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"Speaking with science writer, Kaoru Takeuchi, about the Persona series in a Famitsu.com feature, Katsura Hashino mentions that development of the next numbered Persona game is making progress.""Hashino will be returning as the director of Persona 5, and will be joined by Shoji Meguro as composer and Shigenori Soejima as character designer. Back in late 2011, Hashino also revealed that Persona 5 uses an internal Atlus engine." -- Source: SiliconeraJust like Versus XIII. Keep waiting... please.
Also (and might be going to regret asking this but) why everyone hates Yukari Takeba? I liked her a lot in P3. A bunch of people seems to hates her...
The entire P3 cast consists of cardboard cutout stereotypes. I didn't particularly like any of them. Yukari was relatively inoffensive, at least, but maybe that's just because she didn't have much of a personality at all.
I liked her, just not in The Answer.
The biggest difference between P5 and Versus XIII is simply the fact we have yet to actually SEE P5. It's definitely worse when they show something... and 6 years later still haven't put it out. P5 will probably only be shown once they're actually 6 MONTHS from release.
Quote from: Starmongoose on October 17, 2012, 08:52:24 PMI liked her, just not in The Answer. Yeah she became permabitch there. Though I never finished The Answer, so I don't know if she actually changes or if her attitude was explained.I generally loved P3's characters more than P4's. Didn't care much for Akihiko though.

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The Chicago Bears have waived FB Eddie Williams, WRs Andy Fantuz, Onrea Jones and Jimmy Young, OG Johan Asiata, OT Josh Davis, C Alex Linnenkohl, DE Jake Laptad, LBs Chris Z. Johnson, Tressor Baptiste and Deron Minor, CBs Antareis Bryan and Ryan Jones and P Spencer Lanning.
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The Chicago Bears signed OT Levi Horn, LB Chris Z. Johnson (Cardinals) and LB Patrick Trahan (Titans) to reserve/future contracts Monday, Jan. 24, reports The Associated Press.
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By JOHN McCOY | The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginians' fascination with guns has been well documented. Now so has their fascination with bows and arrows.
A recent nationwide survey showed that West Virginia has the highest rate of adult archery participants in the nation. Approximately one in seven Mountain State adults — 14.5 percent — participates in bowhunting, target archery or both.
Kentucky wasn't far behind at 14 percent, but from there the rates dropped off sharply. The only other states in double figures were Missouri, 11.1 percent, Oklahoma, 11, and Oregon, 10.3.
"The findings didn't surprise me, really," said Curtis Taylor, wildlife chief for the state Division of Natural Resources. "I travel around the country a lot by vehicle. In rural areas of West Virginia, everybody seems to have a foam deer target in the backyard. I don't see that anywhere else in the nation."
Taylor said it's possible that West Virginians have backyard targets because the state has relatively few public archery ranges, but, as he put it, "Why go to a range when you can shoot in the backyard?"
Mark Duda, whose company, Responsive Management, conducted the survey, said several factors appear to be combining to boost archery participation — not only in the Mountain State, but also nationwide.
"The movie, 'The Hunger Games,' spurred a lot of interest in archery," Duda said. "Partly because of that, one of the most-watched events in the (2012 London) Olympics was archery, and that sparked even further interest.
"The National Archery in the Schools Program is also having an effect. Adult participation rates are higher in states with AIS programs than in states that don't have them."
West Virginia's AIS program, started as a pilot program in 18 schools in 2004, now has active programs in more than 300 schools.
"People who took part in that program as youths are now participating as adults," Duda said. "The question now is whether all those target archers will make the transition to bowhunting. It seems to be, at least to some extent, but there also seems to be room for growth."
In West Virginia, that growth is probably more likely to happen. Krista Snodgrass, who administers the state's AIS program, said many of the strongest programs are in schools where bowhunting is part of everyday culture.
"At schools like Ripley, Cabell Midland and Chapmanville, a lot of the kids who participate in the school program are involved in bowhunting as well as target archery," Snodgrass said.
The purpose of AIS, she added, is to teach students a life skill.
"We hope that as they get older, they can buy a license and start hunting, or that they participate in field archery, 3-D archery or some other archery discipline."
DNR officials haven't yet drawn a correlation between participation in the AIS program and sales of archery equipment later on. Snodgrass said it's a subject "that needs to be studied."
"We're hoping to see a rise in archery sales by people in a younger age group," she added. "We don't have that data yet, but it's something we really would like to have."
Taylor said the most important statistic is that West Virginians are embracing archery more than ever.
"West Virginia gets blasted for being at or near the bottom for so many things," he said. "Well by golly, we lead the country in archery participation. And as far as I'm concerned, that's the main thing folks need to know."
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Faith Healing
Posted 25 March 2004 - 08:23 PM
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 25 March 2004 - 08:33 PM
I find that many percieved physical ills are really maladies of the mind. Which is why some forms of such healing works. It's a spiritual placebo. It's like when you get the hiccups. I once invented a cure, and it worked. I'm not really -that- intelligent, so i figure it must have been a psychosematic thing.
Posted 25 March 2004 - 10:34 PM
As a Christian, I believe in the power of faith and the laying on of hands. I don't know exactly why it works sometimes but not others. It might be the placebo effect, the power of the mind, or all that positive energy.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 26 March 2004 - 02:59 AM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 26 March 2004 - 03:25 AM
That is all relaxation though, and stress is well known to increase feelings of pain and decrease the effectiveness of the immune system.
The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.Sonnet XCIVBut if that flower with base infection meet,The basest weed outbraves his dignity:For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds
Posted 26 March 2004 - 04:57 AM
I heard a Wiccan tell it best when asked about spells and "spell recipes" She said that she wouldn't put up spell recipes becuase it's personal. Each person can/should make their own and that it's the faith in them that makes them work.
There have been studies as well. It was found that people that "beleived they were being healed" healed much faster than those that did not. Gosh I wish I could remmber where it was. It was a TV show actually. Basically they were saying that the group of people that prayed, and beleived their prayer would help actually got better.
In fact I think it had something to do with knee surgery.
One group had knee surgery, the others had no surgery, but were told that they were being "cured" (I wish I could remember the details, I'm probably screwing it all up LOL!).
The poeple that didn't have the surgery got through rehabilitiation faster than those that did! So, it wasn't the surgery that helped rehabilitate/repair the knees of that group of people! It was "mind over matter."
Posted 26 March 2004 - 04:59 AM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
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Posted 26 March 2004 - 12:31 PM
Of course, they say if you have a good outlook on life, then your body heals faster in general. If somebody is depressed, their mind is fighting the depression as well as the other malady. So if somebody "believes" in faith healing, then that is just a positive frame of mind which with or without the laying on of hands would result in the same outcome.
So what about the evangelists who have "the power". Nice little guilt trip they put on you, "If you accept Jesus, truly accept him, then you will be healed". Soooo, if you don't heal, guess what, you aren't as good a "believer" as you think.
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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
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Posted 27 March 2004 - 09:41 AM
As for the bronchitis, it is not uncommon for children to have it as youngsters, (the same with asthma) and outgrow it. The reason I say this is because my daughter also suffered from it as a child, and was hospitalized once or twice a year with it really bad, but as she got older, the attacks were less severe, and now she never gets it. The only difference is that I didn't have a "laying on of hands". It just happened. It could be coincidence that the timing of your laying on of hands happened to come around the same time as your body maturing enough to become more resistant, or, who knows, maybe it was the laying on of hands. Either way, I am glad that you stopped suffering from it.
I wonder if Faith is just a mindset that puts you in a positive mood. As I stated earlier, it is well known throughout the medical world that if you have a positive outlook, your body tends to recover quicker than if you are in a depressed state of mind.
Posted 27 March 2004 - 09:50 AM
When I was a teenager, I was approached by a man and a lady. They were pleasant and started a nice polite conversation. They noticed I had a medic alert chain, and said that Jesus had called to them to specifically find me and cure me. I was allergic to penicillin. In order to be cured though, they had to pray for the "evil spirits" to leave my body, and I had to accept Jesus unquestionably into my heart. At the end of their little song and dance routine, they told me that if I truly accepted Jesus, I could go to the hospital right then and get the biggest shot of penicillin possible, and nothing would happen to me. Of course I didn't follow through with it, because once again, if I died, they would just shrug and say, "Hmm, guess he didn't accept Jesus". No sweat off of their backs.
So was that a type of "laying on of hands", or of faith healing? I don't know. I think I will tend to stick with what medical science has proven. I think if Faith Healing or laying on of hands really worked, there would be less disease and suffering in the world.
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Teachers' contracts at center of Deerfield votingBy BRENDAN CLOGSTON
Union Leader Correspondent
March 11. 2013 11:22PM
DEERFIELD - In the last three town elections, Deerfield has voted down two proposed teacher raises and three support staff raises. With two new contracts on today's ballot, town officials and the education union say that another failure to pass the contracts could bring staffing difficulties to the district.
The first contract is between the Deerfield School Board and the Deerfield Education Association, the district's teachers union. While the raises are not uniform, they constitute a 3-percent increase over the next three years, providing a total of $113,718 in salary and benefit increases for 2013-2014, $117,183 for 2014-2015, and a $120,767 increase for 2015-2016.
The contract also includes language allowing employees to use sick time to care for a parent, corrections to the order of appeal in the case of a grievance and procedural guidelines when a position is being reduced.
Another agreement between the school board and the Deerfield Para-educators Association will be on the ballot, a two-year contract providing a total of $38,634 in increases for 2013-2014, and $27,929 for 2014-2015.
The para-educators' contract also includes language allowing new members to contribute to the sick bank even if the bank is full, deleting excess days to accommodate this, with a cap set at 30, as well as language to allow negotiations to open "if needed due to (the) Affordable Heath Care Act."
The teachers' contract is estimated to have a tax impact of about 21 cents per $1,000, and the para-educators' contract is figured at about 7 cents per $1,000. For a home evaluated at $250,000, this would result in a $50 and $17.50 impact, respectively.
Both the Deerfield School Board and Budget Committee have recommended the agreements, though this has not proved to be a rubber stamp for the warrants in the past. The para-educators' contract has not passed in the last three elections. In that time, the teachers' contract only passed in 2011, the same year a 30-minute increase in the school day was also instituted.
The reason behind the nay votes, however, are unclear, as few voters have approached town and school officials with their concerns.
"It's somewhat frustrating because the majority of voters are voting down the contracts, but no one comes to our meetings or comes to the deliberative session and expresses anything negative about them," said Budget Committee Chair Donald Daley. "We rely on who's there . and it's hard to create something they would support if they don't hear from them."
The budget committee and school board are making a case that another failed contract vote could make it difficult for the district to attract and retain qualified teachers.
"We have many retiring teachers and we will need to be bringing in the brightest and best new teachers," said Daley. "We won't get those new teachers without accepting contracts."
The principal of the Deerfield Community School indicated that at least 16 employees, or over 25 percent of the district's staff, are seeking employment outside of the district. Compared to other New Hampshire districts, school wages in Deerfield are in the bottom 30 percent.
The Deerfield Education Association is also bringing its case to the voters, holding "positive picketing" rallies such as one at the Deerfield Community School before classes on the morning of March 11. The association is hoping that increased outreach will help their chances this year at the ballot, believing the failures of the previous contracts to be due in part to the failure of the union to connect with voters.
Deerfield's town election is today at the town hall on 10 Church Street. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.


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What Is Tonalism? (12 Essential Characteristics)
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Illustrated and discussed in, A History of American Tonalism, p. 402.
Known as the "Pine Tree Painter" in his day for his transcendentalist renderings of white pines, Charles Warren Eaton was one of the profoundest interpreters of nature among the American Tonalists. As a follower of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's aesthetic movement, he incorporated Asian design principals of patterning and formal abstraction in his early intimate works that dwelled on what George Inness called the "human landscape"—old stonewalls, worn paths, and abandoned pastures. By 1900, Eaton moved to a more gestural and expressive style, especially in his favored subjects of white pines and canal-side poplars, reminiscent of Claude Monet's serial works. Eaton painted his beloved pines from every imaginable vantage point and in every lighting condition, creating symbolic works of powerful and graphic imagery, often verging on complete abstraction. Eaton was also a master watercolorist, on a par with his contemporaries Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Whistler.
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It's an age-old question, which many of us have pondered at one time or another: what is the meaning of life?
Evgenia Cherkasova, associate professor of philosophy, and her students will tackle this question in a course of the same name this spring. The course is funded by a prestigious Enduring Questions grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
With a syllabus including works ranging from Ecclesiastes to Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha," the course covers a variety of Eastern and Western thinkers and supplements classroom discussions with excursions to sites such as the Museum of Fine Arts.
"I want students to leave this class being able to think creatively about what makes life meaningful for them," she said in an interview earlier this year. "So often, we go through the motions and find ourselves unfulfilled. I hope to create a space for my students to grapple with the idea of meaning and purpose."
In September, Cherkasova spoke to the Huffington Post about some of her personal motivations behind teaching the course.
The Wisdom of Crowds
So, what is the meaning of life? In early October 2013, we asked Suffolk students to weigh in, hanging a blank banner on the wall of Café 73 and letting students share their. From the silly to the serious, the mundane to the meaningful, their answers ran the gamut. Here's a selection:
- Babies
- Words
- Game of Thrones
- 42: Life, the universe, and everything
- Live, laugh love!
- Batman
- Baby koalas
- Warm chocolate chip cookies
- Choosing the right people to be around
- Living it!
- Ideas
- Learning to be happy with who you are
- Enjoying it!
- Be comfortable in your own skin
- Music
- Friendship
- Make use of all your talent. Be the best that you can be. And enjoy every day. Your time here is short. Make the most of it. Love with all your heart.
- The meaning of life is whatever makes you happy, whether it be friends, family, love, etc. Whatever makes you smile.
- Friends and family
- Puppies
- Good times with good people
- The ending of "Lost"
- To connect, to create, to love. (And always leave room for dessert.)
- Comfy pants
- Smile while you still have teeth
- Breakfast foods
- To become a millionaire
- To find what and whom you love
- Having the courage to step out of your comfort zone, succeeding in any task you set out to do and being happy with the results.
- Getting to know y'all
- Being Boston Strong
- To be happy
- Eating
- The meaning of live is to give life a meaning… also, Cool Ranch Doritos are pretty nice.
- Awesome beards
- Bacon!
- To live life to its fullest potential
- Work hard, play hard
- Music, friends, family, love and happiness!
- To play baseball
- To wake up every day with a smile
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Suffolk, ss. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
Appeal of:
Ann Reen,
v. CR-05-802
Dated: January 8, 2010
Teachers' Retirement System,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Robin Stein, Esq.
MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse, PC
8 Essex Center Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Appearance for Respondent:
Aaron Morrison, Esq.
Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park
Cambridge, MA 02142
Administrative Magistrate:
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
The Petitioner is not entitled to have the stipend she received for serving as Guidance "Associate" during the 2002-2005 school years included as regular compensation in the calculation of her superannuation retirement benefit as the remuneration for that stipend is not included in the relevant Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32, § 16(4), the Petitioner, Ann Reen, is appealing the August 10, 2005 decision of the Respondent, Teachers' Retirement System, declining to include the stipends she received for serving as Guidance "Associate" during the 2002-2005 school years as regular compensation in the calculation of her superannuation retirement benefit. (Exhibit 5.) The appeal was timely filed in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 16(4).
A hearing pursuant to G.L. c. 7 §4H was held on December 8, 2009 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 N. Washington Street, Boston, MA. Various documents were entered into evidence at the hearing (Exhibits 1-6). The Petitioner's Pre-hearing Memorandum was marked as "A" for identification, the Respondent's Pre-hearing Memorandum was marked as "B" for identification, and the Parties' Joint Stipulation was marked as "C" for identification. The Petitioner testified in her own behalf. One cassette tape recording was made of the hearing. The record in this case was left open until January 5, 2010 for the filing of written closing memoranda.
Based on the testimony and evidence presented, I make the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Ann Reen, d.o.b. 6/5/42, was employed as a guidance counselor with the Danvers, MA Public School System from September of 1970 through June 30, 2005. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
2. The Petitioner became a member of the Teachers' Retirement System in September of 1970. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
3. During the 2002-2005 school years, in addition to her position as a guidance counselor, the Petitioner also served as Guidance "Associate." (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
4. Her duties as Guidance Associate included serving as a liaison with the principal of the Danvers High School, arranging the testing schedule for the PSATs and AP examinations, as well as organizing a parents' night for parents of college bound high school juniors. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
5. Although the majority of her duties as a Guidance Associate were performed during the school year, the Petitioner was required to work one extra week before school started in the fall and after school ended in June to perform some of her functions as a Guidance Associate. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
6. At all relevant times, the Petitioner's employment with the Danvers Public Schools was covered by a collective bargaining agreement entitled "Agreement for Unit A Between the Danvers Teachers Association and the Danvers School Committee" as extended by a June 14, 2004 Memorandum of Agreement. (Exhibit 2.)
7. The Collective Bargaining Agreement effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2004 lists the position of Associate with a stipend of $34 per day. There is a notation under the position "Associate" that states that the daily rate "to be changed to annual rate." (Exhibit 2.)
8. The Petitioner did not keep track of the number of hours or days that she performed the services of a Guidance Associate and did not have to submit a time sheet to her employer. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
9. The Petitioner was not paid on an hourly or daily rate for providing the services of a Guidance Associate. Rather she was paid by two checks, one in December and the second in June every school year that she served as a Guidance Associate. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
10. She was paid the following amounts on the following dates for serving as an Associate: $1,066.66 on 12/12/02; $2,133.34 on 6/12/03; $1,133.33 on 12/11/03; $2,266.67 on 6/10/04; $1,150.33 on 12/16/04, and $2,300.67 on 6/2/05. (Testimony of the Petitioner; Exhibit 3.)
11. Retirement deductions were taken from the stipend that the Petitioner received for serving in the position of Guidance Associate. (Testimony of the Petitioner.)
12. The successor Collective Bargaining Agreement effective July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008 lists a fixed annual salary of $3,503 for serving as an Associate for the 2005-2006 school year with small increases every school year thereafter for the term of the Agreement. (Exhibit 4.)
13. The Petitioner filed an application for superannuation retirement benefits on April 15, 2005 with an effective retirement date of June 30, 2005. (Exhibit 1.)
14. By letter dated August 10, 2005, the Respondent notified the Petitioner that the stipends that she received for serving a Guidance Associate would not be included as regular compensation in the calculation of her superannuation retirement benefit. The Respondent also notified the Petitioner that it would be refunding the retirement contributions for these stipends. (Exhibit 5.)
15. By letter dated August 24, 2005, the Petitioner filed an appeal of this denial with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board. (Exhibit 6)
There are no material issues of fact in dispute in this matter. The issue in this case is whether the Petitioner is entitled to have the stipends that she received for serving as a Guidance Associate during the 2002-2005 school years included as regular compensation in the calculation of her retirement benefit.
After reviewing the evidence presented in this case, I conclude that the Petitioner is not entitled to have these stipends considered as regular compensation as the Collective Bargaining Agreement covering the 2002-2005 school years does not provide for a fixed amount of compensation to be paid for providing these services each school year.
Regular compensation is defined in G.L. c. 32 §1 as:
Salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee by the employing authority, not including bonus, overtime, severance pay for any and all unused sick leave, early retirement incentives, or any other payment made as a result of giving notice of retirement ….
In the case of a teacher who is employed in a public day school who is a member of the teachers' retirement system, salary payable under the terms of an annual contract for additional services in such a school and also compensation for services rendered by said teacher in connection with a school lunch program or for services in connection with a program of instruction of physical education and athletic contests shall be regarded as regular compensation rather than as bonus or overtime and shall be included in the salary on which the pension is calculated ….
Chapter 32 does not define the term "annual contract." In 1994, the Teachers' Retirement System promulgated 807 CMR 6.01 which defines annual contract as the following:
In the case of a teacher, the annual contract is the collective bargaining agreement for the unit that governs the rights of the members whether it is a one year or multi-year agreement. In the case of an Administrator the annual contract is the individual employment agreement which governs the rights of the member whether it is a one year or multi-year agreement …. (emphasis supplied.)
The term regular compensation as defined by M.G.L. c. 32, § 1 and further defined by 840 CMR 15.03 includes … (b) Salary payable under the terms of an annual contract for additional services so long as (1) The additional services are set forth in the annual contract; (2) The additional services are educational in nature; (3) the remuneration for these services is provided in the annual contract; (4) The additional services are performed during the school year. (emphasis supplied).
In this case, the Collective Bargaining Agreement in effect during the 2002-2005 school years covering the Petitioner's employment specifically references the position of Associate. However, the stipend listed for such position is $34 a day with a notation that this stipend will be amended in the future to an annual amount.
At the hearing, the Petitioner credibly testified that she was not paid on a daily or hourly rate, but rather received stipends in two yearly payments, one in December and one in June. She argued that since the Collective Bargaining Agreement providing for a daily rate of compensation for serving as a Guidance Associate was in error, she should not be penalized for this mistake.
Notwithstanding the Petitioner's argument, 807 CMR 6.02(1)(b) requires that both the additional services and the remuneration received for these services must be clearly stated in the Collective Bargaining Agreement to be considered to be regular compensation.
In the case of Henry Kozloski v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 783, app. Rev. denied 442 Mass. 1112 (2004), the Appeals Court held that it is necessary to review the annual contract covering the individual's employment to determine whether an additional payment made to the employee is specifically included. In Kozloski, supra, the Petitioner's annual stipend for serving as audio-visual coordinator was not included in the collective bargaining agreement, the annual contract covering Mr. Kozloski's employment as a high school science teacher. The Appeals Court held: "[W]hether the omission was inadvertent or not, the position of audio-visual coordinator was simply not included in the relevant collective bargaining agreement under which Kozloski worked for the three-year period that was the basis for his pension calculation." The Court further held that, "to be eligible for inclusion in the pension calculation, the additional service stipend must have been provided for in the collective bargaining agreement." (emphasis supplied.)
In the case of Ristuccia v. CRAB, Suffolk Superior Court, Civil Action No. 01-1523-E (Burnes, J., 1/16/03), the Superior Court held that stipend amounts not specifically set out in the written Collective Bargaining Agreement are excluded from regular compensation, despite evidence that both the School Committee and the Teachers' Union had engaged in collective bargaining talks concerning this stipend but had never memorialized their agreement in writing.
Moreover, the stipends actually listed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement for serving as Guidance Associate also do not constitute regular compensation as they are variable, not fixed, based on a daily rate. In the case of Donald Hallett v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 725 N.E. 2d 222 (2000). In Hallett, supra, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the hourly payments made to a teacher for teaching driver's education both before and after normal school hours did not constitute a salary for those additional services. As such, those payments were not considered to be regular compensation for the purposes of determining Mr. Hallett's retirement benefit. In Hallett, supra at 224, the Court noted that the relevant part of the statute specifies that only salary paid for additional services can be included in regular compensation. The Court further noted that salary is defined in Black's Law Dictionary 1337 (6th ed. 1990) as "a fixed periodical compensation paid for service rendered. A stated compensation paid periodically as by the year, month, or other fixed period, in contrast to wages which are normally based on an hourly rate."
Thus, in accordance with the decision in Hallett, in order for the stipends made to Ms. Reen for her services to be considered as salary paid for additional services and consequently regular compensation, these payments must have been for a fixed amount for the period of employment and not based on a daily rate for the number of days worked during that period.
For the foregoing reasons, I order that the decision of the Teachers' Retirement System declining to include the stipends that the Petitioner received for serving as a Guidance Associate during the 2002-2005 school years as regular compensation in the calculation of her superannuation retirement benefit be affirmed.
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: January 8, 2010


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By Chris Scott Barr
It was pretty obvious from the start that Palm's decision to make the Pre sync with iTunes was going to cause some issues. Well Apple pulled the plug by simply issuing an update that broke the feature, and Palm responded by complaining to the USB-IF. Not only did they reject Palm's complaint, but found that the company had violated the USB-IF policies in trying to make their handset work with iTunes. You'd think that all of this would discourage them from trying anything further, right? Wrong.
The latest version of the WebOS software (1.2.1) "resolves an issue preventing media sync from working with latest version of iTunes (9.0.1)." To make things even better, you can now also sync pictures as well. If I owned a Pre, I would no doubt be happy to have this functionality. However, Palm is really pushing it. How about instead of focusing on making your phone work with the competition's software, you make your own? That would be too much effort, no doubt. Your move Apple.


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CHICAGO (AP) — The number of homicides in Chicago fell during the first half of the year compared to the same period last year but the total number of people shot and the number of shooting incidents climbed, according to statistics released Tuesday by the police department.
The statistics offer a snapshot of what is happening in a city that has been the subject of widespread media attention since 2012 when it was the only city in the nation to record more than 500 homicides for the year.
According to the department, there were 172 homicides through June 30 — nine fewer than the same period last year and 82 fewer than during the first six months of 2012. After the city recorded a total of 415 homicides last year, the six-month total puts Chicago within striking distance of recording fewer than 400 homicides for the year for the first time since 1965.
More troubling are statistics that show there have been dozens more shooting victims — which includes people injured and killed — and shooting incidents so far this year compared to the same period last year. The number of shooting incidents rose to 890 from 844 for the six-month period and the number of shooting victims climbed to 1,115 from 1,030.
The numbers so far this year in all those categories are far lower than they were for the same period of 2012, police said. A spike in violent crime that year prompted the department to launch a host of crime-fighting initiatives.
With summer and an expected rise in crime, police have already implemented a key component of the overall strategy that was credited with helping bring down crime numbers last year: dispatching hundreds of police officers on overtime to high-crime neighborhoods.
"We will keep building on our strategy, putting more officers on the street in summer months, proactively intervening in gang conflicts, partnering with community leaders..." Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said in a statement.


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The Tiger Lillies' Martyn Jacques possesses one of the more remarkable voices in popular music, a buttery falsetto that evokes the yearning beauty of Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat, a sound perfectly calibrated for the SoBe-style dance-club scene. Which is why Jacques believes the crowd will be especially receptive this weekend in Miami, where the Tiger Lillies will get funky with their …
"Oh, Lord, no. No, no, no …" Jacques protests in a soft British manner. "No. I'd be horrible at that. I'd hate … I couldn't do disco, sorry."
OK, right. The Tiger Lillies are, in fact, the opposite of dance-club music, with Jacques' exquisite vocals soaring over an astonishing hybrid of influences: Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, opera and blues, circus sounds, Gypsy songs and the laments of Left Bank street musicians. Adding to the exotic allure, Jacques leads these songs — often uplifting anthems about drug addicts, prostitutes and the marginalized — in vaguely menacing face paint (one critic dubbed Jacques "the Criminal Castrati).
Jacques believes this extravagant style of entertainment is a perfect fit for the audiences that will gather at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday for Miami Light Project performances at the Light Box at Goldman Warehouse (404 NW 26th St., Miami). The Tiger Lillies played a set in the street at last year's Sleepless Night in Miami, which was cut short after three songs by torrential rain.
"It's a pretty over-the-top place, isn't it? I remember all the amazing architecture, all kinds of 1930s-type stuff," Jacques says from his flat in Berlin. "On the other side, there was all this bling, and loads of girls in really short skirts, and men driving around in enormous Cadillacs. … I've been to America quite a bit, and I can't honestly say that many cities really grabbed me. But in Miami, I thought, 'God, this is an amazing city.'"
Jacques says that when the phone rang, he was on the piano practicing numbers he'll be playing in the Goldman Warehouse. They include songs by the great Edith Piaf and music based on German composer Frank Wedekind's sexually charged "Lulu" plays, about the fall of a social-climbing dancer who later turns to prostitution.
The plays, which tested social mores when first produced at the turn of the 20th century, were the source material for the 1929 silent film "Pandora's Box," starring Louise Brooks, and the 2011 album "Lulu," a collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica. Could it be more Miami?
"We'll be in our Victorian style costumes and the makeup. There's a song about Jack the Ripper. The whole thing will be quite dark and sinister," Jacques says. "You'll have to have a really open mind."
Tickets for the Tiger Lillies shows cost $25-$50. Call 305-576-4350 or go to MiamiLightProject.com.
More than 30 Florida breweries will take part in the South Florida Brewers Guild Fest from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday in Boynton Beach's Intracoastal Park (2240 N. Federal Highway). Among those offering samples will be Due South, Engine 15, Funky Buddha, Swamp Head, Wynwood, Inlet and Mile Marker Brewing, as well as Intuition Ale Works, Cold Storage Craft Brewery and the Tampa Bay Brew Bus. Tickets cost $40, $100 for VIP, which gets you in at 1 p.m., plus other benefits. Tickets, more info: FloridaBrewersGuild.org.
The only thing better than electro-rockers Minus the Bear pulling the plug on the electro on their new album, "Acoustics II," will be hearing them cover themselves in a live setting. Songs such as "Diamond Lighting" from "Infinity Overhead" just seem closer in the stripped-down version on "Acoustics II." As singer-guitarist Jake Snider told Rolling Stone: "When you sit down with an acoustic guitar and start figuring out how you can make it more rich and more full and fill up the space that you used to, it's just an interesting and fun exercise." The Seattle quintet performs Friday at Revolution Live (100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale). Tickets: $21 at the box office. Info: 954-449-1025, JointheRevolution.net.
In case you missed it, South Florida is one of the markets around the country getting a sneak peek at the new documentary "Jimi Hendrix — Hear My Train a Comin'" which includes never-before-seen footage of the guitar god at the 1968 Miami Pop Festival, which took place at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. The film, which will premiere 9 p.m. Tuesday on PBS stations nationwide, will be shown at 9 p.m. Friday, 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at O Cinema (90 NW 29th St., Miami). Tickets cost $10.50. Call 305-571-9970 or go to O-Cinema.org. Tuesday also will bring the release of a special DVD package of the documentary and the release of an album of the concert at Gulfstream Park called "Jimi Hendrix Experience: Miami Pop Festival." More information here.
Billy Gibbons, who offers praise in the Jimi Hendrix documentary, will bring ZZ Top to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Dec. 28, a show that promotes the trio's latest album, "La Futura," and "ZZ Top: The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990," a boxed set of 10 of the band's most appreciated releases. Tickets for the show cost $84, $69 and $49, and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at MyHRL.com, Ticketmaster.com and at 800-745-3000.
The Goo Goo Dolls will be the headliner for the seventh annual No Snow Ball on Dec. 14 at Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton, but there's also the matter of up-and-coming blues siren ZZ Ward, who brightens the bill along with the Fray, Five for Fighting and Parachute. General-admission tickets for the show, sponsored by 97.9 WRMF and Sunny 107.9, cost $40 in advance at FrontgateTickets.com, $55 at the gate. VIP seating is $75 advance, $100 at the door. Info: 561-544-8600, MiznerAmphitheater.com.
It's Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday at the Fort Lauderdale Strikers' final game of the season at Lockhart Stadium, with a $1 beer tailgate beginning two hours before the 7:30 p.m. match against FC Edmonton. All Strikers merchandise will be 25 percent off all night, and after the game the South Courtyard will be the setting for a meet-and-greet with the team and a post-game concert by reggae band Rhythmadx. Info: 954-606-0400, Strikers.com.
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival continues with screenings through Nov. 11, none more worthy than "CinemAbility," a celebrity-packed examination of the portrayal of the disabled in movies that is more upbeat than it sounds. Highland Beach actor Danny Murphy, "guy in the wheelchair" in six TV shows and 10 feature films, is an executive producer of the Jenni Gold-directed film, which is under consideration for a documentary Oscar. "The film does an excellent job taking us through the history of disability in film in a fun way. If everyone in the industry embraces the film, then we won't have an issue," Murphy says in a press blurb. Familiar faces in "CinemAbility" include Ben Affleck, Beau Bridges, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Peter Bogdanovich and Gary Sinise. Murphy will speak at a 1 p.m. Saturday screening at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale, a benefit for a program Murphy has created with the Center for Independent Living of Broward County. Tickets cost $10, $8 seniors/students. For wheelchair seating, call 818-437-9423. More information: CinemAbility.com, DannyMurphy.com, FLIFF.com.
Get daily updates on South Florida entertainment and things to do at SouthFlorida.com, on Twitter at @BenCrandell and Instagram /BenCrandell.


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The Apprentice? Didnt this show just finish? Why yes it did, but since NBC no longer has any hit shows they cant go more than two weeks without having this show on Thursday nights to finsh 2nd to CSI. At least it is only on once a week unless you count CNBC. But lets face it, nobody has watched CNBC since the internet bubble burst five years ago. Speaking of bubbles being burst, 17 of the following will be fired over the next few months. They are:
Alex Team: Book SmartsAge: 29Hometown: Seattle, WAOccupation: Attorney
Angie Team: Street SmartsAge: 41Hometown: Lake Balboa, CAOccupation: Gym Franchise Owner
Audrey Team: Street SmartsAge: 22Hometown: Salt Lake City, UTOccupation: Real Estate Agent
Brian Team: Street SmartsAge: 29Hometown: Wildwood, NJOccupation: Real Estate Broker
Chris Team: Street SmartsAge: 21Hometown: Lake Las Vegas, NVOccupation: Real Estate Investor
Craig Team: Street SmartsAge: 37Hometown: Conley, GAOccupation: Shoeshine Business Owner
Danny Team: Book SmartsAge: 39Hometown: Boston, MAOccupation: Marketing Technology Firm Owner
Erin Team: Book SmartsAge: 26Hometown: Philadelphia, PAOccupation: Attorney
John Team: Street SmartsAge: 32Hometown: Tampa, FLOccupation: Technology Firm Owner
Kendra Team: Book SmartsAge: 26Hometown: Boynton Beach, FLOccupation: Real Estate Broker
Kristen Team: Street SmartsAge: 31Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Occupation: Real Estate Financier
Michael Team: Book SmartsAge: 25Hometown: Boston, MAOccupation: Real Estate Developer
Stephanie Team: Book SmartsAge: 29Hometown: San Diego, CAOccupation: Supply Chain Consultant
Tana Team: Street SmartsAge: 37Hometown: Des Moines, IAOccupation: Sales Executive
Tara Team: Street SmartsAge: 28Hometown: New York, NYOccupation: Senior Government Manager
Todd Team: Book SmartsAge: 34Hometown: Carlsbad, CAOccupation: Sales Manager
Verna Team: Book SmartsAge: 31Hometown: Seattle, WAOccupation: Business Manager
Is it just me or are there a lot of candidates in the real estate business. 6 of them! It is almost as if a real estate developer was running this show. Considering how DT runs casinos I guess it isnt surprising that there are no casino employees on the show.
On to the show. Oh crap, I taped the last few minutes of Joey and I just watched it. There is no way that this summary will be the least bit funny now.


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Moviephone conducted an interview with Mike West, Executive Producer at Universal Creative, about what guests can expect when entering the spooky world of Kong next summer, what it was like working with Peter Jackson on the project, and why the ride will be housed in Islands of Adventure (over by the Jurassic Park ride) as opposed to Universal Studios proper.
Moviefone: There was obviously a King Kong ride in Orlando before and there's still one in California. So my question is: why circle back to King Kong?
Mike West: It was kind of like why not? Well, there's a couple of things: we're getting ready to celebrate our 25th anniversary at Universal Orlando Resort. And King Kong has been such a rich part of Universal's history from movies to theme park attractions and they've always been great stories in the past. We thought that this gave us the opportunity to tell a new Kong story to a whole new generation, in a completely different way, by having you go to Kong's home instead of having Kong come to the United States.
What from the 3D experience at Universal Studios Hollywood either inspired or informed this new ride and what you're doing to push that technology forward?
Well, it's really a vastly different ride than King Kong 360 3D. We're taking guests to the physical, thematic environment of Skull Island, whereas in Hollywood it's really about the movie-making process. You're watching monitors and you're on the tram and you're going in and it's got the cut and action. It's all very segmented. We've gone in and actually created Skull Island. It's not about a movie. The story is a story all to its own. It really has no relation to the Peter Jackson 2005 and is in no ways a prequel to the 2017 film. It's its own piece, which is really exciting.
Can you talk about the ride system? The promotional artwork shows a large jeep-type vehicle.
Yeah I can talk about the story... The detail of the technology and the ride systems we'll get into detail with a little bit down the road. But the guest experience entails a rather extensive queue that goes right up the boarding of the vehicles. And when guests come onto the island, they go through a rather dense jungle area, which gives way to some rather complex ancient ruins and that gives you a peek at some of the hostile natives who are on the island, you hear some cryptic messages that reference some of the unimaginable creatures you're going to encounter on this rather perilous journey. So by the time you get ready to board the trucks, your senses are tingling and you're ready for a very thrilling adventure. For once it's not the thing where you are on the ride and something goes horribly wrong; you know from the very beginning that things aren't going to go right.
It's wrong from the beginning.
Yes. You board the rather large expedition trucks and then part of the ride system is that the outside part is inside. One of the key pieces of key art that you got sent shows the expedition truck approaching the great wall, which is going to be the face of the attraction. It's 72-feet wide and is really impressive; as you approach flames shoot up and huge wooden doors open up and you drive up in between these doors and things get darker and more mysterious at that point. Your charge, when you go onto this, is that you're charged with going on and researching and collecting some specimens of unknown origin, which of course carpet this island. But it quickly turns into a fight for survival. The creatures get bigger and badder and eventually you come face-to-face with big Kong himself.
So you do encounter other creatures from King Kong?
Oh yes... all of the creatures that inhabit Skull Island.
Can you talk about working with Peter Jackson? Was this a similar situation to what it was like working with J.K. Rowling on the Harry Potter projects?
We worked with Peter on the initial development, working with him on the feel and the level of immersion of the island and how to get guests involved. Because you're in this truck, you play a role in the story of Kong, which is another new experience for guests. You're not passively sitting and watching him.
Things seem to move pretty fast at Universal. We started seeing the Kong building go up this year, and next summer it has an opening date. How do things move this quickly?
Well, thank you for saying quickly. Others might not agree with that. But I think it has a lot to do with the process and the way we approach things. We really try to establish a strong storyline first and once you let that be the driving force first, and as long as whatever you're doing supports that story, you can move forward at a pretty good clip.
Why Islands of Adventure for this new ride?
Well, for one thing there was a large area of Islands of Adventure that had nothing on it. It seemed like a good spot. And again, if you go back and think of past Kong experiences, where it was really New York-based, this is really going to his shores, to his land. It just felt like a better location to the studios, because it would skew it back more to a film-type feel. We didn't want it to feel like that. We wanted it to feel like an experience on its own.
Will there be other experiences in this new Skull Island section of the park?
It kind of defies categorization. We have never really designed something like this, where the attraction is really something in and unto itself. And because it's Skull Island, because it's Kong, it's got the stature and the size to be established as its own locale.
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MM6 - on the road again!
MM6 - on the road again!
The MM6 will be coming to The Metro Centre in Gateshead on the 13th October!
Yamaha's unique and innovative new instrument, the MM6, will be on display at The Metro Centre in Gateshead on Saturday the 13th of October. Yamaha will be joining in with the Metro Centre's 21st birthday celebrations, working in association with Dolphin Music's new Metro Centre store.
Yamaha's very own Bert Smorenburg (above) will be on hand all day to guide you through the fantastic sounds and features of this powerhouse of a product, so if you've ever wondered what all the fuss is about, don't miss this fantastic opportunity to come along to the Metro Centre on the 13th of October, join in the fun, get hands on, and allow us to bring an MM6 inspired smile to your face!
For more inifo contact our Gateshead staff on 0191 493 2244
Watch some You Tube videos of the legendary Bert playing the MM6 - and come down to the Metro Centre!
Dolphin Music @ Gateshead Metro Centre
16 Garden Walk
Yellow Quadrant
Metro Centre
Tel: 0191 493 2244
Opening Hours
10.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday
9.00am to 7.00pm Saturday
11.00am to 5.00pm Sunday


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In March 2009 the Campaign for America's Future, a top progressive group in Washington, launched a campaign called "Dog The (Blue) Dogs" to pressure conservative Blue Dog Democrats to support President Obama's budget. When he heard about the effort, White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina, who was regarded as the Obama administration's designated "fixer," called CAF's leaders into the White House for a dressing down, according to a CAF official. If the group wanted to join the Common Purpose Project, an exclusive weekly strategy meeting between progressive groups and administration officials, CAF had to drop the campaign. We know how to handle the Blue Dogs better than you do, Messina said. Not wanting to sour its relationship with the White House at this early date, CAF complied, and the campaign quickly disappeared from its website. Despite Messina's assurance, however, the Blue Dogs would remain a major obstacle to the realization of the president's legislative agenda.
The hardball tactics used by Messina against CAF exemplified how the Obama administration would operate going forward—insistent on demanding total control, hostile to any public pressure from progressives on dissident Democrats or administration allies, committed to working the system inside Washington rather than changing it. As deputy chief of staff, Messina held the same position once occupied by Karl Rove (and Josh Lyman on The West Wing). He worked as a top lieutenant for Rahm Emanuel and became the administration's lead enforcer after Emanuel left for Chicago. White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer calls Messina "the most powerful person in Washington that you haven't heard of." Messina's dream job was to become chief of staff. Instead, he recently got an arguably more important assignment—manager of Obama's re-election campaign.
Messina, a longtime aide to Montana Senator Max Baucus, entered Obamaworld in June 2008 as the campaign's chief of staff. He had impressed Democrats by leading the effort in the Senate to oppose the Bush administration's push to privatize Social Security and quickly won the trust of campaign manager David Plouffe, who put Messina in charge of day-to-day operations. "I spend the money, so everything's gotta go through me to get spent, which is the best job ever," Messina told The New Yorker. "It's like getting the keys to a fucking Ferrari." (Messina has been spotted driving a black Porsche convertible in Washington.)
Unlike Plouffe, who became a revered figure among Obama supporters, Messina begins the re-election campaign with a significant amount of baggage. As a former chief of staff to Baucus and deputy to Emanuel, Messina has clashed with progressive activists and grassroots Obama supporters both inside and outside Washington over political strategy and on issues like healthcare reform and gay rights, alienating parts of the very constituencies that worked so hard for Obama in 2008 and that the campaign needs to reinspire and activate in 2012. Obama's fixer has arguably created as many problems as he's solved. "He is not of the Obama movement," says one top Democratic strategist in Washington. "There is not a bone in his body that speaks to or comprehends the idea of a movement and that grassroots energy. To me, that's bothersome."
Messina's allies say he's a savvy, experienced operative who played a key role in the passage of Obama's legislative agenda, and is well prepared to lead a tough campaign for the president. "Jim was tasked with bringing together various parts of the progressive community to unite behind the president's historic agenda—affordable, accessible healthcare for all Americans, repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' and ending the war in Iraq, among other priorities," says Hari Sevugan, a Democratic Party spokesman. "Despite their differences, he rallied that coalition behind the president's agenda and played a critical role in making these common goals a reality. It's exactly this ability to get things done, along with his deep relationships with grassroots leaders, activists and members of Congress, which will make Jim a strong leader for the president's re-election effort." But other Democrats interviewed for this article, who have dealt with Messina in the past, questioned whether he's the right man for the job, and what his elevation says about the kind of re-election campaign Obama plans to run. (Some declined to speak on the record for fear of retribution.)


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Starbucks is back in the news with several hot items that offer notes of success with overtones of excess.
First came word that the company would offer a rare brew of Geisha coffee at selected locations in the Northwest. Marketed as Costa Rica Finca Palmilera, a 16-ounce cup retails for $7. Perhaps such sales are helping Starbucks with its plans to add 1,500 locations in the U.S. over the next five years, as well as to digest its recent purchase � upscale tea purveyors Teavana.
So much for the chain�s success.
As for the excess, Starbucks is offering � just in time for the holidays, naturally � a stainless-steel gift card loaded with $400 worth of Starbucks happiness. For just $450!
Such, we suppose, are the economics of haute caffeine, and maybe such marketing appeals to that segment of the 1 percent looking to really wake up the world. But by our calculus, there�s nothing grande about giving a company an extra $50 for the privilege of paying their already premium prices for coffee, even if the card is sleek.
Here�s a tip you can share: Starbucks is doing fine. Save your $50, or give it to a local charity.


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Hi all,
I just found this forum a fortnight ago, and have been all over it to find answers to my many questions!
A little background:
10 week son, born 27/09 at 40w1d at 2.14 kg, (that's abt 4.7 lbs)...no iugr, docs said constitutionally small baby ( me n DH are 5 feet odd). Born via c section, latch established on day 3, gave formula even when I nursed due to his low birth weight. A weight check this friday at 10w1d showed a weight of 4 kg (about8.8 lbs). I put in a lot of effort, cluster fed for HOURS in the first few weeks ( against everything my family said - "you have low supply/you are starving the baby/give formula).
We cloth diaper and change at every pee and he has at least 15 wet diapers a day. Poop was once every 3-4 days the first month and half and now regularized to once a day.
DS is a catnapper. He takes 20-40 min naps. Mostly 20. My uncle who is an OB/GYN thinks its because DS "snacks" and hence catnaps. Our feeds are already 1 hr +. I can hear DS swallow after the first couple mins of suckling (he has a shallow latch, lipstick shaped nipple) but the swallowing is after increasing number of sucks. I have been trying to get DS to open his mouth wider (he barely opens it half inch) hoping that deeper latch = more efficient milk transfer. I had huge doubts the first few weeks on low supply as DS would fuss every evening Nytime between 4 pm to 7 pm (after reading kellymom I figured that I have adequate supply) and that DS fusses mainly due to being over tired.
At nit he sleeps mainly in a 3-2-1 hour cycle (3 hrs then 1 hr nursing then 2 hrs then 1 hr etc) and that's abt it.. Rarely will he sleep a couple more hours.
I wold have gotten him to sleep 2-2.5 hrs in the afetrnoon maybe a max of 3 times in the last 8 weeks. He is also a hyperactive child, impatient on the boob (eg when I switch sides using cross cradle hold) with short bursts of happy time. As he snacks he feeds literally all day, anywhere between 15 mins -1 hour between nursings.
Now, my questions:
1. Feeding: what am I doing wrong? How do I get DS to be an efficient nurser, take a proper feed and sleep/nap at least 2hrs? And also feed for lessor time!
2. sleep: DS also ONLY sleeps on nursing.. So I have to nurse to put him down.. I have tried everything - rock/shush/pat/sway etc
3. Latch: I have seen an LC and we've tried getting DS to open wider. He does that sometimes and hen during the feed slips back to grabbing mostly the nipple. This has resulted in sore nipples!
All of the above has resulted in NO sleep for me for the last 10 weeks and I am losing it!
To the point that I now find it very difficult to fall asleep with the fear tht he could wake up any moment!
Help!! I go back to work in a week and at this rate can never leave him with anyone (have not been able to get a free hour to myself outside the house in the last 10 weeks!) and am freaking out!
Sorry for the long post but wanted to give all the background so it's easy to understand.


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Style # 205273
In a standout coral, peplum flare at hip and bodycon silhouette, this bebe dress is a polished showstopper with a hint of rocker-chic. Try it with a pair of neutral pumps and a gold clutch.
- 88% nylon, 12% spandex
- Center back to hem: 32" (81 cm)
- Stretch jersey lining
- Invisible zipper
- Hand wash
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Peplum Studded Dress is rated out of 5 by 4.
Rated 2 out of 5 by NikkieGiovanni from Not for the curvy girl This dress didn't work for me. Smooshed my boobs in and gave me a box shape. Sadlly, I had to return it :(
Date published: 2013-02-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kendragigglez from Quality and style This dress is wonderful, it is really easy to dress up, and down! The underarm part is a little large, and I have D sized breasts so the dress does run a little large. Overall my friends and I love it. Also, someone pointed out to me that the studs in the center look like a heart from far away, kinda cool :)
Date published: 2013-02-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rax19 from Can't wait to show it off! Let me start off by saying that the pictures presented online don't do the dress enough justice. In person the color is a much more vibrant coral, sure to catch anyone's attention! I fell in love with the dress once I tried it on in store and its great for any shape because the peplum accentuates your figure. My friends all loved it when I showed them! Can't wait to wear it out :) In regards to fit, its a little generous and is stretchy.
Date published: 2013-02-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by lovefashion1 from GORGEOUS!!!! when i saw this dress online i didn't like it so much because the dress on this model seems like an regular dress.But when i went to the store and tried on..oh my God!!! i fell in love with it!!! the dress is absolutely gorgeous and soo sexy!! thank the saleswoman who "pressed" me to try on the dress!!
Date published: 2012-12-31


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Congressional statement of findingsThe Congress hereby finds that—
Compounding this energy shortage is our past and present failure to formulate a comprehensive and aggressive research and development program designed to make available to American consumers our large domestic energy reserves including fossil fuels, nuclear fuels, geothermal resources, solar energy, and other forms of energy. This failure is partially because the unconventional energy technologies have not been judged to be economically competitive with traditional energy technologies.
The urgency of the Nation's energy challenge will require commitments similar to those undertaken in the Manhattan and Apollo projects; it will require that the Nation undertake a research, development, and demonstration program in nonnuclear energy technologies with a total Federal investment which may reach or exceed $20,000,000,000 over the next decade.
In undertaking such program, full advantage must be taken of the existing technical and managerial expertise in the various energy fields within Federal agencies and particularly in the private sector.
The Nation's future energy needs can be met if a national commitment is made now to dedicate the necessary financial resources, to enlist our scientific and technological capabilities, and to accord the proper priority to developing new nonnuclear energy options to serve national needs, conserve vital resources, and protect the environment.
(Pub. L. 93–577, § 2, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1879.)
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I'm wearing my green tie today even though, liturgically, today is not St. Patrick's Day because of Holy Week. But that doesn't mean that we have to go as far as the Canadian blogger who suggested over the weekend that we had to send back the green beer since the Irish bishops had the liturgical celebration moved to last Saturday. That didn't happen here in the States because the Vatican already had decided to move the feast of St. Joseph to that day for everyone else.
But fear not: the next time St. Patrick's Day will be liturgically homeless because of Holy Week will be in 2160 (scroll down to the final paragraph of this story), and I doubt any of us will still be alive 152 years from now to worry about it.


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October 27. 2013 7:32PM
Signs of fear: Keeping tourists in the dark
New Hampshire is one of only five states that does not allow what are called service signs to be placed on interstate highways. Those are the blue signs that contain up to six small advertisements for local businesses such as restaurants, hotels and gas stations. In this case, our zeal to boost tourism might actually be harming it.
New Hampshire allows the signs to be erected on highway off-ramps, but not on the sides of the highways. Putting them by the roadside would discourage tourism, some say.
"I oppose any expansion," Bartlett Rep. Gene Chandler, House Republican leader, said last week. "Enjoying the scenic beauty of New Hampshire is the primary reason they come here. People in the North Country do not favor these types of things once you get up where the visitors come to look at our mountains and foliage."
Well, visitors do come for the scenery. And along the way they need to stop for bathroom breaks, gas and food. Making it as inconvenient as possible to find those conveniences is not a good marketing strategy.The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association supports a bill that would allow the signs to be placed along the highways themselves. Association President and CEO Mike Summers said last week that the signs would help New Hampshire businesses by letting customers know where they are.
He's right. These are not giant billboards. They are not going to obstruct scenic views. They stand alongside the road, at slightly higher than eye level, and let travelers know what options are available at the next exit. Moving these signs a few hundred yards to make them visible
drivers commit to an exit will not drive tourists away from New Hampshire.


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A great senior season has paid off for Derrick Kelly (6-5, 268, Havana, FL East Gasden). Now that his final year of high school football is finished and college coaches have seen his film, recruiting has taken off and the Florida Gators have taken notice.
"Florida offered me two weeks ago," Kelly said calmly. "It was Coach (Will) Muschamp that offered me. He told me that he liked me as a player and he talked to my head coach about me too. He said that he liked my film and size and that he wanted to offer me a scholarship to come play tackle for Florida. I visited Florida twice this year and I like the program and I think they will get everything right there."
Before the offers from Florida, Florida State and LSU poured in the Havana prospect was committed to Kentucky but has since opened things up.
"I recently decommitted from Kentucky," Kelly said. "I'm open to everyone but Florida is at the top of the list and I talk to them the most. I will officially visit Florida this weekend then I will officially visit LSU on January 17th. I haven't set any besides those two right now. I want to make my final decision on signing day."
Although Florida doesn't have an offensive coordinator or offensive line coach, Kelly says he still likes the program a lot and understands the move had to be made.
"I really like Florida a lot," Kelly said. "Florida is not far from home and they play in the SEC. I think they have a good program and are going to get back on top soon. I understand it's all business with the coaches and I'm cool with that. That really doesn't make a difference to me right now."
This weekend Kelly will head up to Gainesville to see all of the ins and outs that the university has to offer but he has a few things he wants to see for himself.
"I'm looking forward to see what all they have to offer," Kelly said. "I want to see what they have academically and I'm looking for a good family environment. My parents and my brother are going to be with me on my visit this weekend."
Jeff Choate checked in on Kelly on Monday to finalize all of the plans for this weekend's official visit.


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Bentley's graduates are entering a market where business PhDs are in high demand. Business schools seek specific talents in their new faculty members, including a publication record on graduation as well as teaching experience and subject domain and methods expertise. The Bentley PhD program is designed to produce a new generation of scholar-teacher-practitioners who precisely fit that description. Those who enter our program will leave it eminently prepared for rewarding careers in academia.
Bentley Doctoral students represent various levels of the program. The levels reflect our mission to mold scholar-teacher-practitioners:
- Current PhD Students are those completing coursework at the pre-Comprehensive stage, and those who have successfully passed the Comprehensive Examinations and are preparing to defend proposals. Students in the Post-Comprehensive phase teach undergraduate courses, in addition to working on their research.
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Chicago area native Melissa McCarthy wasn't expecting such a fuss when she decided to wear a jacket on the cover of Elle magazine in October, she tells Ellen DeGeneres.
Elle named the hot actress to its 2013 list of the top "Women in Hollywood." But some pundits cried foul about the cover shot, saying that McCarthy wearing the coat was an example of fat-shaming.
"I thought, 'What is happening?" Because I picked the jacket. I was like, 'I love that coat,'" she says on Monday's episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," adding that she was pleased the controversy had a name. "Someone threw around the word 'Jacket Gate,' which I like a lot."
McCarthy, who grew up in Plainfield, returns to TV tonight in the Season 4 premiere of her CBS comedy "Mike & Molly." The network will air back-to-back episodes beginning at 8 p.m.
McCarthy's episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" airs at 3 p.m. Monday in Chicago on WMAQ-Ch. 5. She told DeGeneres she decided to throw on the "big grey cashmere coat" during the Elle photo shoot because she misses coats living in L.A.
"I thought it was fun," she said. "The next thing I know it was like, 'How dare you where a jacket!' I'm like, 'Really?'"
The star of "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" didn't even realize the cover shot had become a "whole to do," she said, because she doesn't pay attention to online news.
"I'm like a 300-year-old woman, I don't look at emails. I don't look at any of that stuff," she said, adding later that the "Mike & Molly" studio is a two-minute drive from her house and when she gets home she's "with the kids and, you know, the purse goes in the closet and I just get mauled."
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Nas Hypes the Crowd at Hennessy V.S Concert in Washington D.C.
Life is good for Nas. On Friday (Aug. 24), the Queensbridge rapper played two packed shows in two different states. After a concert in NYC, the fun was only beginning as Nasir Jones jetted to Washington D.C. for the Hennessy V.S Presents Nas at The Park event. The "One Mic" MC put his fans in a frenzy performing both old favorites and new songs off his recent No. 1 album, "Life Is Good." The Hennessy did not stop flowing.
Check out exclusive shots from Nas' stellar D.C. performance below.
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UNT College of Visual Arts and Design - 4 Matching Results
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- Pillbox Hat
- Brown velvet pillbox cocktail hat. The low, circular crown of the hat is slightly domed. At front of hat is pinned a large 3-dimensional pear-shaped openwork jeweled ornament of gold wire set with various colors and shapes of stones. Inside of hat lined in black cloth. Around inside lower edge of crown is brown grosgrain ribbon band. Sewn to inner band is a plastic comb to help secure hat to wearer's head. Maker's label sewn to inner ribbon band: "Eisa". The jeweled ornament is attributed to Robert Goossens of Paris, who is known to have supplied Balenciaga. Donor notes of this hat: "...to wear with short black cocktail dresses."
- Sandals
- Pair of women's sandals of silver metallic leather. Designed as "gladiator style" sandals, with six narrow silver leather criss-crossed or interwoven straps at front over vamp, and six more similar straps extending around ankle and originating from vertical band at heel. 5" zipper along heel band. Designer's label on both sides of sole: "Barbara Bui" Impressed on underside of sole: "Made in Spain" and "40". Attached sticker under sole showing pictograms indicating which parts of shoe are leather.
- Ensemble - Coat and Dress
- Ensemble of printed silk. The full-length dress is of silk with a printed design of abstract flower forms in red, blue, purple, white, yellow and green on a black ground. It has a rounded neckline and long sleeves which have fabric covered snaps at the wrists. The bodice is seamed and fitted, and the skirt is slightly A-line, flaring to hem. Center back closure, top third is hook-and-eyes, the lower two-thirds is a zipper. The dress is fully lined in black silk. Designer's label sewn inside bodice near waist: "Givenchy". Underneath label is a second label with handwritten notation "48245". The matching coat is of the same print on a heavier weight silk. It is full-length, with a standing collar which has internal wiring for support. The sleeves are full-length, and it has a center front opening which secures with a single fabric-covered snap just below collar. The coat is unlined. Designer's label sewn inside coat at right near waist: "Givenchy". Underneath label is a second label with handwritten notation "48246" This ensemble was made for the donor to wear to the wedding of Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu y Franco, (1951- ) granddaughter of General Franco, to Don Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (1936 - 1989), son of Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia and grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The wedding took place in the chapel of El Pardo Palace, Madrid, on 8th March 1972. The donor noted: "It was designed by Monsieur Givenchy especially for me. Balenciaga was alive, though he had closed his house, and Givenchy consulted with him on this outfit. You can see Balenciaga's line to it. ... Givenchy had the two distinct fabrics printed in the same design -- one for dress and one for coat. He said it must ...
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- Pumps of dark wine/burgundy/red-brown leather. The shoes are designed with pointed toes and a rounded vamp. The plain uppers have a thin "mary jane" strap across ankle, with small gold buckle at outside edge. The high, continental heels are elongated, appearing as a thick spike or stiletto, and are covered in the same leather. Lined in beige leather. Designer's stamp in both: "Charles Jourdan / Made in Spain Parallele" Stamped inside: "2319 4 AA 8" Stamped on sole: "Leather / Leder / Cuir / Made in / Spain".


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Get an overview of this hotelRefined and relaxing: Loews Regency San Francisco
Popular property highlights
Pinnacle near Pyramid
Offering spectacular views, this luxury hotel occupies the top floors of a 48-story tower in San Francisco's Financial District, 4 blocks from the Transamerica Pyramid and 6 blocks from Union Square.
Sophisticated yet casual
Brasserie S&P showcases fresh local cuisine and wines, plus homemade specialty tonics in a sharp yet relaxed setting. Other amenities at Loews Regency San Francisco include fitness and business centers, and free wireless Internet access.
Room at the top
Loews Regency San Francisco guestrooms have panoramic views of San Francisco or the bay.
Languages Spoken
- English
Loews Regency San Francisco
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This 5-star hotel doesn't skimp on luxury touches. The Loews Regency San Francisco has an intimate restaurant, valet parking, a fitness center with individual TVs and headsets, free wireless Internet access throughout the property, and a business center with flat-screen terminals. The Loews Regency San Francisco is also 100% non-smoking, and pets are welcome in all rooms for a fee.
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Conference space
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 6
- Year Built 1987
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 465
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Conference space size (feet) - 5000
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Conference center
- Total number of rooms - 158
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- Chinese
- Filipino
- French
- German
- Russian
- Spanish
- Thai
- Vietnamese
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Turndown service
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- iPod docking station
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Number of bathrooms -
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Down comforter
- Frette Italian sheets
- Pillowtop mattress
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
The Bear and Monarch - Featuring an atmosphere both sophisticated and casual with an approachable modern menu showcasing the finest in Californian fresh produce, this restaurant exquisitely blends the modern with the traditional. Floor-to-ceiling windows shine light on fresh Californian produce during the day, while at night provide glimmering ambiance showcasing the bar's homemade specialty tonics blended into richly colored cocktails and vintage wines from local producers. The Bear and Monarch is open daily.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
- 2 per room
- Specific rooms only
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Valet parking fee: USD 78.66 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per day
Hotel Name
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel San Francisco
- Mandarin Oriental San Francisco
- San Francisco Mandarin Oriental
- Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco Hotel San Francisco
- Mandarin San Francisco
- Loews Regency San Francisco Hotel
- Loews Regency San Francisco
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Police are warning residents about a scam where fraudsters con people to obtain their bank account details and debit cards.
In recent weeks, people living in Derby, Chesterfield and Kilburn have called police to report the same scam.
On each occasion, the fraudster has called the victim and pretended to work for the bank they have an account with, telling the victim there has been fraudulent activity on their account. They ask the victim for their PIN and then tell them a courier will be sent to their house to collect their debit cards.
They encourage the victim to ring their bank to clarify the call is genuine but do not hang up, leaving the phone line open. When the victim believes they are dialling their bank, they are actually speaking to another fraudster on the same line, who then confirms the fraudulent transactions on their account.
Either a genuine courier firm, or a taxi firm employed by the scammers, then call at the victim's house to collect the cards.
The victims, who are all elderly, later discover that money has been withdrawn from their accounts.
Police have referred the crimes to the National Fraud Agency for investigation. Officers are urging people to keep their PIN a secret and remember that banks will never ask you for your PIN.
Anyone with information about these crimes should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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HOUSTON, TEXAS - An Amber Alert issued for two young children suspected of being abducted by their grandmother was canceled Friday after the trio was found safe.
Houston County sheriff's deputies said they suspect Jordan Malik Simpson, 1, and Nevaen Kimora Simpson, 2, were kidnapped by their maternal grandmother, Bonnie Benton Miller.
Investigators said the children's mother recently passed away. Their father was given sole custody of them, but Miller refused to return them to him after they went to her home for a Christmas visit.
While court proceedings were being finalized, Miller took off with the children, investigators said. Felony kidnapping warrants were issued for Miller's arrest.
Miller and the children were found in Fort Worth about 3 p.m. on Friday. Detectives said they spotted the car and found the three finding in a nearby home.
The children were not harmed and their father was headed to Fort Worth to be reunited with them, investigators said.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sweet potato pie
We had two pumpkin pies at our Thanksgiving, and since I wanted something similar but didn't want to be the only person eating it, I made a sweet potato pie. I followed the recipe on the back of the can (shame on me), but with more spices and rum. I might have had a little too much wine and not taken a picture of a slice with whipped cream on top, sorry. This is delicious! Especially cold the day after.
Sweet potato pie
1 pie crust (I used store bought, lazy me)
1 can sweet potato puree (15oz or so)
3/4 c brown sugar
3/4 t nutmeg
3/4 t ginger
a tiny pinch of cloves
1/4 t salt
1 T rum
1 c evaporated milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
Preheat oven to 425. Mix everything together, pour into the pie crust, and bake 15 minutes. Turn down the heat to 350 and bake another 35 minutes or so, until set. Cool before serving. Top with whipped cream or a little ice cream.
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Book Bugs Book Group:for grades 4 & 5 (Northside Library)
From Wiki
The Book Bugs is a book group for grades 4 and 5 meeting every few weeks at Northside branch. We meet in order to discuss the book, snack, play book trivia and sometimes we even incorporate a craft related to the theme of the book. It lasts for 45 minutes to an hour and is a lot of fun! Registration is required. Meetings take place on Thursdays at 4:00.
Book Bugs Books:
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
J Yee
Millicent Min, Girl Genius
J Curtis
Bud, Not Buddy
J Horvath
Everything on a Waffle
Book Bugs Winter/Spring 2009 Preview:
J DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux
J Sachar
J Weeks
So B. It
J Collins
Gregor the Overlander