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Many of those addressing the challenges in education are friends of mine and I know they have the best intentions, but to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, they are hacking at the leaves of the problem while nobody strikes at the root.
While efforts have targeted higher education because of the spiraling costs, the most important part of the learning process happens at the grade school level. Here is where students are taught to learn, or at least they should be. But unfortunately K-12 education has become mired in an imprudent curriculum that drives most students away from intellectual curiosity.


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If I had to base it on this preseason, Olsen's job is in serious jeopardy. Lelito has clearly outplayed him.
Harris has had his moments in camp & in games that I think he outright beats Jones for the job.
Olsen is somewhat disappointing because last year he looked so promising as an UDFA when he clearly outplayed Tennant for the backup G/C job, I thought he would be a solid backup for years to come.
I don't think Chamberlain will make it. He hasent played in 2 yrs and he is a Spagnolo guy.
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Suspect, vehicle in hit-and-run located
REDDING, Calif. - Police have located the driver and vehicle they believe hit and critically injured a 16-year-old who was riding his skateboard on Friday night.
Kenneth Reed, 62, of Cedarville, admitted to police he was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash, but thought he hit some sort of animal. He was not arrested, pending the filing of charges by the District Attorney's office.
His vehicle, a silver, four-door Subaru, was found in the back parking lot of the Motel 6 on Hilltop Drive. Damage was clearly visible to the left-front corner and windshield.
According to police, Reed hit Mark Vargas, 16, at the intersection of Court Street and Gold Street at around 9:17 p.m. Friday.
Vargas was taken to Mercy Medical Center in critical condition. On Saturday, his mother told KRCR News Channel 7 he had been declared brain dead, but was being kept on life support for organ donation.


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Television is reportedly a writer's medium, and the aforementioned writers did an astonishing job, telling the story of around a dozen characters over a period of several months (not an especially wide scope, but the level of detail involved is intimidating); it helps that O'Hara doesn't attend the story conferences developing the plot lines but does rewrite the script when it arrives on the set, helping keep the dialogue effective and real (or as real as possible within the confines of melodrama). All that said, the two directors helming the project do an amazing job of keeping the series visually distinct. O'Hara's classic style (John Ford by way of Gerardo de Leon) makes for an interesting contrast against Red's young-punk style (Leone by way of Johnny To, I'm guessing, with the occasional homage to Paul Greengrass). Red deals mainly with the younger cast, and his restless, flashy camera reflects their restless, flashy acting style; O'Hara's stoic understatement, on the other hand, perfectly complements Aunor and De Leon — in their scenes together you sense a serenity and quiet intimacy that comes from years of having known each other, worked with each other, at one point even loved one another.
Best television you're likely to see this year? I don't know; I haven't had a chance to watch much Filipino TV (asking around, people do tell me it is). I can say this much: it's the best storytelling I've seen this year to date, and that includes everything released this year on the big screen — Hollywood, independent, international.
The series continues for one more week in October at TV5; the previous episodes are available for online streaming (there are roughly 10 episodes to catch up with). If you're at all interested in what Aunor or O'Hara (arguably the two finest Filipino artists alive, in their first major collaboration in over twenty years) are up to, or if you only want some sharp and intelligent storytelling — in this case an imaginatively entertaining retelling of our history of the past three decades — you could do worse than to watch this. Highly recommended.
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A Guided Buddhist Meditation (Book and Audio-CD Set)The best-selling author of The Healing Power of Mind presents Tibetan Buddhist instructions for transforming negative thoughts and feelings into loving-kindness toward all beings. Tulku Thondup instructs that by bringing to mind images and thoughts of Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist deity of loving-kindness, we can connect from the heart with the Buddha's example. According to Tulku Thondup, when we awaken loving-kindness through this practice, our outlook on life fundamentally changes and… Read More
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With Each New Life, Comes A New Beginning
Poem by: Goldjack12112
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Genre: Poetry
In life, It is very seldom that some one can start a new. Not very often does someone get a true second chance. If you ever get a second. It's a sign. It's a sign saying straiten up, this may be your second chance but it's also your last.If this truly is your last chance, you better make sure they don't regret giving it to you. A second chance in ways is a form starting a new, being ready to make the change. And this is A New Beginning for you. I believe that with each new life, there comes a new beginning. And Three people in my life have made the impact on me to start a new, I'm ready. And I have started A New Beginning in my life. One of those people I love, weather or not they believe it, I do love them. But I love her like a Step Mother. Even though it pissed me off at the time Machelle didn't let me see Makayla for a long time. And now I understand that she was only trying to protect one of the people she loved most. And even though Makayla was only pregnant for 8 or 9 weeks, both of our parenting instincts started to kick in and I was just trying to protect and save the person I love most in this world and the small child that could already feel the love of it's parents. And when I stepped up and showed up to the hospital even after I was instructed not to come there, I showed a little maturity and responsibility and the miracle that I had prayed would happen finally did. Machelle gave me a second chance. And I really don't want to screw this up, so it symbolizes maturity and responsibility when I might do something dumb and reckless. Since then I've done better. The second person that impacted me with a second chance, so I could fix my mistakes. And I'd rather not talk about it or bring up the past. But after she forgave me and let me back in and let me have this second chance I've been a better man to her and be less of an asshole. I treat her the way she should be treated, And I love her with all my heart. And that is two amazing things in my mind is getting both second chances in the same year. And if that by it self wasn't a sign, when Makayla and I lost our baby I was depressed at first and sad and I really didn't know what to do or how to take it. Stephanie talked to me that knight and all our friends were talking to me that night and I realize that this was gods way of giving Makayla and I both huge second chances. And since that I drew to relieve stress, I learned that this particular thing when it relieves stress, I get some really good ideas and I knew that after that day, I was going to be a different new person. I'm going to school everyday, I'm keeping my work caught up, I'm keeping my grades up, I'm being more responsible and I was given A New Beginning when that baby was born and pronounced a miscarriage. With each new life, there comes A New Beginning. And this tattoo is my way of thanking them and promising them that I am changed, or I'm at least in the process of changing in to a better person.
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1A screen door was cut and a house burglarized in the 2700 block of North 117th Street between Oct. 4 and 18. The only missing item was a 150-piece set of silver-plated flatware valued at $300.
2A laptop computer, television and hats were taken from a house in the 12000 block of West Potter Road between 8 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 23. The suspects smashed a small window on the front door to gain entrance. Total loss is $740.
3Two flat-screen televisions, total value of $500, were taken from the 7400 block of West Center Street between 8:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Oct. 23.
4A man reported a bike from his unlocked garage in the 2500 block of Lefeber Avenue between 5 p.m. Oct. 24 and 8:47 a.m. Oct. 25. The bike had already been recovered by police when the man called it in.
5A laptop computer was taken from a home in the 2300 block of North 63rd Street between 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26. The suspects cut a screen out of a side window to gain access. The laptop is worth $500.
6A man called police after he noticed several paint purchases that he didn't approve from Morts Painting, 7326 W. North Ave., between July 9 and 16. The man suspects his former employee of buying the paint to use on his new business. The suspect had purchased $710 worth of paint after he was fired.
7A 23-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking a pair of sunglasses valued at $140 from Solstice at Mayfair, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 3:16 p.m. Oct. 21.
8A woman reported her credit cards were taken and used for fraudulent transactions at 10 a.m. Oct. 22. She believes she left her wallet at Sendik's, 2400 N. Mayfair Road. The total amount of the transactions was $1,090 and her wallet and contents were valued at $150.
9An unattended cash register was pried open and $181 worth of change was taken from the Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, between 7:45 and 7:50 p.m. Oct. 24. When employees found the suspect, he ran out to a car and drove off. He is described as a bald, black man between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, 165-170 pounds with a bandage on his hand and in his late 20s.
10A gas furnace was taken from a residence in the 400 block of North 68th Street at 10:25 a.m. Oct. 25. The victim was doing a total remodel of his home and invited people from Craigslist to take items from the house. The man said not to take the new, high-efficiency gas furnace, valued at $300. The man didn't notice the furnace was taken at first due to the high number of people in the home.
11A checkbook was taken from an unlocked vehicle in the 900 block of North 87th Street between 12:10 and 1:15 p.m. Oct. 25. The suspects later cashed a check for $250.
12Two Milwaukee men, ages 21 and 20, and a 14-year-old Milwaukee boy were arrested for retail theft at Target, 3900 N. 124th St., at 2:04 p.m. Oct. 25. The three cut out game controllers and headphones using scissors in the bathroom. Loss is estimated at $392.
13An employee stopped the theft of a television valued at $430 from Target, 3900 N. 124th St., at 12:48 p.m. Oct. 26. The employee had noticed a man who looked like a person he had previously stopped from stealing televisions try to leave the store with one, so he told him to go to the security office. The man obliged at first, but ran into a waiting getaway car and escaped. Police have suspects and are following up on the case.
14A 2003 Toyota Sienna was stolen from a driveway in the 2100 block of North 67th Street between 2 and 8:59 p.m. Oct. 26. The vehicle was found in crashed into a pole in Milwaukee at 12:52 a.m. Oct. 27.
15A 55-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking $490 of jewelry from Macy's at Mayfair, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 4:25 p.m. Oct. 27. The suspect had two open warrants and six prior convictions for retail theft.
16A 19-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking $810 from Silver Expressions, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 10:02 p.m. Oct. 28. The suspect was caught after a quick foot chase and has a prior retail theft arrest.
Police responded to seven thefts of items valued at less than $100 this week.
17A 62-year-old man was treated for injuries he suffered after his vehicle was hit by a vehicle that ran a red light at the intersection of Bluemound and Mayfair roads at 8:19 a.m. Oct. 26. The driver of the first vehicle was a 29-year-old man who was issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle without capable breaks.
18A 45-year-old woman was taken to Froedtert Hospital after the car she was riding in was rear-ended by a 17-year-old man at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 45 and Capitol Drive at 6:38 p.m. Oct. 26. The vehicle she was riding in was hit because it stopped to avoid a third vehicle that went through a red light.
19Rocks were thrown through three windows in a house on the 450 block of North 103rd Street at 6:25 p.m. Oct. 20. The total damage is $150 and there are no suspects.
20A vehicle's window was smashed, but nothing taken from it at the Pick 'n Save parking lot, 6950 W. State St., between 12:45 and 5:45 p.m. Oct. 21.
21A mailbox was broken for the third time in the 10000 block of West Courtland Avenue between 3:15 and 4:45 p.m. Oct. 21. Damage is estimated at $40.
22Two tires were slashed in the 7300 block of Saint James Street between 10 p.m. Oct. 22 and 6 a.m. Oct. 23. Damage is estimated at $200.
23A 37-year-old woman was taken to Froedtert Hospital after being bit twice by a dog in the 2200 block of North 73rd Street at 11 a.m. Oct. 22. The wounds weren't bleeding, but the dog was not up on its vaccinations and was ordered to be quarantined.
24A 58-year-old man was arrested for masturbating while on a pay phone in the 700 block of North Mayfair Road at 1:09 p.m. Oct. 23. The man said that his wife regularly checks his cellphone, which is why he has taken to using payphones to call sex lines.
25Two counterfeit $20 bills were passed at Baskin Robbins, 1417 Wauwatosa Ave., between 6 and 10 p.m. Oct. 23. The bills did not have a security strip or watermarks.
26Two people called police after noticing two children were locked in a car for 53 minutes in a parking lot in the 2200 block of North Mayfair Road at 1:14 p.m. Oct. 25. The children were ages 2 and 7 months. The woman was in a meeting because she had recently lost her job and stated that she had checked on her children multiple times.
Police responded to one domestic disturbance call in the last week.
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King and Country
Overconfidence might be a potent partner to have in your arsenal when talking up a hottie, but its also brought forth the tragic downfall of many a lad throughout history, be they kings or congressmen.
In Rudyard Kiplings classic 19th century story The Man Who Would Be King, hubris causes the rise and fall of two rogue British colonial soldiers who hope to conquer the natives of an Asian country using smoke and mirrors -- not to mention plenty of superior firepower (golly, where have we heard that before?). Armed with a crate full of muskets and heads filled with delusions of grandeur, the pair attempts to install themselves as rulers of the fictional land of Kafiristan, only to see their scheme end in defeat and death.
Adapted by Peter J. Hill, the musical version of this historical epic -- which mixes a swashbuckling spirit with songs about brotherhood and adventure -- is being staged in grand fashion by the dramatists of Fountain Hills Community Theater.
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I am currently looking a pocket guns..and this only piques my interest..I am thinking about an LCP or p3at or pf9. Leaning toward the lcp or pf9. Very nice little piece you got there.
This is a discussion on New Mouse Gun within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Keltec P32 I have yet to shoot it, but I got it today and will this weekend. It is a interesting little thing!...
Keltec P32
I have yet to shoot it, but I got it today and will this weekend. It is a interesting little thing!
I am currently looking a pocket guns..and this only piques my interest..I am thinking about an LCP or p3at or pf9. Leaning toward the lcp or pf9. Very nice little piece you got there.
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Cool! I had a P3AT once but got rid of it and have regretted it ever since. Never had an issue with it at all. I think you will enjoy your purchase.
The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose. James Earl Jones, Actor
Always a good day when we bring home a new gun... Congrats. I was once intrigued by mouse guns, but decided to go with a more dependable S&W J-frame in the stronger .38+P. Good luck with the kel-tec.
Keep it clean, and practice often. Enjoy!
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great mouse gun. my wife has one, a 1st generation model. it has never gave her any problems. goes bang everytime. i like mouse guns, they are all way with you when bigger guns are not.
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Congratulations on your new Kel-Tec purchase.
Congrats on the P32! My P32 has been great and gives me a viable option when the work/social environment requires very discreet carry. Check out the Fist #K5 for an excellent slim pocket holster.
Congrats on the new gun
If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons make people fat.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience.
I bought my P32 a long time ago on a whim. Its one of my favorites now. One thing though, it doesnt like cheapo ammo. WWB or the good stuff is what it likes. Other than that, its flawless.
"Just blame Sixto"
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Look at the Kel-Tec site. They offer a larger capacity magazine you may like. Also Grandfater Oak makes a nice Kidex pocket holster. With mine the holster keeps the magazine button from being pushed while in your pocket.
Nice one for da pocket!
2A is not negotiable
I have two KT's, a .380, and my wife's .32.
Both are 1st gen and have been flawless.
Enjoy yours...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I love my P3AT! Glad to see you have a nice pocket gun.
Congratulations on your new Kel Tec. I have the P3AT and really like it.
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This is a discussion on 1911 SA Micro...my lil pain within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Good luck with that....
Good luck with that.
"The pistol, learn it well, carry it always ..." ~ Jeff Cooper
"Terrorists: They hated you yesterday, they hate you today, and they will hate you tomorrow.
End the cycle of hatred, dont give them a tomorrow."
Glad you have that back - and hope it will run perfect for you.Well I take an armorer to be someone well versed in a gun's manual of arms and all its component parts. He will replace one for one any part and be able to fine tune aspects.would a armorer or a gunsmith had worked on it? and what is the difference?
The gunsmith tho is the guy who can probably do all that - plus - he can make parts if needed - machine dovetails for sights etc - he is top of the heap I'd say - which is not to do down a skilled armorer!!
Your gun could have been worked on primarily by an armorer but perhaps a bit of smithing done too.
Only my $/50
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is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
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Injured Star City Football Player Zack Towers Dies
Little Rock, Arkansas -
LITTLE ROCK, AR - FOX16 News has learned that Star City High School football player Zack Towers has died.
Towers had been on a long road to recovery after suffering a head injury on the field in November 2012 that put him in a coma from which he did not regain consciousness for several months.
Officials with Easter Seals in Little Rock tell us that Towers died this morning in the hospital.
The last post on the Facebook page that had kept people up to date on his condition was entered on Jan. 28 and stated:
Zack is having a good week after a rough week last week. We spent all day in the ER at Children's last Tuesday with him. Still having neuro storms and they sometimes last for a long time. He continues to go home on the weekends and he seems to have adjusted well at his temporary home. Please remember to pray for him. We still have a long way to go. God is not through with Zack's situation.
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Another thread made me realize this might be very interesting. What was your highest rated message and what was the setting?
For me, I can't remember how many rates I actually got, but I think it was for a skeleton in Sinner's Rise, where I put down 'fatty'.
Runner up would be just after Executioner Chariot when I put down: 'Hurrah for horse!, death'.
Lastly, I also had one leading up to the stairs just after the room with Pate in Earthen Peak with the two pyromancers and the one grave warden where I put down 'Try stealth and then stabbing in the back'.
As for someone else's message, there are lots that were really helpful or funny. Too many to name. Most recently, after completing the game 4 times, I only finally figured out how to get on the other side of the door in Forest of the Fallen Giants in the room with the ballista's. Someone put down a message saying 'Try attacking and then listen carefully'. I attacked the door, heard a hollow grunt and he opened the door to attack me. 4 playthroughs long I had no idea where that door led and how to open it. Mind blown.


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Discussion in 'Disney Resorts' started by dl0015, Jun 2, 2013.
What Value Resorts can you stay at with 5 guest?
Your only option would be the family suites at AoA and All Star Music unless one is under the age of three.
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The suites at an All Star or the suites at Art of Animation will house up to 6 guests.
If you're working with costs, it's less expensive to get a 5 person room at Port Orleans than a family suite. There are no standard rooms at a value for 5 people.
Two rooms at a Value is also cheaper than a suite, but a room at Port Orleans Riverside is the cheapest.
We have 5 people that we have to pay for now and we just stayed at POR in March. The room was plenty big enough for the 5 of us AND significantly cheaper than any of our options at the values.
Yes, we have priced lots of different options for a family of 5, and POR is the cheapest option. And works for our family. May be a little crowded, but we don't hang out in our room much, spend most of our time out & about!
You might also consider renting DVC points and staying at a 1-bedroom villa. This option ended up being cheaper for our family of five this year without free dining.
We haven't found anything cheaper that the standard room at POR . . . throw in free dining, and it is a steal!
I agree. Plus its my favorite resort.
Like someone else mentioned, you can only put 5 in a value if one of the people is under the age of 3.
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We lived in the hotel nearby (kelapa beach villas) and went there two times. The fish with balinese spices is really delicious, as well as the ice cream and fried banana. The special dishes were not as expected, I don't think they are used to cooking them, but they did their very best. The people are very nice and friendly,... More
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Proposed final budget narrowly escapes Allentown School District committee
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - By a slim 4-3-1 margin, the Allentown School District Board of Directors forwarded a proposed final 2014-2015 budget to the regular board meeting during Thursday night's finance committee meeting.
Directors CeCe Gerlach, Charles Thiel and Robert Smith dissented. Director David Zimmerman abstained.
The proposed budget contains enough "assumptions" to confound even the most intrepid detective this side of Sherlock Holmes, but the final tally looks like this:
A total of 89 job cuts - 63 of which are teachers - to district staff, more than $3.8 million being pulled from a roughly $10.9 million fund balance and a 5.85 percent tax hike on the city's homeowners just to make ends meet.
But as previously mentioned there are a lot moving parts. And how they pan out will determine whether more staffers and teachers lose their jobs, for starters.
Chief among them is roughly $5.2 million in potential state funding known as the "Ready to Learn Grant" as so labeled by Gov. Corbett.
The ASD 2014-2015 budget assumes the funding the governor is pushing for in his budget will actually pass muster with the state legislature.
"That funding may be in jeopardy," noted Superintendent Russell Mayo on Thursday night. "...that leaves us in an uncomfortable situation."
That grant holds the key to adding 11 new kindergarten positions in the district, according to the proposal presented by Jack Clark, the district's chief financial officer Thursday night. Those positions had not previously been allocated for in the preliminary budget passed by the board earlier this year.
However if that grant money does not come ASD's way, not only will those 11 positions not be added, another 29 positions will have to be cut, leaving a total of 129 staffers out of work, 103 of whom would be teachers.
Any reasonable discussion of the grant would have to include the fact that 2014 is an election year for governor and half of the commonwealth's lawmakers. Mayo noted that the number one issue among the electorate is reversing the trend of significant cuts made by the commonwealth to funding education that have been made starting in 2011.
However the superintendent noted that last week's disheartening news that worse-than-expected tax revenue collections for the month of April - a month that is a significant source of revenue for the Commonwealth - leave the governor and legislature with cumulative deficit somewhere between $500 to $600 million, complicating the matter further as to where they will come up with the money.
Mayo was careful not to get into the prognostication business when it comes to Pennsylvania politics during Thursday nights meeting, but finally said the consensus among those in the know with whom the district spoke, has said it is more likely than not that the education grant will be funded when all is said and done.
Regardless that's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the "assumptions" presented by the administration in their proposed final budget for Fiscal Year 2015.
For starters it assumes a 5.85 percent tax hike on the city's property owners. For the last several years the ASD's property owners have been slammed with tax increase after tax increase and Smith, who briefly spoke on that issue at the conclusion of the committee meeting Thursday night, said that percentage of hike is simply too much. Smith suggested strongly that Mayo and Clark had better put on their thinking caps and get that increase down to the index amount of 3.2 percent.
The budget also already assumes an additional $3 million in tax revenue from downtown development, no increase in health care costs, a $3.1 million state pension contribution increase and a whopping increase of more than $13 million in charter school costs.
Clark noted that the difficulty of trying to figure out the $257.4 million 2014-2015 budget is being compounded by skyrocketing charter school costs that are costing the district's taxpayers dearly.
"Charter schools are starting to blow everything away," said Clark.
While this year's budget is far from finalized, the administration presented an analysis into the future and it's one that isn't so bright that you don't have to wear shades.
The most concerning projection was clearly that fact that the district will run out of fund balance money to put toward the budget during the 2016 fiscal year and already assumes more tax increases on property owners of 3.2 percent for fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, just to keep the district afloat.
"We need a solution to charter schools," Clark said at one point.
But those troubles, at least on Thursday night, are for another day. The drama was just getting underway.
Thiel threw the administration and his fellow directors a curveball and presented an amendment to the proposed budget that would send five administrators to the unemployment line. The five positions he proposed to cut were director of special projects, communications, operations, assistant security supervisor and director of grants.
"I am not convinced that we are doing everything we can to keep teachers," Thiel said as the reason for the amendment.
The amendment was seconded by Gerlach and then roundly criticized by Director Scott Armstrong, who said that while he considered Thiel "a friend" his amendment to lay off administrators on such short notice amounted to, in his estimation, "a rash decision."
"I would have appreciated a little notice," Armstrong said. "..There is a right way and a wrong way to proceed on matters like this. I think you just demonstrated the wrong way."
Armstrong also didn't appreciate what he called a "lecture" from Thiel about the responsibilities of the school board during a budget season and that by disagreeing with this course of action, in essence, the board was not living up to their responsibilities.
"I take offense to that, I don't think we need lectures," he told Thiel.
"These are important positions," Mayo said in response to the proposed amendment. He added that cutting the positions would also impact several other positions throughout the district and needed to be carefully considered before taking such significant action.
Director Mike Welsh said he would not support the lay offs on such short notice adding that "this came out of nowhere."
"I would have appreciated a head's up," Armstrong also added.
As such the motion failed 2-6 with Thiel and Gerlach providing to the two "yes" votes.
Earlier in the night during the Building Committee meeting, the board approved $3.7 million in construction projects at several district buildings.
Those projects include roof replacements and masonry repairs to Central, Jefferson and Mosser schools that total nearly $1.4 million, elevator modernization and paving projects.
Robert Sperling, director of facilities services, said all the repairs badly need to be done to provide a safe learning environment and protect the district's assets.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Sperling officially announced his retirement from the district, effective June 30th. He has been employed with the district for the last 34 years.
The regular board meeting is scheduled for May 22nd.
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Like Jones, he vividly recalls his first game at OU, a 14-13 stunning loss to BYU inside JerryWorld back on Sept. 5, 2009.
"We had the returning Heisman trophy winner and we went three-and-out on the first drive, and I wasn't expecting to punt until like the second quarter," Way said. "The ball was on the 14-yard-line because we had a penalty, and I was standing on the goal line for my first punt ever and I was like, 'Oh my gosh. There's no turning back now. I gotta punt this ball.'"
With his family sitting directly behind him, Way did what he so often has at OU in booting away a 37-yarder. After that punt, Way came over to the sidelines and shared some good news with several of his young teammates.
"That first feeling of running out, being so nervous and then coming off to Ben [Habern] and Landry, and some of my friends that hadn't been on the field yet going, 'Man, it's not that bad. It's okay. It's fun,' It was pretty crazy," Way said.
Since that day against BYU—the same day where Sam Bradford left due to a severe shoulder sprain on his throwing shoulder and Jones' days quarterbacking OU began—Way has made a habit of routinely blasting punts downfield.
In fact, many around the OU program—coaches, players and fans—consider Way as the best punter in Sooner history.
"I mean, like how cool of a statement is that," said Way of the aforementioned recognition. "You come from a place like Oklahoma where you've got all these national champions banners hanging around you, and people are going to say that I'm the best punter that ever played here."
The 6-foot-1- senior showers observers with a humble response to his OU accolades, but a quick look reveals he gets all the love for a reason.
Way is third among active FBS punters with a career punt yards total of 10,741, No. 12 nationally this season with a 43.8 average per punt and currently ranks No. 1 in OU history just ahead of Jeff Ferguson with a career punting average of 43.8 as compared to Ferguson's 42.5.
The jaw-droppers go on. Over his career, Way punts have resulted in 53 fair catches by the opposition and on 88 occasions Way has pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard-line.
Taken another way, Way has forced at least one fair catch per game and pinned opposition inside their own 20-yard-line an average of 1.7 times per game every time he has stepped out onto the field donning Crimson and Cream. Ten times this season alone Way has delivered on punts of 50 yards or more.
And only twice in his career has a Way punt been blocked.
Still, in harmony with his team's starting quarterback in Jones, perhaps Way's biggest contribution to the OU family has been his strong faith in God and desire to give back to the greater Oklahoma City community.
His girlfriend, senior left fielder on OU's softball team Brianna Turang, wanted to do something for the less fortunate throughout the holiday season. In turn, Turang and Way founded Christmas 127 and raised enough money to sponsor 50 underprivileged kids—orphans and some kids that had been abused—and give these children a Christmas.
"We were told that these kids weren't going to have anything to look forward to on Christmas. Man, that just made us want to spoil them even more. So we started going from like 20-dollar Lego sets to 50-dollar Lego sets. We bought iPod touches and all that stuff," Way said.
Upon delivering the gifts, Way was able to catch up with one of the elementary school teachers.
"She just said, 'It's so cool in a world that is so dark where people are trying to make it even darker that athletes are still willing to help us out. They're still willing to give us a reason to be happy and these kids will have something under the tree.'
"While I'm stationed here in Norman, Okla., I feel like my obligation and my duty is to provide the peace and joy and just do something around here in hopes it gets their mind off of that stuff," Way said.
As noted before, Way will leave OU with a handful of records. He jokes that he has shared a lot of his secrets, but not quite all of them with the younger punters.
"My parents raised me to be an unselfish player, a team player, but I feel like once you're done with your playing career you can look back and be a little selfish about it," Way said. "Records are made to be broken, but I would definitely like for mine to stay for 50, 60 years. That would be cool."
Along with his faith, the 22-year-old has been guided along throughout his playing career by a certain saying.
"The one quote that I heard that really ties into a mindset coming into a place like this is are you going to be successful, or are you going to be significant? Are you going to be something that people will always remember, or are you just going to be someone that helped get some wins along the way?" Way said.
So which is it, Tress? Do you define your career as successful or significant?
"I hope, and that's the best answer I can give. That's not my decision. That's my coaches', that's my teammates' [decision], and I just hope and I just pray that I was significant," Way said. "You just never know what kind of impact you've had on other people's lives. I can only hope I was significant, but that's not my call."
Leave your heart at ease, Tress. The jury has spoken. Few at Oklahoma have ever been quite so "significant."


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Peace Corps Murder Raises Questions On Safety Of Volunteers
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. - It's one of the most respected organizations on earth.
The Peace Corps was created by President John F. Kennedy to help people all over the world.
But on the eve of it's 50th anniversary questions are being raised about how safe women are serving overseas following the murder of a volunteer.
ABC News chief investigative correspondant Brian Ross has been probing the murder of peace corp volunteer Kate Puzey.
She served in Benin, Africa and that's where she was killed.
The organization has been accused of trying to cover up the murder and not protecting it's women overseas.
But one Cathedral City pastor says serving in the peace corp was the highlight of her life.
"I felt very safe in the peace corps," said Rev. Dr. Amanda Burr, with United Methodist Church of Palm Springs.
Burr served from 1972 until 1974 in Columbia, South America.
She was a nurse in a country that has now become so dangerous that the Peace Corps is no longer there.
"I was the only gringa in Puerto Carreno Vichada," said Burr. "But I had Columbian allies, who took very, very good care of me and made sure that I was always safe and protected."
But Peace Corps volunteer Kate Puzey, 24, was not as fortunate.
"We're at the Badjoud march, my march."
Her colleagues loved her and so did the people she helped in Benin, Africa.
"I was at Caswa for two hours," said Puzey.
In March 2009, she became the 23rd woman in the Peace Corps to be murdered since the organization's inception.
She learned that another teacher and peace corps volunteer was sexually molesting girls at her school.
Puzey turned him in by sending what she thought was a confidential email to the Peace Corps.
The accused teacher's brother worked in the Peace Corps office in Benin, and officials say someone there exposed what Puzey did.
Her throat was slit after the accused teacher was fired.
"We miss you darling," said Harry Puzey, Kate's father.
"Kate died in March and by May, no more contact with the Peace Corps," said Lois Puzey, Kate's mother.
"I think it's possible for anybody in a foreign country to get themselves in trouble," said Burr, who also mentioned that it's important to note that the people serving overseas for the Peace Corps are volunteers. "As a matter of fact, when I came back I was a recruiter and the recruitment process is quite stringent for people to get into the Peace Corps."
Puzey's family was dissappointed by with the Peace Corps following the murder.
They were left in the dark on what happened.
Burr sypathizes with the family, but believes stories like this are isolated and don't represent the Peace Corps as a whole.
"It made all the difference in my life," said Burr. "It was perhaps the singular most important thing that I ever did, and led me on a path that has led me into the ministry as a matter of fact to because a pastor of a church."
Over the last decade, more than 1,000 women volunteers have been raped or sexually assaulted while serving in the Peace Corps.


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Everyone always says Friday the 13th is bad luck, but why? My family would beg to differ! You see a long long time ago my grandparents were married on a Friday the 13th! Just the two of them drove to a family members home got married, had tuna fish sandwiches and a little cake and they have lived happily ever after since, 5 kids, 7 grand kids and 5 great grand children later they are still living happily ever after! In our dating years they inspired us so much that when David and I got engaged and were choosing a date for our wedding we initially decided to also share the Friday the 13th tradition! So now like grandma and grandpa we find cause to celebrate each and every Friday 13th regardless of if it's the exactdate we got married on or not! So who knows maybe there are other things that one associates as bad luck that really are good- like cute little black cats!
This shot was taken WAAAAAYYY back when we were in college with a little point a shoot camera, believe it or not we ended up selling a print of the kitty for more than what we paid for the camera, talk about good luck kitties! On the back roads of Maui this little black cat sat in a pile of bananas with it's golden eyes gleaming at us!


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Stop by the CUESA Classroom for a cooking demo featuring the seasonal bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. David Kurtz is co-founder of Maven in the Lower Haight. At Maven's core is a paired menu, which couples creative cocktails, wines, and beers with delicious small plates.
All demos take place in the CUESA Classroom (under the white tents in front of the Ferry Building) at 11 am and are free to the public, with recipes and samples for all.
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Police took a few people to the drunk tank on Sunday night, including two who were drinking something they shouldn't have been.
The pair, who were picked up separately, were held overnight after becoming intoxicated on what police said were non-potable substances. They've since been released, but will face a fine.
Officers say they also took a 22-year-old man into custody after he was found passed out in the hallway of a building in the 700-block of Rosser Avenue.
And a 38-year-old woman was also held overnight to prevent a breach of the peace. Police say that she was drunk and causing a disturbance at a home in the 2700-block of McDonald Avenue.
Two other people were picked up by police under the Mental Health Act. They've both been handed over to health care facilities.


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Jerry's View: He always wanted a dimpled chin
Editors Note: Our publisher Jerry Robinson passed away on May 30 of this year. Here's a column he wrote for the White Center News in 1954
By Jerry Robinson
When the magazines are old I enjoy a barber who can supply conversation with the cut. This situation is not too difficult to find in most shops. The loquacity of barbers is well known. What makes a man who cuts hair so
well informed on so many subjects is anybody's guess. Perhaps they are good listeners, too.
Glenn Coley, gaunt but not forgotten clipper at Clyde Hutto's White Center Barber Shop, is both. But the other day I got him talking about barbers in general and himself in particular.
Glenn learned to cut hair in barber college in San Francisco during the depression. The first day they put him in the "free" room and he went to work shaving a skid roader. He had never shaved anyone but himself
but was doing okay til he came to the point on the man's chin. As he came around the curve he lost control and took a chunk out of his victim. The guy didn't even bat an eye. Just said, "that's okay, I always wanted a dimple there, anyway." In fact, he liked the dimple so much he came back each day, even after the young barber moved up to the two bit room and had Coley manicure his face and head.
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Spynga = Spinning + Yoga. An unlikely pair, maybe? Surprisingly, the hybrid makes perfect sense. Peppy co-owner Casey drills me through intense military-style spinning ("Sit! Lift! Sit!") then brings me back to earth through serene yoga stretches ("Namaste."). The vibe here is pretty and feminine, but don't be fooled: you will sweat.
Best for: women, yogis, stress-release
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The John Michael Talbot Choral Collection
Choral, Flute, C Instruments, Soprano Recorder (or Flute), Alto Recorder (or Flute), Oboe (or C Instrument), Oboe (or Flute) (PREV CD PAK)
By John Michael Talbot. By John Michael Talbot. Arranged by Phil Perkins. Brookfield Choral Series. Sacred. Published by Brookfield Press (HL.8744942).
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John Michael Talbot is one of Christian music's most enduring artists. His contemplative and worshipful music has touched millions of worshippers through the years. This new collection features a blend of his newest and best, arranged by Phil Perkins in a singable SATB voicing with a supportive piano accompaniment. Also included are instrumnetal parts for four of the songs.Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax Accompaniment CD, Preview CD and Preview Pak (one book and one Preview CD).


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I would not expect nor have I ever seen rotors wear down before years of service. The dealer at Elite Mazda, where I bought the car, referred me to the service manager who said he has seen similar problems and did not think the rotors should be replaced. He did say he would ask his regional manager. The car is under warranty.
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AECOM Quality Auditor in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
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Position Title Quality Auditor
Job Category Quality Assurance / Quality Controls
Business Line Government
Country Kuwait
State/Province/Region KW - Al Jahrah
City Camp Arifjan
Why Choose AECOM? AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public- and private-sector clients. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering News-Record magazine's annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by Fortune magazine as a World's Most Admired Company. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high-rise buildings and government. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients' projects. A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.
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AECOM works with national and local governments around the world to manage and support critical programs in the areas of defense, security and intelligence; energy and climate change; environmental cleanup and waste management; infrastructure development, protection and resilience; and international development. Our global operations and connected expertise enable us to provide cutting-edge, relevant and cost-effective solutions that help our clients safeguard and enrich society and the world we live in.
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URS/AECOM has an immediate opening for a Quality Control Auditor in Kuwait.
Responsible for reviewing the accuracy and contract compliance of outgoing data. Responsible for developing, supervising and maintaining audit programs for procurement and maintenance data, as well as equipment calibrations. Also responsible for developing and maintaining the overall Quality Assurance Program for the facility.
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Develops, updates and maintains internal audit programs (Quality Assurance Programs) for all departments.
Interacts effectively and independently with all department personnel as well as EPA.
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That IS a good one.
This is a discussion on Great close-up photo! within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; ...
An enemy of liberty is no friend of mine. I do not owe respect to anyone who would enslave me by government force, nor is it wise for such a person to expect it. -- Isaiah Amberay
That IS a good one.
For God, Family and Country!
I don't believe it. It's either a fake or a fantasy and fantasy pics are done in "soft focus" and this one is pretty clear and sharp.
There isn't any such thing as ammo anymore so that pic HAS TO BE photochopped from some ancient archeology magazine from around 2005/2006 or earlier.


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Fusing sharp tailoring and minimal lines with resolutely feminine finishes, every collection from Stella McCartney's eponymous fashion house exudes subtle sensuality, from contemporary womenswear and urban accessories to spirited children's clothing, covetable shoes, irresistible lingerie and a collection of earthy floral fragrances. Launched in 2001, the leather and fur-free label echoes the Central St Martins graduate's ethical ethos. With a focus on simple silhouettes and timeless fabrication, choose from a luxe line-up of elegant day dresses, chic overcoats and effortlessly stylish denim, printed and embroidered with unforgettable details. Accessorise with day-to-night handbags in every size and silhouette, including the iconic Falabella collection. Encouraging natural confidence from head to hem, laidback luxury is apparent at every turn.more
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Well the end of winter means that it is heating up outside, and heat means scorpions are looking for a cool place to live. So why not in my house?
I smashed this little bugger the other day, and ran into another one this evening. What kind of crazy critters live in your area?


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Researchers from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Program on Crisis Leadership(PCL) are intensively probing two recent, major — but quite different — emergency events to develop lessons about preparedness, crisis operations, and disaster recovery.
The Boston Marathon Bombing
This past April, the running of Boston's iconic marathon was tragically interrupted by two bomb blasts at the finish line that left three people dead at the scene and dozens grievously injured.
With remarkable swiftness, the wounded were stabilized and transported to area trauma centers, where emergency medical workers saved the lives of every victim. The bombing also triggered a massive law enforcement effort — involving local, state, and federal agencies over five days — to collect evidence and identify the suspects. A shootout with the two suspects left one suspect dead, and the other in custody following an intensive manhunt. During the search, one million residents of the Boston area were voluntarily "locked down" in their homes, and businesses were closed at the request of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
Overall, the emergency medical response was highly effective, and while there were definite rough edges around the police response, the degree of cooperation among law enforcement agencies — and between emergency personnel and the public — was unprecedented.
PCL Co-Directors Dutch Leonard and Arnold Howitt, working with Christine Cole, execuive director of the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, attribute these results to dramatic improvements over the past decade in the Boston region's preparedness for large-scale emergencies at fixed events such as the marathon. Detailed planning, training, exercises, cross-organizational collaboration, and the experience of regularly running major events such as the Fourth of July celebration, national political conventions, and professional sports championships, all have fostered skills and cooperative relationships that paid off during the marathon crisis.
The Great East Japan Earthquake: The Triple Disaster of March 11, 2011
Immediately following a 9.0 earthquake off its eastern coast, Japan suffered a catastrophic tsunami. At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the tsunami knocked out the reactor cooling system, which led to overheating of fuel rods and explosions, spewing radiation from the plant and into the sea. Eventually, residents were evacuated from their homes within a radius of 30 kilometers of the plant — areas that remain unoccupied to date.
A PCL team comprised of Arnold Howitt, Assistant Director David Giles, and Research Fellow Hiromi Akiyami spent two months in Japan each of the past two summers extensively interviewing officials in the national government, the three most hard-hit prefectures, and several cities along the coast that suffered from the tsunami. They have been learning how the emergency response was conducted in the harrowing days and weeks after the disaster — how survivors were rescued, sheltered, and cared for, and how the 20,000 dead were found and identified. In addition, the researchers have been studying the methods and effectiveness of the multilevel disaster recovery efforts in the stricken Tohoku region.
PCL expects to follow the recovery efforts in one more summer of research, ultimately writing a book that assesses the response and recovery process. Several papers are in preparation, as well as a teaching case study on the emergency operations.
Leonard and Howitt have published preliminary results of the marathon bombing study in two papers: "Boston Marathon Bombing Response" and "The Medical Response to the Boston Marathon Bombings." Early results of the Japan project are also avail-able in "An Incident Management System for Japan?" and "Systems Failure." These papers can be downloaded here.
Herman "Dutch" Leonard, George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Management
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"Overall, the emergency medical response [to the the Boston Marathon bombing] was highly effective; and, while there were definite rough edges around the police response, the degree of cooperation among law enforcement agencies — and between them and the public — was unprecedented," write PCL Co-Directors Dutch Leonard and Arnold Howitt.
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Point releases,7.0 to 7.1, are normally in place upgrades one node at a time. The cluster will remain online at all times. AFAIK major version upgrades would normally allow for in place upgrade, supporting a mixed environment during the change over. If the on disk format changed there may be a migration process or the node may need to be drained, and then bought back into the cluster. 0.6 to 0.7 did not allow for a mixed environment due to some inter node communication changes. These were discussed well before even the first beta. But I'm guessing, who knows that the future will bring. In general though, cassandra is in use in large production systems and any upgrade plan will take this into consideration. Aaron On 2 Dec 2010, at 14:50, Nick Santini wrote: > Hi, > this is an hypothetical situation highly likely to happen: > > I have a cassandra 0.7 cluster, filled with production data, and I want to upgrade cassandra to the 0.8 version (and so on as new versions get released) > > what happen with my data and keyspace / column families definitions? whats the process to upgrade cassandra in a production cluster? > > > Thahks > > > Nicolas Santini
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I was there and I do remember this. But extra material
on the website and .pdf or other versions of the manual
on disk could be different propositions. And in any
case StataCorp, like Keynes in other contexts, can
change their minds if they decide they were wrong.
There is another take on this that everyone can consider.
Look into your hearts. Imagine this scenario:
1. You pay money for a disk version of the manuals.
2. Your colleagues, students, partners, children, pets come
to you and say "I hear you have the Stata manuals on CD.
May I borrow the disk to copy the files?"
If you would say "Yes", you are part of the problem.
Many, perhaps most, of those unpaid copies would not be
lost sales, but some would be. That is the nub. And
copies can become other copies, as we all know.
Of course, anyone could photocopy the printed manuals, but
evidently that's less attractive except for small
Philip Ryan
> At 11:28 PM 28/02/2007 +0000, Nick Cox wrote:
> ...snip
> >Like it or not, StataCorp has invested
> >a vast amount in its documentation for sale and wholesale
> >duplication of the manuals for open access just is not
> >likely. We can all agree that it would be useful if it
> >were there, but it is not going to happen. That's my
> >guess, at least.
> .. and in fact we can do better than guess. As Nick will
> remember, Bill G
> himself told us at last year's Australian and New Zealand Stata Users
> meeting that StataCorp had no intention of releasing
> electronic versions of
> the manuals. He was quite adamant on this point. It did not
> seem to be a
> matter of price - more a matter of protecting Stata's IP
> rights in a world
> of illegal copying/piracy etc. Bill did suggest though that
> the help files
> might contain more content - the graphics help was cited as
> an example of
> the way Stata was heading. Presumably that SAS provides a CD
> version of
> manuals and Stata does not reflects the different business
> models of the
> two companies.
> My own experience (with all the manuals since Release 3) is that they
> represent one of the better investments one can make - but of course
> investments are costly and not accessible to everyone. I
> wonder if there
> is a trade in version 8 manuals on eBay?
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The intrigue of The Raven Boys and the "supernatural or not" question of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer coalesce in this young adult mystery, where nothing is quite as it seems, no one is quite who you think, and everything can change on a dime.
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"The Dr Suess way of repeating words is distracting."
The narrators are fantastic.
The tone of the story is reminiscent of The Raven Boys (kind of dark, poetic cadence etc.) and the story itself is very good. You want to keep reading, to find out what happens (even though you already have an idea).
My biggest issue with it is the writing style. This is the first book I've read from this author so I don't know if it's something that happens in all of her books but it's insanely distracting and left me feeling anxious. She repeats words over and over in succession.
"Rip. Rip, rip."
"Rustle leaves, rustle rustle."
"Squeak, squeak"
Etc etc etc
It's throughout the entire book and only once (during some kind of manic inner dialogue) did it seem to fit. The rest of the time I kept inwardly groaning or finishing the sentence for the characters and wondering why the editor didn't suggest she tone it down.
The characters are wonderfully dimensional though so through so I kept the 4 stars instead of my initial 3.
"Mesmerizing tale"
I walk when I listen to audiobooks, and I had to keep on walking to get to the end of this compelling story. The excellent performances added to the intensity of the tale. Michael Crouch was perfect as Midnight, the young boy caught in the middle. The female narrators also captured the mystery of Wink and the cattiness of Poppy.
"eyes, flowers, nights"
I loved how good it started from the beginning, the characters have their own personality and sometimes that's hard to get
"wink poppy and wow"
while the writing style is defiantly unique and poetic it might not be for everyone.
I however loved it, @@ and consumed it like fine wine after a long hard day.
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It's a shame then that the system's pictures don't measure up to this impressive sound quality. With The Phantom Menace played through the HDMI port at 1080p, the picture has a strangely over-egged colour balance, which makes skin tones look unconvincing and bright colours stray into garish territory. There's also more noise in the picture than expected, which crawls around on large patches of colour and makes edges look a tad fuzzy. There's also evidence of over-sharpening and mosquito noise around edges.
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The Maryland flag is currently enjoying what feels like an unprecedented renaissance in College Park, thanks to its relentless inclusion in every Under Armour-produced "Pride" uniform for every sporting outfit. Won't be long until the entire campus is painted in state flag patterns, with holograms of the state flag floating in the skies and state-flag-colored beers running in the streets.
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J.P. Williams, the CEO of Parallel Entertainment — one of the companies that produces the show — said they would never film Shain's funeral "in a million years," according to TMZ. The production team has too much respect for Shain and his family and friends to dishonor them like that.
Parallel Entertainment went even further to show their respect. Along with Zoo Productions, Parallel vowed to cover the cost of the funeral. "Shain was a great kid with a big heart who had endless love for his mom and dad," J.P. told TMZ. "I am from West Virginia and this show reminded me of how I grew up."
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New York, May 3, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an immediate and full investigation into the shooting death today of newspaper columnist Nicholas Cervantes, 65. According to media reports, he was shot three times in the chest by a group of four or five assailants outside of his house in suburban Manila. Cervantes, who wrote for the Daily Tribune and the Mindanao Daily Inquirer, died on the way to the hospital.
The motive in the killing was not immediately clear. Senior Police Superintendent Ericson Velasquez said Cervantes also worked as an agent for the government's internal revenue bureau, Agence France-Presse reported. Cervantes had received death threats for his work at the tax bureau, Philippine media quoted his family as saying. CPJ is investigating to determine whether the killing was related to his journalism.
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Long story short. I am a PA resident with a PA permit. I would like to apply for a non-res permit with another state to get the maximum ammount of states w/ reciprocity. I was thinking UT or FL, as clicking around on handgunlaw.us it seems they have the most ammount of states that honor their permits, is there another I should consider? Both states (UT and FL) still offer non-res permits correct? Is there a reason, beyond the few state reciprocity differences (MN, KS, ect) to go with one over another?
Anyone know how long UT permits are good for? FL permits are good for 7 years (as per their site) so that seems like a good reason to go with a FL permit.
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