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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
d1v4d wrote:
rachelnlucas wrote:
They had another post stating that you could help a team member from a stun/brutal kill scenario. This could lessen your respawn time or give you something on respawn and killing or inflicting damage on a team member should extend respawn time or take away your magic or give you a respawn with 3/4 life.
The thing that is bad about this that I can see right off the bat is , it is still your team mate and them not gaining points during this time hinders you. Until they fix the host migration and not being able to join already started matches leaves you at a disadvantage if they get kicked for any reason. ( Although they kill you enough times accidental or not , that might not matter in the heat of the moment.)
Sometimes either the game or others lag so the trap setting since it takes a second or two sometimes maybe due to this or just as others have stated , learning the trap setting feature.
The idea of giving the power to kicking the player in the hands of the person being wrongly killed definitely has a nice ring to it and I'd definitely support that. But it would need to be at least 2 kills preferably 3 to forgive system glitches/lags and well if you step in the trap after an opponent on your own.
I see what you're saying, and I get why kicking/penalties can really harm the outcome of the current match.
Nontheless, I agree with you, Rachel.
I sorta wish there was a way to cancel your trap set-up; as I've messed up a few times. Is there? If there is, then I feel stupid. Thanks for the support on the suggestion though, I appreciate it.
I haven't found if there is a way to undo an already set trap either. ( One fully set by yourself) I think if it all works properly if you "set" one it should only go off by an opponent. If your teammates are in there as well , well they get it to but only the opponent is supposed to set them off.
Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
Re: Friendly kills Punish YOU and not the person you kill.
@metlgearsolid200 You Are Your Own Solution ! .LOL
But I Also Feel That It Should Have A GoW 'Edge' To It !
Like Each Specific God Would 'Pull' His Align Warrior 'Out' In A Medium Fashion To Not Interrupt The Combat Entertainment !
Then At The End Of The Match He Is Sent On A 'Test' Elsewhere ! .LOL
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Re: Friendly kills Punish YOU and not the person you kill.
I was just killed by two idiots on my own team by trap kills while I was bringing the enemy flag back to score us a point. They really need to do something to make it easier to see yourself in this game around other players and make it extremely obvious who is on your team.
Green and Red do not work when there are a lot of color-blind people or idiots in general.
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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
@d1v4d Yeah Same Here .
I Think That There Is A Way To Undo It .
I Think That The R1 To Set The Lever Trap Needs To Be Held For 3 Complete Seconds .
If At Halfway You Don't Want To 'Set' It, Then You Have Almost No Time To Let Go .
So You Have To Let It Go At 1.5 Seconds For It To Not 'Set' Up .
I Just Think But Not 100% Sure .Lol
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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
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@d1v4d Yeah Same Here .
I Think That There Is A Way To Undo It .
I Think That The R1 To Set The Lever Trap Needs To Be Held For 3 Complete Seconds .
If At Halfway You Don't Want To 'Set' It, Then You Have Almost No Time To Let Go .
So You Have To Let It Go At 1.5 Seconds For It To Not 'Set' Up .
I Just Think But Not 100% Sure .Lol
Hopefully there is a way. I feel bad when a teammate is fighting over a trap, and I'll hold it.. but since the enemy is there I panic and let go of the lever, causing my friendly to die. I feel like a d***
Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
@d1v4d Yeah, But Some Would Argue That If You Got The Enemy As Well With The Trap, Then It Wasn't A Problem .
I Wouldn't Mind Getting Caught In The Friendly Trap If The Enemy Died In The Trap Too .
Don't Feel My Son You Will Master That Ability In The Next Few Months !
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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?![ Edited ]
It amazes me how few people seem to know about this, but if you hold down R1 while setting a trap it'll become armed & display your faction's emblem (either Spartan or Trojan respectively). Meaning the next time that an enemy crosses over that trap, they will trigger it. I do this all the time before attempting to cap an altar, in order to buy myself some time (especially with no teammates around to assist). They really ought to include this tip in the tutorial. I see new players tap R1 on a trap all the time just to see what happens & go trigger happy; sadly, sometimes teammates get caught in it.
As for the topic at hand, I couldn't disagree more. If a teammate runs over my armed trap with an enemy hot on his/her heels & doesn't notice the emblem above said trap (IE it's about to go off) then they've made a grave error (lesson learned for next time); if not, then they'll continue to pay the piper until it hits home. One should always assume such environmental hazards are as advertised and be cautious around them.
Also, I don't usually gamble with a teammate's life, but with the match on the line it's sometimes it's unavoidable. And yes, there's usually a niche of time to avoid being caught in a trap if you're an observant player. Sometimes one is able to make it out in time, other times they take one for the team in keeping the enemy there long enough to get the job done & it's greatly appreciated. It's not like death is penalized so most players will get over it & move on.
Because at the end of the day, maximizing one's team score while minimizing the opponents' and helping the team achieve victory is the goal. K/D ratio should be the least of your worries in an objective-based multiplayer game mode; there's always FFA in Hercules' arena if that's your bag. No need to punish players for using a game mechanic as intended. Unintentional casualties can occur, but that's a part of the game. Do you also wish to do away with the ring out mechanic because it can sometimes feel unfair on the receiving end?
If anything, players should be rewarded bonus points for being clever with the traps & working as a team to lure opponents to their death without friendly casualty. Reward team & skillful play, don't deter players from experimenting for fear of being kicked over such a trivial thing as incidental friendly fire. For death is inconsequential with favor from the gods.


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So there will be more and more people out there with untreated mental problems. And anyone can buy a gun illegally.
Does this create a safer world? Maybe not. That's why these knee jerk reactions to a horrific event have to be treated with restraint.
The need to "do something....anything" can at times create a more dangerous world. Despite the intent.
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The answer is NOTHING. Its politicians just trying to appease the public with the perception that they are doing something.
All this will do is make it harder for law abiding Americans to exercise their constitutional rights. All in the name of politics.
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Can't wait to see this in powder blue.
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I see communication as having occur whenever a shinigami consciously taps into their zanpakuto's spirit to borrow and/or share power, whether it be a boost in reiatsu or to utilize the zanpakuto's abilities. And since the very act of borrowing and sharing implies that communication take place on some level, from that stems the basis of my perspective on the issue. In that sense, Ichigo started to gain a firm grasp on how to communicate with Zangetsu since the end of his battle with Kenpachi. Afterall, this was when he was able to clearly feel and witness the difference between working alongside his zanpakuto's spirit and fighting alone.
So I consider having learned bankai to be the point at which he mastered the art of communicating with zangetsu's *shinigami* powers at will. I emphasize the term "shinigami" only because we all know there was a whole other side to those powers he still had to deal with before he could finally take control of the sum total of his potential.
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|2012-10-23, 06:54
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what i want to know is what happened to ichigo's hollow side? i kinda miss that crazy dude. did he lose it when he lost his shinigami powers? so does that mean he doesn't have it anymore now that he has regained his powers? if that's the case then i'm a bit disappointed. i liked the vizard ichigo. heck, i like his hollow side more than ichigo himself!
|2012-10-23, 13:43
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lol. I'm seeing people across various forums thinking & hoping those spoilers to be false. I have to admit, I'll have a big grin on my face if this turns out to be true though. Even though I felt like it was easy to see coming, it'll be nice to know I can finally start making some serious speculations on the matter.
|2012-10-23, 14:11
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Well, if that's true, then it looks like Ishida is going to have start training his new brother from another mother. Byakuya will have to finally RIP. And kubo will have officially completed the framework necessary to make Ichigo out to be a GOD once all is said and done.
Seriously, giving Ichigo quincy powers, might as well be tantamount to giving Ichigo freaking sage mode. So say hello infinite GT. If you thought you got spammed enough as it is, you haven't seen anything yet. Plus, keeping in mind the mechanics behind how his bankai works, if he can learn to combine the ability to absorb extra reishi from the environment with his bankai, that could potentially mean...well...let me just say the term "OP" would be putting it lightly.
Honestly, I'm still not convinced he even needs Quincy powers. His final bankai form seemed overpowered enough as it is.
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So those fucking spoilers are true?
Jesus f**king Christ, Ichigo's got Quincy blood now? So all of those theories about Masaki being a Quincy might actually be true????? And all I thought was that they are fan theories.
And Ishida gets f**ked over somehow. Because only Ichigo is allowed to rule.
Otherwise, finally RIP NII-SAMA who should've fucking died chapters ago....Now Kubo can finally put everyone else out of their misery since we all know it be about Ichigo for good now...with occasional interludes from Rukia and Renji whenever Kubo needs Villian fodder.
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lol so kubo really did go the quincy route eh? well, if it's true then i can't say it would come as a shock. after what kishi did with tobi, i won't be surprised anymore.
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Byakuya may still be alive.
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Evil Mage
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 25
So when the enemies were Shinigami, Ichigo gained Bankai(Shinigamification).
When the enemies were Arrancars, Ichigo gained Hollow powers(Hollowfication).
When the enemies were fulbringers, Ichigo gained a Fulbring(Fulbringification)
Now the enemies are Quincie's, Ichigo began gaining Quincy powers(Quincification)
Next, the enemy will probably be a God/Spirit King, so following this logic(Godification or Spirit Kingfication)
SO, Godchigo is just a matter of time...
|2012-10-24, 01:03
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The Procrastinator
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: it's too dark to tell...
I don't really know how to feel about this chapter. It was pretty predictable besides the sword in the throat, take-him-back-to-the-base whatnot. I don't know what Blut Vene is either. Is that a move that has been used in the past and I just don't remember? Or have I not been paying enough attention in this new arc?
|2012-10-24, 01:52
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: California
What the ?, he is now QUINCY!!! ( Pass out from shock of WTF moment )
Hold the mom, was a Quincy ?
Isn't possible that it is not the mom, but one of the people among those who gave their power to give Ichigo back his power. And that's the reason he now has them?
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$17 Million Awarded in Advanced Placement Grants
After the Storm
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$17 Million Awarded in Advanced Placement Grants
Funds Provide Increased Access to Rigorous Course Work for Economically Disadvantaged Students
Last month, the U.S. Department of Education awarded 33 grants totaling $17 million to states, school districts and national education nonprofit organizations to boost participation of students from low-income families in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and tests.
Under the Department's Advanced Placement Incentive Program, which was created as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, these grants are to be used for professional development for teachers, curriculum development, books and supplies, and other activities directly related to increasing access to and participation in AP courses and tests for students from low-income families.
Since 1955, the College Board's AP program has enabled secondary students to participate in college-level courses in high school and earn credit toward or advanced standing in their college programs. In addition, through the years, programs like Advanced Placement have helped to raise high school academic standards and levels of student achievement by encouraging more students to pursue and master advanced course work.
Traditionally, 11th- and 12th-graders take an AP examination after completing the corresponding AP course. However, participation in an exam is open to any student regardless of course participation or grade level. Last spring, 1.2 million students took more than 2 million AP exams, according to the College Board.
In the U.S., more than 90 percent of colleges and universities have a policy of granting incoming students credit, advanced placement or both, for qualifying AP test scores.
After the Storm
New Orleans School Maintains High Standards In the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, will forever be remembered by Edna Karr High School Principal John Hiser as the last "normal" school day of the year before Hurricane Katrina struck that fateful Monday. Prior to the storm, Karr was a magnet school, long esteemed as one of New Orleans' academic flagships, attracting some of the brightest seventh- through 12th-graders in the city. By the time classes resumed in mid-December, Karr had been converted into a charter school, scrapping its competitive admissions policy to open its doors to every district student, regardless of prior academic performance.
One thing remained constant, however: the mission to prepare students for higher education and beyond. "We're a college preparatory school, whether we're a magnet school or not," said Hiser.
Karr still offers the same rigorous curriculum it did when it began as a magnet school in 1990. All core subjects are taught at either the honors or gifted level, with Advanced Placement (AP) courses available to juniors and seniors. Graduation requirements are still a step ahead of the state's: four units of English, math, science and social studies; two units of foreign language; and one unit of computer science.
Because of this continued commitment to high standards, even in the wake of one of the nation's worst natural disasters, Karr has served as a cornerstone of the community.
"For most of our students, Karr is a second home," explained Hiser, its chief administrator for the past 22 years. "When your home is destroyed, the need for that second home becomes even more significant."
The desire to reestablish an alternative home for displaced students was the reason Hiser returned to New Orleans. During that tumultuous 2005 fall semester, a number of students were scattered across the nation, from Florida to as far away as Alaska. Some were living with relatives and friends, others in homeless shelters; however, they soon began coming home.
By spring semester, 60 percent of the students enrolled there prior to Katrina had come back to Karr. "For families to return to New Orleans, there are three basic things they have to have: a place to put their heads; a place to put their children; and a place to pick up a check," said Hiser. "We can give them one of those three."
This school year, enrollment is up to 770 students, despite the fact that the district moved the middle school grades to K-8 schools to have two full-fledged high schools. "I've been at Karr since the seventh grade, so it was never a question of where I wanted to go after the storm," said senior Blair Thomas, who reenrolled at Karr this fall.
Located in Algiers, a small community within New Orleans west of the Mississippi River, Karr was among the first batch of schools to reopen after the hurricane. Sitting above sea level, Algiers escaped the flooding that enveloped the east bank of the city and was thereforenotwithstanding some downed power lines and fallen treesthe first major section of New Orleans to welcome returning residents at the end of September.
Crucial to the area's recovery, as Hiser pointed out, was the restoration of several homes and some schools. Even before Hurricane Katrina hit, plans to charter all 13 schools in Algiers were already under way, with the goal of introducing a new charter school association for the 2006-07 school year. The onslaught of Hurricane Katrina accelerated those plans, ushering in a stream of charter school applications from local groups and education agencies seeking to meet enrollment demands and save a large crop of city schools. Immediately after the hurricane, Louisiana had taken control of 112 of the 128 low-performing schools in New Orleans and moved their operations to the state's newly created Recovery School District. Five schools were already under state control pre-Katrina, which meant that 117 were now slated for restructuring.
The local charter school movement, which gave community partners greater control over public schools, seemed ideal in a city recovering from a disaster and already looking to revive its school system. As public schools of choice managed by mostly grassroots organizations but authorized by either local or state school boards, charter schools could operate independently of traditional public schools and begin classes much sooner. To support this effort, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the state a $20.9 million grant to help reopen charter schools damaged by hurricanes, expand existing charter schools to accommodate displaced students and create 10 new charter schools. (An additional $23.9 million grant was awarded this June.)
By early November, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education granted approval to the fledgling Algiers Charter Schools Association for the opening of five charter schools that were formerly under the jurisdiction of the Orleans Parish School Board. Later, the association gained another three schools, which brought the total to eight.
Hired to oversee its operations, Brian Riedlinger saw a silver lining in the storm: "[Reforming] a 128-school system is like turning an ocean liner, whereas with eight schools it's more like [steering] a speedboat. You can make mid-course corrections much more easily with eight schools than you can with 128."
Administrators were then hired over the Thanksgiving holiday weekendHiser would be the only principal retained at his previous schoolfollowed by the screening of 600 teachers to fill 150 slots. On Dec. 16, 2005, Karr reopened with 21 fully certified teachers and 125 students.
Judith Johnson Blackman was one of the veteran teachers who returned to Karr after having evacuated to Columbus, Ga., and then having found a teaching job in Monroe, La., during the two-month hiatus when Algiers schools were closed.
"I've enjoyed working here the past 11 years," said Johnson Blackman, who teaches 10th-grade English. "It's been a wonderful place to work. The faculty has always been outstanding, and the students have been a pleasure to teach. And we've just had a lot of success. Our LEAP scores were at the top. Students came in knowing that LEAP would never be a problem for them, because they were at a school where teachers made LEAP their business, not the students' business."
LEAPLouisiana Educational Assessment Programis the state's accountability test for eighth-graders. In pre-Katrina 2005, 94 percent and 84 percent of Karr students scored proficient on LEAP's math and English tests, respectively. For the past several years, at least 80 percent of the students have reached the proficient level.
On another high-stakes test, approximately 95 percent of Karr's 10th-graders proved proficient on Louisiana's Graduate Exit Exam in spring 2005. Although this year's proficiency rate dropped to about 58 percent, not far from the state level of 65 percent, "considering the circumstances," said Johnson Blackman, "that was not bad."
For quite some time Karr has been the pride of New Orleans. Traditionally, student performance has ranked well above state and local averages and, last year, the school had one of the lowest dropout rates in the state. In both 2000 and 2005, it earned a No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education. Artistically, the students are just as impressive: the choir was invited to perform at the Vatican several years ago, and a student video project was nominated for an Emmy Award after airing on a local television station.
It is this record of achievement as well as Karr's pledge to maintain high standards that continue to attract families. "This summer, I saw parents line up outside the door to get their children into this school. That's saying a lot. Parents still want their children in good schools. I was very encouraged to see that," said Douglas Blackman, Judith's husband, who also works at Karr as a health and physical education teacher.
The future of Karrhow it will continue to promote rigor amid a shift in student population and an increasing poverty rate (from 48 percent to 68 percent)will receive greater focus this year. "Last year was basically structural," said Hiser. "We had to get roofs back on, desks set up and kids in the building. We had to find teachers to teach. This year, we're much more visionary."
Up for discussion will be whether or not to again implement the High Schools That Work Initiative, which previously organized the school into seven small learning communities, or to pursue another model that can meet its present needs. Karr nonetheless will continue its partnership with Delgado Community College, which offers seniors an opportunity to earn college credit while in high school.
The greater mission, said Riedlinger, is "to improve the capacity of the adults" and consequently that of the students. "In Algiers, we're trying to make sure we understand that if part of the boat sinks, the whole boat sinks," he said. "Everybody has to do well."
Improving the quality of staff involves providing professional development opportunities for the district's educators. This fall, Algiers will introduce to six schools the Teacher Advancement Program launched by the Milken Family Foundation in which master teachers are devoted entirely to helping their colleagues enhance instruction. In addition, a partnership with Our Lady of Holy Cross College will provide a selected group of teachers an opportunity to earn a master's degree at little or no cost. For the principals, the School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans, a nonprofit organization of which Riedlinger is also CEO, is providing an intensive training and mentoring program.
For the director of Algiers' charter schools, these efforts are just part of the dramatic reforms taking place across New Orleans in hopes of a much brighter future. "I think New Orleans has a chance," Riedlinger said. "I really think that if we do this right ... we can give our kids what they deserve, and that is a good start in life. ... Education is the great equalizer."
By Nicole Ashby
Hurricane Relief Update
To date, more than $1.6 billion in funds from the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, signed by President George W. Bush last December, has been made available to reopen schools in the Gulf Coast region and to help educate students across the country who were displaced or affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Among other efforts to help schools recover from the hurricanes:
In August, the U.S. Department of Education announced the availability of $235 million in additional funding from the Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students Program to assist 49 states (Hawaii did not apply) and the District of Columbia in paying for the cost of educating displaced students who were enrolled in public and nonpublic schools. The allotment follows the earlier disbursement of $645 million in Emergency Impact Aid funds. Other funding efforts have helped to reopen damaged schools, address the needs of children rendered homeless by the storms, and support borrowers of federal student loans impacted by the disaster.
Foreign-aid donations totaling $60 million were awarded to support the reconstruction of higher education institutions as well as public school libraries, science laboratories and other school facilities.
This summer, the Department joined First Booka nonprofit organization whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to own their first booksin distributing more than 250,000 new books across the region. The books were made available through donations secured by First Book from publishers, and the Department provided storage and distribution services. The book donations were sent to replenish reading collections in schools, community libraries and homes in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama and Florida.
In preparation for opening schools this year, the Department's Furniture for Schools Program coordinated the donations of more than 12,000 school desks and other furniture valued at $4.6 million to hurricane-impacted schools, thanks to contributions from school districts and federal agencies.
For more information on the U.S. Department of Education's support for the Gulf Coast region, visit http://hurricanehelpforschools.gov.
Around the Country
CaliforniaOn Sept. 7, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation to expand preschool opportunities for thousands of children from low-income families. Assembly Bill 172 authorizes half of the $100 million earmarked in the governor's budget for early education to help California's lowest-performing schools hire and train more teachers as well as develop literacy and outreach programs aimed at encouraging parents to read to their children. While current enrollment in state-funded preschools is close to 100,000, the new law is expected to benefit an additional 12,000 children who are not yet enrolled in preschool. The other $50 million from the current budget will go to improving preschool facilities.
ConnecticutA new magnet school that is teaching core subjects from a global perspective opened this fall in Danbury with 267 students. The Western Connecticut Academy of International Studies Magnet School offers kindergartners through fourth-graders an intensive Spanish immersion program as part of a multinational education. (Fifth grade will be added in 2007.) Housed on the campus of Western Connecticut State University, the school has an amphitheater, a planetarium, SMARTboards and wireless connections to the Internet; also, in keeping with its mission, the hallways represent the seven continents. As a result of the college connection, the university's professors and students will contribute to enriching the curriculum at the school.
- October 8-14
Fire Prevention Week, an observance to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, this year's theme, "Preventing Cooking Fires: Watch What You Heat," focuses on safety for families and children in the kitchen. For fire prevention tips, visit http://www.nfpa.org, or the Web site for the U.S. Fire Administration for Kids at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov.
- October 15-22
National Character Counts! Week, a celebration of the importance of developing good character in youths, sponsored by the Josephson Institute of Ethics. To receive free resources for conducting local activities, visit http://www.charactercounts.org or call 1-800-711-2670.
- November 13-17
International Education Week, a celebration jointly sponsored by the departments of Education and State. Founded in 2000, the weeklong observance provides an opportunity for foreign students living in the United States to share their cultures with American classmates. For event ideas and materials, as well as an online quiz that tests one's global knowledge, visit http://iew.state.gov.
Q & A Glossary
What is the difference between charter schools and other public schools?
Charter schools are independent public schools that provide families an alternative to their traditional neighborhood schools. They offer options particularly in areas where a large number of public schools have been identified as needing improvement, corrective action or restructuring. Charter schools are commonly founded by educators, parents and community leaders or they may be existing schools converted to charter status. They often feature innovative approaches to instruction. Since the first charter school opened in Minnesota in 1992, the charter school movement has grown to more than 3,600 schools nationwide serving more than 1 million students.
Charter schools are primarily characterized by their agreement to be accountable for academic results in exchange for increased autonomy. While they operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools, they must meet the academic standards set forth in their charterthe performance contract that establishes the school. In addition, charter schools must satisfy, as other public schools, the same accountability requirements outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act. And, as public schools receiving taxpayer dollars, they must offer open admission and enrollment free of charge.
Most charters are granted for three to five years and are subject to renewal by the entity chartering them, usually a state or local school board. As of the 2005-06 school year, 40 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws to authorize the establishment of charter schools.
For additional information, or to find a charter school in your area, visit http://www.uscharterschools.org.
News Show Looks at Emergency Preparedness
The ways in which schools and families can begin planning now to help keep children safe and secure in the event of a health crisis such as a pandemic influenza (flu) outbreakor other emergencywill be the focus of the October edition of Education News Parents Can Use, the U.S. Department of Education's monthly television program.
The 20th century saw three flu pandemics that resulted in the wide-spread loss of life. Although it is difficult to predict when the next one will occur or how severe it will be, educators, parents and community leaders can prepare now to lessen the impact of such an outbreak. October's show, which will include experts from the departments of Education and Health and Human Services (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), will focus on the resources needed to successfully prepare for emergencies by: spotlighting exemplary flu and emergency preparedness programs; answering questions about the different strains of influenza and how they spread; and providing user-friendly tips for parents on ensuring the safety, health and security of children.
Each month, Education News Parents Can Use showcases: schools and school districts from across the country; conversations with school officials, parents and education experts; and advice and free resources for parents and educators.
To learn about viewing options, including webcasts, visit http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html, or call toll-free 1-800-USA-LEARN.
Celebrating Veterans Day in the Classroom
Veterans Day marks the time appointed each year on Nov. 11 to pay tribute to the nation's veterans who have honorably served our country. To commemorate this occasion, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently released an updated version of its resource guide to help elementary through high school teachers educate their students on the contributions 25 million living veterans have made toward ensuring America's freedom.Honoring All Who Served is available online at http://www.va.gov/vetsday and includes:
Teacher Resourcessuggested programs for celebrating this holiday, such as a school assembly, musical performance or flag-raising ceremony.
Kid's Packetactivities for students in grades 4-7, including a word scramble, a maze and pages for coloring, along with directions for how to treat the American flag.
Student Resourcesinformation for students in grades 8-12, including the history of Veterans Day, the story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, statistics on America's wars and contacts to scholarships for dependent students of American veterans.
Schools across the country received a CD-ROM of the resource guide in September, which also included five video segments featuring, among them, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt describing ways students can help veterans by volunteering at VA hospitals or with veterans service organizations such as Disabled American Veterans. Another video segment highlights a youth volunteer from Michigan who wrote a book about the veterans he met. And one segment focuses on wounded veterans who served in Iraq and how they are learning to overcome new challenges through participation in VA's National Rehabilitation Special Events.
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Students' "Can-struction" project collects food for donation.
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UTSA students' 'Can-struction' is creative food drive
By Alexandria Sanchez
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(Nov. 6, 2006)--UTSA fraternities and sororities took a creative turn Tuesday, Oct. 25 with "Can-struction," a canned and boxed food drive to benefit a local kidney dialysis clinic.
Anyone who donated food saw their gift incorporated into structures of cans and boxes near Sombrilla Plaza on the UTSA 1604 Campus.
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Sororities and fraternities including Alpha Lambda Tau, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu participated in creating the structures using the collected cans and the theme "Hollywood."
Completed "can-structions" included a Hollywood sign made of Jello boxes, the Tower of the Americas and a Hollywood gold star.
"We went door-to-door to involve the surrounding community and make it more creative", said Kate Schutta, Sigma Kappa member. "We turned it into an activity instead of just collecting the cans."
All food items were donated Nov. 3 to the Davita Rivercenter Dialysis Clinic.
For more information, contact Kristal Statler at (210) 458-7369.


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White-trash collection has seldom been as hilarious as it is in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, which makes its Brahmin-area debut courtesy of SpeakEasy Stage Company (at the BCA's Roberts Studio Theatre through May 30). What's more, there are gems amid the trash — nuggets of spirit and heart that sparkle through the blithely unsavory doings at Armadillo Acres, "North Florida's most exclusive manufactured-housing community."
First brought to light at the 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival, Armadillo Acres is a cartoon assemblage of aluminum domiciles overseen by a gossipy Greek chorus comprising park manager Betty, who buried her pan-whacked husband in the back yard "by hand," Lin (short for linoleum, since she was born on the kitchen floor), whose spouse is on Death Row, and Pickles, an adorably slow-on-the-uptake 17-year-old given to hysterical pregnancy. What this trio have to gossip about, often in three-part harmony, is a domestic drama involving agoraphobic Jeanne, who hasn't left her trailer since her baby was kidnapped 20 years ago, her frustrated toll-collector husband, Norbert, and recently arrived exotic dancer Pippi, who's on the lam from a psychotic boyfriend.
Okay, the plot is torn from the National Enquirer, and the music by David Nehls is a pastiche of rock salted with country twang, peppered with gospel and blues, and complicated by its division into duets, trios, and quartets. But the LOL book by Betsy Kelso and Nehls's equally funny lyrics conspire to turn lowest common denominator into pretty high entertainment — an amalgam of Killer Joe and The Beverly Hillbillies that a tremendous SpeakEasy cast, its plastic-flamingo-overseen doings humanely orchestrated by artistic director Paul Daigneault, puts across loud and clear.
The quirky little musical acknowledges its audience from the get-go, with Betty, Lin, and Pickles greeting us as unintentional "company" — probably the result of a wrong turn off Highway 301. In addition to narrating the as-the-trailer-turns story, this indefatigable threesome play minor roles, from the "men" stuffing dollars into Pippi's boy shorts as she communes with her pole on "The Buck Stops Here" to the Fates ominously ushering in a crisis on "Storm's A-Brewing." For "Road Kill," a jumpy number that finds unstable ex-beau Duke pursuing Pippi all the way from Oklahoma City, "The Girls" even get to play fauna splattered on the magic-marker-sniffing avenger's bumper.
Composer/lyricist Nehls has said that the germ of The Great American Trailer Park Musical was his childhood newspaper route, which included a trailer park whose denizens struck him as nicer and more colorful than his other customers. And it is that empathy that is the show's secret weapon. Don't get me wrong: Nehls and Kelso leave no lower-class cliché unturned. Yet they give us characters that, however brazen their embrace of things tacky, are proud, genuine, and far from oppressed. And the big-voiced SpeakEasy cast is terrific at nailing every jibe and joke — whether spoken or sung, Andrews Sisters–ized or augmented by 1960s dance moves — while playing it all absolutely straight. I wasn't sure why, given the caliber of the singers in such an intimate space as the Roberts Studio, there's so much bleating. But it's clearly a conscious choice.
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At first, I wasn't sure I liked these. I was transported instantly back to the days of the NS-10 and I felt like these were the same ol' head bangers as the NS-10 was. But as I began to pour myself into a mix with them, I found that they are extremely responsive and very accurate. So, for the first 45 minutes I hated them. Now, 4 hours later, I really do dig them.


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Ok, I have a queston about some dead bees. My sister found 22 dead bees in a room in her basement. The only exposed wall, not underground, is an east facing wall. There are no windows, and the only two doors are, one that opens into a finished basement, and one that is at the top of the steps going out into a garage. The bees were found lying on the floor, and she counted 22 dead bees.
They do not see any bees flying in the area of the the exposed wall, and the floor joists to the second floor are exposed and no bees are present, and no sign of colonization.
There are two openings in the wall, one for a dryer vent, covered with mesh. and one for the air conditioning system.
Any ideas.
(I would have more information, but she lives about 16 hours away.)


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04-13-2012 08:57 AM - edited 04-13-2012 09:20 AM
PCMark 7 scores:
The new HP Z1 Workstation: 4739 (the most attractive, most powerful, and most expensive all-in-one PC)
(source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/253519/hp_z1_workst
The new Ivy-bridge HP EliteBook 8470p: 4578
(source: http://www.laptopreviews.com/new-hp-elitebook-8470
my 1-year old W520: 4568
HP 8470p: not yet released
04-13-2012 10:14 AM - edited 04-13-2012 01:01 PM
ok, here is a plain vanila (SATA II) i7-2720 SSD system:
Lenovo ThinkPad W520 – Intel Core i7 2720QM, 4GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro 2000, Intel 320 SSD 4,299 PCMarks
Source: http://www.laptopreviews.com/new-hp-elitebook-8470
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"PCMark 7 measures overall system performance and takes into account all components such as processor, storage, graphics card and memory" [ 1 ]
The EliteBook 8470p only has Intel's integrated graphics and a 1.7 GHz CPU having a 35W TDP, and 8GB RAM at most, and it's beating your machine, which has SSDs in RAID0 plus discrete graphics and a 2.3 GHz CPU having a 45W TDP, and 16GB RAM (not to mention the additional 55 Watts TDP of your Quadro 2000M GPU).
I'd say that's pretty amazing for a machine that's so low-powered, especially compared to what the higher-end Ivy Bridge/Kepler laptops will have.
Anyway, very informative comparision. Thanks for showing it to us, huberth.
(Of course, the Z1 is using a Sandy Bridge CPU, and part of its price is that big, bright, gorgeous 27" 2560x1440 IPS display, but it is interesting that it's a desktop machine using a mobile graphics processor, a pre-Kepler generation Fermi-family GPU from Nvidia.)
Jimbo, you make a good point.
PCMark 7 is the benchmark which most closely approximates what I do on my system.
My next laptop should have a decent 15-17 inch screen, not too heavy, and give me an increase of at least 20% over the W520 (PCMark 7 score of 5,500 or more).
Perhaps the soon to be announced Lenovo W530 or the soon to be announced MacBook Pro will fit the bill. Let me know if you come across anything...
04-13-2012 10:47 PM - edited 04-13-2012 10:55 PM
huberth wrote:
Perhaps the soon to be announced Lenovo W530 or the soon to be announced MacBook Pro will fit the bill. Let me know if you come across anything...
These will keep you busy for awhile, huberth:


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Nike bill's goal: Keeping big business in Oregon
Governor calls special legislative session Friday
Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Monday Nike's big expansion plans, which could have widespread positive effects on other businesses.
The athletic apparel giant wants to know the state won't change it's tax rules after making a huge investment, and that it will only be taxed in Oregon on its sales in the state. Legislators are likely to go along with the governor.
This is the deal that would be on the table: Nike needs to generate a minimum of 500 non-minimum wage jobs and invest more than $150 million over the next five years. In exchange -- Oregon would promise to not raise the global business's state taxes.
While there are whispers of where an expansion could take Nike, nothing has been confirmed.
The executive director for Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), Roger Lee, says Tuesday even if Nike stays in Beaverton, it will have statewide effects.
"There's lots of Nike retirees here in Central Oregon, so there's definitely a trickle down," Lee said. "People start new companies who are no longer with Nike, so yeah, it's a big deal for Oregon."
Nike is one of only two Fortune 500 companies in Oregon, the other is Precision Castparts. The metal component manufacturing company is based in the Portland area, but also has a plant in Redmond.
"The presence of that company here obviously has a lot to do with the manufacturing plant in Redmond, so to the degree that we can grow and keep large businesses in the state, I think it will help all communities," Lee said.
With other states trying to woo Nike away from Oregon, Lee believes keeping big business here can't be stressed enough.
He's not alone.
"For a state like Oregon with serious budget constraints, this is a powerful new economic development tool that doesn't require the expenditure of revenue to implement it," Kitzhaber said Monday.
At his press conference, the governor told reporters Oregon isn't like California or New York -- both states that he believes have the resources to bring in new companies. Kitzhaber wants legislators to focus on keeping what we have here.
"The company is rapidly growing. They have to expand, and they have to do it soon," Kitzhaber said.
The proposed tax agreement with Nike and other companies who meet the requirements would not change any current tax rules. But it is a promise to keep things the same -- and that could change everything.
Lee told NewsChannel 21 other companies that may be keeping a close eye on how this all turns out include Adidas, Columbia and Intel.
A legislative committee will hear public testimony Thursday on that bill sought by Nike. The newly created joint special committee on economic development will meet at 9 a.m. in Salem.


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I could not find a start to finish how-to for gauntlets of any kind here, so I'd thought I'd make one. Super-stoked about this, everyone!
I just received Man Of War Studios' ESB gauntlets from Christian today, and I'd thought I would share my build-up of these items for my new Boba costume.
Disclaimer: I am a brand-new costumer. I am hoping to organize and share my experience and what I've found on this site in an easy-to-read and easy-to-find spot. If any veterans have any advice they'd like to share, please feel free! :D
So, what comes in the box from MOW Studios, anyways?
I found a bunch of well-wrapped and well-protected items. Christian used bubble wrap, big packing bubbles, and cling-wrap to secure everything for shipment from Newark to the Great White North. Awesome!
I got 3 bubble-wrapped packages: 2 pairs of gauntlet halves thoughtfully wrapped separately in left/right packs, a pack of larger parts, and a ziploc baggie of greeblies. Snoogins! :rolleyes
Funnily enough, I'm more interested in what's on the inside of the gaunts. Why? Best practice with resin gaunts is to line the insides with fibreglass, to provide strength and durability. To make sure the fibreglass sticks well, we need a rough inside for the fibreglass to bite into.
Yup, I labelled which is Right and which is Left. By the time we're done, we should know from constantly checking reference pics from the gallery here on TDH which is which, but you can't be too careful.


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The Greatest Band That Will Never Get a Grammy
Danko Jones | Posted 01.10.2013 | Canada Music
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Grammys are meant to crown the best of the best in music and in 2011 our very own Arcade Fire were it. Arcade Fire are a damn good band, but they're not the best band in the world. That's because the best band in world aren't from Los Angeles or New York or London or Montreal. The best band in the world are from Oslo, Norway and they're called Turbonegro.


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Tiny Price - Trendy Kreuzberg
Size18 m²
Floor No.0
- Family/child friendly
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
- Lockable room
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Wiener Straße, 10999 Berlin, Germany
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
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|Response time
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|Calendar updated
There is a bunk bed, a single bed, and a sofa bed for 2 persons.
The room is private but shares the bathroom with another room on the same floor.
The accommodation is located in the famous district of Kreuzberg. While Berlin was divided, this neighborhood was a border area of West Berlin, where the rents were low enough to attract artists, dropouts and immigrants. For this reason, Kreuzberg has been known ever since for its multicultural flair and alternative subculture.
Night owls can enjoy the legendary `Kreuzberg nights' especially in the area around Mehringdamm, Bergmannstraße and in the Oranienstraße. In Kreuzberg you will find clubs like 'SO36', 'Watergate' (both less than 10 min by foot) or 'SchwuZ': this area has something to suit everyone's taste.
The Görlitzer Park is a beloved summer meeting place for young people. It is just around the corner.
If you want to chill out, the 'Victoriapark' is a popular relaxation area in in the western part of the district. Here you will find the eponymous Kreuzberg Hill, from where you can enjoy a fantastic view. During the summer, an artificial stream flows down from the top in the form of a waterfall.
Kreuzberg is well connected to the neighboring districts through the U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U6, U7 and U8, and the S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 (circle line). Unlike the eastern districts there is no tram network.
House rulesThe front house and the first rear building are ordinary Berliner houses.
The neighbors are very happy when it's quiet in the yard from 22 clock.
Smoking is not allowed in the guesthouse. You can smoke in the backyard.
Wifi is free. PLEASE NOTE: Germany is very strict chasing people who download content illegally and apply heavy fines. Please don't! We would like to keep the internet open for our guests.
|Price for > 2 guests
|17 NZ$ per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
The room looked just like in the picture, and was just by a courtyard that was really cosy. It was also just next to a small convenience store that held snacks, drinks and necessities - which was nice! The area also held plenty of restaurants with varying prizes, and a train station very close by.
The room was very spacious and even though we shared the bathroom with another room, we never felt it wasn't accessible. But maybe that had to do with the fact that we got up later than they did.
Now, the negatives included the pillows, which were very, very flat and airy in comparison to "normal" pillows in hostels and hotels. We solved this by rolling them for better neck support, but it was still a little bit of a nuisance. Secondly, there was an ant invasion during our two last days. The nights were okay, since most of them retreated, but at one point we had ants on all the beds and the table. I was going to let the office know, but since it was closed every time I checked (it was the weekend) I didn't find it necessary since I slept on the couch instead while my other friends were out of town during that time.
In conclusion, we had a pleasant stay apart from the pillows and - above all - the ants, which probably only was an issue for the people living on the first floor.
Very pleasant welcome and buzzy. Bathroom was small but clean and had to be shared with only one other room. Price / quality is excellent!
Zeer aangenaam onthaal en propere kamer. Badkamer was klein maar netjes en moest slechts met 1 andere kamer gedeeld worden. Prijs/kwaliteit is uitstekend!
Very nice apartment. Cheap and central!
Mycket trevlig lägenhet. Billigt och centralt!
We enjoyed our stay a lot. The room is big, has good beds and sheets and is clean. We shared the bathroom with the other (2person) room which was fine. Nice view on the 'patio' and no noise from the streets as it is the third building from the street. We could ask for new towels in the mornings and everything was explained to us very clearly by the lady from the freiraum office nextdoor. Kreuzberg is wonderfull, good bakeries nearby for breakfast, metro in front and oranienstrasse with shops and restaurants starts across the street. I will surely recommend this place to friends.
It was fine and calm stay. The room was well heated and the shared bathroom was only for us (the other room was unoccupied). Every bar/caffee/club/shop/gallerie/museum that we wanted to visit was situated very nearby . The forecourt was a pleasant surprise.
We have had a bad experience, because the room from her with the standard published by Wimdu photo had no similarity. We felt like we were in jail, the room was run down, the shared shower full of mold - just unbearable. We first had to overcome the shock, then we have been looking for a short night and a hotel room for your further stay another place to stay. Even if the price was not so high, it was for what we found in there is not adequate. We believe that this rip-off, because with the set photo suggests otherwise. A bad hostel we would have found elsewhere.
Wir haben eine schlechte Erfahrung gemacht,weil das Zimmer vom Standart her mit dem bei Wimdu veröffentlichten Foto überhaupt keine Ähnlichkeit hatte. Wir fühlten uns wie im Gefängnis, das Zimmer war runtergekommen, die Gemeinschaftsdusche voller Schimmel - einfach unerträglich. Den Schock mussten wir erstmal überwinden, dann haben wir uns kurzfristig für eine Nacht ein Hotelzimmer und für den weiteren Aufenthalt eine andere Bleibe gesucht. Auch wenn der Preis nicht so hoch war, so war er für das, was wir dort vorfanden nicht angemessen. Wir halten das für Abzocke, weil mit dem eingestellten Foto etwas anderes suggeriert wird. Eine schlechte Jugendherberge hätten wir auch woanders gefunden.
A small, clean, quiet room that we have as a family with 3 kids to stay occupied with pleasure.
Ein kleines,sauberes, ruhiges Zimmer, dass wir auch als Familie mit 3 Kindern zum Übernachten gern bewohnt haben.
In the picture, the room looked fine for the price. But it came as a surprice that there were no visible host or other kind of reception, no common area or water heater. Just a room in the second backyard in what seemed a seedy area. (at least at night.) The shared bathroom was fine, the room was clean, though.
Very nice and helpful hosts, clean room. Thank you very much
Sehr nette und hilfsbereite Gastgeber und sauberes Zimmer.
Vielen dank
nice, clean u peaceful accommodation with very loving hosts. Gladly again and THANK YOU for everything.
nette, saubere u ruhige Unterkunft mit sehr lieben Gastgebern. Gerne wieder und VIELEN DANK für alles.
- Quality assured accommodation
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You've been asking for a sugar scrub for years, but we really wanted to do it right so it took LUSH product inventor Rowena a while to get the formula perfect.
She didn't want to use any packaging or preservatives in these lovely scrubs (we're always raising the bar – so to speak) so Ro had to find a way to get the sugar to stay together. She found that sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar (basically, baking powder) did the trick. It sounds more like a cake mixture than cosmetic, but it works delightfully well for our Sugar Scrub.
Rub it all over while you're in the shower to get smooth and bright skin. Sugar is a beautiful and gentle exfoliator that cleanses and removes dead skin leaving your skin heavenly soft. We've added stimulating fresh fennel and ginger root to Sugar Scrub, to help smooth out cellulite and bumpy bits. Magnificent!


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I just wanted to say that I've been a member here for a few years and have been reading the boards for as long as I can remember.
In that time, I don't think we've had a more respectful group of rival fans on the board for the week that actually wanted to discuss football and didn't just come here to troll.
In my mind, you guys are more than welcome to come back any time regardless of the outcome today.


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Businesses to celebrate accomplishments at Chamber annual dinner
The Brainerd Lakes Chamber, together with major sponsor Grand View Lodge, will celebrate its member accomplishments and recognize the second annual Business Excellence Award recipient at its annual dinner Oct. 7 at Breezy Point Resort.
The Business Excellence Award, sponsored by the chamber and presented by DE Media, will again recognize an area business for its entrepreneurial spirit and business achievements.
Also as part of the annual dinner program, Kim Ellingson, Bremer Bank, the outgoing chamber board of directors chair, will share reflections on the past year and welcome incoming chair, Mike Dillon, Lexington Manufacturing, who will share his goals for the year ahead.
Businesses have an opportunity to highlight their business as a Showcase Table sponsor. Benefits include the ability to set and decorate a table for 10 and provide the dinner guests with gifts, especially those promoting or branding your business. Cost is $110, which includes two complimentary dinner tickets, a $70 value. Additional Showcase Table sponsorships are available at $20 each and do not include the dinner tickets.
The annual dinner social begins at 5 p.m. with buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. and recognition program at 7:30 p.m. This year's buffet dinner menu includes chicken breast with Mornay sauce, herb-crusted walleye, Yankee pot roast, garlic mashed potatoes, vegetable du jour, spinach salad, mozzarella and grape tomato salad, DG rotini salad, fresh fruit and assorted desserts.
Individual dinner tickets are $35 each for chamber members.
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Dozens protest after Denver officer accused in beating gets job back
Officer accused in beating of Pueblo man
DENVER - Dozens protested in Denver Friday after one of the officers caught on camera beating a Pueblo man in 2009 got his job back.
In the last four years, Denver police Officer Devin Sparks and Cpl. Randy Murr have been fired, reinstated and fired again, accused of using inappropriate force while arresting Michael DeHerrera outside of a Denver nightclub, then lying about it.
Now Murr has been reinstated after appealing to the city's Civil Service Commission, a panel of three lawyers.
"The officers should have been fired and criminally charged for what they did to our son!" said Anthony DeHerrera, Michael's father and a Pueblo Sheriff's Office deputy, at Friday's rally against police brutality.
In 2009, DeHerrera and his friend were kicked out of a LoDo bar after they used the women's bathroom. Police got involved, and while DeHerrera was on the phone with his father, surveillance footage shows him being tackled to the ground and beaten by police.
The dozens of protesters marched to talk to Denver's mayor and police chief Friday afternoon, but the city leaders met them before they could get to their offices. City Attorney Doug Friednash said he agreed with protesters that the Civil Service Commission got it wrong in re-hiring Murr.
"We disagree with the decision," said Friednash. "And I think the corporal should not be reinstated under any circumstances."
He said he will appeal the commission's decision.
Anthony DeHerrera said he's happy to have so much support, but that the process has been frustrating.
"They tell us they're trying to change and change comes slowly, and for us to have faith," said DeHerrera. "Well, it's been four years. We're patient and we'll continue to be patient as long as we see things moving forward."
The city of Denver settled with Michael DeHerrera for a total of $15,500.
KRDO Newschannel 13 contacted Randy Murr's attorney for comment, but have not heard back yet.


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the second vote was made clear to everyone on the boards who actually reads them, if multiple people weren't there that day sorry, but that happens sometimes it's no different then any other year....the fact remains that there was enough members of the league that voted for it that it was passed....I know that makes you guys angry but that's the point of a vote...if you want to throw your "no" votes in throw them in but the fact remains that out of 11 voters (?) 6 of them said yes to 3WR+Flex....
so even if you missed it...(even though it was talked about in depth over multiple pages) it still doesn't matter because the vote was fair and it came out in favor of it.
that said since 6+ people voted for the 3WR+Flex doesn't it stand to reason that the compromise vote would have been passed?
Lawl I on't understand that logic, the vote was between 3WR vs 2WR Flex....period END OF STORY.
you are telling me that even though you voted for 2WR Flex you actually wanted to vote for 3WR...well then why didn't you?
now the completely separate and unrelated issue was the fact that there was a vote after the initial vote, you are angry about that one, the 2WRFlex vs 3WRFlex vote...
but that's something completely separate, you keep saying that if you had known that there could be another vote about something else that your initial vote would have changed, but that doesn't make any sense...rules are up for debate and voted upon any rule can be changed any number of times before the start of the season as long as it's voted upon...
it's the same as me saying well I wouldn't have voted for QB's to get 4 pts per touchdown if I had known we were going to vote flex in and then saying we need to do the QB pts vote again.
one vote is not related to the other.
That's how I see it.
now I can also see Byron's point saying the vote should have been all three options available at the same time since they are all sort of related, but the problem is by the time MMB came up with the 3rd option the vote between the first 2 was almost done..it would have been too confusing to add the 3rd option that late into it.


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<font size="6">Listen Giants fans. It's payback time for 2008 and for
week 9! It's payback for all of that NY Giants trashtalk saying how the
Giants will win the Superbowl, how Tom Brady will "feel the phantom
pressure", how the Giants "expect to win the Superbowl". Enough of all of these ridiculous comments about how the Giants played and beat better competition. Enough of this talk of how Eli is "elite", how their receiving corps will take advantage of the weak Pats' secondary. Enough talk of how the Giants' D are in Tom Brady's head. That's all ridiculous talk. The Patriots have revenge on their minds. The defense is VASTLY improved since the last time these two teams met. And their offense will be firing on all cylinders against the overrated Giants' D.
GET READY FOR A PATRIOTS VICTORY! It will be an upset, but only to NY GIANTS fans who failed to see the plain and simple truth that the Patriots are and have always been the better team all along!


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Balloon Classic's future in Colo. Springs up in the air
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Road closure costs estimated at $24,000 are causing the president and CEO of the Colorado Balloon Classic to reconsider holding the event in Colorado Springs in future years.
Patsy Buchwald told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that she does not want to take the event elsewhere, but is frustrated with the added costs.
"When it was mandated that the Balloon Classic has to pay for all the barricades and it was the city's decision to close the street, and the fact that I've not been able to speak with some of the decision makers, that was, I felt, very disrespectful," Buchwald said.
Buchwald said 2013's event would still go on as scheduled, but she wasn't sure about next year.
"The balloon classic could leave Colorado Springs," Buchwald said. "If we have to write a check this year for $24,000, as a business owner I have to decide if this a good decision for our business to stay in this city."
The Colorado Springs Police Department decided to close Pikes Peak Avenue from South Hancock Avenue to South Union Boulevard, and Union Boulevard from Pikes Peak Avenue to Eastlake Boulevard during the Labor Day Weekend Event.
Buchwald said she thinks the community should have had input on the closures.
Skip Arms with CSPD told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that deciding to close the streets is a safety issue.
"Safety is not really a process where you have community input because safety falls on our shoulders," Arms said.
KRDO NewsChannel 13 asked the city spokesperson about the costs but was told the Special Events Coordinator was on vacation and could not comment on the specifics.
The city provided a statement that said the Balloon Classic has paid for services related to the event since 2009.
The city provides a sponsorship of $21,350 as set by City Council resolution in 2005 and in-kind services valued at approximately $8,000. The city says it is working to keep costs as low as possible.
City Councilwoman Helen Collins said at a community meeting Thursday that she planned to offer a resolution for supplemental funding. Finals costs for the Balloon Classic have not been confirmed.


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Pilot Grove's first grocery store in four years to open Saturday
PILOT GROVE, Mo. - A new grocery store in Pilot Grove is being touted as saving the town. For the past four years, residents have traveled 30 miles for groceries.
Starting Saturday, they will be able to walk for them.
When the store opens, its owners say the shelves will only be partially filled because people have been hounding them to open as soon as possible.
Townspeople say it has been too long since they had a grocery store.
"This morning, I got a hug from one lady saying we'd never have this grocery store if it wouldn't have been for you and your hard work," said Pilot Grove resident Laurie Beach.
Beach is one of 24 investors to bring the $330,000 store to fruition. She says the town lost its grocery store about four years ago and it was a big hit to the town.
Since then, she was on a mission to fill that void. She found 23 other local residents to help the project come to life.
The owner of Tyler's Market says it was not a difficult decision for him to build in the town.
"We've seen the excitement of the people wanting the store here and that's what drove us to go ahead and do this store here," said Cody Tyler. "We knew that they wanted it."
Some residents said they have been checking on the status of the story nearly every day. They say up until about six months ago, they had a pessimistic outlook.
"The day they broke ground and started pouring concrete was a big thing because many people didn't think it would ever happen and then finally whenever that did, it was the start of the positive," said Beach.
Store owners say they business will also have a deli and serve breakfast.