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Utah Utes show off new uniforms with mountain theme
JapanCougar Apo, APAug. 10, 2014 9:23 a.m.
Am I the only one who finds it hilarious to read a bunch of grown men comment on fashion?
This is probably the only venue where men can come together and discuss fashion.
I agree with Duckhunter, red pops out and doesn't need a lot of additional design to look good. Yellow and Green, on the other hand....
TroyTown Anaheim, CAAug. 8, 2014 8:01 a.m.
The Utes are going to learn what the Cougars felt like wearing those ridiculous bibs.
Christy B Salt Lake City, UtahAug. 8, 2014 7:55 a.m.
Little spiderman cap sleeves, how cute are those?
SCfan clearfield, UTAug. 8, 2014 6:42 a.m.
Just occured to me looking at the picture and all that red color. Utes, isn't that a Native American (Indian) tribe? And to wear "red" as the color. Washington D.C. do we have a problem here? There certainly is more red color on the Ute uniform than there is on that team back in D.C. which is getting all the negative attention about color. They go by the name of............. what was it?
manaen Buena Park, CAAug. 8, 2014 12:48 a.m.
Wow! Talk about going all out -- if Craig Thompson doesn't let you return after this, I don't know what to try next.
A1994 Centerville, UTAug. 7, 2014 7:43 p.m.
USU has the best looking uniforms right now.
Tomahawk Red San Francisco, CAAug. 7, 2014 5:27 p.m.
Naval Vet
Philadelphia, PA
I'd seen worse....like our "black out" camouflage unis of 2010. But still, I don't like 'em. Why can't we just wear something "classic". The only thing wrong with the simple and austere uniforms we wore back in the 1990s, was that they weren't "crimson". They were "scarlet".
We are still scarlet.
Alabama/Oklahoma is crimson.
Robroy Murray, utahAug. 7, 2014 5:13 p.m.
I think too many mountain peaks will be offended by these ugly uniforms. In that spirit I would also vote for changing that offensive name of utes to The Mighty Swoops. Then you could have a picture of that big red chicken on the sleeves.
Duckhunter Highland, UTAug. 7, 2014 4:34 p.m.
The socks might be the worst part, just awful.
AggieFan4Ever Logan, UTAug. 7, 2014 3:30 p.m.
Those don't look good at all... The sleeves themselves don't look terrible, but they just look really out of place when combined with the rest of the jersey and it looks awful. They should take the same approach as BYUseless and Utah State have: Simpler is better.
Two For Flinching Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2014 3:00 p.m.
@ Duckhunter
Utah had it perfect in 1994. Actually, anything between 1994-1999 would be fine with me.
Liberal Ted Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2014 2:43 p.m.
I'm surprised someone hasn't been offended by the uniforms yet. I'm sure one of the student body presidents will find a reason to be offended and try to change the uniform....maybe they'll get rid of the red uniform, because people once called Native Americans "red men", or maybe it's not diverse enough because it's only red, white and black...
U-tar Woodland Hills, UTAug. 7, 2014 2:30 p.m.
Fitting for roller derby, or deer hunting
Two For Flinching Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2014 1:39 p.m.
@ SLCWatch
Modern football jerseys are light weight and very tight.
Duckhunter Highland, UTAug. 7, 2014 1:32 p.m.
The uni's are ugly, every bit as bad as the BYU bibs. BYU learned and went back to a simpler, classic look. utah will learn as well.
The thing is utah should have some of the best looking uni's around, in fact some of the ones they've had over the last few years are really sharp. Red as a color really pops out to you all on its own, it doesn't need a bunch of busy weird stuff added to it, in fact that stuff distracts from it. One of my favorite scenes from college football is the one from 2004 where the utah fans rush the field, not because I cared about them going undefeated it was just that sea of red swarming onto the field looked really cool.
They did a black out uni a few years ago where the uni itself was all black but the helmet was red, it looked great, the contrast between the red and the black just stands out prominantly while also going well together.
Someone needs to tell them they already have all they need and to scale it back with the busy highlights.
Royal ACP Logan, UTAug. 7, 2014 11:53 a.m.
"Strong like the Mountains..." Haha CU is gonna beat U this year, the Unis are icing on the cake.
Aggie238 Logan, UTAug. 7, 2014 11:51 a.m.
I would put these about on par with BYU's bib uniforms. They just look tacky. The mountain theme could have looked really cool on the helmets, but the rest of the uniform should have stayed more standard. So they basically did the opposite of what they should have done. There's nothing wrong with a modern look (a la Oregon), but it still needs to hearken back to the classic design to avoid looking tacky. This looks like someone ironed on some Boy Scout council patches.
xert Santa Monica, CAAug. 7, 2014 11:44 a.m.
Spiderman! That's the first thing I thought. They look very comic book and I mean comic book not in a cool, buff and strong, techno way--but more of a Halloween dress up way.
Fashion Police Olympus Cove, UtahAug. 7, 2014 11:35 a.m.
"I Like The Mountains.....Sure Beats The Bibs !"
If your standard of a great uniform design is simply being "better than the bibs", you certainly haven't set a very high standard.
The truth is, they're embarrassing.
Stringer Bell Henderson, NVAug. 7, 2014 11:29 a.m.
They're fine. At least there's no bibs or corny slogan on them. And BYU fans, admit it. You would give anything to have a Pac12 logo on your uniforms.
SLCWatch Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2014 10:51 a.m.
Do they spray paint these on? Those aren't snug... they're too small. Don't send the check yet coach. Like most Underarmor they look like solid gold dancer spandex but without the curves. And are the pads getting small nowadays because these won't allow for pads too. Looks like Underarmor sent the Rugby jerseys to the wrong team
Scores Idaho Falls, IDAug. 7, 2014 10:40 a.m.
Who cares!
Ernest T. Bass Bountiful, UTAug. 7, 2014 10:25 a.m.
I'm glad we don't play them because I'm sick of 4 straight years of beating ourselves and having refs make us loose.
TheGreatPAC12 Salt Lake City, 00Aug. 7, 2014 10:22 a.m.
Awesome! Shows the greatness and majestic qualities the Utes possess.
Proud PAC12 member
JCC75 SEATTLE, WAAug. 7, 2014 9:03 a.m.
The sleeves with the mountains are horrible
Cletus from Coalville Coalville, UTAug. 7, 2014 8:57 a.m.
They will make us way cool and premier.
Go Utes!
65TossPowerTrap Salmon, IDAug. 7, 2014 8:57 a.m.
I like the Mountain West Conference theme.
81Ute Central, UTAug. 7, 2014 8:39 a.m.
**yawn** I never have been much for fashion statements, except for the other schools Bib uniforms a few years back. Very slick.
TJ Eagle Mountain, UTAug. 7, 2014 7:03 a.m.
I think they put the mountains there because after another losing season they are going to be wishing they were back in the MWC where they could have a winning record and earn a bowl bid. Well, I guess having lots of money and lots of big brothers is a good tradeoff for being a conference whipping boy.
Naval Vet Philadelphia, PAAug. 7, 2014 6:27 a.m.
I'd seen worse....like our "black out" camouflage unis of 2010. But still, I don't like 'em. Why can't we just wear something "classic". The only thing wrong with the simple and austere uniforms we wore back in the 1990s, was that they weren't "crimson". They were "scarlet". Football shouldn't be a fashion show. Stanford totally has it right. UCLA has done a pretty good job too, and I've been really liking Colorado's lately.
I hope this jersey doesn't return next Fall.
Jeff ls Farr West, 84404Aug. 7, 2014 6:26 a.m.
I live and die cougar blue. I don't think they look bad, but they do look real snug. I wonder how they will look with the pads on. Will they be too snug? Best of luck in your season this year. Health to Wilson. Success to Kyle. This Cougar fan knows more and watches you more than most of your fans. I have respect for your teams but not your fans.
spudontheweb Aberdeen, IDAug. 7, 2014 2:10 a.m.
keep dreaming chris B
AltaHawkFan Sandy, UTAug. 7, 2014 1:58 a.m.
Are the utes celebrating a return to the Mountain West conference ? Must be since Chris B is calling for a 7-5 record. I love how positivethinker is comparing them to the bibs ... very appropriate.
Surf is Up Miami, FLAug. 6, 2014 11:17 p.m.
What? You mean the PAC12 logo isn't going to be plastered all over them?
CO Ute PARKER, COAug. 6, 2014 9:57 p.m.
Glad to hear the players like them. Personally I'm not thrilled.
sammyg Springville, UTAug. 6, 2014 9:56 p.m.
When I first saw them a few days ago my first impression was Spiderman as well.
These unhappy comments are funny. :(
rlsintx Plano, TXAug. 6, 2014 9:11 p.m.
The sleeve cap graphic is too noisy and fights for attention with that large black sleeve.
Maybe it will look more spaced out with pads on. What do the pants look like ? I like the helmets.
79Ute Orange County, CAAug. 6, 2014 8:55 p.m.
Correction: The new uniforms will give "winning ugly" new meaning...
79Ute Orange County, CAAug. 6, 2014 8:39 p.m.
The new uniforms will give "winning ugly" no meaning...I hope. Tired of losing ugly!
Pavalova Surfers Paradise, AUAug. 6, 2014 7:40 p.m.
keep em. so awesome
IQ92 hi, UTAug. 6, 2014 7:18 p.m.
First take, shoulders some sort of fractured something. Second thought, spiderweb.
UteinIdaho Sandpoint, IDAug. 6, 2014 7:15 p.m.
I like them. Would be much better if they did new helmets too, but I still like them.
Osgrath Provo, UTAug. 6, 2014 6:21 p.m.
In my opinion, if the sleeves were 3 inches shorter, the mountains wouldn't look so jarring. I guess you want to be on the leading edge of design without going too far. On the other hand, that certainly brings a lot of attention to Oregon (love them or hate them, you always look for the Oregon uniform).
IRS Agent PROVO, UTAug. 6, 2014 6:06 p.m.
They match the team's performance in the PAC - horrible.
Mr. Caveman Omaha, NEAug. 6, 2014 6:02 p.m.
Made from rock? Can it get any cheesier? Utah is the new Maryland.
Two For Flinching Salt Lake City, UTAug. 6, 2014 5:37 p.m.
Awful. Truly awful.
32843 PROVO, UTAug. 6, 2014 5:31 p.m.
Bleacher Report ranked the top CFB uni's for 2014 and they ranked BYU as the sixth best uni in the country. OR,no surprise, was ranked #1 best uni in CFB. Have a nice day.
Utefan4Lyf West Jordan, UTAug. 6, 2014 5:23 p.m.
Saw them at the Red Zone today. Not horrible, but I like the clean sleeves better.
positivethinker Magna, UTAug. 6, 2014 5:12 p.m.
I Like The Mountains.....Sure Beats The Bibs !
Spokane Ute Spokane, WAAug. 6, 2014 5:04 p.m.
They look Awesome!
Carnak Salt Lake City, UTAug. 6, 2014 4:36 p.m.
Love em.
Thanks Under Armour.
patriot Cedar Hills, UTAug. 6, 2014 4:35 p.m.
nice look
jonkay New York, NYAug. 6, 2014 4:27 p.m.
Happy Mountains brought to you by Bob Ross.
Hochmut West Jordan, UTAug. 6, 2014 4:27 p.m.
Eh, Pride of the Wasatch?
The Anti Chris Salt Lake City, UTAug. 6, 2014 4:19 p.m.
I agree with Kralon. They look cartoonish.
I was sure that they would have put a pac sticker on the uniform.
Tomahawk Red San Francisco, CAAug. 6, 2014 4:13 p.m.
Thought they would be better. And I don't know why Utah can't do a decent reveal like every other program does.
No new helmet either. Same old Utah lack of vision.
UteNationAlum Cottonwood Heights, UTAug. 6, 2014 4:08 p.m.
I honestly need to see more pictures of these unis with pads on before I can make a solid judgement. This Twitter pick looks better than I thought. But without pads they definitely look pretty meh to me.
Brave Sir Robin San Diego, CAAug. 6, 2014 3:52 p.m.
The uniforms are horrible. Under Armour is out-Nike-ing Nike.
Cougar on The Hill Midvale, UTAug. 6, 2014 3:49 p.m.
These should only last one season. They're not terrible, I just don't see the mountains staying on the sleeves for very long.
Kralon HUNTINGTON BEACH, CAAug. 6, 2014 3:44 p.m.
The sleeves don't look like mountains, they look like spider webs - spiderman uniforms!
Whatever it takes to win, go spidey, er, Utes!
Chris B Salt Lake City, UTAug. 6, 2014 3:30 p.m.
"Strong like our mountains"
Go UTES. Cant wait to get this 7-5 season underway as we cheer the premier university in the state onto victory against some of the best teams in the entire country.
Proud Ute
Proud Pac 12 member
RSL* Why, AZAug. 6, 2014 3:28 p.m.
The uniform is a meh.


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HI, I am new to the forum. I'm 52 and been working out since 16 yrs old (on and off). I would like opinions of my routine. I work out 3 times a week. Mon, Wed, Fri. I work out for about an hour and 15 minutes. The last 25 minutes are on the elliptical. I try to mix up my excercises.
Monday: I work back, I do 16 sets of 12 reps each. Then 9 sets of biceps 12 reps. I work out pretty fast with little rest between sets.
Wednesday: Chest, 16 sets , 9 sets of triceps.
Friday: Shoulders 16 sets 12 reps plus 4 more sets for traps. Legs, 12 sets.
I recently changed my routine to 12 reps for each set and don't bother with light or heavy days anymore. I feel like I am getting better results doing this. I don't want to change my 3 day routine either. My biological clock is ticking and I want to look and feel better, I don't care about strength.What do you guy think of this routine? To many shoulder sets?
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A RUNDOWN football pitch is to be transformed into a £9.3million housing development.
Home Scotland housing association has been given permission to rip up the existing football pitch and terracing in Tinto Park in Govan, which is used by junior football club Benburb and build 71 homes for social renting.
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From Social to Social ROI Fast: Actionable Insights & Tangible Returns in Weeks Instead of Months Community Blog
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Guest post from Burke Powers, Managing Predictive Analytics Consultant, IBM Business Analytics Today, every company of appreciable size has some social media presence. Most companies I speak with are either just monitoring social media or are engaged in...
IBM Analytical Decision Management: The Gift that Keeps on Giving Community Blog
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Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics Follow Kurt on Twitter: @KurtPeckman Last Sunday was Father�s Day. This is a paradoxical �holiday� in the U.S., as it is a day to honor fathers with gifts and food, but they are still...
End Foolish Decisions: Align the Organization around IBM Analytical Decision Management Community Blog
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There was an article in The New Yorker last week entitled, �Why Smart People are Stupid.� Its premise stated, � When people face an uncertain situation, they don�t carefully evaluate the information or look up relevant statistics. Instead, their decisions...
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Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics Last Friday I took a different train into my office here in Chicago. This particular station has a diner located right next door and within steps of where I would be catching my train....
Retaining & Up-selling Myself: A Personal Tale of Telco Packages, Analytics & Decision Management Community Blog
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Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics About a month ago I moved. I closed after lunch on a Friday afternoon. The only reason that is relevant to this story is the timing: my cable provider called me the next day � Saturday...
The Unwritten "Rules" of Decision Management Community Blog
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Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics Rules are meant to be broken. No one likes restrictions, to be controlled or be told what to do. In reality, however, rules are broken so better, stronger, and more appropriate rules can...
Algorithmics Risk Conference 2012, Risk 360 – Lessons from Day One Community Blog
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Data is the oil of the 21 st century, and analytics is the combustion engine. Les Rechan , General Manager, IBM Business Analytics said it first in his opening address, �Data is the oil of the 21 st century.� In no field is this truer than in risk and...
Not Going to IBM Vision 2012? Better "Think Twice." Community Blog
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Do you really understand the reason you make decisions? Sometimes the mind wants to unconsciously push us into a certain decision when there�s a better way to think about it. That�s the premise of the book, Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of...Modified on by Tim_Powers
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Guest post from Erick Brethenoux, Director, IBM Business Analytics & Decision Management Strategy As the saying goes, �Rugby is a rough sport for gentlemen; football (or soccer) is a gentle sport for ruffians.� When I played rugby in my younger days in...
Decision Management in the Cloud: Learning from our pal HAL Community Blog
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Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics Spoiler alert: If you have never seen �2001: A Space Odyssey� forgive me for spoiling the plot, but you�ve had 44 years to see the movie. In 2001, a space crew was voyaging to Jupiter...


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Giving No Credit Where It Is Due: Social Security Disability
Brief Analyses | Economy | Social Security | Welfare
No. 612
Monday, March 17, 2008
by Pamela Villarreal and Alan Lin
The disability insurance component of the U.S. Social Security system is funded by a 1.8 percent payroll tax. It pays benefits to disabled adults who have earned a required number of credits based on previous years of work. The benefit amount is based on the wages taxed for Social Security. Most people do not realize that the system penalizes those who leave the workforce for a few years. The system often penalizes women, who are more likely to move in and out of the workforce.
How Workers Earn Disability Benefits. In 2007, workers earned one disability credit for each quarter of the year in which they received at least $1,000 in taxable wages or self-employment earnings. The minimum amount of wages needed for one credit increases annually with the rise in average pay. Thus, in 2008, workers will receive one credit for every quarter in which they earn at least $1,050 in wages.
Workers can only earn 4 credits per year, and the minimum number of credits required rises with age. Thus, a 21-to-23-year-old worker needs only six credits, whereas a 27 year old must have 12 credits. Furthermore, older workers must have earned most of their credits within the recent past. For instance [see the figure]:
- A 31-year-old disabled worker can claim benefits if he or she has earned at least 20 credits since age 21.
- However, a 50-year-old worker must have 28 credits, 20 of which must have been earned in the 10 years immediately preceding the disability.
- Finally, a 62-year-old worker must earn 40 credits (the maximum required) — 20 in the 10 preceding years.
Eligibility for Social Security disability is all or nothing. There are no benefits for partial disability or partial benefits for a disabled worker who does not have the requisite number of credits. Disabled workers who do not have enough credits may be eligible for another program, Supplemental Security Income, but to qualify they cannot have more than $2,000 in assets ($3,000 per couple). Workers who become disabled at age 62 or older can claim early (reduced) retirement benefits.
Losing Disability Credits. Since eligibility is based on having earned credits in the years immediately before a worker becomes disabled, an individual who earned credits 20 years ago may find that not all of them count. For example, consider the case of a 42-year-old woman who worked full-time from age 21 to 31 and thus earned 40 credits. She has twice the number of credits required to receive benefits if she becomes disabled at age 32. However, if this woman exits the workforce at 32 to raise young children or attend school full-time:
- When she re-enters the job market as a full-time worker at, say, age 42, she has no qualifying credits, and will not receive benefits if she becomes disabled.
- As she ages, the bar becomes higher; thus, if she re-enters the workforce at 44, because she is older she would need 22 credits, meaning she would have to work at least 5 years more before regaining her eligibility.
- Any additional credits she needs can be drawn from the earlier years she worked, but the requirement for 20 credits in the 10 previous years does not change.
Furthermore, a woman entering the workforce for the first time as an older adult — as the result of a divorce, for instance — has to earn all her required credits in the current 10 year period. Thus, a 44-year-old woman who had not previously earned credits would not be eligible for disability until age 52.
A Private Alternative to Social Security Disability. In contrast to the United States, workers in Chile have individual accounts as part of the privatized Social Security system. Instead of payroll taxes, workers make deposits to accounts that are individually owned and invested in private equities. Because their benefits are funded from their accounts, workers do not lose any benefits if they cease to work, and their account balances continue to accumulate interest after they stop making contributions. If workers do not draw on their accounts for disability benefits, the funds continue to earn dividends and interest until the workers use the money for retirement benefits.
What would happen to the 42-year-old American worker in the previous example if both the employer and employee disability taxes were instead deposited into an individual disability account?
Assuming the woman began working full time at age 21, in 1985, with a salary of $30,000, and received a 3 percent annual increase in nominal pay, by 1995 she was earning $40,317. During that period, the combined employer-employee Social Security payroll (FICA) tax for disability increased from 1 percent to 1.88 percent, and her disability coverage cost a total of $4,872. If these funds had been put in a disability account:
- In 1985, the $300 paid into the disability system would go to a private account at a contribution rate of $25 a month.
- Assuming the money earned an average annual rate of return of 10.87 percent (the actual return of the S&P 500 stock index from 1985 to 2006), the worker would have about $26,000 by the time she returned to the workforce.
- With the accrued amount in her private account, she would have enough to purchase a long-term disability insurance policy through her employer, if one were offered, or in the private market.
These figures assume the private account continued to accumulate interest during the years she made no contribution, from 1996 to 2005.
Private Disability Insurance. Private disability insurance policies come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Monthly premiums vary based on the features of the policy. Some policies supplement public disability payments. Policies that have higher annual premiums than the annual amount paid for Social Security disability generally pay a higher percentage of a worker's salary (up to 80 percent) than Social Security disability, and cover a worker up to age 65 (although some policies are for shorter periods). Some policies are based on a worker's ability to perform the specific job he or she is trained to do. For example, a surgeon may be unable to perform surgery and must instead take a desk job, but could still qualify for private disability benefits.
To qualify for Social Security disability, on the other hand, a worker must be unable to perform any type of work. Because of this stipulation, it is more difficult to qualify for Social Security disability than it is for private disability insurance.
Conclusion. Under the current system, those who exit the workforce with the intention of re-entering it after some time risk losing their disability benefits. This may affect women to a greater degree because they often leave the workforce to care for children or pursue higher education. Private accounts for disability benefits would allow workers to provide their own benefits. This would also ensure that workers do not contribute to a system that may not support them if they become disabled.
Pamela Villarreal is a policy analyst and Alan Lin is an intern with the National Center for Policy Analysis.


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Publix has some good deals this week on Popsicle, Peter Pan, Nature's Own, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (.28!), Tuttorosso tomatoes, Suave lotion & more!
You can see the Publix coupon policy below the list of deals. The full coupon policy is located on their website.
These deals are valid May 27– June 2, 2015.
Coupon in ad: There is a coupon in the ad for $10 off the purchase of a gas card with a grocery purchase of $50 or more. Coupon is valid 5/27 – 5/31/15. See coupon for additional details.
Conagra promotion: Get a $10 Publix gift card when you spend $30 on participating Conagra brands. See ad for details.
Sweet corn, .33 each
Seedless watermelon, sliced .59/lb
Sweet onions, .99/lb
Mango, $1 each
Vine-ripe tomatoes, $1.49/lb
Broccoli, $2.50/bunch
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, select, $3
Cherries, $3.99/lb
Catfish fillets, $6.99/lb
Publix Tilapia fillets, frozen, 24 oz, $8.99
Armour meatballs, 14 oz, select, BOGO for $2.50 each
Ball Park Angus Beef Franks, or Finest hot dogs, 14 oz, $3.99 - .55/1 coupon from 5/17 RP
Dairy & Frozen
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, various, BOGO for $1.28 each - $1 coupon from 5/17 RP = .28
Kozy Shack pudding, select 22 oz tub or 6 pack, BOGO for $1.64 each - .75/1 coupon from 4/19 SS
Italian pizza dough in bakery, BOGO for $1.39 each
Popsicle, various, 21.6 – 34.65 oz, BOGO for $2.10 - $3/3 coupon from 5/3 RP = $1.10 each – very good deal
Misc. Grocery
Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad pasta, BOGO for .71 each - .50/2 coupon from 5/17 SS
Libby's canned vegetables, select, BOGO for .59 each
Kellogg's Pop Tarts, 10.5 – 15.2 oz box, $1.66 - $1 coupon from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com when you redeem 850 reward points = .66
Tuttorosso tomatoes, select, 28 oz can, BOGO for $1 - .55/3 printable coupon
Ronzoni pasta, select, 10 – 16 oz, BOGO for .79 each
Peter Pan peanut butter, 13 or 16.3 oz jar, BOGO for $1.00 – great deal!
Nature's Own bread, honey wheat, BOGO for $1.20 each - .55/2 coupon from Smart Shopper coupons link above (use zip code 19102 to find this coupon)
V8 Splash, select, 64 oz, BOGO for $1.12 each
Barilla pasta sauce, 24 oz, BOGO for $1.29 each
Nabisco Wheat Thins or Triscuit crackers, BOGO for $2.25 each - .75/2 coupon from 5/17 SS
Suave lotion, various 18 oz, BOGO for $1.61 each - $1 coupon for Suave Professional lotion from 5/17 RP = .61 (if included in sale)
Store Details
Location: Publix at Bradford, 1020 Bradford Plaza Way, Cary, NC 27519 (The store is located at the corner of High House Road and Davis Drive in the Bradford Shopping Center.)
Store hours: Seven days a week from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Publix Coupon Policy basics:
* No double coupons in NC stores
* Limit of 8 of the same coupons per day
* Publix accepts competitor's coupons and competitor's prescription coupons (at the pharmacy). The competitor's for the Cary Publix include Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Kroger and Food Lion.
* Can use a Manuf. coupon AND a Publix or Competitor's coupon on the same item
* Cannot combine the manufacturer's digital coupons from their website with paper manufacturer coupons
* No % off or % off total coupons are accepted
* No mobile coupons are accepted
* Coupons for a total off your total order (like $5 off a $20 purchase) will be limited to one Publix and one competitor's coupon per day
* Rain checks are only issued for items that are advertised outside the store (on the radio or TV, or in the weekly ad, mailer, or Internet site)
* No rain checks will be issued for Publix, competitor's, or manufacturer's coupons.
You can see their full coupon policy on their website.
Additional Information
* There is no reward card for Publix stores
* Sign up on Publix.com for digital coupons and use your phone number at register to redeem them
* Find store coupons in the in-store coupon booklet
* BOGO (buy one get one free) offers are each considered a separate purchase and each rings up at half price. A coupon maybe used on each item.
* Download the mobile app. to see sales
Publix was founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, by George W. Jenkins. They are the largest employee-owned grocery chain in the United States. In 2013, their retail sales were $28.9 billion and they have over 168,500 employees.


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Puffins face weather and human threat says National Trust
A study by the National Trust suggest seabirds around the UK coastline are being hit by a "triple whammy" of extreme weather, predators, such as foxes, rats and non-native mink, and disturbance by human walkers and their dogs.
Gwen Potter, a National Trust Ranger in Ceredigion, in west Wales, told the Today programme that colonies of birds including little terns and Atlantic puffins have been particularly hit by recent storms and "dogs getting loose".
"You need to be aware that during the breeding season, there will be nests...that there might be issues with animals that live there," she added.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday 28th August.
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Ca' Pisani Molfetta is a typical, small noble Venetian building dating from the late Thirteen Hundreds; it was modified at the end of the 16th century, the epoch in which the façade was created with a balcony on the piano nobile. The present renovation, managed by the Architect Roberto L. Canovaro, has recuperated the original spaces and the characteristic elements of the old building, transforming it into a hotel and reinterpreting, in the interior, the Art Deco style in a more contemporary key.
In the complex, the style used was inspired by the avant-garde currents which flourished in the period between the two World Wars. The lobby recalls the essential forms of futurism, with a prevalence of marble and walnut wood. The room walls are geometrically coloured by backgrounds which recall Mondrian's squares, in soft shades such mustard yellow, terracotta, light lobster, beige and grey.
The décor of the bedrooms is highlighted by elements in the colours silver and amaranth purple, leather armchairs, expressly designed cupboards and other pieces of furniture and beds from the 30's and 40's, original pieces, each different from the other, patiently collected from around Italy.
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you mean bradford?
This is not going to end well for them!
i meant bradford. sorry !
Last edited by nyyfantt; 09-09-2012 at 04:19 PM. Reason: mistake
you mean bradford?
Wayne Hunter is so bad his sacks are transferable to the opposing team.
God help them with Schitty. Seriously, how many turnovers does DET have and StL could only muster 13 offensive points? I completely forgot about him being there when I drafted S Jackson in my FF league. If anyone could render Jackson ineffective it's Schitty.
Bradford may not make week 2
I'm so confused right now


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Revolution in Treating Infertile Men Turns Hopelessness to Parenthood
By GINA KOLATA
Published: July 19, 1995
ADVANCES in treating male infertility have made it possible for virtually any man who makes even the tiniest amount of sperm to become a father. Even men who have no sperm at all or only dead sperm in their ejaculate or men whose sperm cannot swim or cannot penetrate an egg may be helped.
The most recent discovery builds on the finding that men who have no viable sperm in their semen often have at least a small number in their testes. These sperm are unable to fertilize eggs on their own because they have not undergone maturation and biochemical changes that occur when sperm are transported from the testes through the epididymis, a coiled tube where sperm are stored. They are barely moving because motility also develops during the passage through the epididymis. But they can still fertilize an egg when they are directly injected into it.
The problem has been getting those sperm out of the testes. That required opening up the testes in an operation that cost $10,000 or more, was painful, took place in a hospital and required a month or more of recuperation.
Now, researchers have found a much easier way to extract sperm: by aspirating them through a thin needle in a $1,000 procedure simple enough to be done in a doctor's office.
The change in the prospects for infertile men is little short of amazing, investigators say.
Dr. Richard J. Sherins, the developer of the new fine needle aspiration technique, said it "has completely revolutionized our approach to patients with these problems." Dr. Sherins is the director of the male infertility program at the Genetics and IVF Institute in Fairfax, Va.
So far, he and his colleagues at the institute have used the method on nine men, obtained sperm from all of them, used the sperm to fertilize eggs and achieved four pregnancies. In the case of two of the couples, the doctors do not yet know the outcome of the procedure because the fertilized eggs were implanted in the women so recently that it is too soon to know if the women are pregnant.
Seven of the nine men had normal sperm production but had blockages that prevented sperm from leaving their testes. Two not only had blockages but also were not making many sperm. Their testes had atrophied to less than half the normal size. And one man was unable to ejaculate.
The method is "a huge leap forward," said Dr. Arnold Belker, a urologist at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. But, he cautioned, "There's a strong caveat and that is the ability of patients to afford the advanced reproductive technologies."
Even though fine needle aspiration is not terribly expensive, it is used with in vitro fertilization and the direct injection of sperm into eggs, procedures with very high costs. "You're talking about $9,000 to $14,000 per attempt," Dr. Belke said.
Many insurance companies will not pay, and Dr. Belker said that patients often said they could not afford the therapy.
Nonetheless, the advances in treating male infertility have revolutionized the field in recent years. Researchers used to think that male infertility was all but unsolvable. Sperm production is a complex process that takes three months of maturation and chemical modifications. There were so many places where things could go wrong that it seemed almost impossible to find and fix them. It is so difficult for sperm to come through the process and still be viable that even in a normal fertile man, just 15 percent of the 100 to 300 million sperm produced in an ejaculate are actually capable of fertilizing an egg.
Until recently, most advances in infertility involved treatments for women. Researchers focused on ways to get women to produce eggs and on fertilizing the eggs in the laboratory, creating the lucrative business of in vitro fertilization. Yet problems with sperm loomed large at infertility clinics. An estimated one of every five American couples are infertile and 40 percent of them are unable to have a baby because of a problem with the man's sperm. In 20 percent of infertile couples, both the man and the woman have reproductive difficulties and in the remaining 40 percent the man is fully fertile but the woman is not.
The first breakthrough in treating men occurred two years ago, when researchers discovered that it did not matter whether sperm could swim vigorously to reach an egg. Nor did it matter if the sperm could even enter an egg, dissolving the egg's outer layer and burrowing in. All that mattered was that the sperm, however feeble, were alive. And if they were alive, they could be injected directly into an egg, where they could often fertilize it.
This technique, called intracytoplasmic single-sperm injection, or ICSI, suddenly made previous research, on how to identify viable sperm and how to enhance sperm production, less important. It stripped fertilization down to the basics: just getting the sperm's genes into an egg.
The method was so successful that despite its cost of more than $10,000 per pregnancy attempt, it has already resulted in a diminishing market for sperm donors both in the United States and Europe, said Dr. Joseph Schulman, director of the Genetics and IVF Institute.


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Holders Wigan Warriors will continue their defence of the Tetley's Challenge Cup trophy with a compelling home quarter-final against Castleford Tigers.
The Super League rivals were paired together in a tie which provides the highlight of a round which features some intriguing fixtures.
Castleford have been one of the form teams of Super League in 2014 and have already beaten Wigan this season, although with home advantage the Warriors will be strongly fancied to take another step nearer the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday August 23.
Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos, who are the bookmakers' favourites to win at Wembley, have a home tie against Championship leaders Leigh Centurions, the only professional club with a 100 per cent record in 2014, Bradford Bulls will host Warrington Wolves in the last eight whilst Keighley Cougars, the second Championship club in the quarter-finals, will travel to Widnes Vikings in a repeat of the 1937 Wembley final.
The draw was conducted by Rugby League legends Paul Sculthorpe MBE and Jason Robinson OBE and was broadcast live on the BBC News channel.
The draw in full is as follows: Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers, Leeds Rhinos v Leigh Centurions, Bradford Bulls v Warrington Wolves, Widnes Vikings v Keighley Cougars.
Tickets for the 2014 Tetley's Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday August 23 cost from as little as £22 and can be purchased by calling the 24-hour Ticket Hotline on 0844 856 113 or by visiting www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk.


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Photo Flash: First Look at The Old Globe's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
The Old Globe presents The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, continues through Nov. 17 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Opening night is tonight, Nov. 9 at 8:00 p.m. Directed by James Newcomb, Much Ado About Nothing tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office. Check out a first look below!
Weaving wit, romance, and comedy, Much Ado About Nothing is a whirlwind race to the finish line of "happily ever after." Everyone can see that confirmed bachelor Benedick and headstrong Beatrice are meant for each other-except for Benedick and Beatrice themselves. Love may conquer all, but not without a few battles along the way, and the verbal sparring between these two lovers has never been so much fun to watch.
The cast features Erin Elizabeth Adams (Margaret), Meaghan Boeing (Beatrice), Lindsay Brill (Antonia, Verges), Charlotte Bydwell (Ursula), Lowell Byers (Don Pedro), Jamal Douglas (Conrade, Messenger), Adam Gerber (Don John, Dogberry), Kushtrim Hoxha (Leonato), Stephen Hu (Claudio), Tyler Kent (Friar, Sexton), Allison Layman (Hero), Robbie Simpson (Benedick), Megan M. Storti (Bazira, Watch), and Patrick Zeller (Borachio).
Tickets to Much Ado About Nothing can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Performances at the Sheryl and Harvey WhiteTheatre begin on Nov. 9 and continue through Nov. 17. Tickets are $19. Performance times: Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 at 8:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Discounts are available for students, seniors, and groups of 10 or more.
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Cast of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
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Florida pill-mill crackdown sends buyers online
WEST PALM BEACH — More customers are turning to the Internet to buy prescription pain pills following a crackdown on Florida's pill mills as the websites are boosted by major companies, and an abundance of offshore havens, according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Post. It's against federal law to possess narcotics or to sell them online without such a prescription. But some websites offer still to sell without a prescription. Others provided a cursory written or oral "exam" with a physician, or sold access to other sites that directly sell drugs without a face-to-face doctor consultation. Many of the sites examined by the Post relied on a U.S. Web support operation. Social media including Facebook and Twitter are used to hawk drugs, and a simple Google search can lead buyers to rogue pharmacies. Some experts predict more will turn to Internet sites as addicts scramble for other sources of such popular narcotics like oxycodone in the wake of shuttered pill mills around the state. Prescription drug overdoses caused more deaths than traffic accidents in Florida last year."Crack down on pill mills, and people will go to the `Net because it's an easy source — and they deliver to your front door," said Dr. Bryan Liang, vice president of Partnership for Safe Medicines, an advocacy group. That crackdown has also led some pill mills' owners to switch to Internet sales. "We have actually seen evidence that pain clinics are also doing enormous Internet business behind the counter," said Alina Halloran, a vice president with OpSec Security, an anticounterfeiting company whose clients include pharmaceutical firms. Google recently agreed to pay $500 million to settle charges that it advertised online Canadian pharmacies targeting consumers in the United States. But the self-imposed ban on advertising by rogue pharmacies is separate from search engine results. A quick search for the painkiller Vicodin on Google, pulls up lists of online pharmacy sites offering the drug without a prescription. "I found 10 sites in 10 minutes," said Sean Ryan, an addiction specialist at West Palm Beach's Hanley Center. "Basically, you can buy anything online." A Google spokeswoman said, "Search results are a reflection of the content of the Web." The search engine can remove content, but doesn't do so "except in narrow cases," such as child pornography. Online searches can lead users to sites like Medsindia.com, which promises you can pick up 120 pills of Darvocet, a painkiller banned in the United States and Europe, for $238.80, without proof of a prescription. Tijuana Pharmacy offers 10 tabs of OxyContin for $450. Foreign Drugstores Online advertises access to pharmacies selling morphine, 30 tabs for $100. Don't be fooled by the names. The companies are not entirely offshore. Foreign Drugstores Online has an address traceable to a strip mall in Pasadena, Calif. According to its website registration, Medsindia's contact person lists a Wyoming phone number. The company that maintains the website's online address is based in Virginia. Calls to the Wyoming number weren't answered. Of 24 sites examined by The Post, 20 had either a U.S. link or Web support service provided by U.S. companies. A 2008 federal law was supposed to have remedied the problem with online sale of narcotics without a prescription. The act has made it illegal to sell certain drugs online without a prescription obtained in a face-to-face consultation with a doctor. The law doesn't make it illegal to buy narcotics online, though other laws make it illegal to either possess or attempt to possess them without a valid prescription. The law sets sales rules for pharmacies, including those overseas that sell to Americans. Robert Hill, chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration's pharmaceutical investigations section, said last year the agency had essentially pushed rogue pharmacies off domestic soil. But John Horton, founder of LegitScript, which monitors online pharmacies, said he's catalogued more than 1,000 rogue pharmacies.
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ROCKFORD, Ill.—Rick Santorum is doing a one-day campaign and media blitz Monday in Illinois, but he plans to high-tail it out of the state before Tuesday's primary night, which could be a positive sign for chief rival Mitt Romney.
The former Pennsylvania senator will appear on 15 radio and television programs Monday, with four rallies planned throughout the state. On Tuesday, instead of visiting polling precincts and hosting a party in the state, he will retreat to friendlier territory in Gettysburg, Pa. Santorum spent much of the weekend rallying support in Louisiana, where his future looks brighter than in Illinois, and he hopped down to Puerto Rico last week (though he ended up being trounced in the primary on the island Sunday). Louisiana holds its primary on Saturday.
Illinois appeared to be a close race just a few weeks ago, but Romney has pulled far ahead in recent polling. A Public Policy Polling survey released Sunday showed the former Massachusetts governor ahead of Santorum by 15 percentage points.
"Mitt Romney is headed for a blowout victory in Illinois on Tuesday," said PPP Director Tom Jensen.
But Santorum has consistently out-performed polls: He won Alabama and Mississippi last week, despite polls suggesting otherwise. He also decided not to hold his primary-night rally in either state, so his strategy of looking ahead to future contests while voters hit the polls could be a winning one.
Romney, on the other hand, is focusing intensely on Illinois. He spent the weekend campaigning in the state with his wife, Ann, and they made it clear that they are looking to Illinois to solidify the perception that Romney will be the Republican nominee.
"We need to send a message," Ann Romney told a crowd in Chicago's northern suburbs Sunday night, "that it's time to coalesce, it's time to come together, it's time for us to get behind one candidate and get the job done so we can move on to the next round, which will get us one step closer to defeating Barack Obama."
A solid victory in Illinois would certainly help push that narrative, but a narrow one—or a loss—would be a major setback for the campaign as Romney battles to lock down the nomination through what has become a long, difficult march to the convention.
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Riding daily in Chicago can get somewhat stale – same old, same old – and sometimes I yearn to escape the city and frolic among wild flowers and cows and stuff. Unfortunately, a true country adventure would involve a rental car or train and a lot of planning. One city ride that always seems somewhat like a country adventure is the ride from my northside neighborhood to visit my friends in Hyde Park on the southside (Obama's neighborhood!). A 30-mile round trip, the ride goes straight down Lake Michigan almost entirely on the Lakefront Trail. The first half is exactly my daily commute, but the second half is much more relaxing and scenic.
This weekend we made the trip to have brunch with friends. Along the way, we stopped to smell the roses – or whatever these are – and appreciate their beauty.
I adore the south side of the Lakefront Trail and wish I had an opportunity to ride it more often. The south portion is mercifully free of tacky palm trees (they're not fooling anyone), volleyball nets (a volleyball hit Greg in the head while commuting last summer – the indignity!), shirtless rollerbladers (out of my way, Steven Seagal), and clueless tourists (too scared of the south side). Instead, notwithstanding the Lakefront Drive traffic noise, I can imagine that I'm cycling down a country seaside lane.
When the trail gets closer to the city and loses its nature appeal, the exchange of a gorgeous skyline is mollifying. Unfortunately, our day today was rainy and chilly (check out my wool socks and sandals, stylin') but still good to be alive.
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What others should know: This is fairly loud but it is also powerful. This is a fun hunting and plinking gun and is capable of anything you put in front of it(small game) .177 caliber is enough to take out a squirrel or pigeon. This is a nice rifle just make sure you look at the length and weight of this airgun
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|22 Jul 2011
Is it worth it to upgrade to Windows 7 from Vista with new hardware?
I bought these:
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The mobo manual "recommends" that you should use the latest supported OS to "maximize" your features. So this made me wonder a bit because my Vista "Windows Experience Index" is 5.9, which I don't think it was too much lower before with 3.5 year old hardware. Does Vista bottleneck performance with new hardware? Should I upgrade to Windows 7 or else I would suffer some sort of performance hit? I'm not using any SDD's or multitouch screens or anything like that.
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You can also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on your existing rig. Connect your peripherals and make sure they are switched on before you start the WGA scan and any conflicts will be flagged up.
With the specifications you've posted, I'd have no hesitation in upgrading to Windows 7 for a far better computing experience.
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I would recommend upgrading as you can utilize the 64 bit capabilities of your sandybridge better than Windows Vista.
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I actually don't like the little pictures on the bottom. I like the words better.
What other computing experiences does it offer? Do I get a performance hit with Vista? Or is the 5.9 thing because Vista doesn't "rate" the new hardware properly?
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64 Bit is means it is twice as fast as a 32 Bit computer(which most are). With Windows 7, you should be able to get a 6.5 or higher on your CPU.
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I agree with clearfire62 that you should get a higher WEI score than 5.9.
On my computer the top score is 7.5, but the WEI is dragged down to 5.9 by a HDD rated at 5400 RPM.
As yours is 7200 RPM, it should beat the score of 5.9 easily.
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The question is...is it really performing like a 5.9 system right now...and if I install Windows 7 it will really jump up to a 7.9, etc.? Or is it working like a 7.9 already and the number is bogus.
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One recommendation I will make is to get solid state drive (SSD) if you can. It really makes a difference in speed and will blow you away when you see it start.
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Review-Journal columnist Glenn Cook's recent series on the English Language Learner crisis has drawn attention to the education challenge that Nevada faces. As Cook notes, the key to improved outcomes is to focus on the key demographics that are in crisis — ELL children and children from impoverished backgrounds.
The data show that ELL performance has actually declined in the last year. The Nevada graduation rate has dipped to 23 percent for ELL children. The Clark County School District's English standardized test scores for third-graders have dropped, with only about one in five reading at satisfactory or proficiency levels.
Nevada Senate Bill 504, passed by the Legislature and approved by Gov. Brian Sandoval last month, begins to outline the solution by taking three important steps. First, it provides funding for 12 high-ELL, low-performing schools in Clark County. These "Zoom Schools" will now have the economic support to work at a small scale on the system-wide solutions that need to be put in place so that ELL children will have the support to achieve and succeed.
Second, SB504 sets up a committee of experts, known as the English Mastery Council, that will examine the state's ELL policies and focus on how the state trains and supports teachers, so that they can provide high-quality instruction for ELL students.
Third, SB504 requires transparency reporting on the ELL achievement gap.
Zoom schools will receive great attention. For this group, dismal performance will no longer be attributable to funding. There will be close to $1 million per school to fund pre-K and full-day kindergarten, provide literacy support with Reading Skills Development Centers (RSDCs), and extend instructional time by converting to 12 months or providing summer-school programs. Such a targeted approach has netted dividends elsewhere.
However, money is never enough. To change a school from struggling to quality requires an integrated approach that addresses teacher instruction quality, principal leadership and parental engagement.
First, quality teachers are essential. Both conservative- and liberal-sponsored research shows that high-quality teachers make the biggest difference in student outcomes. RSDCs, in addition to tutoring struggling readers, also will provide professional development on site. RSDC schools that have embraced individual tailored strategies based on ongoing assessments have seen gains across the board, not just among students who are receiving RSDC tutoring services.
Second, school leadership should foment a new culture of high expectations and high performance. There must be urgency that ELL students develop English language skills quickly. Instructional performance must support linguistic development lesson plans in every class, every day. Speaking a language other than English is not a deficit, but an asset that teachers can build upon so that ELL students can fulfill their potential.
Third, parents will need to understand this change. In high-poverty, high-ELL schools, many students are chronically absent and have a home life that is troubled. Currently, CCSD invests very few resources in supporting parental engagement. SB504 investments in extended instructional time will be for naught if parents don't understand how important it is that children attend the extended summer sessions. CCSD administrators and principals will have to reinvent parental engagement.
On Thursday and on Aug. 8, Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky will reveal CCSD's "Zoom School" plan. We should be attentive as to how CCSD intends to bring about systemic change to support the SB504 investments. But we should be realistic. Change will take time, certainly more than two years. For the short term, the School Board must become involved in monitoring and supporting the "Zoom School" plan and ensure that proposed systemic changes go far enough.
To succeed, the entire community of Southern Nevada also must take ownership of educational transformation. That means becoming aware of the "Zoom School" experiment and its progress, and engaging trustees and administrators in important reform debates.
Furthermore, it also perhaps means volunteering our individual talents to help turn around not only "Zoom Schools," but all struggling schools in which so many innocent children are trapped.
Sylvia R. Lazos is the Justice Myron Leavitt professor, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and co-founder of the Reading Skills Development Centers Consortium, a partnership between UNLV and the Clark County School District.


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The way it was: Candidates -- 1970Oct 21, 2012 Staff
Wyoming had three marquee elections in 1970. Former U.S. Rep. Teno Roncalio, a Democrat, sought to return to Washington after a four-year absence. He was facing retiring State Superintendent of Public Instruction Harry Roberts for the state's sole U.S. House seat.
In the governor's race, retired FBI agent and state party leader John Rooney challenged incumbent Republican Gov. Stanley K. Hathaway, who was seeking a second term.
The U.S. Senate race was another heavyweight battle, as first-term incumbent Sen. Gale McGee, a Democrat, ran against U.S. Rep. John Wold, a Republican seeking to make the jump from House to Senate after one term in Congress.
The three Democrats headlined a big rally at the Fremont County Fair Building in Riverton in late October, an event that also featured their party's nominee for Wyoming State Auditor, Mike Vinich of Hudson.
On election day, only Hathaway had an easy time of it, defeating Rooney by a 60-40 margin. But Roncalio and McGee both squeezed out narrow victories, and Democrats held two of the state's three seats in Congress (Republican Sen. Cliff Hansen held the other). Vinich was defeated.


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GLASGOW venues scored high in this years Scottish Entertainment Awards to take home a host of top prizes.
The winners of a total of 20 categories, covering everything from Scotland's Best Bar to Scotland's Best Late-Night Venue, were announced at an awards dinner and variety show in Glasgow.
Local winners included Cail Bruich in Great Western Road, which scooped Scotland's Best Restaurant.
Maggie Mays in Trongate was crowned Scotland's best live music venue and INTU at Braehead was awarded Scotland's Best Family Day Out.
La Lanterna in Hope Street won Scotland's Best Italian Restaurant and the Casino at The Corinthian was crowned Best Late Night Venue.
Celino's in Alexandra Parade impressed judges to win Scotland's Best Deli/Bistro and Nakodar Grill in Annfield Place is Scotland's Best Indian Restaurant.
Winning Scotland's Best Family Dining Restaurant was La Fiorentina in Paisley Road West and the top spot in the People Choice Award went to Chaophraya in Nelson Mandela Place.
The Herald and the Evening Times were the media partners of the awards.
The Herald and Times group sponsored the Most Romantic Hotel award, which went to Carberry Tower in Musselburgh and was presented by Graeme Smith, assistant editor of The Herald.
Warren Paul, the organiser of the entertainment awards, said: "This was the third year of the awards and it was the first year we have extended an invitation to the public to attend. We were delighted with their response."
Most of the awards were presented during a 'trade only' dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The focus then shifted to the nearby Clyde Auditorium, where the last of the awards were presented by such stars as Michelle McManus and comedian Des McLean.
The variety show was hosted by Des Clarke and the entertainment was provided by headliner, comedian Lee Nelson, X Factor runner-up Nicholas McDonald and Richard & Adam, from Britain's Got Talent.


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The Kapaun girls' first seven minutes on Saturday at Koch Arena consisted of five turnovers, nine missed shots and two made free throws. It's a poor showing no matter what, but to have it come against a quality opponent like Andover was worrisome.
"I don't think we've ever played worse," Kapaun junior Sam Bachrodt said. "It was rough. We've never been down this year. We didn't have the defense. We went under screens. They were hitting all their threes. We weren't rebounding."
The Crusaders' final three periods were a different story as Kapaun improved to 6-0 with a 50-43 win over Andover in the City League vs. AV-CTL basketball challenge.
The difference was a concerted effort to get Kapaun senior Sydney Kuhn the ball. She had 2 shots in the first quarter but finished with a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
"That was our plan, to get the ball in to Syd," Kapaun coach Marvin Estes said. "When they would collapse, then we would rotate on the perimeter."
Andover, up 7-4 after the first quarter, built a 26-13 lead in the second by hitting 4 of 4 threes, including two from Katelyn Day, who finished with a team-high 15 points.
"I told the girls at half, 'if they shoot that well the whole game, you don't have anything to worry about because you won't be in the ballgame anyway,' " Estes said.
While Kapaun used a 9-0 run to get within four, sparked by two threes from Janay Jacobs, Andover took a 31-22 to open the third on a Lexi Tilson basket.
And that's when Kapaun really went inside to Kuhn. She converted on a three-point play, and when Andover focused more attention on her, Bachrodt hit a three as the Crusaders started a 17-0 run.
"Once I hit the three, I knew we were picking things up, and we just needed to build on the lead," said Bachrodt, who had 11 points.
Kapaun held Andover to four points in the period.
"Third quarter is our Achilles heel again," Andover coach Max Hamblin said. "It's been our M.O. so far this season. We just don't come out very good…. We had trouble with (Kuhn) and we needed to be doubling when we were supposed to. But sometimes she got loose, and we didn't help our post players."
Bachrodt, who had battled Andover junior Jaylyn Agnew all game, had one point in the first half. She hit two threes in the third.
Agnew, who finished with 13 points, helped get Andover back in the game after falling behind by eight. Mia Hays hit a three and Agnew hit two baskets as Kapaun's lead dwindled to 41-40 with 4:45 to go.
Over the next three minutes, though, Kuhn made three baskets.
"Sydney went off and had a great game," Hamblin said. "We couldn't stop her, and that was the difference."


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July Workshops Are Here at the Lomography Gallery Store Milan2012-07-12 Share Tweet
Summer is just around the corner and at the Lomography Gallery Store Milan we've planned a series of workshops to splash away the hot weather. Book them before they melt.
Friday, 6th @ 18:00 – Weekend Warmer: Happy Hour
Let's start the month in style at the Lomography Gallery Store Milan. The perfect moment to learn about new camera tricks, have a drink and stock up on film for the weekend.
Saturday, 7th @ 13:00 – Workshop: Coffee Break and D.I.Y development
A saturday with two Lomography experts guiding us through all the steps along with theD.I.Y coffee development. Guest Lomographers:Flashstalker and Azotolina
Friday, 13th @18:00 – Weekend Warmer: Happy hour "the Friday 13th" edition
We couldn't miss the occasion to party on a Friday the 13th togehter with you! Join us for a beer and chat about the spookiest effects we could possibly get with our cameras.
Saturday, 14th @15:00 – Workshop : Diana for beginners
Let's start the hot summer with our lovely Miss Diana. A workshop specially made to all the new fans of this medium format analogue wonder.
*Thursday, 19th @ 19:00 – Exhibition: Mettiti in Mostra Workshop superstar!
Opening of the first exhibition entirely devoted to our gallery store workshops.
Saturday , 21st @ 15:00 – Workshop: Panoramic Madness
We'll spin your heads on a single workshop all about panoramic cameras.. Special guests: Sprocket Rocket and Spinner 360° .
Friday, 27th@18:00- Weekend Warmer: Happy Hour Gold Medal.
Sabato, 28th @ 11:00 –Workshop: Little Fish, Big Fish.
Let's swim with out lomography fishes. A fun saturday at the acqua park with the new Fisheye Baby and their big sisters.
Sunday, 29th @15:00 Lomowalk try a new camera @ Mercato dell'antiquariato del Naviglio
A stroll around the famous Milanese antique market in company of all the cameras you've always wanted to try.
Tickets are €15 each and includes a short presentation, a lend-a-camera, a roll of film plus film processing. Please bring a valid ID if you are borrowing a camera and arrive 10 minutes before the workshop is scheduled to begin in order for us to start on time.
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Thank you for your reply,
Pristiq is one of the more common medications which causes withdrawal symptoms when stopped abruptly. If anyone has been on an anti-depressant (especially Pristiq) for more than 30 days, it should be tapered off very slowly, preferably over a month or two. The cardiologist should have known that so I am not sure why he didn't instruct you to such.
The symptoms you are experiencing are typical for withdrawal symptoms of stopping Pristiq. As a matter of fact these are the most common symptoms of withdrawal.
The usual dose of Pristiq is 50 mg daily, taking 100 mg is over-medication so your cardiologist was right about the high dose of it.
Withdrawal from abruptly stopping Pristiq can be up to several weeks. My recommendation would be to go back on Pristiq 50 mg until you feel better and then slowly start the weaning off process. Otherwise you can just weather out the symptoms for another 2-3 weeks. Unfortunately, there are no medications which will reduce the withdrawal symptoms other than going back on the medication and then slowly going off of it.
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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by Garrett1, Sep 8, 2012.
How does it compare to the Galaxy 3?
Well the Thunderbolt is a year and a half old, its specs are much lower than the S3. I definitely think you would be much happier with the S3.
The 'bolt had a bunch of software bugs that were never worked out, and still doesn't have ICS, which the S3 has stock.
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