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South Africa's highest appeals court on Thursday declared that President Jacob Zuma's choice to lead national prosecutions was unfit for the job, ordering him out of office.
Menzi Simelane's appointment as national director of prosecutions was "inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid," the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled.
"The appointment is reviewed and set aside," according to the judgement handed down in the central city of Bloemfontein and posted online.
The ruling overturned a lower court decision, and the presidency has already indicated that it would take the case to the Constitutional Court.
Simelane was named head of prosecutions in 2009, after Zuma axed the previous director Vusi Pikoli, who in 2005 had brought graft charges against him.
The charges against Zuma were dropped shortly before the 2009 elections that brought him to power.
The main opposition Democratic Alliance challenged Simelane's appointment in court, asserting that he was chosen to shield Zuma from prosecution for corruption.
The Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that Simelane was unfit for office because he had given "misleading and untruthful evidence" when testifying to investigators looking into Pikoli.
"On the available evidence, the president could in any event not have reached a conclusion favourable to Mr Simelane, as there were too many unresolved questions concerning his integrity and experience," the verdict said.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille declared the ruling "a victory of our constitutional democracy".
"We hope the president will do the right thing and relieve Mr Simelane of his duties."


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For Nats, There's No Fun in the Sun
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 11 -- If the Washington Nationals felt any uncertainty before Monday that this series in Milwaukee wasn't going well, they received confirmation in the mid-afternoon hours, when even the best things in baseball started to haunt them.
The sun was shining, perfect enough for a picnic -- but wait, it cast a nasty shadow bisecting the infield, and the glare reached its worst point just when the Nationals needed to rally, and the darn beautiful sunshine made it really difficult to score.
Meanwhile, starter Garrett Mock was filthy, using his on-point breaking balls to notch strikeout after strikeout -- but wait, he was wasting too many pitches on a day when the Nationals needed Mock's help to rest the bullpen, and after it all ended, when asked about his nine strikeouts, he said, simply, "I'm not happy about it."
So on a day when even the few encouraging signs backfired, Washington left Miller Park for good with a 7-1 loss against Milwaukee, an undignified ending to a series in which the Nationals lost all four and were outscored 23-5.
Even on good days, Nationals victories often require that every little thing goes just right, that all the particulars align with unlikely permission. The Nationals need long innings from their starters, clutch hits from the middle of their order, clean work from the reliable members of their bullpen. They need the full lineup of variables. On Monday, yet again, Washington received no cooperation. Mock, making a spot start to help the team recover from Thursday's doubleheader against Colorado, failed to finish the fifth inning. The team's 1-2-3 hitters faltered after a bases-loaded, no-out chance in the fifth. The bullpen, already worn from Sunday's 13-inning game, threw 70 pitches and issued four more walks.
All that gloom, and it still couldn't eclipse the sunshine.
"It was kind of hard to see the ball here," catcher Wil Nieves said. The Brewers "are used to it, but this was the first time I've played here in a day game. At night, you can see better. But day games? The umpire was telling me this was the worst place for day games, just because of the shadows. But, it was just a little bit hard. Their pitcher today, he was throwing fastballs right by us, and they were, like, 85 or 86" mph.
The Nationals had started the day hoping that Mock, excused from the bullpen for his first start (at any level) since July 21, could last just long enough to save the exhausted relievers. In pregame meetings, nobody told Mock as much. But he knew. His job was simple: Ideally, he needed to stretch his day -- capped at roughly 100 pitches -- into the sixth or seventh inning.
Mock ran into a weird web of trouble. Struggling to locate his fastball, Mock instead turned to his slider and curve. Few Brewers could hit it. He struck out two in the second, two more in the third. In the fourth, after Corey Hart smashed a down-the-middle fastball for a two-run homer, Mock ended the inning with three more strikeouts. All told, he had nine in just 4 2/3 innings. But the two home runs he issued did him in. Entering Monday, this season had produced 175 games in which pitchers notched nine or more strikeouts in a game; only one (Cincinnati's Aaron Harang, May 25) pitched fewer than five innings.
"I really wouldn't say that I pitched great today," he said. "I didn't get a ground ball out, and that's what my strength is; that's what my strength has been the entire year. My job was to get past the fifth inning, at the very least, and I didn't do that. I would rather have nine ground balls and throw one-third of the pitches. A stat like that, at the end of my career, when I'm done playing, it might be cool to think about having a couple games where you strike guys out, but my job today was to get ground balls."
In the final innings, Washington allowed Milwaukee to build its lead. That bases-loaded chance in the fifth dissolved when Willie Harris squibbed into a force at home, Pete Orr struck out and Ryan Zimmerman grounded out to second. In the seventh, Washington put two men on base thanks to back-to-back Brewers errors, but then, Cristian Guzmán, pinch-hitting for Orr, grounded into a double play.
Washington's fourth straight loss further distanced the team from the hot start that began this eight-game road trip. In Colorado, the Nationals won three of four. But here, Manager Manny Acta said, "we just got swept by a better team. They flat-out outplayed us."

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The Highbridge Forest Crew works to remove invasive plants from the park and to care for recently planted native trees.
As part of the Forest Crew you will learn basic invasive and native plant identification, proper removal techniques and an overview of New York Restoration Project's approach to urban reforestation. Anyone interested in forest ecology, invasive plant removal, and urban forests should join the Forest Crew in their work every Sunday morning.
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In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, this Recreation Center's hours will be reduced. On Wednesday, November 22, the facility opens at its normal time and closes at 5:00 p.m. The class schedule may change as a result, so please call the center. On Thursday, November 23, this facility is closed.
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Dani Alves: 5 Reasons the Barcelona Full-Back Is in for a Stellar SeasonAugust 20, 2013
Dani Alves: 5 Reasons the Barcelona Full-Back Is in for a Stellar Season
Dani Alves couldn't have asked for more.
A goal, incisive movement and interplay, and a steady contribution throughout Barcelona's seven-goal demolition of Levante was a great personal introduction to La Liga 2013/14.
It's a level of performance that the player must be looking to maintain right across the season to ensure that the right-back position remains his own.
Bleacher Report's very own Tre Atkinson argued back in January that Alves no longer deserved to be a starter, whereas another Bleacher stalwart Sam Tighe correctly identified the player's defensive qualities during the Confederations Cup.
Clearly, Alves still divides opinion.
Let's take a look at why this author believes the Brazilian is in for a special few months.
World Cup Year
There can be no easier motivation to provide your best efforts at club level than an impending World Cup.
To be part of a Selecao that could lift a record-breaking sixth World Cup trophy just adds to the allure.
No further seduction is necessary, but another added bonus for Alves is that the 2014 edition pitches up in his home country.
As Brazil showed to an adoring public during the Confederations Cup, they are more than capable of playing entertaining—and winning—football.
The victory gave the whole nation a lift, and you can be sure that Alves will want to be a part of something similar next year.
Although he doesn't have too much to concern himself with at the national level presently, given his age, this could well be the right back's swan song for the national team.
Luis Felipe Scolari isn't known for sentiment either—as noted by B/R columnist Christopher Atkins—so Alves simply cannot allow his form to drop at any point during the season if he wants to be a certain starter in the tournament.
One Last Big Move?
Alves will be 31 by the time La Liga finishes next year, and one last big-money move might well tempt the Brazilian before he ends his career.
Whilst he remains happy at Barcelona for the time being, he has made plain his displeasure at the treatment of his friend Eric Abidal by the club.
Stefan Coerts of Goal.com reports Alves as saying to RAC1:
Abidal's exit was a very unpleasant surprise.
The decision to release him really annoyed me after all he'd gone through and done.
The entire situation leaves a bit of a bittersweet taste.
He will have completed six successful years in Catalonia come seasons end, winning everything in the process.
A great campaign could well put him in the shop window post-World Cup, and he has previously been linked to Paris St. Germain, according to L'Equipe (via Eurosport).
As far back as 2012, the player himself left the door open for a future move (per Skysports):
They did talk to my representatives about the possibility of a move but that was low because my price is very high and they quickly moved on to talk to others...
One never knows what the future holds and if one day Barca no longer want me then who knows?
PSG is one of the great teams and the door is still ajar.
Martin Montoya
Martin Montoya's evolution is the best thing that could happen to Dani Alves.
As with Gerard Pique in the centre of defence, up until recently, Alves has had no real genuine worry concerning competition for places in his area of the pitch.
Montoya showed in brief glimpses last season that he can offer the team a more stable defensive option than the attack-minded Alves, so expect to see the Spaniard keeping the Brazilian on his toes throughout the campaign.
Alves will need to eradicate certain basic errors, such as moving inside and leaving the "back door" wide-open—identified by Inside Spanish Football.
However, the knowledge of a willing, able and younger deputy breathing down his neck should ensure Alves' full concentration in that part of his role once more.
His attacking intent shouldn't be curtailed completely either.
A Barcelona attack with Alves to the fore brings extra width, dynamic and a crossing ability par excellence—all fundamental and necessary attributes to oil the cogs down the right side.
Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Martino has got everyone at Camp Nou excited.
The loss of Tito Vilanova from his managerial post now seems little more than an unfortunate blip, so seamlessly has the Argentine taken to his new role.
Martino has stamped his authority all over this Barcelona side with a minimum of fuss and fanfare.
By substituting Lionel Messi during the Levante game and leaving Neymar on the bench, the manager sent a subtle, but precise, message to his players.
B/R's Guillem Balague alludes to the same here.
Although Levante weren't the strongest of opposition, the way in which the Blaugrana dismantled their opponents left observers harking back to the early stages of the Pep Guardiola era.
The forward pressing was back, the urgency was there and the desire had returned—Martino has each player hungry again, and that is a precious commodity for a football manager.
Alves will do well to service his manager's needs accordingly. If required, there will be no hesitation from the bench to switch around personnel if it's for the good of the team.
The Consummate Professional
Professional players are paid to be just that—professional. In every aspect.
With the astronomical wages paid to today's talents that should be a given, and Barcelona continue to set the highest standards both on and off the field.
One of the fittest players in world football, we marvel at Alves' almost boundless energy and will-to-win.
You could certainly never accuse this Brazilian workhorse of not earning every penny of his salary.
Name another defender who would be rampaging forward in the last minute of a match with his team already winning by five goals!
Away from the football pitch, the Brazilian leads a happy and settled home life.
Girlfriend Thaissa Carvalho and his two children, Daniel and Victoria, keep him grounded and away from the bright lights and partying of compatriot Ronaldinho—dropped by Luiz Felipe Scolari for the Confederations Cup and unlikely to feature in 2014 despite his stellar club form.
Alves only needs to take that thought into each game to keep reminding himself that a fall from grace is never too far away if standards are allowed to slip.


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Saturday, April 16, at 7:00 pm, PianoWorks will be hosting Whisperings Radio Artists David Nevue, Jeff Smith and Joe Bongiorno in concert.
Tickets will be $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available at PianoWorks, online or by calling the 24/7 Brown Paper Tickets Hotline at 800.838.3006.
I quit my classical piano training at age eleven, seeking a more glamorous life as a professional athlete. I still hear my father's words ringing clearly in my head "someday you'll thank me" referring to the childhood piano training I so gladly abandoned. An eighth grade football knee injury eventually proved detrimental to my childhood dream. Oh well!
High school brought new experiences, forming the band LIXX with a couple buddies with rock star ambitions. I grew my hair, sported parachute pants, bought a synthesizer with my neighborhood lawn mowing cash, & jammed to 80′s tunes on LPs. Spending Friday nights at band practice and Saturdays gigging parties & dances, memories were definitely made!
Graduating high school in '87 brought an element of retreat from the Chicago "big city" life… venturing out west with my mother & siblings to San Juan Island, Washington. Culture shock took hold, while nature and quiet times prevailed. My composing was born, as was my beautiful daughter Taylor. I endeavored to start my own recording studio & bought all the toys. Mellow Sounds Studio opened on San Juan Island in '93, a popular haven for the island's many singer-songwriters and folk music artists. My buddy & talented guitarist/songwriter Tom Henry taught me how to listen and mix and the islanders now had a place to record.
My first release was "Ancient Sky" in '94, an eclectic electronic blend of New Age piano, Native American influences (always a fav!) and even cutting edge rock instrumentals (starring Tom)… I was still wandering a bit musically, obviously! Engineering & producing other artists was relatively short lived, but a priceless experience. Realizing that a musical career would be forever limited on the island, I moved to Seattle in '97.
At age 28, a trip back to Chicago to visit Dad lead me to meet my second cousin Joann Bongiorno, a classical piano virtuoso whom I had only heard stories about. I sat down at her Baldwin baby grand & something special happened. No, I didn't perform magically for her (acoustic piano was a bit foreign to me at that time), but I was enamored by the power, simplicity, and enchanting sound of the instrument as a solo. From that day forward, my synthesizers began to acquire dust as I played my new Yamaha U1 upright acoustic piano. A few months later I focused in on an album project, rented a grand, crammed it into my basement and spent three weeks diligently practicing & recording. "At Peace" ~ solo piano was released in February 2001. The support for this CD was and still is surprising, if not stunning. I give great thanks to all who gave to it!
Life got busier, busier and busier. Taylor blossoming into a young lady, my career developing rapidly… life just seemed to get a bit more complicated each day. Retreats to the piano were much harder to come by. Compositions came together, but sometimes over periods of months. My ability to visualize and memorize carried me through these times, musically. I managed to abstain from reading or writing music with my sole intent being to improvise and create.
In 2002 I bought a baby grand, a Mahogany Kawai KG-2D. My 17 years in the restaurant business had brought me a handsome salary with a great company. The more I played & composed, I longed more & more for a new CD to hand to my family, friends, & handful of fans. My good friend and fellow pianist Joe Yamada put his home and glorious Kawai RX-7 concert grand at my disposal and I dove in head first. My second release "Destined"~ solo piano was released in April '04. It continues to receive heavy airplay at www.solopianoradio.com with "Just for You", "Chasing the Wind" & "To Be Held" all hitting #1 on the listener charts! The success of this CD brought new & wonderful opportunities, including numerous concert performances for Solo Piano Radio as well as putting me in "high demand" status as a Seattle wedding pianist.
In May, 2006 I bought my dream piano, my very own Kawai RX-7 concert grand, fulfilling my dream of recording and producing my music from home. A whole new set of music channeled through my fingertips and evolved into my third CD release, "Somewhere Within" – solo piano in August '07. It quickly became an iTunes Top 100 New Age album & was nominated for Best Solo Piano CD of 2007 by Whisperings Solo Piano Radio & received a "Reviewer's Pick" from Kathy Parsons of Mainly Piano. It too continues to receive radio airplay world-wide.
Later that year I made my "personal" studio available to all, opening Piano Haven Recording Studio in suburban Seattle. An opportunity to share my good fortune with other composers… and record they have! David Nevue, Louis Landon, Christine Brown, Greg Maroney & Steven Cravis, just to name a few…
On June 25th 2010, I "retired" from my 25 years in the restaurant biz to focus completely on my music. Some say I'm crazy, some say I'm their hero. All I can tell you is that I feel great & the music is flowing like never before.
"A Candlelight Christmas" is my most recent endeavor & was awarded Christmas & Holiday album of the Year (2010) at SoloPiano.com… what an honor! This was a much more difficult project than I expected. Taking tunes that "aren't mine" & "making them mine" is something I'm not used to doing. It took alot more time and effort than I had planned, but I am extremely proud of it : )
Currently, I'm working on another original CD release for Spring of 2011. I am currently hosting regular Whisperings concerts at my Piano Haven Studio & broadcasting them on the internet right here at my site. I am also performing in-home concerts around the country. Is your home available? details on that right HERE.
The album "A Place Called Home" marks the musical return of one of today's most gifted pianists and composers.
Heralded as a prodigy, Jeff Smith began composing and playing the piano at age two and performing publically at age eight. Jeff has performed on radio and television and throughout the U.S. and Europe. Highlights of his performing career include an orchestral debut in Philadelphia at age 12, performing the Grieg Piano Concerto, and a European tour at age 16 as featured soloist in the Beethoven Chorale Fantasia. His many performances include those at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in New York City, and the Beethovenhaus in Bonn, Germany. Jeff holds a Masters degree and Doctoral studies from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland where he studied with pianists Walter Hautzig and Ann Schein. Jeff also studied with Leon Fleisher as a student in Fleisher's weekly masterclass. His early teachers included Paul Hofreiter (a student of Vincent Persichetti and Roger Sessions at the Julliard School) and David Sokoloff (a student of Leo Ornstein and Joseph Hoffman at the Curtis Institute of Music).
In recent years Jeff's performance style has focused primarily on original Classical/New Age and Contemporary piano music. Active as a composer as well as recitalist, Jeff has composed works for television, radio, and film. Works include instrumental music written and recorded for the Madacy Music Group which has been included on over 25 CDs, including compact discs for Thomas Kinkade and others. Eleven of Jeff's songs were awarded the honor of being included in Madacy's "Top 20 – Best of Relaxation" album and numerous pieces have been in the EZ- Tracks.com top 10 Nature Songs for well over 5 years. Jeff has also composed music for the television shows "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light" as part of the Grammy Award winning "Radio Theater Group".
Jeff's most recent album, "A Place Called Home" represents a return to his greatest musical love: composing at the piano. Inspired by David Nevue and the "Whisperings" collective of pianists, Jeff set out to compose his first ever solo piano album. Jeff writes: "My desire was to allow God to create through me a collection of pieces that would capture the longing of every heart for a place of peace and rest". "A Place Called Home" has been nominated for the 2010 Whisperings "Album of the Year".
Selections from the album can be heard on the Whisperings broadcast at www.solopianoradio.com . The Whisperings collective includes today's best pianist/composers and has attracted well over one million monthly listeners worldwide.
Tickets will be $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available at PianoWorks, online or by calling the 24/7 Brown Paper Tickets Hotline at 800.838.3006.
David's neoclassical piano stylings reflect his wide musical influences, which include Clannad, Chopin, Pink Floyd, Rachmaninoff, Renaissance, George Winston and Rush. David's music also reflects his love of literature, quoting numerous influences from C.S. Lewis to The Bible. David's artistry is demonstrated not only in his music, but in his thematic approach to each album. Rather than creating collections of unrelated compositions, David treats each individual work as but one chapter in a much bigger story that stirs the imagination and carries the listener to a gratifying conclusion.
Today, David promotes his music almost exclusively via the Internet. He is the author of "How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet," the founder of The Music Biz Academy, an online resource for musicians, and the program director for the immensely popular Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio. David also tours three or four times a year, and has performed concerts with David Lanz, Wayne Gratz, Peter Kater, Suzanne Ciani and dozens of other pianists.
David's music can be heard on over 220 radio programs world-wide. To learn more about David, visit his website, Twitter or Facebook.


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I believe it is a higher number without power. The maps shows parts of Millstone with power and I assure that is FALSE!
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Outage Update
Based on data from utility provider websites as of 1:00 pm, Leon County has approximately 65,000 customers without power. That number is down form approximately 78,000 reported this morning. The report shows 51,000 without power in the City of Tallahassee service area and approximately 14,000 in the Talquin service area.
Governor Scott Frustrated
After a Saturday morning update by Governor Rick Scott on the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine, the Tampa Bay Times (TBT) reported that Governor Rick Scott is "frustrated by slow restoration of North Florida electricity." The full story can be seen here.
During the update, Scott said that "This morning, there are more than 78,000 homes without power in Leon County and more than 11,000 homes without power in Wakulla County. It is a problem that so many people do not have power and I fully expect every city and county official to aggressively fix this."
The TBT report stated "that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum tweeted late Friday that crews were going to stop repair efforts for the evening and that full restoration could take a week. He has since promised Scott that city utility employees would work around the clock."
The report also indicated that Scott "wants to see faster progress" and that "private power companies, including Gulf Power and Florida Power and Light have offered to help Tallahassee's municipal electric company and the Talquin Electric Cooperative."
Local officials are expected to update Governor Scott at 5 p.m. in Tallahassee.
FSU Update
It appears the power outage will continue to impact FSU until the middle of next week. FSU officials posted on their twitter account that due to power issues, full operations will not resume until Wednesday at 8 a.m.
I believe it is a higher number without power. The maps shows parts of Millstone with power and I assure that is FALSE!
Every now and then, Mother Nature reminds us who is really in charge
You got that right.
Yes, but we keep disrespecting her, as long as short term profit is involved.
Our gratitude goes out to Gulf Power and Florida Power and Light for assisting in getting power back on in Tallahassee.
Borrow some money i.e. Invest the city employees retirement funds in underground utility lines
We need to responsibly choose one: either remain a "canopy city" with underground utilities or cut down most trees and become a barren plain, with few trees left to do power line damage. I choose raising the money to bury the lines.
I feel that Duke Energy (Florida Power and Light) should not help Talquin or COT. Not until they have restored all their customers in the Wakulla County area. There are places where some houses in Wakulla subdivisions have been restored but others not! Please don't forget the "nots". I have relatives and friends without power in Tallahassee but I am sure they understand what I mean!
Bury the bloody lines, stelletje idioten!
But to do that, they'd have to deny their rich buddies tax breaks.
This tree is STILL blocking Old St. Augustine Road, almost 48 hours after it fell:
The only difference right now is that barricades have been placed in the road in front of it.
Frustrated, Guv?
Get in line.
Better get it opened before rush hour Tuesday morning, or the calls will come pouring in from state office workers who have to detour to get to their Southwood office complex jobs.
Right now, it's just affecting a bunch of Section 8 apartment dwellers – IOW, no big deal.
If I recall, that section of town is really predominately liberal, isn't it? Lots of toyota's and prius's? You need a few good ol' boy county folks in beat up pickup trucks to come by and clear the road WITHOUT government intervention, like we had.
Just say'n…. 😉
Hi DB:
The tree was cleared yesterday afternoon.
But the power lines and snapped poles remain in place. So the road is still blocked.
The entire city is a dark-blue lib dot, surrounded by a Red Sea.
I shall continue to work on educating "the dot."
So…TBT corrected their article, will you do the same?
"Update: An earlier version of this post said Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum had tweeted about crews stopping for the night. It has been corrected."
With so many people withought power that work for the state, will the Governor take this into consideration when reopening state agencies? What about schools? Are we to send our children to school without a bath?
It is frustrating. I have been without power and water since Thursday night. However, my roof is intact, our vehicles are intact, no trees down, I can deal with no power for a few days. Many people are in much worse shape than me.
It has been my observation that the guys (and gals) doing the work (boots on the ground) know what they are supposed to do and how to do it. The tree cutters, linesmen and first responders know their job, and typically know it pretty well because their lives depend It.
The dysfunction comes from the top, and the ability for those in charge to 1) coordinate the response and 2) get out of the way to let the real people work. I think the whole response is about 24 hours behind.
As good citizens, we did our part, we prepared, hunkered down, checked on our neighbors, and cleaned our yards and streets ( as safety permitted). Thank God for Govenor Scott who kicked their butts into gear, otherwise, there would be townsfolks at City Hall with pitchforks. We are going on 56 hours without electricity. Eventually, our patience and endurance wears down while waiting on local officials to finish their photo opportunities.
Our thanks to those employees (boots on the ground) doing the real work! God Bless You and Your Families while you were working hard and making personal sacrifices for the citizens of Leon County.
Very well stated!
Tallahassee wasn't as ready for this as they stated, they don't Hurricane drills or anything every since Katrina missed us in 2005,Tallahassee has the invincibility attitude. That nothing can touch our area,, extra manpower should've been ready sandbags should've been done by last week, and they need to keep these trees trimmed back too many trees are covering powerlines, for the sake of vanity, trying to keep the old country look of the area..now Tallahassee is paying the cost!!
Perhaps residents who don't share our "vanity" over Tallahassee's "old country look," would be more comfortable if they moved elsewhere. Beauty does cost more to maintain. Those who don't value the cost may be happier in uglier towns. There's lots to choose from.
Last fall I took the City of Tallahassee Neighborhood Leadership Academy. We meet with ever department in the City. The city employees are proud of their work, love Tallahassee and work hard. The dysfunction is at the top. The utilities department is working hard and has sent crews to other areas when a disaster strikes. Other crews are here helping us. Our power was restored in the middle of the night. That wasn't luck. That was hard work by the line workers. We are great full.
We live in Wakulla County. The workers have done a great job. Polite and hard working, we have workers from Sumter Utilities (working with Duke Energy) here from out of state all up and down Woodville Highway working on lines. Asplund has been cutting trees and has had many trucks and crews in the area. We really appreciate everyone's efforts. Our power restored last night around 9:30 pm. Many people in Crawfordville have been told by Talquin Electric it will be a week or more! Certainly they can do better, please stay on them Gov.Scott!
Thank you GOVERNOR SCOTT for being here and not accepting the incompetence, excuses, and nonsense from Mayor Gillum. I, and hope others realize that – the mayor failed us miserably – and Governor Scott came to our rescue.
Leon County is #1 in crime, has a failed CDA dispatch, and now the utilities have failed us. What is left in line regarding our public safety and infrastructure to fail… to show how the vast incompetence in the leadership across the board in local governments?
The rank and file and those on the front lines are hard working and knowledgeable, but the leadership fails them…and us, again, and again, and again…
How again do the Chamber of Commerce Buffalo Pool Parties in other cities, County Commissioner Scott Maddox and City Manager Rick Fernandez having a $1,500 dinner in Manhattan (only weeks ago) help our safety and infrastructure? How does Scott Maddox duping the citizens with his residency fraud, Rick Fernandez firing long time employees to hire his relative to tag-along to the Manhattan-gate dinner, Fernandez robbing the treasury to give his cronies and himself hundreds of thousands of dollars in raises, the sheriff sitting in at the Chamber of Commerce Amelia Island Chamber junket for campaign photo ops for his campaign at the Amelia Island Conference (only days ago) help our public safety? How does the sheriff and county manager Vince Long standing in the lineup like deer in headlights while Gillum explains that 90 % of citizens will have power in a week help our infrastructure and public safety? What is it that voters don't get? Gillum spent more time on the PR wording of his PR ops that attempted to give himself accolades and glory than realizing the seriousness of the situation and getting the utilities restored. The governor had to intervene. This mayor is delusional and incompetent. I mean didn't the voters get it when he gave his campaign treasurer the Edison at the new park? Oh yes, the park over public safety and infrastructure. Or when Nancy Miller is giving her campaign manager TAPP contracts? Where is public safety and infrastructure on her radar? Steve Stewart had the knowledge and background of utilities and the Tallahassee Democrat under Editor Bob Gabordi endorsed Gillum? Well here is egg on your face Tallahassee Democrat, again, and again, and again…
If any voter goes to to the general election and votes for one incumbent in the city or county commission or in public safety, or state attorney left on the ballot then I give up. Of course they should all resign or face investigations into their failing us in infrastructure and public safety, again, and again, and again…
Thank you Governor Scott and Steve Stewart for trying to make Leon County a better place in the midst of chaos, corruption, incompetence, and bad politics. You both rock!!
During my 45 years in the electric utility business, I can't remember working with any utility system or utility worker that wanted to "knock off" when there were customers still out of service.
Listen we have been told are power would be back up three times now bye duke energy we have no water all are water is run from Wells but not one truck or person has started one repair in are area and power lines are all over are road and have reported it number of times and they have flat out ignored are problem and said now three times will have power up and running but yet not a sole has started any work in are area
Let me parse out the Mayor's comments on the hurricane response and lack of leadership.
First, let's put the situation into perspective. This is like the Mayor having a dinner party with an open invitation to the community. He knows how many is invited and knows the venue can only hold a quarter of the invitees. So instead of changing the venue to increase the capacity he decides to pick and choose who gets to come in and eat.
He states that he only accepts help from those that will accelerate the speed of restoring power, and that too much help can slow down the process. This clearly shows that the city did not have the organizational depth to manage the large response needed to restore power for a small category one storm AND has not asked for organizational help from the State EOC. I know that the State EOC could deploy a team that could accept and properly utilize all offers of assistance. I wonder if this was asked for by the City or offered by the State EOC. The Mayor lists all the offers he has received but did not list what he has accepted or refused, sorry, put on hold.
It's nice that the Mayor's neighbors have power and is offering it to others. It's nice that FSU has power, football is SO important to this town. I wonder how many fans will be able to watch the game with no power in their homes.
A weak Cat1 storm, and the local leadership vacuum is obvious to the informed.
Imagine if we had been hit with a Cat4 or 5.


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I bought some French Emmenthaller, French Roquefort (Societe), Canadian Oka and Pere Joseph. Also, let me say, the help was absolutely unknowledgeable and their selection was pedestrian.
Well....these were sorry cheeses (something I once heard Max McCallman from Picholine say). I could have left these cheeses out on the counter forever and they wouldn't ever develop that beautiful sweat a glow of room temperature cheese that calls out to be eaten.
All but the Roquefort were virtually tasteless at any temperature. I always knew the best thing about Zabar's cheeses was how quickly they moved their product and the low prices, but these were all worth nothing so on that basis they were extremely expensive.
They obviously don't have a cheese "cave"- more like a cheese garbage bag. I wasn't expecting to be blown away by their cheese but I was really disappointed. Maybe this is how fondue got started.


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I have this error saying it won't let me patch!
I've tried over and over. Im still re-installing the setup.
Any ideas why/?
happened to me
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When i reinstall CA setup they say an error occur and the installation failed
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Thanks guys, it worked now ! ^^
I tried to redownload and reinstall and it still the same shit!
i had the same thing happen to me i had to go as far as reinstalling my OS to get it to work


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My favorite Thanksgiving was spent with homeless illegal aliens.
I was in middle school in San Diego. Near our neighborhood was a canyon where a group of 20 illegal aliens lived. The group of men were day laborers who sent everything except a meager pittance back to their families in Mexico. And so there near the red-tile roofed tract homes in the deep cuts of the canyon where you couldn't see if you weren't looking, was a little shanty town of cardboard box structures. Our church, also near the canyon, left their courtyard bathrooms unlocked all the time so the men could use them.
Victor was one of those men. He started coming to church, and not just to use the bathroom. Before my eyes, Victor transformed from an illegal alien to a family friend. He spoke adequate English with a heavy accent, and was short and strong with a cowboy hat and a thick mustache. He always came to church in his Sunday best – a plaid, pearl snap long-sleeved collared shirt and jeans with inexplicable starch marks down the sharp creases. Did he have an iron in his shack, I always wondered?
Victor had a lot to be thankful for, and he'd tell you if you asked. He spoke with pride about his wife and children, and how much money he made here in America. Occasionally, he would go on vacation to visit them, packing his few belongings into a hard backed, 1970's suitcase. A few weeks later, he would return and take up residence in his cardboard shack once again.
With all our extended family in Texas, holidays were always a patchwork quilt of friends, adopted family and a straggler or two. One year my mom decided we should invite Victor to our house for Thanksgiving. For days she talked about having him in our home, introducing him to our favorite American traditions and favorite Thanksgiving dishes.
But as she planned out the meal, she realized it led to one inevitable conclusion – us staying in our home and Victor going back to his cardboard box. And rightly so, it broke her heart. Determined to do something that would introduce Victor to Thanksgiving and give him a good meal, my parents put together a Thanksgiving feast in our church courtyard for Victor and his friends in the canyon.
It grew and soon there were three other families helping us throw the feast, and it was glorious. I still remember that day better than any other Thanksgiving in my childhood.
I remember looking down at the large picnic table from the second floor of the courtyard to see my family and friends and our guests from the canyon enjoying a meal together. I remember helping my dad open a gallon-sized can of green beans. They're small, silly memories, but those are the moments that stick, I suppose.
I also remember that this meal was a sacrifice. We lived paycheck to paycheck. Being the typical first child, I knew that things were tight. But that Thanksgiving, I saw that you didn't have to have much to give much. I also saw that you could make an impact on someone's life simply. Poverty, illegal immigration, homelessness – we didn't solve any of those problems that day. But we did feed our friends in the canyon, and we continued to help them after Thanksgiving.
That year I realized there are shanty towns everywhere, if you're willing to look. Some of them are a collection of cardboard box shacks in neighborhoods rich and poor. And some of them can't be seen at all. These shanty towns hold regular looking people in regular looking homes – the lonely, the depressed, the mourning. They suffer from the poverty of the soul. You don't have to go to Brazil or South Africa to find a shanty town. There's probably one in your suburb. Just look.
And, of course, I remember Victor – a man who had much to be Thankful for, and he'd tell you if you asked.
What are you thankful for?


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Donny Martin is the senior pastor of Antioch Community Church. Donny experienced the radical transforming love of Jesus as a young man and has been passionately pursuing God for twenty-five years. Donny and his wife Bryanna have been married for almost seventeen years and have four incredible children: Hudson, Bryley, Canyon, & Brecklyn.
Donny served at Lake Highlands Church in Dallas as a youth pastor for seventeen years and at Antioch Church in Waco and as a Youth Pastor for 5 years and Family's Pastor for 3 years. Donny has also served as an overseer of pastors in the Antioch Movement and on the Board of Advisors of five U.S. church plants. Donny has his Bachelor in Biblical Studies and Ministry from Abilene Christian University and has done graduate work at Regent College in Vancouver.
In his free time, Donny loves to hunt, read, watch LSU sports, and eat Cajun food with extra Tony's sprinkled on top. He loves quality time with his family, specifically watching his sons play baseball, watching his daughters dance, and taking his wife on dates.


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Dear Christine,
Lately I have been struggling so much with anxiety about everything in my life. I feel like I should have more figured out about my future. What can I do to ease this constant state of anxiety that I am feeling?
- Anxious, 27, St. Louis
Dear Anxious,
Here is the good news: how to ease anxiety is very simple, yet challenging for our overactive, fast-paced minds. It is to BE PRESENT. I guarantee that if you are feeling anxious, your thoughts are drifting to the future. The dictionary defines anxiety as: "A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties; and, a state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation, often impairing physical and psychological functioning."
You see? All anxiety stems from thinking about things that have not happened yet. It is impossible to be anxious if you are fully in the present moment. Staying fully present requires practice since most of us are in the bad habit of mentally leaving the here and now. Anxiety completely robs us of the present moment. But here is more good news: each and every moment offers another invitation to practice being present!
How can you practice? Begin by tuning in to your breath. Focusing on your breathing is the easiest way back to present moment. Also, become an observer of the here and now. Notice the sights, sounds and sensations that are occurring around and inside of you. Be attentive to the activities you are engaging in throughout the day. For instance, instead of using your time in the shower to plan your day, actually BE in the experience of the shower: enjoy the warm water cascading over your body, smell the soap, and feel your fingers massaging your scalp as you wash your hair. The present moment is abundant with things to focus if you are willing to redirect your awareness.
Physical reminders of the now are also helpful. Wear a certain piece of jewelry or even a rubber-band around your wrist that you choose to symbolize the present and each time you feel anxious look at and feel the item on your body. Tuning into your physical body sensations such as how the chair you are sitting on feels is another way to RSVP "yes" to right now. Reading either of Eckhart Tolle's http://www.eckharttolle.com/eckharttolle books, who in my opinion is the master teacher of presence, may also be supportive in quelling your anxiety.
Additionally, I caution you from buying into the belief that if you do figure out what is next for you, you will cure your anxiety. Although it may temporarily feel better to have some sort of plan, using planning as a way to avoid anxiety still keeps you in future-focused thinking and creates a pattern of "when, then" thinking. Thus, anytime anxiety or worry comes up, you will again be looking to do or plan something as a quick-fix which perpetuates abandoning the here and now.
You can elevate your feelings of anxiety without having to know what is next for you. The truth is that none of use really know what the future holds - even if we think we do. Five minutes from now is an opinion. The truth is only in the present moment.
Now on those occasions where your mind does wander into the future there is no need to give yourself an "F" in presence. Be aware and directive of the type of future you are forecasting. Many of us create limiting and even negative futures in our heads. One of my favorite pieces of advice is, "You might as well win in your own fantasies." So if you are going to think about the future, do some mental redecorating so it looks like a future you'd actually like to live in!
- Christine


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Title: Jane Peterson painting
Date: ca. 1928
Physical Details: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm.
Description: Shows Peterson at an easel, working on a still life.
Creator: Underwood & Underwood Studios
Forms part of: Jane Peterson papers, 1907-1981
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
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'I would never have put myself through that if I had known' – Woman refused by printers for her wedding invitations speaks out
A woman has spoken out after a printing company refused to print her wedding invitations because she is gay.
Julianne Grant said that she "couldn't stop smiling" going into Beulah Print because she was so excited, but that the mood changed when the printer realised she is gay.
"I said 'my fiancée' and then I said 'she' and his whole behaviour changed. He distanced himself from the conversation and didn't give me eye contact anymore," Julianne told Classic Hits 4fm.
"He gathered himself and said 'I'm sorry Julianne, I have my own beliefs; I'm a Christian man and I'm not able to do your invitations."
"I respect everyone's beliefs, but I really felt that he should've kept it separate. Business is business," Julianne continued.
Since her story broke, many people have questioned whether Julianne knew she would be refused service, since Beulah Print was in the news last year for the same reason. Julianne said she had "no idea" that the printer's had this policy.
"I had no idea; I would never have put myself through that if I had known. If I'd heard about it I wouldn't have given my energy and time to go there," she stated.
"I was in the area, there were a few printer shops and that was the first one I went into."
A statement from Beulah Print to the radio station said: "At Beulah Print we are happy to serve all members of the community irrespective of religion, colour, sexual orientation etc. However, we cannot employ our creative ability to design and print materials which come into conflict with our Christian faith."
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The toys-to-life product have become a lucrative business for the likes of Activision and Disney. The break-out success of the Skylanders and Disney Infinity franchise have other companies like Nintendo and now Bandai Namco wanting to enter the market with their own offerings. We all know of Nintendo's Amiibo launching alongside Super Smash Bros. For Wii U later this year, but you may not have heard that Bandai Namco will be challenging Ninty's Amiibo with their own NFC offerings.
Launching in December in Japan, Bandai Namco first NFC game will be Karmen Rider: SummonRide for the Nintendo Wii U and PlayStation 3. Much like Skylanders, the Karmen Rider: SummonRide will be accompanied with a portal and figurines, which will be used to summon Riders into the game.
New images have emerged showcasing the NFC figurines in their neat glory. It is likely that these figurines will never make it across the pond, but at least it can provide the Wii U library with additional variety in the Japanese market. Please do check the images below.
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Swan River Township, Morrison County, Minnesota
|Swan River Township, Minnesota
|Coordinates: 45°53′3″N 94°25′16″W / 45.88417°N 94.42111°WCoordinates: 45°53′3″N 94°25′16″W / 45.88417°N 94.42111°W
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|• Total
|37.8 sq mi (97.8 km2)
|• Land
|36.9 sq mi (95.6 km2)
|• Water
|0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2)
|1,181 ft (360 m)
|Population (2000)
|• Total
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|20.5/sq mi (7.9/km2)
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Swan River Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census.
Swan River Township was organized in 1874, and named after the Swan River.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.8 km²), of which 36.9 square miles (95.6 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (2.25%) is water.
Minnesota State Highway 238 serves as a main route in the township.
As of the census[1] (United States Census Bureau's 2000 Census), there were 755 people, 238 households, and 197 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.5 people per square mile (7.9/km²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 6.9/sq mi (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.87% White, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 238 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.54.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 125.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,536, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $23,382 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,819. About 4.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 355.


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Doctor Strange meet Law & Order: Strange. That's the name we'd give the show Benedict Cumberbatch and Jimmy Fallon came up with in "Mad Lib Theater" on The Tonight Show. It works when the script is a Mad Lib involving a case of 4,229 eggs stolen from Macy's that Cumberbatch is dying to crack.
His suspect is Fallon, aka Mrs. Tate, who dresses like Elliot from Mr. Robot.
A large part of the scene's success can be attributed to the Sherlock star's unique Mad Lib answers. Chances are they are better than the ones you used to dole out on the school bus.
"Flibbertigibbet," "buttock," "gyrating," and "half a millimeter," are all answers he gave producing masterful lines like "Then why does security camera footage show you gyrating just half a millimeter away from the crime scene?"
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The public lecture will be given by Prof. Andrew Cumming ("In Search for New Worlds: the Diverse Properties of Exoplanets"), professor at the McGill Physics Department.
Following the lecture, the audience will get the opportunity to access the observatory of the roof of the physics building for night sky observations. There will also be a lab tour with some demonstrations and activities.
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Creative Arts. Margaret Bradley Creative Arts Unit, Curriculum K-12. Focus on creative arts. Teaching and learning in creative arts – what is it? Explicit teaching in the arts-what does it look like? Assessment in the arts-how do you do it? Support for COGs and creative arts. The arts….
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Teaching and learning in creative arts – what is it?
Explicit teaching in the arts-what does it look like?
Assessment in the arts-how do you do it?
Support for COGs and creative arts
play a significant role in how meaning is made in people's lives.
provide opportunities for personal expression, enjoyment, creative action, imagination, emotional response, aesthetic pleasure and the creation of shared meanings.
provide opportunities to explore cultures, traditions and to interpret experience.
BOS Creative Arts K-6 syllabus
Abba Dabba
Powering on
Stage 1
Teaching and learning experiences:
- singing
- playing
- moving
Organising sound
- experimenting, imitating, improvising, arranging, composing and notating
- aural skill development
- awareness, discrimination, memory, sequencing, imagination
Tone colour
Vocal music
Instrumental music
Student compositions
1 Drawing/ performing/ dancing/ singing is based on talent and cannot be learned.
2 The arts should be primarily about having fun.
3The arts are good activities for students of lower academic ability.
4 The key outcome in the arts is the performance/ exhibition.
5 The key outcome in the arts is self-expression.
6 Assessment in the arts is subjective.
7 Assessing student artworks destroys confidence.
Related to child development
Related to exposure and experience…how many different opportunities have they had to develop their skills? (range and depth)
As students progress they should be able to complete tasks with increasing skill, complexity and independence.
What do you want students to learn?
Why does it matter?
What are you going to get the students to do?
How well do you expect them to do it?
What do you want students to learn?
Knowledge, skills, understandings in foundation statements
What must be taught
Common curriculum requirements in creative arts
Encompass outcomes
Allow selection of content for your context
Why does it matter?
Cognitive and affective learning
Artistic and cultural understandings
What are you going to get the students to do?
Planned activities and
explicit teaching
of skills and knowledge
Scope and sequence
I can sing or play a musical instrument well.
I can dance well.
I can act well.
I can draw or paint well.
Participating with students
Investigating with students
Building confidence through practice
Not having to be an expert
How did explicit teaching affect the learning outcomes here?
How well do you expect them to do it?
Establish relevant criteria
Criteria acknowledge a range of creative responses
Assessment practices apply to visual arts, dance, drama and music
assessment should be an ongoing process of gathering evidence over time
the evidence is drawn from both the processes and finished artworks
it also includes what students say and write about their own works and others' works
assessment should not be based on finished artworks alone
Assessment of process
Assessment of student work samples
Record keeping
Outcomes and indicators (Stage 1):
MUS1.1 Sings, plays and moves to a range of music, demonstrating an awareness of musical concepts
• performs chants and accompanies with ostinato patterns.
MUS1.2 Explores, creates, selects and organises sound in simple structures
• vary text to create a new chant.
MUS1.3 Uses symbol systems to represent sounds
• create rhythmic ostinato patterns and notate using a beat grid.
MUS1.4 Responds to a range of music, expressing likes and dislikes and the reasons for these choices
• experiences the relationship between beat and rhythm patterns while performing
• identifies use of tempo and dynamics in student performances.
Assessment strategy
The teacher:
• observes student's participation in class activities.
Assessment criteria
The student:
• performs chants
• accompanies chanting with body percussion and other ostinato patterns
• performs and creates patterns using a beat grid
• performs and creates own chants
• recognises variations in tempo and dynamics.
These criteria relate to outcomes MUS1.1, MUS1.2, MUS1.3, MUS1.4.
For work samples, additional strategies, professional learning opportunities
Curriculum K-12 website: creative arts
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LA COSTA -- Homeowners in La Costa Valley who have been paying $800 a year in special school construction assessments are up in arms about a decision by the San Dieguito Union School District to abandon plans for a middle school in their community.
"We feel misrepresented and duped," said Leonard Steinberg, a resident of the south Carlsbad community. "We have been damaged by it. Our kids are not going to a neighborhood school, and we're on the hook for 30 years of paying back this debt."
About 400 homeowners have signed a petition urging the school district to build the school, Steinberg said.
But Steve Ma, associate superintendent of business services, said the district does not need a new middle school, based on updated enrollment projections and room to grow in two existing middle schools.
"It would be fiscally irresponsible for us to build a school when we have still seats in other schools," Ma said.
About 2,500 homeowners in the neighborhoods of La Costa Valley, La Costa Oaks and surrounding areas pay $800 annually in Mello Roos taxes under a 1993 mitigation agreement with developer Fieldstone Homes. Such agreements are common in new residential developments, Ma said, to help build schools that will be required to educate students from those new homes.
The district bought a $5.8 million site for the school on the south side of Calle Barcelona between El Camino Real and Rancho Sante Fe in 1999 with Mello Roos money. The district had planned to build a middle school on the property to accommodate a projected rise in enrollment of about 5 percent per year.
Steinberg, who has two girls in grade school, said he bought his La Costa Valley home with the understanding that his children would be able to walk to elementary, middle and high schools. He said he researched the schools while home-shopping.
Steinberg said he was convinced the district would build the campus based on a sign announcing the 20-acre site as the future home of a middle school, mention of the future school on the district's Web site, and the fact that the land was zoned for a school.
Ma said the mitigation agreement does not require the school to be built, but that it does require the district to use the tax to provide and maintain schools for students in the La Costa Valley assessment area. Ma said the district spent about $25 million in Mello Roos money on upgrades at Diegueno and Oak Crest middle schools and San Dieguito Academy.
A combination of factors went into the district's decision to buy the land, including demographic projections that predicted the district would grow by about 4 percent to 5 percent per year, Ma said.
Enrollment projections come from demographic studies done each year and serve as a forecasting tool for planners.
"We live and die by projections," Ma said. "We base our staffing decisions on them, we plan faculties by them. We plan with projections, but we don't control the housing market, the affordability factors, and we certainly don't control birth rates -- all of the things that affect demographics and enrollment."
Another contributing factor: In 1997, the district reorganized its schools by replacing its "junior high" model for seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders with a "middle school" model for just seventh- and eighth-graders. Ninth-graders were moved into the high schools, which decreased enrollment in the middle schools but drove the numbers up in high schools.
"We could have declared in 1999 that we didn't need it, but back in 1999, our projections were still showing 4 to 5 percent a year," Ma said.
With enrollment in the high schools growing, the district focused its construction projects on expanding capacity at Torrey Pines High School and San Dieguito Academy.
But now enrollment is slowing after sustained growth since 1993, Ma said. The district's most recent projections show slowing growth of about 1 percent per year throughout the district, with some areas actually declining. With room in the Diegueno and Oak Crest middle schools, the district has decided against building a middle school on the site.
Steinberg said he's baffled as to why the district used those enrollment projections to justify buying the land, but then did nothing with it.
"When did they realize they didn't need it?" he said. "If (enrollment) is climbing at 5 percent a year, at what point do they start the two- to three-year process of planning and building? Why didn't they hire an architect? Why didn't they do a single thing?"
Ma, Steinberg and other community and district officials have met to discuss the issue. Steinberg said he's unconvinced by the district financial arguments against the school and does not trust the its enrollment projections.
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Asked a simple question about geography, this confused �Miss Teen USA contestant bumbled out an answer that may only make sense in a parallel universe...
THE Gold Coasts reigning Miss Teenager Universe has forgone her crown amid claims she has been bullied and threatened by organisers.
Highland Park teen Jasmine Stringer has resigned from the role she won last July in Panama, beating 30 competitors from around the world. She had earlier won Miss Teenager Australia.
The 17-year-old's focus after winning both crowns was to speak out against cyber bullying, of which she says she is now a victim herself.
Jasmine said she had been fulfilling all her commitments as "queen" until discussions to hand over the crown later this year turned sour.
Miss Teenager Australia organisers, husband-and-wife team Mark Williams and Thelma Rodriguez, decided not to hold their competition this year because they have moved from the Coast to Miami in the US for work.
Jasmine said she was subsequently told by international organisers that she'd have to find her own Australian contestant, pay their entry fee and also her own way to Guatemala, even though her contract included a return trip to the Miss Teenager 2014 contest where she was to crown her successor.
An email from co-ordinator Walter Guillen stated: "If you cannot follow he (sic) crown you must give the title to first runner up and in this way we will make a formal statement to publicise the news.
"If you want to follow with the title of Miss Teenager 2013 and come to Guatemala to deliver your crown and receive the second part of the award, you must pay $2000 USD to the organisation Miss Teenager Pageant."
Jasmine said she received only $2000 of her $4000 prize money, with the rest to be paid when she returned the crown.
She said she had decided to resign to take a stand against an organisation that was "unprofessional and bullied their teenage queens".
Miss Teenager Universe organisers did not provide comment yesterday.
"I had to put emotion and business into very different categories because they were trying to intertwine the two to get me to do what they wanted, which is morally so wrong," Jasmine said from Thailand where she is successfully modelling.
"Putting myself and my emotions aside, I would like the world to recognise that this is my way of encouraging teenagers to speak up if something's not right and take a stand for what they believe in.
"Beauty contests should not be focused on outer beauty alone, but more on using your title to make a difference."
Mr Williams said he supported Jasmine in her decision because Miss Teenager Universe had been unprofessional and bullied her.
"We've had wind before that previous winners haven't followed through for the whole year and there's always been reasons not to hand over the crown," he said.
"(Jasmine) is such a responsible and reliable teen and to have done this to her is unbelievable."
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What does Jalicia mean?
Jalicia as a name for girls has its root in American. Jalicia is a version of Ja- (American).
OTHER FORMS VIA JA- Jakira, Jakisha, Jakiya, Jalaina, Jalayna, Jalea, Jaleesa▼, Jalena, Jalessa, Jalisa▼, Jalissa, Jaliyah▲, Jamika, Jamisha, Janecia, Janika, JanishaCREATIVE FORMS
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How popular is Jalicia?
Jalicia is an uncommonly occurring given name for females. Jalicia is an unusual last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Jaliyah (#583 FROM RECENT DATA), Jamika, Jalissa, Jalisa, Jaleesa, Jalessa and Jakiya are the popular alternative forms of Jalicia (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) rated in the Top 2000. These relations of Jalicia were favored as baby names in the year 1990 (MEDIAN #1424) and are somewhat less popular today (#1797, ▼41%). Jaliyah is the longstanding favorite, while versions like Jalisa are now less popular. (2015 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aaricia, Adalicia, Alicia▼, Allicia, Analicia, Belicia, Carlicia, Celicia, Cilicia, Dalicia, Delicia, Elicia, Falecia, Falicia, Felicia▼, Filicia, Galilia, Jaleesa▼, Jaleisa, Jalessa, Jalisa▼, Jalissa, Jaliza, Jamilia, Janecia, Janica, Janicia, Jarica, Jelisa, Jelissa, Jolisa, Jolissa, Julisa▼, Julisha, Juliska, Julissa, Kanicia, Lakicia, Laticia, Malicia, Malitia, Maricia, Melicia, Phalicia, Salcia, Salicia and Talicia. These names tend to be more commonly used than Jalicia.