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Date: October 31, 2012 09:31AM
Recent earnings misses have worried Wall Street as well-known names such as Google and Apple have failed to meet expectations. However, in the past week, many companies have reported positive results revealing that they are not only meeting expectations but that they are thriving. In the list below I have focused on some of the better known names with good performance and reasonable valuations that have raised their outlooks for the current year.
Moody's Corporation
Moody's Corporation (MCO) beat analyst forecasts on Friday when it reported diluted earnings per share of $0.81. Excluding a once off tax item, diluted earnings per share were $0.75 up 32% from the prior-year period. At the same time Moody's raised its EPS guidance for the full year 2012 to a range of $2.95 to $3.05 from the previous range of $2.76 to $2.86. The company announced that it expected revenue to grow in the mid-teens percent range with a full-year operating margin now projected to be approximately 40 percent.
Trading on a multiple of 17.3 times historic earnings appears low for a company that has reported double-digit annual EPS growth and growth of over 40% for the last quarter. Yahoo Finance reports average annual consensus earnings growth of 14.4% for the next five years.
Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (HSY) on Friday announced sales and earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. Excluding net pre-tax charges and non-service-related pension expense, the adjusted earnings were $199.5 million, or $0.87 per share diluted, in the third quarter of 2012, compared with $194 million, or $0.84 per share-diluted, in the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 3.6 percent.
The company reported that it expected adjusted earnings per share diluted for the full-year to be in the $3.22 to $3.25 range, an increase of 14 to 15 percent versus 2011, greater than the previous estimate of a 12 to 14 percent increase. The boost comes as input costs are now expected to increase by less in 2012 than previously estimated. As a result, adjusted gross margin is now expected to increase 120 to 140 basis points (previous forecast of about a 100 to 120 basis points).
Tupperware Brands
On Wednesday Tupperware Brands (TUP) reported net income for the quarter of $47.5 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, compared with 2011 third quarter GAAP net income and EPS of $10.5 million and $0.17 per share, respectively, which included a non-cash impairment charge of $36.1 million or $0.60 per share. Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.95 in the quarter was $0.12, or 14% better than 2011.
The company raised the high end of its full year diluted earnings per share guidance range, excluding items, by 8 cents versus the guidance range provided in July, of which 7 cents was due to the impact of stronger foreign exchange rates. EPS excluding items for 52 weeks ending December 2012 is now projected to be $4.94 to $4.99 compared to $4.45 for 53 weeks ending December 2011. The stock was trading on a multiple of 16.2 times earnings as of the Oct. 26 close.
Cerner (CERN), the health and care information technology company, announced a 25% increase in earnings as adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.60 in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $0.48 of adjusted diluted earnings per share in the year-ago quarter. At the same time the company announced that it expected full year 2012 adjusted diluted earnings per share before share based compensation expense between $2.34 and $2.36, up from a prior range of $2.32 to $2.36.
Risk Disclaimer: This article does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing in stocks or other securities and derivatives is a high risk activity and not suitable for everyone. It is strongly recommended that individuals should consult with an SEC-registered investment adviser prior to making any investment decisions.
Disclosure: The author holds no positions in Moody's, Hershey, Tupperware Brands or Cerner and has no intention to initiate any in the next 72 hours.
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Louise Southerden is a conservationist as well as a trekker as she traverses harsh beauty in the Flinders Ranges.
It's not every day you get to shower under an outback blue sky while watching a goanna eat a rabbit. One minute, I'm standing in a three-sided corrugated stall washing off biodegradable soap and looking up at river red gums dancing in the breeze. The next I'm wrapped in a towel engrossed in a real-life nature documentary unfolding before me: like one of David Attenborough's orcas lunging for a seal pup on a pebbly beach, a Gould's goanna surges out of the long grass to tackle a rabbit, which squeals for its life until it can't - because the goanna is swallowing it, head first.
It's impressive enough seeing nature do its thing, oblivious to humankind. What makes this goanna-eats-rabbit vignette even more compelling is that it's part of an ongoing drama that has been playing itself out for more than 200 years across our wide, brown land: natives versus newcomers.
Native species have had a hard time of it, in general, but there are against-the-odds survival stories, too. Good news stories, even. On Arkaba Station in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, for instance, native species are making a comeback - thanks to Wild Bush Luxury, which owns the 24,000-hectare property and runs three-day guided walks across it.
"A year and a half ago, you'd hardly have seen a reptile, let alone a monitor lizard, let alone a monitor lizard on a kill," says Brendon Bevan, a South African safari guide who manages Arkaba, and takes turns leading the walking trips, with his Scottish fiancee, Kat Mee.
When the Arkaba Walk opened in April 2011, it became Australia's newest luxury guided walk. In October 2012, it joined more-established operators - including Maria Island Walk and Cradle Mountain Huts, which offers treks on the Overland Track and in the Bay of Fires - to form Great Walks of Australia, a collection of seven independently owned walking trips.
Arkaba certainly ticks all the Great Walks boxes. Small groups of walkers (there are only five of us on my walk) roam remote country, carrying no more than a day pack, between campsites purpose-built to bring a few creature comforts into the great outdoors. We're given chilled hand towels on arriving hot and dusty at camp each afternoon. We sleep in luxury swags made up with EcoDownUnder sheets, doonas and fluffy pillows. Every dinner is a three-course, chef-prepared feast at tables spread with white linen, glassware and bottles of South Australian wines, under lanterns hung in the trees.
It's also supremely eco-conscious - from its waterless composting toilets and timber sleeping decks (made from Australian plantation hardwood), to its new solar panels and rainwater tanks installed at the camps this year.
But to describe the Arkaba Walk as a low-impact tourism product is getting it backwards. It's actually a tourism-funded conservation project, thanks to the vision of Charlie Carlow, the chief executive of Wild Bush Luxury, which also runs Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia and Bamurru Plains in the Top End.
"We really modelled Arkaba on Africa's private wildlife parks - where people come to immerse themselves in the bush landscape and end up becoming part of the conservation story," he says.
You might come to Arkaba for the wild, open spaciousness of the outback, the sense of being far away from everything, the chance to sleep under the stars. But your presence here is not just about you. It's helping to fund a transformation that Wild Bush Luxury has been working on since buying Arkaba Station in 2009: returning the land to its natural state, and turning a 150-year-old sheep station into a private wildlife reserve.
Former owners Dean and Lizzie Rasheed made a start by destroying rabbit warrens and removing 10,000 feral goats in the 25 years they owned Arkaba (which means "land of abundance" and "place of hidden water" in Adnyamathanha, the language of the area's traditional owners).
Wild Bush Luxury has built on these beginnings, in partnership with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and South Australia's Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. "Arkaba is perfectly suited to conservation," Carlow says.
"It's rugged range country, which means that much of the property has been less suitable for grazing and hasn't been as degraded as other parts of the Flinders. The sheer majesty of the landscape lends itself to inspirational bush experiences, which enable us to operate the walks that fund our work.
"And we can be masters of our own destiny [because we own the property], more than we can at Bamurru Plains, which is on a privately owned buffalo station, or even at Sal Salis, which is a highly ecologically sensitive operation but is on national park land, where the government is ultimately responsible for the conservation projects."
So far, so good. In the past three years, sheep have been removed from two-thirds of the property, to allow the regeneration of native grasses and wildflowers and increase Arkaba's capacity for native animals; and feral-species management programs have so far eradicated almost 1000 goats, about 300 foxes and 68 feral cats. (Goats and rabbits destroy vegetation, cause erosion and compete with native animals for feed and water, while foxes and cats kill large numbers of native animals.) Two colonies of rare yellow-footed rock wallabies are now thriving and 10 new bird species have been recorded on the property in the past 12 months - including Nankeen night herons, straw-necked ibises, peregrine falcons, owlet nightjars, zebra finches and welcome swallows.
"Arkaba's landscape is in visibly much better condition than many other properties in the surrounding areas," Carlow says.
"It's been a big undertaking, by successive guardians of the land, but it's wonderfully gratifying to see such dramatic results."
We see some of these results every day on the walk. Kangaroos aplenty: euros, western greys and reds. Birds galore: little eagles and pardalotes, ring-necked parrots and black-eared cuckoos, flocks of budgerigars and stripy emu chicks. I'm repeatedly amazed at the number of different landscapes you can walk through in just three days - native cypress forests and mallee woodland, steep-sided canyons and exposed peaks. And how big this country is, particularly when we find ourselves standing at the southern rim of Wilpena Pound - where we leave Flinders Ranges National Park and enter Arkaba Station halfway through our first day - surveying the unpopulated vastness. Arkaba even has a couple of mountain ranges within its fences.
Early in the morning on day three, we wake up to one of them. Kat wanders from one timber deck to another, rousing us from sleep like an usher in a theatre: the light show is about to begin. Could there be a more peaceful way to greet the day than this - sipping English Breakfast tea, still in your PJs, while the sun's first rays shine on the red-rock face of the Elder Range, seemingly just beyond the foot of your swag?
One of the joys of walking is that there are constant surprises great and small, and time to notice them: a tiny red-barred dragon endemic to the Flinders Ranges sunning itself on a log, fragrant curry bushes that really do smell like an Indian dinner, splodges of green "emu art" on the ground, great wedge-tailed eagles on the wing and on their massive stick nests. Even Kat, who has been living and working on Arkaba for three years, never knows what we'll see, from one moment to the next. "Every hour spent walking through this country feels different," she says. "It's the kind of place where you simply can't wait to wake up in the mornings, to see what's waiting for you out here."
With all this life, it's tempting to think that Australia's native species are out of the woods, so to speak - until you see a fox dart across a grassy hill and remember that Australia has the highest mammal extinction record in the world. According to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy - which acquires land to establish wildlife refuges and currently has 23 sanctuaries covering 3 million hectares across Australia - 27 mammal species have become extinct in the past 200 years and more than 1500 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and plants are listed as threatened with extinction.
So the work continues, and the Arkaba Walk lets you see it in action. We see Kat recording the locations of rabbit warrens on her hand-held GPS unit. We wander past white-painted sticks marking buried fox baits. One afternoon, we stop at a small pool so that Kat can retrieve a small infrared camera she'd strapped to a nearby tree the previous week - one of seven (soon to be 20) cameras on the property set up to make unobtrusive observations of animals, whether rock wallabies in inaccessible places or nocturnal predators such as feral cats, to inform Arkaba's conservation efforts. (This camera took hundreds of pictures of, among other things, two groups of goats, which were later culled.)
There's no forgetting you're in the outback, however. It's so dry your imagination has to add water to "creeks" that are mere ribbons of sand, "cascades" that are sun-baked slabs of rock, "springs" that are still, algae-covered ponds.
On our last day, we come to Arkaba Creek. One of the only water courses on the property to flow year-round, it's alive with birds: white-faced herons, ducks and, in the air, hundreds of galahs and noisy corellas that settle en masse in a long-dead tree. Even here, intruders abound: as we dawdle back to the homestead, where our walk will end, Kat uses her GPS to mark the spread of boxthorn, an invasive weed, adding its removal to Arkaba's ever-growing to-do list.
For conservation is a never-ending story and, as Kat and Brendon well know, there is always more to be done - goat control, fox-baiting, rabbit-warren destruction, perhaps the development of volunteer projects to sample water quality or monitor frog species. Walking trips might take a break, but for this newly engaged couple passionate about the environment they now call home, the long, hot summer of conservation work has just begun.
Louise Southerden travelled courtesy of Wild Bush Luxury and the South Australia Tourism Commission.
Getting there
Arkaba Station is 425 kilometres north of Adelaide. Virgin Australia flies from Sydney to Adelaide (1hr 40min) from $250 return including taxes. Sharp Airlines has scheduled flights twice a day Monday to Friday between Port Augusta and Adelaide (1hr) from $300 return including taxes. See sharpairlines.com.au.
Walking there
The Arkaba Walk is a three-night experience that runs from mid-March to November with departures every Thursday (and every Saturday during September and October). The cost is $2150 a person (maximum eight guests) and includes all meals, drinks, a naturalist guide, two nights of camping in deluxe swags, one night at the 1850s Arkaba Homestead, a support vehicle for transporting your luggage between camps, national park entry fees, and a $10 conservation levy to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. See arkabawalk.com, wildbushluxury.com.
Staying there
The five-bedroom Arkaba Homestead on Arkaba Station operates as a lodge year-round with rates from $790 an adult (minimum two nights) including all meals, drinks, use of mountain bikes, daily activities (such as four-wheel-drive safaris and birdwatching) and a $10 a person a night donation to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. See arkabastation.com.
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Maria Island Walk Four days of exploring this untouched island off Tasmania's east coast, with two nights in canvas ecocamps and the last night in a heritage-listed cottage. See mariaislandwalk.com.
Great Ocean Walk Four or seven days of coast-hugging splendour in western Victoria, arriving at the Twelve Apostles on the last day, staying each night in an exclusive, purpose-built ecolodge near Johanna Beach. See bothfeet.com.au.
Cradle Mountain Huts Walk Six days walking an Australian classic, staying in private huts in Tasmania's World Heritage-listed Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. See cradlemountainhuts.com.au.
Kosciuszko Alpine Guided Walks Two-day walks in Kosciuszko National Park with the option of catered camping at the top of Australia or accommodation at Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa. See lakecrackenback.com.au.
Bay of Fires Lodge Walk A four-day coastal wilderness experience in north-east Tasmania (including a non-walking day for kayaking, fishing or just relaxing) with one night at a tented beach camp and two nights at the award-winning Bay of Fires Lodge. See bayoffires.com.au.
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A tornado touched down Friday afternoon in Lincoln County, just two days after the statewide emergency tornado warning system was tested.
The twister hit the ground around 6 p.m. and traveled a quarter mile in a harvested crop field, cutting a path that was just 25 yards wide, the national weather service in North Platte reported. Windspeed was 65 miles an hour.
Lincoln County Emergency Manager Dan Guenthner said deputies checked a five-mile area around where the twister touched down but found no property damage.
The Gerald Gentleman station was not affected by the storm.
"There was no damage at the plant," NPPD spokesman Mark Becker said. "Apparently they did not see anything and there was nothing harmed around the plant."
The tornado formed from an isolated thunderstorm cell that developed in eastern Keith County and intensified as it moved into Lincoln County. The storm dumped large but soft hail at Lake Maloney, where hailstones the size of golf balls were reported.
A Lincoln County Sheriffs deputy spotted some rotation in the cloud as it passed over Lake Maloney, Guenthner said.
The heart of the storm went south of North Platte. It crossed U.S. Highway 83 and heavy showers were reported in Box Elder Canyon. Soft hail was reported four miles south of Maxell, Guenthner said.
About 0.30 inches of rain fell at the airport, the weather service said.
In all, three tornadoes were reported from the storm, Guenthner said.
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We dodged another one, he said.
Typically, three tornadoes touch down each year in west central Nebraska over a 10,000 square mile area, according to a 1997 study.
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Kansas farmers join farmers and agriculture groups across the country as they watch anxiously to see how much ag-related funding will be cut by Congress to meet the debt ceiling deal. Washington politicians are expected to take a sharp knife to federal farm subsidies, which totaled more than $15 billion nationally and $1 billion in Kansas in 2010.
According to Rick Plumlee of The Wichita Eagle, the looming cuts have these ag professionals grimacing and farm subsidy opponents grinning.
The direct-payment program has been painted with a bull's-eye as politicians take aim. Many farmers are resigned to losing at least some of the direct-payment program. However, they are also dead-set on retaining another possible target – the federal 59 percent subsidy for crop insurance.
Ag economists forecast that cuts to direct payments would drop the average Kansas farmer's annual income by $8,000 to $110,000.
"If you accept the fact there's going to be some cuts — and most people probably do — you couldn't have a better time for it," said Kevin Dhuyvetter, an ag economy professor at Kansas State University told The Wichita Eagle. "We've gone through four pretty doggone good years in a row."
The USDA reported an increase in the national net farm income – up nearly 20% to an expected $94.7 billion in 2011. Corn hit a record high of nearly $8 per bushel in June while both wheat and soybeans approached record highs set in 2008.
While this year's severe drought will take a bite out of farm incomes in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, the farm bill is all about the big picture and what's happening across the country.
"It all boils down to it's been a pretty good time to be a crop producer," Dhuyvetter said. "The last thing you would want is to have to take cuts when we just had three years of losing money."
That doesn't make the pill easier to swallow for the Kansas farmer who has just watched his corn and soybean crops burn up, but Congress is intent on spending reductions.


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N.C. State began the season with lofty expectations. Those came to an end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in a loss to Temple and, on Tuesday, the Wolfpack suffered a couple more losses.
Junior forward C.J. Leslie and junior point guard Lorenzo Brown will both skip their senior seasons, according to CBSSports.com reports.
But Leslie responded to the report on Twitter and didn't sound as sure as what was being reported.
Who said I was leaving— cj leslie (@ncsu_cleslie) March 26, 2013
Leslie led the Wolfpack in scoring last season, averaging 15.1 points on 51.9 percent shooting from the field. He also added 7.4 rebounds per game. Brown averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.2 assists for the 24-11 squad.
N.C. State also loses seniors Richard Howell and Scott Wood, leaving the Wolfpack without their top four scorers heading into next season.
Also, last weekend, CBSSports.com reported that UNLV freshman Anthony Bennett will enter the NBA draft. The forward averaged 16.1 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 53.3 percent from the field. He was named to the Sporting News All-Freshman team.


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Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo will celebrate World Water Day 2013 at Lauriers Waterloo campus on Friday, March 22. The event, which takes place in the Paul Martin Centre and the Senate and Board Chamber, is co-hosted by the two universities and features keynote speakers, graduate student research, and a screening of the award-winning film, People of a Feather.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. The Water Cooperation theme incorporates natural and social sciences, education, culture and communication. The UNs objective is to raise awareness of both the potential for increased cooperation and the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services.
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No, I am not ready to jump off a cliff, but the Pacers play over the past 3 weeks does make you consider some things. Here are several questions/thoughts.
1. What do we do with the second unit? If Scola is not hitting his shots he is pretty useless to us, especially on defense. Should tighten his leash and give some of his minutes to Solomon Hill or Chris Copeland?
2. I am not saying bench Granger completely. Yes, I know he has been out forever. Personally I would keep riding him for another few weeks. That said, if he does not improve when do we see Vogel make the move to give his minutes to Rasul Butler or Solomon Hill?
3. CJ Watson is always solid on defense, but again, when his shot isn't falling he does not contribute a ton on that side of the court. Sloan at least penetrates more. I am not sure what happened to OJ earlier this year, but does Watson's shaky play open the door up for him?
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Surprised that Phil Anschutz is selling his AEG sports and entertainment empire?
I'm not.
And if you are a fan of AEG's Farmers Field project and the potential of the NFL returning to downtown Los Angeles, Anschutz's announcement Tuesday is actually good news.
But more on that later.
Not long ago I got a text from a high-ranking official in the National Football League saying he heard Anschutz was running out of patience with the process of bringing an NFL team here to play at Farmers Field.
Essentially, the text explained, Anschutz might want out.
"Will keep my ear to the ground and let you know if I hear anything," the text concluded.
Nothing ever came of it, and after making the necessary calls I was assured that Anschutz was still all in and that AEG's Tim Leiweke, who is spearheading the Farmers Field project, was excited about soon gaining full clearance to begin construction and initiating the process of bringing a team to Los Angeles.
In fact, the NFL official subsequently texted again to say, based on conversations with other league figures, the belief is football will be back in Los Angeles relatively soon.
Then came word Tuesday that Anschutz is selling AEG, which includes Staples Center, the NHL champion Kings, pro soccer's Galaxy, part ownership of the Lakers, and major entertainment and real estate holdings in downtown Los Angeles.
And of course, the privately funded $1.3 billion Farmers Field project.
Just like that, it seemed the NFL returning to downtown L.A. was doomed.
The reality is, this is a good thing for Farmers Field.
Better to find out now, rather than later, Anschutz wasn't fully prepared to emotionally and financially march down the aisle with the NFL.
Better he hand AEG over to someone more local, more energetic and passionate about adding onto the downtown L.A. sports and entertainment kingdom he helped create more than a decade ago – someone like Patrick Soon-Shiong, the richest man in Los Angeles and a rabid sports fan already being mentioned as a potential buyer.
This is all about timing.
It's well-established Farmers Field is primarily a Leiweke dream, with the reclusive, Denver-based Anschutz promising his financial support but always a bit skeptical.
It's also no secret the 73-year-old Anschutz isn't keen on making a long-term commitment to owning all or part of the team moving to Los Angeles, a key and necessary aspect relative to the NFL.
Anschutz is a real estate guy, buying and developing land to eventually sell. The NFL is all about ownership consistency and stability. The relationship could have worked, but you get the idea Anschutz might have felt landlocked.
To the surprise of many, Leiweke has marched Farmers Field nearly the length of the field.
And with the project nearly ready to begin construction and the eager NFL ready for Anschutz to take the financial plunge, Anschutz started feeling like an anxious groom on wedding day, not sure he was OK with the commitment he was about to make.
So he thought long and hard and decided the time was right to hand off things to someone else.
And in the process, do right by Los Angeles.
How so?
By selling AEG to a locally based owner whose passion for Los Angeles sports supersedes his own.
Someone fully committed to seeing Farmers Field through while also being supportive of a long-term relationship with the NFL, an assurance the league needs before returning.
And finally, by stepping aside now, mere months before the NFL meets to potentially discuss a team moving here, a new AEG owner should be in place, fully vetted by the NFL and ready to hammer out a deal to bring football back to L.A.
"Someone the NFL is comfortable with, someone with the wherewithal to make this work and make this successful," Leiweke said. "This gives the NFL assurance, and that is critically important."
So while Anschutz stunned everyone with Tuesday's announcement and seemingly pulled the plug on Farmers Field, it's really just a logical next step in the process.
Especially when you consider how convinced the high-ranking NFL official is about pro football returning to Los Angeles, and the excitement in Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' voice when he told me two weeks ago he was more optimistic than ever L.A. would soon have an NFL team.
Not to mention NFL commissioner Roger Goodell touting Farmers Field last week for the unique game-day experience it will provide while dismissing the notion it won't satisfy the tailgating hopes of L.A. football fans.
Goodell rarely speaks publicly about either of the two local stadium proposals – Farmers Field and Ed Roski Jr.'s City of Industry project – yet there he was practically gushing over the downtown stadium when he had to have an inkling Anschutz was getting antsy and contemplating a sale.
Why did Goodell seem so supportive of Farmers Field if he knew the money man was selling?
Because Goodell probably has a good idea who the new AEG head will be, and is comfortable that, with AEG's current Leiweke-led management team still in place, the process will move along accordingly once the sale is complete.
How fast will a deal go down?
Leiweke said Wednesday he fully expects the new owner to be in place by March when the NFL convenes to talk about a team potentially moving here, if not sooner. He also said the owner will be fully on board with Farmers Field.
By then, it is conceivable an existing team will have applied for relocation – Goodell recently issued a Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 deadline for clubs to express intent to move in time for the 2013 season – and that a deal will be in place in which the new owner buys part or all of the relocating team.
The most likely candidate is the San Diego Chargers, who have an annual escape window from Feb. 1 to April 30 in which they can buy out their lease at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers are struggling at the gate and have waged a decade-long battle to build a new local stadium, to no avail.
Meanwhile, the Rams face an end-of-year ruling by an arbitrator deciding how much it will cost St. Louis to bring the Edward Jones Dome up to necessary standards. If the stadium is not among the top quarter in the NFL by the end of 2014, the Rams can terminate their lease.
The point is two teams are in position to possibly move here by next year.
And with a new AEG owner in place and motivated to make Farmers Field happen, that makes Tuesday's announcement a good thing for Los Angeles.


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Saint Michael's Playhouse Announces Summer 2013 Lineup
The Saint Michael's Playhouse 2013 summer season presents a foursome of crowd-pleasers, starting with the Broadway classic, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and continuing with TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, Neil Simon's comedy RUMORS, and SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse first opened its doors to the Greater Burlington community in 1947 and since then has produced 100s of shows for more than one million audience members. The Playhouse is now stronger than ever, producing full scale productions for more than 16,000 theater-goers each season. The Equity Professional Theater is owned and operated by Saint Michael's College and performs in the McCarthy Arts Center, where every seat is a good one, on the college campus in Colchester (three minutes from Burlington).
Strong sales for summer 2013 already
According to producing artistic director Chuck Tobin, the new season subscription sales are already running 32 percent above last year's sales at this time. Gift certificates for season subscriptions are available at last year's prices online at www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.org or from the box office in the lobby of the McCarthy Arts Center, weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until December 20.
Tobin said over 500 subscriptions have already been sold during this special holiday campaign.


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A Woman Like That
Ellen Weissbrod
Ellen Weissbrod, Mary Garrard, Ann Sutherland Harris, Maurizio Marini, Alexandra Lapierre
(7th Street Film Syndicate)
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC: 5 Mar 2011
"She was beacon of light, or whatever, to women." Of many descriptions of Artemisia Gentileschi offered in A Woman Like That, this one is striking for its simultaneous awe and vagueness. It's true that not many people have actually heard of Artemisia Gentileschi, an early Baroque painter who was born in 1593 and died, maybe, in 1654. But those who have heard of her tend to imagine her as a trailblazer, challenging expectations and developing a style all her own.
These stories are reinforced in Ellen Weissbrod's documentary, which screened Saturday, 5 March, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and will screen at the Cleveland Museum of Art on 10 April, with an introduction by Jon Seydl, CMA European painting and sculpture curator, and a Q&A with Weissbrod and co-director Melissa Powell afterward. The documentary's many women (and some men) on-the-street interviews suggest that museum-goers and art history students regard Artemisia, as fans like to call her, as an admirable individual who overcame personal and political hurdles in order to pursue her dream and hone her skills. Scholars like Mary Garrard (American University) and Ann Sutherland Harris (University of Pittsburgh) note details of her work, life, and (presumed) motives: "I think she thought female nudes would sell," notes Harris, "And she was absolutely right."
The essential outline of Artemisia's story is surely compelling. Her father Orazio was also an artist, "a famous follower of Caravaggio, [who] taught his only daughter to paint." Her own ambitions seem well documented in letters she wrote to patrons: she understood her unusual status as a female painter, the threat she posed to the male establishment (of artists and patrons alike), as well as the particular appeal she embodied. As several women read pieces of letters for the camera, they emphasize language that suggests the artist had a sense of humor and enjoyed provocation: "I'm hoping to give you the greatest pleasure," more than one reader emphasizes. Adds one observer, "She's playing the 'I'm a sexy woman' card."
The film notes as well that Artemisia is known at least as much for her personal story as for her work, especially one point, that she was raped at age 17 by a friend of her father's, yet another painter, named Agostino Tassi. This part of her experience is conspicuously documented in court transcripts, which the filmmaker locates in Rome, and then highlights in loving close-ups of the pages. Writer Alexandra Lapierre, who describes herself as "obsessed" with Artemisia, observes, "There is a pulse of life in her which you hear extremely well in the trial."
Indeed, Artemisia's description of the assault is vivid, as is her description of her efforts to resist ("I scratched his face and pulled his hair and before he penetrated me again, I grasped his penis so tight I actually pulled off a piece of flesh"). Tassi protested that he was only trying to teach her "perspective" in painting and that no such attack took place. And some interviewees endeavor to contextualize the trial: rape in those days, notes one, wasn't the same as now. Her father brought suit against Tassi at least in part because he had dishonored the family, and decreased the value of Artemisia as a woman and wife, as she was no longer a virgin. Tassi was convicted and sentenced to one year in prison; Artemisia was shipped off to Florence, where she married a model artist named Pierantonio Stiattesi.
In Florence, Artemisia pursued her career, even as she had four sons and a daughter (only the daughter, Prudenzia, survived into adulthood). She became her own promoter, traveling to cities like London and Venice to solicit assignments and sell her art. That art is remarkable in several ways, as she frequently depicted strong women in poses and as forms not seen before.
This is a point emphasized, of course, by Artemisia scholars. Her Cleopatra (1621) is a fleshy, nude, and solid figure, unusual at the time, when men painted women with perfect, plastic-seeming breasts and skin. (She is also a contested image, as some scholars claim that Orazio made the painting.) And comparisons of Artemisia's Judith Slaying Holofernes (1614-20) to Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598-99), for instance, occasions comments on differences between a man's version of the story and hers. In the Caravaggio, Judith stands back, perhaps disgusted by what she must do (and in the D.W. Griffith film, Judith of Bethulia (1913), shown in split screen alongside the other two images, Blanche Sweet performs her looking horrified, as she has "fallen in love" with the man she's been sent to assassinate).
As A Woman Like That points out, Artemisia's Judith, and the maidservant who helps her, are intent on their mission, bloody and brutal as it is. They are "triumphant," says one observer. "She reminds me of Julia Child showing you how to tackle a ham," says Harris. "This is the last thing that will save her people and she wants to get it done." The film includes shots of Weissbrod instructing women in reenactments of the pose, as they imagine how Judith "felt," and more to the point, how Artemisia "felt."
And this is where the film, however celebratory of its subject and inspired by her, is also a bit distracted—by the filmmaker's own desrires. Weissbrod describes and represents her efforts to make the film, her frustrations as a professional filmmaker until this point, showcasing her sense of connection to Artemisia. At the beginning, she means to film an exhibition of Artemisia and Orazio's paintings in St. Louis, only to be told at the last minute she cannot bring her camera inside. Whatever the museum's reason, Weissbrod takes the rejection very personally: "If I don't show pictures of all her paintings, all together, how will I tell her story? I have permission from all the painting owners, scholars have agreed to interviews!" And so she undertakes a clandestine mission, sneaking a camera inside, lens on her glasses (she feels like Mrs. Peel, she says, or Harriet the Spy).
The resulting images are warpy and awkwardly mobile, not exactly the best way to "tell the story" of the paintings as such. The rest of the film is slightly more attentive to the representation of the art, though of course any reproduction, especially via a handheld camera, will be imperfect and sometimes dauntingly so. But the story is never really Artemisia's. Weissbrod focuses again and again on herself. She wants to be "a woman like that," nervy and courageous, going to far as to see the artist "was leaving me a trail of breadcrumbs to find myself," and drawing links between the artist's experience, however unknown, and her own, as well as, by some universalizing extension, to all women with ambition and facing challenges.
This effort to connect is understandable, but also diverts attention from Artemisia's work. It's not as if she didn't anticipate how she might be used. As much as it's impossible to know what she might have thought about anything—from her career to her father to her kids to her reputation—Artemisia did leave some 40 (surviving) paintings that suggest she had a thought process and a shifting relationship with her audience.
Perhaps the most intriguing is her Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1638-39). After so many male artists pictured themselves with a woman playing the Allegory (near the man's easel, sitting on his lap), the fact that Artemisia pictured herself as the Allegory invites you to ponder her self-awareness, her sense of humor, and her sense of history and legacy.
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Pop Icon Lady Gaga Meets Style Icon Daphne Guinness [PHOTOS]
Lady Gaga doesn't need new friends — she already has awesome ones.
Ma Monster even said so.
The pop icon posed, in a decidedly unfashionable and unfussy flannel top (in perhaps her effort to bring back grunge as a style trend) with artist, fashion designer, inventor and style diva Daphne Guinness.
An icon met an icon, and Gaga shared a pair of shots on Twitter.
See the photos below. Anyone who closely follows the fashion and art worlds knows the influence that dame Guinness wields. She is a true trendsetter and a style star, and we use the term "that dame" lovingly.
Me + the Queen @TheRealDaphne She is truly a living legend and muse to the greats. Photo by Terry Richardson pic.twitter.com/RuKCSIWFgj
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Meaning: a studious person with few social skills
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- The nerds at our school spent lunchtime in the library or in the computer lab.
- Bill might have been a nerd in high school, but he's certainly done well in his career.
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NEWS Shopper has teamed up with the BBC to give away five copies of the London 2012 Olympics DVD boxset.
To be in with a chance of winning you just need to wind your mind back four months to the glorious two weeks in the summer when Britain was captivated by the Games.
We want you to tell us what your favourite London 2012 Olympics moment was, and why.
Maybe your top moment was one of the many sporting highlights such as Bradley Wiggins triumphing in the cycling, Jessica Ennis taking heptathlon gold, Mo Farah's double track success or Usain Bolt sprinting to victory.
Or it could be a moment not directly related to the sport, such as a friendly welcome from a Games volunteer or the sight of the cauldron being lit to open the Olympics.
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The closing date for entries is 9am on December 11. After that five lucky winners will be drawn at random to receive a copy of the DVD boxset.
We will also be using some of the entries received for a feature looking back at some of the best bits of London 2012.
The BBC's London 2012 Olympics DVD boxset is a spectacular five-disc collection which features full coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies as well as more than seven hours of sports highlights which capture all the emotion, drama and achievements from the Games, including the many magical moments provided by members of Team GB.
You can read our full review of the London 2012 Olympics DVD boxset here.
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United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has completed the sale of its Clipper Windpower unit to private equity firm Platinum Equity. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
UTC announced in March that it was selling Clipper as part of its plan to buy Goodrich Corp. In July, the company received the final regulatory approvals related to that transaction. As part of the Goodrich acquisition, UTC is also divesting its Pratt & Whitney, Rocketdyne, Milton Roy, Sullair and Sundyne business units.
According to Dan Shreve, director and partner at MAKE Consulting, it should come as no surprise that Clipper was sold to a private equity firm.
"The level of competition in the marketplace and impending downturn in the U.S. market made a sale of Clipper to an existing wind industry participant unfeasible, especially given the reliability concerns surrounding the Liberty platform," Shreve tells NAW. "The acquisition of Clipper by a private equity group such as Platinum comes as no surprise, as the PE group will have greater flexibility in parsing out Clipper's assets.'
Shreve adds that a strong return on Clipper's service business is not necessarily guaranteed – at least for a while.
"However, even with almost 2 GW of installed turbines in the Americas, obtaining a strong return on Clipper's service business is not assured, as service pricing is under pressure from ISPs and asset owners with in-house service teams," he says.
"Similarly, new product development endeavors will be difficult to monetize as potential adopters – existing turbine [original equipment manufacturers] – are under intense profit pressure, and product commercialization efforts often take two to five years," he adds.


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Agreed. I just finished watching it a minute ago.
The Muppets
It was fine, but not quite as good as I was expecting. As my sister-in-law said, it would have been better if it were more of the show itself.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
The Descendants - There's so much that's good about the movie especially the acting to love about it, but I didn't enjoy it. The main problem is that I didn't expect it to be Terms of Endearment (in Hawaii). That edge that Payne exhibits so wonderfully in Citizen Ruth and Election (perhaps the most underrated movie of the 1990's) just doesn't exist here. The movie is a very well executed sap story with four endings (not like Clue, but like Lord of the Rings). Some good family dynamics but too much overall that felt awkward, out of place, and out of Payne's wheelhouse. The dumbass whoa kid who goes from the cheap comic relief to the magical negro at the switch of a light seems like something Edward Zwick would do. As someone from Hawaii, I felt cheated by the way they took a thematically plentiful issue like native land rights and had it take a backseat to a mostly unoriginal story. It was trying to be the most authentically told story about Hawaii from Hollywood and it failed. (Seriously? There's a terrible voiceover for the first ten minutes explaining how life in Hawaii is just like everywhere else with homeless people and traffic, and they spend the entire ****ing movie on vacation going through tour guide scenery stock photos? **** me.) For me, it's a disappointment from a director who deals so well with imperfect characters and moral ambiguities. That said, I do recommend it as most of the people in the theater enjoyed it greatly.
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The Artist - the movie without any dialogue. It was unique, effective and very well done. The characters and story grabs you within the first 15 minutes or so, I really enjoyed it. I didn't love it though. This is probably the front runner for Oscar best pictiure award.
Just hasn't been a good year for movies this year.
When I think back over the past two years, Slumdog Millionaire, Social Network and The Kings Speech IMO are much better than any movies this year.
Maybe the best award type movie i've seen this year is Win/Win
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Cowboys and Aliens - such a boring movie which seemed to experience a bit of an identity crisis...all that "star" power and such a lackluster script - wished they would all die and be done with it...
Change Up - not a new concept at all but still had some alright moments - ok to watch if you're feeling like watching a light movie.
Rio 3D - Just bought a new 3DTV and it looked amazing - fun movie
Conan 2011 - These movies never reach the potential that they could reach - another wasted chance at something epic.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Having seen the Swedish movie along with this, it's obvious that the main issue with this franchise is that other than the character of Salander, it's just not very good. (Each multiple ending feels increasingly tacked on.) Fincher is a masterful craftsman and he seems to do all he can with this source material; the movie looks great and has a nice slow-burn pacing. But other than the main female character played fantastically by Mara, it's just kind of boringly well executed. Mildly recommended.
Young Adult - It's not as good as Up in the Air but it's much better than Juno. People seem to be missing the point of this movie, like you're supposed to sympathize with all main characters and that everyone has to learn something by the end of movies. Great acting from Charlize while Patton kills it as well. Such an interesting take on a high school movie; I'm not sure there's been a movie about depression like this before. Reitman continues to interestingly study subcultures and ambivalent narcissists. One of the more underappreciated movies this year, with reason.
The Fly
Jeff Goldblum baby!
I haven't seen Fincher's version, but this exactly how I felt about both the novel and the Swedish adaptation.
Benjamin Button
Man, that movie was a bit slow throughout, but overall pretty good. That ending was so profoundly sad and stuck with me the rest of the day.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Brotherhood - really short movie (75 mins) but always on the go - really liked it.
Colombiana - Nothing original - not boring - worth a watch if you have some time to kill.
The original 1950's version was creepy too, but this was one of the first modern horror remakes that stands up well or beats the original version.
Crazy, Stupid Love - it was a lot better than anticipated - had some alright moments for a movie in its genre.
War horse
Best movie I have ever seen. Just a masterpiece Spielberg did an excellent job great story and the ending was really well done.
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War House or War Horse?
If it's War Horse, I'll pass.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Enjoyable movie. I love the game of baseball, and even though I'm not a stat geek, I definitely see the value in stats. Same for basketball. It's not the end all, but it's certainly a useful tool.
Pretty amazing how 1 trip changed Billy Beane's fate as well as Peter Brand (played by Jonah Hill).
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Movie just didn't work for me. I can appreciate the acting, and I love a slow burn as much as anyone and I rarely say this, but this movie was just boring. I didn't care anything about the movie as I was watching it.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Good movie. Stupid humans.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Rewatched Attack The Block again. Definitely my favorite movie of last year. Allow it.
Red Tails. Ok, where is the real movie because the thing I saw seemd more like an after school special with some pretty good action scenes. They never dealt with any of the actual issues in the movie, time and again important issues would come up and within seconds it was resolved and then we got to see an action sequence. To me the movie was pretty insulting.
As a lighthearted action movie it was decent, as anything more than that it was insulting.
From what I've read, that seemed to be the movie in a nutshell. Think I'll pass on this movie.
I can't wait to see Chronicle next week! Who else is going to see this?
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Me and You and Everyone We Know - It was a very quirky indie dramedy, but I enjoyed it. The actors sold the characters well, plus the script was not afraid to go there. And the poop thing was just amazing. Those two short scenes completely justify this movie's existence. Back and forth. Forever.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest via Amazon Prime. Really liked it, watched all 3 movies in the series in the last week.
I love how certain consonants are juxtaposed in Swedish. Blomkvist - we don't have anything like that in English.
2012- I was surprised at how good it was. My 4 year old daughter did have to point out that When Woody Harrelson stood up after being knocked over by the blast that his butt crack was hanging out. Kids see the darnest things when watching television.


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Organisers of Chippenham Beer Festival are warning ale lovers that tickets are selling fast.
The event to be held at the Olympiad Sports Hall next Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, will feature a choice of more than 100 beers, ciders and perries.
Organiser Jessica Purton said: "Ticket sales are going very well so we would urge people to book in advance so they are not disappointed.
"We also want to let people know the festival date is earlier than in previous years and we don't want anyone to miss out."
This year's festival weill be the 23rd organised by North West Wiltshire Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale and organisers have learnt a lot over the years.
Mrs Purton said:"The first Chippenham Beer Festival was held in the Neeld Hall in 1992. Branch members remember there being too much beer and not enough customers.
"Paul Hawkins spent the night in the Neeld Hall keeping wet towels wet whilst Alan Powell fly-posted all the town's cash dispensers.
"The second year had too many customers and not enough beer, but since year three they have had the balance right."
Beer sales have increased every year from 500 gallons to 800 gallons and now around 2,000 people are expected attend the festival.
Tickets must be bought in advance for both evening sessions.
Tickets cost £6 for Friday evening which runs from 6-11pm and £5 for each of the two Saturday sessions, which include live music and go from 11am-4pm and 7-11pm.
A free festival glass is included in the price and CAMRA members get £2 of free beer tokens.
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MINOOKA — The Minooka Community High School District 111 board of education has eight challengers for four seats.
Current board members Jim Butterbach and Jeff Wunderlich have opted not to seek re-election. Butterbach has been on the board since 2005 and Wunderlich since 2011.
Incumbent board members seeking re-election are current president Chris Kobe, Douglas Kaufman and Patti Ruettiger. Kaufman came on board to finish out an uncompleted four year term in 2011, while Ruettiger did the same two months ago. Ruettiger previously served a four-year term with District 111 ending in 2009. Kobe has served one full, four-year term to date.
Because 30 percent or more of taxable property within the high school district comes from unincorporated areas, at least two board members must be elected from that area.
Three district residents running from unincorporated areas are incumbent Ruettiger and newcomers Mike Brozovich and Sherry Schmidt. Running from incorporated areas are incumbents Kobe and Kaufman and newcomers Charles Hiscock, Wendi Arlis and Michelle Mullen.
Mike Brozovich
Brozovich is an operations manager for Exel Inc., a third-party logistics company. He is a life-long resident of Minooka and 1984 graduate of Minooka High.
As a parent, employee and manager of many employees, Brozovich sees the challenges in the future of the workforce, he said.
He believes educational growth and student development begins at home and is nourished through productive, positive educational experience.
Brozovich has served in several volunteer capacities within youth sports.
"Working with the current administration, my goal is to help facilitate an environment where Minooka High School graduates have every possible opportunity to achieve success as a student and a member of our society," Brozovich said. "This will require fiscal responsibility, community involvement and a real connection with the student body and staff."
Patti Ruettiger
Ruettiger served on District 111 board of education from 2005 to 2009. She was appointed board secretary for two years during that time and served on the special education, buildings and grounds and technology committees.
Ruettiger was appointed to fill an unexpired term in January. She is running again because she wants to see the district's great education continue throughout the years.
"I believe that the district's biggest challenge is to be able to maintain current programs that are available to the students while remaining fiscally responsible," she said.
Ruettiger is a substitute teacher for Joliet School District 86 and has lived in the district for 12 years.
Sherry Schmidt
Schmidt is a retired District 111 a bus driver. She was also the administrative assistant to the transportation director for District 111 and Minooka Grade School District 201. She is a lifelong Minooka resident.
While her children attended Minooka schools, Schmidt volunteered in many capacities in both school and sports.
After 25 years of service to the district, Schmidt believes she can apply her knowledge of personnel, finance and sports programs and have a hand and voice in the decisions. She wants the district to stay focused on quality education in light of tough economics, keep up with future technology and remain focused on areas that don't take away from educational needs.
"MCHS is on the top in so many areas of education, music, and sports programs due to our educators and coaches," said Schmidt. "It is important for board members to stay open-minded and focus on making MCHS the best place it can possibly be for every student and employee walking the halls of MCHS."
Charles Hiscock
A district resident since 2005, Hiscock is the associate principal at Downers Grove North High School, and will become principal of West Aurora High School effective July 1. His community involvements for the past seven years have been in the area of youth sports.
Hiscock believes his background in educational administration, school improvement and school law benefit to the board of education.
The biggest challenge facing the district is inertia and resistance to needed change, he said.
"When considering the broader picture, the way to address inertia is to hire competent administrators, teachers and instructional leaders who will make every decision based upon what is good for the kids of Minooka High School, not what is good for themselves or a particular constituency group," he said. "The board then can take a "balcony view" and address matters of policy without micro-managing things best left to school-level administrators."
Doug Kaufman
Kaufman has served on District 111 board for the past two years. He serves on the Grundy Area Vocational Center, curriculum, personnel and transportation committees.
He has been an educator for 21 and is department chair for Orland Park District 230. He has lived in the district for over 16 years and is a volunteer coach for Channahon Park District.
The mission of MCHS is to inspire and motivate students with an educational experience that leads to achievement and success, he said.
The biggest challenge facing the district is providing quality, well-rounded education while maintaining a balanced budget. Ideally he would have the state invest more in education and live up to its commitment.
"However, with that unlikelihood, the district will have to continue to be fiscally responsible, making difficult decisions," he said. "Improved communication with stakeholders will be an essential part of maintaining a quality educational experience at Minooka Community High School."
Chris Kobe
Kobe currently serves as the president on the board of education. She has served policy, personnel, special education and co-curricular committees during her term. She is a 21-year Minooka resident.
She has been a Certified School Nurse for Plainfield District 204 for eight years. She has been active in school related community organizations for eight years and is a member of the Illinois Association of School Boards.
Her experience in education for 19 years provides her with a sound working knowledge of how to help students succeed in their academic careers. She has a vested interest in fiscally responsible for the district while providing the best possible educational experience preparing children for future endeavors.
"Last year we implemented a $2.1 million expenditure reduction and successfully maintained our high academic standards," Kobe said. "I believe the district needs to continue to look for ways to tighten our spending while improving students' academic achievement and maintaining student programs without increasing the tax levy to our stakeholders."
Wendi Arlis
Arlis has been and is actively involved as a volunteer in her children's schools throughout their elementary years. She served two years as PTO president and one as treasurer. She fought on behalf of Minooka Grade School District 201 referendum during exploding growth and is an advocate for daily physical education in the schools.
Arlis has attended monthly board meetings for many years as a way of keeping informed about issues the district was experiencing.
Arlis has been a Minooka resident since 2003.
Arlis believes parents and taxpayers should be part of the process when big decisions are made by the board. The board must maintain a sense of inclusion of all decisions so that the community feels "welcomed at the table" and that they have a voice through the people elected to serve them.
"I am running for the high school board because I want to take my volunteer work to the next level," said Arlis. "I feel that our board of education should not only provide the policy and oversight to our school administrators, but should remain open to the community."
Michelle Mullen
Mullen is a 41-year resident of the district and has been employed for 13 years as a special education teacher by the Grundy County Special Education Cooperative.
Muellen has served in multiple school related capacities, including staff development committee, handbook committee and ACT Testing Accommodations Coordinator. She is a Special Olympics coach and Girl Scout leader.
Mullen is a graduate of MCHS and wants to assure the school continues to live up to its long-standing reputation of providing quality educating and a caring environment for students to learn and prosper.
"It is important that (District) 111 is making the best use of the dollars they do have and that the money is being spent wisely and for the best of the students of MCHS," Mullen said. "There have been so many changes at Minooka Community High School over the past several years that it is my hope that the students continue to be the main focus, even in the face of financial challenges."


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Because of the Pacers slow pace and very predictable offense, most teams are successfully stopping the Pacers with zone defenses. Even when they play man-to-man, the lack of movement away from the ball makes it easy for defenders to contest any pass made or shot attempted.
Even last year the Pacers struggled against Zone defenses. Remember that collapse against Sacramento in January? The Pacers led by 14 and went 6-25 in the fourth quarter on their way to a disappointing loss. A Sacramento beat writer broke down how the Kings successfully attacked the Pacers with their zone play-by-play.
Why do they struggle against the Zone? Sure they miss Danny's ability to knock down 3s but there are several ways to attack a zone other than knocking down 3s. You can attack it by increasing the motion of the offense. Motion away from the ball keeps the defense guessing. Setting screens can force a zone defender into moving out of position or create favorable mismatches.http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2012/1...indiana-pacers
With the exception of recovering on loose balls and offensive rebounds, the Kings were almost perfect defensively in the fourth quarter. This wasn't a fluke with the opponents missing tons of open shots. This was an opponent completely thrown off by the zone, the quickness of the Kings lineup and its own inability to get anything easy.
I've noticed is that the Pacers movement and screening technique in the halfcourt has been very poor and at time non-existent. What happened to setting screens to free up shooters? I haven't seen them do much of that since the first half of the first game of the season against Toronto. A lot of that is on the ball handler because they don't run their man into the screens properly and the other half of the problem is that they just don't set screens often enough. That's on the coaching staff as much as it is the players
From the Guide to Basketball Coaching:
I think the Hibbert has been miscast as Patrick Ewing in our offense. He doesn't even have Rik Smits game in the post or shooting ability from the perimeter so unless he can post up and seal his man deep inside the lane, don't throw the ball to him in situations where he has to try to dribble and back his man down. I think he's at his best when he can catch the ball in a position to score. Think of how the Dallas Mavs and the Knicks used Tyson Chandler. That should be the way he's used in the Pacers offense. He should be setting a lot of screens away from the ball to free up shooters and could be used in Pick-and-Roll situations at the top of the key. He could wind up with some nice easy dunks if he slashes to the basket hard off those picks.The coach should never use players at a position where they show no ability. He should assign duties that best utilize the abilities of each player. The offense should keep the best rebounders in position to rebound, and the good shooters should take the most shots. All the others should understand proper screening technique to be able to screen for the better shooters.
The 4-1 Zone Offense could help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...w&feature=fvwp
Another way to hurt the Zone is to increase the tempo. So far the pace is way too slow and they are getting into their sets very slowly. That could be because of Hibbert and West. Neither player will win any foot races but they must push the tempo using a controlled fast-break. They were actually pretty successfully last year when they used this type of offense. Darren Collison was perfect for this type of offense but George Hill was also effective later in the season when he became the full-time starter.
I'm no coach but I've watched enough games in my to see that the offense is stagnant. I'm sure Vogel and Shaw see it as well. It will be interesting to see if they incorporate any of these tactics. If not, it'll be a very long and painful season.


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Testing Their Will
New challenges for those wanting to earn a GED
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Saturday, February 2, 2013 4:00 AM
For all the barriers that often stand in the way of those working toward their GED, the test itself will soon become more challenging.
The holder of a General Education Development certificate is certified to have high-school level academic skills.
Come January 2014, states will embrace a new format of the national test, which will focus more on short answer and essays for language arts and tougher critical-thinking questions for math, science and social studies. The new format also will depart from the traditional pen-and-paper for a computer-based exam and cost an extra $50.
"It's becoming more in line with Core 40 nationwide," said Molly Dodge, River Valley Resources director of external affairs. "The new GED test will emphasize things like critical thinking, problem solving, inference; these sort of higher-level metal skills that employers want."
The latest version of the test was released in 2002, but by the end of 2013, those who have not passed all of the required five sections of the test will not see those credits transfer over into next year.
That caveat is one of the reasons Dodge and those at River Valley Resources are encouraging students enrolled in GED courses - especially those who have already passed a few sections of the exam- to buckle down and pass the test before the next round of changes.
There is also time for new students, as well, she said.
"It's our goal to help a learner earn their GED and be successful as fast as they possibly can," Dodge said.
Studying for the GED test can take several months, but Dodge said accelerated learners can complete the work in as short as six to eight weeks.
"In essence, we have a year," she said. "But I really think that folks who come to class now could earn their GED in this semester."
Debby Williams has taught GED classes in Jefferson County for 15 years. She said she remembers the changeover in 2002, and she expects 2014 to be a much higher hurdle.
"That wasn't anything compared to this," she said.
A challenge is that her students range from 16 to 70, and many of them do not have access to a computer to practice their skills at home. On top of that, she said it's more difficult to teach some of the skills that the new test will implement, such as application and critical thinking.
To embrace the computer changes, River Valley Resources is offering a computer program separate from the regular course load to GED learners, and is partnering with libraries to provide free computer classes.
"The goal of that is to make them comfortable with the computer and the format," Dodge said.
Resources Available
River Valley Resources, which serves Jefferson and its surrounding counties, offers free GED classes throughout the region. In Madison, GED classes are held at WorkOne on the hilltop Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Monday and Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m.
The GED program is funded through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The state agency funds each region and a big part of the formula focuses on student performance.
For the 2012-2013 school year, Region 9, which includes Jefferson County, received 20 percent more in funding compared with the year before, Dodge said. That allowed River Valley Resources to expand its GED preparation hours from 10 hours to 24 hours a week.
Anyone interested in earning their GED can call the RVR toll-free hotline (855) 591-7849 or enroll on-site at the class location.
During the fall semester in 2012, Jefferson County enrolled 52 GED students, 18 of whom earned their certificates, and 60 percent of whom made "learning gains," Dodge said.
The spring semester began in January and will end in June. At the current pace, the program will graduate more learners than the 2011-2012 school year, Dodge said.
A major challenge for GED classes is retention, as most learners are adults juggling multiple responsibilities between work and parenting. As things get overwhelming, Dodge said students sometime drop the classes or take a hiatus from their studies.
"The biggest challenge is that their barriers get in the way. As we get older, more things happen in our lives, and it becomes more complicated," she said. "The adults in our classes are usually working, and then some may be underemployed."
But even beyond the free GED classes, there is help in place from transportation to tutoring and even financial help for the exam.
For example, Catch-A-Ride is available for those students who do not have reliable transportation or no transportation at all, and the Madison Jefferson County Public Library also provides tutors to help students one-on-one with computer skills and assignments.
"One of my biggest concerns about the computer-based testing is just simply the cost," Dodge said. "$120 is a lot versus $70."
To help clear some the financial burden of the exam, test-takers can apply for a grant through the Madison Jefferson County Community Foundation. The grant factors in financial need and academics.
With several resources in the community, Dodge hopes local adults can find a way to earn their GED diploma and take the next step into a good career.
"Now is the time to get your GED," she said. "And to be honest, we try to make sure a learner is ready on all five sections before they take that test, because this is a big step for them to go back to school."
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ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST – Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of what looked to be a shallow grave in the Angeles National Forest.
A hiker discovered the possible grave about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday along Big Tujunga Canyon Road north of Sunland, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's officials, who initially said the discovery was made early Wednesday.
"It appears the natural environment has been recently disturbed and investigators are excavating the site," Panis said. "At this time, no human remains have been found.
Homicide detectives and crime lab officials were summoned to the scene.
The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Special Operations Response Team, which handles the excavation of buried bodies, as well as mass casualty incidents and incidents involving hazardous materials, was also working at the scene, coroner's Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said.
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I-66 Town Hall Meeting on Feb. 6
Feb. 2, 2010
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, this meeting has been postponed.
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More Information
Short- and long-term solutions to alleviate congestion on I-66 will be the topic of discussion at a town hall meeting on Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. to noon at Chantilly High School. A question-and-answer session is included.
The meeting is hosted by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, Fairfax County Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity and Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey. Staff from the Fairfax County Department of Transportation also will participate.
The topics to be discussed include:
- Extended use of shoulder lanes.
- Use of shoulder lanes on weekends.
- Non-High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) use of the ramps and Monument and Stringfellow interchanges during non-HOV times.
- Bus-only ramp at Nutley Street.
- I-495 and I-66 interchange.
- Status of the environmental impact statement for I-66.
- Bus rapid transit.
The town hall meeting will air on Fairfax County Government Channel 16 on Feb. 15, 20 and 24 at 8 p.m. and also will be available for viewing online under "Supervisor Programs."
For further information, contact the Springfield District Office at 703-451-8873, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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'Veteran forward Mike Grier has agreed to a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres.'
Archives for August 2009
Ex-Winterhawk Paul Gaustad steps up for youth hockey in area
'He's enjoying the stability. "I've been with the organization for seven years, and I've had the same roommate on the road (Jason Pominville) all seven years," he said. "The Sabres have been a class act, and they showed a lot of trust in me to give me a long-term extension."'
Adam believes he belongs
'Adam, a Buffalo Sabres' 2008 second-round pick, had 22 goals and 27 assists in 47 games with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Montreal Junior last season before a ruptured spleen ended his season. He's fully recovered from the resulting splenectomy and says he got positive confirmation of his health status last month at a Sabres' prospects camp.'
After 20 years, Numminen calls it a career
'Numminen seemed to be leaning toward retirement late last season, although he gave no firm answer. He has said he and his family plan to keep living in Buffalo.'
Numminen's heart was truly in the game
'"It was a lot of stuff [in the past 19 months]. After the surgery you just want to survive. You just want to be a normal parent for your kids, just be a normal street guy, regular parent, not be a professional athlete. I wasn't even thinking about that. That came later when I realized I could be a normal parent and just do the normal things with the family, just everyday routines. This has just been extra for myself, and I'm really thankful for that. To be back and playing professionally, it's just unbelievable."'
Numminen announces retirement
'Teppo was the consummate professional who was universally respected by teammates and opponents alike – a superb talent who delivered his skills with quiet tenacity and remarkable consistency over the course of his entire career.'
Numminen hangs up skates
He participated in more NHL games than any other Finnish-born player, surpassing Hall of Fame forward Jari Kurri in November, 2006. In addition, Numminen represented Finland in four Winter Olympic games (1988, 1998, 2002, 2006), five World Championships, and two World Cup of Hockey tournaments.'
Numminen retires after 20 NHL seasons
'The three-time All-Star had 17 points in 57 games for the Sabres last season. In 1,372 career games, he recorded 117 goals and 520 assists.'
Sabres' Numminen retires after 20-year career
'"I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to play with and against the best players in the world for so many years," Numminen said in a statement released by the NHL Players Association. "I want to thank my teammates, coaches, fans, and the media for all the great years."'
Report: Longtime veteran defenseman Numminen retires
'According to reports in Finland, veteran Buffalo Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen is retiring after 20 NHL seasons.'


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Heat in the microwave (5-7 mins) for a long-lasting, durable heating pad you slip under or inside your pet's bedding. Just one microwave session provides safe and gentle heat for up to 12 hrs.
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"Very Useful"
I bought this because I knew one of my Toy Fox Terriers was going to need a C-section to have her pups, and it was a great way to keep her and the babies warm on the ride home.
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We use these for our cold-natured terriers. They are outside during the day while we are at work. I tuck these in their beds. Works great to warm my toes at night too! Just make certain you have the cover opening on the bottom so it will not accidently open on your dog's belly if they scratch on it to make a sleeping spot.
"Loves It!"
My old fat cat loves this thing. She sits next to it at first as it does get quite warm then after an hour or so she's all on top of it. It does stay warm for several hours, but not 12. Good product.
2 feral cats adopted us and we were concerned about this winter. my husband made them a house out of a huge cooler. i put 2 of these under a soft furry type small blanket.. works wonderful and they love it
"Love it"
I just received the SnuggleSafe yesterday an am so impressed. I just got 2 kittens who will reside in my barn and I was worried they would get cold at night as they are 8 weeks old.I put this in their little cube hideaway and they went right in. It was still warm this morning. Thanks for a great product now I know my kittens will stay warm this winter.
"Great Product"
I have used this product for my outside cats for over 7 years. I slip it under their bedding/blankets and it keeps them warm and comfortable for many hours. I warm them up at night and again in the morning so they stay warm in the sometimes brutal winters here. When I originally got these discs, it said that they last up to 4 years...I've gotten way more use out of them than that...as long as you watch how long you warm them up for.
"Beware of Snugglesafe? DONT OPEN LINK"
I have used one for years and was shopping for another, and saw this 'Beware' review. Do not open a virus infected link just so they get 'hits'. Christine, if you want free advertising, do not slam a great product. Anyone who has one knows to use a cover and not overheat it....which you could easily say in your review. Instead, you give it a low rating and implore others to view your site. I used my first snugglesafe to warm an elderly pet, and then to sooth a puppy that I do not trust around anything electrical as she is a 'digger'. Anyone getting a puppy should get a Snugglesafe to make the transition from bio mom to human mom easier. LOVE it.
"Great for newborns!"
This is a wonderful product, especially for pups whose moms are in the process of whelping their siblings (they can be moved off to the side and placed on the heater so they don't get cold or stepped on while the mom is continuing giving birth) and for newborn pups to keep them warm overnight or if they're in a not-so-warm room. No cords, so no worries about anything getting chewed or anybody getting electrocuted. I have had one for a couple of years now and recently purchased a second. Very useful! The poster below who gave it 1 star seems to have seriously misused it (8 minutes in the micro, then noticed the plastic went soft and melty but still placed it with her pet). I just could not see it being dangerous if heated according to directions and checked each time to make sure it's still in good working order.
"snuggle safe"
The snuggle safe is awesome! I use it for myself, slip it at the foot of my bed at night and it is still warm in the morning. Might get one for the dogs.....
"Beware of Snuggle Safe"
I am a moderator on Handicapped Pets.com and a Snuggle Safe user for the past two years. We recently averted a near tragedy due to this product. Please read the thread I created complete with pictures . I have notified the makers of the product and have yet to receive a response so I am trying to warn others of the possible danger. I will never endanger my pets or my home with this product again. http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15296&p=81714#p81714
"just got a snuggle safe"
i just got my snuggle safe and i heated it up and put it in my dogs house and she laid right on it.she stays outside and her doghouse is on the porch. i have to say after a few hours her house was still warm.i will most likely order more. i have 3 more dogs and i think they will like them too.
"Snuggle Safe WONDERFUL!!!!!"
I use these for a family of feral cats, Momcat and six adult babies. I used two Snuggle Safes ... all last Winter, in there house, to keep them toasty! I warmed them in the morning and again for night. I am using the same ones again this year ... they are still working like new! I also have an extra one that I use when I get chilled! Plan on ordering more of these! Love Them!!! Patricia
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Thank you all very much for the love and support throughout this difficult time.
I do not want to take over the forums nor be center of attention but I really do wish to thank you all for not giving up on me. It brings tears to my eyes, I really did felt no hope but with your kind words and support, I know now I am never alone.
As mentioned in my new introduction, I have had many disappointments, I lost my home, I lost someone very dear to me and living in a rough town surrounded by anger, hatred, lust and greed, it brings negative energy around me and therefore I suffer.
I'm still practicing the 5 precepts and trying to remember the four noble truths. As my username reads, I am "Still Searching".


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polarbuddha101 wrote:Sounds like superstition...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXsxvdF4 ... re=related
It is also inappropriate attention..."This is how he attends inappropriately: 'Was I in the past? Was I not in the past? What was I in the past? How was I in the past? Having been what, what was I in the past? Shall I be in the future? Shall I not be in the future? What shall I be in the future? How shall I be in the future? Having been what, what shall I be in the future?' Or else he is inwardly perplexed about the immediate present: 'Am I? Am I not? What am I? How am I? Where has this being come from? Where is it bound?'
The birthmark and reincarnation thing also reeks to high heaven of confirmation bias.
Things like this are best put aside in my opinion.
Great Stevie Wonder track, polarbuddha101!
Is your sutta quote from MN2 ?


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Topic: Words of Encouragement
I was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma September 2005. I had a liver transplant on March twentieth of 2006. March tenth of this year I will have my four year liver evaluation at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Like so many have stated on this site, stay positive and stay focused on the things you can control and not the many things you can not. I