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Leaving charters behind in Chicago.
It's not that the schools portrayed in these pieces actively encouraged these kids to leave (although at least parent quoted seems to be saying that). Higher standards certainly played a part. It's hard to imagine how to hold on to a student who says, after leaving her charter for a regular school, "I like it a lot better. It's so much easier. I don't have to worry about stupid things. ... And I don't be waking up every morning like, 'Oh my God, I gotta go to school.'"
The most surprising element, to me, was how much money it costs to fall short at some of these charter schools—fines for breaking rules, relatively high fees for makeup courses. I suppose it's easy for a family with no money to just say "to hell with that." The underlying question is whether the school operators want to make that conclusion more difficult to come to.


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Jurassic Coast, England
A Fossil Treasure Trove
Just down the shore from where children build sand castles and parents relax beneath brightly colored umbrellas, fossil hunters chip away, hoping to uncover a piece of England's prehistoric past. They come to this section of the southern coast not only in summer, but also in winter, when heavy rains beat against the cliffs, washing away clay and revealing bones dating back hundreds of millions of years.
"It's incredibly easy to walk along the coast and find something no one has ever seen before," says Paul Barrett, a vertebrate paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London.
The Jurassic Coast, as this region is known, stretches for almost 100 miles and encompasses 185 million years of earth's history. At the far west end, in Exmouth, the cliffs date to the Middle Triassic, some 240 million years ago. There, fossilized sand dunes and river channels conceal bones of early amphibians and land reptiles. On the eastern end, the Isle of Purbeck yields a jumbled mix of remnants from the Early Cretaceous period, 140 million years ago—everything from mollusks and crustaceans to dinosaurs and mammals.

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FBI: Bully Bandit strikes again, this time in Riverside; $17,500 offered for his apprehension
RIVERSIDE – Riverside police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who robbed Bank of America, 3300 S. Harlem Ave., at 12:36 p.m. Thursday.
A man walked into the bank, displayed a handgun and demanded money from a teller, police said. After being given the money, he fled the scene on foot toward Burlington Street, police said.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic male between 5 foot 6 inches and 5 foot 8 inches tall with a medium build wearing a dark hooded Chicago Bears sweatshirt, police said. He was wearing a mask that covered half his face, police said.
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- 01-15-2013, 08:43 AM Thread Author #1
Huge icons on new qwerty looks silly!
I can't wait 4 the new devices, but I'm so use 2 the BB Bold dervices with classic small icons. The new BB10 icons look huge and silly. Anyways, I hope the OS has an option 2 minimize, shrink, or change icons 2 classic view.
If you look closely, you can see the softwqre version appears to he in a rather early state. Just look at the page indicator dots which blend over the icons. Looks too improved IMO to be the finalized UI. I am pretty sure RIM will improve the icon display for the QWERTY devices, unless they want them to fail hard.
My guess is that the pictures we've seen are running the exact same software as the full touch dev devices, so there isn't any scaling.
I'd be in favour of a little shrinking of the icons (I'm looking for say 5x4 on the screen when finished) but they can't be TOO tiny, just because we don't have a trackpad anymore, so they need to be big enough to be pressed by large manly fingers. - 01-15-2013, 06:40 PM #4
its not final software by any means obviously so i wouldnt judge to harshly on it BUT it does look bad. It also shows you that the QWERTY is still behind the z10 by a little bit and dont expect it to be released soon after the z10
One thing I like about the 9900 (and others, I suppose) is the small icons. They're like little diamonds in a lump of coal. (Not saying the phone is a lump of coal). The "compactness" of it all makes it feel like a really nice, tight, tidy package.
Small icons are hard er to use without a trackpad, so I expect them to be a little on the larger side.Heins: "We have only one opportunity to get this right".
Nope, it's not gone well. - 01-16-2013, 02:37 PM #6
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You guys are killing me today... haven't been able to ride for 5 months due to injury. Ahhhhh this looks awesome.
I have always respected ricky but I think he quit racing to EAT!
RC, happy, still fast and a little beefy!
Fat, out of shape and can prolly still beat 90% of the worlds Motocross riders.
More like 90% of the world's professional Motocross riders. I'd say he's in the top 99% in the world when you include everyone.
More comments about a guys weight, honestly who really gives a crap.. The guy had more dedication to the sport than 99% of all racers out there, and is still giving back.. And gets crap from so-called fans because he retired and added some pounds.. So what, he has more than earned the right to eat whatever the hell he wants too..
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He could dominate your goon as-s on your best day... s-t-f-u.
the boss period!
i think it shows how hard he worked while racing and how bad he wanted to win. he showed discipline in his diet and training, now he is retired and put on a few lbs. so what....... hes still one bad mofo! although thats gotta be 38's haha kinda reminds me of jojo keller circa 1988. he passed me a coaco beach , jersey out and crack showing.....and proceeded to pull away @ about a sec a lap. DAMN, that still hurts 25yrs later.......haha
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The Fat Whip!
The GOAT looks like he ate a whole goat for dinner. J/K the best that ever did it RC4!
I think he could get in shape for 2013 Nationals and be a serious contender for the title, IF he REALLY wanted to... Go call Aldon now! :-D
He has absolutely nothing to prove, just being bored...
Well said BD200.
It definately shows the dedicaton he had with his weight while he was racing, since genetics are not on his side as far as weight goes.
I didn't matter that I knew he was going to win every time I went to the Southwick national; I never got tired of watching him ride out front by himself.
I agree with BD
Looks like he doesn't have his new teams graphics on his bike yet.
Watching RC put in laps alone is a textbook lesson of balance, throttle control, and PUSH. But, it is ultimately the equivalent of watching Jerry Rice catch a pass and sprint to the End Zone...with no Defense on the field. Or maybe, Roger Federer hitting perfectly timed, incredibly powerful ground strokes against a backboard.
Put any other rider at any other level, on any other bike, anywhere on the track and you will only then get a glimpse into the heart, soul, effort, and commitment that Ricky brings to his signature brand of racing.
He is not the fastest or smoothest that has ever lived. He's just faster than everyone else of the track...yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He'll help you race faster than you ever dreamed you could before. THEN go faster. THEN go longer. It is RC's reaction to his perception of his competition that genuinely, and most accurately, defines his Greatness.
That quality, and more Championships than anyone else. EVER.
Class dismissed.
i will admit that when stewart came along i thought rc's days were done. man was i wrong. it was impressive to see ricky step up and meet the challange,,,,,,,, and crush it! this guy is warrior. none of us here can begin to comprehend the sacrifice it must take to be dedicated and driven to want to win this badly. but is it truly a sacrifice if it is your desire? rc biggest and most valued talent was in his heart..........his desire to be the best. i used to think of johnson, ward, hannah, and bailey when "the best there ever was" came in question. now i only think RICKY CARMICHAEL


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Congrats on the 1932 consecutive days. AND stopping by my forum. Happy posting! Chris
Congratulations on posting foe 1900 consecutive days, that's dedication. YB.Shep
Thanks for visting my tread "How many miles did you drive today". Want to be buddies?
A BIG CONGRATS on reaching that 2.75M mark and your nice new race car! Wow! Truly awesome! Keep going another million or more! Most GBs will never make it to 1M, and many retired at 2M and 3M, but you have made it to 2.75M! You're one of only 1008 of more than 8,000,000 GBs that have accumulated at least 2,750,000 points! Many of the GBs ahead of you have already retired, only 606 GBs have continued and made it to 3M! Doesn't look like Pat is going to give up the #1 spot anytime soon, even after a near fatal motorcycle accident in April 2012! So keep going! You're doing great! Keep going like a PRO Maine GasBuddy leading the way for others to follow! Have a nice week! Thanks buddy! Ron
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