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Striking and bold under the authentic Egyptian sunrays, the great pyramid of Giza is the only wonder of the Ancient World still in existence? Did you know that there are in fact nine pyramids in Giza?
Be adventurous and enter the tiny tunnels that lead to the burial chambers, be it the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre or the pyramids of Menkhaure. Obsessed with the afterlife, Egypt's rulers of 4,500 years ago glorified themselves in stone, thereby laying the foundation of the first great nation-state.


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The McDowell Titans hosted a pair of mountain teams Tuesday night, and picked up wins over both Cherokee and Tuscola.
The Titans (6-2) beat Cherokee 57-23 and stopped Tuscola by a 57-18 score.
In the opener against the Braves, the Titans received six forfeits. Isaiah Daniels (126), Jacob Phillips (152), Jared Lonon (195), Luis Herrera (220), Seth York (113) and Toney McGee (120) all picked up forfeit wins.
Daniels' win got the match started at 126, and then Alex Guy (132) defeated Cherokee's Seth Sneed 6-4. At 138, the Titans' Daniel Maynor pinned Xavier Locust in the third period. McDowell led 15-0 and never looked back.
Gage Honeycutt, wrestling for the first time all season, was pinned by Cherokee's Jesse Queen at 145. At 160, defending 1A state champ Anthony Toineeta pinned Connor Good.
Cherokee's Lucas Woodard scored a tech fall over Aaron Buchanan at 170. But Will Dale (182) got the Titans back on track with a pin of Andrew Griffin.
Titans heavyweight Joe Hullett pinned Reef Cothran. McDowell then gave up a forfeit at 106 before the Braves gave two of them right back to finish the match.
In the nightcap, Tuscola jumped in front when Gavin Tannerhill pinned Maynor at 138 in the opening match. But the Titans won the next eight bouts.
Honeycutt took a forfeit at 145. Phillips then pinned Hunter Trull at 152. Good pinned Patrick Colter at 160. Buchanan captured a 9-3 win over Taylor Allen at 170.
Dale (182) defeated Jack Logan. Lonon (195) then scored a dramatic 8-6 win over Dylan Shuler in overtime. Herrera pinned Joseph Hernandez, and Hullett received a forfeit at heavyweight.
The Titans again forfeited at 106, but Tuscola returned the favor at 113 against York. McGee (120) followed with a pin of Logan Robinson. At 126, Daniels was leading Anthony Merk when he was pinned to account for the final.
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Golden, Colo. — Preparing for a competitive holiday selling season, Pentax pared down the price on its flagship d-SLR and waterproof compact camera.
The company's K20D, initially launched at $1,299 (body only), comes down to a body-only price of $999.
The Optio W60, originally $329, will be reduced to a suggested $299.
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How Do You Provide Church for 2 Million Believers in Iran?Posted: September 16, 2014 Filed under: Lives Transformed, Ministry Update | Tags: Billy Graham of Iran, Church 7, Dr. Hormoz Shariat, Global Church in Iran, Hormoz, Hormoz Shariat, Iran, Iran Alive, Iran Alive Ministries, Islam 2 Comments
In Iran, there are no above ground churches. Even underground churches, while effective and growing, are only accessible to 1% of all believers due to fear and security. That is where our Global Church for Iran, or Church 7 strategy, provides a lifeline for the estimated 2 million believers who have no other option for church of any kind. No option for fellowship, discipleship, training or encouragement that is readily available and enjoyed by those of us in the West.
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So earlier today in chat I came up wit an idea for something I think is pretty cool. There are many unfinished discussions that have been going on for far too long.
Today in chat, I asked people a simple question:
"Who wants to earn a million JSD points?!"
I had no idea what that meant.
All I knew is that the points would be given out to people who post on ignored discussions. It doesn't matter what they said, as long as it was relevant to the discussion.
I told people if they earned 10 million JSD points, they would get something good.
And people fell for it!
Considering I've been lying to people for the past week or so, I started to think it was a good idea to come up with a legitimate award.
So here it is:
If you earn 10 million JSD points, for 24 hours you can add any emoticon you want to the chat! (As long as it's appropriate for the chat and not a TOU violation)
How do you earn JSD points?!
Well, in limited time windows, I will state that posting on certain discussion will be an opportunity to earn points. Points will be given out with a minimum of 1 million points per discussion. If the discussion is more important, or more difficult to post on, I might give out even more points!
So the first opportunity is on Talk:One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 in the Character Models section. Make a relevant post there in the next 24 hours, and you'll get a million JSD points! But watch out! If the discussion closes, than the window to earn points does too! Yikes!
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Allen West Joins Troopathon Effort
We are excited to announce that Colonel Allen West (R-FL) has graciously agreed to participate in Troopathon 6: Salute our Troops! Allen West is no stranger to MAF or Troopathon, as we have had him as a guest before on previous Troopathons as well as several personal meetings and events which Colonel West attended. We are proud to bring him back for this year's Troopathon effort!
Don't forget Troopathon is a month-long effort to send our largest-ever shipment of care packages to the troops on the front lines of the War on Terror in Afghanistan. We still have 68,000 troops in the field and even though the numbers are drawing down, that doesn't mean we can stop supporting the troops who are still there!
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Colonel Allen West began his military career in 1982 joining the United States Army, but while many people are familiar with West's military accolades, you might not know that he also holds Master's degrees in political science as well as military history and operations. West was promoted to Lieutenant colonel in 1997 while at Camp Lejune.
In 2003 West served in Iraq where he fiercely defended and protected the soldiers under his command. West once said "If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can." He retired in 2004 with full honor and benefits despite some naysayers who accused him of being too aggressive with terrorist suspects. A group of 95 Congressmen wrote and signed a letter supporting West against those overblown accusations.
After retiring, Colonel West became an adviser to the Afghan National Army until 2008 when he first ran for Congress in Florida's 22nd Congressional District, narrowly losing to Democrat Ron Klein who benefited from the coattails of Barack Obama's popularity. Then in 2010 Colonel West defeated Klein and joined the ranks of U.S. Congress. He lost his seat in 2012 due to redistricting tricks which forced him to run in a different and unfavorable new 18th district, but despite those odds he still lost by a razor slim margin of less than 2,000 votes!
For last year's Troopathon 5: Never Forget Our Troops, Colonel West recorded this video to be presented during the Troopathon! He has graciously agreed to participate again this year, but since Troopathon is still several weeks away watch this video Colonel West sent last year!
Colonel West continues to be a strong voice for our troops and the War on Terror, speaking out in support of the men and women fighting on the front lines, and attacking President Obama's foreign policy blunders when they happen. He has been one of the loudest voices cautioning Americans about the dangers of radical Islam and the terrorists who adhere to their philosophy!
Our troops are serving in some of the most dangerous places to be in the world, where the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies continue to try and destabilize a nation, to bring back a safe haven for radical Islam where extremists can train, plot, and launch attacks against the nations of the Western world, primarily the United States.
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After AT&T announced it would be ditching unlimited data plans, a lot of customers were upset. Luckily, the changes only apply to new customers, so if you have an unlimited data plan now, you're grandfathered in. But, since the new rules also apply to the relatively new iPad 3G models, some potential 3G owners were quite unhappy with the change. In response, AT&T announced that iPads purchased before June 7 will be able to sign up for the $30 unlimited data plan.
This rule applies to iPad order dates, not shipping dates, so even if your new iPad 3G isn't scheduled to arrive until after June 7, as long as you purchase it before that date you can opt for the unlimited plan.


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You must have watched the latest Tata Docomo advertisement. In this ad, an aged Ranbir Kapoor who runs a hotel has a customer who enquires about an item that offers two eatables. In reply, Ranbir says that he will not be giving 2 items and tells the customer that he has to buy 3 items. After hearing this, the shell-shocked customer says that he wants only 2 items and will pay only for those 2 items. Ranbir reacts to this by just walking away from the scene. The same situation is experienced by prepaid mobile customers nowadays.
Instead of providing the tariff plan that we choose, telecom operators are providing their own tariff plans and are exploiting us. Now, to put an end to this harassment, the Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India ( TRAI) has made "Pay Per Second" plan compulsory for all operators providing prepaid connections. In addition to this, TRAI has also directed operators to provide "Second Pulse" calculation for all their tariff plans.
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Last year, the Humility of Mary Shelter on Davenport's West 5th Street ended the year with a $61,000 deficit. Sandy Walters, the shelter's director, said she was able to fill the gap with money from other agencies such as United Way of the Quad-Cities Area.
But they still are struggling for every dollar. So the idea of losing money from the city of Davenport's Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, fund is discouraging.
The shelter got $26,000 from the program last year.
With the impending fiscal cliff, the CDBG program is facing cuts just like many other federal programs. That is not good news for the Humility of Mary Shelter, which got just half of the CDBG funds it asked for last year.
The CDBG cut would be the latest in what has been a steady decline for a program that, at its peak, pumped $2.3 million annually into Davenport neighborhoods.
Last year, it had fallen to $1.3 million, down $500,000 from only two years earlier.
"It's been a rough last two years," said Rita Pribyl, a senior manager with the city. She said the sequestration cuts will mean the loss of another $100,000 in city CDBG funds, taking the program to its lowest level since 1988.
It is not clear yet how that will affect individual agencies. The city does not allocate CDBG funds until it approves its budget, which is usually in the spring. But with social service agencies asking for twice the amount of money they were given last year, the outlook is not good.
The CDBG program also funds economic development and housing programs in the city. About a third of the money also goes to administration and planning.
For Walters, who said the 82-bed homeless shelter is full every night, the potential loss of funding comes at a time when the shelter is already fighting to stay out of the red. "We're struggling a lot with the shelter right now," she added.
Humility of Mary took over the shelter — along with a deficit — four years ago from the former John Lewis Community Services. Walters added that dealing with less income is not as easy as simply cutting services. She said a larger stream of federal housing funding, which is also parceled out to other Quad-City social service agencies, would be affected if the shelter does not maintain service levels.
"We can't keep going on with a deficit," she said. "We don't have money on a tree."


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Mayor Vincent C. Gray gave his State of the District address at Eastern High School last night. It was an opportunity to get the media and the public talking about anything other than the scandals that have made his March a no-good, very bad month. So what are we talking about this morning? Scandals, thanks to the infelicitous timing of a D.C. Council hearing on his administration's hiring practices. Gray's speech, by most accounts, was long and unsurprising, offering little besides his "One City" platitudes to change the developing narrative of his mayoralty. In particular, it offered few details about the budget he will submit to the council later this week. The more compelling news of the day was to be found in the council chamber, where members — David Catania, in particular — grilled current and former officials on how exactly the Gray administration went about its hiring — particularly the hiring of former candidate Sulaimon Brown. Here's your B1 Post lede, by Tim Craig: "Gray's former chief of staff made several attempts to find a city job for [Brown], eventually placing him in an agency with oversight over how the District spends funds on local and federal health-care programs." Much more after the jump.
AFTER THE JUMP — More reports from council hearing, State of the District — Pundits local and national respond to Noyes cheating allegations — Jaffe: D.C. needs a 'junkyard dog' in its inspector general — 50 years ago, D.C. won the right to vote for president
FROM THE HEARING — "In his testimony before the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment, [former Health Care Finance Chief of Staff Talib Karim] said Brown was hired to work on a 'special project' with the agency's associate director for planning and policy. But after three weeks on the job, Karim said, agency leaders became concerned with Brown's 'poor performance and erratic behavior,' including 'invading meetings he did not belong in.' About the same time, Karim said, leaders started 'receiving reports' that Brown was harassing female employees, including offering 'a romantic gift to an intern with the agency.' In an interview after his testimony, Karim alleged that Brown gave the intern a 'love CD' on Valentine's Day. ... Brown, who sat in the hearing room for part of the proceedings, declined to comment on Karim's explanation of his termination. 'I won't even dignify his comment with a response because it is off-base,' Brown said." From a Washington Times report by Tom Howell Jr.: "The all-day hearing was marked by a series of contentious comments from council members David A. Catania and Marion Barry, who defended the mayor's right to make political appointments — even when it was disclosed that some of those hired were the children of high-level staffers. Judy Banks, interim director of the D.C. Office of Human Resources, testified that it was fair to say Ms. Hall hired her child and established his salary at the Department of Parks and Recreation. 'I want that to linger for a second, so we all understand what's going on,' said Mr. Catania. ... When pressed, Ms. Banks agreed that hiring one's own child and setting his or her salary amounts to nepotism." More from the Examiner, WTTG-TV, WUSA-TV, DCist, WTOP, WAMU-FM and Loose Lips. The hearing will resume April 7, with testimony from ex-chief of staff Gerri Mason Hall, Lorraine Green and Howard Brooks.
SotD REACTION — Post B1 story, by Nikita Stewart: "Mayor Vincent C. Gray, whose first months in office have been saddled by questionable hiring practices and spending on staff salaries, delivered a State of the District address on Monday that largely ignored the troubles lingering for his administration. Instead, Gray (D) used his remarks to shift the public conversation over his administration's troubles to the District's longtime tale of two cities, exacerbated last week by new U.S. Census numbers that show the black population has dwindled to barely 50 percent in the once predominantly African American city." More from Washington Times, Patch, WTTG-TV, WAMU-FM.
KEYNOTE — From the prepared text of Gray's speech: "The 2010 Census data we received last week had some good news: For the first time in 60 years, the population of our city has grown from one census to the next. Almost 20 thousand new residents have made D.C. their home in the last decade. And we now have more than 600 thousand residents! People are finding the District of Columbia an attractive place to live, and are moving back to our city – increasing our tax base and infusing our city with new vibrancy, life and creativity. But as we grow, we also need to be sure that our city is a place where those who have been here for many years continue to have the chance to live. We have much to be proud of and much to look forward to. But yet, something feels curious about this litany of successes. We must consider a painfully obvious fact: the city that wins these accolades isn't the same one that many of you wake up to each day. The truth is that the growth in our city has been a miracle for some —and a mirage for others. For those left behind, the picture I have just painted of the city's success is not a self-portrait, but something closer to a foreign landscape; you can gaze at it admiringly, but it doesn't look anything like your neck of the woods. ... At its widest, the Anacostia River spans barely half a mile — but when you pass over it, it can feel like you've left one continent for another. In a city that has been growing, the child poverty rate east of the river is double — yes, double! — the national average. In the healthiest city in America, the rate of HIV/AIDS infection east of the river is as severe as it is in Africa; it's the highest rate of infection in the United States by a wide margin. In a city that has been ranked as the third-best location for chefs nationwide, we have a grand total of five sit-down restaurants east of the river – two in Ward 7 and three in Ward 8. That might not seem important, but it matters because with so few restaurants serving fresh food and with so few grocery stores where food can be purchased, families struggle each day to ensure their children eat nutritiously — and in some cases, just eat. Let's be clear: my intention is not to pit one part of the city against another. I don't believe in that kind of division. I too am proud of our successes west of the river, and I know those triumphs encompass the hard work of many people in this room. But I do believe that too many of us have operated under the false assumption that a rising tide therefore would lift all boats."
NEWSY BIT I — "In some quarters, we have created a culture of dependency that does not encourage residents to take control of their lives. Public assistance should be a hand up, not a permanent hand out. Over time, the system we have in place has strayed from this belief — and it's time we returned to it. I have directed my Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, BB Otero, to lead the effort to break down the silos in our current support system so that we can better serve our residents in need of assistance. That's why we will implement substantial reforms to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Beginning April 1st, recipients who have received TANF for more than 60 months will graduate into a program that will provide the kinds of services that help break the cycle of dependency."
NEWSY BIT II — "Each year the city spends hundreds of millions constructing and renovating buildings but that effort often is uncoordinated, disjointed and inordinately time consuming. Moreover, agencies whose mission may be to provide recreation services or to perform a variety of basic public services also are asked to renovate or construct buildings. In the Fiscal Year 2012 budget, I will propose consolidating capital projects from a number of agencies into a new department that also will address the leasing of space. The new unit will manage capital projects by working with agencies to accurately budget for them, developing performance measures, establishing and adhering to timelines and achieving the most efficient use possible of public dollars. This will better ensure that projects run on time, stay on budget and are aligned with the city's strategic objectives. And, with many capital projects under one umbrella, it will promote colocation and will push agencies to work in collaboration rather than silos."
'PUBLIC TRUST' — "What you will see in the months to come is the government you deserve — one that takes seriously the notion of public trust and accountability. If that trust is violated, you can expect swift action. My entire life has been spent in one or another form of service to the public. ... In every instance, I have discharged my responsibilities with honor and respect for the public trust. And I have always required those working with me to behave the same way."
BY THE NUMBERS — Courtesy @chuckthies: "Text of @mayorvincegray's State of the District speech is 8,117 words. Obama's 2011 SOTU = 7,029 words; speech on Libya tonight = 3,386."
DID NOYES CHEAT? — Monday's big USA Today story on suspected cheating at Noyes Elementary School reverberates. USA Today reporters Marisol Bello and Jack Gillum note in a follow-up that the normally low-profile State Board of Education will have a hearing on the allegations. Bill Turque, who wrote about the cheating allegations two years ago, writes this morning at D.C. Schools Insider that the story "covers some familiar ground [but] it drills down to new levels and leaves little question that District officials had no intention of trying to find out what really happened in the classrooms that had exceptionally high erasure rates. And by refusing to make former Noyes principal Wayne Ryan (since promoted to instructional superintendent) available for interviews, Acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson only reinforces the perception that DCPS has something to hide." The firm hired by DCPS to investigate the cheating allegations, Caveon, released a statement Monday: "Caveon had complete freedom to carry out the interviews [with teachers] and review data with strong encouragement to use our best professional judgement and experience to inform our results and conclusions. There was no encouragement to minimize problems or 'sugar coat' our results." And here's Michelle Rhee's response: "It isn't surprising that the enemies of school reform once again are trying to argue that the Earth is flat and that there is no way test scores could have improved ... unless someone cheated." (On The Tavis Smiley Show last night, she was slightly less strident.) The story generates a response from educational wise woman Diane Ravitch, writing at the Daily Beast: "Shame on Michelle Rhee." Also writing at the Daily Beast, Dana Goldstein calls the story proof of Campbell's Law: "In other words, the more punishments and rewards — such as merit pay — are associated with the results of any given test, the more likely it is that the test's results will be rendered meaningless, either through outright cheating or through teaching to the test in a way that narrows the curriculum and renders real learning obsolete." Picked up by the Examiner, DCist, WAMU-FM, WTTG-TV, WUSA-TV, Mother Jones, FireDogLake and two bloggers at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (note that Rhee has recently taken her road show to the Georgia State House).
ISO 'JUNKYARD DOG' — Harry Jaffe takes a whack in his Examiner column at Inspector General Charles Willoughby for his milquetoast investigative ways: "Isn't it time for a junkyard dog rather than a lap dog? Watch Willoughby try to tell D.C. Council members on Monday why he is not investigating claims that Gray campaign operatives paid off Sulaimon Brown to heckle Adrian Fenty during the last mayoral race. It seems a secretary in the mayor's office called and asked if Willoughby might have a job for Brown. What's wrong with this picture? First, it speaks of a cozy relationship between the mayor and Willoughby, the erstwhile tough guy. Second, it suggests that elected officials can ask favors of the inspector general, and if they get it, or not, it compromises any future investigative dealings — as it has in the Brown matter. Willoughby should have told the secretary to instruct Brown to apply for a job through official channels. Better yet, he would have railed at her for having the temerity to call his office. What did our watchdog do? He met personally with Brown — as a kindness to Gray. ... Because Willoughby compromised himself, the sanctity of the District's independence has suffered, and the federal authorities have had to fill the void." Anonymous quote from "former District legal official," too: "When he gets in a political thicket, he's not willing to stick his neck out."
50 YEARS OF PARTIAL DEMOCRACY — A New York Times op-ed from Northwestern University Professor Kate Masur, historian of D.C. voting rights, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 23rd Amendment, giving District residents the right to vote for president: "Washington is an undemocratic anomaly, despite the grand ideals of equal rights carved into the city's stone monuments. Its second-class citizenship is a legacy of racial injustice and, more recently, partisanship in Congress. ... The 23rd Amendment is a reminder that support can be rallied for greater democracy for the District. And yet, in our polarized political climate, the powerful argument for voting representation in Congress seems perpetually stymied. One problem is indifference; most Americans are unaware of the capital's anomalous status, the city's 'Taxation Without Representation' license plates notwithstanding. A second is partisanship; to establish a vote in Congress for Washingtonians, who are overwhelmingly Democrats, Republicans would have to place a moral imperative ahead of partisan interests. Another is race. A half-century after the dawn of the civil rights era, many Americans still have a hard time seeing African Americans as citizens entitled to the rights that so many white people take for granted. For residents of a place once known as 'Chocolate City,' these attitudes are a sadly familiar obstacle to equality."
ANACOSTIA SPEAKS ON STREETCARS — City Paper's Alex Baca covers a Saturday meeting on the planned Anacostia streetcar line. It "began with a message from Councilmember Marion Barry, relayed by staffer Brenda Richardson. 'The councilmember wants you to know that he supports whatever the community wants,' said Richardson. 'But,' she continued, 'he doesn't want to see the streetcar go past the Anacostia Metro station. He'd rather see all that money go to education.' This had the majority of those gathered at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church standing up and cheering." What now? "Within the next several months, DDOT will come up with a 'locally preferred alternative,' taking into account environmental, historic preservation, and traffic studies among other analyses. The Federal Transit Administration makes the final determination, and will consider community comments as part of its decision — which means DDOT will need all the charm it can muster."
Kwame Brown: Ethics training for council staff! (NBCWashington.com)
Informer editorial: "Keep the heat on, but don't give up on Mayor Gray ... yet." (Informer)
Suspect's lawyer asks judge to order costly landfill search for slain teenager's body (The Post)
FOIA'd e-mails "show Department of Human Services administrators working diligently to fix the impossible: To find space for the city's too many homeless families" (City Desk)
Circulator fares could go to $2 under new budget; meanwhile, Mall line has been slashed (Examiner, Examiner)
Jury awards woman nearly $100K for 2005 "contempt-of-cop" arrest (Legal Times)
Voting rights backers visit Senate offices to lobby against House funding bill (The Hill)
Nia Community PCS, Ideal Academy PCS could lose charters tonight (the Examiner)
DOH. Providence Hospital join forces against obesity (NBCWashington.com)
Fab pic of Harriet Tregoning looking super excited to be standing next to Wal-Mart developer Rick Walker — also: Tregoning floats a cut to the District capital gains tax (Bisnow)
How will Walker's development deal with day laborers? (GGW)
Looking beyond SmarTrip (GGW)
If you got a street-sweeping ticket between Match 1 and March 28, contest it and DPW will toss it (DCist)
The softer side of Bryan Weaver (Borderstan)
No chamber endorsement in at-large race (@mikemadden)
Diagonal parking: pros and cons (GGW)
Metro go get 150 new security cameras (Government Video)
Rhee and KJ: They sure love "Mad Men"! (Marie Claire via SacBee)
Gray to break ground on citywide broadband network, meet with entrepreneurs, cut ribbon on new Kaiser Permanente clinic on Capitol Hill — confirmation hearing for Office of Risk Management Director Phillip A. Lattimore III and D.C. Secretary Cynthia Brock-Smith, 10:30 a.m. in JAWB 412; Brown hold hearing on "A plan for evaluating the District of Columbia Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence," 11 a.m. in JAWB 500 — At-large candidate forum hosted by Ward 2 civic associations, 6 p.m. at Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW
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On the old GAG when you sent a message you got feed back that told you when it was read. Is there a way to tell on the updated site to tell when messages have been read?
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Because the private messages are now set up as conversations, it'll always say "Read" after the first message is read.
When you send a brand new message to someone without anything else in the conversation history, THAT is when it says Sent until the receiver reads it.
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Peter Smith took over his dad's financial affairs at the beginning of 2010. His dad had been failing and eventually suffered a stroke that made it impossible for him to live independently and continue to handle his own financial affairs.
The doctors said it was time. The father had signed an enduring power of attorney some years earlier that appointed his son Peter as his "attorney." The word attorney in this context describes a person who is given authority to handle another person's financial affairs under a power of attorney
When Peter said "yes" and accepted the appointment, he did not really know what he was getting into. No one really does. What are the duties? What are the do's and don'ts?
He looked for a book he could read, but couldn't find one. He looked for a course he could take, but couldn't find one. He searched the Internet. He did find material there, but much of it was from the U.S. and much of it was contradictory. He still did not have the answers he needed.
He wanted to do the job right. He had four siblings looking over his shoulder and they did not always get along. He loved his dad. Peter looked for a course he could take to train him on how to be a good attorney. Unfortunately, "attorney school" does not exist. He could not find a book or manual either.
He ended up paying a lawyer to teach him his role. Here is a summary of what he learned.
The most important lesson for Peter was that he was obliged to act exclusively in his father's best interests. His job was to protect his dad and serve his dad's needs -- no one else counted.
A brother suggested dad might have liked to gift $100,000 to each of his children. They were going to inherit it anyways. It would make the estate easier to deal with. Dad did not need all of the money -- he was in a personal care home and all of his needs were taken care of. Wrong, wrong, wrong. That might have been good for the kids, but it was not good for dad. Who is to say dad might not need the money in due course. Giving money to the kids cannot be justified against dad's best interests.
The lawyer said there were two possible exceptions to the general rule. One exception operates if the power of attorney document expressly allows for those gifts. Peter and his lawyer checked the power of attorney document carefully. It said nothing that would allow the gifts to be made.
As a second exception, there is legislation in place that governs powers of attorney and the attorneys who operate under them. Depending on the province, the legislation can allow for some limited gifts. In Manitoba, money can be spent to provide for the support and maintenance of a spouse or dependent child. That would apply if dad had infant children and they depended on him for food, clothing, and shelter. None of the kids were dependent on dad. They had jobs. They had houses. The exception did not apply.
The gifts were legally forbidden. Ultimately, Peter told his brother to back off.
There were other lessons to be learned. Peter could not pay himself a fee unless he had court approval or a clause in the power of attorney document that allowed the fee and fixed the amount. Peter had to keep careful books and financial records detailing each penny he received and each penny he spent on dad's behalf. He had to invest carefully according to rules that apply to attorneys. Peter had to act in accord with dad's estate plan. He could not change dad's will. He could not transfer dad's assets into joint ownership with another person. He could not change the beneficiary designation on dad's registered retirement income fund, tax-free savings account or life insurance.
The rules have to be taken seriously. At dad's death, his next of kin can challenge Peter if any of the rules were broken. Peter has to be able to prove he did a good job. While dad is alive, any interested person has the right to take Peter to court and challenge what Peter has been doing.
Peter got off on the right foot. Not everyone is so lucky. Because there is a lack of educational material for attorneys, many people get it wrong. That may be changing -- a course for attorneys is being developed commencing with a session in February 2012.
This is a true story. While Peter and his dad are real, names and details have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the family involved.
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Meet James Kicinski-McCoy, a Nashville-based mother of four and founder of the lifestyle blog, Bleubird. She's also co-founder and editor of Mother Magazine, and co-owner and creative director of Two Son.
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In 2010, Kim Severson became Atlanta bureau chief for the New York Times. Prior to this appointment, she was a feature writer for the paper's "Dining and Wine" section. She spent six years writing about cooking and the culture of food for the San Francisco Chronicle. Before that, she worked for seven years as an editor and reporter at the Anchorage Daily News. Severson has covered crime, education, social services, and government for daily newspapers on the West Coast. As Atlanta bureau chief she has written broadly on topics about the American South, from the rich food cultures of the region, to the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards, to the proposed legislation to compensate victims of sterilization in North Carolina, to racial violence in Mississippi. Her memoir, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life, was published by Riverhead Books in 2010.


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Distributed via Email: January 20, 2012
The Illinois General Assembly will return to the Capitol to start the spring legislative session at the end of the month. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are scheduled to return Jan. 31-Feb. 2, and will then, generally, meet each week through the end of May.
Lawmakers tackled many heavy issues last year, including: education reform, worker's compensation reform, Medicaid reform, an income tax increase, and several weighty social matters. With those accomplishments under their belt, and going into an election year in which every legislator will be running for office in a new district because of legislative redistricting, legislative leaders are likely to cut back on the agenda for 2012.
However, many issues from last year are bound to return. Task forces, commissions, or panels were formed to look into school district consolidation, streamlining of Regional Offices of Education, instructional mandates in schools, and pension reform. These panels have either submitted their reports or will be preparing their reports this spring, thus likely leading to legislation regarding their recommendations.
The budget, of course, is always the centerpiece of legislative discussions, and that will not change this year. One thing in which all legislators agree, despite their political party, is that it will be another lean fiscal year for the state of Illinois. The overall state budget will likely be cut beyond FY 2012 levels, including education funding. Specifically, the school district transportation reimbursement formula could be significantly altered, thus reducing the amount necessary for the state to spend on transporting students.
Here is a look at some of the upcoming issues:
There has been much discussion about possible changes to the state's transportation reimbursement formula for school districts. The past two years, the governor and legislature have cut the transportation payments to a 74% proration level. Now the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is exploring proposals that would either require more efficiency among school districts in transportation services, or find ways to offer less transportation options in an effort to reduce these costs.
About 15 years ago, there was also a push to revise the transportation reimbursement formula. At the time ISBE was looking at options such as:
Some of these proposals may be non-starters in the current fiscal climate as many of these options would actually increase transportation costs. So, this year, the following proposals are being discussed at ISBE:
The Alliance is included in the transportation reimbursement discussions. Please share your opinion of these possible options with the Alliance lobbyists, legislators, and ISBE.
The call for reform of the state's pension systems, including the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), has only grown louder over the legislative off-season. Governor Pat Quinn is forming a panel to look into the matter and Senate President John Cullerton has vowed to address the issue this spring. Both Quinn and Cullerton have called for shifting as much as $800 million of the cost of the teacher pensions to local school districts. That, of course, would result in either an $800 million cut to public education funding or, if a levy is provided, an $800 million property tax increase for local taxpayers.
There is also still a plan pending that would make pension changes that would affect employees who currently participate in the TRS. In a House amendment to SB 512, TRS-participating employees would have to select a pension plan from three options: remain in the plan with the current TRS benefits but pay a higher contribution rate; change to the "Tier II" plan and pay a lower contribution rate; or participate in a 401(k) type plan.
A pension reform bill is likely to be called for a vote in the Capitol this year. The Alliance continues to be involved in the discussions.
When legislators finally agreed to pay the salaries of the Regional Superintendents of Schools by using receipts from the Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax (CPPRT), they also established the "Streamlining Illinois' Regional Offices of Education Commission". The commission is charged with examining the Regional Office of Education (ROE) duties to see if there is a more appropriate or efficient method to deliver these services to school districts. The deadline for the commission to submit its report is Aug. 1, 2012. However, there has been legislative agreement to move this reporting deadline up to April 1, 2012 (contained in SB 2566).
There are some legislators that question if ROEs are needed at all. Others believe that some of the duties of the ROE could be shifted to other entities, while still others would like to see the number of regions significantly reduced from the current 45.
The School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission, now known as the "Classrooms First Commission", has moved into its second stage of work. The commission has broken into smaller work groups focused on the following issues: shared services, within-district efficiency, and realignment. Throughout January, February and March 2012, the work groups will meet to develop a set of draft recommendations.
The third stage will begin with release of the commissions draft recommendations. The public will have the opportunity to comment on these recommendations through a second round of public hearings across the state or by submitting comments online. After collecting public input on the draft recommendations, the commission will make a final proposal to the governor and general assembly by July 1, 2012.
The Instructional Mandates Task Force made its final report last summer, containing several positive recommendations regarding mandates on school districts. Legislation will likely be considered this spring to implement some of the recommendations, including flexibility around requirements for physical education, drivers' education, bilingual education, and curricular mandates. You can access the task force report here.
As school administrators and teachers begin to implement the changes in the new education reform act (SB 7) and the new teacher licensure law (SB 1799), there will likely be flaws found in the new laws or other unintended consequences that need to be re-visited. "Trailer bills", bills that follow up on previously passed legislation to make corrections, could emerge this spring to address these two significant education bills.
Two pieces of legislation enacted last year contain new requirements for school board member training. Public Act 97-0008 (SB 7), the education reform bill, r equires school board members to receive a minimum of four hours of professional development leadership training within one year of the beginning of the board member's term. The topics that must be covered are education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. The school district must post on its website the names of the district's school board members who have completed the training.
Public Act 97-0504 (SB 1670) requires elected officials (including school board members) to successfully complete the training program provided by the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor regarding the Open Meetings Act or Open Meetings Act training conducted by the Illinois Association of School Boards. Mandatory board member training that satisfies Public Act 097-0008 is now available via IASB's Online Learning Center. This course, "Professional Development Leadership Training for School Board Members," includes instruction in the required topics of the new Act. Board members appointed since June 13, 2011, for a term of one year or more, will need to take this course within 1 year of their appointment. The remaining board members will not be required to take this training until they are next re-elected.
IASB is offering Open Meetings Act Training for school board members in each of its 21 geographic divisions this spring. Attendance at this program satisfies the requirements of Public Act 97-0504. The presentation is designed specifically for school board members and addresses some of the unique issues applicable to school boards. A certificate of completion will be provided. Some divisions will offer the training as break-out sessions during their spring division meetings, others will offer the training as a pre-meeting session prior to the spring division dinner meeting, and seven divisions will offer the training as a stand-alone event. For dates and locations in your division, visit www.iasb.com and click on Events Calendar, then View Upcoming Events. A registration fee is required and space is limited. Please register early.
SB 50 (Silverstein, D-Chicago) makes changes to the Liquor Control Act in the provisions regarding the sale of alcohol near a school in the City of Chicago. The bill is now Public Act 97-0634, effective Dec. 16, 2011.
SB 165 (Jacobs, D-Moline) extends the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district in Moline to 35 years (instead of 23 years). The bill is now Public Act 97-0635, effective Dec. 16, 2011.
SB 397 (Hutchison, D-Olympia Fields) contains corporate tax incentive provisions. Generally, it provided about $85 million in incentives for the CME Group and $15 million in breaks for Sears, along with some provisions for other, smaller entities. Specifically, it: c reates Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal; creates the Live Theatre Tax Credit capped at $200 million annually; extends the current Sears Company Economic Development Area agreement in Hoffman Estates; extends for five years the Investment Tax Credit; extends for five years the Research and Development Tax Credit and allows for carry-forward; grants five-year extension to all tax credits expiring in 2011, 2012, and 2013; changes income tax apportionment formula for the CME Group; allows Sears to utilize EDGE Credit against withholding liability; extends lower tax rate on Gasohol and Biodiesel fuels; increases Estate Tax Exemption level from $2 million to $4 million by 2013; extends for five years the New Markets Tax Credit; allows Champion Labs to utilize EDGE Credit against withholding liability; extends Business Location Efficiency Incentive through calendar year 2016; extends for five years the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit; extends the Food and Drug Sales Tax Exemption to individuals receiving public aid, and; extends the Historical Society Property Tax Abatement Period through calendar year 2018. The bill is now Public Act 97-0 636, effective July 1, 2012.
SB 400 (Hutchison) contains the individual taxpayer provisions. It increases the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income families from 5% to 10% of the federal tax credit. The bill also increases the personal income tax exemption for all Illinois taxpayers from $2,000 for every person in a household to $2,050 per person. The bill is now Public Act 97-0652, effective June 1, 2012.
SB 1226 (Maloney, D-Chicago) addresses the limits in enrollment for the agricultural science school in Chicago. The bill is now Public Act 97-0648, effective Dec. 30, 2011.
SB 1311 (Steans, D-Chicago) is the budget implementation bill for the appropriations in the budget agreement brokered in November 2011. Specifically for schools, it states that the funds appropriated for the new State Charter School Commission may be used for "personal services, contractual services, and other operational and administrative costs". The bill is now Public Act 97-0641, effective Dec. 19, 2011.
SB 2412 (Steans) is an appropriations bill that redistributes funds among current state budget line items. From funds that resulted in the governor's budget cuts, $202 million was diverted to allow state facilities to remain open and offer services, such as downstate correctional facilities and mental health centers. Other funds were directed to: alcohol and substance abuse programs ($28 million), community mental health programs ($30 million), funds for burying the indigent ($8 million), homeless services ($4.7 million), and hospital funding and reimbursement ($276 million). The bill is now Public Act 97-0642, effective Dec. 19, 2011.
HB 384 (Mautino, D-Spring Valley) provides that if a person is entitled to a warrant or payment from the State treasury and if a unit of local government, school district, or public institution of higher education holds a then due and payable account or claim against that person, then the state comptroller may deduct, on behalf of that entity, the owed amount from the warrant or payment. The bill is now Public Act 97-0632, effective Dec. 16, 2011.
HB 507 (Mitchell, J., R-Rock Falls) extends the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts in Dixon and Lansing to 35 years (instead of 23 years). The bill is now Public Act 97-0633, effective Dec. 16, 2011.
HB 3813 (Cross, R-Oswego) addresses TRS participants' leaves of absence during which a participant is employed by a labor organization. The bill is now Public Act 97-0651, effective Jan. 5, 2012.
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Make Ahead Turkey Roll Ups
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A tasty turkey snack using an easy dough recipe! Includes rising time. I have used different sliced meats and cheese combo as well as spices. Feel free to mix it up!
Top Review by WI Cheesehead
I thought I had reviewed these! I made this summer to take camping. Used your dough, but put it all in my Bosch to knead. I used freshly ground whole wheat and had not issues with the dough. I made 2 batches and did one with ham and one with turkey, but sprinkled with cheddar cheese. I also put some mustard on the ham ones. After baking, I froze to take camping. Great finger food. No mess and everyone liked them.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2 cup warm water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons yeast
- 1⁄4 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 6 slices deli turkey
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- 1 dash garlic powder (optional)
- 1 dash oregano (optional)
- 1 dash dried basil (optional)
- 1 dash dried parsley (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Combine yeast warm water and oil and let sit for about 5 minutes. Stir in salt and flour a little at a time until mixed.
- Knead for a few minutes until soft adding a little flour if needed.
- Put in an oiled bowl and cover for about 20-30 minutes until well risen.
- Roll dough out onto a rectangle with dough being thinner than pizza crust.
- Top dough evenly with slices of turkey then cheese then sprinkle with spices.
- Roll very tightly like making cinnamon rolls.
- Slice into about 16 rolls.
- Place on greased baking sheet and bake for about 10-15 minutes or until nicely browned.
- Baking time will really depend on how thin or thick you roll out your dough so watch carefully!
- To make ahead bake as directed then cool and put in freezer bags and freeze. To serve pop in the microwave until heated through.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have caught the attention of global investors quite effectively, with CEOs and founders of renowned companies betting big on India and crediting the government for moving to improve business conditions. The latest to join the 'fan club' is Prem Watsa the CEO and founder of Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings. Watsa, who is often referred to as the Warren Buffett of Canada, has said that PM Narendra Modi is doing a great job and should be re-elected. "I have said this in our annual report and we are very bullish on India. This is because we consider Mr Modi to be the Lee Kuan Yew of India," Watsa told ET Now. Lee Kuan Yew was the first PM of Singapore and is widely credited for transforming the country and being its 'founding father'.
Watsa said, "Mr Modi is a very hard working man. He has eliminated corruption at the top and I think he is going to do a wonderful wonderful job over the years. I am hoping he will be re-elected in a few years and re-elected again and India will be transformed during that time". Asked if he thinks India is the 'shining star' among emerging markets, Watsa said, "There is no question about that".
'Of all the countries in the world, I am most bullish on #India', says Prem Watsa in conversation w/ @NayantaraRai.@PMOIndia @arunjaitley pic.twitter.com/F0CSGkJCAX
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Speaking after he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Toronto, Watsa said, "Of all the countries in the world, I just told the Finance Minister that the only country that I am really bullish on is India. I think India has unlimited possibilities and potential. We are very happy to invest in India". "Fairfax India raised a billion dollars and we have invested that money and over time we think we will raise more money. We will raise a lot of money, I don't like putting a number. The opportunities are unlimited," he said. "We are looking at companies with a track record, not startups. We think of our investments as very long term. We are not thinking of exiting at all," he added.
Recently, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase and one of the world's most influential bankers was all praises for PM Modi's initiatives. "To the Indian people I would say that you have the fastest growing economy in the world. There are some fabulous companies here, great education, and a Prime Minister who is making all the right moves. This is a great country," Dimon told CNBC-TV 18.
Aberdeen Asset Management in its report titled "India: The Giant Awakens", has also credited PM Modi for finding solutions to multiple challenges, sowing seeds for structural changes and introducing reforms that may not be "big-bang", but are definitely long-term in nature. "Contrary to some reports, Modi remains popular and reforms have not run out of steam. If one looks closely, changes are taking place everywhere. Indeed, reforms were always intended to be long-term in nature, rather than big bang," the report said.