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POTTSTOWN Ś When it comes to walking to school, the folks at Lincoln Elementary School really ōwalk the walk.ö
ThatÆs what they were doing Wednesday morning when they celebrated International Walk to School Day by meeting up at the Memorial Park spray park and walking the eight blocks to their school together.
Of course, they had company, including parents, teachers, Principal Calista Boyer and Pottstown Police Capt. Robert Thomas.
ōI think itÆs good and I donÆt see why they shouldnÆt,ö Thomas said. ōWhen I was their age, we walked to school every day. There were crossing guards, we paid attention, the parents went with you. It was good, that was the culture. We didnÆt have a bus to ride.ö
ōItÆs such a good idea, we are promoting healthy exercise,ö said Boyer. ōWe learned a lot of things from the Montgomery County Health Department. They taught us to walk to school safely, not to walk between cars.ö
Those safety lessons are taken to heart by fourth graders Erynn Dunning, Riley Willett and Farid Gass, who are among the legion of district student safety monitors who man the corners nearest the districtÆs four elementary schools.
ōWeÆre here to teach people how to stay safe,ö said Erynn.
ōBecause some people just run out into the street,ö added Riley.
ōWe teach them to stay between the white lines when crossing,ö Farid concluded.
In addition to staying safe, County health department employee Brandi Chawaga helped the crowd get active.
She pointed out that the federal Centers for Disease Control recommends children get 60 minutes of physical activity each day ōand the good news is that includes walking to school, that includes recess, it all adds up to making the body healthy and the mind active.ö
That activity started with warm-up exercises the 50 or so children, parents and teachers who gathered together for the walk.
The exercises were led by Aaron Christ and Shawn Talarico of Fresh Start Fitness in Gilbertsville and included exercises like jumping around, jumping jacks and squats; all of which the children undertook enthusiastically and some of the adults undertook with decidedly less enthusiasm.
ōLincoln is a walking school!ö Boyer shouted to the group as they started off, crossing Manatawny Street and heading down Second Street.
They were not, of course, the only Pottstown school to be participating.
All school buildings except the high school had walk-to-school activities underway Wednesday and Franklin Elementary School Principal Kevin Downes was spotted taking pictures with a group of students making their way up North Evans Street Wednesday morning.
Each school had a staging post for buses and parents to drop off their children and a specific route they used to walk to school, accompanied by police officers, teachers and parents.
Each of the five schools received a $2,000 grant from the National Center for Safe Routes to School and ōwe decided to put that money towards supporting Walk to School Day,öDavid Genova, the Pottstown School DistrictÆs Wellness Coordinator, wrote in an email to The Mercury.
According to Genova, Rupert, Barth and Franklin schools were being helped in their efforts by Michele Barrett, Berks CountyÆs Safe Routes to School coordinator.
At Lincoln, the Montgomery County Health Department not only provided Lincoln students with pedestrian safety education, but also helped jump-start a three-week walking challenge.
ōWe donÆt want this to be a once and done thing and thatÆs all there is to it,ö said Genova. ōWe want walking to school to be routine, something that happens every day.ö
He added that ōwe chose to focus on Lincoln because it has the highest percentage of student walkers of all of our schools.ö
Walk to School Day was established in the United States in 1997 by the Partnership for Walkable America, a national alliance of public and private organizations committed to making walking safe, easy and more enjoyable.
Walk to School Day activities in Pottstown took on particular significance in light of the ambitious $3 million proposal to repair sidewalks and install bike lanes throughout the town as part of an effort to establish ōSafe Routes to Schools.ö
The idea, presented to borough council in June by Superintendent Jeff Sparagana, is to combine state transportation funding and seek funding from the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation as a match to undertake the upgrades, which would include repairing numerous damaged borough sidewalks at no cost to property owners.
In fact, as the walkers were making their way to their prospective schools Wednesday, Sparagana and several other administrators were making their way to Norristown to present the Safe Routes to Schools plan to the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
Walking to school, or riding a bike, is part of a broader school district initiative to incorporate the idea of physical fitness into its curriculum because studies have shown that being physically active throughout the school day actually helps student learning.
In addition to walking to school, the district now also encourages teachers to take regular ōbrain breaksö from instruction for one or two-minute physical activities to get the blood pumping to their brain.
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Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 3.5 million visitors during Tet Lunar New Year this year, an increase of three times compared to last year.
The Flower Street was open to public 14 hours a day, with more than 500,000 visitors streaming in each day to enjoy the spectacular display of flowers.
The street shut down at 10 pm on January 26. After sanitary workers completed the cleanup of the area, the street re-opened for normal traffic at 6 am on January 27.
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Johannesburg - The One-Day Cup match between the Dolphins and the Highveld Lions was called off without a ball bowled at Kingsmead, in Durban, on Wednesday.
The Dolphins won the toss and chose to bat, but the players were kept off the field by persistent rain, and the match officials called off the game three hours after the scheduled start.
Both sides picked up two points, with the Lions drawing further clear at the top of the table, stretching their lead to eight points over the second-placed Titans, who held a game in hand.
The Dolphins remained in third place, lying one point behind the Titans, after their second abandoned match in six one-day games this season.
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Werder Bremen coach Robin Dutt believes his side have a lot going for them ahead of the start of the Bundesliga season.
Bremen have struggled in recent seasons, only just avoiding relegation.
That has led to an air of pessimism, which Dutt believes is unwarranted for a club of Bremen's size, whose sights should be a lot higher.
"Werder Bremen are being made out to be too small," he said in the Kreiszeitung Syke newspaper.
"I do believe that, with the opportunities we've got here, we have got what it takes to challenge."
Dutt, though, was at pains not to raise expectation levels too much, adding that a place in Europe next season was not a realistic objective.
"It would be a big surprise," he said. "For that to happen, really so much would have to come together.
"We could do without any injury misfortune and the players would have to develop in the best possible way, and one or two of our rivals would have had to fail with their transfers."


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i found one for 199 local shop is this a good price
At that price I would be asking what is wrong with the rifle that it is selling that cheap. So what is wrong with it? Beat up stock, won't fire, barrel bent?
it is a montana and is says used but has not even one scratch
Check it over and inspect it very carefully, especially the bolt action, chamber and barrel. Hell take somebody with you that may be more familiar with what to look for in a used rifle if need be.
Then, if all is well and your satisfied, give the man the money, thank him, walk out, and don't look back. That is a helluva price for that rifle, if it is still in great shape. :cool:
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We could be the best team in the East when Granger comes back because of the way we are playing right now and Granger will get 10+ points a night and provide solid defense on Lebron and other top SFs.
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We could be the best team in the East when Granger comes back because of the way we are playing right now and Granger will get 10+ points a night and provide solid defense on Lebron and other top SFs.
I'm just trying to stay grounded right now because I never expected us to be 7 games over .500 at this point with Danny out and especially with Hill missing a few games.
I like what I saw with George on LeBron. I think it should stay that way until it stops working for us.
You know, with the development of PG and Lance, the Pacers always have the option of going small to match up with teams like the Heat as well. Last season in the playoffs, the Heat really gave the Pacers fits with their quickness, exploiting Hibbert in the PnR and spreading them out on defense with Battier on West.
A GHill/Lance/PG/Danny/Ian could really do some damage in spurts.
Danny coming back really opens up a lot of options with the lineup.
It's going to be interesting to see how George reverts back into the shooting guard role and who's going to be the focal point of the offense
Paul George
Danny Granger
I know it was mentioned in another thread, but I would LOVE to see Danny coming off the bench, at least to start with....Name ANYONE from any other team coming off the bench that could match up with him....Oh man oh man would that be SICK....You think that our bench extended our lead last night, you could ease Danny back into the rotation all the while giving our bench a certain upgrade over any other teams bench....
better enjoy it. and make the most of it while it last, won't last long. No way we can keep everyone long term unless we go really deep into the LT :cry::pessimist
Who'd have thought that Granger getting injured was a blessing in disguise?
With Granger out...it meant that PG was forced to step up and Vogel is forced to give Lance the necessary minutes to show him what he can do.
That leads me to the quote below.
But, I also wonder if Granger will actually return this year. We can all hope that his recovery is successful, and on schedule, but we all know that getting in shape and getting into NBA basketball shape are two different things. How long will it take? Anyone's guess is as good or better than mine.
First time poster here. I am a life long pacers fan, born and raised in Evansville. Granger is very overrated. Should cut granger and Hibbert and sign Solomon Alabi to a six year 25m contract. (He's a diamond in the rough, a Russell Wilson of the NBA).
I always felt Granger was overrated as he's not and never was a "superstar" player, despite perception here. Also, he was on a steady decline across the board the past few seasons. But with all that said, I'm excited about him rejoining the team, and I can definitely see him and PG excelling together. The only way it doesn't make the team significantly better is if Granger plays the way he did the first half of last year (shooting Hibbert percentages).
Oh, great, the "superstar" player argument again.
I've never talked to anyone that says Danny is a superstar. He's just a top 5-8 SF in this league.
I don't know why everyone is hot to send him out when there's no reason to think Granger won't be all about sharing the offensive load. In fact, Danny has ALWAYS come off as a team guy/greater good/winning as opposed to individual accolades.
6th MAN!!!
Im going to say this in both threads.
Isn't it great to have these problems? Such a change of pace for us Pacer fans!
Hey what's up guys? New Orleans hornets fan here and trying to get a feel on this trade. Me and a couple guys are debating on whether the pacers would do this trade. Granger for Gordon. Based upon Gordon and granger staying healthy for rest of season with no set backs. Gordon manning the sg spot with George playing the 3 seems like a dream come true for u guys if u ask me. Input from u guys is much appreciated and i got love for the pacers n colts. All my family is there in nap town and i was born in Marion county in st Francis hospital!!! Moved to n.o when I was just a baby so this is my home but got love for Indy. Thx y'all!!!


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"Yes, I'm still aroused. The only thing on my mind right now is driving straight home, getting in the shower, and, well, you don't need to hear the rest of that. That's only for me to know."
"I'll probably be doing the same thing," he said without thinking. "I mean...uh...I'm pretty tired and I want to go home as well."
She put her hands on her hips in a motherly fashion. "You're going to masturbate thinking about this aren't you?"
"I guess there's no point in denying it."
Without saying another word, Dr. Ledgard let the medical gown fall to the floor and she stood naked in front of her son once again. His eyes marveled at her body and she was completely unabashed.
"Consider this a freebie for being such a helpful hand today. Enjoy it before I put my clothes back on."
"Wait," he said as she attempted to put on a bra. "We've already seen each other in extremely intimate situations, and we're both going to go home and do the same thing. So do you think we could have one more moment between us?"
"Another moment? What do you mean?"
"Do you think maybe we can help each other with our needs? I know it's crazy, but the lab is empty and no one is going to find out."
She paused and gave it a serious thought. "You know, when the vibrator broke and you had to use your hand on me, I actually preferred your touch over the machine. With all of this technology, I've realized that I've lost sight of certain things. These sex toys can do a lot, but they can't replace a human touch."
"I agree. When I tried out your sex toy, feeling your tongue was the best part."
"So we're in agreement," she said with an eyebrow raised. "I feel your skin, you feel mine. We'll get these crazy feelings out of our system. Agreed?"
"Do you even need to ask? I think you should already know the answer."
Dr. Ledgard smiled and tossed her bra to the floor. She walked over to her son, and without giving him any directions, she started to undress him. It wasn't long before the both of them were standing completely naked before each other.
"What next?" he asked.
"Lean back on the lounge chair. It's my turn to do all the work. You deserve it."
Robert obediently did as he was told and leaned back on the couch where his mother had recently orgasmed. His throbbing hard cock was pointed straight up in the air and was desperately waiting to be satisfied. He watched as his highly educated and respectable mother opened her legs and positioned herself over his cock.
She slowly lowered herself down, and Robert used one hand to hold his erection straight up in the air so that it would enter his mother's vagina. A feeling of warmth came over his body as the tip of his penis touched her moist vaginal opening. Her vagina provided more than enough natural lubrication for an easy entry. She continued lowering herself and his cock slid all the way in. Her entire body weight was rested on his lap.
"God that feels so good," he moaned.
"You've earned it. Now let's see if I can finally get rid of what those pheromones have done to me."
Dr. Ledgard wrapped her arms around her son's neck and she slowly started to gyrate her hips. They were face-to-face and looked each other straight in the eyes. Once her vaginal muscles became accustomed to having a hard cock inside, she began to pick up speed. Before long she found herself riding her son's raging hard cock. She bounced up and down in a way she had never done before. It was the most depraved and lust-filled sexual encounter she had ever had in her life, and with her own son at that.
Her newfound sexual cravings made for her forget about all of the taboos she was violating, and how prim & proper she was supposed to be. She didn't care about anything except for their sexual lust. She rode him so hard that the expensive and highly advanced laboratory was filled with lewd sounds of them fucking. Rhythmic slappings echoed, and so did the noises of her wet vagina being fucked.
"I need to cum!!" Amanda cried, almost in a hypnotic state. "I need to cum so bad!!!"
Fluids once again flowed out of her vagina and onto the floor. Her nipples were harder than they've ever been before, and every muscle in her vagina began to contract. Robert came at the exact same time, shooting load after load of his cum inside of his mother's body. They both breathed uncontrollably as they satisfied their lust for each other.
When it was over, they both collapsed onto the couch for several minutes with their sweat and orgasmic fluids everywhere.
"Are you okay mom?" he asked.
"Never been better. I don't think I'll ever be the same again," she replied jokingly.
She playfully slapped him on the chest and stood up as he stared at her naked body. She loved the fact that he never got tired of admiring her figure.
"What are you doing? I'm too weak to go anywhere."
She smiled, "I'm going to get more pheromones so that we can continue experimenting. We also need a mop and some paper towels to clean up afterwards."
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AT&T is again upgrading its 3G high-speed packet access (HSPA) network by deploying HSPA 7.2 technology in six U.S. cities this year.
Although AT&T first announced its plans to deploy HSPA 7.2 back in May, it wasn't until today that the company outlined a plan for where and when the technology would be deployed. The carrier now plans to have HSPA 7.2 up and running in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Miami and Charlotte by year-end and to have HSPA 7.2 cover 90% of its 3G network footprint by the end of 2011, after which AT&T will start its transition to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data technology.
The 7.2 upgrade is just the latest effort by AT&T to improve the speed and capacity of its 3G network. Last June, AT&T said that it had upgraded its 3G network to reach peak speeds of 1.7Mbps. This past April, the company said that it was doubling its 3G capacity to reach peak speeds of 3.6Mbps. HSPA 7.2 has a peak speed of 7.2Mbps, although AT&T cautions that most users are unlikely to see data rates approaching theoretical peak speeds.
AT&T's advertised peak data speeds have proven controversial in recent years as both the carrier and Apple have been sued for allegedly delivering data to the iPhone at speeds that have fallen short of those promised in marketing campaigns. Additionally, a recent study by Gartner Research showed that all four major U.S. carriers' 3G networks failed to deliver on customers' expectations for data rates. Gartner said it received the most complaints from users about AT&T's network and that actual mobile network averages are "generally between 300Kbps and 700Kbps lower" than expected for both uplink and downlink speeds.
AT&T first began deploying its 3G network and services in 2004 when it rolled out a 220K to 320Kbps Wideband Code Division Multiple Access service to four U.S. markets. Between 2005 and 2008, the company has invested nearly $20 billion in network upgrades that have helped transition its wireless network to 3G services.
This story, "Faster 3G coming to six cities, says AT&T" was originally published by Network World.


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"We were always going to bring GTA 5 to PC," says Rockstar
GTA 5 PC development started alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.
GTA 5 PC supports a robust array of graphics options
GTA 5 on PC looks far from a knock-off port, which makes us feel quite a lot better about the lengthy wait.
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One Heist challenge in GTA Online pays out $10 million in cash
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GTA Online Heists teaser video is extremely short
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Heists for GTA Online coming in March for consoles, PC delayed to April
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Jennifer A. Nielsen's The False Prince
Book review by Cathy Friend
Ages 8 - 14
"Have you come here to kill me?" I asked. "Because I'll scream when you do and it'll wake up the princess and probably a whole lot of other people and you'll get into trouble."
"You'll be dead."
"Yes, but you'll be in trouble."
While its neighbouring countries have fought with them in the past, the current king has established treaties, ensuring the continued safety of all his loyal subjects. However, what the people do not yet know is that the king, as well as his wife and eldest son, have recently been murdered.
Three years ago the king's youngest son Jaron died at sea, meaning there is now no heir to the throne of Carthya.
Those who are aware of the royal family's deaths know full well the importance of containing the information for as long as possible; once the surrounding kingdoms discover the news, Carthya will be ravaged by war.
One of the minor regents, Conner, decides to take matters into his own hands and provide the kingdom with an heir to the throne, even if it means committing treason in the process.
His plan is simple. Find four orphan boys - roughly the same age and stature as the fallen prince Jaron - and teach them all they would need to know to take on the persona of the lost prince.
The one best able to impersonate the prince would be presented at the royal court. The others would be killed, so that word could never leak out.
Conner thinks it's all going to plan; he "enlists" (captures) four boys and begins tutoring them in the ways of noblemen; he reveals to them the importance of what he's trying to accomplish, as well as the punishment for those who fail to meet his standards; he readies the evidence he must present at court along with his false prince.
But could street-rat Sage, a smart, snarky boy with his own hidden agenda be his undoing? Could he unravel Conner's patriotic plan and reveal him for the traitor that he is?
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen is one of my favourite books of all time; Nielsen's characterisation of Sage is absolutely spot on! And while she did a wonderful job with her world building, her pacing and her plot, for me the great thrill of reading this book came from Sage's wondrously charming backtalk.
He has such a strong presence amongst the other characters, and a voice that can only be described as enchantingly rebellious. It only takes a page or two to fall in love with Sage.
Speaking of the plot, I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the book. With books written with a first-person voice, it's almost instantly assumed that we readers are privy to every thought and secret held by the focalizer. We expect the twists and turns to come from outside influences, with our protagonist playing the role of the ignorant, inexperienced hero.
Well, prepare yourselves before you dive into Sage's tale, because that's a mindset Nielsen happily exploits time and time again. This is not a book that can be only read once.
The pacing of The False Prince is, to quote Mary Poppins, "practically perfect in every way". I liken a book's pacing to a movie's sound effects; if you ever notice it, there's something wrong. A book's pacing (as well as its world-building) is there to draw readers into another world, so as soon as the readers have slipped back into reality, the spark is lost.
Jennifer Nielsen had me hooked from the first page and didn't let go until hours after I'd finished the last.
In The False Prince, Nielsen has delivered what young boys (and girls) around the world have been desperately searching for; a good, clean book with a captivating story and a character who is relatable, hilarious and ingenious. I would highly recommend it for all children who love a bit of adventure, especially for those who devoured books like Christopher Paolini's Eragon and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. The appropriate reading age bracket would most likely be 8 - 14, although many older readers (like me) will also adore this fresh take on the medieval fantasy genre.
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The West Australian government will pursue a program of privatising state-owned assets in response to the loss of the state's coveted triple-A credit rating.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the resource-rich state's rating to AA+ on Wednesday, in a major blow to the economic and political standing of the second-term Liberal state government.
The downgrade comes amid a period of declining revenue streams attributed to the end of the mining investment boom, and rising costs.
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He said it made sense to privatise some assets. "These aren't assets that would in any way relate to the public," Mr Barnett said. "We're not talking about toll roads or anything like that. But there might be some components, maybe some of the utilities . . . we might sell some land."
State-owned utilities, ports and property are three areas expected to be reviewed. Union officials raised concerns last year that Fremantle Port, located south of Perth city, would be targeted for privatisation.
Re-elected in a landslide just six months ago, the Liberal government has endured a difficult period, culminating with Wednesday's downgrade.
Despite promising to only preside over budget surpluses, the state government is forecasting a budget deficit next financial year.
Budget papers revealed that the once-flush government coffers were carrying a cash deficit of $2.8 billion in 2013-14, representing a major shortfall between income and spending.
It appeared to ward off a downgrade last month by instigating several austere budget-saving measures.
Yet within days of revealing its August budget, the government reversed plans to halve the feed-in tariff for homes with solar panels, a measure that would have saved $51 million.
On Tuesday, it also scaled back plans to charge the children of 457 work visa holders for access to the public education system from 2014.
In a credit rating note issued on Wednesday, S&P said there was "limited political will" to enforce the fiscal action plan detailed during the August state budget.
"The lowering of WA's long-term issuer credit rating reflects our view that while the fiscal action plan . . . improves the state's path . . . there is likely to be slippage, reflecting our view of limited political will, as evidenced by the early revision of some budget revenue and expenditure measures," the ratings agency said.
"As a result, WA's credit metrics are likely to remain more consistent with an "AA+" rating over the medium term."
Analysis of budget data conducted by The Australian Financial Review found that some key measures used to indicate whether a government can cope with its debt burden are hitting levels not seen in almost two decades.
WA's net debt-to-revenue measure is forecast to hit 62 per cent by the end of the budget forward estimates period in 2016-17, the highest since 1994-95.
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Each month, ESPN RISE will rank the top prep basketball team's in each area. Here are the top five teams for the Greater Philadelphia area.
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2. Neumann-Goretti Junior Tony Chenault committed to Wake Forest over the summer. He leads the new guard of talented players for the Saints.
3. Pennsbury Last year's Class AAAA semifinalists return star senior Dalton Pepper for another run at an elusive state championship.
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The first DuPont Innovation Center in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region opened in Bangkok, Thailand, this week and will focus on collaborative solutions for the food and agriculture, oil and gas, renewable energy and construction industries. The center is the third in Asia Pacific to begin collaborations with local customers and partners following the June opening of the Innovation Centers in Korea and Taiwan.
More than 70 customers and partners and nearly 20 journalists participated in the opening, including senior leaders from the Charoen Pokphand Food Group (CPF) and the Siam Cement Group (SCG). Officiating at the opening ceremony was guest of honor Dr. Thaweesak Koanantakul, president of the National Science and Technology Development Agency, along with DuPont leaders Mark Vergnano, executive vice president; Carl Lukach, president – DuPont East Asia; Hsing Ho, ASEAN managing director; and Laohverapanich Somchai, Thailand managing director.
"The ASEAN population has grown to become the third largest after China and India, generating greater need for food, energy and protection," said Dr Somchai. "DuPont Thailand is committed to collaborating with our partners and customers to find innovative solutions to meet the rising needs in the country and the ASEAN region. This is the driving force behind establishing this Innovation Center."
"Science-powered innovation is the engine that drives DuPont. Together with our partners, we are applying our vast range of scientific expertise and knowledge to address some of the world's most complex problems," said Mark Vergnano. "Our Innovation Centers will demonstrate the problem-solving might of private/public alliances, serve as a catalyst for growth in these regions and serve to uncover unmet needs that will improve the lives of people everywhere."
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Each day, hundreds of people – especially kids – will congregate along the Boardman River on Hall Street, in the city's warehouse district. If this season is anything like past years, there will be lots of laughter, jumping up and down, pointing of fingers and juvenile squealing.
A lot of fuss over fish, you might think. But these are BIG fish, and there are lots of them – all hanging out at the bend in the river and waiting their turn to swim into the James P. Price Trap and Transfer Harvest Facility (which we locals just call the Boardman River Fish Weir).
On any given day during the fall salmon run – which usually starts in the third week of September and runs to the end of October – there can be so many Chinook and Coho backed up below the fence-like weir that you could almost walk across the river on their big slippery backs. Assuming you'd want to.
But the big fun (especially for youngsters) is watching the huge fish make their way, leap by leap, up the churning water of the fish ladder into the facility's three holding bays, where they cruise back and forth like caged tigers and splash the unwary onlookers. Each year, anywhere from 3,000 to 13,000 salmon are trapped and harvested at the weir, while other species are returned to the water and allowed to continue their journey upstream.
Typically, this happens about once a week, whenever there are around 1,000 fish available at one time. (The number of fish entering the weir depends largely on the weather; when there's been more rain, the water gets cooler and the fish respond by swimming upstream.)
The weir may not seem like a particularly sporting way to catch fish, but it's very necessary. Since 1985 the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been planting Pacific salmon in the Boardman to enhance the once-depleted fishery in Grand Traverse Bay, a move that brought our local sportfishing industry back from the edge of disaster.
But salmon are huge fish, and when they swim upstream to spawn and die they can create a smelly, unsightly problem. The solution? Remove them from the river before that happens! The state went into partnership with Traverse City Light & Power and built the Trap and Transfer Facility, named for former TCL&P board member Jim Price.
Now all those captured Cohos and Chinooks are brought inside, iced down and sold – eventually to be turned into salmon fillets, smoked salmon and cat food, while their eggs are made into caviar or used for bait. Other fish – steelhead, brown trout, lake trout and Atlantic salmon – are released back into the river. (There's another fish ladder just upstream at the Union Street dam where you can watch them make their final climb to freedom.)
None of that seems to matter to the families who crowd around the weir during the salmon run to watch the fish climb that watery ladder and prowl the long concrete alleyways of the holding bays. In fact, the DNR gives free tours of the facility to school groups and other members of the public, showing them how weirs and fish ladders work and talking about the threat of invasive species and how Michigan's fish hatcheries rear fish. It's quite a blend of history, biology and environmental stewardship.
Public tours are offered visit www.michigan.gov/huntfishcenter for information. (Other tours can be scheduled through the week by appointment.) To schedule a tour or a school field trip to the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center in Cadillac -- or to arrange for to arrange for a visit from the DNR's "Salmon in the Classroom" program, contact park interpreter Edward Shaw at 231-779-1321 or email@example.com.


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As founder and chair of the Firm's Family Office Group and the Firm's Luxury Home Group, Tim has moderated a number of panels, most recently including two panels at the Lido Consulting Tenth Annual Family Office Investment Symposium, including the Private Family Office Roundtable and the Family Office Panel Discussion with David Cohen (Karlin Real Estate), David Nazarian (Nimes Capital) and Tony Pritzker (Pritzker Group) and both panels at Haute Living's Second Annual Los Angeles Luxury Real Estate Summit with some of the top real estate agents in Southern California: "Power Players Under 40" and "$100 Million Producers."
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Unlike Britney Spears who makes a guest-starring appearance, Billy Joel rules out idea to appear in the TV show, insisting he's 'not a big TV actor type of guy.'
Billy Joel has given the producers of TV hit "Glee" permission to pick through his back catalogue for an upcoming episode of the show dedicated to the music of the Piano Man. The rocker reveals he has signed-off on a plan to turn his life's work into a "Glee" special - and he can't wait to see what director Ryan Murphy and his cast make of songs like "Uptown Girl" and "New York State of Mind".
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Dear Air Sport Friends,
As I sit down to write these lines I am still overwhelmed by the sad news of the recent sudden death of the General Aviation Commission President Hans Johann Gutmann. My thoughts and sympathy are with his family, and to reduce the load on them – and to fully appreciate the work he did promoting air sports and General Aviation – please turn to:
Nevertheless, I wish to send you this update on what's going on within the FAI Executive Board. It is the first of what I intend to be routine open letters from myself to the FAI community. In fact, I intend to get the regular FAI Newsletter up and running again, reporting on the FAI position in the World of Sports and highlights from the various Commission newsletters.
It has been quite an experience to take on the work as the new President of FAI, and to lead a new Executive Board. I am most grateful for the support of the board and the staff at our headquarters.
The FAI General Conference (GC) in Dublin in October gave us several important missions
A number of quite heavy strategic issues, to say the least.
Apart from this, there was a strong voice from our members (NACs) about the level and type of support they expect to be provided by the FAI.
Your new board then had a meeting in early December, brought forward from the usual late January date, to enable us to get on with reviewing and prioritising the missions. This we did, taking into account the feedback from the conference in Dublin and also reviewing the process that the Secretary General had gone through to reach his recommendations. We set up areas of responsibility/portfolios for each board member, and a Finance and Report Task Force (FRTF) with our Finance director in the Chair, and started to work.
Meanwhile there have been a number of urgent issues -"bush-fires" if you like - and to give you some idea about these, here are some examples of major time and energy consuming issues that started considerable e-mail debate, not always fully updated with the facts.
Meanwhile, the work of the board with reviewing FAI structure and function, the STF recommendations, and the financial management of the FAI has been continuing.
To review the structure and function of a 105-year old, non-profit, organisation run mostly by volunteers is a sensitive issue. Many present anomalies are due to compromises and changes made a long time ago.
We have had live (and lively) consultations with the Commission Presidents. I am very pleased to increasingly involve our Commission Presidents more in FAI strategic issues, and now I plan to have similar consultations with those NAC Presidents that can make it to our meeting in August, hosted by our Centenary Founder member Aero Club of Italy. I appreciate that this meeting is not required under our Statutes, but I see it as an opportunity to engage with those NAC Presidents and representatives who are able to attend. For me it is important to get to know the key office holders in our member organisations better, and the GC week leaves little time for this.
Also, I anticipate that we will get more feedback on the discussed Statute changes at this meeting – maybe we can avoid some time consuming debate at the GC this way!
Finally I need to inform you that our Secretary General, Stéphane DESPREZ, will be leaving his position at his own request as from October 2011.
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Unfortunately we all know that is not the case; investments gain and fall. Thankfully when we invest in stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and bond investments we can get a bit of a tax break if we incur an investment loss. However, as with any tax deduction, we have to be careful not to make a mistake that results in our loss of that deduction. A common example is the wash sale rule.
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The wash rule is an IRS rule that prevents an investor from selling an investment at a loss today, deducting that loss, and reinvesting in the same investment tomorrow. It is a limiting period of time where you cannot reinvest in the same or substantially similar investment.
The period of time you must wait to reinvest is 30 days from when you sell the investment. If you repurchase the investment or one very similar to it, you will lose the ability to deduct the loss no matter what price you repurchased the shares at.
This is the basic understanding of the wash rule. What you may not know is the rule is much more complicated than that.
How the Wash Sale Rules Really Works for Investments
Here are some of the specifics on how the wash sale rule applies to selling investments at a loss and repurchasing similar shares in the future.
30 Day Wash Sale Rule
Most people understand the wash sale to mean you have to wait 30 days after the sale of a security before repurchasing a substantially similar investment. That is only part of the rule.
The wash rule is actually 61 days: the day of the sale, 30 days after the sale, and 30 days before the sale.
How it works is best seen through an example.
Let's say you buy 50 shares of ABC Company at $30 per share today. Next week, you buy 25 more shares because you really like the company. Thirty one days after your initial purchase you sell your original 50 shares at $25 per share, a loss of $5 per share. You claim this loss on your your taxes, and much to your surprise the IRS says it doesn't count as a wash sale. Why? Because you purchased shares within 30 days before the sale of the stock.
What is a Substantially Identical Security?
This is where things can be a bit tricky.
Obviously, you can't sell shares in ABC Company and buy ABC company within the 61 day period without hitting the wash sale rules. But what about similar companies? Can you sell Exxon Mobile and purchase shares of Chevron? Although the companies are similar, they should not be considered substantially similar because although they are in the same industry one could be having a banner year and the other dealing with a large oil spill.
Things get even more tricky when it comes to ETFs and mutual funds that focus on a specific index. Low cost index investments follow the exact same set of investments, so it could be argued they are substantially similar. If you sell Vanguard's S&P 500 Index Fund (VFINX) and buy Fidelity's Spartan 500 Index Fund (FUSEX) does the wash rule apply? Unfortunately the IRS regulations aren't specific down to individual investments, and the wording isn't 100% clear. Be cautious.
Additional Guidance
Fairmark Press offers a very detailed breakdown of several different scenarios that involve the wash sale rule for investments. If you need further guidance, consult with an investment advisor or professional tax advisor. The added expense is well worth avoiding an audit!


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Superintendent candidates answer questions from the public
School District 833's two internal candidates for superintendent both said that they are concerned about students' test scores and they think the alternative pay system for teachers has been a success at a public question and answer session last Friday.
Rick Spicuzza, assistant superintendent of curriculum and assessment, and Mark Porter, assistant superintendent of human resources and legal services, are both hoping to be selected as superintendent when Tom Nelson, who has headed the district for four years, retires at the end of June.
Rick Spicuzza
More teachers need to be recruited to teach math and science, Spicuzza said.
Oltman and Woodbury junior high schools have a new technology, science and math program, partly due to a business partnership with 3M Co., to encourage students, especially those of color, to be interested in related careers.
"That's an educational challenge," he said. "I think that's critical."
There are many changes coming in the district with opening a new high school, moving ninth grade to high school and creating middle schools.
It's important to have a leader that can manage change, Spicuzza said.
The district is trying to attain the "strategic plan" goal of testing in the top 10 percent of districts that are similar in demographics, he said.
The district must monitor test scores to find students who are struggling and need extra help but it also needs to celebrate successes.
There is currently a gender gap in reading with test scores of males being nine to 11 percent lower than girls. Across the district, the gap is greater than the state average and those of surrounding districts, he said.
The district has begun boys' reading clubs and made sure local bookstores feature books of interest to boys.
"I'm approachable and financially conservative," Spicuzza said.
Mark Porter
Porter has worked in the district for 25 years in legal services and three years ago, took on the additional job of directing the human resources department.
Like Spicuzza, Porter has administrative experience in other districts, but experience is not at the top of his list of strengths.
Building consensus among people and finding common ground is very important, he said.
Porter defines success as having the ability to bring out the best in others so they can succeed.
Two people who worked under him now have jobs similar to his in other districts, he said.
Working with special education, Porter said he tried to get the district to hire a woman with autism. Finding no immediate takers, he decided to "model" the possibilities and hired her.
"It's tremendous," he said. "We focused on what she could do instead of what she can't."
Attaining the district's achievement goal involves working with test scores and getting teachers to share successful teaching strategies, Porter said.
"We need to provide a path to college whether students go or not," he said, "and not to limit them."
The district is good at adding classes, but not very good at removing classes that no longer meet student needs, Porter said.
A few things in common
Both candidates are concerned about students of color or those not proficient in English who are not achieving as well as their white counterparts.
They also agree about the success of Alternative Teacher Professional Pay System implemented two years ago.
Ten teachers have been trained in how to use test data, Spicuzza said. They are teaching other teachers how to use it to identify what students need to succeed.
Teachers took control and the result has been fulfilling, Porter said.
"They've done things we never dreamed of or talked about," Porter said.
The school board will interview Spicuzza and Porter in January. If neither is selected, School Exec Connect, the district's consulting firm, will search for other candidates.


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This is an internet continuation of the TV episode Autopsy Turvy, which was previously interrupted by Double Whammy pt. 2.
Cuddles and Toothy jump out of a closet, dressed as an astronaut and a cowboy respectively. Some clothes they've tossed out of the closet have landed on Cro-Marmot, who dresses like a woman. Toothy spies a cowboy hat on the shelf of the closet. As he gets up on a chair to retrieve it, he loses his balance and falls towards a sharp coat hook. Fortunately, Cuddles grabs Toothy's tail and saves him. They exit the closet, when Flippy's hummer suddenly crashes through the wall and knocks Cro-Marmot into the closet, crushing Cuddles and Toothy against the block of ice.
Unseen part
An ambulance arrives at the hospital. Rushed inside the building are two stretchers with Cuddles' and Toothy's squashed bodies on them. As they arrive in a room, Doctor Lumpoo awaits for his assistant-in-training. Superspeed arrives as the trainee and Lumpoo attends him to heal Cuddles and Toothy via surgery. As Lumpoo walks off to help other patients, Superspeed grabs a sewing thread and needle, and begins sewing Cuddles and Toothy back together.
Just outside the hospital, Trippy and Robo Star have set up a huge ramp and flaming hoop. Gutsy attempts to ride his motorcycle off the ramp and over the hospital roof. Trippy tries to tell him that they still need to adjust the distance, but Gutsy, unable to hear him from the top of the ramp, thinks that they are ready. He motorcycles off the ramp, only to fall on the ground and run over Robo Star's head by mistake. Trippy screams and drags him to the hospital.
Back inside the room, Superspeed has sewn his patients back together. Unfortunately, their waists are now connected to each other. Superspeed facepalms himself and brings out his knife, cutting them open again. They scream, as they have not been given anesthesia, so Superspeed knocks them out with a mallet. Behind another curtain in the same room, Lumpoo puts Sir Gron's bones back together and wishes him luck as he walks out. Trippy runs in carrying Robo Star, and Lumpoo begins cutting open Robo Star's head to replace his brain.
Outside, Gutsy prepares to redo his stunt. He rides off the ramp and passes through the hoop, catching fire. His motorcycle flies into a window, while Gutsy is sent tumbling on the rooftop.
Superspeed fixes up Cuddles and Toothy, who seem normal again. As they walk out of the hall, Lumpoo successfully replaces Robo Star's brain. Robo Star wakes up and sees Trippy, and they both walk out to celebrate. However, as they exit into the hall, they are run over by Gutsy's motorcycle, which soon crashes into the wall. Lumpoo discovers this and attends Superspeed to heal them.
After a while, Superspeed finishes the surgery. Though he finds out that he has replaced his heart with the motorcycle's engine. Thus, he begins coughing up oil and dies. Trippy miraculously wakes up, having survived, but is killed when the motorcycle's wheel briefly spins and shreds his head.
Cuddles and Toothy walk out of the building, but soon discover that their brains have been swapped. Suddenly, Gutsy lands on top of them, stabbing them with his horns. Gutsy makes V signs with his fingers, but is then run over by an ambulance. Out of the ambulance come two stretchers carrying Lifty and Shifty, who have been impaled by flutes in Double Whammy pt. 2.
"Dig deep to find the heart of your moments!"
- Robo Star is run over and killed by the motorcycle.
- Superspeed suffocates from oil.
- Trippy's head is shredded by one of the motorcycle's wheels.
- Cuddles and Toothy are stabbed by Gutsy's horns.
- Gutsy is run over by an ambulance.
- Lifty and Shifty were previously impaled by flutes (debatable, they could have been injured like Cuddles and Toothy).
- Cuddles and Toothy were crushed by Cro-Marmot and cut open by Superspeed several times.
- Robo Star is run over on the head.
- Sir Gron was injured for reasons unknown.
- Gutsy was set on fire from the hoop and tumbled across the rooftop.
- Trippy is run over by the motorcycle.
- This is the first time an internet episode continued off a TV episode (although Spin Fun Knowin' Ya was redone as a scene in Blast from the Past).
- Hippy was originally meant to be in the episode. Also, Superspeed and Trippy's positions were swapped.


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Lost in Shadow
by Maja
previewed on WII
A new puzzle platformer: inventive, engaging and promising
Hold on tight because Nintendo has another interesting game in store for us this winter; a new puzzle platformer requiring skill as well as brains to master it. Lost in Shadow is anything but just another platformer. The trailer reveals levels of numerous complexities that become more demanding with every progression. Puzzle platformers are an innovative hybrid genre that offers a combination of the great leaps and fast-paced level design of the platformer with the brain testing complexities of puzzle solving. Lost in Shadow is adding up to be quite a challenge with its unique, although somewhat confusing graphics in 50 intriguing levels ready to test our patience and gaming skills.
Becoming whole: the lost boy and his shadow
The plot of the game seems simple enough: a boy held in chains at the top of a tower is forcibly separated from his soul (represented by his shadow) when an executioner materializes and cleaves it from his body and then flings it off the side of the tower. Once the intro is finished players will begin to play the role as the boys soul/shadow. The goal is to climb back to the top of the tower with the help of a fairy named Spangle. However, the games simplicity only appears within its basic plot; the difficulty and the challenges are ever increasing along with the ambiguity of the narrative.
As players wander aimlessly as the shadow in search of the boy, they will encounter memories left behind by others. Unlocking these memories adds weight to the shadow and this goes towards making it whole once again. The weight in this case is literal, as it will take 21 grams to make the shadow/soul whole. This figure is hardly original: it stems from a popular belief propagated by a physician in 1907 who recorded a small loss in body weight immediately following death. He mustered the figure to be 21 grams but this is purely arbitrary. Although this research was dismissed by scientists and the scientific community, it remained a popular part of mainstream culture (remember the movie 21 Grams?)
The game definitely deals with those eternal questions and truths (burn incense for the following) about the essence of being, the nature of memories and the impalpable fragments that form our selfhood. It also gives us an evident intertextual link with a world-famous literature hero: consider the following elements - lost boy, shadow and fairy helper. No it is not a sequel to Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, it is the all-time childrens favorite Peter Pan and his desperate attempts to catch his own shadow and sew it back on to himself. Apart from containing a profound plot, the game seems to be promising in terms of its visual and gameplay components as well.
Unique art style: the joys of manipulating shadows and light
As you play as a shadow the game allows you to interact with other shadows that come in the form of monsters and your little fairy helper for example. This is further expanded upon by allowing players to cast shadows onto buildings, platforms, ledges and switches. You can also manipulate light to alter shadows and shift their form horizontally and vertically. Early on in the game, you acquire a sword that helps you battle shadowy monsters; those with red eyes can be destroyed with a sword, and solving puzzles can kill those with blue eyes. The fairy comes in handy as it allows you to interact with the material world that is usually out of reach. The automatic camera gives you an efficient view that is not obscured by the complex interplay of shadows and material objects.
To sum up, Lost in Shadow seems like an innovative revival of the puzzle platformer genre. Visually impressive and profoundly metaphorical in its Peter Pan-like plot and objectives; this is a game that is bound to appeal to the more demanding gamers out there and ensure them of some challenging entertainment.