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With so many state and federal rules and regulations governing our local systems, having local control when possible is always a positive step.
We're glad Rep. Michele Presnell introduced a bill to allow Haywood County more flexibility with scheduling. The local school system should have control over the school calendar to be flexible for exam schedules and winter make-up days. As Bill Nolte, associate superintendent for Haywood County, said, no one knows the needs of Haywood County Schools better than Haywood County officials.
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Haywood County has already set the 2013-2014 school calendar, which includes 180 days. School officials have said they have no intentions of trying to spread the school year out over a longer period of time, and we have no reason at this point not to trust their word.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. ---Traditional science fiction has aliens who speak some form of English or resemble humans. The problem is, chances are slim that non-terrestrial life will have such earthling-like traits.
Chemists at the University of Florida hope to overcome that obstacle by figuring out what alien life might look like.
"We cannot expect the future of space exploration to be like that in Star Trek, where the aliens almost always resemble human actors," said Steven Benner, chemistry professor at UF and the principle investigator for the new Astrobiology Institute funded by NASA. "This makes it difficult to know how to recognize non-terrestrial life."
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"Based on a general understanding of organic chemistry and an understanding of organic chemistry in the cosmos, we can predict what the principle organic molecules should be on the surface of Mars," Benner said. "These, as it turns out, would not have been detected by the Viking 1976 experiments."
Benner is a member of the Mars Architecture Definition Team working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena to design a vehicle to go to Mars, collect samples and return to Earth.
He said space missions to Mars are now scheduled for every two years, with the first to be in 2003 with the Athena Rover to study the surface of the planet.
The fascination with the possibility of life on Mars dates back to at least the late 19th century when astronomer Percival Lowell championed the idea that irrigation canals covered the entire planet. His theory was discarded in 1965 when the U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 discovered there was only a very thin atmosphere.
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In many regions of the world, snow cover is an important ecological factor. Animals traveling on the snow surface often sink into snow; this increases their energetic cost of travel, and ultimately affects their populations and communities. Snow cover creates a subnivean (below-snow) environment that protects many small animals and plants that would otherwise perish. Snow sports (e.g. snowmobiling, cross-country skiing) are increasingly popular, and they compact snow. In a chapter formatted for the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, I review previous studies indicating that compaction reduces growth, increases mortality, and alters community composition of subnivean plants, and that compaction decreases the density of small mammals in the subnivean environment. The mechanisms behind some of these negative effects are unclear. Compaction also creates trails of high-density snow that can facilitate the movement of animals traveling on the snow surface. Travel on compacted trails has not been compared between species that have different degrees of adaptation to snow. In a chapter formatted for the peer-reviewed journal Biological Conservation, I examined movement of animal species with different footloads (body mass˙foot surface area-1) on transects, before and after snow on transects was compacted. I also compared compacted trails created by different snow sports. Higher animal footloads were associated with animals following compacted transects more often, and for greater distances. Animal use of compacted trails could affect the distributions and interactions of species. Trails created by snowmobiling were wider than those created by snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, but all 3 snow sports caused similar increases in snow density. Where management is necessary to mitigate negative effects of snow compaction, options include limiting the temporal and spatial patterns of snow sports activity.
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"L-3 Link's Advanced Helmet Mounted Display, which provides pilots with a 360-degree field-of-regard of out-the-window imagery and systems symbology, will bring several training benefits to Flight School XXI Reconfigurable Collective Training Devices," said Lenny Genna, L-3 Link's Vice President of Army Programs. "This innovative display technology will improve visual resolution, enhance image quality and provide greater transmissivity to enable aircrews to more realistically view their surrounding cockpit instrumentation. In addition, the display's ergonomic design enables it to be attached to an aviator's own helmet while providing a balanced center of gravity for improved comfort during training exercises."
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I\'m looking for the parents of Giorgio Leon. Giorgio Leon is the father of my grandfather. Unfortunately my grandfather has died and my grandmorther does not know much about Giorgio Leon except that he lived in San Giorgio della Richinvelda en died during war when he was 33 years old. It must have been about the year 1913 because my grandfather (Luigi Leon) was only 4 years old when his father died.

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The City of Flint's legal department has stated that they will enforce the recent Michigan State Supreme Court decision.
The Michigan State Supreme Court recently ruled that medical marijuana dispensaries can be considered a "nuisance" and shut down by local authorities.
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Arsène Wenger took time out from his pre-match preparations to speak exclusively with Arsenal TV Online at the training ground on Thursday afternoon. He discussed:
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text: Not just the Olympics. It was CBS. If you haven't seen CBS's coverage of the Pre-Olympic NHK event, do so. It was basically a test run of their Olympic coverage; some block judging accusations mixed with some Grishuk bashing. Part 1, 2, 3. Part one has a cool sbs view of G&P and B&K doing the Quickstep CD. Besides the better unison, posture, closeness, it only takes G&P four pushes to get to full speed off the start to B&K's seven. Funny how the USA judge being the only judge to put B&K ahead of G&P in the CD and FD isn't made a big deal of. This FD is questionable enough, but the CD is just ridiculous. Even Tracy had to admit G&P were better. Where's that investigation? I always thought Wilson projected herself onto B&K and saw 1998 as a repeat of 1988, with G&P and K&O being in the B&B and K&P roles. When it appeared that B&K might not even get a medal, I think that sent her off the deep end. If some judges got suspended in 1993 for apparently no reason other than supporting G&P, Wilson probably felt empowered to at least try to tarnish G&P's win as much as she could if she couldn't actually prevent their win from happening. She had quite the platform to do so. Like I said in the 1992 Worlds thread, I'm interested in the Dubova connection. She was always the first person Wilson would run to for comments and CBS really gave her a face on US tv. G&P's troubles in 93 came right after they left her for Linichuk. Also, the NHK broadcast was was my first glimpse of Delobel and Schoenfelder, or as Tracy refereed to them, "the French team". She tries to suggest they are beneficiary of bad judging based on a 5 second clip, but I remember Robinson and Breen, and and they were *not good* and their programs were simple as hell. They were only 5th that year at Nationals and that was back when we had no one other than P&S. So f*ck off, Tracy.


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September 9th, 1971, Led Zeppelin cruised into Hampton Roads. Some 8,000 fans rocked to the supergroup at Hampton Coliseum in a concert sponsored by WNOR radio.
Our reporter wrote that the group performed songs including a 25-minute rendition of "Dazed and Confused". Zepp started off the concert with "Immigrant Song" and finished off with "Whole Lotta Love" – the latter lasting about 20 minutes. It was said Jimmy Page's guitar performance that evening stole the show.
"Page seemed best on "What is", although the last song, "Whole Lotta Love," proved him one of the outstanding guitarists in the world today, perhaps the best since the death of Jimi Hendrix."
As you can see in a few of the photos, it appears that an excited fan rushed the stage to hug Robert Plant. There was no mention of this in the reporting that accompanied these shots. Also, there are some shots from backstage where it looks like Plant mingles with some fans. The group granted no interviews that evening. (-Virginian-Pilot / hamptonroads.com. Sept. 2012)
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I recall being at this show. I drove down with my roommate at the Univ of MD and met friends who were at William & Mary College in Virginia. I recall a fan(s) jumping on the stage and hugging Robert Plant, but I seem to recall a fan hugging Jimmy Page too and him not missing a note. Memories from those days are a bit foggy at best...


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Michael Thornton moves into a new position that will oversee network sales, affiliate marketing, and the distribution business that includes Anchor Bay Entertainment, Starz Worldwide Distribution, and Starz Digital Media. He'll be based in Englewood, Colo. offices and report to Starz President Glenn Curtis. "In the rapidly changing media business landscape, it is important for Starz to unite together the revenue businesses of affiliate sales and Starz Distribution under one senior executive," CEO Chris Albrecht says. Prior to the promotion, Thornton was EVP Acquisitions, Business and Legal Affairs. Meanwhile, the company says that Ed Huguez will step down as President of Affiliate Distribution but remain an advisor through the first quarter of 2014. "During his tenure, Ed has been instrumental in increasing the value of the networks, the channels' distribution and revenue," Albrecht says. "We thank him for his hard work and dedication to the company and are grateful for his help during the transition."
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I would like everyone to beware of Apple Remodeling LLC owner Ray Jennings. I was completely sold by his sales pitch. He is very helpful at first helped me match the back splash, ceramic tile, and paint together for my kitchen remodel. Once I paid him his deposit. The contractors came and did the work and completed it, but the ceramic floor grout was cracking and all over the floor. I repeatedly called Mr. Jennings and he said he would come out with different sealant. Sealant was not the issue. I have since gone out and got second, third, and fourth opinions, and all of them have said that the floor has not been laid right and that it would be best to start over. I have contact Mr. Jennings many times, never called me back or answered any text messages. I called Mr. Jennings using another number and magically he answered his phone. I told him that I need my money back so I could use that to fix my floor the right way. Mr. Jennings stated that he was not going to refund my money and then hung up on me. Now, I am out about $1,500. He is ver unprofressional and does not care about communicating with his clients once he has your money. I am writing this because I want to warn people about Ray Jennings and his scams that he is pulling on innocent people. He has also changed his company name and address since his last scam. I am not the only victim. http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/all-in-remodeling/-O-Fallon-Illinois-62269-663/all-in-remodeling-Owner-Ray-Jennings-Scam-Me-Out-Of-400000-O-Fallon-Illinois-1098963
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Well I finally got my password back, Girlies/Guys.
Anyway I came back and found my picture on another account (Thanks to S for pointing out)
The account is now deleted but seriously?
I'm removing my picture cause this is messed up and seriously wrong.
Whoever you are, stop it. -___-
Anyway, I'm Derek and until I get the boost of energy to create a better About me you're stuck with this.
I'll try to fan all of you back, if I don't pm, inbox, message me and I'll get right to you.
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@capoeira_girl Guess so, and no idea lol, just the people fanned themselves. :L Um, I do read, just I forget to bookmark them. Just busy with the holidays and other things. @pinkpoly17 Heeeeeeee...View all Conversations


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A reduction to practise for siRNA screening utilising high conent analysis (HCA) technologies
Issue 3 2012, Screening / 10 July 2012 / Anthony Mitchell Davies & Anne Marie Byrne, Department of Clinical Medicine Trinity College Dublin; Holger Erfle, BIOQUANT-Zentrum Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; Graham Donnelly, Rita Murray & Peadar MacGabhann, Biocroi Ltd
One of the major limitations of performing large-scale High Content Analysis (HCA) screens is reagent cost, indeed this fact has been a key driver in the development of assay size reduction strategies here at The Irish National Centre for High Content Screening and Analysis at Trinity College's Department of Medicine.
As well as the obvious financial advantages of reducing assay volumes, we have also identified other key benefits to this approach, namely: Higher throughput; Improved signal to noise; Suited for the use of valuable cells, e.g. primary cells; Reduced storage and research space; Improved mixing of reagents.
The practicalities of performing cell based assays at the nano-litre scale: Despite the clear benefits to adopting miniaturisation, there are several significant barriers that must be overcome before these methods can be utilised. These are sample delivery / handling and environmental stability.
High throughput and high content screening microscopy: A microscopy based guideline
Issue 4 2009, Past issues / 30 July 2009 /
The understanding of properties of any biological system requires a detailed and quantitative analysis of its parts and their interactions. As different processes within a system occur at defined space and time, each process holds its own optimal observation and investigation technique. One of the most powerful tools to analyse biological samples quantitatively is based on fluorescence microscopy. Comprehensive studies of diverse biological processes were lately performed by fluorescence screening microscopy, which came up extensively during the last decade1,2,3.
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European Pharmaceutical Review has brought together four individuals from different sides of the scientific palette to discuss current and future issues surrounding secondary screening and maximising its potential.


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KiwiSaver members over 18 have until the end of the week to ensure they have contributed enough to their accounts to get the Government's full $521 subsidy.
Savers have to put in $1043 for the year to June 30 to be eligible for the full amount, which has halved from previous years.
Up until this year, savers were matched by the Government for every dollar they invested up to the maximum $1043.
But the Government cut back the subsidy in the 2011 Budget, meaning savers get only 50c for every dollar they invest up the maximum.
Savers can check their balance with either the Inland Revenue or their provider to see how much they have contributed so far this year and then make a top-up if needed.
A spokesman for Inland Revenue said that as long as any lump sum payments were banked into the relevant account no later than the last business day before June 30 they would be included for the tax credit entitlement.
"Although we would suggest members don't leave it that late."
Inland Revenue figures for the year to June 30, 2011, show just 45 per cent of members or around 420,000 people received the full subsidy.
It is not available to people under 18 years of age and those who have not been in KiwiSaver for a full financial year to June 30 will have their subsidy pro-rated to reflect how long they have been a member.
Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan said savers needed to ask themselves if they could afford to make the top-up.
She urged those who could afford it to make the most of the subsidy.
"This is an incentive that the Government has set up for people to use - so we would encourage people to use it," Crossan said.
Those who earn more than $52,000 yearly and have put in the minimum contribution rate of 2 per cent do not have to worry as they will have put in enough already.
Crossan said self-employed people were one of the groups most likely to miss out if they did not meet the minimum contribution rate.
She said people who were only putting in the minimum contribution to KiwiSaver also needed to consider that it might not get them where they want to be in retirement.


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"I want to see the microfiche," Sheriff Joe Arpaio told a packed East Orlando Tea Party audience last week. In explaining his Birther Posse activities, he said his group of 60 retired cops and attorneys should have a report for him as early as January or February, because they are searching around the clock to discover where the president was really born.
Delivering a keynote speech to his rapt listeners, Arpaio said the 1961 microfiche holds the key to determining if Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii or Kenya. "Twins were born before Barack Obama, and now we have to see if he was born the next day." But Sheriff Joe said he won't be taking any bets on his posse getting the microfilm. He expressed consternation that the regular media are just not talking about the Obama birth issue, although it is on people's minds all across the country.
Arpaio, who has 50 years of law enforcement experience, said proudly, "I serve the public; the public is my boss." When a group of Arizona Tea Party members came to him to do something about the Birther issue, he agreed to look into the situation. But in a more veiled question, Arpaio asked if he and his cold case posse can prove Obama was not born in Hawaii the day after the Nordyke twins, "What will be done about it?"
Clearly, the problem of Barack Obama's birth authentication was primary in the minds of Sheriff Joe's audience, but the next big topic they wanted him to talk about was illegal immigration. He called the….
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So here are some pictures from my first adventures with the Thomas Keller Ad Hoc at Home cookbook: pan roasted duck breasts on braised radishes, kohlrabi, and brussels sprouts.
First, I had to butcher the duck first, since the impetus for using this recipe was my purchase of a five-pound duck from the U Street Farmers' Market. I used the instructions in the cookbook for butchering a chicken. Here are three lessons I learned:
1) Ducks are not the same as chickens. They have more fat. Which means that they are anatomically different. Poultry is not the same as other poultry.
2) Butchers' knives are probably fairly useful. Otherwise you'll just end up using a motley collection of serrated bread knives and paring knives to kind of guess at it.
3) Never underestimate the time it will take to butcher something. It took me an hour. Gross.
The greens. Substituted chayote for the kohlrabi since I couldn't find it. Steamed the chayote and brussels sprouts, and added shallots.


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Morning travellers x. Sorry no response yesterday, had a bit of a disaster yesterday with a live release that had to be pulled 2 hours later :0(. Anyway.....I always feel educated after reading your blogs, don't expect the same from me cos it ain't gonna happen lol. There will be plenty of lazing and nothing else lol.
Sounds like everyone getting their dreams come true in one way or another on this trip :0). Take care xxx
Day 4 - Presidents, Harleys, Dead Cowboys & B1's
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We decided to make the most of the early start and head straight up to Mount Rushmore before the roads got too busy. After a quick Walmart visit we were soon in the Black Hills; a hotch potch of National Forest and valleys. We had our first sighting of the President's Faces at Mount Rushmore from the road, and stopped to take the obligatory photos. The kids were quite disappointed with it; they had expected something "bigger". We drove up to the visitor centre, faked entry with a national park pass, which was declined (Lyns idea) so they had to let us in to turn around and exit. So we just took photos from the car park.
We headed South to Custer State Park, about 10 miles away, through the narrowest, convoluted , twistiest road we've ever travelled
It was an incredible journey, that continued for another 20 miles or so. The smell of pine was incredible, and a complete contrast to the plains and prairies. Custer State Park is somewhere we'd like to go back to; I wonder if we ever will? It's one of the last truly wild places left in the US, with 1300 bison roaming freely.
We passed through the town of Custer, named after (you guessed it!) Lt
From Custer we passed the Crazy Horse memorial. This will be the world's largest mountain carving, at 641 feet long, and honours the Indian people.
We made a quick detour into the town of Hill City, where we had amazing ice creams and triple malt shakes. Lyn asked for his strong, it was his first ice cream for nearly 4 months.
Tegz and I called into a Christmas Shop, to get our yearly Christmas Tree Road Trip ornament. What a shop….over 10,000 Christmas things, along with Christmas music. I bought our personalized one, and couldn't resist a yellow school bus ornament for our tree, as I seem to have ended up collecting Americana for it. We also got a bassoon ornament for Tegz. I mean, seriously, what other shop could you find a bassoon to hang on a Christmas tree? The woman who served us didn't even know what a bassoon was
We then drove into the mining town of Lead for another Subway lunch. The whole town is centred around an old opencast mine opened in the 1800's. It's like a dry warm version of the Rhondda valleys.
From there we visited the nearby town of Deadwood, home to Calamity Jane. I'd really been looking forward to this, and Lyn drove me up to the old cowboy cemetery of Mt Moriah, high above the town. It's not an Evans holiday without a visit to a cemetery! Lyn and the boys stayed in the car, whilst Tegz and I braved the 95 degree heat and paid a dollar each to enter the cemetery. We dragged ourselves up the entrance hill, and were soon by the graves of Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane. Tegz was fascinated by the story of Calamity Jane; a lady bullwhacker whose language was so strong that brave men feared it more than her gun! She came to Deadwood at the age of 19, frequenting the saloons and gambling joints. She even dressed as a soldier and joined an expedition into the Black Hills, and was only discovered when she went for a swim in the river! She was demoted from her rank, and made a bull whacker.
As well as being known for her wild behaviour, (she was a howling drunk and a prostitute) she was also known for her kind ways, often using her gun to get money for down and outs, and nursed men through a small pox out break
Another grave nearby that caught my eye is that of Potato Creek Johnny. He was one of the Wild West's most peaceful and respected men; a Welshman who stood at 4 foot 3 inches tall, and looked like a little gnome with long white hair and glasses. He found what is believed to be the largest gold nugget prospected in the Black Hills, at 7.75 ounces. He became a much loved local and national figure and died at the age of 77. What a character!
On returning to the car, Lyn announced that the Expedition was a 5.4L V8, he was landed, it the biggest car he has driven. He must have been bored and popped the lid, sorry bonnet …
We had a little look around Deadwood, and it's bars and saloons, but we need to come back and stay longer!
After my brush with cowboys, it was Lyn's turn to visit Sturgis…..somewhere he's always wanted to visit; home to the Sturgis rally, where over 750,000 bikers visit for a week every August
Our almost final stop was at the Ellsworth Airforce Base, where Lyn and the boys got out to visit the Air and Space Museum, whilst Tegz and I relaxed reading our books in the car. They spent over an hour inside the museum looking over lots of Minuteman artefacts, jet engines and the history of Ellsworth AFB, which has been in operation since 1945, and a lynch pin of the US nuclear deterrent. It's from here that all the Minutemen facilities were manned. Eventually Lyn came out of the museum, and went out to explore some of the aircraft on show. He had been going on for months about seeing his beloved B52 (another one of his favourite aircraft). There was a stroke of luck that a B1B-Lancer took off from the air force base and climbed in a slow circle above us. The roar was earth shattering and Lyn said he was full of goosebumps
After dinner in the Olive Garden, we did a bit of shopping in two out door shops, which were fantastic. They sold everything, especially hunting gear, camo clothes, guns, knives etc. In fact, one of them had a sign at the entrance requesting customers "check their guns in at the door" before shopping. You don't get that in Next! We bought a load of stuff (not guns or knives!) and drove back to the hotel, knackered again, to empty the car and get everything ready for our journey into Montana tomorrow.
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Morning travellers x. Sorry no response yesterday, had a bit of a disaster yesterday with a live release that had to be pulled 2 hours later :0(. Anyway.....I always feel educated after reading your blogs, don't expect the same from me cos it ain't gonna happen lol. There will be plenty of lazing and nothing else lol.


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Brooks Hall 1907-1923Razed 1974
Completed in 1907, the first residence hall on Baylor University's campus to be named in honor of President Samuel Palmer Brooks was located on Fifth Street. The building sat between and to the back of Georgia Burleson Hall and the Old Main Building with the front of S.P. Brooks Hall forming a corridor between the two buildings. The women's residence hall was renamed the Burleson Annex when the new men's dormitory at 600 Dutton Avenue was named S.P. Brooks Hall in 1923 by the Baylor Board of Trustees. The Burleson Annex was renovated and then renamed Harrington Hall in 1945. Harrington Hall was razed in 1974 to make way for the Draper Academic Building. The building served as a women's dormitory, office building, and faculty rooming house, among other uses, during its sixty-seven year history.


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| About | Convocation
Tuesday, September 6, 2016*Worcester State University's Academic Convocation officially welcomes our new students into our academic community and fosters a sense of belonging in our student body.
2:20 p.m. - Students check-in at the Wellness Center, multipurpose gymnasium
* If there is rain, there will be no outdoor procession. Students will line up in the Wellness Center and faculty and staff will gather there at 2:30 p.m. If you are unsure about the weather, check this web page for up-to-date event information.


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2009-04-23 / Schools
Conejo School District starts slashing administrative positions
Conejo Valley Unified School District school board members made their first concrete decision regarding imminent cuts to their budget. CVUSD needs to cut a little more than $5 million from its 2009-10 budget.
At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Dep. Superintendent Jeff Baarstad presented the board with a plan to reduce costs, beginning with the elimination of five district management positions, which will save the district $460,000.
The district office's discretionary budgets will also be cut by 20 percent, totaling $503,000.
Baarstad also proposed taking $2 million from the district's "rainy day fund." Conejo Unified has $4 million above the 3 percent required in reserves.
The remaining $2 million will come from hard cuts to be determined at the board's next meeting on May 5. Class sizes in kindergarten through third grade will likely be increased, as will math and English classes for eighth- through 10th-graders.
The plan was recommended by the newly formed budget committee, which includes Baarstad, principals, board members and representatives from teachers and classified employees unions.
The school board passed the cuts unanimously, 5-0. They will take effect July 1. Trustees also passed summer contingency cuts, which are being organized in case "more bad news comes this summer," Baarstad said.
If needed, an additional $3 million will come from making another $1 million in hard cuts and taking an additional $2 million from the reserves.
Baarstad said taking the remaining reserve money- aside from the 3 percent that must remain by law- is the "most controversial" aspect of the budget recommendations.
"Some thought we should keep it in," Baarstad said of the budget committee members. "Others said, 'Why sit on a reserve when people are being put out of work and programs for kids are being cut?'"
Trustees supported the decision.
"I think there's justification for it," board President Tim Stephens said. "If we didn't, we'd have to go to more layoffs and more cuts. I think it's a good decision."
During the meeting, trustee Peggy Buckles suggested the board take a 20 percent pay cut, and her colleagues agreed. Baarstad said the cuts would be a part of the adopted budget, and they would go into effect July 1.
"They need to know they're not alone in this," Stephens said of others in the district facing cutbacks. "They need to know the board is feeling the pain, too."
Superintendent Mario Contini encouraged people to look ahead.
"We're going to be gradually shifting away from thinking of the budget shortfalls into thinking more about our opportunities for the future," Contini said.
This week school district officials around the state have begun applying for newly released education stimulus monies, and Conejo Valley Unified School District doesn't intend to be left out.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Saturday that California school districts and universities can immediately begin applying for $3.1 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars. California was the first state in the nation to be approved for part of the funds.
Schwarzenegger signed the application for the funding last week, opening the door for what could eventually amount to $4.9 billion to flow into California's schools. The first installment of the funding, $3.1 billion, is expected to break down to about $2.6 billion toward K-12 schools and $537 million toward the California State University and University of California systems.
CVUSD Superintendent Mario Contini said staff has already been working on bringing some of that money to local schools.
"We're going to try to get our share," Contini said. "We'll use it for its intended purposes—minimizing layoffs and minimizing the effects of budget cuts. We're going to go after what we can."
The district is expecting nearly $10 million over the next two years as a result of the Recovery Act, although much of the money is earmarked for specific uses, including Title I developments and construction. Contini warned that the estimates may change significantly as circumstances evolve.
The funds are dependent upon certain requirements, which include teacher effectiveness, college- and career-ready standards, assessments for students and effective interventions.
Districts cannot use the monies to pad "rainy day" accounts or reserve funds. The funds cannot be used for maintenance, athletic facilities, central office, vehicles or modernization, or renovation or repair that doesn't comply with with state law.
Jack O'Connell, California's superintendent of public instruction, pushed districts to act fast.
"The Obama administration has acted with tremendous efficiency in awarding these funds to California," O'Connell said.
"I now urge our local education agencies to quickly apply for these monies. Our goal is to get these funds out to our schools as soon as possible to protect jobs and help improve student achievement," he said.
Contini said he's read through "tons and tons" of documents, and he participated in a statewide conference call two weeks ago about the Recovery Act. The application, he said, is very simple.
The first round of money, about 67 percent of the funds, is expected to be received by districts next month. The second round will be released Sept. 30. The third round is called "The Race to the Top," a competitive grant program for states that make the most progress on reforms using the first two rounds of funds.
"When President Obama signed the Recovery Act, I pledged to quickly make sure California taps into every available dollar of federal funding and that we would put those dollars to work immediately and effectively," Schwarzenegger said. "I will continue to fight for every available dollar to Recovery Act funding and am committed to sending those dollars quickly out into our schools, into our communities and into our economy."


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Hastings CBD has attracted in excess of $80 million of private investment, says Sandra Hazlehurst, acting chair of the Hastings City Business Association. The redevelopment of key anchor sites are at various stages of completion.
"Our city will see a significant change by the end of the year.
"The new Farmers store in Heretaunga St will provide a much needed anchor for the CBD. The smaller speciality stores will benefit from the additional foot traffic and it will encourage retailers to trade on Sundays to prevent our locals from having to travel to Napier to shop on the weekend."
The current Farmers for Home store is being redeveloped into a fashion base with anchor tenant Cotton On and now Caroline Eve confirmed to open later this year. Discussions are progressing with a number of other retailers with the site expected to be fully occupied by 2013.
Discussions are also well advanced on the current Farmers store in Market St with tenants expected to be announced soon. Construction of a carpark at the rear of the existing Farmers store has started.
Progress is also being made on the eastern half of the CBD.
Redevelopment of the old Power Board building in Heretaunga St East is in progress to meet the growing demand for quality office space in the CBD. The property was recently purchased and following construction works, the building will meet 100 per cent of current earthquake strengthening requirements.
"Progress is finally being made on the Albert Hotel. The Historic Places Trust is reviewing the status and the site is now going to auction again. Hopefully there will be a successful sale this time and we'll see some action.
"It is an eyesore and detrimental to both surrounding landlords and businesses."
The owners of the cinema complex in Heretaunga St East are hopeful the cinema will reopen in the near future following positive discussions with a number of movie operators.
The Kmart Plaza is also set for a significant facelift with the building being sold to Auckland company Windermere Holdings last week. Centre manager Robyn Burns said upgrade works would start this week.
"The new owners are very proactive and experienced and are already working through upgrade plans," Ms Hazlehurst said. "Building will commence on a covered seating area outside Muffin Break and you can expect to see a much needed repaint and carpark works this side of Christmas."
Building activity on the old Mitre 10 site in St Aubyn St is now well advanced with the building converted to a number of smaller 1000sq m and 2000sq m stores. Tenant announcements are expected soon.
Construction continues at The Park Mega Centre with Fishing, Camping Outdoors being the latest tenant to open.
"Retail developments can take several years to come to fruition but finally the pieces of the Hastings puzzle are coming together," Ms Hazlehurst said. "By Christmas, Hastings will look significantly different."
New 6000sq m Farmers Store in Heretaunga St West opening July.
Farmers for Home fashion redevelopment, Heretaunga Street West opens September 2012.
Farmers Family Store redevelopment, Market Street to start in July.
Albert Hotel, Heretaunga Street East going to auction in June.
Power Board building on Heretaunga Street East is being converted to office space.
Reading Cinema complex, Heretaunga Street East is in discussion with cinema operators.
Kmart Plaza, Russell St upgrade in progress now.


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Kate Middleton leaves the hospital in a DVF coat with a bouquet of yellow roses as lovely as her smile
See this outfit up close in our complete Kate Middleton style gallery »
Since Monday's very exciting announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting, all eyes have literally been on the front doors of the King Edward VII hospital, awaiting any additional news about Kate Middleton's pregnancy. (Seriously: scroll down here to see just how many cameras were stationed outside.) After four days of almost no news—other than rumours, a super creepy Prince William imposter and a terrible prank phone call—Kate was finally released from the hospital and sent home to Kensington Palace for further rest. We're not the only ones incredibly excited to see her glowing face, right?
Prince William of course accompanied Kate from the hospital and the two wore almost-matching shades of periwinkle-blue—him in a sweater and her in a scarf. The colour complemented Kate Middleton's herringbone-print Diane von Furstenberg coat perfectly. Also noteworthy was the bright-yellow bouquet of roses Kate was carrying, which certainly made her face look just that much brighter. One last thing to consider: ever the style champion, Kate was wearing black tights and a pair of Aquatalia boots—no cozy sweats or comfy shoes in sight. If only we were all able to look even half this graceful while ill.


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The amazing "Sit and Watch" method!
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Hello friends and fellow "bird nerds." For today's installment I'd like to talk about a type of birding that is difficult for me (being much like a hummingbird or small child and not being able to sit still for long) called the "Sit and Watch" method.
This past week I got the privilege of getting to meet alot of our visitors during a national survey we are taking about the Refuge. I was posted at our Duckville parking lot, right before the Auto Tour Route starts, and spoke to visitors passing by about the great birding on the Refuge right now. In between visitors - I got to do a little birding all from one spot...and mand did I get lucky.
My normal birding instincts are to walk, hike, crawl or drive to find as many cool birds as I can...but this day, I had to sit and wait. It is a great change-up to really get to observe some great bird behavior - as well as some other wildlife passing by. First off, I got to see an example of kleptoparasitism. That is when one bird tries to steal food from another - usually between birds of same species - but sometimes by others. Eagles do this. Gulls definitely do. And on this instance, it was a Caspian tern harassing a Forster's tern for the fish the Forster's has caught. It was a noisy and desperate chase - with the Forster's winning and probably taking that fish back to hatchlings somewhere south on the Refuge.
Next I was amazed to watch a male Northern harrier snatch a barn swallow right out of the air and rocket off with it to the east, most probably - again - to a hungry youngster. It actually took me a few seconds to realize what I had just seen and I'm sure the smile was pretty large on my "birdnerd" face.
And as if that wasn't all great enough...I also got to see male Cinnamon teal fights, a long-tailed weasel "high-tail-it" (literally) across the road, Western kingbirds nabbing twelve-spotted dragonflies out of the air, and a bat roosting in the kiosk!
It's amazing what you'll see if you just stop and smell the roses - and watch around them too!
Happy Birding
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Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he serves as coordinator of the program in Middle Eastern Studies. Recognized as one the country's leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of strategic nonviolent action, Professor Zunes serves as a senior policy analyst for the Foreign Policy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associate editor of Peace Review, a contributing editor of Tikkun, and co-chair of the academic advisory committee for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
He is the author of scores of articles for scholarly and general readership on Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, international terrorism, nuclear nonproliferation, strategic nonviolent action, and human rights. He is the principal editor of Nonviolent Social Movements(Blackwell Publishers, 1999), the author of the highly-acclaimed Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism (Common Courage Press, 2003) and co-author (with Jacob Mundy) of Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution (Syracuse University Press, 2010.)
Professor Zunes received his PhD. from Cornell University, his M.A. from Temple University and his B.A. from Oberlin College. He has previously served on the faculty of Ithaca College, the University of Puget Sound, and Whitman College.
He has been a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship on Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies at Dartmouth College and a Human Rights Fellowship at the Center for Law and Global Justice at the University of San Francisco. He has also served as a research associate for the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies at the University of California-Santa Cruz. He has been a recipient of a Joseph J. Malone Fellowship in Arab and Islamic Studies as well as research grants through the Institute for Global Security Studies, the United States Institute of Peace, and the International Resource Center. In the early 1990s, Dr. Zunes served as founding director of the Institute for a New Middle East Policy in Seattle. In 2002, he won recognition from the Peace and Justice Studies Association as their first Peace Scholar of the Year.
Professor Zunes has made frequent visits to the Middle East and other conflict regions, where he has met with top government officials, academics, journalists and opposition leaders.
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It's "Seventh Heaven" tonight, Thursday April 26th, between the New York Rangers and visiting Ottawa Senators for Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. New York has won all three of its previous Game 7 matches at Madison Square Garden. NHL oddsmakers have installed the Rangers as -160 moneyline home favorites over the Senators (+150) with the over/under set at 5 goals. Be sure to check the Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers Game 7 2012 NHL Playoff Odds before they drop the puck.
Ottawa got goals from Chris Neil and Jason Spezza, while Craig Anderson stopped 19 shots for Ottawa. With two playoff wins at MSG, Anderson's career record in Manhattan is now 8-1. His goals against average is a tidy 1.42 and his save percentage a sterling .957 heading into Game 7 tonight.
The Senators are 0-4 all-time in Game 7s, but they have posted a 4-1 record at MSG this season, including a 2-1 mark in this series. A win tonight would mark just the second time they have claimed three road victories in one series. They also did so in defeating the Buffalo Sabres for the 2007 Eastern Conference banner.
The Senators believe they're on the verge of something special, a No. 8 seed knocking off the No. 1-ranked Rangers and Ottawa moving onto Round 2 for the first time since 2007. "It's do or die. Everybody understands the mentality," said winger Nick Foligno. "We don't think we have to change a lot. We know that we've played really well to this point in the series and we have to keep our emotions in check.
New York posted a 3-2 victory in Monday's game in Ottawa to even this best-of-seven series at three wins apiece. Derek Stepan recorded a goal and two assists and Chris Kreider netted a goal, while goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves for the Rangers. Brad Richards also added a goal and an assist for New York.
Tonight's tilt marks the first Game 7 at Madison Square Garden since the Rangers beat Vancouver, 3-2, to win the Cup in '94. New York is 3-5 all-time in Game 7s, but is 3-0 in seventh games at MSG. "For the young guys, it's a pretty special experience — playoffs alone, but Game 7s are amazing," said Brad Richards, who won a pair of Game 7s en route to winning the Stanley Cup in 2004 with the Lightning and his current coach John Tortorella. Rangers forward Ruslan Fedotenko leads all players in this game with three goals and four points over four Game 7 appearances.
The Rangers will be playing with desperation and fortitude. "When you're at a time when you're season is on the line, the mental aspect is a bigger challenge," Lundqvist said. "The key is to just control your emotions and focus on the right things. We'll approach this game the way we approached the last game."
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tiling over cutback adhesive residue
I need to tile 60 square feet of concrete that had been covered with parquet tiles. A thin layer of cutback black adhesive remains. It is not water porous. Both Ultraflex 2 and Ultraflex 3 have been recommended. I would also like to continue the tiling into an adjoining 35 square foot room with a clean concrete floor. I don't think too much build up of that floor will be necessary. Questions: will either of these products work to successfully cover the cutback adhesive? Is it possible to mix by hand or must I purchase/rent a mixer? Thank you.
Hi Cathy,
Although anything is possible, parquet was not generally installed using cutback adhesive. It may be dark, but it may be the kind that actually dries hard which cutback does not.
If it is cutback, you can still install tiles on that floor with a little prep. You'll need to remove the cutback until only a film is left. In other words until you start to see the concrete. You'll need a wallpaper scraper which has a razor cutting edge and several hours of your time. Do not use any chemicals or solvents, they will soak into the concrete creating a bond break.
Either of the products you mentioned will be fine after the prep of the old floor and for the other area too.
You can mix by hand with a piece of 1x2 lumber or a margin trowel. Be sure to add the powder to the water already in the bucket. Of course a mixing paddle along with a good HD 1/2" variable speed drill motor is preferred. Mix at slow speed under 300 rpm.
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I appreciate your time and information.
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Tom Lynch, President of Rockaway Republicans, announced that Grant Lally will head the Republican Club's June 30 meeting, to be held at Breezy Point's Bayhouse at 8 p.m. Lally is Vice- Chair for the McCain '08 Election Committee for New York State, and also responsible for the northeast region.
"We understand how enormously busy Grant is these days," reports Lynch "We're especially honored that he accepted Jerry Sullivan's invite to join us. Grant is intimately involved with the election committee; but most importantly, with John McCain himself, so we are looking forward to a personal and human perspective on the person we expect to be the nation's 44th President." Sullivan, in his "It's Time for Change" campaign, seeks to be a new and bolder voice for reform in the New York State Assembly for the people in the 23rd Assembly District.
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Sir Ron Brierley is a Jack in the Box as far as listed companies are concerned. Just when you think he has disappeared for good, he pops out again with a cheeky grin on his face.
This time he has resurfaced in the guise of ASX-listed Mercantile Investment Company, formerly known as India Equities Fund.
The big difference this time is that his fan base has almost totally disappeared.
Sir Ron's companies have disappointed investors again and again, and they are not diving into Mercantile Investment as enthusiastically as they leaped into Guinness Peat Group 20 years ago.
Sir Ron is a great starter but he leaves his companies in a mess because he buys big operating companies and doesn't have clear exit strategies.
Guinness Peat Group shareholders are now suffering the consequences of this as the company struggles to sell its investments and deliver a meaningful capital return to investors.
Sir Ron's first listed company, Brierley Investments, is now called GuocoLeisure.
It is based in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange and the NZX.
It has a sharemarket value of $835 million compared with $5481 million at the end of 1986 when it was New Zealand's largest listed company.
The rise and fall of Brierley Investments (BIL) has been well documented.
The acquisition of Thistle Hotels in Britain was a major catalyst, as it essentially converted BIL from an investment into an operating company, a transformation that was not suited to Sir Ron and the rest of the BIL team.
Hotel operations are now 75.4 per cent of GuocoLeisure's total assets. Property developments are 11 per cent, oil and gas 8.7 per cent, gaming 4.1 per cent and other activities 0.8 per cent.
The property developments are the Molokai Properties in Hawaii and Denarau Properties in Fiji, the oil and gas is the Bass Strait Oil Royalty and the gaming is primarily the Clermont Club, an exclusive members-only casino in Mayfair, London.
GuocoLeisure seems to be going nowhere even though it reported net earnings of US$79.8 million for the June 2011 year, compared with US$49.5 million for the previous year.
The problem is that its hotel assets generate a low return and require ongoing capital expenditure.
The Bass Strait Oil Royalty was one of BIL's better investments, but it has been swamped by the underperforming hotels.
GuocoLeisure's relationship with its country of origin is now tenuous although it still has 31,200 shareholders, mainly small New Zealand holders.
Former National Government Cabinet minister Philip Burdon is deputy chairman, and Sir Ron still holds 1.8 million shares or 0.13 per cent of the company.
Two of Sir Ron's other listed companies, Industrial Equities Ltd (IEL) and Industrial Equity (Pacific) Ltd (IEP), also disappointed.
IEL was a small listed shell that Sir Ron used to backdoor list his 100 per cent owned Citizens and Graziers Life Assurance Company in 1966.
Twenty years later IEL was Australia's third largest listed company after BHP and National Australia Bank.
In 1990, it was acquired by Adelaide Steamship, which later became one of Australia's biggest corporate collapses.
IEP was originally the Shanghai Docklands, but Sir Ron changed its name when he gained control, which was after the company's operating assets had been nationalised, and then used it as BIL and IEL's international arm.
At one stage IEP was the star of the BIL/IEL group but it was eventually taken over by BIL in the 1990/91 year, with IEP shareholders receiving BIL shares through the offer.
Sir Ron took control of GPG in the early 1990s after he was dumped as BIL chairman and IEL and IEP were sold. He was joined at GPG by several of his old BIL mates, including Trevor Beyer, Gary Weiss and Tony Gibbs.
New Zealand investors followed him in droves and at one stage GPG had a sharemarket value of more than $2400 million compared with only $884 million today.
GPG's rise and fall, which has also been well documented, is remarkably similar to BIL's as the purchase of Coats was a significant change in direction.
Coats has been a huge drag, there have been internal disputes at GPG as there were at BIL and Sir Ron has been dumped as chairman.
GPG is in a poor state and most of its assets are difficult to sell.
The new board - chairman Rob Campbell, Mike Allen, Blake Nixon and Sir Ron - seem to be struggling, and the company's share price has substantially underperformed the market over the past six months.
It is trading well below brokers' NTA forecasts of around $1 a share.
GPG's reporting has also been disappointing. There were some discussions with the new board about reporting asset realisations and net asset backing per share on a monthly basis rather than on the quarterly basis it has adopted.
In addition there is no clear indication of its divestment strategies.
For example, is it holding out for $2 a share for Tower instead of selling its 35 per cent stake at around current market levels?
Most GPG shareholders now realise that the BIL/IEL/IEP/GPG model is flawed and would prefer GPG to sell Tower and other assets as soon as possible, at whatever price it can get, and immediately return cash to shareholders.
Meanwhile, Sir Ron has repeated his early 1990s performance. When he was dumped as BIL chairman he left for GPG but remained on the BIL board.
He has now been replaced as GPG's chairman and has moved to India Equities, but remains on the GPG board.
That is what makes him the consummate Jack in the Box - he keeps on popping up in almost the exact same way as he has in the past.
India Equities Fund (INE) was listed on the ASX in April 2007 after issuing 76.1 million stapled securities at A$1 each. The money was to be invested in listed Indian shares.
The portfolio's value increased to A$114 million by the end of 2007 but it plunged to just A$56 million six months later because of the global financial crisis and the Aussie dollar's gains against the Indian rupee.
In June 2010 shareholders approved the disposal of INE's Indian portfolio and the return of 90 per cent of the company's capital to shareholders.
Two weeks ago, the shareholders approved the acquisition of Sir Ron's private share portfolio, worth A$8.3 million, through the issue of 103.8 million new INE shares at A8c each.
This will increase Sir Ron's INE shareholding from 15.3 per cent to 54.3 per cent.
After the meeting, INE changed its name to Mercantile Investment Company Ltd.
Sir Ron's private portfolio, to be acquired by Mercantile, consists of five listed ASX companies - Copper Strike, Trinity Group, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, ING Community Living and Trojan Equity.
Sir Ron has popped up yet again through a listed vehicle but there are several differences this time.
None of his former BIL, IEL, IEP or GPG mates seem to have joined him, and there hasn't been a mad rush by New Zealanders to buy Mercantile shares.
Why does Sir Ron, who was born on August 2, 1937, want to get back into the listed company sector where he has had so many disappointments and bruising confrontations?
Unfortunately, he has many of the characteristics of an old boxer who won't hang up his gloves.
And the vast majority of those old boxers never repeat the successes of their younger days.
Disclosure of interest: Brian Gaynor is an executive director of Milford Asset Management, which holds GPG shares on behalf of clients.


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When we saw this gorgeous design come down the Reem Acra runway last September at New York Fashion Week, we assumed we'd see it on a red carpet within weeks. But premiere after premiere passed, awards season came and went and not a single celeb trotted out the gown.
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Nov. 22, 2009
Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin gave his football team the day off Sunday for the second week in a row, this time after a 31-16 win over Vanderbilt on Senior Night at Neyland Stadium. The Vols are badly banged up on defense as both starting linebacker Greg King and starting cornerback Art Evans could be added to a growing injury list this week. But the UT seniors picked up the slack in their final home game vs. the Commodores and will need to do so again Saturday at Kentucky.
"After reviewing the game and watching the film, it wasn't much different that what we thought last night," Kiffin said. "Our seniors stepped up and played one of the better games since we've been here, starting with the two defensive tackles playing so well, both with sacks, and obviously Wes' (Brown) last play and the interception.
"I thought Rico (McCoy) played well after not playing well at Ole Miss. It was good to see a guy as old as that, a senior, still respond when you get on him for not playing as well as you expect him to. It was good to see that."
While seniors McCoy and Brown were the story on defense, the Vols also had a number of seniors step up on offense. The offensive line, featuring four seniors, did not allow a sack and paved the way for senior tailback Montario Hardesty to rush for a career-high 171 yards. Senior quarterback Jonathan Crompton was efficient, completing 20-of-34 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns as well.
"For the offensive line to give up no sacks, I would have taken that if you had told me with one game left in the regular season we'd be first in the SEC in sacks allowed. That's a big credit to those guys and our senior tailback.
"Jonathan didn't play his best game, but still put us in a position to win."
Tennessee will take its driven senior class and its depleted defense to Lexington for the 2009 regular-season finale on Saturday. The 105th meeting between the Vols and Wildcats kicks off at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised by ESPNU. UT has won 24-straight in the series, which is the longest active winning streak among yearly opponents in major college football.


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Originally used for floppy disks and later for personal computer hard drives, FAT was the file system of choice for all DOS and later Windows computers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Although inferior to modern file systems in many ways, FAT is such a fundamentally simple file system that modern computer systems still support it and it is still used for things like removable media such as flash drives and camera memory, as well as hard drives that will be shared across operating systems.
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