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Hello, Gentlemen.
I have a job I love in management at a new public library in my home town. I don't make a ton, but cost of living is very low and I do earn what I would as a teacher (I'm also qualified for that). Also, the stress is non-existent. I am engaged in the community and really feel that I make a difference on a daily basis. There is one position above me for promotion, which will likely not open up for a long time but would be mine without question due to my long tenure when the vacancy does open. That position does pay well for this area.
My wife moved here after several years of long distance throughout university, largely because we have fantastic family support here that really did make the transition easier. However, my wife is very much an executive type personality and has had a rough time finding a job she enjoys in the area. She did have a job in a call center which covered all of our expenses, but she disliked it so much that she gave it up for other jobs that paid less.
She did eventually find a job she enjoyed in retail management about 45 minutes away, but had her salary cut after her company was purchased. She was then offered a promotion to compensate. This job pays well, but requires her to travel a lot and is covering neither her car nor her gasoline. I expect she will put 100,000 miles a year on her car.
The thing that boggles my mind is that she loves this job (she is a corporate trainer for a subsidy of one of the large cellular companies), even though it keeps her on the road four hours a day and is not sustainable because of travel costs. She is hoping to obtain a raise after she has worked there for a year, and perhaps make the jump to Corporate where she could have a stationary job in one of the metropolitan areas to which she is already traveling.
That is all fine and well, but I would have to give up my position that I love and probably seek employment in a metro school. I'm very much a quiet, small town person. Cities stress me out, and I have heard that those inner city schools have a retention rate for teachers at around 50% at a 3 year mark. I could seek employment in a library, but I would probably first need to obtain a Master's degree, and even then those jobs are highly competitive.
I'm very hesitant to move because of all this. Even if she secures a raise and I were to get a job in my field, cost of living would be much higher, and we would have to seriously look at child care costs when the time comes to start a family. Not to mention that my current job would allow me a flexible enough schedule to pick the children up from school, be home to cook dinner, etc. I am also sure she could obtain a job in her field within reasonable distance and make enough for us to live comfortably where we currently are. I just think she is attracted to the thought of climbing a corporate ladder.
Am I being unreasonable? There seems to be more at risk in leaving than we would potentially gain. I love my wife, but my gut is telling me to stay put.
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My husband and I are putting some amount of money and countless hours into his obtaining a job he'll like, though we don't need the money. He says, though, that he wants regular employment to feel productive. The idea of a job makes him happy, so I go along, just as he has gone along with some of my employment choices that haven't been great financially but have been good for my peace of mind.
There's more to employment decisions than dollars and cents. Lots of people derive personal satisfaction from their work, job title, or corporate status - just like other people derive satisfaction from how much they can bench press or how well-behaved their children are. Cut that off, and you'll have an unhappy spouse.
Your present situation, however, isn't sustainable. Your wife wants to climb a management ladder, and your small town doesn't have long ladders. But you don't like the city. You're going to have to compromise and set up some soft long-term plans. Maybe you stay in one situation for a year or 3, then switch, then switch back after a few years. Maybe you focus on your career until your twinkles-in-your-eyes are in school, then focus on hers. I imagine you both have about 30 more years of working life. The decisions you make in the next couple of years will impact those 30 years, but they won't cut off any long-term possibility completely.
Did you two talk about career goals before tying the knot? Did this come up? I'm not married myself, or even engaged, but I feel like if your wife is the corporate type, and will climb the latter at all costs, you two will be butting heads about this that could have some serious ramifications.
Thanks for the reply, D.J.
Yes, we spoke all about this during our long dating period. She didn't quite know what she wanted to do then, but assumed her retail experience would get her in management somewhere she would appreciate.
Now she has found a niche she enjoys in the mobile industry and is quite adamant on it.
I should say the world headquarters of the mobile company she is hoping to be hired at is in the city to which she is already commuting.
How can she do all that in a kitchen?
See how the cards play out. Support her and see how it goes. If she can land a Corporate Job that will cover your household monetary needs or close, have her take it. Then look for a place in that area for you to join her at.
This opens the world to her to try for and lets you stay with what you like until a real situation happens. At that point you will probably be able to find a new enjoyable life in one of the feeder towns in the metropolitan areas.
Until she lands that dream job, don't worry about leaving yours much. Just support her goal. She may land a fantastic job somewhere that lets you volunteer/work in the new area and find fulfillment for you also.
Sound advice! Thank you, David.
This sounds less like a question about making ends meet and more like a question about overall lifestyle. She wants to work towards a corporate job in another city. You want to stay put with the status quo. I also get the impression that, even if it were completely economically feasible, you still wouldn't be keen on the idea of changing jobs and moving to the city just like if it were completely economically unfeasible, she wouldn't be keen on giving up on trying to make it happen. Neither of you is right or wrong, or reasonable or unreasonble; you simply have different goals and preferences.
To me, it sounds like you two need to have a honest conversation about your goals, preferences, desired lifestyles, etc. If they aren't aligned (and assuming you want to stay together) you'll probably need to find a middle ground that works for both of you. (For example, if she's got her heart on a job in the city but you prefer the small town vibe, perhaps a middle ground would be moving to a suburb outside of the city; she could commute to her job in town while you got a job at a smaller library or school closer to home.)
Thank you, Regular Joe. One of my main fears was that I was being unreasonable. I will take your advice and work on communicating what each of us truly wants in the future.
Thanks again.
Hey vsound. I second the idea of actually talking it out. Not that I am that experienced in think about thes things but I think maybe one thing that could help is if you talk about the other aspects of life that get affected by jobs. Where I am coming from me and my significant other would have two incomes and no kids. But we know in advance that kids change the world and they are something that can get overlooked easier than one may think. You think of having them, but look for spots to pawn them off on people weather intentionally or not I think it is worth looking at personal aspects... But of course together. that is really the important part.
as an exercise make a pie chart of your life together and fill it with a piece for work, family, community, health, etc and think of how much you want to give for each. The catch is the more you give to one it eats more of the pie. I think this goes unseen by many and it leads to the potential breakups of families.
I don't think you're being unreasonable, but it's subject you're going to have to open up completely with each other. It sounds like she enjoys her career path very much and it would be difficult to convince her to give it up. On the other hand, you've got a right to enjoy your career too.
How does she feel about your career? Does she give off the impression that it's not as important as hers? Do you love her enough to move with her? To start a family and raise kids around HER schedule?
Bottom line is that money and career differences between young couples are a recipe for a train wreck. You'll have to choose to support her career or she'll have to choose to support yours. Either way, one of you will most likely feel as if your dreams have been stifled by the other.
Whatever you do, DO NOT bring children into this world if you both aren't 100% happy with the goals that you've BOTH set together. You will only be doing a disservice to the children because they complicate and change a relationship immensely. If one of you resents the other for their career choice, it affects children. It's also a recipe for divorce. And divorce with children is disastrous.
Your post really hits home for me. It boils down to what tolerance level you have for self sacrifice. I had a great job. Loved it! Traveled around the world, worked on billion dollar (no exaggeration) defense tech development, and interacted with amazing peers on out of this world projects. My wife, on the other hand, was stuck in a job she didn't care for and was not excited about her future.
More to the point, she is incredibly gifted in mathematics and science. I'm just good at them because I worked at it. I had a good career but she has the potential for far more. Taking my ego out of the equation, it was obvious that the best thing for our family was for her to be the number one bread winner and for me as her husband to support her any way I could. A lot of my dreams had to go on the back burner. In fact I had to pretty much redefine my life!
When she got accepted at the Mayo Clinic (Premier medical training facility in the US if not the world) for a free PhD ride in Biomedical Engineering I transferred to what I knew would be the end of the line in my own engineering career. It was. After her graduation we moved to someplace I didn't want to be but it was the best opportunity for her. Now, I'm a stay at home dad, home schooling my kids, and keeping the home life steady so she and the kids can reach their max potential. Never in my life dreamed I'd be doing any of that!
Self sacrifice is a hard way of life, sometimes. It can be a tight rope walk between sacrifice and door mat. Never felt like one personally, but I know it is difficult for some men to give up themselves. It sometimes stings when I think about what I gave up. Then again, when I look at all my wife has achieved personally and professionally since our marriage, and at what fantastic adults our children are becoming, I see it was the best for all and if it cost me anything, in the end, it really was very little.
Let me just say that, since everyone on this site is so concerned about what is / isn't manly, that I believe in all honesty that what would you did is indeed very manly. To be able to look at a situation objectively and measure the overall pros and cons for the whole family (rather than just yourself) and to make a decision that puts you in a non-traditional gender role that is logically sound yet so emotionally volatile takes major balls and I salute you for it.


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Haven't checked you out in ages. :) Well, here we go again I say.
Enjoyable stuff. Good going with the smooth changes into a next part. Your beat is a standard one for DnB I guess, heard it somewhere before (but I could be wrong ^^)
Nothing really to complain about, it's well mixed and you set the tone right for everything. Kudos!
Thanks for your vote, DarKsidE_555! You voted 5 for Movin' n' Shakin', keeping its score at 5.00.
Thanks alot man... haven't seen you around either... damn being a hermit!!! *shakes fist* Anyway, I blended the main beat with a few different sub beast during the song. That's the reason for the smoothness^_^
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=D It made me move... It was xchill ;) Ya know? Had alot of potential to be heard in a rave or sumtin. I can see a teenage girl takin sum club drug perhaps ecstacy and then falling victim to a 30 year old man whos name is Tim working for a small business and in his side job he makes illegal drugs and uses them on inoccent teen girls and yeh... Oh and hey love you song... Really tight =D ZXX
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THERE has been an outcry of anger in a picturesque Vale village after initial plans to cover nearly 100 acres of the parish with solar panels have been revealed.
Villagers living in Great Comberton are up in arms over the plans by TGC Renewables, which at this early stage propose to build a solar panel farm over 91.5 acres on land at Lilworth Farm just outside the village for a period of 25 years.
The area of land, which is overlooked by Bredon Hill, is described as the jewel in the crown of Wychavon by locals, who say they will come together to try and prevent the development.
John Woodcock, of Pershore Road, Great Comberton, lives next to farm.
He said: "The main thing is the views from Bredon Hill, because you can't hide it from that. Why are they not looking at brown field sites, to put it right in the middle of an open area of farm land does seem against government policy."
Another villager Diana Carter, of Church Street, said: "It will ruin the village. This is the gateway into the village. The number of people that come to walk up the hill. I am sure it will effect the value of our houses."
Geoff Wright, of Main Street, added: "We are in favour of sustainable energy but swallowing up valuable countryside and farm area in such an important scenic area seems to be an enormous folly. This area is the jewel in the crown of Wychavon's scenic beauty, it seems crazy."
But TGC Renewables, the company behind the plans, which will be discussed further at a public consultation exhibition on Monday, defended the site choice.
They said the site has been selected as it is close to the existing electricity infrastructure and is suitably graded land with existing mature boundary treatments, adding trees and hedgerows would only be enhanced and the land would be retained for agricultural use via sheep grazing.
Roy Amner, director, also said: "We hope via the consultation event, we are able to present our proposals and it will allow us to gather any appropriate feedback from the local community so we can ensure that the proposals that may go forward to a formal planning application are appropriate.
"There is a community benefit associated with our proposal which is £1,000 per annum per MWp for the first 10 years of the site's operation, shared between the parish councils, on a percentage of land deployed within the respective parish boundaries.
"If the scheme is consented and deployed, this equates to up to £200,000 of benefit shared between the parish councils.
"Based on our pre-planning assessments, we have already revised our site proposals to remove any development within the Little Comberton Parish area."
The public exhibition will take place at Great Comberton Village Hall on Monday (June 30) between 3pm and 7pm.


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Michael's Slightly Salty Pickled Onions
Recipe by Jenny Sanders
This recipe came from my friend Michael. He got the recipe from his grandmother, and made a few changes to it. (Like figuring out her very cryptic instructions.) These are a different pickled onion than the usual, having no extra spices and having a distinct salty quality. Of course, they don't have nearly as much salt in them as called for by the recipe, but they are definitely not a low-salt pickle. The quantity of brine to onions will depend on the size of your onions; and you will need to make several batches of the brine. (I've listed each batch.) He did not use pearl onions, just regular cooking onions, but small ones.
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I was trying recreate the maryland sour pickled onion. I had sure had a hard time trying to buy them so I thought I would try this as my last hope. I have to say it is identical to it. I did ommit the sugar it calls for. The reason is I didn't want to take a chance on them being sweet.Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 quarts small onion
- 1 cup pickling salt
- 2 quarts boiling water
- 1 cup pickling salt
- 2 quarts boiling water
- 1 cup pickling salt
- 2 quarts boiling water
- 1 quart water
- 1 quart vinegar
- 1 cup sugar
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- Peel the onions.
- Place them in a large crock.
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- Let stand for 2 days in a cool spot, then drain them.
- Make more brine, and pour it while hot over the onions.
- Let stand for 2 more days, then drain them.
- Put your jars in a canner, and cover with water.
- Bring to a boil and boil 10 minutes.
- Make more brine and this time add the onions, and boil them for 3 minutes.
- Fill the hot sterilized jars with the drained onions.
- Mix the vinegar, water and sugar.
- Heat to boiling and pour over the onions.
- Seal at once, according to manufacturer's instructions (generally, boil lids for 5 minutes) and process in boiling water for 10-15 minutes.
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In this activity we will consolidate the previous work by ALiC on collaborative cross-site development work between students on our Software Engineering modules at Durham and Newcastle and between multi-disciplinary teams and industrial customers at Leeds Met in order to embed realistic projects and group working opportunities into the CS curriculum. These projects will allow students to develop the skills employers consider important e.g. communication, teamworking, problem solving etc. as well as further enhance their technical skills. It is imperative to include this realistic perspective when seeking to help our graduates develop both their technical and transferable skills in groupwork situations and thereby enhance their employability.
The pedagogical aims of this activity are to:
This activity has two strands:
1. Cross Site Software Engineering Project between Durham and Newcastle.
This activity involves an industrial partner, (P & G), who have provided us with a case study and are willing to act as a real 'customer' throughout the academic year. The introduction of Procter and Gamble in our cross-site work means that students can benefit from their expertise and we can ensure that our work is realistic and valid as a means of increasing the employability of our students. Through this activity we hope to gain a greater understanding of the skills that make our students attractive to employers and use this information to enhance our curriculum design in the future. Another element of this activity is the continued development and improvement of Newcastle E-learning Support System (NESS), to support group and project work. We have already evaluated some of the other communication technologies used in the cross-site activity such as video conferencing and instant messaging as well as the use of the online forums and shared repositories and this work will continue.
2. Multi-Disciplinary Team Projects at Leeds Met.
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This is the war fought between Catholic Spain and the Protestant Netherlands which resulted in the independence of the Netherlands from Spain, the separation of the Southern part of the Netherlands (Flanders) from the Northern part. The result was the formation of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Dutch Republic.
First regular armies, mostly mercenaries, under the orders of Prince William I of Orange attempted and failed to invade the Dutch provinces.
But there were also the foreign based irregular land and sea forces of the Geuzen, fanatical Protestants who raided the provinces and by the end of 1573 had captured and by force converted to Protestantism the provinces of Holland and Zeeland. Then the other provinces joined them in the revolution against Spain and they formed a general union.
The Catholic Southern part of the Netherlands, in particular the Catholic Walloon provinces seceeded from the Dutch Union in 1577. None of them wanted to be part of the Spanish Empire either but by 1588 the Spanish had regained control over them. By now Spain was engaged in war also against France and England and this made a Dutch counteroffensive possible.
During the 12 Years' Truce the Dutch tried hard to secure their borders. When fighting resumed in 1621 this revolt had become part of a more general conflict known as the Thirty Years' War.
An alliance of the French and the Dutch came into being in 1635 and this led to the French conquest of the Walloon provinces and sustained French attacks against Flanders.
In 1648 the Spanish Republic, now worried about the growing power of France, concluded a separate peace with the Netherlands. This came to be known as the Treaty of Munster by which Spain recognized the independence of the Dutch.
All that you can find in the history books. What those books hardly ever touch on is the misery all this caused for the common man caught between unruly armies and irregular forces all of whom had to take mostly from civilians everything they needed to survive.
In 1583 for instance the dikes were pierced in our Meetjesland and thousands of hectares of good land taken from the sea disappeared once again under the salty water.
After such a long period of conflict and destruction many many farms lay ruined and abandoned and many many people had fled the region never to return.
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Gibson Circle renamed for outgoing president
Gibson Circle, the semicircular driveway off St. Charles Avenue in front of Tulane University's main administration building, Gibson Hall, is being renamed in honor of outgoing President Scott Cowen and his wife, Marjorie.
"Cowen Circle will be a permanent reminder of the crucial role Scott and Marjorie Cowen have played in the life of Tulane for the past 16 years and the place they will hold in our hearts forever," said Darryl Berger, chairman of the Tulane board.
Cowen will retire June 30, having served as Tulane's president since July 1998. The board resolution that established Cowen Circle noted Cowen's key effort in leading Tulane through Hurricane Katrina.
"This is such a tremendous honor for Margie and me," Cowen said. "We are so humbled and grateful for the love and support of our Tulane family."
Tulane dean to lead engineering group
Nicholas J. Altiero, dean of the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has been named president of the American Society for Engineering Education.
"It is an honor to assume the presidency of ASEE, an organization that for 121 years has influenced the quality of engineering and engineering technology education in this country," said Altiero, who took over the presidency June 18 at the group's annual conference in Indianapolis.
Founded in 1893, the society works to enhance professional opportunities for engineering faculty members and promotes activities aimed at increasing student enrollment in engineering and engineering technology at colleges and universities.
The group's more than 12,000 members include deans, department heads, faculty members, students, and government and industry representatives.
Altiero, who served as president-elect last year, succeeds Kenneth Galloway, of Vanderbilt University.
Altiero joined the Tulane faculty in 2000 as dean of the School of Engineering. When Tulane was restructured in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina, Altiero was named the first dean of the integrated School of Science and Engineering.
Loyola student wins $120,000 scholarship
Loyola University biological sciences major Denise Powell recently was selected as one of 18 students to participate in the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. The program aims to prepare rural primary care physicians in Mississippi through early clinical experience and the opportunity to attend medical school. Powell is from Magnolia, Mississippi.
The program will let Powell attend the University of Mississippi School of Medicine or William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine on a scholarship of up to $30,000 per year. Additional benefits include personalized mentoring from practicing rural physicians and academic support.
The program prepares medical students to enter residency programs in one of five primary care specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, medicine-pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology or pediatrics. After residency training, the new doctors must provide four years of service in a clinic-based practice in a Mississippi community with a population of 20,000 or less located more than 20 miles from a medically served area.
Powell, also a student-athlete at Loyola, was named for the second year in a row to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for cross-country earlier this year. The All-Academic Awards are presented to student athletes who excel on the field and in the classroom.
LSU Health Sciences names vice chancellor
J.R. Pegues has been appointed vice chancellor for administration of the LSU Health Sciences Center. He currently serves as the chief operating and administrative officer at the school.
Pegues will have the lead responsibility for the university's successful business performance, including information technology, environmental health and safety, human resources and auxiliary enterprises. He is responsible for developing campus master plans, acquisition and maintenance of property, as well as construction, renovation, maintenance and repair of facilities.
Pegues is a health care expert specializing in operations, strategic marketing, new business development and strategy formulation and execution.
Before joining LSUHSC, he was president and chief executive officer of Coventry Health Care's and Aetna's operations in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. In that role, he had responsibility for all day-to-day operations.


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By Frank Keegan | State Budget Solutions
If current state and municipal workers and retirees refuse to accept their fair share of sacrifice on retirement benefits, the looming taxpayer backlash will sweep away a century of progress.
Workers must act voluntarily now, because politics and law never will resolve this crisis before the money runs out, and the legal protections they are counting on may be as false as politicians' promises.
Even as California Gov. Jerry Brown this week signed pension legislation he admits does nothing about his state's $500 billion retirement debt, that debt continues to grow by billions of dollars.
All over America, our 3,418 public pension plans are crashing faster than lagging data and analysis show. Earnings and investment value continue to fall far short, and the debt continues to grow beyond any hope of economic growth, tax increases and service cuts to pay it.
The true numbers are so bad some economists have suggested a national bailout, and some politicians have pledged to oppose it.
Now, a Boston University School of Law professor who compares public pensions to Bernie Madoff takes a look at the legal ramifications of bailout.
In "The Public Pension Crisis," scheduled for publication in the Washington and Lee Law Review, Jack Michael Beermann takes an openly sympathetic look at the "recipe for disaster" state and municipal workers face, including "some risk of nonpayment in the future."
He repeats the warning made in other studies: "Retirees face the risk of reduced pension payments and current employees face the risk of receiving less generous retirement benefits than the promises that they have been depending upon."
Recent studies by economists at the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center, Notre Dame and Maastricht universities, and The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College confirm that public pension funds eventually will run out of money, and current policy is just setting them up for that to happen sooner than later.
The most recent calculation of true pension debt by economist Andrew Biggs for State Budget Solutions, using universally accepted accounting, puts the total at $4.6 trillion as of last year, more than seven times the official estimate.
Beermann, who cites Biggs' study, acknowledges debate over how huge pension debt is. He states that, "Although the matter is not free from doubt, this article proceeds on the assumption that there is at least some truth to the conclusion reached by many, that pension obligations will present a serious fiscal problem in the not too distant future. …
"My sense is that while there may be some exaggeration out there, the pension funding crisis is real."
He also confirms, "The situation with health care promises to retirees may be even worse than the pension problem because fewer state and local government entities have set aside any funds to pay for those expenses. Coupled with serious inflation in the cost of health care and health insurance, the failure to set aside funds to pay for this may prove disastrous as more workers retire."
Next he dives into the question, "Are Pension Promises Excessive or Abusive?" because if they are, constitutional and statute protections of benefits would not apply.
Beermann reviews extensive studies and raging debate over this issue and includes specific examples of prevalent atrocious violations of legislative intent on retirement benefits.
"The looming fiscal problems caused by unfunded promises to retired government workers has occurred due to the making of legally binding promises … without setting aside the funds to pay for those promises. To a certain extent, the pathology is typical of deficit spending by government," he writes.
That pathology includes allowing "… current officials to provide services without requiring taxpayers to pay for them until much later, when they may be out of office …" and "… pension promises help politicians shore up support among government workers, or at least avoid opposition from government workers which would be substantial if significant reductions in pension benefits were opposed."
He also points out that "… information on the extent of unfunded liabilities is not readily available, and what information there is may be difficult to interpret. Taxpayers may simply not know that public employees have been promised overly generous pensions or that tax revenues are insufficient to fund them. This problem is aggravated by the use of overly optimist projected rates of return …"
Then Beermann acknowledges the reality that "Excessive or abusive pension promises also occur due to the nature of the relationship between government employees and elected officials. Government employees are often among the most ardent supporters of incumbent politicians because such employees depend on politicians for their jobs, levels of pay, and working conditions."
He points out that "… patronage still exists at high levels and various pockets of government … even if only a small percentage of employees are in a close relationship with elected officials, whatever system of pay and benefits is created will normally be designed to cover everyone. In other words, the desire to be generous to 'connected' employees contributes to excessive compensation for all employees."
As a result, he warns, "Taxpayers may be waking up, …but it may be too late to avoid severe fiscal hardship."
Beermann documents that unfunded retirement promises are explicit violations of deficit spending limits and balanced budget requirements. "This raises questions of whether the failure to fund pension obligations constitutes unlawful deficit spending, and whether such a violation would justify renunciation of some portion of unfunded obligations."
When it comes to legal protections for public pension benefits, Beermann repeats the conventional wisdom that, "In many states, the weight of constitutional law is with state employees rather than the taxpaying public."
And he cites U.S. Constitutional protections for enforcing contracts and against unlawful taking, as well as reviewing issues dealing with state sovereignty.
The big question on contract protections is whether "… pension promises are overly generous, and subject to abuse by legislators and other officials handing out political favors, and by employees using loopholes and tricks to spike their pensions. It is one thing for the government to breach a simple arms-length contract with a supplier …. It is quite another for government to attempt to reign in excessive pension promises made to secure the power of incumbent politicians at the expense of taxpayers."
He also raises the question of whether retired municipal workers' "… pension promises are no longer considered executor contracts. … This means that theoretically, retired workers could see their benefits subjected to severe restrictions."
That could come in the form of future taxpayers "… resisting tax increases to pay for pension liabilities incurred in the past …."
"However, just because state action violates federal law does not guarantee an effective remedy. … states cannot be sued for damages in federal court without their consent, even for actions that violate the Constitution of the United States," though individual state officials may be sued.
Of course, workers in states with constitutional and statutory protections of pensions could try to enforce funding through state courts, but there are no legal precedents on what happens when pension funds run out of money and few requirements for states to pay into pension funds.
With a sympathetic nod to state and municipal workers, Beermann says, "In a sense, public pension recipients are in a similar position, but on the lower end of the economic scale, to the victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme."
He fails to point out that so are taxpayers, who now are the only ones being asked to sacrifice for this crime against the common good.
According to Beermann, "… if pension promises are viewed as the product of a corrupt or incompetent political system, then perhaps adjustments beyond those that would be tolerated on a strict contractarian view should be allowed."
What he does not state is the obvious conclusion that nothing in constitutional, statute or ancient common law requires any government to enforce contracts entered into fraudulently, through coercion or to bypass other laws — such as balanced budget amendments — even if that contract is with the government itself.
Clearly, as Beermann's conclusions and extensive documentation prove, that is the case when it comes to state and municipal retirement promises.
"Fairness aside, if the financial situation … does not improve, many state workers and retirees may suffer severe reductions in their pension benefits as public entities find it economically or politically impossible to meet their obligations to retired workers. …
"These possibilities may give pension plan participants strong incentives to negotiate over their pension benefits, perhaps resulting in the acceptance of significant reductions that are less painful than what would have otherwise occurred."
He then briefly discusses "One modest proposal" of a federal bailout, but warns, "There are many practical reasons to be cautious about bailing out public pension funds. The most obvious is that it would be very expensive: in the trillions of dollars especially if health care promises to retirees are included."
Beermann points out the obvious "moral hazard problem … In some states and localities, corruption has contributed significantly to extravagant pension promises. Unless serious consequences are attached to abusive behavior … losses may continue after bailouts."
He picks up the refrain for fundamental reform now because, "Investment volatility and political considerations are likely to continue to threaten the financial viability of pension funds if they continue as currently structured."
False pension "reforms" such as those signed into law this week by California Gov. Brown do nothing about the current structure of public pensions.
State and municipal workers must take the lead in restructuring them now, or risk the wrath of taxpayers destroying them in the near future.
Frank Keegan is editor of Statebudgetsolutions.org a project of sunshinereview.org. The State Budget Solutions Project is non-partisan, positive, pro-reform, proactive and anchored in fundamental-systemic solutions. The goal is to successfully engage political journalists/bloggers, state officials and opinion leaders in a new way of thinking about state government and budgets, fundamental reforms, transparency and accountability. [email protected]


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Joe Pernice's latest release, Chappaquiddick Sideline is a blue recording. Literally, as he croons on the opening track, "I hate my life…," I feel his frustration and stand in his forlorn shoes. Joe Pernice, from his recordings with the Scud Mountain Boys and the Pernice Brothers, has earned a reputation as one of the finest songwriters in America.
Like his 1998 masterpiece Overcome By Happiness, this simple recording, described as a side project, is a masterful template of poignant, beautiful imagery accompanied by the barest of song structure. Joe is the rare artist who is a master of space and tempo. On "Breakneck Speed," the plodding tempo and repetition gives the track a hypnotic quality that brings you into his world. His breathy Colin Blunstone-like (The Zombies) delivery and trademark lyrics describe moments so well that the story and its ending become unimportant. When he describes with only a lilting melody and a beautiful sounding acoustic guitar on "nobody's watching:" "...undo your clothes, in the window shadeless night, and if you see me watching you, please let them go," I am there. I'm not really interested in why he's standing outside her window, or what follows, but for that moment, Joe has my undivided attention. Such sonic snapshots are overwhelming in all of Joe's work.
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Chappaquiddick Skyline
This recording from beginning to end is very personal, and Pernice's bare-it-all sensibility makes the recording special in a way very similar to his last effort, Overcome by Happiness. I've heard Pernice's material described as Bacharach-like pop. I don't totally disagree, but what Joe does lyrically is different in my opinion than the sometimes gentle and obvious themes that pervade Hal David's lyrics. In David's world, when the husband leaves, the car isn't in the garage when she gets home. In Pernice's world, when the wife gets home, the car is in the garage, but the engine is running, the garage door is closed, and the husband is in the front seat.
Seriously, apparently, Joe is no longer with Sub Pop and is looking for a label. We can only hope that there is at least one artist friendly major label left who actually sits down and listens to this man's art so that he can continue to create work like Chappaquiddick Skyline.
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Quality early childhood education (ECE) is critical in preparing children for future learning. As an early childhood educator, you will have an integral role in promoting children's development from birth to age 12 within the five domains including; cognitive, social, emotional, language and physical. In the ECE program you will engage in theoretical studies along with practical applications. Moreover, professional practice and ethics guide you in working with families, understanding pedagogy and fostering belonging and well-being in children.Back to Top
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- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (recommended)
If you begin classes in January, you will complete semesters 1 and 2 (Year 1) from January to August and semesters 3 and 4 (Year 2) from January to August.
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- General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
- General Elective Credit (GNED 1000)
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- Guidance Of The Young Child (CHLD 1302)
- Observing The Young Child (CHLD 1303)
- Child Development II (CHLD 3300)
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- Field Placement I (FWK 2301)
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- Field Placement Seminar I (FWKS 1301)
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- Introduction To Exceptionalities (CHLD 3303)
- Curriculum Development III (CURR 3501)
- Field Placment II & Seminar (FWK 3313)
- General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
- Personal And Professional Wellness (HLTH 2305)
Semester 4
- Prevention & Identification Of Child Abuse (CHLD 3302)
- Ethics And Professional Practice (ECE 2302)
- Partnerships With Parents (ECE 3301)
- Philosophies Of ECE (ECE 4300)
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To help prepare you for success in your program and in your future career, all students accepted into this program will complete an assessment to determine your reading comprehension and writing skills. For more information, please visit the post-admission communications assessment website at www.durhamcollege.ca/assessment.Back to Top
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Qualified graduates can apply to Durham College's:
Graduates may also be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study through Durham College's partnerships with many Canadian and international colleges and universities.
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Educational Studies and Digital Technology - UOIT
- Bachelor of Professional Arts Human Services - Athabasca University
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Hons) - Brock University
- Bachelor of Business Administration – General Business - Davenport University
- Bachelor of Arts, majoring in: Creative Writing, History, Journalism, Screen Studies, or Sociology - Griffith University
- Bachelor of Child and Family Studies - Griffith University
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Childhood (Honours) – University of Guelph-Humber
- BASc in Early Childhood Degree Completion - Guelph University
- Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education - Institute of Technology, Tralee (Ireland)
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education - Lakehead University
- Bachelor of Child Development - Laurentian University
- Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies - Ryerson University
- Bachelor of General Studies -Thompson Rivers University
- Bachelor of Social Work - University of Windsor
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Disability Studies - University of Windsor
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We understand the importance of supporting and celebrating our arts and culture. It is key to our quality of place and celebrating our place will attract more tourists, dollars and investment to our local economy. That's why we promote local artisans on our award winning Arts Route. And it is through the Arts Route that we can begin to brand Hastings County as being the creative place that it is.
By supporting our rich cultural heritage, showcasing our unique identities and celebrating our cultural and entertainment amenities, we will become an even more attractive place for people visit and live, and investment will follow. Learn more about our cultural plan.
With financial support from Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) in Bancroft and Trenval Business Development Corporation in the Quinte Region, we have developed the Arts Route.
Artisans and arts organizations can have their venues featured on the route. An online interactive map was developed to make it easier for people to find the artisans and navigate around Hastings County.
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Much that goes on in our nation today surely must cause God's heart to grieve. Far too often, we have rejected God's will and chosen to go our own way, ignoring His Word and living only for ourselves. We are like the people of Jeremiah's day, who "turned their backs to me and not their faces" (Jeremiah 2:27).
But does this mean God can't intervene and turn us back to Himself? No, certainly not. He has done it in the past, and He can do it again in the future. In fact, we may be seeing some signs of this today, particularly among the many young people who are turning to Christ because they've realized the emptiness of life without Him.
Don't give up praying for revival. Let the prophet's prayer be yours: "I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known" (Habakkuk 3:2). God is not powerless, and although we see Satan's hand in so much that goes on today, God is more powerful than he is, and God is still at work. God's will is still that men and women would find their peace and hope in Him, and they will as they turn to Christ in repentance and faith.
Whatever the future holds, ask God to bring spiritual revival in your life, as you submit every part of it to Jesus Christ. Let the Psalmist's cry become yours: "Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?" (Psalm 85:6).


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The dreaded "scheduling conflict" has reared its head and canceled two shows we were looking forward to: the evening with Harry Belafonte that was planned for this Saturday at the Mahaffey Theater and singer John Legend's Oct. 15 show at Ruth Eckerd Hall. A news release from the Studio@620, which was partnering with Mahaffey to produce the Belafonte show, said, "We share your disappointment and apologize for any inconvenience that may come as a result." Legend promised a return in the spring of 2013, but no date was released. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.
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Chelsea Handler finally opened up about what she'd like to do once she's done with Chelsea Lately, and it's not what everyone thinks.
Amid new rumors that she's in talks to do a show on Netflix or have her own radio show, the 39-year-old comedian showed up on Conan Monday night to say, "I haven't made any decisions about what I'm doing. Everything that's printed about me is a lie."
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Stewart Decker, MD, a family medicine resident in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP represents 129,000 physicians and medical students nationwide. Decker was elected to a one-year term by the National Congress of Family Medicine Residents and was confirmed by the governing body of the AAFP, the Congress of Delegates.
As the resident member of the board of directors, Decker represents the interests and opinions of the National Congress of Family Medicine Residents to the AAFP Board of Directors and Congress of Delegates. In addition, he advocates on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system.
A member of the AAFP since 2013, Decker has served in several leadership positions at the state and national levels. He served as resident delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates in 2015 and as student representative on the AAFP Commission on Governmental Advocacy in 2014. In 2013, Decker was a member of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Legislative Committee, as well as the Practice Enhancement and Patient Advocacy Committee. He currently is the resident member of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors.
In late 2015, Decker helped found the Oregon Policy & Engagement Network, an organization that works to enable medical students to learn about and become engaged in political issues. He also works with Healthy Klamath, a project focusing on community-based health interventions.
From March through September 2013, Decker was a project manager at Sacred Valley Health in Ollantaytambo, Peru, where he trained rural community health workers in strategic long-term planning and program policy development.
As a family medicine resident, Decker has been recognized with the AAFP Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education and received the 2015 AAFP Foundation Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute scholarship. As a medical student, he was honored with the Minnesota Medical Foundation's Medical Student Achievement Award, inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and received the University of Minnesota President's Student Leadership and Service Award.
Decker earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington. He completed a certificate in international public health from the Institute for International Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, and earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
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About Oak Grove 70 Petro
Almost twenty years after truckstop entrepreneur Bill Moon began operating Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa; he decided to launch a business venture in his home state of Missouri and purchased what was then called the Oak Grove Truckstop in 1982. The truckstop consisted of a moderate store, restaurant, diesel fuel pumps and two-bay repair shop.
In 1997, Oak Grove 70 Truckstop was literally torn down and rebuilt from the ground up. A $10 million investment in the property resulted in a new restaurant, store main building, shop and fuel center. Wendy's and Dairy Queen also opened on site in the new food court. Oak Grove 70 Truckstop became a Petro Stopping Centers franchisee in 2001, opening the door to more trucking fleet contacts. The Petro branding also paved the way to change the existing full-service restaurant to an Iron Skillet. In 2009, Oak Grove 70 Petro received another facelift, remodeling the Iron Skillet restaurant, chrome shop, convenience store area and fuel center.
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Reports suggest that many companies in the cement business produced below their capacity creating shortages and inflating prices.
Shares of ACC was down 2.57%, while Ambuja Cements was down 2.34% and Ultratech Cement was down 2.46% at 9.30 am IST. So far no companies have been named.
Shares of cement companies are expected to lose further ground as and when the CCI submits its reports.
According to a news report on Moneycontrol.com action might be taken by CCI but as per section 27 of the Competition Act. According to earlier reports penalties were expected to be to the tune of roughly 3% of company's market caps. CCI also has the power to impose a penalty of up to 8% of average turnover of past three years.


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The Big Fun, Low-Cost SLI Gaming Rig
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PNY's 7900 GS cards are stock products, meaning they aren't overclocked at the factory. The cards can be found for $199 each, so a pair will set you back just under $400. The PNY 7900 GS is slightly slower than the competition in single-card mode, but two of them prove faster when running in SLI mode, so it seemed like a good choice. And they're single-slot cards.
Fancy graphics cards and SLI systems deserve a good display, and today's monitors are trending widescreen. I like the ViewSonic VX2235VM, a budget-priced, 22-inch widescreen with a native resolution of 1,680 by 1,050. ViewSonic claims a pixel response time of 5 milliseconds, which makes it a potentially great gaming display. And I've seen it at Costco for just $349. (Many folks reuse their monitors, so I didn't include this in the total system cost.)*
Integrated audio has never been very satisfactory, although the quality of motherboard audio has improved significantly over the years. But many cutting-edge games support full 3D sound, including occlusion and positional cues, which require a fair number of CPU cycles. A dedicated sound card can be quite useful. But which one?
The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi line of sound cards is top-notch, but until recently, even entry-level versions have cost more than $100. Creative has recently started shipping the X-Fi XtremeGamer, however, which sells for under $90 (street). It lacks some of the assetsexpansion capability, more software, and 64MB of X-RAMthat the higher cost, Fatal1ty-branded card offers. If you want all that stuff, Creative sells the Fatal1ty without the front control bay for about $135. I kept my performance-at-any-price instincts in check (and my debt as well), and went with the $89 version.
To justify that funky card, I needed good speakers or a headset. I priced two alternatives, either of which costs about $80. On the speaker front, there are the Logitech Z-4 stereo speakers. But lugging speakers to LAN parties isn't really viable. Instead, opt for the Sennheiser PC 165 headset. It offers the option of connecting to USB (if you don't have a sound card), or you can unplug from the USB module and connect to a sound card. Audio quality is pretty good, as is often the case with Sennheiser cans.
All that multimedia got me thinking about storage, and lots of it. I wanted full-featured storage at a budget price (sensing a trend yet?). Seagate's Barracuda 7200.10 SATA ST3320620AS offers respectable performance, and if you're willing to forgo the cutting-edge 750GB drives (the first desktop perpendicular storage out there) you can also find some real bargains. Though this drive offers "only" 320GB of storage, it's still got a 16MB buffer and can be found for around $95.
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U.K. Imposes Deadline To Fix Sick E-Health Program The CIO of Britain's Department of Health says outsourcers working on the long-delayed project have seven months to get it right -- or they may have to get out.
Microsoft, Mayo Clinic Launch Online E-Health Records Service Mayo Clinic Health Manager is Microsoft's bid to get consumers to tap into its HealthVault platform for managing personal health records online.
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Thorr's Hammer, Corrupted added to Supersonic line-up
Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson's cult doom outfit Thorr's Hammer will reform for an appearance at the upcoming Supersonic festival in Birmingham, UK. The SunnO))) pair's band, briefly active in 1994-1995, will be making its appearance with original vocalist Runhild Gammelsæter, drummer Jamie Sykes and long-term cohort Guy Pinhas. Osaka doom outfit Corrupted, meanwhile, are also slated for a rare appearance at the festival, as are the newly-reunited 80s 'splatter rock' cult item The Accused. For the full line-up and tickets see www.capsule.org.uk


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Gateway's defense doesn't rest as playoffs approach
It often is said that defense wins championships, and after Friday's defensive effort against Penn-Trafford, Gateway continues to stake its claim as one of the top contenders for a WPIAL title.
The Gators defense, loaded with Division I prospects and collegiate recruits, limited the Warriors to 68 yards of total offense, forced three turnovers and converted two of them into touchdowns in a 42-0 whitewash of the Warriors.
Gateway (7-1, 7-0) posted its first shutout of the season, brought the Victory Bell back to Monroeville and reclaimed the conference championship.
"We're just feeding off each other and staying hungry," said senior Mileak Ford, whose 21-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the second quarter made it 21-0.
"We really wanted to get our first goose egg on defense. We just came out and got it done. The defense is really playing as a unit."
Penn-Trafford came in as a defending conference champion. The Warriors topped Gateway last year to claim the old Quad South title.
But the Gators avenged the loss in the regular-season with a win in the WPIAL quarterfinals.
Gateway head coach Terry Smith said he was pleased with his team's effort against Penn-Trafford, especially on defense.
"We knew we needed a team effort on Friday to win," Smith said.
"It started with our defense. You can't lose a game if you don't give up any points. Our kids came out and worked really hard through the week of practice to prepare for all of Penn-Trafford's formations. The kids were ready, and they flew to the football. They trusted their assignments, like Mileak with the pick six. He knew exactly where to be."
Much has been said about Gateway's high-power offense, which has produced 51 touchdowns in eight games.
But the defense has complimented the offense and surrendered only 84 points this season.
"Everybody wants to step it up," said senior linebacker Jaymar Parrish, who led Gateway with 13 tackles against Penn-Trafford.
"When something gets started, everyone wants to get in on it, from the linemen to the linebackers and defensive backs."
Parrish and senior Todd Jeter teamed up for Gateway's final score.
Jeter picked off a Penn-Trafford pass attempt deep in Warriors territory and returned it inside the 5.
Jeter fumbled the ball, but Parrish was right there to pick it up and take it the final three yards for the score.
"That just shows you what our team was doing that night," Smith said.
"The guys were just flying to the football, helping each other and having fun. It was the best defensive effort we've had all year. We're still not where we need to be, but we're closing the gap quickly."
Parrish leads the way in season tackles with 56, but several on the defense have stepped up to make plays.
Ford and senior linebacker Brenon Thrift are tied for second on the team with 29 tackles, followed by junior defensive backs Anthony Davis (28) and Montae Nicholson (27) and junior linebacker Zaihe Regus (24).
Davis has a team-best four interceptions, while junior lineman Stephen Gross has posted a team-high six sacks.
"We preach hustle," Smith said. "The very first drill we do every day for our defensive practice is pursuit. Whether it's a quarterback, a running back or a receiver running, we want to fly to the football. If you're not hustling, bad things happen."
While the Gateway defense was stifling, the Gators offense was on target. Quarterback Thomas Woodson threw three more touchdowns — connecting with junior Delvon Randall on scores of 30 and 18 yards and Jeter for 53 yards.
Woodson finished 10 of 14 passing for 321 yards.
Senior Darin Franklin added 90 yards on eight carries, and he scored on a 1-yard plunge to open the scoring in the first quarter.
"We're clicking right now, on offense, defense and special teams," Smith said.
Tigers up next
Gateway will try to keep the train rolling and solidify at least a No. 2 seed for the playoffs — North Allegheny is projected to capture the top seed in Quad-A — with a win at McKeesport this week.
The Tigers (5-3, 5-2) are in the playoffs and are hoping to cap off the regular season with a signature victory.
Senior quarterback Eddie Stockett has made a verbal commitment to play football at Division I Akron. He threw for more than 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns last year, and he has more than 500 yards passing and four touchdowns this season.
Stockett threw a touchdown pass in last week's 20-6 victory over Kiski Area.
He also has become a big threat to tuck the ball and run, as he has close to 600 yards rushing and 11 rushing touchdowns.
"Stockett is a terrific veteran football player," Smith said. "He has implemented running into his game, He's a true dual-threat guy. He's a Division I quarterback for a reason. He is capable of making big plays. Our focus is on containing him and keeping him from getting going. If we can control him, we can slow them down some."
Smith said his defense has to go back to assignment football, as McKeesport has gone back to the traditional flex option-style offense that former head coach George Smith was known for.
"Our guys have to be disciplined to tackle who their assignment is," he said.
"The flex is tough to prepare for, because no one else runs it all year. All of a sudden, here is a team that runs it very well, and its all about deception. If we're not disciplined, McKeesport will make us pay. They have the athletes who can change the game with one play."
Gateway is seeking its second straight victory over McKeesport.
Last year, the Gators shut out the Tigers, 38-0.
In 2010, McKeesport topped Gateway, 28-14.
Smith is one win away from 100 as Gateway's head coach. He is 99-29 in ten-plus seasons with the Gators.
Michael Love is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-388-5825 or at email@example.com.