text: [Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with vendors To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with vendors From: email@example.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:13:12 EDT What immediately struck me about this story is how many of the superintendents listed are from districts which have experimented with school calendar reforms, specifically, year-round schools. Interestingly, many of the promoters of year-round school later become consultants who get as much as $2,000 a day as year-round school consultants. The Florida Ethics Commission merely gave a school board member a slap on the wrist for his conflict of interest as a year-round school consultant. These consulting fees are bribery, pure and simple. Billee Bussard In a message dated 8/17/2004 8:29:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, firstname.lastname@example.com writes: > Subj:[arn-l] Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with > vendors > Date:8/17/2004 8:29:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From:firstname.lastname@example.com > Reply-to:firstname.lastname@example.com > To:email@example.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with vendors > > 07:24 PM CDT on Friday, July 23, 2004 > > By SCOTT PARKS / The Dallas Morning News > > One in an occasional series. > > RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. ˆ The Resort, perched on a sandy hillside and > surrounded by purple-hued mountains, sat baking under the desert sun > last week. > > Inside the luxury hotel on Frank Sinatra Drive, school superintendents > from across the United States ˆ including the Dallas-Fort Worth area ˆ > spent three days talking business with companies that want to sell their > wares to school districts. > > Textbook publishers, food-service vendors, computer manufacturers and > many other companies all want to increase their share of the lucrative > educational market. The school superintendents came to California's > desert to help them. > > In return, the superintendents got an all-expenses-paid trip and a > $2,000 consulting fee. > > Business ethicists say the conference creates the appearance that > companies and superintendents have formed an exclusive club with the > potential to affect the contracts awarded by districts. > > Also Online > 07/18: Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with vendors > < > http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/071804dnmetretreat. > c430.html> > > 05/20: Moses to end financial ties with law firm used by DISD > < > http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/052004dnmetboardmoses. > ed8a.html> > > 05/08: Moses works as consultant for lawyers on DISD payroll > < > http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/050804dnmetmoses. > 203c8.html> > > "I find it troubling that money from the private sector is finding its > way into superintendents' pockets," said Diane Swanson, a business > professor and founding chair of the Ethics Initiative at Kansas State > University. "There is something wrong with blurring that boundary with a > cozy group of people who may not be operating at arm's length." > > The superintendents, dressed in colorful casual attire, arrived here > from small districts (Whitefish Bay, Wis., with 3,000 students) and > large (Clark County Schools in Las Vegas with about 280,000 students). > They characterize themselves as tough-minded professionals who feel no > obligation to buy from the companies that paid to bring them to this > Palm-studded oasis. > > "If a company comes here to sell, it's here for the wrong reasons," said > Doug Otto, superintendent of the Plano Independent School District. "If > it's a good product, it stands on its own." > > Annette Griffin, superintendent of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, said > interacting with company executives gives her a chance to stay on the > cutting edge of product developments that help students learn. She said > she donates some of the money she earns to a scholarship fund. > > "I'm looking for the magic bullet," Dr. Griffin said during a brief > interview in a meeting-room lobby overlooking the hotel pool. > > "This is the only organization I've found where companies come to us > with new ideas and we have the opportunity to say how they can be > structured to better serve children. We are not here to make the vendors > feel good. We are brutally honest with them." > > Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Moses didn't travel to Rancho Mirage, but > he was listed among the participants in last winter's conference in > Oakland, Calif. So was his brother, Monte Moses, superintendent of > Colorado's Cherry Creek School District. > > Dr. Moses, who resigned his job with the Dallas school district last > week, was unavailable for comment on his consulting work. > > In some states, the law requires superintendents to disclose their > sources of income on publicly available questionnaires. Texas does not > require financial disclosure for superintendents. > > The Dallas Morning News has examined employment contracts for > superintendents in 26 of the largest school districts in Texas. Twenty > of them, including the contracts of Drs. Otto and Moses, contain > language that allows outside employment. Dr. Griffin's contract also > allows her to take outside employment, said John Tepper, president of > the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board. > > Some contracts require superintendents to get school board approval > before accepting consultancies. Others say the outside work cannot > interfere with the superintendent's official duties. > > Pots of money > > Big dollars are at stake. > > Most people view school districts as places that educate children. But > they also can be viewed as big pots of taxpayer money with plenty of > companies trying to get their share. The annual operating budget for > Dallas ISD is $1 billion. > > The U.S. Department of Education says the combined budgets for public > school districts exceed $500 billion a year. Wal-Mart, the world's > biggest retailer, is less than half that size. The gross domestic > product of Argentina is less than $500 billion. > > A big chunk of a school district's budget goes for teacher and staff > salaries. But another big chunk also goes for a multitude of contracts > with private companies. > > Elfreda Massie, vice president of strategic relationships for Harcourt > Achieve in Austin, came to The Resort to talk about her company's > instructional materials and professional development programs for > teachers. During one meeting, she told superintendents, "We are trying > to take the market for products and services for English-language > learners." > > Privately owned > > Educational Resource and Development Institute Inc., a privately owned > company in Grand Island, Neb., brings superintendents and company > executives together twice a year: a summer conference and a winter > conference. > > ERDI is the brainchild of Mike Kneale, a former superintendent and > motivational speaker. He founded the company 18 years ago and runs it > with his son, Mike Jr. > > "The whole concept was to create a forum where educators can learn from > the companies and vice versa," Mr. Kneale said. "We want to make > products more appropriate for the school setting." > > ERDI literature lists 72 companies and more than 80 superintendents and > other school leaders on its participant rolls. Some of them attended > last week's conference. Another group will attend a second conference in > Rancho Mirage this week. > > Because ERDI is not publicly traded, little information about its > finances is available. For example, Mr. Kneale declined to discuss how > he structures the fees he charges his client companies. > > He said he makes deals with competing companies in a market segment ˆ > two or three textbook publishers, for example ˆ to blunt criticism that > ERDI is working for one company over another or that a superintendent > might be working for one company over another. > > "No exclusive deals," Mr. Kneale said. > > In addition to paying all expenses for superintendents to attend the > conference, ERDI pays up to $400 to defray the expenses for a spouse, > Mr. Kneale said. Each superintendent gets a flat $2,000 fee to attend. A > "full participant" who attends both summer and winter meetings earns > $4,000 a year in fees, he said. > > The corporate panels that form the backbone of ERDI operations ran > Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. > > They worked this way: Company representatives spent three hours in a > hotel meeting room with five superintendents. Information revealed can > be sensitive. The companies sometimes roll out new ideas for products. > What is said in the room is supposed to stay in the room. > > The companies set the agenda. They can request the superintendents they > want on their panel based on district size, geography or desire to gain > more business in a certain district. > > Karen Mortensen, executive education consultant with Sagebrush Corp., > said membership in ERDI is well worth the fee. She said Sagebrush, which > sells software and school library products, pays $22,000 a year to > attend two conferences. > > "What we get is dedicated time with key school leaders from across the > country," she said. "And we get to mingle with them and other reps in > social settings. It would not be acceptable to be pushing product while > I'm at ERDI. I would be building relationships." > > Ms. Massie, the Harcourt Achieve executive, was interim superintendent > of public schools in Washington, D.C., until April. She said, "We use > the superintendents like a focus group. It's a piece of our > research-based approach to business." > > The agenda for Ms. Massie's session included "What's Keeping You Up At > Night," "Federal Legislation Update 2004" and "Partnering With Your > District." > > Carol Wolf, another Harcourt Achieve vice president, initiated a > conversation with the superintendents on an issue not on the agenda. > How, she asked, does a sales rep determine whom to contact first in a > district? All bureaucracies are different, and superintendents in large > districts are notorious for not taking most vendor phone calls. > > "How do you figure out who are the decision-makers?" Ms. Wolf asked. > > "In my job, I never purchase anything," said Carlos Garcia, > superintendent of the 8,000-square-mile Clark County School District in > Las Vegas. "But when you're a superintendent in a small district, you do > it all." > > 'No play at all' > > Superintendents might participate in four or five corporate panels > during the three-day conference, which would mean 12 to 15 hours of work. > > "There is no play at all," Mr. Kneale said. > > Dr. Otto of Plano and Dr. Griffin of Carrollton-Farmers Branch both said > they took vacation time for the Rancho Mirage conference, which opened > last Sunday with a "superintendents only" meeting, followed by an > evening reception with live orchestra music. > > The fact that ERDI pays the superintendents' expenses and consulting > fees ˆ and that the money doesn't come directly from school district > vendors ˆ is an important distinction, said Drs. Otto and Griffin. > > "ERDI assigns us to the corporate panels, and we have no say in what > company we are meeting with," Dr. Otto said. > > But the distinction is lost on some business ethicists. > > "The superintendents must be careful that ERDI is not just acting as a > shield for companies that want access to them," said Dr. W. Michael > Hoffman, executive director of the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley > College in Waltham, Mass. "Ultimately, they are serving the companies > that are paying the guy to put on the conferences." > > Oversight > > Business ethicists say school board oversight is critical to keeping > school superintendents within safe boundaries. > > No one knows how much superintendents tell their trustees about their > after-hours consulting activities or how many questions trustees ask > about them. > > Dr. James Campbell Quick, of the University of Texas at Arlington, > likens superintendents to tennis players and school board members to > umpires. > > "Everyone needs someone to make their line calls," he said. "Aggressive, > healthy players will get close to the line and need help remembering > where the boundaries are. The board's responsibility is to ask enough > questions to determine what game the superintendent is playing." > > The News interviewed Mr. Tepper, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school > board president, and Mary Beth King, president of the board in Plano, > about their superintendents' participation in ERDI. > > Ms. King and Mr. Tepper said they do not know how much ERDI pays their > superintendents or how the fees are calculated. > > "Quite frankly, we don't ask," Mr. Tepper said. > > Both school board presidents said they feel well briefed about ERDI and > understand its program. They expressed confidence in their > superintendents and said they had no reason to believe personal > relationships with ERDI companies influence decision-making on contract > awards. > > "I know my superintendent [Dr. Otto] and I know his ethics," Ms. King > said. "I do not perceive this as a problem." > > Mr. Tepper agreed. "I don't think there is a conflict of interest or the > appearance of one and that is because she [Dr. Griffin] has been very > forthright with us about the ERDI situation," he said. > > "I don't think Dr. Griffin can be bought for what they [ERDI] are > paying." > > E-mail email@example.com > > 2004 winter and summer participants > Education Research & Development Institute documents obtained by The > Dallas Morning News list the following school leaders as having > participated in it's programs. > > Arlene Ackerman, San Francisco Unified School District > Anthony Amato, New Orleans Public Schools > > Brian Benzel, Spokane (Wash.) Public Schools > Ken Bird Westside (Neb.) Community Schools > Ed Brand, Sweetwater Union (Calif.) High School District > Ken Burnley, Detroit Public Schools > > Billy Cannaday Jr., Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Schools > Rudy Castruita, San Diego Office of Education > > Gerald Dawkins, Saginaw (Mich.) City Schools > Ken Dragseth, Edina (Minn.) Public Schools > Debra Duvall, Mesa (Ariz.) School District > > Jim Easton, Lafayette Parish (La.) Public Schools > Mark Edwards, Henrico County (Va.) Public Schools > Barbara Erwin, Scottsdale (Ariz.) Unified > > Greg Firn, Milford (Conn.) Public Schools > Steve Farrar, Lincoln Unified (Stockton, Calif.) > Mike Flanagan, executive director, Michigan Association of School > Administrators > Karen Forys, Northshore (Wash.) School District > Alton Frailey, Cincinnati Public Schools > John Fryer, Duval County (Fla.) Public Schools > > George Garcia, Boulder Valley (Colo.) Public School District > Carlos Garcia, Clark County (Nev.) School District > David Gordon, Elk Grove (Calif.) Unified School District > Peter Gorman, Tustin (Calif.) Unified School District > Carmen Granto, Niagara Falls (N.Y.) City School District > Terry Grier, Guilford County (N.C.) Schools > Annette Griffin, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD > Barb Grohe, Kent (Wash.) Public Schools > > Bill Habermehl, Orange County (Calif.) Department of Education > Jim Hager, Washoe County (Nev.) School District > Joe Hairston, Baltimore County (Md.) Schools > Beverly Hall, Atlanta Public Schools > Bill Harrison, Cumberland (N.C.) County Schools > Patricia Harvey, St. Paul (Minn.) Public Schools > Howard Hinesley, Pinellas County (Fla.) School District > Peter Horoschak, South Orange-Maplewood (N.J.) School District > Sandy Husk, Clarksville-Montgomery Schools > > Carol Johnson, Memphis Public Schools > > John Kriekard, Paradise Valley (Ariz.) School District > Nadine Kujawa, Aldine ISD > > Michael Lannon, St. Lucie (Fla.) County Public Schools > Pam Lannon, Lake County (Fla.) Schools > Mary Leiker, Kentwood (Mich.) Public Schools > Earl Lennard, Hillsborough County (Fla.) School District > Dave Long, Riverside County (Calif.) Office of Education > > Ben Marlin, Collier County (Fla.) District School Board > Elfreda Massie, District of Columbia Public Schools (former interim) > Larry Maw, San Marcos (Calif.) Unified School District > Max McGee, Wilmette (Ill.) School District > Bill McKinney, Region IV Education Service Center (Houston) > Frank McKinzie, Elmwood Park (Ill.) School District > Gail McKinzie, Indian Prairie (Ill.) School District > Ray McMullen, Department of Defense Education Activity > Maggie Mejia, Sacramento (Calif.) City Unified School District > Leonard Merrell, Katy ISD > Hector Montenegro, Ysleta ISD > Mike Moses, Dallas ISD > Monte Moses, Cherry Creek (Colo.) School District > Jim Murphy, executive director, New Jersey Association of School > Administrators > > Connie Neale, School District U-46 (Ill.) > Ruben Olivarez, San Antonio ISD > Doug Otto, Plano ISD > > Stan Paz, Tucson (Ariz.) Unified School District > Dennis Peterson, Minnetonka (Minn.) School District > Lane Plugge, Iowa City Community School District > Gerrita Postlewait, Horry County (S.C.) Schools > > Jim Rickabaugh, Whitefish Bay (Wis.) School District > Stewart Roberson, Hanover County (Va.) Public Schools > > Stan Scheer, Littleton (Colo.) Public Schools > Rick Schneider, Pasadena ISD > Darlene Schottle, School District Five (Mont.) > Althea Serrant, U.S. Department of Education, Region 2 > John Simpson, Norfolk (Va.) Public Schools > Kevin Singer, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD (recently left to lead Manheim > Township (Pa.) School District) > Dennis Smith, Placentia Yorba-Linda (Calif.) Unified > Keith Sockwell, Northwest ISD > Tony Stansberry, Lee's Summit (Mo.) School District > Jim Surratt, Klein ISD > > John Thompson, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Public Schools > Frank Till, Broward County (Fla.) Public Schools > > Doris Walker, Clover Park (Wash.) School District > Gene White, Washington Township (Ind.) Metropolitan School District > Robert G. Witten, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16 (Pa.) > > Alvin Wilbanks, Gwinnett County (Ga.) School District > Clayton Wilcox, East Baton Rouge Parish (La.) Public Schools > Joseph Wise, Christina (Del.) School District > > SOURCE: ERDI documents Prev by Author: Rise in Standardized Testing has led to Backlash Next by Author: Dropout issue broached at trial Previous by thread: Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with vendors Next by thread: Re: Superintendents get $2,000 consulting fees to hobnob with vendors Index(es): Author Thread


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greengrass wrote:It says that Phyllis marriage and Philly's romance hangs in the balance when this person discovers what has been going on between them....................
I think Jill already suspects something by what Michael said and the look on Phyllis's face when they were talking about Billy and the naked girl in his house.
Spoiler............Travis finds out Victoria's real idenitity next week...........................I'll bet you it's Luca who tells him
Probably, I'm hoping July is a better YR month June looks crappy. Villy was cute when she dropped of Johnny.

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Ankush Khardori | Posted Friday March 16, 2007 at 08:00 AM
Here is an issue of the utmost importance to puzzle over: What's the deal with the colons that follow the headlines of Slate pieces on their front page? This has annoyed us for a while, and today we take this annoyance public.
Here's a screenshot of some items as they actually appear on the front page:
Here's what it looks like after an exceptionally skilled and handsome Microsoft Paint user takes an eraser to those colons:
So much better! Because we're not idiots, we can still tell what the headline is, and it looks a lot cleaner.
Shafer, stop trying to get people to drink more and get on this.
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PITTSBURGH - Brandon Sutter scored on a wrist shot from the left circle 8:18 into the third period, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rally for a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Wednesday night.
Beau Bennett and Matt Niskanen scored power-play goals 45 seconds apart in the second period, erasing Pittsburgh's two-goal deficit. Jussi Jokinen also scored for the Penguins and Marc-Andre Fleury overcame some shaky defense to stop 31 shots.
Game 2 is Saturday night.
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AP Photo/Pittsburgh's Brandon Sutter (16) puts the puck over Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) and Fedor Tyutin (51) for a goal in the third period of a first-round playoff hockey game in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
Jack Johnson, Mark Letestu and Derek Mackenzie scored for the Blue Jackets, who fell to 0-5 all-time in postseason games. Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 28 saves but was handcuffed by Sutter's knuckling wrister at the end of a 2-on-1 break.
The Blue Jackets insisted they wouldn't be intimidated despite Pittsburgh's overwhelming edge in playoff experience and star power. The Penguins also swept the five regular-season meetings between the two teams.
It took Columbus all of a period to go out and prove it.
Johnson gave the Blue Jackets their first-ever postseason lead 6:20 into the game, charging to the front of the net and taking a feed from Brandon Dubinsky before beating Fleury with a beautiful deke from his forehand to his backhand.
The Penguins answered with 2:51 left in the first when Evgeni Malkin - returning after missing three weeks with a foot injury - took advantage of a turnover by Fedor Tyutin and hit Jokinen in the slot. The knuckling wrist shot sailed over Bobrovsky's right shoulder and Pittsburgh exhaled.
But only briefly.
With Pittsburgh defenseman Rob Scuderi off for interference, the Blue Jackets went back in front 2-1 when Letestu jammed home a rebound and sent Columbus soaring into the dressing room. The high only grew when the puck hopped over Kris Letang's stick and set Mackenzie loose for a breakaway that led to a short-handed goal that pushed the advantage to 3-1 just 43 seconds into the second.
It took the league's top-ranked power play less than two minutes to even it.
Bennett tipped in a Niskanen slap shot 51 seconds after Mackenzie scored, pulling Pittsburgh with a goal. Johnson was quickly whistled for interference and Niskanen needed only 10 seconds to even the game with a snap shot from the left circle.
Things settled down after the five goals in 5 minutes, but Columbus didn't exactly shrink from the spotlight. The Blue Jackets carried play at times as the youngest club in the league made the Metropolitan Division champions look very much like one of the oldest for the first two periods.
Canadiens 5, Lightning 4
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Dale Weise scored 18:08 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening game of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series on Wednesday night.
Daniel Briere fed a pass to Weise from behind the net to set up the winner against Anders Lindback, who stopped 39 of 44 shots while filling in for injured goaltender Ben Bishop.
Carey Price stopped 21 shots for the Canadiens, who blew a pair of third-period leads. Brian Gionta had a short-handed goal and Tomas Plekanec, Lars Eller and Thomas Vanek also scored for Montreal.
Steven Stamkos scored twice for Tampa Bay, including the goal that forced overtime.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night at the St. Pete Times Forum.


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McKinley to Dems: Let's Discuss Issues
October 24, 2013
WHEELING — Hoping to avoid another government shutdown, Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va....
atoddh, I think you're confused about what a "ward" is. McKinley produces valuable products – buildings – in exchange for the money he receives. A ward does nothing for the money he receives. Examples of "wards" would be welfare recipients, food stamp recipeients, Obamacare subsidy recipients, and heirs of rich doctors. LOL
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McKinley himself is a ward of government Troll: having done almost only public projects at his firm.
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troll: with 25%-30% of WV residents to be on Medicaid, the State has become a ward of the nation. There is no growth and little opportunity here.80% of WVU WV native grads depart. Congress persons should represent their constituents.
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I suppose you're right, atoddh. Adopting socialism never hurt anyone, especially when one has completely given up on growth and opportunity in America. Maybe we could all stand along the interstate with "Hungry Please Help" scrawled on corrugated cardboard signs, too. Since we're abandoning all our self respect, too.
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troll: WV is arguably the poorest state in the US. The majority of District One residents will benefit from the new care plan. There is not growth and opportunity here. WV delegates should embrace the social programs; not oppose them.
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So you're running again, Tom? Starting the smear campaign early this time, I see.
Other than whiny opinions on generalities, an obvious misstatement that McKinley doesn't compromise (he voted FOR the Democrit Senate's debt ceiling bill), and a prognostication that McKinley will morph into a pork master like Molloscam, did you actually have anything? LOL
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Pure posturing. The entire problem is people like McKinley that have no principles other than those that serve his own purposes. The only reason he won by such a wide margin is that the Dems put up a lousy candidate and even their own knew it. When the GOP wakes up and accepts the fact that they are being played for suckers, they might...just might find that the best way to fight this guy is to use his own tactics against him...not compromise with him. The only difference between McKinley and Mollohan has turned out to be the letter behind their name. Otherwise, not a lot of difference. With time, McKinley will be bragging about the amount of pork he brings home, too.
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atoddh "McKinley ... does not represent the majority of his constituents in WV."
Funny. Because I recall he was reelected by a landslide 62%-38% majority. He won in every county. Maybe democracy just doesn't suit you Democrits. LOL
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atoddh; The real problem is that you have bought into all this BS.
Look at the situation; Barry refused to consider delaying his namesake plan for a year in order to lead Congress past this impasse. Let the Republican take the blame for this impasse.
Now, three weeks later, his spokesman Jay C is suggesting that Mr. O may extend this deadline.
The Pres. is depending upon his reasoning that no one will challenge his authority to do this. The House wants the delay (and if they object to this power grab they justify the Democrat position that they were merely obstructionists during the budget debates), the Senate is afraid of Obama (as seen by their refusal to vote on any House proposal), and the majority of the voters don't know anything about the Constitution.
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McKinley was part of the group who caused the shutdown.Get real.He does not represent the majority of his constituents in WV.
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Several domains of networking such as Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs), Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs), and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks have the common goal of transporting messages to their intended destinations. These networking domains share many requirements and employ routing protocols that are often composed of similar mechanisms.
In this paper, we explore the synergy between message routing and data replication and propose the use of topology-independent weakly consistent partial replication systems as a messaging substrate for the above networking domains. These replication systems provide the key properties of eventual consistency, disruption tolerance, and at-most-once delivery, which translate into guaranteed delivery, failure resilience, and bandwidth efficiency—three much desired and repeatedly implemented aspects of message routing. We outline an implementation of a messaging system on top of a replication platform with content-based filtering and show that our design is general enough to implement many different routing policies employed in DTNs, MANETs, and P2P networks.
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We present work on a tool environment for model-based testing with the Abstract State Machine Language (AsmL). Our environment supports semi-automatic parameter generation, call sequence generation and conformance testing. We outline the usage of the environment by an example, discuss its underlying technologies, and report on some applications conducted in the Microsoft environment.
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A Conservative Phoenix from the Ashes Populist – John S. McCain
A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage. It has a 1,000 year life-cycle, and near the end the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The | Read More »
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A chiefly send-off
Henrico Fire Chief Edwin Smith retired Sept. 14 and received a surprise send-off from Henrico firefighters and county officials on his last day. Smith was greeted in the parking lot of the county's Public Safety building by several fire trucks, a ladder truck with an American flag flying and numerous members of the division, which he led for the past five years.
Smith spent 38 years with the division, beginning in May 1974 as a firefighter. He served in every suppression position as a firefighter and officer and advanced to serve as an inspector, investigator and later commander of the Fire Prevention section. A promotion to battalion chief and later chief of training for the division preceded his appointment to chief Aug. 18, 2007.
Smith is an active member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, Virginia Fire Chiefs Association and Central Virginia Fire and Arson Association. In 2010, he was appointed by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to the Virginia Fire Services Board.
The Pemberton at University Park to host 'Wall of Honor' ceremony June 9
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Deep Run High School Cadets will provide a color guard for the event.
Community members have taken photos of residents in uniform, as well as residents with pictures of their military units from their days of service that will be on display the day of the event. > Read more.
19th Annual Asian American Celebration planned May 21
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The Asian American Society of Central Virginia will hold its 19th Annual Asian American Celebration on Saturday, May 21 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. 3rd St. in Richmond, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The theme for this year's celebration will be "Our Heritage," in recognition of May as the Asian Pacific American Heritage month, designated by the U.S. Congress in 1992. > Read more.
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The Nobel laureate Daniel Kahnemann once said, "You can make predictions, and a year later people won't remember them." But that didn't stop Politico Magazine from listing the worst predictions of 2013. Here's #1 on their list of worst predictions—"The Obamacare Rollout Will be Great." Slate writer Matt Yglesias said, "I wanted to once again take the opportunity to lay down a marker and say … that Obamacare implementation is going to be a huge political success." Not quite. In May of 2013 Salon's Blake Zeff emphatically declared, "Anthony Weiner can actually win the NYC mayor race." A month later, talk-show host Glen Beck predicted that something terrible would happen to the U.S. Government. Beck claimed that this unnamed disaster will "take down the GOP, it will take down the Democrats, it will take down many members of Congress." Hum, I wonder what all that was about. And, finally, there was the science journalist Clive Cookson's confident assertion about life on Mars: "I predict that by the end of 2013 we will have firm biochemical evidence for biology on Mars." (Financial Times, Dec. 30, 2012.)
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CBO issued a study today examining possible future private investment in new nuclear power plants. The extent of such investment depends not only on possible charges for carbon dioxide (if the Congress adopts climate change legislation) but also on existing incentives provided for such plants in the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that demand for electricity in the United States will increase by 20 percent by the end of the next decade. Most of the additional demand would likely be met by conventional fossil-fuel technologies without the incentives in EPAct or the prospects of a market price on carbon emissions.
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Monaghan wins big in Vegas
Pro boxer clinches 12th knockout victory in HBO debut
Long Beach's own pro boxer "Irish" Seanie Monaghan lived up to his promise of impressing the crowd in his Las Vegas debut last Saturday, when he defeated Anthony Caputo-Smith in the third round of a 10-round bout. The win marked the undefeated light heavyweight's 12th knockout since he began his professional career in 2010, and he now boasts a 19-0 record.
Monaghan landed over 50 percent of his punches at the Thomas & Mack Center, his first fight to air live on HBO Pay Per View, as the undercard of the Timothy Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez world welterweight title fight.
"[Caputo-Smith] had a good record, and I was a little bit nervous going into the fight because my mind was in a couple of different places — I didn't want the fight to go too long, but at the same time I didn't want to come out there and start brawling with him," Monaghan said. "But once I get in the ring, I get unconfused and it comes naturally to me."
Monaghan, who retains his WBC Continental Americas belt, said that a January fight at Madison Square Garden is in the works, and that he's hoping for a shot at the world title.
"That's where I'm at home, in the ring," Monaghan said. "If you see how I've evolved, I feel I can go out there and outbox anybody right now — my skill is really becoming something that works for me in the ring."
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|Young, talented WP volleyball team to take to the court
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 01 September 2011 19:57
Returning letterwinners for the Wauneta-Palisade Bronco volleyball team include, from left, sophomore Tailor Lee, and seniors Jonee Maris and Sheyla Christner. The Bronco jayvees will host Cheylin tonight (Thursday) while the Bronco varsity hosts St. Francis next week in their season opener on Sept. 8.
By Tina Kitt
The Wauneta Breeze
There's no doubt about it — this is indeed a rebuilding year for Coach Michelle Harchelroad's Wauneta-Palisade volleyball team.
This year's squad will feature only three returning letterwinners — seniors Sheyla Christner and Jonee Maris and sophomore Tailor Lee.
The Broncos lost several key members from last year's 8-16 squad to graduation including Bethany Riener, Laura Rundback, Jenae Bischoff, Rebecca Strand and Shelby Hamilton.
"Losing those seniors left us short on experience," said Harchelroad who returns for her fourth year as the Broncos' head volleyball coach. "We are a very young team this year but we have a lot of talent and some good height."
Her players have exhibited great attitudes and are working hard, she noted.
"I feel that by the end of the season we will be able to compete with anybody we'll play," said Harchelroad.
She plans to run a 6-2 offense, with sophomore Emma Skelton and freshman Sydnee Harchelroad keying the attack as setters.
The Broncs will be looking to their taller players to dominate the net in hitting and blocking, players like seniors Maris and Christner, and sophomores Tailor Lee and Brooklyn Nordhausen.
Sophomore Abbie Fanning and junior Tayler Nordhausen will step up as defensive specialists at libero.
With several freshmen in the mix, the Bronco squad is working hard to find the right chemistry and mesh their skills and talents. Over the summer they saw a lot of court action at team camps in North Platte and Kearney as well as Y-League in McCook.
Right now it's the team's passing game that concerns Harchelroad most with one more week of preparation ahead of them before the varsity squad opens its season at home against St. Francis (Kansas).
She also noted that with only 14 girls on the team and only three of those 14 with significant varsity experience, injuries and illness could deal the Broncs a blow.
Harchelroad said they will face several tough teams on their schedule, Hitchcock County likely to be one of the toughest.
"Hitchcock County is extremely loaded this year," said Harchelroad. She noted that she expects tough matches from Southwest and Dundy County among others.
Harchelroad put in extra training time herself over the summer, taking part in a University of Nebraska Coaches Clinic in Lincoln. "I learned a lot. There were some amazing coaches there," said Harchelroad.
The Bronco jayvees will see early action as they host the Cheylin Cougars from McDonald, Kans., tonight (Thursday). But it should be a good test for her team overall as all of her players except for her two seniors will see playing time.
Next week the Bronco varsity will kick off its season with their home-opener with St. Francis scheduled for Sept. 8.
This year's squad includes;
Seniors: Sheyla Christner and Jonee Maris.
Juniors: Tayler Nordhausen and Emma Skelton.
Sophomores: Abbie Fanning, Tailor Lee, Cassidy Rathe and Brooklyn Nordhausen.
Freshmen: Leiauna Alberts, Sydnee Harchelroad, Christi Christner, Hannah Nordhausen, Brianna Einspahr and Nicole Strand.
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Nothing says casual first date like fresh flowers and kettle corn. So when Matt the internist suggests we spend Sunday afternoon exploring a Santa Monica street fair, I'm in. We share roasted almonds, sunshine and our own true Hollywood stories. There's a lot I like about Matt -- he's well-traveled, well-read, and well-built. Somewhere between the organic fruit and the bad art, I tell Matt I spent my morning at the gym.
"Yeah, you look like you work out a lot -- you have those thick soccer legs."
"I'm sorry, what?"
"They might just look that way 'cause they're so short."
He did not just say I have thick legs. He did! He just called my legs thick. And short. And he insulted soccer. I have to hand it to Matt, he sure knows how to sweet talk the ladies. Why doesn't he just come right out and say I have the thighs of Goliath?
Now Matt has no clue he's committed a dating taboo.
"So, what's your schedule like this week, ya wanna hang out again?"
Sure Matt, we'll double date. You, me, and those two tree trunks I call my limbs. We could catch a flick. Of course we'll have to go to a theater with stadium seating, so Stubby and Solid here have plenty of leg room. Wouldn't want my vice-grip thighs to wrap around you during the scary parts. No really, I'm just kidding, a second date would be great, Mr. Clean. Oh, I'm sorry, did I just call you bald? No, of course not. Because polite people -- normal people, people who get action more than once a year -- don't point out someone's physical flaws on a first date. By the way, have you heard of an orthodontist?
Perhaps I'm being too hard on poor Matt, but his comments sunk my battleship. If he's focused on what's wrong with me before the second date, what's going to happen by the fifth date? The fifth week? Our fifth anniversary?
"Happy Anniversary, babe. We made it despite your dry elbows and wide hips."
No wonder Orthodox women cover everything but their ankles.
But maybe I brought this on myself. Matt was the one who suggested the outdoor date, but I was the one who arrived in low-rise shorts, a tight baby tee and platform flip flops. So, technically, I have only myself to blame. I was the one who exposed my gargantuan, size-4 bod to criticism. I'm surprised Matt held it together in the presence of such sizable mass. The horror! The horror! I'm also surprised he didn't suggest I lay off the fair's free samples.
Maybe I'm being oversensitive, a drama queen, but being single is hard on the ego. I meet a lot of men, I kiss a lot of frogs, I get a lot of pink slips. With all that rejection it's easy to ask, "What's wrong with me?" It's normal to fall down the rabbit hole of self-doubt. Now the man I'm on a date with is pushing me further over the edge. In dating, self-confidence is key; self-confidence is sexy, and it's hard to feel confident when your date is feeding your insecurities.
I know, I know. Matt asked me on a second date, which means he didn't intend to insult me; he just didn't think before he spoke. But to call my legs "thick" and "short," he had to have thought it to himself at some point. And that's the real reason why I won't be seeing him again.
He could have said, "Yeah, you look like you work out -- you have great abs," or "nice arms" or "the body of a teenage pop star, let's go to Vegas and pull a Britney." But he didn't. He gave me the classic L.A. look-up-look-down, then noted what was negative about my body. In dating, in life, it's easy to find problems if you look for them. I don't want that in a relationship. I want a man who looks for what's right, not what's wrong. I want a man who focuses on my flair, not my flaws. I want a man whose "Kiddush" cup is half-full.
I know I'm not Maxim cover girl material. I never claimed to be a gazelle. Short legs run in the Davis fam. Well, technically, our short legs don't run. It's hard to be quick with such a small stride. It's more like I power jog or gallop or walk with a quick gait. Whatever I do, I don't play center. I don't model mini-skirts. And I have yet to buy a pair of pants that don't need to be shortened. Still, I like my legs. Sure, they're a little muscular, but I'm happy being the thighmaster. And the man who looks for the positives in life will realize that dating a woman with powerful thighs has its benefits. 'Cause I got legs and I know how to use them.
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Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy Law Questions? Ask a Bankruptcy Lawyer Now.
Hi and thank you for your question. In the future, you can request me to answer any further questions.
Yes, file a amended F listing all of the new debts.
The court will charge $26 to amend.
You should send notice of filing (copy of the schedule and the bankruptcy notice to each creditor you are adding on as well.
That is all you have to do.
Thanks for your question, good luck.
I just wrote amended on the first page and renumbered the bottom pages since I added a page, I initialed the bottom where I changed the page numbers is that okay?
yeah thats fine.
any other questions?
do I need to type out a new page of list of creditors showing their names, addresses and recopy the list and attach it as if a total new Schedule F?
I just list the new ones with AMENDED SCHEDULE F at the top. I don't relist the ones I've already filed
my deadline date is Dec 16 so as long as I am within 30 days I am okay right?
How am I notified of my court date for discharge?
The 341 notice you have indicates the last day for objections.
the discharge is usually right after that
But I have to go to court right?
you went to the 341 hearing right?
that is all you need to attend in ch7 unless a motion is filed.
so I will just get notified of the discharge when it goes through, how long after the deadline does it take place?
just a day or two
how do i know what was discharged? I am getting a divorce and there are things ie. property taxes that won't be allowed I am sure how do I get a quick copy of the bk discharge
you will receive the discharge notice by mail from the court
my divorce is scheduled for Dec 22 what if I don't get it in the mail,.. is it online or can I go to the courthouse and get a copy
yes, both. You would need to subscribe to PACER though to get it and pay the fee to access ti
any last questions?
thanks for the help.. this has been an experience to say the least
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Here is a story about my great great great great great grandfather.
Just found out that the city of Dallas has a park named after my relative. Cannot wait to take my parents there. Will be cool to hopefully stand on land, or better yet, in the cabin with three generations of my family and ties that go back another five generations. Might be funny to show them my drivers license and ask to see the bill of sale from the 1800's!


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Venezuelan racing connection
Kettering's Formula SAE Team offered international assistance to Central University of Venezuela's Formula SAE Team prior to the May 14-18 SAE race competition at Michigan International Speedway.
The request was simple: could Kettering's Formula SAE (FSAE) Team host the FSAE team from Central University of Venezuela (http://www.ucv.ve/) as it prepared for a competition at the Michigan International Speedway?
For Dr. Craig Hoff, Kettering's FSAE adviser, and Kettering team members, there was no debate. With the 2008 Indy 500 field comprised of 20 international and 13 U.S. drivers, offering assistance to racing colleagues thousands of miles away is just one way to help Kettering make an international connection in the world of auto racing, at least on the collegiate level.
The FSAE Team from Venezuela was planning on racing in a Formula SAE competition in Michigan and needed to make sure the car was ready following a long journey from their home country, but to do this required a site near the race. Fortunately, Erick Scarpone, a graduate student in Kettering's Industrial Manufacturing Engineering program and former FSAE team member for the Venezuela team, helped "grease the gears."
"The team had to transport their car from Venezuela to Michigan, so there were some concerns that things might get jostled during the move," he said.
So Scarpone, who earned his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering at Central, approached Dr. Hoff to see if the FSAE Venezuela team could use Kettering's SAE garage and resources. Scarpone also worked with Kettering's team until an issue arose with the team's engine, which prevented them from participating in competitions.
Kettering's FSAE team helped pick up the vehicle from Detroit Metro Airport and transport it to the University's SAE garage on the first floor of the C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center. The garage is outfitted with some of the latest tools and technology used by professional racing teams today and serves as home to the Formula SAE Team, Mini Baja Team and Clean Snowmobile Team.
The Kettering team also opened their tool boxes to the Venezuelan students and encouraged them to do and use whatever was needed to insure that the car was fully ready for the race.
"Dr. Hoff, the team and University really gave us a lot of help," Scarpone said. "It was the first time Kettering has helped an international team and based on how well things went this year, Dr. Hoff said they would be happy to help again next year if it's needed," he added.
For Hoff, offering assistance to an international institution was an easy decision.
"Erick had been involved with Kettering's FSAE team since arriving on campus. When he brought up this opportunity, the team was excited to help. We made room in the SAE garage and helped them out where we could," he said.
The team, comprised of 12 students and two faculty advisers, finally went to the competition and finished 88th out of 120 teams. According to Scarpone, they would have finished much higher but ran into a front suspension issue that presented a difficult challenge. Still, the team, as well as Scarpone, is happy to have made an international connection with Kettering through the University's willingness to offer assistance prior to the race.
Scarpone said he isn't surprised at the openness of the institution, team and Dr. Hoff. "I can't say enough about all of the help we received from Kettering," he said. As he closes in on finishing his master's degree under the insightful advisement of Dr. Pete Gheresus, professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, he believes he made the absolute correct choice when determining which graduate program in the States best fit his goals.
"During the 2006 Formula competition here in Michigan, I had planned to visit several graduate schools and decide which I would apply to," he said. "Kettering was the best choice because of the hands-on nature of the program. As a result of my experience, I've told many friends back in Venezuela about the school and a number of them are now strongly considering applying to graduate school at Kettering," he added.
His master's program focused on Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma quality improvements. With his graduation in June quickly approaching, he's also made considerable efforts to secure a position in the U.S. and recently took an offer from Caterpillar in Decatur, Ill. Originally from Caracas, which is the capital of Venezuela, Scarpone is excited to be starting his engineering career at such a reputable company, even though he will miss his parents and two brothers.
But, as he said with a smile, "at least they have another place to come for vacation."
For more information about Central University of Venezuela, visit http://www.ucv.ve/ and for information about the school's Formula SAE Team, visit www.fsaeucv.org. For more information about Kettering's SAE race teams, contact Dr. Craig Hoff, associate professor of ME and adviser for Formula SAE, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Former AC Milan player Taribo West is '12 years older than he claims'
Former manager says the retired Nigerian international is already in his 50s
Former manager says the retired Nigerian international is already in his 50s
When the great Australian batsman Donald Bradman walked to the middle for his final Test innings, at The Oval in 1948, he needed four runs to complete his career with a batting average of 100, almost 40 more than any other cricketer has ever achieved.
It took nine years but this week the club who died return to life in the big league – and they're run by fans.
Ian Holloway insists he has no intention of walking out on Blackpool to manage another club. The Seasiders have been on a remarkable journey under Holloway, winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time last May and then doing enough this season to be above the relegation zone with three games left to play, albeit on goal difference alone.
He's paying the heating bills and sold his Cup final medal to save Plymouth. But he insists it's worth it, because the people and place are so special. Tim Rich meets Peter Reid
Ahead of today's vote, anticipation was building in the cities selected as the host destinations for England's bid.
Flamboyant figure who lit up the blue half of Manchester had a gift for inspiring players
Fifa bigwigs arrive to examine the leading 2018 World Cup bid – but the Russians are coming
Peter Reid has returned to football management after being confirmed as the new boss of League One side Plymouth.
Chris Brunt's dramatic 95th-minute equaliser for West Bromwich Albion cancelled out Danny Graham's stunning late strike to ensure that the promotion-chasing visitors and relegation-threatened Watford shared the spoils yesterday at Vicarage Road.
Gordon Brown leads the tributes at the funeral of 'one of the greatest parliamentarians'
Queen's Park Rangers 2 Plymouth Argyle 0
On a day when most of the top six sides in the Championship faced teams in the relegation dogfight, West Bromwich Albion seemed least affected by any Boxing Day lassitude, beating Peterborough United 2-0 at the Hawthorns to cut Newcastle United's lead to eight points. Posh started well but Albion took control in the second half, and just after the hour Luke Moore's left-footed shot and Ryan Bennett's header into his own net set up West Brom's win. Posh slip to the bottom of the pile.
Three Championship clubs removed their managers during the course of last week taking the season's cull to seven. None of them reaped the immediate benefit of a win, two had encouraging results, but at Hillsborough it was bad business as usual when Sheffield Wednesday, under caretaker Sean McAuley, lost 2-0 to Swansea City, midfielder Darren Pratley scoring after five and 36 minutes to move the Swans up to fifth. The Owls stay in the bottom three. "There is a fear and a lack of belief," McAuley said of his squad. "The ability is quite good but they are definitely not playing to their potential levels."
Forced to cut off his dreadlocks before being allowed to join Man United as a schoolboy, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's rise to the Premier League with Wolves has been far from ordinary
Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee hopes to complete the signings of Plymouth defender Jim Paterson and striker Steve MacLean. Twenty-nine-year-old full-back Paterson played under McGhee at Motherwell, while MacLean has struggled for form at Home Park. "I think we have the opportunity to get Jim on loan and maybe even Steve MacLean," McGhee said. Trialist Reda Johnson could also be close to moving to Pittodrie after impressing on a pre-season trip to Austria.


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Sorry, nobody must want one.
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Already got one......I use it as a cat toy.
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those ones are shite, get the original TOMY Bit Char-Gs, you can modify them, change engines, tyres, shells, suspension (they have about 2mm of travel) add working headlights/brakelights/indicatorsyou can even change the range on them (with a tiny bit of fiddling)and best of all by adding another tiny battery you can REALLY soup these little fuckers up, mine's a 'Booster Machine' Skyline so it's a turbo, but the extra battery makes it piss all over mine. i'll find the links....buy them on ebay.co.uk, bitcharg.co.uk sells the kit i've got for £70, i got it for £30~ off ebay direct from hong kong, took about a week, but when you're saving the cost of the car, you'd be a clown to complain.
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The Evidence, Faith For Today Television's production hosted by Dwight Nelson, Senior Pastor of the Pioneer Memorial Church at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, brings a brand new opportunity to connect with friends and neighbors who need to re-ignite their enthusiasm about things spiritual, or to simply introduce them to a God who cares about every facet of their lives.
The Evidence is a half-hour news-magazine television show that investigates the possibility of God in all expressions. Through interviews with world-renown scientists who de-mystify the technologies of nature, and artists who illuminate the wonder of life, The Evidence bridges the gap between science and theology, between ritual and the human heart. It asserts that the idea of God, while not provable, is not irrational. Almost an introduction to God,The Evidence explores such fundamental questions as "Does God really exist?," "Where did we come from?" and "Why are we here?" Studying not only the idea that God exists, but that amazing transforming power of spirituality in the lives of everyday people.
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Gaffer's verdict: Lambert - It was great to see Benteke back
Paul Lambert was thrilled to see talismanic striker Christian Benteke back in action as Villa continued their pre-season preparations at Luton.
Benteke played 45 minutes at Kenilworth Road as Lambert's side went down 2-0.
Lambert wasn't concerned about the loss, insisting the game was about fitness levels going into the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season.
What did please him, though, was the sight of Benteke in the claret and blue once again.
He told AVTV: "It was just another fitness thing tonight. Luton did really fine against us.
"The pleasing thing was Christian being back. Some of his touches were brilliant.
"He had 45 minutes. He's only done a bit of training. He's still got to work on match fitness but that 45 minutes will do him the world of good."
Lambert is hopeful of having "one or two" injury casualties back for Friday evening's encounter with Crewe at Gresty Road, the sixth match of Villa's pre-season schedule.
He added: "We have too many injures at the minute. That's the frustrating thing.
"When you look at the ones missing - the likes of Okore, Tonev, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Helenius - there are a lot of big players absent.
"We want to get them back.
"Hopefully there might be one or two back for Friday. We will have to see how that progresses and see how it goes.
"Once we start to get everybody back, we will be pretty strong.
"But you're going to get injuries. That's the nature of the game."
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Found peace Thursday, April 25, 2013, at age 54. Beloved daughter of LaVerne and Lois Anderson. Dear sister of David (Jori) and Lisa. Beloved aunt of Emily, Nathaniel, Kylie, Heather, Jean and Mercedes. Further survived by other relatives and friends at the Milwaukee Public Library.
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NVIDIA's nForce 590 SLI chipset is the cream of the crop for their lineup. One of the main concerns on motherboard choices today is whether you want SLI or Crossfire, as a SLI board doesn't support Crossfire video cards and vice versa. Once you make that determination as to which way to go, the Fatal1ty board is an excellent choice for an SLI system.
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Iceland's shortlisted Oscar entry "The Deep" (spring 2013) is based on the true story of the sole survivor of a downed fishing boat. Baltasar Kormakur is a member of a growing band of truly international filmmakers who make films at home as well as Hollywood. Producer-star Mark Wahlberg starred in "Contraband," Kormakur's remake of his own "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," took a shine to the rugged Iceland actor-director, and went on to make another film with him, the upcoming $80-million actioner "Two Guns," co-starring Denzel Washington. Wahlberg is also producing an HBO pilot with him, "The Missionary."
In a year that brought us "Life of Pi" and "The Impossible," it's striking that Kormakur opted to shoot his survival tale on real water. He and his cameraman bobbed in the Atlantic waves off Iceland in order to make believable the plight of his lonely swimmer, talking to birds and himself for hours on the dark open sea. Kormakur couldn't find anything that mimicked the actual character of the waves and the undertow. He says that Icelanders, especially, would have picked out green-screen tanks and CG water in an instant. He shot for two months in summer, but with winter exteriors, editing and post production, the film took two years to complete.
In our conversation below, along with ex-Universal co-chairman and executive producer David Linde of Lava Bear Films, Kormakur tells how he did his own stunts and literally went down with the ship.
Before the Icelandic premiere, the filmmaker screened "The Deep" for the relatives of the fishermen who died in the boat – only his protagonist survived. He was relieved and gratified when the surviving family members said that the movie was cathartic and gave them closure. The story is well-known in Iceland, where the film became a huge hit.
In the works: Kormakur has optioned Haldor Laxness' Nobel prize-winning book "Independent People," which is beloved by Icelanders. He's based at Universal for the moment, and is developing an authentic Viking seafaring adventure.
Anne Thompson: Balthasar, you started as an actor in the theater and then you got into films. How many feature films have you made in Iceland?
Balthasar Kormakur: This is my fifth Icelandic film in the Icelandic language.
AT: Was "Contraband" your first English-language film?
BK: "Contraband" was my first studio film; I had done two smaller English-language films, one in Iceland called "A Little Trip to Heaven" and another independent film called "Inhale."
AT: This is based on a true story set in 1984. Were you a teenager when this happened?
BK: Yes, I was 18 years-old and it had a great impact on me. First of all, there are shipwrecks every year in my country. The history of Iceland is filled with terrible accidents and people losing men to sea. And we've never been able to tackle this on a film. First of all, it's really hard to make a film where everyone drowns. Well, they did in "Titanic," but then you have to make up a love story and there aren't many love stories on Icelandic finishing boats. [Laughs]
So that's not going to get anyone into the cinema. But this [survival] is almost like a miracle, and gave people hope. But at the same time that it is a miracle that someone survives an accident, they can tell you what were the conditions, so it reflects on how dangerous this job is.
I also want to take this a little bit back, because my country in 2008, collapsed. All three banks in Iceland went bankrupt, so it was a shipwreck for the whole nation. It went sideways. After that, it was like how can I deal with that on film? I did not want to go and make a film about a greedy banker who goes bankrupt. I wasn't interested; I wanted to tell a story that would be a metaphor of the nation and also try to connect something that I thought we had lost. We had lost our own identity, our image of ourselves. It started with megalomania, everyone thought they were financial geniuses and bought themselves a private jet and then after the downfall it was minority complex: then we thought the crisis of the world was Iceland's fault.
AT: The doc "Inside Job" started with the fall of Iceland, the most dramatic fall of any of the countries.
BK: Then starting, mirroring yourself in people's opinion of you, and thinking what does the world think of us? We have a terrible image out there now and I thought it was wrong, you can't do that in that circumstances. In a state of shock, when you lose everything, you actually have to look at who you are and yourself and find it out and not be worried about whatever people think of you. By telling a story that is so fundamentally Icelandic about something so basic and a hero that doesn't want to be a hero maybe it brings us back a little self-esteem.
AT: You've worked with your star Ólafur Darri Ólafssonon on several films.
BK: I've worked with him on several films and also in theater; he's a fantastic theater actor. He's big. He has a big voice. He's like Gerard Depardieu in Iceland now. People actually are starting to see beyond his physical appearance and he can play a lot.
AT: The movie was a big hit in Iceland yeah?
BK: Yes, it was a very risky project, telling people that you're going to make a film about a man swimming in the ocean for six hours are not necessarily going to get the teenagers running to the cinema. But is the box office hit of the country. It's going to be in the top five if not the top of this year. That tells me that they want to see something that they can relate to.
AT: You actually did something they did not do in "Life of Pi," "Titanic," or "The Impossible" - you filmed these people and yourself in this incredibly cold water. How could you do this?
BK: Because the other way was impossible, let's put it that way, because I don't have hundreds of millions of dollars to put visual effects. Anyone who's worked in that field knows that the hardest achievement is to create water. It's one of the most difficult things to create. And I have $3 million and that is a high budget in my country.
So another part of it is 80% of my country lives by the sea, watches the North Atlantic every day. And, with all due respect, "Titanic" looks like it's sinking in a pond. It is the truth; the sea is not moving. And there are limitations of course, I could not have shot that movie in the North Atlantic ocean, I'm not saying that. But I wanted to be as authentic and real as possible, so we just swam for a month.
AT: So how did you do it? You created a camera rig?
BK: What did was I had no idea what I was doing, basically. [Laughs] And there is a reason why people don't do this, why they do this in a tank. So I decided to put the actor in as much waves and ocean as possible and got a rig a working platform, but it was almost impossible to keep him in the frame. He was bobbing in and out and he was swimming and then he was too close or too far or gone by and I need to have him have the monologue with the bird and all that and after trying this for a while, I thought we are going to have to figure this out. So I asked for a rope and tied it around the leg of actor and got a big monitor on a rig and I just jumped into the ocean and backstroke and held him in frame, watching him on the monitor trying to keep in the frame and he just kept on swimming and we had this wonderful human dolly.
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You aren't going to have a whole quota's worth of them drop on the same unit. Those are usually the outliers that knock out the lower percentage folks hoping to draw with fewer pts.
No matter what they do if there arent either less applicants or more tags its not going to change things much.
Lots of discussion going on here, and rightfully so, but not much has been mentioned about the cow elk tags going up a hundred-bucks! This hits me dang hard since I put in for a priority point and apply for a cow second choice to hunt Colorado. I got a 6X6 out of unit 76 back in 2000 and have no need for another... I hunt for the good eatin' of a cow. But $454 is a bunch of coin 'specially when it was $354 last year. At 67-years of age maybe I'll cash in my 9-points ona bull elk next year and 10-points ona muley buck the year after and maybe sail off into the sunset after that. Colorado really is cranking up any number of ways to "generate" income $40 priority point fee, Habitat fee even if you don't draw and don't visit CO that year, Ranching For Wildlife for residents only (!)...but,hey, I get to fish now even if I weren't figuring on it! Wyoming has always beckoned to me and maybe their fee schedules are somewhat different their seasons are generally about two-weeks in length and for someone like me who drives so far at least a 14-day hunt makes it more the worth while than Colorado's 5,7 or 10 day hunts. Who knows.
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Now there's a way to get the NRs to dump some points!
NR's used to be eligible for RFW permits. NR's were disallowed several years ago. I know in the early 2000's NR's were eligible.
I'm burning my deer points this year. Maybe in a few years I will get to burn my elk points. I like the 5 year rule someone mentioned before...I think the only people who love the point system are people with max points...
A pretty simply way to generate income and/or get the point creep to slow down or stop would be to charge the same amount of money for Res and NR tags for the trophy units. If the Res didn't want to pay the price I'm sure the NR would buy the tags. Do this for 5 years and see how she flys.
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Amid heated discussion and objection by senators, the Senate meeting of the Panjab University (PU), held Sunday, finally decided to have teachers evaluation system by students based on feedback.
The recommendation for the evaluation system provided for students with 75 per cent attendance to give their feedback on the teachers.
Senator I S Sandhu said that if this system is implemented in colleges then various college managements will start using this feedback system against some teachers for their personal grudges.
Senator Keshav Malhotra said, With this system, bargaining will start among teachers and students regarding assessment marks and feedback. It will add more burden to administration only.
Taking stock of the opinions, PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover said that this could be implemented as a form of guidelines. A performa will be made for this system and the said performa would have slabs related to attendances.
If PU wants to be at par with its top peer institutes we need to have this system. All good engineering colleges and IITs have teacher feedback system. Students come and go, but teachers remain there. Teachers should not be afraid of it, the V-C added.
Grover clarified that it will be feedback system not evaluation. However, Senator S S Sangha apprised the House that feedback is also part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) inspection criteria.
Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) president Mohammad Khalid shared that this system was brain child of student organisations, PUTA and many other agencies. Teachers are not afraid of this system. However, it should be purely feedback system and no academic committee should be involved to evaluate the feedback, he added.
Panjab University Students Council (PUCSC) president Satinder Satti welcomed the decision of the House.
The varsity will also implement leave encashment scheme retrospectively from 2011. Over 30 teachers would get benefit of Rs 7 to 8 lakh.
Only city colleges to have centralised B Com admissions
From the coming academic session, city-based colleges will have centralised BCom admission process. Forms for admissions to B Com course will be made available online while admission process would be centralised and counselling will take place in varsity. It was also decided in the Senate meeting that colleges affiliated to PU will conduct their own admissions to the said course. Earlier the admission process, for B Com in PU affiliated colleges even in Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur, were conducted by PU via a centralised system.


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Hey guys. I'm kind of ashamed of this but I've never been to the Big12 tourney before. If we beat Texas tonight, I will be heading down to KC for the weekend. I do not have tickets but hoping to score some when we get there. What is the best way to do this? What have you guys had luck with?
I've been to KC quite a few times since I have a few friends there so I know a little about the area, but if you know of any other ISU related stuff to do there, that would be appreciated too.
Thanks in advance!
No one has any suggestions?
As far as tickets, just scalp outside the arena. You will expect to pay 100 tops probably for a lower level ticket from what I'm seeing. Someone else will have to help ya out on other things aside from power and light and Ofcourse Kelly's.
its a great time -- i'd be there if not for my damn heart problem -- just get there and follow the people in cardinal and gold they wil not steer you wrong
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Start your day off with breakfast and cup of coffee on the lanai while enjoying the morning sun, and panoramic views of the Burnt Store Marina community and the Heron Golf Course. During the day, you can check out the surrounding area or lounge by the refreshing pool while gazing at the many boats in the Marina's North Basin. On Thursday's from 5:00pm - 7:00pm, bring an appetizer to share/your own beverage and join the Harbor Tower residents and guests poolside for 'Thirsty Thursday'.
Located among the mangrove-lined shores of Charlotte Harbor, Burnt Store Marina is centrally located between Fort Myers, also known as the city of palms, and Sarasota. With a short trip south you can visit Cape Coral, Matlacha on Pine Island, Fort Myers Beach and Naples. With the barrier islands of Boca Grande, Cayo Costa, and Sanibel all within a short drive or boat ride.
Burnt Store Marina is the largest private marina in Southwest Florida with 525 deep-water slips and direct access to the Gulf of Mexico. The harbor hosts the world's best Tarpon fishing and is ranked as one of the top fishing spots in America. This full service marina supports fishing and sailing charters, and cruises to the barrier islands. Located in the harbor is the waterfront restaurant, Porto Bello, with a fine offering of scrumptious seafood and land-lovers fare, a variety of entertainment, and spectacular views of the marina. The community also features a challenging 27-hole executive golf course, biking and walking all within the 600 acre gated community.
Whether you sit on the screened lanai enjoying your morning coffee or you bask in the sun at the pool with your favorite tropical drink, you will have found your own piece of paradise! No matter what, this is a great place to vacation for a week or two, yet comfortable and relaxing for a month.
Bella Vista was exactly as presented in listing photos. The owners have given considerable thought to extras that enhance ones stay. The setting is wonderful and encourages walks around the marina. I would definitely recommend this this property.
We had a wonderful time and it's a very pleasant condo. It's nicely decorated and furnished. Everything that we needed was there, and we found it very comfortable.
The marina is beautiful, and we were fascinated with the manatees living there. The Calusa Queen is a treasure. And, I especially liked the heated pool.
The owners did a great job in preparing this condo for rental. The condo was beautifully decorated and was supplied with everything you needed and more. We enjoyed our daily walks around the harbour. You can ride bikes, fish and golf or just relax around the pool.
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Intel Adapter: SAN plus LAN = FCoE
Intel's 10GBit Ethernet adapters for servers can now run the Fibre Channel protocol over Ethernet connections.
Chip manufacturer Intel has added Fibre Channel over Ethernet functionality (FcoE) to its 10 Gbit Ethernet adapters for PCIe slots. FCoE supports standardized, fast transmission of data traffic on a Fibre Channel SAN via Ethernet on the local network. According to Intel FcoE support is avo both for Windows and for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The new FCoE function offered by Intel's Ethernet Server adapters (see figure) allows both storage and LAN traffic transmissions over Ethernet.
FCoE is a specification by the T11 Technical Committee whose members include Sun, HP, and Cisco besdies Intel. T11 is a subgroup for Fibre Channel interfaces within the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS). The FCoE specification is due for ratification later this year. A free Linux implementation of the FCoE standard became available at the end of last year.
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One-third of enterprises have widely deployed mobile UC, says survey
Around one-third of enterprises surveyed by Webtorials characterized their mobile unified communications (UC) deployment as extensive or widespread in a recent study.
Webtorials collected responses from 200 individuals in companies with at least 500 employees, the majority of which were based in the United States. The survey was commissioned by SIP-based communications firm Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS).
One-quarter of enterprises characterized their mobile UC deployment as intermediate, while 21 percent said it was limited and another one-quarter said they were just starting.
The report found that the lack of offsite UC capabilities could result in a "productivity gap" between mobile and onsite workers, which results in a productivity loss of around 2.5 hours per week per employee. A mobile UC product could enable the average enterprise to recover $5,500 annually in lost productivity per employee.
Two-thirds of enterprise knowledge workers are mobile at least one-quarter of the time. This number is growing with the rise of smartphones and tablets in the workplace, according to the survey.
"Mobility has become an integral piece of the UC puzzle for enterprises. Enterprises must push their Unified Communications capabilities beyond the office walls if they wish to get the maximum return on investment from their technology investments and the employees who use them," said Steve Taylor, editor-in-chief and publisher for Webtorials.
Added Wes Durow, vice president of global marketing at Sonus: "Enabling mobility across the enterprise should be the first consideration as companies plan their UC deployments and that means having a robust, open-standard, SIP-based communications architecture in place that can support employees no matter where they are or what device they use."
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Ronda Rousey: 'I want to be the highest-grossing actor in the world'
Ronda Rousey talks about her Hollywood goals and says her fight with Gina Carano would be "too hot not to watch."
Ronda Rousey sure aims high.
The UFC women's bantamweight champion is already arguably the greatest women's MMA fighter of all time. Her goals now extend beyond the Octagon. Rousey wants to conquer Hollywood, too.
"I want to be the highest-grossing actor in the world someday," she told ESPN The Magazine recently.
Well, damn. Rousey, 27, does have three movies coming out in the next year -- "The Expendables 3," "Entourage" and "Fast and Furious 7." But making the most money of any actor working would certainly be a tall order if she continues to juggle Hollywood and the UFC.
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"I didn't grow up wanting to be an action star," Rousey said. "I just didn't think it was in the cards. Now that it's a possibility, I'm like, 'Screw it, I don't give a s***, if The Rock can become the world's highest-grossing actor, I can have that same goal.'"
In the interview, Rousey didn't talk much about her UFC goals. Maybe she wasn't asked about them. "Rowdy" has already completely dominated the landscape at 135 pounds with few deserving challengers remaining, Cris Cyborg being the most daunting. Rousey is coming off a 16-second TKO of Alexis Davis last month at UFC 175 and has finished all 10 of her career fights. Only one opponent has lasted past the first round -- Miesha Tate, last December -- and Rousey has beaten her twice.
"I never aspired to be second," Rousey said. "I was taught as a kid that you can do whatever you want in this world, so why not be the best in the world at it? Even when I was bartending, I wanted to be the world's best, most efficient and charming bartender. That's how I do things."
Rousey's next fight could very well be against fellow Hollywood actress Gina Carano. Carano has not yet signed with the UFC, but UFC president Dana White is confident a deal will get done. If it does, Carano would get a title shot against Rousey immediately. Most have scoffed at that since Carano has not competed in MMA since 2009. Rousey is not one of those people. She believes Carano would be "the hardest competitor I could ever find to fight."
"My coach said from the start that Gina is the worst style matchup for me," Rousey said. "I'm not just saying that. I don't have to worry about fighters outmuscling or overwhelming me or catching me on the mat. The only thing I have to worry about is the one-punch knockout. And out of all of the women in MMA, Gina has the best feel for distance and timing. That's not something you lose because you made a couple of movies. You'll always have that. And she was the first girl I ever saw that had a one-punch standing knockout."
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If Rousey beat Davis, a top-notch challenger who has two jiu-jitsu black belts and a world of experience, in less than 30 seconds, how long would Carano last? Rousey said it doesn't matter.
"Even if you think she took too much time off and it'd be a quick fight, to be honest, that fight would be too hot not to watch," Rousey said. "It doesn't really matter if it'll be competitive or not. And if you do watch it, you're going to be surprised: It'll be one of the greatest fights to ever happen in the history of women's MMA."
Rousey is already selling that fight hard, and it hasn't even been signed yet. Then again, there is no better salesperson in MMA right now.