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|Titans | Five released
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:02:12 -0700
The Tennessee Titans released DT Tony Brown, RB Dominique Lindsay, DE Marcus Howard, DE Kareem Brown and OL Jeff Hansen Thursday, July 28.
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|Titans | Roster moves
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:07:37 -0700
The Tennessee Titans released WR Phillip Morris and waived/injured DE Marcus Howard (triceps), who underwent season-ending triceps surgery, reports Nick Bernal, of TitansOnline.com. The team signed DL Chris Harrington to an undisclosed deal.
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|Titans | Three signed to future contracts
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:34:42 -0800
Jim Wyatt, of The Tennessean, reports the Tennessee Titans have signed free-agent OG Nevin McCaskill (Dolphins), DE Marcus Howard (Colts) and DE Jay Moore (Rams) to future contracts. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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|Eagles | Howard, Carter worked out
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:40:22 -0700
Adam Caplan, of Scout.com, reports the Philadelphia Eagles worked out unrestricted free-agent DE Marcus Howard (Colts) and undrafted free-agent DL Terrance Carter (Colorado State) this week.
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|Colts | Mike Hart, Josh Thomas among players released
Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:16:47 -0700
The Indianapolis Colts have waived RB Lance Ball, WR Sam Giguere, DT John Gill, DT Adrian Grady, RB Mike Hart, DE Marcus Howard, DB Dante Hughes, C Steve Justice, WR John Matthews, WR Brett McDermott, RB Walter Mendenhall, OG Tom Pestock, WR Taj Smith, DT Terrance Taylor, OT Jaimie Thomas, DE Josh Thomas and OT Michael Toudouze. DB Nick Graham (undisclosed), DB Travis Key (undisclosed) and TE Jamie Petrowski (undisclosed) were waived injured.
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|Colts | Three more players waived
Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:51:52 -0700
Mike Chappell, of The Indianapolis Star, reports the Indianapolis Colts have waived DE Marcus Howard, RB Walter Mendenhall and WR John Matthews.
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|Colts | Five sit out Saturday
Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:42:51 -0700
Mike Chappell, of The Indianapolis Star, reports Indianapolis Colts CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring), RB Mike Hart (ankle), TE Tom Santi (undisclosed), DE Marcus Howard (undisclosed) and DT Fili Moala (undisclosed) sat out the team's workout Saturday, Aug. 8.
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|Colts | M. Howard practices Friday
Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:02:37 -0700
CBSSports.com reports Indianapolis Colts DE Marcus Howard (undisclosed) practiced Friday, Aug. 7. He missed the team's night practice Wednesday, Aug. 5.
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|Colts | Week 5 Inactives
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:03:54 -0700
The Indianapolis Colts have declared FS Bob Sanders, LB Buster Davis, OT Corey Hilliard, OT Dan Federkeil, DL Daniel Muir, TE Jacob Tamme, DL Marcus Howard, WR Roy Hall inactive for Week 5.
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|Colts | Week 3 Inactives
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:53:33 -0700
The Indianapolis Colts have declared FS Bob Sanders, DL Curtis Johnson, DL Daniel Muir, TE Jacob Tamme, DL Marcus Howard, OG Mike Pollak, WR Roy Hall, OL Tony Ugoh inactive for Week 3.
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Interview: Phil Morrison "All is Bright"
Director Phil Morrison won several awards in 2006 for his Comedy/Drama film "Junebug" and his latest release "All is Bright" is sure to garner more attention. The film stars A-list actors Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd, and centers around Giamatti's character Dennis who has just returned from prison to find his wife has been stolen by his best friend Rene played by Rudd. The two thieves set on an adventure to sell Christmas trees in NYC to support their families. Phil was kind enough to tell us here at Movie Room Reviews all about making this film.
Nick Leyland from Movie Room Reviews: Phil, I've seen this film a few times now, and I first saw it months ago at the Tribeca film festival when it was called "Almost Christmas." And now I've seen the version for the Blu-ray which coming out on November 19th.
Phil Morrison: Oh, good. I'm glad... If that's when you saw it, I'm glad you got to see it again. It was a sort of a murky print that you saw there at Tribeca, so I'm glad you got to see it a little bit more finessed there, picture-wise.
MRR: Why did you end up changing it, the name and everything? It was "Almost Christmas" and now it's "All is Bright."
Phil Morrison: Oh you know, that was all marketing and committee decisions. The title that Paul Giamatti and myself and a couple of other people were routing for was "Two Thieves." What you might notice about both "Almost Christmas" and "All is Bright," in the world of video on-demand... I bet you can finish this sentence.
MRR: Oh, yeah, they come up first, huh?
Phil Morrison: There you go.
MRR: Nice move.
Phil Morrison: "All is Bright" is certainly a title that had come up in the past. I think it was even on the list that I made just when we were brainstorming about a zillion, and of course, like everybody was writing down every doggone Christmas-y kind of title they could possibly think of.
MRR: Every lyric from every song you could think of?
Phil Morrison: Yeah. Yeah. [chuckle] Exactly.
MRR: Well Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd who star in the film, they both have done different styles of movies kind of throughout their careers, but why do you think they work so well together in this film?
Phil Morrison: Oh wow! Well, I'm glad you think they do. I really think so too. Well you know what's interesting is, what I noticed just in-between takes and stuff was how much they really respected each other so much in an utterly non-competitive way. Paul Giamatti, in interviews about this movie has talked about what a better actor Paul Rudd is then he is, in a way that sounds, on the face of it might sound like false modesty or just stick or something, right? But I happen to know he really means it. Because he watched Paul Rudd's ability to improvise and be loose in a scene and marveled at it. And I think it goes without saying what Paul Rudd would very clearly admire in Paul Giamatti.
And so it was like a non-ass-kissing mutual appreciation society, you know? [chuckle] And I think that's what made it work so well. I think the way, this is me just speculating, but I think that the way that Dennis (Giamatti) sees Rene (Rudd), and the way that Rene sees Dennis might reflect a little bit the ways in which the ways the world looks at Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti. Does that make sense?
MRR: Oh, yeah.
Phil Morrison: Obviously these guys were not cast against type. These guys were very much cast within type. And on the face of it, that is the kind of thing that might make you shrug or yawn, "What else is new? Paul Giamatti plays this kind of character, Paul Rudd plays this kind of character." But what we hoped to do was kind of dig in and explore a little bit more what it's like to be forced to be that kind of character. And to have the world just assign you that place in life as always the curmudgeon, or always the happy guy.
MRR: Did you have to come up with nicknames for 'them on the set because they're both Pauls?
Phil Morrison: Yeah, it was always confusing. I ended up calling them by their character name a lot which sometimes seems a little silly or pretentious to do, but in this case it had practical reasons.
So, but yeah, it would get confusing sometimes. Yeah.
MRR: Was Paul Giamatti's civil war beard, was that his idea or your guys'?
Phil Morrison: It's interesting. It was his idea that I was really happy with, to be honest. It is the first time I've ever really said this to anybody. What drew me to this story was to a large degree, stuff about Paul Giamatti's character that I really related to, philosophically and experientially. And when we said he wanted to grow that kind of mustache, it was actually one that I had had once upon a time myself.
MRR: Really?
Phil Morrison: Yeah. And I got rid of it when that dude from "American Apparel" showed up with it. Like, "I can't look like that guy." So that was really heartening to me, it was like, and moving to me in a way that he chose to look like that. He talked about facial hair a lot as one of his ways towards entering a character, which I think is partially like a self-deprecating thing on his part, in a way, to deflect talking really about entering a character. But I'm sure there's some real truth in it as well.
MRR: Well the film is about the holiday season. Can you tell us some of the pros in making a holiday movie, and what are some of the cons of that?
Phil Morrison: Well, I love Christmas movies, and that's one thing. You know what I really love, that in a way, I think I have similarities to this one, in the sense that it's kinda cantankerous and not entirely easy to swallow, is the one called "Holiday Affair" with Robert Mitchum. Have you ever seen that one?
MRR: No I haven't.
Phil Morrison: It is awesome. But that's just kind of an aside. So the pros I think are about being able to be given this really privileged position to be able to try to reflect your own point of view about this big, important, universal time. And even though I guess there's been a kind of a glut of Christmas movies, everyone has their own particular, weird, idiosyncratic viewpoint about that time of year. And we all want to believe it's universal, and we all are meant to try to find the place in which it is. But we're also banging our head against a wall, fighting the fact that we have our own expectations about what it's meant to be, right?
MRR: Right.
Phil Morrison: So a pro of it is to get to make a movie about that, right? That's a real privilege. The con, in this case, is that we made it for a tiny budget in March and April of last year, in which there was kind of a mini heat wave. And cherry trees were blossoming, and people were wearing t-shirts. [laughter] And so that's the con of making a Christmas movie if you're making it in New York City and it is far from Christmas. And trying to capture that really, really special spirit when it's not really Christmas. That was the con in this case, anyway.
MRR: Did you go back and film New York during Christmas time at all?
Phil Morrison: No, no. We had a little bit of footage that you see close to the beginning of the movie, when they're driving into town, that we had from the previous Christmas. In this day and age of making an indie movie, the idea of "Oh hey, we have these actors and we have this little bit of financing, but what would be really best for the movie would be to wait until next year, and do it really at Christmas time. That would make the best movie for the world." Right? No one will do that because people's feeling is, and they're probably right, is by next year that money will have gone away, and that money will have gone to somebody else's movie.
So rather than make the best possible movie we can, we need to make the best possible movie that we can right now, even if right now is March, and that's just the way of the world. There's kind of a psychology in indie movie-making where before there is financing for a movie, people feel about their movie, it's like "How dare the world not want to finance my movie, because my movie so deserves to exist." And then once there is financing, the psychology becomes, "Oh my God, I am so lucky! I'm the luckiest boy in the world, that somebody wants to make my movie and I'll do anything possible to preserve that fact," even if it means making all of these many capitulations. So that's just kind of the case. So therefore we shot in March and April.
MRR: You had two famous and talented actors and several other great actors. What are some of the aspects that you brought to the film as a director?
Phil Morrison: Part of me feels like it's not really for me to say, because you kind of want to remain unconscious of that. I think that what I love in any movie is the strangeness that comes out of the fact that it is this particular director's approach to this particular material. When you're making a movie and you're in the process of editing it and stuff, an expression that you might hear sometimes is, "Well, that's just not what I expected" or "That's not really what I would have done", right? Well, when I watch a movie, my favorite parts are the ones where I feel like, "Wow, that is nothing like what I would have done!" Because then you're like entering somebody's weird perspective.
A good friend of mine is Kelly Reichardt, and I got to be a producer in a couple of her movies. And she is just constantly doing these amazing things that are nothing like what any other director would have done, and that's my favorite thing. And I know this is a bit of a convoluted answer to the question, but I guess it's because I wanna remain unconscious of what those things are.
MRR: That makes sense.
Phil Morrison: But it means that a movie will be full of contradictions. I like movies that contradict themselves and that are, that don't privilege consistency. I thought of that guy, Imamura, Shohei Imamura, that Japanese director, a lot when I was making this movie 'cause his movies are just so nuts. You feel like the reason this movie is this way is simply because this guy, may he rest in peace, is so strange.
MRR: Well I guess the audience will then break apart your directing and see what makes you your own director, right?
Phil Morrison: Yeah, yeah, I hope so. I hope so.
MRR: So the film comes out in Blu-ray on November 19th, what is the audience gonna be able to get with the new Blu-ray?
Phil Morrison: Oh, well, they'll get a chance to see it. I don't think they put any extras or anything on there, the movie is the movie.
But I think it's an interesting movie, it's a movie that takes place at Christmas, but what it really is is a movie about a man dealing with the fact that he is dead to his family and has no choice but to live that way. And it concurrently takes place at Christmas, and I think that if that's an idea that is interesting, then I think it's a compelling movie to people.
It's about how generosity and sacrifice go hand-in-hand, and that generosity isn't a fair trade.
MRR: I really enjoyed it, and thank you so much for taking the time to talk with me.
Phil Morrison: Thanks.


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Once she found that medical-related positions in physics didn't fulfill her interests, Eggenberger worked with Zellner in the search for experience in other fields and with women. In addition to being fortunate to meet Rowat, Eggenberger said having family in the Los Angeles area to provide housing as well as College funds for travel were essential to make the West Coast experience a reality.
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Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. plunged more than forecast last week unwinding a surge caused by the Easter holiday and spring break at schools.
Jobless claims decreased by 42,000 to 346,000 in the week ended April 6, from a revised 388,000, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 49 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a drop to 360,000. A Labor Department official said no states were estimated and there was nothing unusual in the data.
Holidays such as Easter that fall on different weeks from year to year make it difficult to smooth out swings in the data, leading to increased volatility, the Labor Department said as the numbers were released. Waning firings, a sign employers are retaining workers to meet sales, help lay the ground for a pickup in hiring after payroll gains slowed in March.
"It's heartening that these numbers have come down," said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Inc. in Lexington, Massachusetts, who forecast a decrease to 345,000, the closest among economists surveyed. "The weakness may have been overstated. This is an early piece of evidence that we'll see a bounce back in the April employment numbers."
Stock-index futures were little changed after the report. The contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index maturing in June was at 1,582.7 at 8:47 a.m. in New York, the same as yesterday's close.
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Another Labor Department report today showed the cost of goods imported into the U.S. decreased 0.5% in March, led by declining fuel costs.
Economists' claims estimates in the Bloomberg survey ranged from 335,000 to 380,000. The Labor Department revised the previous week's figure up to 388,000, the highest since November in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, from an initially reported 385,000.
Last week's plunge may ease concern that sequestration, the automatic federal government spending cuts that began taking effect on March 1, had contributed to the jump in claims.
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The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 12,000 to 3.08 million in the week ended March 30.
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I am planning to go this year, since I missed last year. Two years ago, I met Rod Laver and he signed my Adidas white jacket. The modesty of the champion was very disarming. I also saw Nadal vs. Tsonga, Djokovic vs. Canas, Federer vs. Ljubicic, Sharapova vs. Hantuchova. What a great day for me! Hope this year will be as good, or better.
Maybe some tennisopolis'ers should all go together, one day, I dunno...
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At the centre you'll find a 24in steel charcoal grill, surrounded by ten seats for you and your meat-loving chums. A 3.4m umbrella protects you and your flame-licked banquet from getting soaked, and hidden compartments beneath the seats should ensure that you'll never run out of meat or beer halfway through.
Now if you'll excuse us, we're off to sell all of our worldly possessions to obtain this modern marvel of a floating culinary fortress.
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Putting the mo in motors
WHILE it may not have made them popular with wives, girlfriends, or daughters, almost 30 staff from James Frizelles Automotive Group in Lismore managed to keep their moustaches until the end of Movember to raise $1500.
In an effort to support the annual campaign to raise money for prostate cancer and other men's health issues, the men of the Frizelles Group held a competition to see who could grow the best mo.
"I think it's important that we did it as a team, so we were able to enjoy it and rub each other and get into each other," service manager Jason Coran said.
The Frizelles Group gave $10 to the effort for every car sold in the month, which helped them achieve their total of $1500.
Sales consultant Lawrence Murphy's impressive new moustache gained him the $50 prize, much to the disdain of his daughter, who when discovering that he was not going to shave, told him he couldn't come to a school event and she was taking her mum instead.
Mr Coran was also told by his wife and three daughters that he shouldn't grow a moustache.
However, both agreed donating to the cause was worth the criticism.
"I think it's awareness, and it's also about being able to talk about it and get everyone thinking about it," Mr Coran said.
While Mr Coran said probably 99% of the team would shave now the contest was over, he also said they were happy to use their camaraderie to make money for a "great cause".


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Branstad talks chance of gun control in Iowa
Branstad talks chance of gun control in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday that he doesn't expect to see any significant changes to Iowa's gun laws.
Speaking Friday during a taping of the public television program, "Iowa Press," Branstad stressed his support of the second amendment.
He said violence in schools would be addressed through anti-bullying programs and his effort to reform the state's mental health system.
President Barack Obama this week proposed a major overhaul of the nation's gun laws, including renewing a ban on assault weapons, limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks for all gun buyers.
His proposal came after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.


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By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy recognition for Netflix Inc elevated the stature of programming delivered solely over the Internet, a field that is attracting the biggest names in Silicon Valley and a roster of A-list Hollywood stars.
Coming later this year, Amazon.com Inc will release political series "Alpha House" starring John Goodman, one of five original shows watchable only on its Prime Instant Video service. Hulu's streaming site will feature the voice of Eva Longoria as a former music executive turned suburban mom on animated comedy "Mother Up!"
In the past, Emmy recognition has bestowed an added layer of legitimacy on a program. Time Warner Inc's HBO enjoyed its greatest buzz after "The Sopranos" was first nominated in 1999, prompting a wave of other well-received shows including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage" and "Boardwalk Empire."
"The Emmys staged a media revolution by welcoming streaming video to the party," said Tom O'Neil, an awards handicapper for the Gold Derby website.
"The Emmys are establishment Hollywood, which means it's conservative and its tendency is to shut out what's new and keep the riff-raff at bay."
The 14 Emmy nominations for Netflix shows, including best drama, actor and actress nods for political thriller "House of Cards," are the first showing by online series in major categories. The recognition proved online distributors can compete with the quality found on cable heavyweights like HBO and Showtime and on the big broadcasters.
Smaller Internet players have been gearing up to create full-length programming. Google-backed Machinima, which appeals to 18- to 34-year-old male "fan boys" who play video games and read comic books, has begun talks with Hollywood studios to produce 44-minute programs or possibly become investors, several sources told Reuters.
Hollywood's top talent is open to series delivered online if the platform can attract a large audience, said Modi Wiczyk, co-CEO of Media Rights Capital, the independent studio that produced "House of Cards" for Netflix, which boasts 29 million subscribers in the United States.
"Certainly a lot of other services have entered the discussions," Wiczyk said. "Artists ask, 'how many people can see my work if I do a good job?'"
Even with the Netflix breakthrough, online video series have a long way to go to reach the level of honors received by premium cable network HBO, which 20 years ago was the upstart that burst into the Emmy party dominated by broadcast networks.
For the 13th straight year, HBO led all networks with 108 nominations for a stable of shows including "Game of Thrones," "Girls," "The Newsroom" and "Boardwalk Empire."
Among broadcasters, ABC and CBS led the pack with 53 nominations each.
(Additional reporting by Eric Kelsey in Los Angeles; Editing by Stacey Joyce)


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The Gorgeous Jada Fire on Reality Kings!
How can anyone talking about black pornstars and not acknowledgment Jada Fire? She is one of the hottest black adult actresses in the adult business. Ms. Jada Fire began her career in the adult industry in the 90s and straight away became a huge success. This year on February 2, 2012, she made the announcement that she was quitting the adult business. Yes, you read right. The mid thirties porn star advised of her retirement via Twitter tweeting, "The day has finally come- I'm officially retired from porn."
The good news is that each and every single one of her insanely kinky movies will still live on in the internet. You can still watch all of the films through RK as she has performed on Team Squirt, Round and Brown and 40 Inch Plus. This hottie has an amazing pair of big natural chest and a fat butt that will make any man bust a nut quick. Ms. Jada Fire has also walked away with many awards from XRCO Hall of Fame over many years.


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Adam Lambert: TV Guide's Hot List Party
Adam Lambert arrives at TV Guide Magazine's Hot List Party at SLS Hotel The Bazaar on Tuesday (November 10) in Los Angeles, Calif.
The 27-year-old singer will be releasing his major-label debut, For Your Entertainment, on Monday, November 23. But he is already thinking about broadening his horizons.
"[Acting] is something that I've done a lot over the past eight or 10 years," Adam told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. "If the opportunity came up and it was the right thing, I would love to be a part of a film. Right now, I am going to try to work on the album first. One thing at a time."
After leaving the TV Guide party, Adam stopped by "Mr. Black" at Bardot – their weekly Tuesday night party. (Tonight was co-sponsored by Paper Magazine which brought New York's and LA's Mr. Black crews together for a futuristic party complete with light show). Also in house was DJ Samantha Ronson.


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The YES! National Student Writing Competition is an opportunity for middle school through university students to write for a real audience—not just you, the teacher—and the chance to be published by an award-winning magazine.
Each quarter, students are invited to read and write an essay on a selected YES! Magazine article. We divide contestants into four categories: middle school, high school, university, and Powerful Voice (for authors whose essays are powerful and passionate). Winning essays in each category are published on the YES! Magazine website and in our online education newsletter.
Read recent featured essays here.
Fall 2014 YES! National Student Writing Competition
How the Real Teens Behind "The Fault in Our Stars" Are Bringing Empathy to the Internet
This fall, students will read and respond to the YES! Magazine article "How the Real Teens Behind 'The Fault in Our Stars' Are Bringing Empathy to the Internet" by Christopher Zumski Finke.
In this article, Finke tells the story of the teenagers who inspired John Green's best-selling novel The Fault in Our Stars. As early members of the now millions-strong Nerdfighter movement, they connected online to form a never-before-seen safe, inclusive Internet community—one devoted to meaningful acts of kindness, and empathy toward others. The Nerdfighters' mission? To combat "world suck" with "awesome."
The Writing Prompt
Parents often label the Internet as a hotbed for cruelty and bullying. Nerdfighters prove the Internet can be used for good, that it can be a place to create community that combats negativity—or "world suck"—with "awesome." What are some ways—digital or otherwise—that you get strength and support to fight world suck with awesome?
Who is eligible?
- You must be a classroom teacher—homeschool cooperative, resource centers, supervised writing groups, and schools outside the U.S. included—for your students to participate.
- Student writers should be in grades 6-8, grades 9-12, college/university, or adult continuing education.
How does it work?
- Complete the competition registration form by October 8 (see link at bottom of page).
- Students respond to the YES! article with a letter up to 700 words.
- Submit up to three essays per class period, along with student release forms, by November 5.
- For each of the following categories, YES! staff (and possibly the author of the article) will select one essay that we feel is well-written, compelling, and captures the spirit of the article:
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
- College/university
- Powerful Voice (for an author whose essay is uniquely powerful or thought-provoking)
- The selected essays will be featured on the YES! Magazine website and in our online education newsletter, reaching thousands of YES! readers, including over 30,000 teachers.
- Teachers who submit essays will receive a free year of YES! magazine. (If you're a current subscriber, we'll add a year onto your subscription.) They will also be entered into a drawing to win a Kleen Kanteen and a dozen YES! posters for his or her classroom. See what you could win here!
Common Core State Standards:
This writing competition meets several Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12, including W.9-10.3 and W.9-10.4 for Writing, and RI.9-10.1 and RI.9-10.2 for Reading: Informational Text *
*This standard applies to other grade levels. "9-10" is used as an example.
What are the essay requirements?
- Respond to the article and writing prompt provided by YES!
- Provide an original essay title
- Reference the article
- No more than 700 words
- Must be original, unpublished work
- Teachers must read and submit their students' essays. Remember, the limit is three essays per class period! Please take time to read your students' essays to ensure they have met essay requirements, including correct grammar. Unfortunately, we cannot accept essays sent independently by students.
In addition, we are evaluating essays for:
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- Organization
- Strong style and personal voice. We encourage writers to include personal examples and insights.
- Originality and clarity of content and ideas
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- E-mail your three best student essays as word-processed document attachments (please no pdf or scanned documents) to [email protected] no later than November 5.
- Include a scanned, completed student release form with each submitted essay.
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We are running a Postfix mail server with the spamd (spamasassin daemon) running. Mail on THEIR domain is sent from an Exchange 2000 server. All I see in our logs is:
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I, at first thought it might be an MX record issue because they just changed the domain naming scheme of their servers....I'm not sure this possibility has been completely ruled out. I would think, though, that if it was an MX issue, their domain would have problems sending mail to more domains than just ours.
This leads me to believe it is something on our end, yet we don't have any other problems sending and receiving to and from any other domains.
Again, we can send mail TO this domain, but cannot receive mail FROM this domain.
I have whitelisted their domain name, ip and domain suffix in postfix and spam assassin.
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Authors: Barbee, William
Date: January-March 1855
This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in the census were name, occupation, age, male, female, emigrated from, native of United States, naturalized citizen, declarant (intention to become a citizen), Negro, slave, and voter. Only white males over 21 were eligible to vote. The districts used for the census were the same as the election districts. There is an index and summary at the end of the census enumeration. For District 5, the place of election was the house of Hy. Sherman, on the old John Jones improvement, on Pottawatomie Creek. The boundaries of each district were described in Governor Reeder's proclamation and it is difficult to determine what counties were in each district. The description of the Fifth District follows: "Commencing at the Missouri State line, at the southern boundary of the Fourth District; thence east along the same to the northwest corner of the Sac and Fox Reservation; thence due south along the western line thereof and due south to the south branch of the Neosho River, about seventy miles above the Catholic Osage Mission; thence down the said river to the north line of the reserve for New York Indians, and east along said line to the head waters of Little Osage River, or the nearest point thereto; and thence down said river to the Missouri State line, and up said line to the place of beginning."
Keywords: Barbee, William; Census; Franklin County, Kansas Territory; Sherman, Hy.


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Two attorneys and a Welcome businessman were recently confirmed to sit on the Davidson County Board of Elections for the next two years.
Two attorneys and a Welcome businessman were recently confirmed to sit on the Davidson County Board of Elections for the next two years.
The N.C. Board of Elections reappointed Lexington attorney Jon Myers and automotive businessman Randall Lanier to the Davidson County board last week. The state board also appointed Winston-Salem attorney Robert Spaugh, a long-time northern Davidson County resident, to sit on the board for the first time.
"I am deeply grateful to my fellow citizens of Davidson County for this opportunity to serve them," Spaugh said in a statement. "The right to vote is among our most sacred freedoms, for which thousands of our servicemen and women have given the ultimate sacrifice. I pledge to work diligently with the other two board members to ensure that Davidson County provides the best possible community service in this vital area, and I humbly look forward to the challenges ahead."
Myers and Spaugh were recommended to the board by the Davidson County Republican Party, and Lanier was suggested by the county's Democratic Party.
Myers, who will soon be sworn in to his fourth term on the local board, said a lot goes into making sure an election goes smoothly.
"Having a strong board is important," Myers said. "The election process needs to be transparent. The voters need to have trust and confidence in the process, and that is also part of the responsibility of the board of elections."
The newly appointed board will meet July 16 to be sworn in and elect officers, Myers said.
"(Davidson County Board of Elections Director) Ruth Huneycutt has done a wonderful job with the board and continues to work in a marvelous way to maintain the integrity of our voting system," Myers said. "One of the benefits I have had over my last six years is the opportunity to work with her and learn from her. She is a wealth of knowledge and a great benefit to the county."
The county election board's majority represents the governor's party, so the two Republicans and one Democrat will replace the two-Democrat, one-Republican board after Gov. Pat McCrory's election last fall. Democrat Betty Almond, who was the chairwoman, left the board.
Lanier, who will start his third term on the county's board of elections, said the local board has always been able to work together.
"It's nice to have a board that works with one another and are not pulling in different directions," Lanier said. "You have to put politics aside."
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Feb. 14, 2013
News Release
Report sheds light on turning around the state's lowest performing schools
The Colorado State Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 13. Highlights from the meeting include:
Turnarounds in Colorado Report
Representatives from several groups, including CDE, commissioned a study about the challenges and opportunities of turnaround work in Colorado schools and districts. The report set out to describe and analyze turnaround work from across the country; the policy context of turnarounds in Colorado; the reality of turnaround ratings in Colorado; and decision points and next steps in this work. Authors Kelly Hupfeld and Paul Teske from the University of Colorado Denver presented the report to the state board. Nine recommendations emerged. The presentation focused on the unique and urgent role the state board will play in addressing turnaround schools and districts. The board's leadership and hard decisions will be instrumental in this work. View the report.
Rulemaking Hearing
The state board held its second and final rulemaking hearing on the Reading to Ensure Academic Development or READ Act. Staff led the board through comments and changes in the rules. View the proposed changes. Public comment centered on the use of assessments to inform the identification of reading deficiencies and the inclusion of comparable Spanish versions of such assessments. The board will vote on the rules at its March meeting.
The board adopted rules for the administration of funding assistance to Boards of Cooperative Education Services in implementing and meeting state educational priorities.
The board also adopted rules to include the definition of charter school and expansion of the individual career and academic plans to include charter schools and basic skills placement or assessment records.
READ Act Diagnostic and Summative Assessments
The department presented two lists of recommended reading assessments; diagnostic reading assessments for grades K-3 and summative reading assessments for grades K-2. The board will vote on these recommendations at its March meeting. The department is required to make the lists of approved assessments available on the website on or before April 1. To view the presentation to the board, click here.
High School Graduation Guidelines
Staff presented an update on the work of the Graduation Guidelines Council to establish recommended high school graduation guidelines for state board review. State statute requires the state board to adopt a set of guidelines for high school graduation guidelines by May. During the 2013-14 school year, districts must review and refine their high school graduation guidelines to meet or exceed the graduation guidelines established by the state board. In fall of 2014, districts will begin implementing these graduation guidelines for 9th-graders for the first graduating class of 2018. The presentation on the work to date can be found here. Staff requested feedback on the initial concepts presented to the board. Staff will share the feedback with the Graduation Guidelines Council to inform their work and ultimate recommendations.
Average Daily Membership System
CDE provided a presentation on the potential impacts of moving to an average daily membership system and discussed opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies by the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and small districts. The overview highlighted strengths and weaknesses of moving to the new system. To view the presentation, click here. To view the study, click here.
S.B. 10-191 Educator Effectiveness Pilot Update
Staff provided an update on the S.B. 10-191 educator effectiveness pilot. The state is in the second year of piloting the state model educator evaluation system with 27 participating districts. In addition to supporting the pilot districts, the state has provided training to 160 districts on various aspects of the state model system. Staff provided the board with updates on the principal and teacher evaluation systems and early data from the teacher pilot. In addition, staff informed the board of forthcoming recommendations from the State Council for Educator Effectiveness regarding the evaluation of other licensed personnel. For more on this and next steps, view the presentation.
Colorado Teacher of the Year
Amanda Westenberg of Rangeview High School in Aurora Public Schools, was recognized by the board as 2013 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Westenberg has been in education for eight years and serves as the social studies department chair at Rangeview High School.
The Colorado State Board of Education will hold its next meeting in March at the Colorado Department of Education, 201 E. Colfax Ave., in Denver.


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The following hotels, B&Bs and holiday accommodation are located within 10 miles of AB238ZT, ordered by distance from postcode:
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Located over half mile from the North Sea cost, the Cock and Bull is an intimate inn offering great food, real ale, spacious rooms and free WiFi in public areas.
Boasting luxury accommodation, dining, and a championship 18-hole golf course, Trump International Golf Links, Scotland is just 10 miles north of Aberdeen.
Aikenshill House is located in Balmedie, 15 km from Aberdeen. The rooms are equipped with a TV. Views of the sea, garden or city are featured in certain rooms.
This hotel is next to the AECC and a 20-minute drive from Aberdeen Airport. Each room has air conditioning, a power shower and an LCD TV. Wi-Fi is available throughout The Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Exhibition Centre.
North of Aberdeen city centre, this Holiday Inn is right next to the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Enjoy the lounge bar, restaurant and 24-hour room service.
Offering a restaurant, Newburgh Inn is located in Ellon, just a 10-minute stroll from the beach. Free WiFi access is available throughout the property.
Just 10 minutes' drive from Aberdeen Airport, the Newmachar Hotel has a bar with a plasma-screen TV showing Sky Sports. Free private parking is possible at this family-owned hotel and each contemporary, en suite room has a flat-screen TV.
These modern, two-bedroom apartments are set next to the River Don in Dyce, 5 minutes' drive from Aberdeen Airport. They offer free Wi-Fi, free secure parking and free transfers from the airport and Aberdeen Train Station (upon prior request).
Within a 5-minute drive of Aberdeen Airport, Pinehurst Lodge Hotel offers well-appointed rooms with free parking and Wi-Fi, and a full restaurant menu.
Situated less than a mile from Aberdeen Airport, Town & Country Apartments - Burnside Road offers self-catering accommodation in the suburb of Dyce.
Ivy Cottage-Serviced accommodation is situated in Dyce, 6 miles from Aberdeen. Free WiFi is offered and free private parking is available on site. All rooms include a flat-screen TV.
Aberdeen Marriott Hotel is just 2 miles from the airport and 6 miles from the city centre. Free parking is provided. Scottish and international dishes are served in the Source restaurant.
Dunbar Apartment is a self-catering accommodation located in Aberdeen. The property is 2.4 km from AECC and 2 km from Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Featuring free WiFi, a terrace and a sun terrace, Ardenlea House Hotel B&B offers pet-friendly accommodation in Aberdeen, 7 km from AECC. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. Free private parking is available on site.
The Dreamhouse Great Northern Road Aberdeen lies around 2 miles from the city centre. With several shops within a 1-minute walk, these apartments provide free WiFi and are less than 15 minutes' drive from Dyce Airport.
This modern hotel is over 1 mile from Aberdeen Airport and Dyce Rail Station. It has on-site parking, a restaurant and a lounge bar. A free airport shuttle service is available on request from Monday to Friday.
Around 1 mile from the city centre, this apartment is just 5 minutes' walk from the University of Aberdeen campus, Aberdeen Sports Village and the Aquatic Centre. Sleeping up to 3 guests, it provides free WiFi access and a welcome pack.
Located 10 minutes' drive from Aberdeen city centre, Aberdeen Serviced Apartments offers self-catering, modern accommodation with free Wi-Fi and free public parking. There are 9 golf courses within 7 miles' radius from the property.
In a newly completed complex just 1.6 km (one mile) north of Aberdeen city centre, the Dreamhouse Apartments Aberdeen are fully-equipped to be a home from home.


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Description: Dress. Full-length sleeveless evening dress of printed silk. The bodice has a rounded neckline, bust darts, and widens slightly at hips. The silk print on the bodice is of horizontal stripes of black, yellow, green, and red. The skirt starts at a dropped waist, and is a slight "A" line in form. The printed on the skirt is of an Op Art pattern of pink, red, black, green, and purple squares and circles within squares, and with two large black squares, one on front and one on back. Black band at hem. The dress has a center back zipper closure and is lined in black silk. It has an accompanying black silk belt, 2" wide, with two domed buttons covered in black silk as closures. The dress has two labels sewn inside at back collar, to right of zipper. Maker's label: "Axel / of Denmark / 42" and second tag "Pure silk / by D'Este" [care instructions pictographs] and on reverse [care instructions pictographs] "Made in / Italy".
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South Shore Road residents in Salem say path to repairs is too long
SALEM - Michael Pucci has lived on South Shore Road for more than three decades, and over the years he and his neighbors have watched the road slowly disintegrate.
With another rainy spring season ahead, Pucci said the road needs some serious help - and soon. Unfortunately for Pucci and his neighbors, South Shore Road isn't scheduled for upkeep in the town's roadway program until 2020.
During Monday night's Board of Selectmen's meeting, Pucci pleaded with the town to reconsider the current road repair plans.
"Over the years, I've watched this road deteriorate almost to gravel," he told the board. "Is there any way we can move a redo to a more current time frame?"
According to South Shore Road residents, the road was last overlaid about a dozen years ago.
"There are portions that when it rains you can't even see the road, and outside my driveway I have a six-inch depth by my mailbox," Pucci said.
According to Pucci, the situation has gotten so bad that it actually presents a safety issue since the crumbling, narrowing roadway is no longer wide enough for two passing cars to drive through.
Selectman Michael Lyons thanked Pucci for coming forward and vowed to take the issue under advisement.
"I appreciate your input, especially this time of the year," said Lyons. "Usually we tend to get the most input later in the spring, when the bulldozers are already in the ground."
Chairman Everett McBride said he's well aware of the problems on South Shore Road, noting that it's a pretty common occurrence for residents to approach him at the grocery store.
"Are there any funds available to help these folks?" he asked Town Manager Keith Hickey.
Hickey reminded selectmen that the town's roadway program had been reduced significantly in recent years.
"If there's any leftover money this year we can consider it, but at this point the 2013 road program doesn't include South Shore Road," Hickey said.


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Not only do these courses introduce students to the biblical heritage and to the distinctive doctrines and practices of various strands within the historic Christian tradition, but they also represent ways in which the School of Theology serves all students at SPU.
As you confront these perennial human questions, you are challenged to understand yourself, your heritage and traditions, and the world from the perspective of the Christian faith.
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Visit the University Foundations (UFND) Video Playlist for videos by School of Theology faculty on such topics as the Apostolic Letters, the Former Prophets, the Torah, Revelation, the Gospels, and more.
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I am from metro Detroit, born and raised. But I reside permanently on Facebook, so friend me! :)
My educational background:
- I've got a B.A.A. in Sport Studies and Entrepreneurship from Central Michigan University (Class of '02)
- and my MLIS with a specialization in Digital Librarianship from Wayne State University (Class of '07) where I was very fortunate to participate in the IMLS 21st Century Librarians Grant program.
About my work:
- I am Coordinator of Customer Experience and Communications for Evanced Solutions in Indianapolis, IN. I love my job...I help libraries to excel on a daily basis.
- In the last six years I've been a clerk, a public librarian, an academic librarian, and a special librarian. They were all equally fascinating jobs.
Stuff I've Done (or I'm working on):
- I currently serve on the Membership Committee for the Michigan Library Association.
- I am getting ready to co-present on the topic of Mentorship in the library profession at MLA Conference
- My research in grad school focused heavily on teen usage and perceptions of Internet resources.
- I really like to present and write about librarianship and have a blog at http://mylibraryideas.wordpress.com
- During the 06-07 academic year, I participated virtually (via video) in a library science course at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany and then was able to and meet my classmates and participate in class (in English!) for a week. It was amazing.
An excerpt from my personal statement submitted with our applications:
- "I want to be the librarian who loves her job, the professional who is always trying to improve, and the leader who serves the needs of those around her. As we continually become a profession that is more technology-oriented, I want to be the champion for all things "tech" but also those that involve the human touch: story times, programming, instruction, and outreach. More succinctly put, I want to continually improve myself and encourage those around me to improve, no matter what their professional specialty may be."


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Yeah CS won't get traded unless as you say it's a homerun grandslam deal.Hockey Widow wrote:I would never say never. I like most thought Cory was being pumped up too. And perhaps he was until something happened that made the Canucks want to keep him. That something was probably that his play simply surprised them.
Now that Luongo has gone on record that he would like to return to Florida keeping him long term does not make sense.
But I would not be shocked to see Cory get traded if that return is a home rum. I may be a little surprised but not shocked.
MG likes to work on the sly and loves it that a lot of false rumours get slipped into the mainstream.
And if there is no CBA in place soon, looks like MG will be hanging onto Luongo for this upcoming season as well.
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SANDY'S IMPACT: Owners in states hit by the Oct. 29 storm were slightly more pessimistic than those in other parts of the country. And many said they were planning to cut jobs.


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Deadpan: Photography, History, Politics—the latest exhibition at the CUNY Graduate Center's Amie and Tony James Gallery—brings together distinctly different bodies of work from Sierra Leone, Lebanon, South Korea, and Australia to consider the efficacy and politics of 'documentary' photography. On view from May 16 through June 28, the exhibition features images by four acclaimed photographic artists—Anne Ferran, Hein-kuhn Oh, Walid Raad, Candace Scharsu—that challenge assumptions about the nature of the documentary mode and its role in the representation of history.
The gallery is open Tuesdays—Saturdays, 12:00—6:00 PM, and is located off the lobby of the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. The exhibition is curated by Geoffrey Batchen, Professor of Art History at the Graduate Center, and Jeehey Kim and Jung Joon Lee, both doctoral students in the Ph.D. Program in Art History. (The press is invited to an opening reception on May 16, 5:30–7:30 PM.)
Anne Ferran's work consists of six gelatin silver prints from a larger series produced in 2001, titled Lost to Worlds. The undulating hills of grass depicted in these prints were once the sites of prisons for women located in Tasmania. Such prisons, known as Female Houses of Correction or simply 'female factories,' operated from 1828 onward. Ferran's work seems to show us nothing much, but this denuded landscape is virtually all that remains of these women and their fate. Her photographs testify to a history of those who are now invisible to history, conjuring a memory of Australia's women convicts as a kind of ghost story.
Hein-kuhn Oh's work references the May Democratic Uprising in Gwangju of 1980, a period of civil protest in South Korea during which at least 165 people were killed. Seven inkjet prints from Oh's 1995 series Kwangju Story document the recreation of the uprising during the making of a film about it. The disconcerting ambivalence of these images forces the viewer to confront their own responses to these crucial events in the recent history of South Korea.
The two large color prints representing the work of Walid Raad and The Atlas Group display a similarly abstruse aesthetic strategy. Secrets in the Open Sea, both made in 2002, contribute to a broader body of work concerned with representing a visual history for the civil wars in Lebanon between 1975 and the early 1990s. Employing complete abstraction, these pseudo-documents imply that only by this means can the complexity of the lived experience of this conflict be adequately represented.
The work of Candace Scharsu is exemplified in five searing images taken in 2000 in Africa to document the ongoing civil war in Sierra Leone. Centered on the control of diamond mines in that country, this conflict is inscribed on the branded and scarred bodies of its victims, as well as in the moving personal stories told by the texts that accompany them.
Viewed via Sierra Leone, Lebanon, South Korea, Australia, this exhibition casts an international gaze on the representation of history, and the creative capacities of photography as an historical medium. The bodies of work also engage with each other, initiating a visual conversation about strategy and affect. The curators hope that their juxtaposition in the gallery will invite viewers to participate in this conversation, and to explore their own relationship to, and responsibility for, the histories on display.
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As fallout continues over news that dozens of kids' lunches were dumped last month because of overdue payments, Salt Lake City School District leaders have quietly decided to try to hire a public relations firm.
The district issued a request for proposals from public relations firms for up to $49,999 $1 shy of what's required for full board approval, according to the district's administrative procedures.
However, the board will decide at its March 4 meeting whether to approve payments to Vox Creative, the agency selected by a district committee, if there is a bill for services at that time, said Jason Olsen, district spokesman.
The deadline for companies to submit proposals was Friday. The request was not posted on the district's website but was sent to seven potential vendors, Olsen said.
Heather Bennett, board vice president, said she, board president Kristi Swett and Superintendent McKell Withers made the decision to seek public relations help. It was not mentioned at a board meeting earlier this month or a board study session Tuesday evening.
"Many districts in the state have multiple people in public information, and we've only got one," Bennett said Tuesday.
She said the board had considered hiring a firm years ago but decided against it. In light of the recent lunch issue as well as other questions, she, Swett and Withers decided it was time to look into it, Bennett said.
"We wanted some advice fairly quickly," she said.
The district made national and international news when dozens of kids had their cafeteria lunches taken from them and thrown away at Uintah Elementary last month because their parents were behind on payments. The kids were given fruit and milk instead.
Since then, the district has apologized and changed its procedures, pledging to only serve kids full lunches from now on and no longer talk with kids about their parents' debt. Still, the situation continues to make news as parents demand more answers about who was responsible and as district leaders continue to take action every few days.
District leaders have said they're still investigating what happened, and announced this week they'll have an independent auditor look into it as well.
Uintah parent Jessica Guynn, whose daughter had her lunch thrown away, said Wednesday she wonders why the district needs to hire a PR firm.
"I obviously wish the money could go toward actual education for children rather than repairing the reputation of the district," Guynn said.
Board member Michael Clara also said he feels it's not a good use of tax dollars.
"We're here to educate children, not worry about our image, and that could have been solved had they dealt with this honestly in the beginning," Clara said.
He called it "devious" for the district to put out a request for proposals for $1 less than what's required for full board approval. He said he wasn't aware of the request until he heard about it unofficially, not from the district.
Bennett, however, said she doesn't see any significance to the $49,999 amount, and she doesn't know why that amount was chosen specifically. Plus, she noted that the board does get a list of invoices to be paid at meetings, regardless of the amount of those invoices.
"If you tried to bring every RFP [request for proposal] before the board for discussion, the business of the school district would grind to a halt," Bennett said.
As for spending money on a public relations firm, she said, "We spend money on what we think we need in order to improve the overall operation of the district and sometimes that means you have to spend on things that are not directly involved in the classroom."
Olsen, the district's spokesman, makes a little more than $75,000 a year.
The request for proposals seeks "public relations and information management and consultation services" to consist of tasks including crisis communication management. The request also asks proposing agencies to, "Present a detailed analysis of the most recent incident involving the Uintah lunch room incident at Uintah Elementary School."
Cheryl Snapp Conner, founder of Snapp Conner PR in South Jordan and a columnist for Forbes.com, called the district's handling of the situation so far a "case study in horrific PR."
She said the district should have apologized immediately and worked to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.
Olsen did not apologize for the incident during an initial interview with the Tribune a day after it occurred, but he did apologize in a statement later that evening, saying the district had learned more since that first conversation. Then, more than a week later, the district announced it would formally change its procedures, only serving full lunches and no longer discussing debt with kids.
The district and its board made news several other times as well, putting employees on leave, returning those employees from leave and announcing Tuesday night the board would arrange an independent audit.
"The longer a situation winds on, the more it spirals out of control, and now even the attempts to amend the situation become part of the news," Snapp Conner said. "It feeds on itself like a snowball."
Olsen said that's part of the reason the district wants to hire a PR firm, to see what the district did well, did poorly and where changes can be made in the future.
Federal reaction: Taking away food punishes, stigmatizes kids
The January seizure of lunches from dozens of students in debt at Uintah Elementary got the attention of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the National School Lunch Program.
Kevin Concannon, USDA under secretary, wrote to state superintendents across the country, listing steps to prevent potential issues in dealing with children with unpaid meal balances. The department believes it was an "isolated incident," he wrote.
But he added, "we believe that such an issue, should it arise again in the future, should be handled in a way that first and foremost respects and protects students from undue embarrassment and stigma."
The letter continues: "Denying or taking food away from children is a form of punishment and stigmatizes children whose parents are behind on payments."
According to the letter, federal law requires the department to study how schools handle children with unpaid meal balances, and the results of a national survey will soon be released. The department will also convene a group in the "near future" to find best practices having to do with the issue.


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On Saturday, the men of American Legion Post 14 will go to great lengths to help veterans who have fallen on hard times.
They and their friends will don wigs, shave their legs, apply the latest eyeliner technique and slip into something not-so-comfortable for a gender-bending comedy show at the American Legion Ambulance Hall.
The show, a comedy revue styled like a chaotic male beauty pageant, features about 25 men. The men typically model themselves after some kind of famous female celebrity or character, from Loretta Lynn to Little Red Riding Hood.
Smyrna's American Legion post has been holding the pageant every other year since 2007 and they try to make it bigger and better every year. For instance, 2011 saw the inclusion of a swimsuit competition and a "close shave" pre-event that brought all the men together for a night of hair-grooming.
"We had one guy who had sported a goatee for 28 years who helped us raise even more money by shaving it off that night," said one of the event organizers Faron Marshall. "I think he alone brought in $1,000 more than we expected."
The event is hyper-focused on raising as much money as possible, which all goes for the legion's Veterans Relief Fund. The fund was established to provide financial aid to military personnel, past and present, in times of crisis.
"We feel our government often does not respond in a timely fashion or sometimes not at all," said Marshall. "This fund allows us to step in and help in times of need without a lot of red tape or delays. It allows us to respond to a crisis as soon as we know about it."
Since 2007, Post 14 has raised more than $37,000 through a combination of events like the beauty pageant. The money has gone to all sorts of causes, from gas for fuel tanks, visits to and from loved ones and mortgage payments.
"In 2010, we purchased a handicap tricycle for a little boy with MS who needed the bike to assist in her physical therapy," said Marshall. "The insurance companies refused to pay for it but it cost in excess of $1,300. We stepped in and got the bike so he could keep his muscles as toned as possible."
It's anecdotes like the therapy bike that keep people participating.
"It's a lot of fun and we do nothing but laugh," said Marshall. "Don't get me wrong. It's humiliating and embarrassing. But, the cause takes the sting out of it and we all actually look forward to it."
The humiliation that Marshall mentions is also preserved for all posterity, too, with a DVD recording of the whole event. The DVD will also be available for sale at a later date, raising even more funds.
"We will have copies of the last competition for sale for $10 on Saturday," said Marshall. "This year's DVD should be ready in a couple of months and will sell for $20."
Mostly, Marshall just hopes that people will come out and support the event, promising a great time for everyone.
"The humor is adult so it's really recommended for people who are at least 21 years old," Marshall said. "But, I really encourage everyone to attend. You won't be disappointed. If you are, come find me and I'll refund the $20 admission. That's just not going to happen, though. You won't be able to quit laughing, I promise."


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Internal Medicine jobs in Buffalo typically have as a stipulation Internal Medicine board certification (or eligibility) and an active New York medical license. Doing an Internal Medicine residency or fellowship in New York is beneficial because it implies the physician is aware of NY licensure requirements.
Internal Medicine salaries for the east region of the U.S., including Buffalo, NY, average around $202,862. By comparison the U.S. average Internal Medicine salary is $205,441, meaning Internal Medicine jobs in Buffalo pay about 98.7% of the national average.
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Jazz with the Blue Rhythm Kings
Friday 14 June 8pm (doors/bar 7pm)
Tickets £9 / £7 concs
The Blue Rhythm Kings are one of the only bands in the United Kingdom specialising in the iconic music from the 1920s and early 1930s; the glorious era which has become known as "Jazz Age", bringing to mind flapper dresses, bright young things, all night parties and the fusion of Jazz improvisation with popular dance music of the day.
This Kent based band has received many accolades for its eclectic programme of some of the best music from the era, played by handpicked musicians who are fully versed in the idiom and can therefore play fresh, improvised solos at every performance.
The band has a long history, dating back to the 1970s, when there were a few 1920s style bands around, now Blue Rhythm Kings are one of the only ones left in the South East.
The Horsebridge, since it first opened its doors, has been the "home base" of the Blue Rhythm Kings and a great night out is guaranteed at each and every one of their monthly concerts.
The Blue Rhythm Kings have represented England (in the Jazz category) at the Boulogne Music Festival in 1990, where they shared the bill with Yehudi Menhuin. They have also appeared at Jazz festivals throughout the UK, including the prestigious Bude Festival.
Jazz buffs will recognise the direct influence of Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols, Ben Pollack, Gene Golkette and Paul Whiteman which, together with some lovely ballads from the 1930s featuring vocals in the styles of Bing Crosby and Al Bowlly, provides a unique and exciting programme; definitely not to be missed.
"Jazz/Dance music of the twenties in a better than usual re-creation of the real thing, both in sound and spirit… Accomplished group who actually sounded interested in the music per se, rather than opportunities for endless self-indulgent solos… Audience clearly enjoyed and appreciated the performance. A good evening, much enjoyed, and at more than one level. The Blue Rhythm Kings are a group worth looking out for." - The Farnham Herald
Concessions include; Friends of the Horsebridge, over 60's, under 16's, registered disabled, unemployed, full-time student


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WASHINGTON — Industrial production unexpectedly declined in April, held back by a plunge in utilities as temperatures warmed and a broad-based decrease in manufacturing.
WASHINGTON — Industrial production unexpectedly declined in April, held back by a plunge in utilities as temperatures warmed and a broad-based decrease in manufacturing.
Output at factories, mines and utilities decreased 0.6 percent after a 0.9 percent gain the prior month that was larger than previously reported, a report from the Federal Reserve showed Thursday in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 81 economists called for an unchanged reading. Manufacturing, which makes up 75 percent of total production, decreased 0.4 percent.
The disappointing result in April may signal a pause after the biggest back-to-back monthly gains in manufacturing since 2010, as factories rebounded from an unusually harsh winter. Deere is among companies projecting a pickup in demand and Thursday's report also contrasts with recent figures, such as the New York Federal Reserve's Empire State index, that show the economy is on track for faster economic growth this quarter.
"Manufacturing is back at a more sustainable level; it'll do OK," said Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Pierpont Securities in Stamford, Conn., who had forecast a 0.5 percent drop in industrial output. "I don't see the decline as the start of a new downward trend. The gains in February and March exceeded underlying trends."
Estimates for industrial production in the Bloomberg survey ranged from a drop of 0.6 percent to an increase of 0.5 percent. The prior month was previously reported as a gain of 0.7 percent.
Manufacturing accounts for about 12 percent of the economy.
The Institute for Supply Management's factory index rose to 54.9 from the prior month's 53.7, the Tempe, Ariz.-based group's reported on May 1. Seventeen of 18 industries reported growth in April, the most in three years. Readings above 50 indicate expansion.
Thursday's Fed report also showed that capacity utilization, which measures the amount of a plant that is in use, fell to 78.6 percent from 79.3 percent the prior month.
Utility output slumped 5.3 percent, the most since January 2006, as temperatures warmed following an unusually harsh winter. It followed a 0.6 percent gain the previous month.
Mining production, which includes oil drilling, increased 1.4 percent.
Carmakers were among the bright spots in Thursday's report. The output of motor vehicles and parts increased 0.1 percent after a 0.4 percent advance a month earlier, Thursday's report showed. Excluding autos and parts, industrial production fell 0.6 percent after a 0.9 percent gain in March.
Industry data indicate vehicle sales will remain a mainstay for factories. Cars and light trucks sold at a 16 million annualized pace in April after a 16.3 million rate in March, according to Ward's Automotive Group. Those were still the best back-to-back months since September-October of 2007. GM beat estimates for April while Ford Motor Co. missed them.
"The economy appears to be on an improving trend for the second quarter and the rest of the year," Emily Kolinski Morris, senior U.S. economist at Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford, said on a May 1 sales call. She cited advances in consumer confidence and employment as helping demand.
Moline, Ill.-based Deere, the largest agricultural-equipment maker, posted lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter through April. At the same time the company projected construction and forestry sales will climb 10 percent in the full year on a recovery in U.S. housing. Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction equipment, last month doubled its 2014 sales growth forecast for building equipment.
Machinery production dropped 1.6 percent and construction materials were unchanged, today's report showed. Output of computers and electronics decreased 0.4. Consumer goods production declined 1.3 percent.
Retail sales held steady in April, advancing 0.1 percent after a 1.5 percent surge in the previous month that marked the biggest gain in four years, Commerce Department figures showed on May 13.
The economy, which grew at a 0.1 percent annualized rate from January through March, may expand at a 3.5 percent pace in the second quarter, according to the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News from May 2 to May 7.


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By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Locked up in a defensive struggle in the Golden Eagle soccer team's season opening clash, Tennessee Tech blinked first. A 55th minute score by Kennesaw State's Brittney Reed proved to be the difference, as the Golden Eagles (0-1) were upended 1-0 in a soggy evening at Regal Stadium on the campus of the University of Tennessee.
Tech's defense came to play in the first stanza, surviving an Owls (1-0) attack that smacked 10 shots, five of which were on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Brown set the tone early, making a pair of clutch saves within the tilt's first five minutes, eventually wrapping up the first half with five stops to keep KSU off the board.
"Jordan and the back line of the defense played great today," commented fourth year head coach Daniel Brizard. "We knew Kennesaw State was a good team that could do a lot of things offensively. Ultimately we couldn't continue to have Jordan and the back line of our defense under siege because eventually a goal was bound to happen."
That goal came in the 55th minute when the aforementioned Brittney Reed slipped one past Brown from 25 yards out.
Credit the Golden Eagles though, as Tech refused to go down quietly. A pair of late opportunities by senior forward Ellie Iaciofano almost provided the equalizer, but the Loveland, Ohio native was denied on both occasions.
With just over six minutes remaining in the match, Iaciofano found herself inside the box with the ball at her shoe tops, but thanks to a brilliant save by the Owls' Olivia Sturdivant, Tech was kept off the board.
Less than a minute later, Iaciofano was at it again. This time the 6'0" forward collided with Sturdivant inside the box, resulting in a yellow card. The ball would find the back of the net, but because of the foul, the goal was disallowed. Iaciofano finished with two of the Golden Eagles four shots, including the only one on goal.
Sturdivant would close out her evening with one save, while Tech's Jordan Brown ended with seven halts in eight chances.
"We had some opportunities toward the end, but we need to find a way to play like that for most of the game, not just the last ten minutes," said Brizard. "Had we played that way from the start, maybe the outcome would have been different."
Not to be lost in all the action was the 2013 debut of red-shirt senior Leigh Heffner. The defender from Golden, Colo. played in just six matches last year due to a season ending injury, but came back for the opener to play in all 90 minutes.
The Golden Eagles will now turn their attention to Sunday's much anticipated home opener. Tech will welcome in the University of Evansville to Tech Soccer Field, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.


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