elderly United States citizens and told them they had won a large prize in a sweepstakes or lottery. They said he then convinced the victims to send money in order to receive their prize. Victims were identified from a list that co-defendant Clayton Atkinson purchased from a Montreal business.
The investigation determined that at least 39 victims in various states, including North Carolina, had been defrauded and the defendants had fraudulently obtained the money.
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There was a unused classroom in the First Floor Corridor of Hogwarts Castle. It contained a board with a map of Great Britain and a map of the Atlantic Ocean.
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This is probably a typical story. The neighbor of a neighbor learned we are keeping bees, so they called to offer up their old woodenware since they quit keeping bees a few years back. Of course the reason they quit is that mites (I'm guessing varoa) killed their hives. We picked up the boxes. Some look good - some look like good kindling. My question is, is there a standard to follow to fumigate (or whatever)used boxes to make sure I don't introduce something bad into my healthy hives?
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COMMERCE, Calif. — 99 Cents Only Stores has revamped its website to better showcase a range of new capabilities, including bulk purchases and in-store pickup of online orders.
The efforts are part of the deep-discount retailer's effort to reach a broader market and increase the productivity of its existing selling space. The newly redesigned website features the retailer's signature color scheme and is said to provide simplified navigation. Customers still cannot place orders for grocery, produce, deli and frozen items; however, 99only.com does include a grocery and produce section that lets shoppers know at a glance what their closest stores have in stock. The revamped site also lets customers know what deals the retailer is currently offering and what new products have arrived.
Also enhanced on the site is the retailer's online ordering program, called Club 99. Customers order products in bulk cases and have them shipped to a store of their choice, avoiding shipping and handling fees as long as the order amount is more than $47.99.
"Since 1982 we've been providing our customers with great products and a quality shopping experience. This new website helps us showcase the broad range of merchandise we carry all while giving our customers another avenue for purchasing our amazing deals," says Eric Schiffer, CEO, 99 Cents Only Stores. "We are thrilled to display our everyday great values in a new and exciting way and are confident that our growing online ordering business will continue to thrive."
The retailer runs a Facebook page where it not only promotes store-related news, such as the launch of the new website, but also engages with its consumer base, working to build a social network. This is evident, too, in the website's blog area, which although not current at present, does seem to encourage people to read blog posts about crafts and recipes made with items purchased from the retailer.
99 Cents Only Stores carries everyday household goods, as well as a wide assortment of name brand closeouts and regularly available consumable products, grocery items. From the first store opening in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores has expanded to 303 extreme value retail stores consisting of 222 stores in California, 37 in Texas, 29 in Arizona, and 15 in Nevada.
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COMMERCE, Calif. — 99 Cents Only Stores has revamped its website to better showcase a range of new capabilities, including bulk purchases and in-store pickup of online orders.


text: 13 best wedding photos from exotic destinationsUpdated 1207 GMT (2007 HKT) December 4, 2013 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Lake Tahoe, California – Stunning backdrops, expensive gowns, strung-out couples on the most important day of their lives ... how much drama can be packed into a single photo? We asked well known destination wedding photographers for their most striking work. For a winter wedding at Lake Tahoe, guests bundled up in down jackets and boots and huddled in the snow. Photographer Aaron Morris of Chrisman Studios says the main challenge, aside from frozen hands, was maneuvering in the snow. "When I would take a step, my leg would sink knee-deep into the snow," he says. Hide Caption 1 of 13 Photos: Monet's Garden, Paris – Destination weddings account for 24% of all U.S. weddings, with 30% of those weddings taking place outside the United States. "Some destination venues will have a wedding every day," says Ontario-based Mark Ridout of Ridout Photography about destination weddings. "When organizing so many weddings they have perfected it to an art." For their shoot, this couple from North York Ontario arranged to have the complete run of the park to themselves. Hide Caption 2 of 13 Photos: Gallery: Dramatic destination wedding photos – Ridout snapped Toronto couple Jennifer and Thomas on the island of Cayo Guillermo, Cuba. "This was taken after the wedding as we toured the resort looking for locations," says the photographer. Hide Caption 3 of 13 Photos: Paro, Bhutan – Taiwanese couple Christine and Chiaming flew to Bhutan for their wedding. "Christine loved the architecture of the traditional homes and temples, so it was important to us to show both the landscape and the architecture in the photos," says Ben Chrisman of Chrisman Studios, who took their wedding pics. "You have to really show what makes the place unique. You don't want the wedding photos to look like they could have been shot anywhere."Hide Caption 4 of 13 Photos: Santorini, Greece – "As a photographer, when a couple is flying you across the world to such a picturesque location as Santorini, Greece, it's imperative to go home with at least one epic photo that shows the stunning backdrop of this ancient white and blue city," says Chrisman. Mauricio Arias of Chrisman Studios posed his subjects and told them to keep interacting while he climbed high enough to capture the beautiful scene. Hide Caption 5 of 13 Photos: Montego Bay, Jamaica – While choosing Half-Moon Resort for their wedding, one couple noticed this little hut, actually a massage room for the hotel's spa. "We had a limited amount of time for portraits before the ceremony, so we were rushing around trying to hit all the desired spots," says Chrisman. "This photo captures the dramatic, cloudy sky we had that day."Hide Caption 6 of 13 Photos: Todos Santos, Mexico – Todos Santos is a laid-back beach town north of Cabo San Lucas. Despite a late ceremony time, Chrisman was determined to capture a dramatic sunset. "A bit of flash helped illuminate Apollina and Brad, and the light on the side (of the Hacienda Cerritos) balanced nicely with the colors of the sunset," says Chrisman. Hide Caption 7 of 13 Photos: Chicago – Taken after the two grooms' ceremony at Chicago's Lincoln Park, one of the grooms -- a wedding photographer himself -- suggested a portrait downtown. With light fading quickly, Chrisman had the newlyweds move higher on the La Salle Street Bridge's support beam so he could keep them in the light. "The main concern was hoping the police didn't come and tell them to get down before the shot was finished," says Chrisman.Hide Caption 8 of 13 Photos: Strand Kombuis, South Africa – Photographer Greg Lumley took this shot at a tidal pool in Cape Town after the ceremony and on the way to the reception. "I had chosen this spot specifically because of the dramatic boulders and glass-like pool edging the ocean," says Lumley. "The fact that the 12 Apostles -- part of Table Mountain -- were in the shot turned out to be total bonus, as I'd not noticed them before." Hide Caption 9 of 13 Photos: Maidens Cove, Cape Town – "If I have to climb, crawl or swim I will make the effort to shoot from an angle that really emphasizes the drama of the scene," says Greg Lumley. "It's remarkable how often that a little physical effort results in a breathtaking picture." This classic was taken at the Strand Kombuis (Beach Kitchen), about 100 kilometers from Cape Town. Hide Caption 10 of 13 Photos: Iceland – Sean McLellan, of husband-and-wife team McLellan Style, worked with a New York couple who chose Iceland for their wedding photographs. The Nashville-based photographer knew of a U.S. Navy plane that had crash-landed in the 1970s. Despite a satellite picture from Google Maps and GPS coordinates, it took the photographer and couple more than three hours to find the plane. "This image was actually taken at close to midnight by the time we were able to get there and get everything set up." Hide Caption 11 of 13 Photos: Playa Del Carmen, Mexico – About 100 guests flew to Mexico for a wedding at the Blue Bay Grand Esmerelda. On a hunt for something more than the "regular beach image," the McLellan Style team and their newlyweds chose an underwater cave (cenote). "We tried shooting in all sorts of different areas with light coming in from different directions," says McLellan. The prolonged shoot led to this photo, a rushed drive to the airport, a speeding ticket and a missed flight. "But that's OK, it was worth it," says McLellan.Hide Caption 12 of 13 Photos: San Diego, California – For this California wedding, newlyweds were photographed on dramatic coastal bluffs. "The rocky path down the cliff in this photo was not the most convenient nor high-heel friendly, but the bride took off her shoes to walk down the cliff," says Bryce Covey of Bryce Covey Photography. "It resulted in one of their and my own favorite photos of the wedding day!" Hide Caption 13 of 13Powered by Livefyre


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Re: st: adding info to bar graph
"Scott Merryman" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: adding info to bar graph
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:01:11 -0500
Something like this?
sysuse auto,clear
levelsof rep, local(levels)
foreach l of local levels {
qui count if fore == 1 & rep == `l'
local n = r(N)
qui count if rep == `l'
local d = r(N)
local mytext "`mytext' 5 `l' "`n'/`d'" "
egen percent = mean(100 * foreign), by(rep78)
egen total = sum(1), by(rep78)
twoway bar percent rep78,barw(0.5) text(`mytext', box bc(white) )
ylabel(,angle(h)) ytitle(Percent Foreign)
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 AM, Richard Goldstein
<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I want to produce a bar graph where the numeric variable is a 0/1 variable
> (so the means are proportions) over a grouping variable -- that part is
> easy. I would like to automatically add, either as a bar label or under the
> group id (e.g., the "5", etc. if I typed -graph bar foreign, over(rep78)-
> for the auto data), the numerator and denominator for this proportion (mean)
> -- is there a way to do that?
> Note that I do know that I can do this with graph edit; however, I need to
> produce dozens of these graphs so I want an automatic way to do it.
> Thanks,
> Rich Goldstein
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Usually the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency funds capital improvements, at least in part, through Illinois' revolving loan program. But faced with failing equipment, there wasn't time to go through an application process that can take up to two years without a guarantee of success.
Outside Finance Director Larry Ohm would've liked the payback period to more closely approximate the equipment's anticipated service life of 15 to 20 years. But, he says, seven years was preferable to paying for the pump upfront or delaying replacement until longer-term borrowing could be arranged.
The vendor's analysis of agency financials took about a month, and the deal probably will have been executed by the time you read this.
WHO: Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency; Kankakee, Ill.
SIZE: 60,000 wastewater customers in four communities
EQUIPMENT: Siemens IntraLift enclosed screw pump for 25-mgd treatment plant
TERMS: 7 years at 4.5%
VENDOR: Siemens Water Technologies


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This article, entitled "6 Ways to Get More From Your Gift Cards," comes from SavingsAngel.com.
Although they aren't very creative or original, gift cards are one of the most popular gifts given for holidays, birthdays and other events. If you're the lucky recipient of a gift card, being smart about how you use it can help you get more from the card.
Here are 6 ways to get the most out of your gift cards.
Know The Details
While laws ensure that your gift card won't expire for at least 5 years, it's a good idea to still read up on the rules. Gift cards from card companies can include redemption fees and reloadable cards aren't covered under the CARD Act, so they can expire or fees may be charged.
Register The Card
Registering the card will protect you in case it's lost or stolen. Often, companies will replace lost or stolen gift cards with the funds that had remained on the card when it was lost. Having an old card replaced is one way to make sure you never lose out on money.
Stay Informed
There's nothing worse than losing out on a gift card because the company it was for went out of business. Keep on top of your gift cards and spend them if you hear the business is in trouble. Sometimes a business can go under with very little warning, so be well informed and you'll never lose out on your gift card dollars.
Shop During Sales
Stretch your card balance by shopping when there are sales. Treat the gift card as if it was your own money, looking for the best bargains to stretch your dollar. Shopping after season or in clearance sections can get you twice as much bang for your buck.
Exchange Unwanted Cards
If you get a gift card for a store that's too far away or if it's just for someplace you don't frequent, you can always exchange it online for a card you will use. Sure you'll get less than the face value of the card, but that's better than not getting anything out of it at all.
Re-Gift It
If it's a card you won't use or don't like, re-gift it. That way you won't have to spend cash on another gift and someone else can enjoy the card. You can also use the gift card to buy a gift from the store it's for to give to someone else. Sometimes if you shop sales or clearance sections, you can get 2 gifts with the card balance, saving you money in the long run.
About the author: For more personal finance tips written by Edwin C, check out his personal finance blog: Stack The Chips.
The best couponers save hundreds of dollars every month at the grocery store. However, extreme couponers can end up living very extreme lifestyles to get those savings. For over five years, SavingsAngel.com has equalized the playing field – giving extreme savings to busy families who don't have the time or ability to be an extreme couponer. Each week, SavingsAngel.com's over 70 angels combine over 2,000 products on sale at local grocery and drug stores with an enormous database of over 2000 different manufacturer coupons. These combinations result in our members getting access to over 300 products each week for 50% off or better. Simply log in, choose the deals you want, print or clip only the coupons you need, and save hundreds of dollars a month at regional and national stores. Our angels will personally work with you to craft a plan that will help you buy healthier food at lower prices – helping you keep $200 to $400 in savings each month.
Josh Elledge is chief executive "Angel" of SavingsAngel.com, a website that teaches consumers how to save money through a free money savings video eCourse and podcast. SavingsAngel also provides hundreds of 50% off or better deals each week to members by matching local grocery and drug store sales with its free database of over 5,000 accessible coupons. A husband and father of three, he now appears each week on television, in eight newspapers, and a number of radio stations across the country teaching families how to cut their grocery bill in half using the Internet. Elledge created the technology found on SavingsAngel.com through the need to save his own family's money. Successfully able to cut his own grocery bill from $600 a month to less than $300 a month, his message has reached hundreds of thousands of families. SavingsAngel.com is now growing rapidly throughout the country. You can watch a short video at SavingsAngel.com that will explain more information about how to cut your own grocery bill in half with the help of SavingsAngel.com!


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It's a fun thought exercise to think about what "technological innovation" might mean from a developmental perspective. I love the example about the age at which young children progress from using "thick" crayons to being able to manipulate the "thin" crayons. It may not be digital, but as a writing implement, a crayon is a communication device, and moving from "thick" to "thin" is a technological advancement – maybe not to you or I, but "mastery" and "proficiency" is age-specific.
- Meryl Alper, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USC
The response to a recent post in GeekDad about the "A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work" Video was significant, both personally and for the creator of the video (with whom we hope to have a discussion-based post up soon). However, it also lead me to a range of great research and thinking around children and mobile technology. There are people out there interested in changing the way we talk, think and engage in discussions about children and technology. Discussions beyond "good vs. bad" that are interested in the nuances of the role technology plays in children's lives and how we can or can't shape that in ways that support our children as they grow.
One of these people is Meryl Alper.
Meryl is a second year Ph.D. student in Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. More importantly, she is a trained early childhood professional and, as an undergraduate at Northwestern, she was Lab Assistant Manager in the NSF-funded Children's Digital Media Center/Digital-Kids Lab and interned in the Domestic Education & Research Department at Sesame Workshop in New York. This means she has been engaged with these issues and ideas for some time, and her perspective is a fresh and interesting one.
Meryl blogs at teething on tech, where she publishes aspects of her research which focuses on young children's evolving relationships with analog and digital technologies. Recently, she just published a three part series title "There's a nap for that!": YouTube videos of young children using Apple devices. It is a great read and an interesting piece of research that deserves more attention. Read it here: Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3.
In the meantime, I threw a few probing questions to Meryl that aligned to research, but also her career observing and thinking about the way children engage with technology from a young age. I'm interested in how we can all begin a new type of discussion about the whys and hows of children's technology use.


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Celebrate Crosslake Days Thursday-Saturday
Crosslake Days on Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 26-28, offers something for all ages, including a classic car and motorcycle show, arts and crafts fair, chili cookoff, kids' activities, live music and more.
Buy a $4 souvenir Crosslake Days bandana and cash in on deals and discounts all over town from participating merchants.
Following is a schedule of events:
Thursday, Sept. 26
9 a.m.: The search for the lost treasure begins. One clue will be released each day leading to the lost treasure worth hundreds from Crosslake merchants.
9 a.m.-6 p.m.: JAG Interior Solutions Grand Opening, 35762 County Road 3, including refreshments, snacks and showroom specials.
6 p.m.: Elvis Dinner Show (Chris Olson), Manhattan's.
Friday, Sept. 27
8 p.m.: 2013 Crosslake Royalty Ball & Pirate Costume Contest, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar. Wear a costume to compete for door prizes. A grand prize will be awarded for the best costume. There will be DJ's Music by Chad & JP.
9 p.m.: Live music at the Bourbon Room.
Saturday, Sept. 28
8 a.m.-2 p.m.: 12th annual Car and Motorcycle Show, former Catholic church lot, including registration from 8-10 a.m., food vendors from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., public viewing from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and awards at 2 p.m., followed by the Fall Color Run around Crosslake.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Artisans & Crafters, former Exchange lot, featuring hand-crafted arts and crafts and food vendors.
9 a.m.-2 p.m.: 38th annual Jul Kaffe Festival Bazaar, Crosslake Lutheran Church.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: 27th annual Whitefish Lions Bazaar & Flea Market, former Catholic church lot.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Savvy Mercantile grand opening, 36436 County Road 66, including refreshments and free gift with purchase.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Sweet Shopping and All Day Fun, Crosslake Town Square, featuring sidewalk sales, bungee trampoline, gunner's paintball blast. Reed's cookie sampling will begin at 12:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m.: Children's book reading and signing by author Alice Palace of Emily, Judy's House of Gifts.
11 a.m.: Little Pirate's Treasure Hunt, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Maucieri's Music & Beer Garden, former Catholic church lot.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Crosslake Firefighters Emergency Services open house.
11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Putt the Plank, Andy's Bar & Grill-Wine & Spirits.
Noon: 27th annual Chili Cookoff. Judging will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Crosslake Welcome Center. Sampling will begin at noon at participating businesses.
Chili contestants include: Andy's Bar & Grill-Wine & Spirits, Chad McCoy of Edward Jones Investments at Larson Group Real Estate, Crosslake Community School, Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion Post #500, Crosslake firefighters, Crosslake Historic Log Village, Edina Realty/Holiday Station Store, Golden Horizons Assisted Living serving at Judy's House of Gifts, Grand Champion Meats, Home Interior Supply, Itasca Leathergoods, JAG Interior Solutions, Lake Country Crafts & Cones, Maucieri's Italian Bistro, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar, Moonlite Square, Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association at Army Corps of Engineers Campground, RiverWood Bank, The Bourbon Room, The Cedar Chest, The Wharf, Whitefish Lodge & Suites and Zorbaz.
Noon-3 p.m.: Family Hoe-down with pumpkins, music and fun, Crosslake Community School.
Noon: Chili, brats and dogs with bar Bingo at 1:30 p.m., Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion.
Noon: DJ music all day and bonfire at dusk, The Wharf.
2 p.m.: Fourth annual Crosslake Disc Golf Classic, Crosslake Community Center, featuring a shotgun start. Cost is $10 with prizes for the top three winners. Open to all ages.
4 p.m.: Hot Wheels Tournament, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bay.
4-7 p.m.: Wine tasting and appetizers, Andy's Bar & Grill-Wine & Spirits.
7-9 p.m.: Historic Log Village Cider & Candlelight Tour, Crosslake Historical Society.
7:30 p.m.: Acoustic music at Maucieri's Italian Bistro.
8 p.m.: Live music at Zorbaz.
9 p.m.: Live music at The Bourbon Room.
10 p.m.: DJ's Chad & JP at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar.


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Joe and I both agree that the best dreams from childhood were those where you would randomly take off in flight. Yesterday we got to experience a taste of that through paragliding. After becoming student pilots (be sure to watch our video on this), and signing our lives away on the scariest rider I've ever signed, including a line that read "paragliding is dangerous and we cannot list each horrific event that could occur" we all piled into a van and braved the steep drive up a mountain, about 10,000 feet. Each of us had our own pilot with his or her own gear. The pilot picks a spot on the cliff and starts to set up a parachute, throws us a helmet, straps on a harness and we are ready to go
After quite an exciting morning we headed out to Boise Idaho. We had lunch at Teton Thai, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart's favorite place in Wyoming. I didn't realize that Calista ate, but when she does consume calories she knows how to make them count. Joe then spotted an old time soda fountain that has been open for 60 years containing all of the original machinery. We shared a huckleberry milk shake and were on our way!
Our next stop was Craters of the Moon National Park. I think I was pretty patient as we drove through and hiked up big lava rocks that looked like big piles of mud. The park as a whole reminded the both of us of Animal Kingdom at Disney World. It's one of the newest national parks, but not the most exciting. Joe tried to help me imagine the lava flowing, but it was…not my favorite stop.
Idaho was majorly shifty. Highlights include the creepy gas station in Arco Idaho with a demonic looking child cradling a drippy ice cream sandwich in one hand and a soda in the other hand saying to Joe "My poppy gives me 5 dollars a day and I can spend it however I like." A lot of nuclear testing goes on in Idaho
We pulled into our hotel in Boise and immediately rushed out to catch a late night showing of "Harry Pottter." We had mixed feelings about the latest installment but it was fun to see a movie in a different city. The pre-movie entertainment had a certain homespun feel complete with jokes. Here's one of Joe's new favorites. What type of mosquito lives in the north pole? Cold ones…
Glad to leave Boise ASAP.