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Law firms often face the question of whether partners should be appointed as group heads in order to drive performance. There are three approaches to this age-old issue.
The first is to, in effect, say 'leadership is not for us'. In some partnerships, preserving equality of status among partners goes hand in hand with equal profit sharing, but in most it defines an eat-what-you kill mentality, with partners left to manage their own clients.
The second approach is to use promotion to group leader as a reward. The prize usually goes to the biggest biller. The presumption is that their selling skills will rub off on others.
Both of these approaches have their problems. The first is not as daft as it might initially appear. Many partnerships are founded by a small group of partners determined to avoid the culture of the larger firm from which they have often splintered: that is, a culture ruled by a strong senior partner, sitting on the majority of the equity and controlling many, if not all, client relationships. Partnerships of equals can work, but not for long, as they are restricted to staying small and therefore struggle to provide futures for ambitious juniors.
The second approach is more common, but also more problematic. It is common because it is difficult to resist pressure from the big biller who wants to give himself a big billing. It is problematic, because there is no reason why the big biller should have any of the talents required to run a business. In the worst cases the big biller will weaken his group and his own billings will suffer as his time and attention are diverted elsewhere.
The third approach is to look for individuals within the partnership who have the skills and interest to manage. Good group leaders will take seriously performance management and the group's role in shaping and implementing the strategy of the firm as a whole. Above all, good group leaders will be good with people, able to balance leadership with management and deploy inspiration and measurement as the circumstance or individual demands.
Some firms assume that these skills and interests will not be found in their partners, which is unsurprising given how little attention is paid to business management in professional training and education. It is understandable, therefore, why such firms look to professional managers to run their practices. Such an approach, however, can suggest to the partners that they have the right to exempt themselves from the business of management, or that they are above it. But this type of culture makes practice management almost impossible, with management and partners pulling in different directions.
Other firms look for the skills of management in the partnership itself. And if firms find these skills, they must nurture them.
Nurturing involves ensuring that the skills of management are separately defined from rights of ownership or access to key client relationships. It means ensuring that people with management aspirations are encouraged, incentivised and rewarded for the successful deployment of their skills. It means ensuring that management skills and education programmes are developed and delivered to client-facing staff and partners.
Above all, it means ensuring that management and leadership are qualities and capabilities that are spread around the partnership, rather than focused on the single figure of a founding senior partner.
Firms that ensure these things are better able to build an infrastructure to sustain growth. When firm management is devolved to group management, an ambitious firm will begin building a honeycomb of structures that will also allow the partnership ethos to flourish in far bigger partnerships than would otherwise be the case.
Such a firm will also find itself with ready-made succession management programmes and a far healthier future than firms that choose to duck the management issue, or allow themselves to be subjected to the will of one.


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in the Middle East have some saying the end times
are near
By Helen T. Gray
John Hagee and Stephen J. Stein are of completely
different minds when it comes to predicting whether
the world is fast approaching the biblical "last
Hagee, an author of 21 books and a San Antonio
pastor with a worldwide radio and television ministry,
is convinced recent armed conflict in the Middle
East and the specter of Iran are proof that the
apocalyptic battle of Armageddon - the war to
end all wars to be fought in Israel - is not far
"The end of the world as we know it is rapidly
approaching," Hagee writes in "Jerusalem
Countdown," the latest of his six books on
the end times.
Stein, on the other hand, is an Indiana University
emeritus professor who has made a study of the
apocalyptic predictions held by people like Hagee,
and to date, he contends, they've all been wrong.
"There have been evangelical preachers in
America talking about the end times for more than
2 1/2 centuries," said Stein, author of "The
Continuum History of Apocalypticism." And
the end has yet to come.
Historically the volume of talk of "end
times" prophecies, of the "final days"
and of Armageddon increases when armed conflict
breaks out in the Middle East, such as the recent
war between Israel and Hezbollah. And now, for
Hagee in particular, the standoff involving the
United States, Israel and Iran is a sign of biblical
To arrive at these predictions, conservative
Christian pastors like Hagee and the Rev. Jerry
Falwell interpret sections of the Old Testament,
particularly the books of Ezekiel and Daniel,
as prophecy, or predictions, of coming events.
Falwell recently said that "the present-day
events in the Holy Land may very well serve as
a prelude or forerunner to the future battle of
Armageddon and the glorious return of Jesus Christ."
Christians who subscribe to this biblical interpretation
generally come from the conservative Protestant
wing of Christendom. Other branches of Christianity,
such as Roman Catholics and many mainline Protestant
denominations, express little interest in end-times
discussions. Among those who believe certain world
events point back to biblical prophecy, not all
agree about how it will come or when.
Is Iran Magog?
Recently, President Bush and Iran's president
spoke separately to the United Nations. One issue
on which the men disagreed is whether Iran should
be allowed to develop its nuclear energy program,
with the possibility it could build a nuclear
Iran plays a major role in how Hagee sees Old
Testament prophecy playing out in the present.
"Israel cannot allow Iran to be nuclear,"
he said in an interview, "and America cannot
allow Iran to be nuclear." Stopping Iran
could mean some kind of conflict.
"Just before us is a nuclear countdown with
Iran," he wrote in "Jerusalem Countdown,"
which came out earlier this year, "followed
by Ezekiel's war (as described in Ezekiel, chapters
38 and 39), and then the final battle - the battle
of Armageddon."
To Craig Koester, however, Hagee and others are
reading too much into the Bible. That approach,
said the author of "Revelation and the End
of All Things," "generally involves
arranging verses from the Bible in different ways
to create scenarios of the future."
"Sometimes," said Koester, who teaches
New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul,
Minn., "they try to link specific verses
with events happening in the news today."
Hagee, however, is not the only author who sees
Iran having a major role in the final days. Best-selling
Christian author Joel C. Rosenberg, whose novels
deal with Bible prophecies, said the next war
on the prophetic timetable will be what Bible
scholars call the war of Gog and Magog.
Rosenberg foresees this fight "involving
a military alliance between Russia, Iran and a
group of other Mideast countries who try to wipe
Israel off the map. Russia and Iran have never
had a military alliance in the 2,500 years since
the Hebrew prophet Ezekiel wrote that prophecy,
but they are forming one today."
To the keepers of the Countdown to Armageddon
Web site (www.countdown.org), Armageddon is actually
a battle "where God finally comes in and
takes over the world and rules it the way it should
have been ruled all along."
In his book "The Shadow of the Apocalypse,"
Paul Crouch, co-founder of the conservative Christian-oriented
Trinity Broadcast Network, writes, "Jesus
Christ ... will rescue Israel, avenge those who
have suffered in his name, punish the wicked,
redeem the earth, imprison Satan and reign victorious
over the earth."
The name Armageddon is found in Revelation 16:16.
It is part of a vision of the Apostle John in
which kings from the East gather to oppose God.
The name in Hebrew means Mount of Megiddo.
"Since Megiddo was a place where various
armies were defeated (in history)," Koester
said, "the name Armageddon is suitable for
the battle at which the forces of evil are defeated
at the end of time."
The battle represents the final showdown between
the forces of good and evil, said Cathy N. Gutierrez,
religion professor at Sweet Briar College in Virginia,
who writes on religion topics.
"While all three major monotheisms - Judaism,
Christianity and Islam - believe in some version
of an ultimate conflict between these forces,
the use of the word Armageddon itself usually
denotes a Christian understanding of these events,"
she said.
"The second half of the Book of Daniel (chapters
7-12) is the original Judaic source for an apocalypse,
or the final confrontation," she said. "The
Book of Revelation in the New Testament relies
heavily on the predictions in Daniel, and many
people have tried to use the two in conjunction
to predict the arrival of the end time."
In addition to Revelation 16:16, the chapters
of Isaiah 63, Joel 3 and Zechariah 14 also speak
of the final victory of God, Koester said.
"The battle itself is pictured in Revelation
19:11-21, where Christ appears as a rider on a
white horse," he said. "Literalistic
interpreters generally focus on the devastation
of the battle and link it to modern military technology,
though they usually have to ignore the fact that
the people in the vision are riding on horses.
"Interpreters who read Revelation literalistically
will argue that armies will gather at the site
of the ancient town of Megiddo," Koester
said. "... Other interpreters point out that
the Old Testament names used in Revelation frequently
have a symbolic meaning."
During the recent fighting between Israel and
Hezbollah, author Rosenberg told CNN that he sees
Bible prophecy unfolding bit by bit in the Middle
East right now. He has put forth his theories
of events leading to the last days in novels such
as "The Ezekiel Option" and "The
Copper Scroll" and an upcoming nonfiction
book, "Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings
in the Middle East Will Change Your Future."
"There's no question that we're living in
what the Bible calls the last days," he said.
But Gutierrez said that throughout history the
end-times prophecy passages have been interpreted
to relate to many different times and events.
"In the 20th century the fall of the Berlin
Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union were
seen as signs," she said. "With the
uncertainty in the world and particularly with
any crisis in the Middle East, people reach to
the idea of Armageddon in order to explain contemporary
suffering and to fit scary events firmly into
a divine plan so that history at least does not
seem random or out of control."
Stein added, "Some Christians have talked
about the re-establishment of the state of Israel,
the rebuilding of the temple in Israel, the conversion
of the Jews to Christianity, etc., as signs of
the times that precede the final struggle,"
he said. "Others have identified the defeat
of secular forces as the result of the battle.
Any opponent or enemy can be linked to the evil
Koester said he doesn't think the Bible gives
a step-by-step description of events that will
take place at the end of time.
"Biblical prophecies give Christians the
confident hope that God will defeat evil in the
end," he said. "... The Scriptures call
Christians to put their faith in God rather than
in their abilities to know where we are on God's
time line."
But Hagee is unwavering in his faith that his
assessment that Ezekiel's prophecy is coming to
life today.
"Following Ezekiel 38, Russia will give
military leadership to the radical Islamics who
want to destroy the state of Israel and control
Jerusalem," he said. "That is the battle
of Gog and Magog. And God himself will destroy
the Russian-Arab coalition. The world will see
God defending Israel as it hasn't seen since Pharaoh."
In February author Joel Rosenberg commissioned
a national survey on the last days. Detailed results
are published in his new book, "Epicenter:
Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will
Change Your Future."
Among the findings:
Statement: Events such as the rebirth of the
state of Israel, wars and instability in the Middle
East, recent earthquakes and the tsunami in Asia
are evidence that we are living in what the Bible
calls the last days.
Agree: 42 percent
Disagree: 44 percent
Don't know: 14 percent
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by Colin Campbell from Meat For Men - Real Men Appreciate Feminine WomenReal men do not appreciate women who try to be men. Nor do they appreciate men who act like women. Real men, who have the right amount of testosterone powering through their veins, appreciate women for their femininity. They appreciate that women have a different role to men. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Be Feminine?
Quoting Quiverfull: Public Schooling is Always Mediocre?
by Carma from her blog Winging It and Ladies Against Feminism - Put Your Own Mask on First in response to an article at Salon - Private school vs. public school: If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person The gist of Ms. Benedikt's article is the point she intends to make, which is:But it seems to me that if every single parent sent every single child to public school, public schools would improve. This would not happen immediately. It could take generations. Your children and grandchildren might get mediocre educations in the meantime, but it will be worth it, for the eventual common good. … [Read more...]
Damaged Goods
by Calulu cross posted from her blog True Love Doesn't RapeTrue Love Doesn't Wait author Von Ohlman has been taking on the writings of one Michael Pearl, author of "To Train Up A Child" and founder of No Greater Joy Ministry.You remember To "Train Up A Child" don't you? That child training book that has been blamed for the beating and starvation death of adoptive child Hana Grace Williams and the deaths of a few other children? The trial of Hana's adoptive parents started last week. They'd been charged with murder, as they well should be. Michael Pearl and his cruel book also hold some culpability in my mind. But back to the subject. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Queens Serve?
by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies - Do You Want To Be A Queen?Do you complain that all you seem to do is serve everyone in your home? Oh forgive me. I have been guilty of making the same complaint! However, did you know that serving belongs to rulers? It belongs to kings and queens. … [Read more...]
Escaping the Emotional Damage of Our Fundamentalist Christian Past
by Bruce Gerencser cross posted from his blog The Way ForwardMaybe.If a person is a relative newcomer to Christian Fundamentalism, and they decide to leave it for a non-Fundamentalist Christian religion, another religion, or atheism, I think it is likely quite easy to view their Fundamentalist past as nothing more than a blip in their life. However, for those of us who were raised up in Christian Fundamentalism and spent years attending Fundamentalist churches, it is much harder for us to escape. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Teen Pregnancy?
by Vaughn Ohlman from True Love Doesn't Wait - Teen Pregnancy We had great news from one of our friends the other day: one of their teenagers was pregnant!(Yeah, read that again. I actually said it. No, I wasn't kidding. Good news: teen… pregnant.)It used to be that a pregnant teen was a cause for congratulations. The whole church would gather around her and congratulate her. Oh, wait, I left something out. They would gather around her… and her husband. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Mental Illness is Self Focus?
by John Piper from desiring God - 10 Resolutions for Mental Health That night Dr. Kilby had a pastoral heart and a poet's eye. He pled with us to stop seeking mental health in the mirror of self-analysis, but instead to drink in the remedies of God in nature. He was not naïve. He knew of sin. He knew of the necessity of redemption in Christ. But he would have said that Christ purchased new eyes for us as well as new hearts. His plea was that we stop being unamazed by the strange glory of ordinary things. He ended that lecture in 1976 with a list of resolutions. As a tribute to my teacher and a blessing to your soul, I offer them for your joy. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: No True 'Learning Disabled' Children in Homeschooling?
by Mary Pride from her site Homeschooling World - Learning Disabilities: Fact or Fiction? As usual, PHS is not content to straddle the fence. After years of studying this issue—and years of raising nine children, two of whom at least would qualify for a public-school "LD" label—we have reached the following conclusions: … [Read more...]


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Hometown: New Richmond, WI
Resort: Trollhaugen
Stance: Regular
Board: Rome Wild Cat
Bindings: Rome MFR
Boots: Rome Memphis
Outerwear: Flanel Lifestyles, Rome SDS
Goggles: Ashbury
Why do you snowboard? Because it's fun.
Snowboard Icon: Marie Hucal & MFR
First Trick: Boardslide
Last Trick: Cab 3
Gnarliest Spot: Some place in Michigan
First Memory: Trying to ride my brother's snowboard in the back yard that was twice my size.
Last Love: Die Anwoord
Favorite Book: I don't read
Favorite Video: WFTC 2 & You Know My Function
Favorite Website: Facebook
Hero/Heroine: Mother
Inspirations: Fellow riders at Trollhaugen and other female riders that kill it!
What's the best part about being a girl snowboarder in the Midwest?
Riding in the Midwest is more of a tight-knit group where we all ride with each other rather than compete against each other. Being a girl in this aspect is really cool because you don't really get the title of being a "girl snowboarder", if you know what I mean.
If you had to dye your hair any neon color what would it be and why?
Blue, because it's a rad color.
What's the number one trick you want to stomp on a street rail this year?
I really want to get a backside boardslide through a big kink rail that I have my eye on in Michigan.
If you had to marry a celebrity who would it be?
I already got one.
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Executive test I:
receives at least $250 per week in salary;
manages the enterprise by which the person is employed or a recognized department or subdivision thereof; and
customarily directs the work of two or more other employees.
Executive test II:
receives at least $155 per week in salary;
manages and supervises a department of at least two other full-time people (a full-time employee is defined as one who works at least 35 hours in a workweek);
has authority to hire or fire or suggest changes in employees' status;
regularly exercises discretionary powers; and
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June 11, 2008
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Tulips or carnations? As children and hubbies honour mom with flowers on Sunday, there is another question to consider: What kind of mom is she? Authors and mommy bloggers have coined a smattering of labels to help you narrow it down.
The National Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson outlines a list of possibilities:
Like a helicopter, this mom hovers. She rarely lets her child out of sight, and is always on hand to swoop in and play Mrs. Fix-it. The notion was coined as far back as 1969, but was popularized with the 1990 book ParWWWenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility.
This mom gets out in front and clears the way for her child. She frantically rushes ahead and sweeps the path clean of obstacles, both minor and major.
She is also called a Lawnmower Mom, for she, too, mows the way.
This is the mother who sends newspaper clippings of local crime reports in the mail, reminding even her grown children of the dangers at bay. She is the Helicopter Mom on steroids, smothering not hovering. Monkey bars? No way. A two-wheeler? Not without armour. A new girlfriend? Fine, but she will join the family for dinner tomorrow night.
Coined by Amy Chua in her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, this mom's growl matches her bite. No sleepovers. No boyfriends. Only perfection. If a child earns 99% on an exam, this mom asks, "Where's the other 1%?" and then grounds her child for poor performance.
The Panda Dad first emerged as a father's frustrated answer to Ms. Chua's Tiger Mom, but the concept can undoubtedly be applied to mothers, too. A Panda Parent is, as the original Panda Dad described in a Wall Street Journal article, "happy to parent with cuddliness, but not afraid to show some claw."
Lenore Skenazy popularized the term after she famously let her nine-year-old ride the New York City subway alone, and then wrote about it in the New York Times. Castigated, she nonetheless espouses this form of motherhood, which views children as chickens who deserve a life outside the cage.
This mom leaves room in the schedule for downtime to rest, and does not bend over backwards to enrich her children.
She patiently waits for her children to figure things out on their own. Says this slightly lackadaisical mom: They will get into college regardless.
This mom embodies what writer Tom Hodgkinson preaches in his book The Idle Parent: Why Less Means More When Raising Kids. She skips taking the kids to a theme park and instead takes an afternoon nap. She reads her favourite book to her kids at bedtime, rather than their favourite book. She believes that the happier she is, the happier her children will be -and she relishes in acting accordingly.
This mom will do whatever it takes to make sure her child does as he or she is told. Some moms might say, "I couldn't stop my son/daughter from __ ________ unless I literally sat on him/her." This mom would do just that.
This mom is strategic. She realizes that if she wants to get through to her child, a sit-down lecture is pretty well useless.
She knows that a "talk" goes best when her child is distracted by doing some other activity, say driving, loading the dishwasher or relaxing amid the "soothing rumble of the hot-tub jets," as single mother Julie Knight wrote in an article for Patch.com, in which she coined the term.


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Nottinghamshire's bowlers endured a long and frustrating day against a rampant Somerset top order, who reached a highly-impressive 445-2 declared on the third day of their LV= County Championship match against Somerset at Trent Bridge.
Three visiting players got into three figures, with Nick Compton making an unbeaten 204, Arul Suppiah contributed 124 and James Hildreth reached an unbeaten 102.
The only wicket to fall was that of Suppiah, who became Paul Franks' 500th first class victim.
"It's something I'm very proud of," said the 33 year old afterwards. "It's come on a difficult day when nothing much has gone for us. It's more of a solace to take away – it's certainly a day I'll remember and something I'll certainly look back on in a few years but it was in stark contrast to what has been a difficult day."
Notts had twelve overs to bat at the end of the day and they survived them with both Alex Hales and Neil Edwards remaining together on 47-0.
"We know what we've got to do with the bat," said Franks. "The captain has made it very clear to us all and we've got to take that responsibility and perform tomorrow."
Picking up from their overnight score of 78-1, Arul Suppiah and Nick Compton began the day in a very selective, watchful mode.
The first 45 minutes produced only 17 runs but then both batsmen began to pick up the tempo, as the first boundary arrived.
Compton reached his own fifty with a six off Patel and then Suppiah hit the spinner for two more – the first to bring up the 150 and the second to give Somerset the overall lead.
Suppiah's century arrived from 176 balls but he still had an appetite for more and sped away from his partner.
Despite their stodgy start to the session, exactly 100 runs had been added by the luncheon interval, with the pair having added 166 together in total.
They quickly went about their work in the early part of the afternoon, posting another fifty together before the breakthrough came.
Paul Franks' first wicket for the county had arrived on his debut in 1996. 198 matches later, he claimed his 500th with the dismissal of Suppiah, who edged to Hales at first slip.
In his next over it could have been a double celebration but Neil Edwards just couldn't scoop up another edge, this time from the bat of new man, James Hildreth – the ball just dying to hit the turf in front of the second slip.
At 240-2 the rain began to fall steadily and the players were ushered from the field, taking an early tea before returning at 3.30pm.
Only two deliveries needed to be bowled before Chris Read was given the option of a second new ball and he immediately accepted the invitation, bringing Fletcher and Phillips back into the attack.
The expected clatter of wickets failed to materialise as the runs began to come at an ever-increasing rate with both batsmen feeding on anything short or wide.
Compton's ton arrived in 241deliveries as he and Hildreth caressed the ball to all parts of the lush Trent Bridge surface.
There were few opportunities on ad decent surface, although Gurney was denied his first wicket for the county when Franks spilled Hildreth at third man.
The 400 came up in 106.2 overs, ensuring maximum points for the visitors. In contrast, Notts failed to claim a single bonus point from the contest.
Hildreth reached his hundred (112 balls) shortly before Compton reached his double (322 balls), at which point the declaration came, with Somerset 283 ahead.
Alex Hales and Neil Edwards took Notts to 47-0 at the close.
Nottinghamshire's bowlers endured a long and frustrating day against a rampant Somerset top order, who reached a highly-impressive 445-2 declared on the third day of their LV= County Championship match against Somerset at Trent Bridge.
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Shertok told a press conference that the Agency had never considered Transjordan's separation from Palestine to be permanent, and had "always hoped for an arrangement enabling Jewish colonization and joint Jewish-Arab enterprises there." He asserted that when certain clauses of the Mandate concerning the establishment of a Jewish National Home had been abolished with respect to Transjordan, Britain expressly stated that the abolition was only temporary.
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Often overlooked is the role that Italians played in the early days of jazz music. Nick LaRocca, Anthony Parenti, Frank Signorelli, Eddie Lang (Salvatore Massaro), Leon Roppolo, Adrian Rollini, Joe "Wingy" Manone, Phil Napoleon (Filippo Napoli), Jimmy Durante (yep, the great Schnozzola started out as a piano player), and the baddest jazz violin player of all time Joe Venuti. Here's a link to the Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and Their All-Star Orchestra page on the Red Hot Jazz Archive where you can listen to a number of selections. Not too shabby a line up with Venuti on violin, Lang on guitar, Benny Goodman on clarinet and Jack Teagarden on trombone and vocals. Make sure you listen to "After You've Gone" for a really hot violin solo by Venuti, and "Beale Street Blues" featuring some wonderful ensemble work and Jack T's funky vocal. You can also access the pages of the other musicians mentioned above for bios and full version songs.
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Teachers dream of footballers' pay
A teacher has been contrasting the bonus he received for 25 years' service to education with the £75,000 footballer Ryan Giggs earned per week.
Tim Marple recalled how the Manchester United and Wales winger got an extra £1m from his testimonial match last summer.
"At the same time I got a certificate for 25 years' teaching in Wolverhampton - and a bonus of £150," he said.
"That works out at £6 per year or £2 per term.
"One of my colleagues paid five terms' worth to go and see Giggs."
'I want my life back'
Mr Marple told the NASUWT teachers' union conference in Scarborough: "Who is the better role model - the professional footballer or a teacher?"
He said it had made him so angry he wrote a letter of complaint to the Education Secretary, Estelle Morris.
Proposing a resolution on teacher shortages, Jacqui Simpson from Birmingham complained of a "downward spiral of piecemeal strategies" from government aimed at tackling the problem.
She recalled the sort of comments teachers made to her as they struggled with their workload: "I want my life back", "My marriage is beginning to suffer", "I never see my little girl".
"Teachers are voting with their feet and leaving the classroom, often without jobs or a pension to go to - this is how desperate they are to get out," she said.
Figures showed that 30% of trained teachers never entered a classroom and another 20% left within three years.
The answer was to make teaching an attractive job again by cutting workload, tackling indisicipline, reviewing "the bureaucratic burden" and rewarding teachers well for the job they did - without their "jumping through the hoop" onto the new, performance-related pay scale.
The problems with the operation of that scheme, now in its second year, were raised by another conference delegate in a question and answer session with the visiting Education Minister, Stephen Timms.
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Mandy Carter, from Worksop, said the previous education secretary, David Blunkett, had promised her more than £30,000 if she went onto the new pay scale.
"My head teacher now tells me the school can't afford to pay all the teachers that have met their performance management objectives," she said.
"Why have I been let down so badly?" she asked, to loud applause from the conference hall.
The mood turned to derision when Mr Timms said that it had always been made clear that performance-related payments would be "discretionary".
He said talks were still going on about how much money would be available to fund the system next year with the head teacher associations in England and Wales - which are threatening industrial action on the issue.
The NASUWT leader, Nigel de Gruchy, said performance pay schemes the world over had foundered when there was not the money to support them.
Any such scheme "must imply an open cheque", he said.
"Otherwise it will disappear into the obscurity and oblivion it undoubtedly deserves."
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Any discussion of the Cleveland Browns' 17-6 win over Cincinnati on Sunday has to begin with the Browns defense.
Emboldened by their success in limiting Minnesota star Adrian Petersen to 88 yards rushing, the Browns limited Cincinnati's Giovani Bernard and BenJarvus Green-Ellis to 50 yards on 16 carries.
"The thing is, our front seven, they can control the run," cornerback Joe Haden told the team's website.
Haden and the Cleveland defensive backs did their jobs as well, as the Bengals' top wideout, A.J. Green, was limited to 51 yards on seven receptions.
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton completed 23-of-42 passes, and like Christian Ponder of Minnesota one week earlier, he did not throw a touchdown pass.
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Did the Packers offer Favre a bribe to stay at home?
GREEN BAY -- If a broadcast report turns out to be true, the Green Bay Packers' desperation over the Brett Favre situation will have hit an all-time high. Or low, depending on your perspective.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell chose not to rule on soon-to-be unretired Favre's reinstatement application Wednesday, in hopes that Favre and his current -- or possibly former -- team could reach some sort of accord in their continuing standoff.
After flying to Hattiesburg, Miss., late Tuesday night, Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy spent almost nine hours meeting Wednesday with Favre's agent, James "Bus" Cook, and several news outlets reported that part of the negotiations included the idea of paying Favre to stay home.
Citing sources familiar with the talks between Murphy and Cook, WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee reported that Murphy offered Favre a financial package -- $20 million over the next 10 years -- to stay retired. The Green Bay Press-Gazette later reported on its Web site that a source close to Favre said the team "raised the possibility" of paying Favre a substantial salary to stay retired. If the WTMJ-TV report proves true, "the PR hit would be disastrous," a league source said Wednesday night.
Talk of the financial settlement offer spread along the sideline at practice Wednesday night, prompting coach Mike McCarthy to open his post-practice sideline briefing shortly after 9 p.m. by by saying, "Breaking news from practice, huh? I don't have any information, I'll just be up front about it. I haven't talked to Mark Murphy, so (the public-relations staff) just told me about the story that's out there. I don't have anything for you. I wish I did."
Murphy, who did not speak to reporters gathered at Austin Straubel airport awaiting his arrival, then released the following statement about 20 minutes later: "I was in Hattiesburg today and had a nice visit with Brett Favre. We discussed a number of topics not related to football, including Brett's long-term relationship with the Packers. I consider our conversation to be confidential and am going to be respectful of Brett and his family and keep the details private. (General manager) Ted (Thompson) and Mike are going to continue to work on the football side of this issue. They have my full support."
Thompson did not return a message left with him Wednesday afternoon.
After emerging from his office around 6 p.m., Cook called the discussions "amicable," but Cook also said "it's a very good possibility" that Favre will report to camp on Friday. Today is one of McCarthy's designated "recovery" days on which the players have meetings and walk-throughs but no on-field practice time. The team returns to public practice Friday with workouts at 8:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
"We're going to do whatever Brett wants to do," Cook said.. "And right now his intention is to go back to Green Bay and play football."
Because the Packers are at the 80-man roster limit, they would have to make a corresponding move to make room for him. His $12 million base salary for 2008 would also come onto their books, although the Packers have plenty of cap space to accomodate him.
After Favre completed his regular morning workout with the Oak Grove High School football team and ran the stairs of the stadium with his wife, Deanna, Favre, Murphy and Cook met at Cook's office around 9:30 a.m. Favre then left the meeting without commenting around 12:30 p.m.. while Murphy and Cook continued to talk after the quarterback's departure..
"He would love to go back to Green Bay. That's why he started working out," Cook said. "But right now, it looks like he'll be the quarterback at Oak Grove High School."
Favre filed his reinstatement paperwork on Tuesday with the league office, and since Goodell has said in the past that he would grant Favre's reinstatement, it was a mild surprise that the commissioner held off on rubber-stamping Favre's return.
"The commissioner is taking no action today," NFL senior vice president of media relations Greg Aiello wrote in an e-mail. "He wants to give both the Packers and Brett an appropriate amount of time to make decisions, including decisions impacting the team's roster and salary cap. When Brett is reinstated by the commissioner, we will announce it."
Once the league officially reinstates Favre, who tearfully announced his retirement after 17 NFL seasons on March 6, the Packers will have 24 hours to release him, trade him or put him back on the roster.
After the Packers' morning practice, McCarthy said he "was not part of" any conversations before Murphy's Mississippi mission and that he was trying to focus solely on football despite what he acknowledged has become a distraction.
Asked whether Favre is still welcome at Lambeau Field regardless of the meeting, McCarthy replied,
"Absolutely. I can't control what the perception is, but in the locker room, no one dislikes Brett Favre. That's not the opinion at all and that's not the opinion that we want expressed. I've said it before and I'll just say it again: He was a big part of our history. And with him reinstating and coming here, he'll be a part of our future."
"(The distraction) is there. I'm not going to deny that. But our direction has been set. We have said it over and over again how we're moving forward, and that's our plan. If he's part of that locker room, we'll have plan for that. If he's not, we'll continue the way we've been going all week."
Youngsters could suffer: If Favre does in fact end up reporting to camp -- and actually ends up practicing -- the development of rookie quarterbacks Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn could be part of the collateral damage.
"If they get less reps, it's going to be harder, but that's a hypothetical situation. I'm not really sure what's happening," quarterbacks coach Tom Clements said between practices Wednesday. "I'm not prepared to say what we'll do at this point."
McCarthy has said several times in the past few days that the Packers will "have a practice plan" for Favre if and when he passes his physical and the conditioning test administered to all players before they are cleared to practice.
McCarthy has refused to divulge what that plan entails, however. Currently, the Packers use a 3-2-1 set-up for six-play increments: Rodgers, as the starter, gets three reps; Brohm, as the backup, gets two; Flynn, as the No. 3, gets one.
"During the course of the training camp, (Brohm and Flynn) are going to get X-number of reps, whatever that is," Clements said. "If we have different numbers in a period during practice, we'll adjust those."
Granted, if Favre returned and was installed as Rodgers' primary backup, or took over as the starter despite the club's insistence that it is "moving forward," one could reasonably argue that the position would be improved in the short-term with the 17-year NFL veteran in the mix.
However, the Packers are high on both Brohm, their second-round pick, and Flynn, their seventh-round pick, and Favre's return could stunt their growth long-term.
If Favre isn't traded or released and remains on the team when the regular season begins, the Packers surely won't keep four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster -- especially after making do with just two for most of last season -- and Flynn would be the odd man out.
It's possible the team could stash Flynn on the practice squad, but there'd be a significant risk that another club would see his potential and snap him up on waivers.
While unwilling to discuss hypotheticals, Clements did suggest a scenario where Rodgers and Brohm could get the requisite snaps while Favre's were limited because of his experience.
"The starter would always get the same number of reps," Clements said. "I'm not talking about what we'd do here, but other teams, depending on who the guys are, if they have a 15-year veteran on the squad (as the one backup) and a first-year guy (as the other), they might give the first-year guy a lot of reps even though the veteran's going to be No. 2. Because a veteran might not need a lot of reps to get ready. It's just going to depend on who you have and what their levels of experience are."
For their parts, both Brohm and Flynn said they can only focus on what they're doing and not concern themselves with the ramifications of Favre's impending return.
"I don't think about it. I really don't. If I worry about stuff like that, then I'm not going to be able to perform the best I can," Flynn said. "Right now, I'm a rookie. You have to start somewhere. And in order for me to achieve my goal of becoming a long-time quarterback in the NFL, I can't worry about things. I have to try to progress myself as a quarterback and try to get better each practice, because I believe my best football is in front of me.
"I have a hard head. I don't let things sink in and get to me. I just stay calm and do what I can do. When there's things that you can't control, why worry about it? Just worry about yourself."
Said Brohm: "I've never met Brett. Obviously if he comes back and that's what the Packers decide to do, I'm going to try to learn as much as possible from him. Anytime you can learn from a future Hall of Famer, I think it's always a plus."
Grant keeps working: Unsigned halfback Ryan Grant might be out of sight, but he's not out of mind -- and unlikely to be out of shape, too, whenever he does come to camp. Running backs coach Edgar Bennett said he talked on Tuesday to Grant, who is home in New York working out with his own training staff and waiting for the Packers to improve their contract offer.
"He's doing two-a-days, (too). He's probably doing four-a-days," said Bennett, who has been telling Grant various drills to do so he doesn't fall behind. "He has our schedule and for the most part, when we're out on the field, he's out on the field in New York working with his trainers. He's basically in our routine, our schedule."
On guard: McCarthy has been talking constantly about pad level being too high and footwork being off, and that's true at left guard, too, where Daryn Colledge and Allen Barbre are rotating and competing. The two are alternating padded practices, so Barber worked with the 1s in the morning practice while Colledge was back with the 1s at night. So far, neither has done anything to distinguish himself.
Campen mum on Favre talk: Offensive line coach James Campen was available to reporters for the first time since Favre talked about Campen's role in the team's efforts to prevent Favre's comeback bid, and he chose his words carefully when asked if he'd been put in a tough spot. "My personal conversations with Brett were personal and confidential, and will remain personal and confidential, even though (our recollections of them) may differ," said Campen, who twice went to Favre's home in Mississippi to talk to his friend. "At this point, it's an organizational issue, and I'm not going to comment on it."
Useful advice: There is no practice Thursday. The team will lift, have meetings, do a walkthrough in the gym and then listen to their guest speaker. "(Former White House press secretary) Ari Fleischer is coming. And he was booked a long time ago," McCarthy said with a laugh. "We're going to get our money's worth out of him, I guarantee you that."
Z_boy | July 31, 2008 at 12:27 p.m. (report)
For Favre, this isn't about money. This is about Favre not knowing what to do with his life without football. It's about feeding the monkey on his back addiction of his craving for the fame, the spotlights, and the fan worship. It's about Favre wanting to be "The Man," as opposed to Favre the retired football player who just sits at home watching television and waiting for that once a week lawn mowing session. I joke about it, but I do believe it's true. There is a real addiction that people like Favre, Michael Jordan, Ali and others succumb to that's a hard habit to kick.
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yinger73 | July 31, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. (report)
Isn't calling this a bribe a bit strong Wilde? I could call it a severance package and that would be more correct than calling it a bribe. Several if not all large corporations will pay people (especially top performers/executives) in the corporation to leave when their services are no longer required. That's called severance pay. The Packers are certainly a large corporation and Favre is a top performer whose services are no longer required.
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RBurns | July 31, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. (report)
Lifetime Packer fan, but I've never felt worse about this organization. They should take Brett back but have him commit to 2 years. Pay Rodgers extra $$ to sit on the bench instead of paying Brett to sit at home (this is insane). If we lose Rodgers and only have Brohm and Flynn as back-ups to Brett, we're still better off than having Rodgers and the 2 rookie back-ups.
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Dusty_Bottoms | July 31, 2008 at 9:24 a.m. (report)
I actually wrote a ridiculously long post yesterday for JSOnline (except it wouldn't let me sign up to post it so I never did). The gist, in trying to figure out why the Packers are so dead-set against bringing Favre back, was that they have three years invested in Rodgers, plus two pretty decent rookies. Not a bad QB stable for the long haul. If Favre comes back, you most likely lose one rookie right away, plus Rodgers probably walks at the end of this year. So at the end of this season, they're down to Brohm. (And maybe Favre with yet another "will he or won't he retire" scenario). This article reinforces my theory. But why won't they just tell us that, for the love of Pete?
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sijan_heights | July 31, 2008 at 1:21 a.m. (report)
This is all so surreal. The whole thing pains me. Favre has placed the entire organization in a no win predicament which is totally at odds with his "team first" reputation. I can't believe I'm expressing this sentiment in public, but maybe it's time for the Packers to swindle some other team in a Herschel Walker/John Hadl style trade. Thanks for all of the memories up till you sent the plane back in March after you re-retired Brett.
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The Detroit Free Press reports Thursday the Queen of Soul owes a total of $19,192 in back taxes on the property through 2007. She says she plans to pay up and reclaim it by a March 31 deadline.
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Erika Donald will arrive at work shortly after dawn today to prepare for the busiest weekday afternoon of her life. The general manager of Playground Bar and Lounge, 278 E. Congress St., will spend the morning stocking provisions — including an important shipment.
"A lot of beer," Donald said. "American beer."
World Cup fever has bitten Americans hard — think Luis Suarez tucking into a T-Bone steak — and Tucson, Arizona's longtime soccer hotspot, is eating it up.
Playground was packed to capacity for the United States' first three World Cup games, and figures to be jammed again for today's 1 p.m. round-of-16 match against Belgium.
Just east of Playground, the venerable Rialto Theatre at 318 E Congress St. will open its doors — and lower its projection screen — to fans of all ages.
Hi Fi Kitchen and Cocktails, another downtown hot spot at 345 E. Congress St., is taking reservations for one of the biggest matches in U.S. history.
The Americans can advance to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2002 and second time since World War II with a win today over Belgium.
The big games means big business for local bars, clubs and restaurants, many of which struggle during Tucson's long, hot, student-less summers. Curtis McCrary, the Rialto's executive director, said the crowds — and revenue — have been "a pleasant surprise."
More than 750 fans crammed into the downtown venue for the Americans' pool-play draw with Portugal. McCrary is expecting an even larger crowd today.
He chuckled when asked if today might mark the busiest Tuesday afternoon in the Rialto's history. The theater drew standing-room only crowds for matinees in the 1920s and 30s, he said, but has since hosted mostly evening events.
Playground, home of the local chapter of the American Outlaws fan club and FC Tucson's Cactus Pricks, has become one of Tucson's most popular soccer spots. More than 1,500 Budweiser and Bud Light cans were sold during the U.S.-Portugal match, Donald said. The drink selections were both patriotic and pragmatic — the bar has been offering specials on the stuff throughout the tournament.
Those fans might be surprised to know that Budwesier is owned by Anheuser Busch InBev, a company that is — wait for it — part Belgian, part Brazilian and part American. Busch's parent company produces Stella Artois, the Belgian pilsner that has been brewed in Leuven since 1926.
While "The King of Beers" now bows to King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Belgian waffles are actually an American food, made popular following the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, New York.
Nevertheless, Waffle House — which has five Tucson locations — declared war with the fluffy breakfast staple Monday.
"We don't believe in Belgium waffles," read a bold (but misspelled) statement on the chain's Twitter account.
Neither do locals. A manager at Mays Counter, 2945 E. Speedway, reiterated Monday that the restaurant's waffles are uniquely American. The idea of fried chicken on top of breakfast might sound foreign, sure, but the dish's roots are down home.
Tucson's gastronomical melting pot will be home to watch parties today, whether it's at the English-themed Frog and Firkin on University Avenue or at restaurants (like El Charro and Sir Veza's) that boast Mexican fare and flair.
The biggest contradiction of all lies in U.S. fans, who — despite access to cable boxes, satellite dishes, internet streams and smartphones — will watch today's match packed shoulder to shoulder, Bud Lights in hand, remembering a soccer past that never really existed.
"Sports are like that," McCrary said. "It's a spectator event. You go there to cheer on your team, when you're attending it live, and the same logic still holds when you're watching it at a bar with supporters, opponents or whatever.
"Anyone who is even casually a fan wants to be there with their fellow countrymen to support the team that's representing them in this amazing worldwide event. It transcends all other divisions we have in terms of class or political alignment. …
"It's an 'everyone' phenomenon."
And it's good for business, said Playground's Donald, asked whether she'll be rooting for the United States, in part to keep the party going.
"Of course," she said. "That's a silly question."


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I'm typically more a "smell the roses," take one's time and savor the game type who doesn't see the point in "speed runs" to beat a video game in rapid fashion. That being said, there's no way I could avoid being taken with YouTube user sourceruns wrecking "Portal" in less than the time it takes to prepare a Papa Murphy's pizza.
One must take the nature of VALVE's puzzler phenomenon into consideration to really appreciate the virtuosity at play here. The puzzles never change, so there's a certain advantage of memorization. The whole deceptively taxing objective is to use two gun-fired portals to navigate through a series of rooms by placing cubes onto pressure plates to open the door to the next area. Play through it enough times, and the player recalls the solution to each room quicker than Paul McCartney remembers the chords to "Hey Jude."
That notwithstanding, get a load of how swiftly each room is navigated. The description claims that there were no hacks or cheats used in making this video, and that looks believable. It makes it all the more impressive that if you try to blink an eyelash out of your eye, you could miss a good two rooms being cleared. Considering some of the physics and timing that have to be considered for some puzzles, it's a noteworthy feet.
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CMT Kicks off 'Your Chance to Dance' Series, 7/23
Now fans have the opportunity to pay tribute to their favorite well-known dance routines from videos, television shows and movies in the new, ten episode series, YOUR CHANCE TO DANCE, premiering Friday, July 23 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. Each one-hour episode, hosted by TV personality Mark L. Walberg, features five contestants putting their unique spin on popular video dance moves before a live studio audience, who then votes to determine which contestant will win the $10,000 prize.
"Our viewers are avid music fans and love to be entertained," said Claire McCabe, vice president, original programming and development, CMT. "This series gives them the opportunity to combine both music and dancing as they enjoy paying tribute to their favorite dance scenes from all formats. From Dierks Bentley's 'Sideways' to Rihanna's 'Umbrella' to the infamous dance scene 'You're The One That I Want' from the movie Grease - this show is all about viewers cutting loose and having a good time."
"YOUR CHANCE TO DANCE is ultimately a celebration of those memorable pop culture dances that we all love," said Phil Gurin, president of The Gurin Company. "We are pleased to partner with CMT again on a high-energy, family friendly, music-filled competition show."
Taped in Los Angeles, YOUR CHANCE TO DANCE features contestants competing as singles, couples and groups against one another as they pay tribute to well-known dance routines. These amateur dancers hope to prove to the studio audience that they deserve to dance away with the $10,000 prize. To submit audition footage and for more details, visit www.cmt.com You can also follow the show at http://www.facebook.com/YourChanceToDance and www.twitter.com/CMTshows
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Selena Gomez won two, Justin Bieber won one and loads of slime while Taylor Swift was personally honored by the First Lady.READ MORE
Selena Gomez won two, Justin Bieber won one and loads of slime while Taylor Swift was personally honored by the First Lady.READ MORE
The former 'Larry King Live' host tells his celebrity guests on 'Dinner with the Kings' that he wants to be frozen when he dies, hoping 'they'll find whatever I died of and they'll bring me back.'READ MORE
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TOP STORY >> Sherwood to take on big debt with course
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It took just 13 minutes Monday evening for the Sherwood City Council to condemn and take control of the defunct 106-acre North Hills County Club.
In voting for the use of eminent domain, the council allowed for no public input from the packed, standing room only chamber room, admonish those there for not entrusting them and saddled the city with an unknown debt that could hit $9 million or more by the time the property is paid off.
The move, according to the owners, will not affect the lawsuit they have against the city for placing a building moratorium on the property early last year which prevents a sale of the property
Mayor Virginia Hillman, who does not have any veto power and can only vote when there is a tie told the council that a large number of residents were against condemnation. She made it clear in her mayoral campaign last summer that she would like the city to have the property, but the decision should be let to a vote of the people.
Alderman Charlie Harmon made it clear that a vote was unnecessary and even usurped the powers and duties of the council. We make these tough decisions and are elected by the people to make them. We would go broke if we held special elections all the time, he said. The alderman went on to say that the council decided to finance and build the recreation center and the senior center without a vote of the people.
He even added that no one in Gravel Ridge wanted to see the closed golf course turned into a residential subdivision. Yet no one publicly brought that issue up at any of the three annexation meetings held the past two months. All aldermen voted for the condemnation ordinance except Alderman Sheila Ulcer who abstained.
The ordinance stated that it has been determined that the area of the city commonly known as North Hills Country Club should be preserved as a public park, including green space, and for other public purposes to be developed, including without limitation, parks , recreational facilities, hiking/biking trails and other purposes for the betterment of the city.
The ordinance retains the same law firm that condemned property on the south side of the Arkansas River years ago for the building of the Clinton Library, and called the need to acquire the property a necessity for the best interests of the citizens of Sherwood.
Using this method of condemnation allows the city to take possession of the property immediately and then the fair market price is determined in court at a later date. Appraisals vary from a city-funded study that said the land, as a golf course, was worth $2.2 million, to the county tax rolls which has the property appraised at more than $3 to a one-time firm offer of $5.1 million to an owner-funded appraisal of $5.5 million.
Whatever amount the court decides on will be funded through the citys facilities board which would go out and get the loan for the court determined cost, which may also include the current owners expenses and legal fees, and the city would make monthly mortgage payments on that amount.
If the cost was $2.2 million, at 7 percent over 20 years, the total cost would actually be $3.7, according to a local mortgage bank. A court-agreed price around $5 million could escalate the final cost to more than $9 million.
That amount, no matter what it turns out to be, will be paid off in monthly payments of $15,000 or more per month. But on top of that the city will have to invest in repairing or remodeling the golf course property into whatever it determines it want the land to be. The city must also pay to renovate or tear down the current club house, tennis courts, other buildings and the pool.
Alderman Becki Vassar called the condemnation vote great for the city.
Even though Vassar lives off the golf course, on Putters Cove, and has a view of the acreage she saw no conflict of interest.
Sherwood resident Julann Carney, a real estate broker, disagreed. If her golf course view becomes another subdivision it would affect the value of her home. She has a vested interest in this, and although her vote, and that of some of the other alderman may be legal, it was not morally right. Our aldermen need to be above reproach, Carney said.
Sherwood resident Doris Anderson, along with other are equally upset with the way the aldermen decided to come up with the ordinance. They did it at a deposition workshop Thursday with no one from the press or the public present, she explained.
Carney added that theyll say the press was invited, but they dont have the people to send to a workshop about how to answer questions at a deposition. There is no story there, but they used that workshop to discuss city business, she said. Its just not right, Anderson said.
On Friday, Vassar said the aldermen decided at the workshop that using its eminent domain authority and condemning the property was the fastest, most economical and most beneficial for all of Sherwood if we were going to have to spend the money anyway.
This way we are not looking at 203 homes on the property, but probably not a golf course either, but desired green space. We just need to save it, she said.
Vassar explained that if a subdivision was built on the property it would cost the city about $2 million or so to upgrade sewer lines, other utilities and area streets. The aldermen agreed that if they were going to have to spend that kind of money, the city should just go ahead and buy it.
In early January, Club Properties, the owners presented a subdivision plan to the Sherwood Planning Commission to have 92 acres of the golf course property rezoned to allow the company to build 203 homes on the property. The plan met fierce opposition from the commission and was tabled indefinitely.
We needed to do something, Rodgers explained back in December, rather than just sit here on the property.
Since the citys imposed building moratorium expired in October, there has been a lot of interest in the property. Weve gotten a lot of calls, but no one has come forth, so we decided to go forward.


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What drew me to the field of higher education--and to Oberlin, in particular--is the prospect of sharing my love of learning with students across the world. Oberlin's vibrant, close-knit, collaborative, engaged community is constantly inspiring me to do and be more. I love sharing the stories of this campus and student body with prospective students and their parents.
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Hey all! It's about that time when I get my first car! I've been looking around online and whatnot, and I found that I would be able to afford a 2007 BMW 328i, either a sedan or a coupe, and I REALLY like how it looks.
Of course, I'm still new to the whole performance car thing (and cars in general). From what I understand from the searches I've done, it's probably not going to kill a BMW by using normal fuel, but it's HIGHLY recommended to use premium fuel. Also, BMW's have higher maintenance and repair costs (oil changes are like $7 a quart, and 10 quarts are needed for an oil change?).
Is that right?
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1. Do actual dealerships (Nissan, etc) and just used car dealers operate under the same standards (regulations, etc)? Would you recommend buying from an actual dealership or a used dealer?
2. Up to how many miles would buying a used car still be worth it?
3. Generally, do used dealers offer warranties or anything of the sort?
Also, do used dealers do extensive checks on the cars they sell? Or do they just buy and then sell them?
4. Are there any "chain" used car dealerships that are well known and reliable, as well as trustable?
5. Finally, I have heard about buying cars from rental places. Does this really work? Is this a good idea? I am somewhat hesitant about buying a rental car.
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This private Sri Lanka tour is ideal for travelers who have limited time but want to experience many of the highlights of the country, such as riding an elephant, climbing the Sigiriya rock citadel, visiting the Temple of the Tooth and staying at a tea plantation in the Hill Country.
Begin in Colombo, the vibrant capital of Sri Lanka. Stay in the former mansion of Sri Lanka's most famous political family, and tour the city's historic sites, bustling markets and interesting neighborhoods.
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Tour the ancient Buddhist city of Polonnaruwa to see ruined palaces and temples, and monumental sculptures carved in stone. Visit Sigiriya, an ancient rock citadel that is Sri Lanka's most spectacular site. See the Sigiriya Damsels frescoes, which were painted on the rock walls centuries ago, and climb to the top of the rock to explore the ruins of a fifth-century palace and take in panoramic views over farmland, forest, lakes and mountains. In nearby Dambulla, tour impressive cave temples filled with Buddhist sculpture and vibrant religious paintings.
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