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A meteor streaked through the sky and exploded Friday over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring almost 1,000 people. Thankfully no one has perished in the rare natural disaster, therefore, we feel its okay to have a Man Or Astro-Man?-themed blog for the day.
If you've ever wondered what surf music would sound like on a planet outside the Milky Way, it would probably sound like the stuff that comes out of Man Or Astro-Man? amplifiers. The members' high-powered take on instrumental surf music behind an almost "comic-book-comes-to-life" presence, became an instant favorite among garage punkers of the 90s. At gigs, the dudes dress up in astronaut jumpsuits and are surrounded by sci-fi set pieces — including tesla coils.
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Emergency needs take priority on waterfront access
The death of a man last month when a train struck him in Edmonds, leading to a complete cutoff of the waterfront for four hours, created a sense of urgency to find a way to provide emergency access in the event of future shutdowns.
On Tuesday, the City Council directed staff to make emergency access a priority as it works on an alternatives analysis for waterfront access, with an eye toward seeking state funding for a $2 million study of the issue.
The study covers four interlocking components: emergency access; at grade conflicts where Main and Dayton streets intersect the railroad tracks; pedestrian/bicycle access; and options to the Edmonds Crossing Multimodal Terminal project.
Some councilmembers wanted to extract the emergency access component and direct staff to put all of its effort into that issue.
"I've heard a lot of comments from citizens over the last year and a half from folks who are concerned about emergency access," Councilmember Adrienne Fraley-Monillas said.
"I'd would feel more comfortable if we could separate it out. We are talking about life and death."
Councilmember Joan Bloom echoed that concern, suggesting that the overall study was ill-defined and could drag out the process too long.
"What happens if you have an emergency, a heart attack at Anthony's, and you can't get there?" Bloom asked. "We have no emergency access in our comprehensive plan.
"Yet we have this enormous study that is poorly defined."
But staff warned that isolating the emergency access component would decrease the odds that the City could win state funding for its study.
Councilmember Strom Peterson emphasized that point.
If the City asks the state to fund a project that benefits only Edmonds, it wouldn't likely find a sympathetic hearing in Olympia, he said.
"We have to make sure this is appealing and can get broad support," Peterson said, "that we're looking at this more globally.
"Transportation is never about one city. We can't think they're going to fund us just because we have a very real need."
Councilmember Frank Yamamoto agreed.
"This is a business decision," he said. "We don't have the money.
"I'm all for emergency access. But to do that, we have to put together several items. Without us doing that, we're not going to get anywhere."
In addition, Acting Development Services Director Rob Chave said focusing on only one component could limit options for the others.
"The study itself isn't necessarily a long time in coming," Chave said. "My worry is you potentially lose opportunities by focusing on one narrow part."
Public Works Director Phil Williams agreed.
"If you pick an emergency vehicle access-only project, it may obviate other problems," Williams said. "It could make very difficult other projects that may solve more of the problems."
Council President Lora Petso expressed concern that including other issues, such as options to the Edmonds Crossing Multimodal Project, could open the door to the state taking over planning, to the detriment of Edmonds' needs.
But Williams said the state can assert its "statutory authority" at any time to ensure its needs – such as movement of ferry traffic – are met.
He recommended the City remain engaged in all waterfront access aspects to ensure its priorities also are considered.
"I would think you would want your local agency to have as much say in that process as possible," Williams said. The best way to do that, he said, was to take the lead.
"I think we'd want to hang onto that as long as we could," he said.
In the end, the council compromised, keeping all four elements of the study in play, but emphasizing that emergency access was the priority.


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From Katy Perry to Pink and more, see what the stars of the music industry wore on the 2017 MTV VMAs red carpet.
The "Fire Meet Gasoline" video is the Sia and Heidi Klum collaboration we never knew we needed.
Heidi Klum can pull off anything -- including Hello Kitty on an evening gown!
Very soon, our long national nightmare will be over as 'Parks and Recreation' returns for season 6 with hour-long September 26 premiere "London," the title of which sells itself. Now, the first photos and promos of the 'Parks' team's trip across the pond have emerged, so any guesses what Ron Swanson thinks of Big Ben?
Just when you thought the guest stars of 'Parks and Recreation' couldn't get any more beautiful, from Christie Brinkley to Kristen Bell, along comes Heidi Klum! The Sports Illustrated swimsuit legend and 'Project Runway' host has officially joined the ranks of 'Parks and Rec' season 6 premiere guest stars, but whom will the iconic runway star be modeling when the Parks department heads to London?
A billboard for the 12th season of 'Project Runway' has been banned in Los Angeles, and it has nothing to do with the fact that we're now on the 12th season of 'Project Runway.'
Rather, the billboard has been banned for displaying nude people who are strategically covering up all their naughty bits. In other words, you can't see anything at all. But ZOMG THE CHILDREN.
Heidi Klum got slightly catty off the catwalk this weekend during a boozy bout with her boyfriend/bodyguard Martin Kristen.
Last night's finale of the eighth season of 'Germany's Next Top Model' was not your typical affair, unless host and executive producer Heidi Klum is used to making out with robots and being flashed by topless protesters with words scrawled on their torsos.
Since we don't speak German, we just pieced the show together for you with photographic evidence and contextual clues.
Sharon Osbourne laid to rest all rumors that she quit the reality show 'America's Got Talent' over a feud with fellow judge Howard Stern, saying it all had to do with how NBC treated her son Jack.
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A 1964 Ferrari F1 car. A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. The Mercedes 300 SLR that won the legendary 1955 Mille Miglia. See and hear them in these short teasers from the Amelia Island Concours, as shot by the great Justin Lapriore of LetsMakeMedia.


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the latest electronic versions available from the Michigan Court
of Appeals. Updates are posted as received from the courts.
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reports for final revisions and proper pagination. Errata and
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MILLEN ROOFING COMPANY, et
March 9, 2001
Kent Circuit Court
No. 216334
LC No. 94-003123
ROBERT STOKES and PATRICIA STOKES,
Plaintiff-Appellant/Counter- Defendant/Cross-Appellee,
Defendant-Appellee/Counter- Plaintiff/Cross-Appellant,
DOUGLAS SUMNER and COMERICA BANK,
THOMAS DOWLING and GEORGE SCHULER,
Third-Party Defendants.
Before: Doctoroff, P.J., and Holbrook, Jr. and Smolenski, JJ.
Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a November 1998 order of
the Kent Circuit Court dismissing defendant Millen Roofing
Company's claims against Comerica Bank and Douglas Sumner.
Plaintiffs challenge the trial court's May 1998 judgment that
found no cause of action on defendant's counterclaim against
plaintiffs, but awarded defendant equitable relief. Defendant
cross-appeals, challenging the trial court's grant of partial
summary disposition to plaintiff that dismissed all but two of
defendant's claims. We affirm the trial court's judgment awarding
equitable relief because we are bound by MCR 7.215(H)(1) to
follow the precedent of Republic Bank v Modular One LLC,
232 Mich App 444; 591 NW2d 335 (1998). Were we not bound by Republic
Bank, we would reverse and remand for the reasons set forth
In December 1993, plaintiffs contracted with defendant, an
unlicensed roofing contractor, for the construction of a slate
roof with appurtenances on plaintiffs' residential property.
Shortly after the work began, the parties developed
"artistic differences," and a total breakdown in the
parties' relationship in February 1994 resulted in a suspension
of work. The parties renegotiated their agreement, and defendant
resumed work on the roof.
After a dispute arose regarding payment, defendant filed a
construction lien on plaintiffs' property. Thereafter, plaintiffs
filed suit against defendant, seeking damages for breach of
contract and removal of the construction lien. Defendant filed a
counterclaim, alleging breach of contract, seeking foreclosure on
the construction lien, and requesting recovery based on quantum
meruit and other theories. The trial court dismissed defendant's
counterclaim and vacated the construction lien on the basis that
defendant, as an unlicensed residential builder, was prohibited
by MCL 339.2412; MSA 18.425(2412), from recovering compensation
for the work performed. However, the trial court allowed
defendant to amend his countercomplaint to add eleven counts.
Upon plaintiffs' motion for summary disposition, the trial court
dismissed all claims in defendant's countercomplaint, except a
count alleging an accord and a count for "claim and
delivery" or common law replevin.
At the conclusion of a bench trial in May 1998, the trial
court found that defendant's accord theory was not supported by
the evidence. However, the court found that the
"extraordinary circumstances" of the case warranted
equitable relief. The court fashioned a complicated remedy that
allowed defendant to remove the roofing materials it placed on
plaintiffs' house if defendant paid $52,934 to an escrow agent,
who would pay those funds to plaintiffs upon defendant's removal
of the roofing materials. However, once defendant paid the funds
to the escrow agent, plaintiffs would have 28 days to deposit
$113,269 with the escrow agent. If plaintiffs chose to do so,
defendant would not have the right to remove the roofing
materials, but would receive the funds placed in escrow, and the
matter would be resolved.
Plaintiffs first argue that the trial court erred in granting
equitable relief to defendant and in failing to dismiss all
claims brought by defendant because the residential builders
licensing act, MCL 339.2401; MSA 18.425(2401), et seq,
bars defendant's claims. Plaintiffs are correct that defendant is
barred from suing to collect for the contracted work by MCL
339.2412; MSA 18.425(2412), which states:
A person or qualifying officer for a corporation or member of
a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration
contractor shall not bring or maintain an action in a court of
this state for the collection of compensation for the performance
of an act or contract for which a license is required by this
article without alleging and proving that the person was licensed
under this article during the performance of the act or contract.
The statute clearly prohibits a residential contractor from
maintaining any action to collect compensation for its work
unless the contractor was licensed at the time the work was
performed. Charles Featherly Construction Co v Property
Development Group, Inc, 400 Mich 198, 203; 253 NW2d 643
(1977). This prohibition has been interpreted as extending to
counterclaims as well as complaints. Republic Bank, supra
at 449; Parker v McQuade Plumbing & Heating, Inc, 124
Mich App 469, 471; 335 NW2d 7 (1983). Because defendant was
unlicensed at the time it performed the work on plaintiffs' roof,
defendant had no right to pursue a claim against plaintiffs.
Although unlicensed residential contractors are prohibited by
statute from suing for compensation, case law has provided for
recovery in certain circumstances under equitable principles. An
unlicensed residential contractor's right to equitable
compensation was first addressed in Kirkendall v Heckinger, 403
Mich 371; 269 NW2d 184 (1978). In Kirkendall, the
plaintiff property owner approached the defendant builder to
construct a house for plaintiff's son on plaintiff's property.
The plaintiff owed $1,250 on the property pursuant to a land
contract. The defendant agreed to pay off the land contract and
the back taxes and to provide the labor and materials to
construct the house in exchange for a disputed amount of money.
The plaintiff conveyed the property to the defendant, who was to
convey the property to the plaintiff's son upon the completion of
the house. However, when the house was completed, a dispute arose
regarding the amount owed to the defendant.
The plaintiff filed suit, requesting a conveyance of the
property to the plaintiff's son in exchange for $9,250 paid to
the defendant, or in the alternative, an award of $7,000 on a
theory of unjust enrichment. The defendant filed a counterclaim
seeking an award of money damages, which included the value of
the labor and materials used in the construction of the house.
The trial court ruled that legal title to the property should go
to the plaintiff's son upon the payment of approximately $1500 to
the defendant as reimbursement for his payment of the land
contract and back taxes. The trial court dismissed the
defendant's counterclaim on the basis of the provision in the
residential builder's act prohibiting unlicensed builders from
bringing a claim to collect for work performed.
On appeal, after noting the maxim that "he who seeks
equity must be prepared to do equity," our Supreme Court
The plaintiffs sought an equitable remedy. Before ordering the
conveyance to Dennis Kirkendall, the trial court was obliged to
determine the amount the plaintiffs were required to pay the
defendants in order to do equity. As the equitable mortgagee,
Heckinger was entitled as a condition to reconveyance to
reasonable expenditures for improvements on the property made
with the Kirkendall's consent (and in fact with Dennis
Kirkendall's active participation) while Heckinger had title to
the property. [Id. at 374.]
Although the holding of Kirkendall would appear to be
controlling and dictate a result similar to that reached by the
trial court, Kirkendall is distinguishable from the case
at bar. First, the circumstances under which the trial court's
equitable powers were invoked in the present case is
significantly different. In Kirkendall, the court found
that an equitable mortgage existed between the parties. Id.
at 374. The circumstance that gave rise to the equitable
mortgage, namely, the contractor's promise to transfer title to
the property to the original owner's son, existed before the
parties' dispute arose and was premised upon the property owner's
promise to pay the contractor. Further, although the contractor
had no right to pursue payment against the property owner due to
his unlicensed status, there was nothing invalid or illegal about
the manner in which the contractor obtained title to the
property, and as such, an equitable remedy for the contractor was
By contrast, in the present case, there was no pre-dispute
agreement whereby plaintiffs agreed to pay defendant in exchange
for receiving clear title to their property. In fact, the
circumstance that compelled plaintiffs to seek an equitable
remedy, defendant's lien on plaintiffs' property, was not a term
of the parties' agreement, and did not arise until after the
relationship between the parties had broken down. In
addition, as an unlicensed contractor, defendant had no legal
right to claim a lien on plaintiffs' property. MCL 570.1114; MSA
26.316(114). Although the lien was invalid and unenforceable,
plaintiffs were compelled to seek an equitable remedy, not to
unjustly enrich themselves at defendant's expense, but to clear
the clouded title on their property. These clear distinctions
lead to the conclusion that the equitable exception to MCL
339.2412; MSA 18.425(2412) created by the Kirkendall Court
should be limited to the facts of that case and need not be
applied to the present case.
Although the facts of Kirkendall are clearly
distinguishable from this case, this Court has applied the Kirkendall
holding in similar circumstances. In Green v Ingersoll, 89
Mich App 228; 280 NW2d 496 (1979), this Court found that an
unlicensed contractor was entitled to compensation for the value
of improvements on residential property where the property owner
invoked the equity powers of the court to remove the contractor's
lien on the property. Id. at 237. The same analysis was
applied by this Court in two subsequent cases, Parker v
McQuade Plumbing & Heating, Inc, 124 Mich App 469; 335
NW2d 7 (1983), and Barbour v Handlos Real Estate and Bldg Corp,
152 Mich App 174; 393 NW2d 581 (1986), that also had fact
patterns similar to the present case. Because these three cases
were decided prior to November 1, 1990, they are not binding on
this Court. MCR 7.215(H)(1).
However, this Court is bound by the holding of Republic
Bank, which applied the Kirkendall equitable remedy to
a factually similar situation. In Republic Bank, the
defendant builder installed modular homes on several residential
lots, then placed construction liens on the properties. The
plaintiff purchased the properties through foreclosure and filed
suit to remove the defendant's liens. The plaintiff moved for
summary disposition on the ground that the defendant's liens were
invalid because the defendant did not have a residential
builder's license. The trial court granted the plaintiff's motion
for summary disposition and the defendant appealed.
This Court held that, while the defendant unlicensed
residential builder could not bring suit to enforce the liens,
because the plaintiff requested equitable relief, i.e., the
removal of the cloud on its title, the plaintiff was required to
compensate the defendant:
Where one party seeks an equitable remedy against an
unlicensed builder who has performed residential construction
work on property, and circumstances indicate that equity requires
that the builder be paid for that work, the party seeking equity
must first do equity by compensating the builder. [Id. at
This Court further held that the requirement to do equity is
not dependent on the existence of a contractual relationship, a
mortgagor/mortgagee relationship, or a buyer/seller relationship.
Id. at 451-453. This Court concluded that, before
resolving the plaintiff's quiet title action title by
invalidating the defendant's liens, the court should have
determined whether the defendant was entitled to payment for the
work performed on the property. Id. at 455.
This Court's decision in Republic Bank relies on the
accepted principle that one who seeks equity must first do
equity. However, it appears to ignore an equally important
equitable principle, the doctrine of clean hands. The clean hands
doctrine closes the doors of a court of equity to a party tainted
by inequitable conduct or bad faith relative to the matter
for which equity is sought, however improper the behavior of the
other party. Stachnik v Winkel, 394 Mich 375, 382; 230
NW2d 529 (1975). The doctrine is intended to protect the
integrity of the court and any wilful act which transgresses
equitable standards of conduct is sufficient cause to invoke the
doctrine of clean hands. Id. at 386.
In both Republic Bank and the present case, the
defendant residential contractors had unclean hands. Both
defendants violated the law by engaging in the practice of
residential construction or improvement without a license. MCL
339.601(1); MSA 18.425(601)(1). The defendants' misconduct not
only demonstrated bad faith, but constituted a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of $500.00, or imprisonment for 90 days, or
both. MCL 339.601(3); MSA 18.425(601)(3). In addition, both the
defendant in Republic Bank and the defendant in the
instant case ignored the law by recording invalid construction
liens on the residential properties at issue. MCL 570.1114(b);
MSA 26.316(114)(b). Clearly, these defendants came to the court
with unclean hands and, as such, were not entitled to equitable
Further, we are deeply concerned with the precedent created by
the holding of Republic Bank. Our legislature created the
residential builders licensing act for the express purpose of
protecting homeowners. Featherly, supra at 202; Utica
Equipment Co v Ray W Malow Co, 204 Mich App 476, 477; 516
NW2d 99 (1994). The licensing requirement allows the state to
monitor and control the conduct of residential contractors by
establishing infractions subject to penalties. MCL 339.2411; MSA
18.245(2411). In order to discourage residential contractors from
operating without a license, the act establishes the severe
penalty of divesting contractors of the power to sue to collect
compensation for their work unless the contractor is licensed.
MCL 339.2412; MSA 18.425(2412); Featherly, supra at
Through its decision in Republic Bank, this Court drew
a road map for residential contractors who want to avoid the
licensing requirements of the act. If the homeowner does not pay
the unlicensed contractor, the contractor need only file a lien
on residential property. Even though the lien is invalid and
unenforceable, the homeowner, or as in the case of Republic
Bank, the subsequent purchaser of the property is forced to
file suit to remove the cloud that the lien has placed on the
title. Because an action to quiet title invokes the equitable
powers of the court, the homeowner or subsequent purchaser must
now "do equity" by paying the contractor, thereby
defeating the statutory licensing scheme and its resultant
This Court is also concerned with the apparent lack of
deference to our Legislature demonstrated by the Republic Bank
decision. The penalty contained in MCL 339.2412; MSA
18.425(2412), was enacted more than forty years ago and the
language of the statute has not changed significantly during that
time. See Alexander v Neal, 364 Mich 485, 486-487;
NW2d (1961). Regardless of how unjust the statutory penalty might
seem to this Court, it is not our place to create an equitable
remedy for a hardship created by an unambiguous, validly enacted
legislative decree. Where the meaning of the language of a
statute is clear, this Court should refrain from adding judicial
gloss. Thrifty Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc v Dep't of
Transportation, 236 Mich App 674, 678; 601 NW2d 420 (1999).
Further, this Court should not depart from the literal
construction of a statute unless application of the statute as
written is inconsistent with the purpose of the legislation. Id.
Although the holding of Republic Bank did not involve
direct interpretation of a statute, this Court's extension of the
equitable exception of Kirkendall to all situations where
a property owner attempts to remove an invalid construction lien
from the property's title had the same result as inappropriate
judicial interpretation in that it subverted the clear intent of
the Legislature.
For the foregoing reasons, we believe that this Court's
decision in Republic Bank, supra, was incorrectly
decided and should be overruled. However, pursuant to MCR
7.215(H)(1), this Court must follow that precedent. Therefore, we
hold that the trial court in the present case did not err in
granting defendant equitable relief or in refusing to dismiss
defendant's claims.
Defendant raises three issues in its cross-appeal. Defendant
first argues that the trial court erred in dismissing its
countercomplaint against plaintiffs and dissolving its
construction lien on plaintiffs' property. We disagree. Under MCL
339.2412; MSA 18.425(2412), as an unlicensed contractor,
defendant had no legal right to bring or maintain an action
against plaintiffs, including filing a countercomplaint. Republic
Bank, supra at 449; Parker, supra at
471. Likewise, defendant's construction lien was invalid due to
that fact that defendant was unlicensed at the time it performed
the work on plaintiff's property. MCL 570.1114(b); MSA
26.316(114)(b). Further, the trial court allowed defendant to
amend its countercomplaint and proceed on equitable claims. We
find no error in the trial court's decision to dismiss
defendant's legal claims and dissolve its construction lien.
Defendant also argues that it is exempt from the requirements
of the residential builders licensing act because it contracted
with plaintiff Patricia Stokes who was acting as a general
contractor and who was not subject to the licensing requirement.
Defendant bases this argument on MCL 339.2403(b); MSA
18.425(2403)(2), which allows a property owner to act as a
residential contractor on her own property without obtaining a
license. According to defendant's theory, it was a subcontractor
to the unlicensed general contractor, Patricia Stokes, and
because the general contractor was not required to be licensed,
it was not required to be licensed either. When defendant
advanced this theory at trial, the court found that Patricia
Stokes was not acting as a general contractor and that, even if
she was assuming that role, it would not eliminate defendant's
licensing requirement. We find no error in the trial court's
conclusion on this issue.
Although defendant is correct that a property owner may act as
a residential contractor on her own property without the benefit
of a license, defendant is unable to cite any authority
supporting its position that because the general contractor has
no requirement for a license, the subcontractor is also exempt
from the licensing requirements. The act lists several exceptions
to the licensing requirement, however, there is no exception for
subcontractors to unlicensed property owners within the plain
language of MCL 339.2403; MSA 18.425(2403). Because the
Legislature did not see fit to include an exception for
defendant's situation, we will not read such an exception into
the statute. The Legislature is presumed to be aware of the
consequences of the use or omission of language when it enacts
the laws that govern our behavior. Lumley v Univ of Michigan
Bd of Regents, 215 Mich App 125, 129-130; 544 NW2d 692
Defendant's last argument is that the trial court erred by
dismissing George Schuler and Thomas Dowling as third-party
defendants. Defendant claims that Schuler, a journeyman sheet
metal worker and roofer, and Dowling, an architect, were acting
as agents of plaintiffs and, during the course of that agency,
violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.901; MSA
19.418(1), et seq., by engaging in unfair and deceptive
practices. We find this allegation to be without merit.
An agency relationship may arise where there is a
manifestation by the principal that the agent may act on her
behalf. Meretta v Peach, 195 Mich App 695, 697; 491 NW2d
278 (1992). Where no actual agency exists, a principal may be
bound by the actions of an agent under the doctrine of apparent
authority. Alar v Mercy Memorial Hospital, 208 Mich App
518, 528; 529 NW2d 318 (1995). Apparent authority arises where
the acts of the purported agent lead a third party to reasonably
believe that an agency relationship exists. However, apparent
authority must be traced to the principal and cannot be
established only through the acts of the agent. Id.
In this case, the evidence does not support defendant's theory
that Schuler and Dowling were acting under either the actual or
apparent authority of plaintiffs. Plaintiffs, Schuler, and
Dowling denied the existence of any actual agency relationship or
that they ever informed defendant that Schuler and Dowling were
agents of plaintiffs. Further, this Court was unable to find any
evidence in the record supporting defendant's allegations of
unfair or deceptive practices. We find no error in the trial
court's decision to dismiss Schuler and Dowling.
In conclusion, we affirm the trial court's decision to grant
defendant equitable relief because of this Court's duty under MCR
7.215(H)(1) to follow the precedent of Republic Bank, supra.
Were it not for the holding of Republic Bank, we would
reverse and remand with the instruction that the trial court
should dismiss defendant's equitable claims against plaintiff. We
also affirm the trial court's decision to dismiss defendant's
countercomplaint, dissolve the construction lien on plaintiffs'
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Area students named to DSU honors wlist
Dakota State University, Madison, has announced the president's academic honors list for the fall semester.
These local students were named to the list:
Mitchell: Sharnel Bierman, Bryan Muller, Brianna Prill, Kelli Schlimgen, Stephanie Uher, Adam Wieczorek, with highest honors; Colome: Danielle De Mers; Tripp: Zach Fuerst; Emery: Chelsea Haiar; Traci Olinger, with highest honors; Letcher: Tatem Kingsbury; Mount Vernon: Jeremiah Klumb; Winfred: Cassandra Potter; Fort Thompson: Jacob Thomas, with highest honors; Spencer: Ty Wilkins; Letcher: Brooke Zoss.
A total of 403 full time students qualified for the honors list. Highest honors were earned by 139 students who achieved a 4.0 GPA; the remaining students earned a 3.5 to 3.99 average to qualify for the honors list.


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Stoddard Hayes has a show now at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center titled "The Open Circle," in which the works blend oil paint, transparent glazes — and spores from fungi growing under her trees in West Linn, Ore.
The artist will explore the use of such unusual media in her class from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The fee is $35, or $25 for high school and college students with identification.
"People taking the workshop are encouraged to start collecting ephemera to embed," Stoddard Hayes noted, "as well as various papers and natural items such as leaves and other lightly textured items. Antique linens or other assorted things from thrift stores are welcome."
The workshop is a time for chance and experimentation, she added.
"Come with an open mind. You will be working on many panels at once, so you will leave with a series of images you can build on."
The nonprofit Port Angeles Fine Arts Center is presenting Stoddard Hayes' class at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., in conjunction with her "Open Circle" show, which is at the arts center at 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd. through Feb. 17.
Three hours with a professional artist of this painter's caliber is "dirt cheap," said Robin Anderson, executive director of the fine arts center.
"People usually pay hundreds of dollars" for such a workshop.
Stoddard Hayes "has developed really unique techniques," with her varied materials, Anderson added.
The artist herself, who has worked in Aix-en-Provence, France, as well as in Sitka, Alaska, said she uses all manner of brushes, printmaking methods and her bare hands to paint.
To register for Stoddard Hayes' workshop, phone the arts center at 360-457-3532.
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The Educational Tower of PISA
Years of neglect, failed management and lack of leadership have become an Israeli default that invites myriad localized solutions, a sort of informal privatization beckoning outside parties with money to enter the abandoned sovereign realm and do what they want with the children.
The face of our education - at home and in school - is our society's real face. What the kids see and receive at home determines, more than anything else, their behavioral norms, their attitude toward education and their desire and ability to succeed.
When the gaps among adults are among the largest in the Western world, it is not too difficult to guess what kinds of differences accompany the children as they cross the kindergarten threshold. This is the door through which a normative society must enter together with the students, to help, to strengthen, to encourage and to enable them soar to personal heights that would otherwise be unattainable for most.
The public education system is society's primary tool for reducing gaps in learning from home, for understanding and trying to find what is common with other parts of society that are not exactly favored at home, for improving and upgrading innate abilities, for providing basic tools that will enable future adults to make it in a modern world and a competitive market.
Years of neglect, failed management and lack of leadership have become an Israeli default that invites myriad localized solutions, a sort of informal privatization beckoning outside parties with money to enter the abandoned sovereign realm and do what they want with the children. This is not a way to close gaps. This is a way to ruin a country.
One of the important Program for International Student Assesment (PISA) test findings published in recent days did not receive any media attention. In Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, 89 percent of 15-year-olds took the PISA tests. In Israel, a country trying to gain OECD acceptance, only 76 percent took the test. 11 percent of all 15 year-old Israelis are simply not in school, compared to the OECD average of 4 percent. In addition, the entire ultra-Orthodox population is excluded from the sample, and possibly other demographic groups as well. This does not prevent us from claiming that 97 percent of the nationally "desired" population took the test.
The difference between 76 percent and 97 percent implies Israel has lost its sovereignty in determining educational content in a very large portion of its schools. In addition, the true sovereigns do not allow the state to step inside those schools in order to examine what is really being taught there.
Even when the focus shifts to those remaining children for whom Israel admits accountability, average achievement levels among children in the three subjects tested (science, math and reading) places them in 39th place among all 57 PISA-tested countries, with larger internal education gaps than in every one of the other countries. When the sample focuses just on native-born children, Israel remains in 39th place.
Israel's weakest pupils, those in the bottom fifth percentile, came in 48th place when ranked with the weakest pupils in other countries. What kind of a future are we preparing them for?
Where will the future hi-tech wonders, doctors and professors that provide Israel with a bridge to the far reaches of human knowledge come from? Most will come from the best students who are in the top fifth percentile - those who are ranked by PISA in only 32nd place compared with top students in other countries. Actually, they may not come from the ranks of the excellent and they may not come at all. It turns out that Israel's children are ranked in 41st place when it comes to the importance they attach to these three fields of study. So go the People of the Book.
Large classes are a common excuse for poor performances. But the number of pupils per teacher in Israeli science classes (12.7) is lower than the OECD average (13.4).
It is possible that children here don't know science, since many simply do not learn science. Even after deleting a fourth of the kids who did not take the PISA exams, only 75 percent of those remaining took any science course at all (compared to 87 percent in the OECD). Of those who do study science, the PISA results indicate that Israeli children spend fewer weekly hours in school science classes than the OECD average, while spending more time taking science lessons outside school than in nearly all of the 57 PISA-participating countries. This is what happens when public education is abandoned and the rules of the jungle become the rules of the land. It is no coincidence that education gaps are so high and the average education level is so low in Israel.
Like the original leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Israel's education system is becoming more and more out of whack each year. In contrast to that famous tower, which recently underwent substantial structural reinforcement in order to prevent its collapse, those responsible for the tower of education in Israel concentrate only on fixing the plaster - each time patching a different part. Who here understands it is imperative to fix the entire structure before it collapses on us all?
Dr. Ben-David teaches economics in the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University.
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Antrim 0-8 Galway 2-22
Antrim crashed out of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship on Saturday as a rampant Galway eased to an emphatic 20-point win in their quarter-final clash at Kingspan Breffni Park.
The defending All-Ireland champions fielded four of last year's title-winning side and they looked to have the edge over the Saffrons in every sector.
The Tribesmen broke out of the traps at lightning speed and had four points on the board in as many minutes.
Two of those were stunning scores from Jack Canning, a nephew of Galway senior star Joe, and the Portumna ace added a third on seven minutes as the champions threatened to run riot in the early stages.
Antrim finally opened their account on 12 minutes when Diarmaid McShane fired over following a great sideline from Donal McKernan.
Conal Doherty-Cunning and McKernan added further scores as the Saffrons settled into the game but Galway found their points much easier to come by.
Centre-back Cianin Fahy landed a monster point from 70 yards and Evan Niland's fourth point of the half gave Galway a 10-point lead approaching half-time.
Antrim's task then became mission impossible as Galway fired in a goal just before the break, with full-forward Cian Salmon finishing off a good move involving Jack Coyne and Canning.
The Tribesmen, in the mould of true champions, didn't let up in the second-half.
The Saffrons had one clear-cut goal chance but Peter McCallin's effort was superbly saved by Jack Forde, who also denied Doherty-Cunning from the rebound.
Galway had no such misfortune at the other end.
The impressive Niland slotted over a further three frees before slicing through the Antrim defence and firing past Paddy Carlin. Doherty-Cunning landed a quick hat-trick, two from frees, as the game drew to a disappointing conclusion for Ciaran Kearney's side but the winning margin didn't flatter Galway.
ANTRIM: P Carlin; E McQuillan, L Gillan, C Carson; S Magill, C Boyd, E Smyth; D Black, K Molloy (0-1); P McCallin, G Laverty, D McKernan (0-1); D McShane (0-1), C Doherty-Cunning ((0-5, 0-4fs), E O'Neill. Subs: E Laverty for Black (HT), C Kinsella for Magill (37mins), C McDonnell for G Laverty (54mins), S O'Connor for McQuillan (54mins), S Shannon for McKernan (55mins).
GALWAY: J Forde; S Molloy, J Fitzpatrick, R O'Neill; I O'Shea, C Fahy (0-1), P Foley; J Coyne (0-5, 0-1f, 0-1 65), R Malone (0-1); J Canning (0-3), E Niland (1-7, 0-4fs), L Forde; K Cooney (0-1), C Salmon (1-1), R Murphy 0-1). Subs: E Fahy (0-1) for Murphy (39mins), C Caulfield for O'Neill (51mins), M McManus (0-1) for L Forde (51mins), O Connolly for Cooney (54mins), D Mannion for Niland (56mins).
Referee: Gearoid McGrath (Wexford)
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Three-star running back Alden Hill of Marlington (Ohio) Alliance has been a top target for the UConn coaching staff since they offered approximately two months ago. Yesterday the staff had a chance to introduce the UConn program to Hill in person, as the talented back made his way to Storrs for an unofficial visit.
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"I really liked that I am their top recruit in that position and that they are in need of a back to come in early and see the field," said Hill. "I also love the tradition of great backs their team has had."
Aside from the potential of early playing time, plenty of other things also impressed Hill about UConn.
"I thought their facilities were one of the best I have seen," said Hill. "I liked the running back coach, Coach White, and the head coach, Coach P. I enjoyed getting to watch film on their offense with them and the coaches felt that I resembled some of their past backs."
His experience at UConn was enough to help the Huskies move to the top of his list.
"They definitely moved to the top of my list," said Hill, who mentioned that Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Vanderbilt are also in his top five.
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Span set to play catch, test shoulder
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins center fielder Denard Span was held out of the lineup for a third straight game Wednesady, three days after injuring his right shoulder while attempting to make a diving catch.
The Twins remain hopeful Span will be able to avoid the disabled list, but he has yet to swing the bat since suffering the injury. He visited a chiropractor on Tuesday.
"He's getting his treatment," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's supposed to stand in on some bullpens and play some catch today."
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The American Academy of HIV Medicine, an independent organization of HIV medical specialists, announced Monday that R. Scott Hitt, the agency's chief executive officer and the former head of the President's Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS, resigned from the organization effective immediately. Hitt had served as AAHIVM's CEO since January 2000.
Hitt's resignation came less than a week after he lost his medical license after being arrested for investigation of possessing a controlled substance. Additionally, the California medical board earlier this year barred Hitt from practicing medicine for 60 days and placed him on seven years' probation in the midst of allegations that Hitt had molested two patients at his Beverly Hills, Calif., practice. The board had accused Hitt of sexual misconduct, gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, incompetence, and dishonest and corrupt acts. Hitt had acknowledged touching one male patient's genitals in August 2000 and "crossing the boundary" with another male patient a month earlier. Hitt, who was the first openly gay director of a presidential advisory panel, said his judgment was impaired at the time because he was battling cancer, which is now in remission.
AAHIVM's board announced it will move forward with plans to hire a new executive director. Dan Levek will serve as interim executive director during the search process. "On behalf of the board of directors I wish to laud the service Scott [Hitt] has performed for AAHIVM," said AAHIVM board chair John Stansell. "His insightful leadership and nurturance of AAHIVM has enabled it to become the foremost professional organization in the field of HIV medicine."


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- Mara
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The film wastes no time delivering its inciting incident--while driving back home to Italy after a vacation to Tunisia, lovers Anna (de Medeiros) and Mara (Antonia Liskova) are stopped for a border check. When Mara can't find her passport, Anna checks the trunk--where she sees something that shocks her. She calmly closes it, then waits until they have re-entered their homeland before stopping the car and showing Mara her find: Anis (Mounir Ouadi), a young Moroccan who paid hotel workers to hide him in their car so he could sneak into the country.
The conflict quickly forces the couple's personalities--and problems--to surface. Anna is the kindhearted one who wants to please, always with a smile on her face; while Mara's temper belies an anger we soon realize stems from an emotionally abusive father now confined to a nursing home--and from depression over being stuck in a menial, dead-end job at a shoe factory owned by Anna's well-off family. The two aren't happy ("You never tell me important things," Mara says), which may be why Anna jumps at a new distraction--the chance to help Anis start a new life.
After being dropped off at the train station with some money, Anis has a change of heart and heads to Anna's home, where she lives with Mara. She lets him stay--and asks brother Salvio (Vitaliano Trevisan) to give the boy a job at the warehouse. That doesn't sit well with Mara, who becomes increasingly irritated with his presence (which has also slowed down their love life). She clashes with Anis, and soon feels even more uncomfortable after a social engagement with Anna's family--including a homophobic mother--doesn't go well.
Anis provides an escape for both women, who initially skirt around their lesbian relationship. Anis thinks they're sisters when he moves in, and tells both of them how important it is to get married and have a family ("You need a man, to make kids and a family"). He has his own tragic story--his parents are dead (a claim Mara doesn't buy), and no other friends or relatives are part of his life. Things begin to look up at the factory, where Anis quickly impresses Salvio with his work ethic. But when Anis discovers one of his co-workers is stealing shoes, he is forced to make an important decision.
Shelter Me unfolds slowly, revealing different layers of its characters along the way--de Medeiros and Liskova both shine in roles that aren't as one-dimensional as they appear at first. The social class difference between Anna and Mara produces the film's biggest tension, forcing the women to question what they want and who they are. Anis shakes both of them out of their comfort zones, giving us a window into some emotional extremes (on both ends) that propel the story to its conclusion.
The film navigates trickier waters toward the end, and the lead performances are strong enough to handle them. The story isn't simple--like the trio, this isn't a happy film, nor does it provide a tidy ending. You'll ache for all of them, and most likely you'll be left in thought--one key plot development is hinted at, providing a different lens to view the film through. And one character is given an interesting (and for me, unexpected) transformation, showing a surprising side that will leave you questioning things even more.
And that's one of Shelter Me's beauties--its ability to convey deep emotions that can change in meaning depending on which way you see the film and its characters. How your mind thinks and your heart feels--and not just theirs--is just as important. As in life, there are no easy answers here. But as the film tries to convey three sad and lost souls' need for love, escape and protection--a need we can all relate to on some level--you may learn a little about yourself in the process.
(And if you need some cheering up afterward, I'll be back before you can say "blueberry pie"...)
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Under general direction, is responsible for the system and OS level administration functions for the University server systems to include Identity Management System, IDM SQL databases, NetWare Operating Systems, eDirectory, and NetWare/ZEN systems, HP unix servers and EHR servers; is responsible for Server OS and hardware administration for multiple hardware platforms including monitoring and management of password portal system, VMWARE administration, and LDAP upkeep and administration; assists in Design, Engineering and Administer Novell based infrastructure; assists in design of all active directory infrastructures; may act as team lead for area manager, assists in time sheet and general team management for systems administrators; coordinates staff management and professional development activities.
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Ensures the proper installation, configuration and management of complex backup environments for all SLU information technology services (ITS) systems; provides technical input into ITS strategic roadmaps for ITS servers and systems.
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Welcome to Part 2 in the Sneak Peek Inside a Musical Theatre Festival series. If you're just tuning in, I'm producing Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals and am blogging about the process over the next few weeks! Click HERE to read Part 1.
The 29 Hour Reading
Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals consists of 6 new musicals which will each receive 29 Hour Readings.* Just so we're all on the same page, the "29 Hours" refers to the amount of time Equity actors can participate in each reading.
In a 29 Hour Reading you CAN:
- Hear live actors reading/singing your musical
- Invite an audiences to get reactions and feedback
- Utilize your Equity actors for 29 hours (or less) including rehearsals AND the reading
- Equity actors who participate receive a $100 stipend
On the other hand… you can't use costumes, sets or props. Non-equity actors, directors, accompanists, and writers are not subject to 29 Hour rules.
For some directors and writers the limitation of having talented people at music stands singing the work can be intimidating. There's no possibility of hiding a bad song or troubled book with flashy costumes or dance numbers. The show has to stand on its own merits and that's the whole point!
There's often the temptation to add blocking or get clever with music stand "props" but the best readings I've ever seen are simple and clean, leaving the words and music clear and exposed.
29 Hour Readings are very specifically a tool for development of your new musical, and very specifically not your Broadway debut. It's never fun to have your flaws exposed but smart writers manage to get over that pesky ego (yes, we all have one!) and take advantage of every minute of the process to hone and finesse the script and score.
Personally, I will have succeeded as a producer if each writing teams walks away at the end of the festival having had a great time seeing their show on its feet in a safe and supportive environment, receiving valuable feedback from passionate patrons and artists, and armed with a solid to-do list for tightening and fine-tuning their fantastic new musical before its next step toward success.


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The IELI's partnership with the Italian Air Force (ITAF) began in the mid 80s, with one class of 10 students and has grown to an average of 10-15 classes per year, educating between 40 and 70 student pilots, navigators, and instructor pilots annually. Students also have the opportunity to practice English with American guest speakers and students from all over the world: China, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Vietnam, Korea, Haiti, and more!
The IELI has developed a specialized curriculum that focuses on the English language needs of foreign students who will be entering pilot training programs, navigator training programs, or instructor pilot training programs of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program at Sheppard Air Force Base or one of the many bases around the country with JUNT and SUPT programs.


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They should do nothing of the sort. I have no desire to waste my time on killing things until I level up. If you don't want to enter Sheogorath's realm until you reach level 30 then you can fucking restrain yourself, and let the rest of us get on with it.


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We arrived at 5:30 am although check in wasn't until 3 pm, the front desk told us to get free breakfast and the first room available they would give us. We were cat napping at 9:30 in our room. The staff really went above and beyond to get us in early. The breakfast was helpful and always refreshed. The drinks at the bar were tasty and not watered down. The room was comfortable and really quiet. The best thing was the after service. It turned out I left my mini-IPad in the covers of the bed. I didn't realize it until I got home after my flight. I called the house cleaning staff who had found it and not only was it in their possession, they packed it up, took it to the UPS store and shipped it back to me. Since it had all of my baby's pictures on it, this gesture was priceless!!! What a wonderful group of people. I have stayed in New Orleans 4 other times but I will only ever recommend this hotel and its staff when staying in the French Quarter.


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Tips for choosing age-appropriate books for your child
6-8 Years – 1st and 2nd Grade
Reading tip! When your child is choosing a book to read, have her read one page aloud. For every word she stumbles over have her put up one finger. If at the end of the page, all five of her fingers are up, she may consider choosing a different book.
For more reading lists visit the following websites:
International Reading Association – Choices Reading Lists http://reading.org/Resources/Booklists.aspx
Reading Rockets – Recommended Books for Kids http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme/
Reading is Fundamental – Books Lists http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/booklists.htm
Young Adult Library Services Association Book Awards & Book Lists http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook The National Education Associations – 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Read http://www.nea.org/grants/29510.htm
James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
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Hey, guess what, Fox's "The Simpsons" is still on the air! Yup, it's true. While you, me, and most people who grew up with the show have, you know, grown up and moved on to bigger and better things (and better shows), there are apparently still enough of you young'uns tuning in on Sundays to keep the show running. Bart et al are currently in their 23rd season, and while the episodes have gotten slicker, it hasn't necessarily, well, gotten funnier.
"The Simpsons" is a major cash cow for Fox, with merchandising and 23 years and hundreds of episodes airing all around the world and in every language imaginable. Which may explain why Fox doesn't seem to particularly care if they lose the show now, and might even cancel the dysfunctional yellow clan of Springfield if they can't reach an agreement with the show's voice cast for a whopping 45% pay cut.
At the present, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright and Lisa Yeardley Smith are all making $8 million per year. Fox would like them to make only $4 million or thereabouts, ludicrously claiming that without the pay cut, they wouldn't be able to "afford" to make the show. I think we are supposed to believe this. Yes, Fox, we totally believe that you would be in the poor house if those voice actors don't take a pay cut. Absolutely.
Let's be honest here: Fox doesn't think it needs fresh episodes of "The Simpsons" anymore, and they're probably right. They've got enough episodes to keep on making more money with the property for a long, long time. The network doesn't really need new episodes every Sunday, not after 23 years in the can. Right now, it's essentially telling the voice cast to either give in or lose their cushy job.
Of course, I could be wrong. Then again, the last time I saw a "Simpsons" episode, I stumbled across it after being too lazy to change the channel after Sunday afternoon football. It was, uh, okay. I think Bart was trying to sell nuclear secrets to the Chinese for a bike or something…


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When I arrive on my deathbed the thing that will torment me most is the amount of time I've spent on the phone to Vision Express arguing about when my eye test is due. It reduces me to tears when I think of the wasted hours spent trying to reason with twenty-somethings puffed up into merciless autocrats by an optometrist-assistant training course. Hours when I could have been doing something more life-affirming, such as rearranging my socks.
The thing about optometristic autocrats is that they worship the computer more than anyone else on the planet. If the computer at Vision Express pronounced that you were to be boiled in oil, the people who serve behind the counter there would happily put you in a vat and stir you with a big spoon.
The routine by which they torture me is always the same. Whenever I come to the end of a box of contact lenses, the automatic system that is supposed to dispatch another one defaults and I am left myopic. So I ring up and ask where they are and the assistant always tells me that they have been 'held in the store because you have not had your annual eye test'.
At which point my blood begins to boil as if I am in that vat. 'I think you will find I am NOT due an eye test,' I told her the other day, as I commenced the usual argument. She insisted I was due, and that my lenses could not be dispatched because they had a legal requirement to examine my eyes first.
'Please don't do this,' I pleaded. 'Look, I know it's not a year since I had an eye test because the last one I had was in the winter. It was between Labour and Tory conferences. That means it must have been October.'
But she was adamant that this was not the case. 'The computer says you are due an eye test.' And you can't argue with the computer. I tried, of course. I was on the phone for half an hour. At one point she told me that if I didn't come into the store and submit to their requirements I ran the risk of going blind. Going blind!
I confess I lost it. I want to put on record here how sorry I am to the staff of Vision Express Canary Wharf for shouting and wailing and accusing them of being part of a global, government-backed conspiracy to brainwash me through the medium of too-frequent eye tests. (Although they obviously are.)
I slammed the phone down, rang back a few minutes later and had the same argument with a different assistant. He confirmed I had no choice but to cancel my holiday in the south of France to have an eye test next Wednesday, and informed me that if I had been 'better organised' I might not be in this position.
I slammed the phone down, waited three minutes and tried again. You see, with computers you have a chance of something random going in your favour eventually. And so it proved. This time a sensible-sounding girl answered. She tapped a few buttons and said, 'Your lenses were dispatched yesterday and should be with you in a few days' time.' What, no need for an eye test? 'Oh, no. You had an eye test in October.'
I told her, 'You are a wonderful human being. You are a shining light in a terrible world.' She seemed a bit underwhelmed by this news, but it did me good to tell her.
Melissa Kite is deputy political editor of the Sunday Telegraph.
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HAYWARD — Police on Wednesday were investigating whether drag racing was to blame for a weekend crash that killed a Hayward man.
Jorge Gutierrez Jr., 31, was hospitalized in critical condition after a Sunday afternoon crash along Mission Boulevard and died Tuesday evening, said Sgt. Ken Forkus.
Gutierrez was driving an orange 2007 supercharged Ford Mustang at a high rate of speed south on Mission Boulevard at 12:23 p.m., police said. When he approached the intersection of Harder Road, he lost control, struck a tree and then hit two nearby parked cars.
Gutierrez was taken to a hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries.
He died Tuesday at 8:22 p.m., Forkus said.
"Witnesses say there was a blue Mustang that appeared to be racing that car before it crashed," Forkus said Wednesday. "We have located that car, and the incident remains under investigation."
Police are also investigating whether alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Hayward police at 510-293-7034.
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Matthew Chope, a planner and partner with the Center for Financial Planning in Southfield, Michigan, is a guy who collected mutual fund prospectuses as a teenager, and as an adult reads works of philosophy for fun. He says he spends most of his "waking hours working on developing ideas for creating positive systemic change for humanity." Among his ideas was one he entered in American Express's Members Project contest.
"The winning idea resulted in $2 million being given to provide clean water in Africa, which is a wonderful idea, but the idea I had would have given water to every person in the world, if that's how they chose to use the dollars," he enthuses. Chope's idea was to have American Express members donate 10% of their earned rewards to charity. "What they'd be giving up is just more consumption, because they've already consumed a bunch of stuff to get the rewards in the first place, and we could have literally hundreds of millions of dollars every year, rather than just a $2 million gift from American Express."
Although he's an unabashed fan of capitalism, Chope feels that one of its negative effects is rampant consumption and self-absorption. "Right now we have a 'me' system rather than a 'we' system."
As an example of how one individual can help change the world by interacting with just one other person, Chope uses his conversations with clients to expose them to some of the ideas he's come across in his own studies. "It's just helping them understand things that they may not have had time to put together," he says. "A lot of people get carried away and so focused on their career, or their family, or some segment of their life that they never really take the time to put it all together. I try to explain some of that to folks, so they can understand their part in the world and how the decisions that they make have an impact. One of the most important powerful tools that each of us has is the point of decision."


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What happens around your house when the salary doesn't match the spending? Right: You cut the spending!
Not according to the University of Central Oklahoma liberal, cardigan-clad academe Kurt Hochenauer (Commentary, "Counterpoint: Reactive response," Dec. 9, 2009, Gazette). He thinks we should tax the rich! Yeah, tax the very people who provide jobs.
I would advocate cutting spending, even state jobs; maybe even a teacher would lose a position! Then, cut taxes; do away with the state income tax in favor of a sales tax on services. Three times in the last 60 years, taxes have been cut " under Kennedy, Reagan and Bush " and every time, increased money flowed into the Treasury.
It's a no-brainer "¦ unless you're a liberal professor who has no idea what the real world is like.
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George Hirsch, for whom the award is named, was the founding publisher and president of The Runner magazine from 1978 to 1986 and the worldwide publisher of Runner's World from 1987 to 2003. These days, he's the chairman of the board of directors of New York Road Runners.
"It's hugely gratifying to know my writing has struck readers as useful. In fact, it's been nothing but a privilege and joy to be able to follow champions from Abdi Bile to Joan Samuelson home from their triumphs, and make known the vividness of their character," states Moore. "Looking back, I realize each one has left me the better, the more faithful, the more exuberant in pursuing all things good and Olympian."
Moore, who has a masters degree in creative writing at the University of Oregon, was 14th in the marathon at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and fourth, one place out of the medals, at the 1972 Munich Games. (See below for a video about his experience in Munich.) A former American record holder in the marathon, he was a national champion in cross country in 1967 and in the marathon in 1971 and won San Francisco's Bay to Breakers 12K road race six times.
His career at Sports Illustrated began in 1971. One of his best-known articles was "The End of the World," about his pursuit of the truth behind the case of Ethiopian Mamo Wolde, the 1968 Olympic marathon gold medalist who later became a political prisoner. Wolde and Moore had dueled for Olympic bronze in 1972.
Moore, who acted in the Olympic-themed film Personal Best, later co-wrote and produced Without Limits, a biographical film about Steve Prefontaine, and wrote Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, the first biography of Bill Bowerman, the legendary coach at the University of Oregon and a co-founder of Nike.
Moore will receive the Hirsch Award at a news conference on Friday, November 2, in New York. Moore is the third recipient of the award; Dick Patrick and Amby Burfoot were the previous winners.


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Machel Montano: Trinidadian Soca Star Uses EV RE-1 Wireless on Tour
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"Machel Montano is a young Trinidadian who is edging his name among the elite in the music industry. "
Machel Montano is a young Trinidadian who is edging his name among the elite in the music industry. Machel and his band Xtatik has been the premiere soca band in the Caribbean for more than a decade and have established themselves as the leading draw at major events in New York City, Miami, Toronto, and London and throughout the Caribbean Diasporas. Machel is recognized as the leading performer in the soca music genre and is highly regarded as well as a songwriter, producer and band leader.
Machel began his career in 1982 at age seven. As early as 1984, he formed his band Pranasonic Express now called XTATIK. Machel's debut album "TOO YOUNG TO SOCA", released in 1985, was an instant hit which earned him many rave reviews and standing ovations wherever he performed. In 1986, he appeared on Star Search in Hollywood bringing Soca Music to the screens of US National Television. Early on, he was described as a "Stevie Wonder of Soca".
Machel and XTATIK have performed with many popular international entertainment personalities including: Freddie Jackson, TLC, Third World , Shaggy, El Debarge, Destiny's Child, The Boyz, Kris Kross, Buju Banton, Ziggy Marley, Garnet Silk, Shabba Ranks, Bounty Killa and many others. In 1987, at the age of twelve, Machel became the first Trinidadian and youngest Entertainer to win the Caribbean Song Festival. In 1991, at sixteen, he won the Young Kings Competition. XTATIK won best playing music band on the road for CARIBANA 94 and MIAMI CARNIVAL 94. In 1995 Machel won Party Vocalist of the year and in 1996 XTATIK won Party band of the Year. In 1995 and 1997 Machel & Xtatik journeyed to London and mesmerized the sold out crowds. In 1997 Machel became the youngest ROAD MARCH KING of Trinidad & Tobago and XTATIK'S album "HEAVY DUTY" has been described as one of the best selling SOCA Albums ever.
Machel and XTATIK have produced sixteen (16) albums with seven (7) mini albums seventeen (17) singles - a ten (10) singles on compilation and three (3) cassette singles. Some of their many hits include: "TOO YOUNG TO SOCA", "TAKE ME BACK", " TOO EARLY FOR YOUR LOVE", "BY ALL MEANS", "TAKE AH BORROW", "COME DIG IT", "MUSIC FARM", "BIG TRUCK", "FOOTSTEPS", "TORO TORO", "SHOW DOWN", "WATER", "POWDER PUFF", "TAY LAY LAY", "WRECKER", "WE WILL CARRY ON", "BIG PHAT FISH", "BREAK", "NO War", "Craziness" and many more.


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The LIFE at MiraCosta College lifelong learning group will meet to discuss propositions on the November ballot and cooperatives at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at 1 Barnard Drive, Admin Bldg. #1000, Room 1068. Representatives from the League of Women Voters will discuss the pros and cons of the propositions at 1 p.m., followed by a presentation titled "Cooperatives in the Community" at 2:30 p.m. Commemorating UNESCO's International Year of Cooperatives, Nancy Casady, general manager of People's Organic Foods in Ocean Beach, will explain the role of cooperatives in contemporary American life. Visitors can obtain a free parking pass by campus police, Bldg. #1100. Visit miracosta.edu/life or call 760-721-8124.
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Planet of the Apes - GBA - Review
As astronaut Ben you are sent to find your ally, Taylor, before the ape empires savage manhunt closes in. This game is based on the original stories of the first films. Using only your wits and the items you can find, you must battle your way through an army of apes.
There are 10 levels to this game to explore, the ape city, the beach, the underground and more.
Fight with a knife, your only line of defense in the beginning of the game.
The pistol, a handgun which can be used to take out ape soldiers from short range.
The rifle, the standard issue weapon of the ape army.
And the machine gun.
The items you need to aid you in your quest are the USNSA flags, left behind by Taylor in the event
someone came looking for him.
The health pack and the bread restores Ben's energy.
And the keys to unlock doors.
The screen display shows you the health meter, which displays how much health Ben has left. The flag counter, you need to find all 10 flags. And Inventory, current items and the ammo bar.
After a level has been completed, the tally screen will appear.
It will show you how long it took to complete the level, how many enemies were defeated, and how many flags were collected.
At the end of each level you are given a password that will enable you to continue from that level.
The graphics are awesome with lots of detail in the background scenery.
Although rated E for everyone, I felt this game may not be suitable for younger players because of the violence and difficulty involved completing each level.
What I liked best about this game is the story-line. The search for Taylor on our planet from the
Easy controls allow you to run, jump, crouch, roll and climb. 10 levels that keep you coming back for further exploration.
Impressive detailed 3-D scenic backgrounds.
The background music is suitable for this bizarre and deadly world. Not alot of vocal sound effects, some grunts.
Easy controls, however, the game levels are quite challenging to complete.
Sci-Fi buffs should appreciate this game based on the original Planet Of The Apes movies.
If you like to complete a game quickly or frustrate easily this game may not be right for you. However, if you'd like a good challenge in our world from the future, then the battle for survival begins here.


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Age: 34 Ht: 6 feet Wt: 200 lbs.
2008-09 Stats: 26 GP 10 G 8 A 18 P 4 Pims
THE SKINNY: Signed as a UFA on July 10 after spending the last two years with the Wild ... Has five goals and five assists in eight games vs. the Senators in his career ... Was drafted No. 227 overall in the ninth round by the Senators in the 1993. Dealt to the Blues former by Ottawa GM Pierre Gauthier on Nov. 27, 1996 in exchange in for D Christer Olsson ... Finished fourth on the Wild in scoring with 54 points last season ...Is a two-time Olympian for Slovakia .. Is best friends with Minnesota's Marian Gaborik and Detroit's Marian Hossa.
SENATORS: D Anton Volchenkov (upper body), may play; D Filip Kuba (lower body), out; RW Jesse Winchester (upper body), out.
CANUCKS: D Sami Salo (ribs), out indefinitely; C Ryan Johnson (foot/finger), out indefinitely; C Rick Rypien (hernia), out indefinitely; G Roberto Luongo (groin), out indefinitely; LW Taylor Pyatt (broken foot), out indefinitely.
Tonight will be the first time in 1,114 days the Senators have played at GM Place. The Senators dropped a 3-2 decision to the Canucks on Dec. 9, 2005 when Daniel Sedin scored the winner in a shootout ... The Senators flew to Vancouver immediately after last night's game against the Flames. G Martin Gerber is expected to make the start for Ottawa. He has a career 1-2-1 record in five games against the Canucks with a 2.16 GAA ... The Senators are 4-2-0-2 in their last eight games against the Canucks ... G Alex Auld (81 games over four seasons) and LW Jarrko Ruutu (667 games over six years) started their careers in Vancouver ... The Senators allowed a club-record 14 power-play opportunities against Jan. 8, 2003 in a 6-4 loss to the Canucks.


text: On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Austin Seipp <mad.one at gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, I got caught up doing a few other things the past few days. > > I'll make a binary of the 7.4.1 release later today and upload it to > my code.haskell.org account and report back here (the uploading will > take as long as the build, due to bad internet right now...) Thanks, waiting eagerly :) Meanwhile, I tried compiling myself, but got hung up in compiler/deSugar/Coverage.lhs, where it's not importing getModificationTime from System.Directory, but if I import that then we have disagreements about whether the result should be Integer, ClockTime, or UTCTime. I'm guessing this is due to recent changes from old-time to time, and it makes me think if I patch these up there will just be other problems later, so I must be doing something wrong. Either download the 7.4.1 source distribution (I'm using the 7.4 git branch), or go install 7.2 and compile with that... I don't know if the tree is just temporarily broken or if I'm supposed to be doing something to insert a compatibility shim.