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The Tecra A7 is a well-featured, desktop replacement notebook featuring Intel's Core Duo T2300 dual-core processor and a 15.4-inch screen.
It has a fairly small footprint of 360mm x 267mm x 36.8mm and weighs a light 2.8kgs, making it very mobile.
The Tecra's specifications are powerful and its price is affordable - it's the first Centrino Duo notebook to feature in the sub-$2500 notebook chart.
Performance wise, it delivered the highest scores in its price category.
Running the game Fear, it averaged 21 frames per second (fps) on high graphics settings, and 48fps when detail settings were optimised.
The Tecra's build is very sturdy and includes a spill-resistant keyboard.
Motion sensors on the hard drive are able to return the drive heads to a parked position in periods of erratic movement.
Biometric security has also been implemented through a fingerprint scanner, and the Trusted Protection Module (available on this model) can be implemented for improved security in corporate environments.
Add in Toshiba's assist management software, and you can easily manage the notebook's features.
The Tecra A7 is missing a Web cam and a built-in microphone. While these are becoming common features in notebook PCs, the Tecra A7's security and build quality make up for this omission.
Verdict: Phenomenal performance for its price, yet it still has all the features to justify it as a powerful, secure and durable business machine.
Specifications: Centrino Duo platform; Intel Core Duo T2300 CPU; ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics; Mobile Intel 945PM Chipset; 15.4-inch WXGA screen; 512MB DDR2 533MHz; 60GB hard drive; double-layer DVD burner; Ethernet; 802.11a/b/g; Parallel; Bluetooth; trackpoint and glidepad navigation; 6-in-1 media reader; TPM; biometrics; 4 x USB 2.0; FireWire; 1 x Express Card slot; 1 x PC Card slot, one-year warranty.
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Genre: YA, Paranormal, Fantasy
"I'm really not good with impulse control"
– Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy
Series: Vampire Academy
St. Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school—it's a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St. Vladimir's—the very place where they're most in danger. . . .
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy's ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world's fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever. [Goodreads]
With all the different series on vampires, vampires have gotten a bad name. (Twilight I blame you). Deemed the title of Monsters, many vampires are known for killing humans and drinking their blood, but Richelle Mead introduces a respected world of vampires in which they live alongside humans. Mead took a different and interesting spin on vampire literature. I am not a fan of the first person,but Rose is an absolutely perfect narrator. And it does make an interesting dynamic between Rose and Lissa. Rose is an amazing character, strong and independent making the perfect heroine. It doesn't hurt that there are attractive men, the silent and strong, whats better than that. This book really has it all, romance, supernatural, villains, drama and some badass powerful characters.
Also check out: Vampire Academy Movie Edition

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Isola — Decision-makers at Consolidated Catfish knew that Native American Indians placed a fish in each hole when planting seeds to feed the plant throughout its life. They also realized that fish was one of the first fertilizers recorded for use in food production. As the distributor of Country Select Catfish, the nation's oldest and largest catfish processor, it wanted to add value to their core business. As a result of years of research and fine-tuning, it developed a liquid organic fertilizer from catfish and created a subsidiary, Hydrolysate Company of America, to market the product.
In February, Hydrolysate's MultiBloom all-purpose, all-natural plant food products in ready-to-spray and concentrate form hit store shelves throughout the Kroger chain, considered the world's largest floral company and one of Consolidated Catfish's largest customers, and 400 Meier stores from the Midwest to Kentucky.
"The product is superior to any other fish fertilizer because it is an all-natural liquid hydrolysate made from a low-temperature process, thereby preserving nutrients," said Hydrolysate vice president of operations Frank Davis. "It's a non-fishy smelling product with a mint scent, a claim that other fish fertilizers cannot make. This organic product benefits growth, disease resistance and soils, and is a superior provider of micro nutrients. We've had amazing test results from Mississippi State University. There aren't many effective organic fertilizers in the market that work well."
Last fall, Dr. David Tatum, a plant and soil sciences research professor at Mississippi State University, completed a trial test on MultiBloom, which verified the fertilizer could be absorbed through roots or foliage, applied with a spray or drip system, would not clog, nor burn or stripe, ensuring a slow release of nutrients. For example, in a study involving salvia "vista red" using MultiBloom, Ferti-lome, Miracle-Gro and water treatments, the MultiBloom-fertilized plant product saw the most significant growth resulting in dark green leaves and bright red flowers.
"Our 13% protein is unequalled in the fertilizer industry," said Davis. "The product is made up of 17 amino acids immediately ready for use by plants and grass versus a slow conversion to a usable form with synthetics."
And the cost of producing the liquid fish fertilizers is not tied to oil prices like conventional fertilizers.
"There is only one fish fertilizer widely retailed today, plus several small regional products available mainly through the Internet and independent sellers," said Davis. "All current competitive products have a pungent fish odor, must be applied with a bucket and lack product consistency because there's a variance in raw materials species, such as 100% U.S. farm-raised catfish versus catch-of-the-day."
Here's how the unique cold enzymatic process works: after fish is deboned, the muscle protein is removed and separated into a batch tank. After it is reduced with an enzyme, the hydraulic process stabilizes and centrifuges the protein. Once centrifuged, the fertilizer is sifted through a 200-mesh filtering device so it can flow through drip irrigation systems or be applied through a hose end applicator.
Listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute, one of the nation's strictest organic review agencies, MultiBloom is proven to be environmentally friendly. "It can be applied with no worries to human health and will not compromise local water supplies," Davis pointed out.
The initial orders of MultiBloom were for 1,000 cases each. First year sales are predicted to reach $300,000 to $500,000. "We're doing a large quantity of production now, but just a fraction of what we can do in the future," said David Gray, senior vice president of finance for Hydrolysate.
"The main reason we got into this deal was to add value to our catfish processed here in this plant," said Gray. "We also wanted to create more value for our producers on the farms. The waste product had been going to pet food producers. What better way to increase the value of the raw product?"
Hydrolysate is also marketing MegaGreen, an all-natural lawn food fortified by pure catfish protein.
Contact MBJ contributing writer Lynne W. Jeter at email@example.com.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Board gamers of all ages are invited to attend The Library's "Game Day" on Thursday, July 14 at Kline Library from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Players can rediscover board games they once loved, bring a favorite board game along for others to learn and explore, or enjoy one of the games provided by The Library. "Game Day" is part of The Library's "On Your Mark… Get Set… READ!" 2016 Summer Reading Club. Registration is required. To register, visit dcls.org or your local library.
The "On Your Mark… Get Set… READ!" Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Dauphin County Library System, American Sentinel Insurance Company, BB&T, Capital BlueCross, Centric Bank, Fulton Bank, M & T Bank, Metro Bank and Mid Penn Bank with additional support provided by Wells Fargo. For more information on The Library's Summer Reading Club, go to dcls.org or call the Youth Services Department at 566-0949, ext. 217.
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Frank Casale, founder and CEO of the Outsourcing Institute, has announced the launch of a new network focused solely on robotic process automation in order to educate and prepare leaders in the IT, ITO and BPO industries.
The Institute for Robotic Process Automation's (IRPA) new venture is the first association of its kind – a knowledge forum and center for solutions dedicated to robotic process automation, aiming to become the go-to source for robotic process automation industry leaders.
To get all the details, check out this link, or see below for the full announcement.
Outsourcing Institute Founder to Launch New Institute for Robotic Automation for Robotic Process Automation (IRPA), Alerting Outsourcers to Prepare for the "Big Shift"
December 24, 2013
New York, NY – December 4, 2013 Frank Casale, founder and CEO of the Outsourcing Institute, announced today that he is launching an entirely new network focused on robotic process automation to help educate and prepare leaders in the IT, ITO and BPO arenas. "Brace for impact," says Casale. "I'm not one to make exaggerated claims, but this is a real game changer. Process automation promises 25-40 percent cost savings for many buyers and a bloodletting among service providers due to plummeting price points. The reality is 98 percent of the marketplace isn't aware of robotic process automation let alone the impact it will have on them. The primary objective of IRPA is to change that."
Robotic process automation (RPA) is the application of advanced software and algorithms to enable devices (machines/computers) to complete repetitive tasks and operations that were previously performed by humans. The software robot can capture and interpret existing applications for processing a transaction, manipulating data, triggering responses and communicating with other digital systems.
IRPA will be the first of its kind and will serve as an independent clearinghouse for information, advice, best practices and networking on this rapidly emerging and disruptive trend.
Since its founding nearly 20 years ago, the Outsourcing Institute has grown to over 70,000 members globally, and Casale has become known as a prognosticator of business trends and the builder of global communities and networks. With this new venture, Casale aims to build the go-to source for thought leadership and services related to robotic process automation, a technology capable of delivering unprecedented gains in operational agility, process efficiency, accuracy, capacity, the elimination of dull, routine tasks from employee's work streams and, most importantly, significant cost savings not seen since the first wave of outsourcing in the late 1980's and early 90's.
If the last generation of cost savings and innovation was built on outsourcing, Casale believes this next wave will be fueled by RPA. "It will be a significant disruptor with big winners and big losers over the next decade," says Casale. "Marketplace stakeholders need to get plugged in, get educated and prepare for this big shift."
The IRPA network will aggregate the trends, case studies, practices and collective experience of those at the forefront of robotic process automation. The website launch is set for the middle of December.


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Guys,this situation pretty much sums up all that is wrong with this business... people do not treat it like a business.Do you think the big players like McKenzies hesitate to increase their prices every year or when costs of raw materials or labour goes up?Get real run you business like a business, the purpose of being in business is to make a profit. End of story.AND even if you are a part timer doing 10 to 20 heads or less, run your business like it was a PROFITABLE FULL TIME BUSINESS!
where I reside at taxidermists only get 350- 400 for a whitetail shoulder mount. I think I need to re think my Wisconsin location good lawd
I don't have a horse in this race since I am only a hobbyist and pretty much plan to stay that way. I have plenty of people that want me to do work for them and I turn them all down because they think I should do it for less than a taxidermy shop will. (Which by the way the prices in this area are from $299.00 to $425.00) The way I see it, the part timer should actually be charging more than a full time shop. My logic is if the part timer has a full time job his taxidermy is like working overtime. You wouldn't work overtime without getting paid time and a half would you? Of for less than your full time job pays? Am I off base on this?


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As promised, I am excited to tell you about a unique museum just outside of Moab, UT that opened in the Fall of 2015. Moab Giants came from the idea of scientists and paleontologists studying the dinosaur tracks littering the canyons of Moab and they wanted to find a new and exciting way to share the science of track fossils in a fun and approachable way. After visiting, I would have to say they did an amazing job. Right off Highway 191 at the turn off for Canyonlands is a large building with a dinosaur sculpture hanging out in the corner of the parking lot by their sign. As you drive by, there are more sculptures scattered behind the building in a large open area. This brief glance was what first drew my boyfriend's attention the first time he visited Moab.
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When I was an undergraduate in college, I studied English & Creative Writing as a double major. These disciplines fall under the broader category of 'liberal arts' and therefore my diploma is a Bachelor's of Arts. Or maybe two of those, because double major. Not really sure how that part works, to be honest.
I went to a New York state school. We basically picked from the available majors for study, though I imagine that if I had really tried and fought for it, I might have been able to create a more customized degree of study. You find now more and more that colleges are doing a lot to offer student-created degrees of study, fine-tuning their own education to their specific realm of interest.
One New Jersey artist is now making a bit of a name for herself, because she just completed a degree in cosplay from the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Her name is Cori Main, and she was able to work with an academic advisor at her campus to design a custom degree plan under the umbrella of liberal arts.
Of course, this kind of thing is granting her some attention, undoubtedly some of it being unwarranted harassment from jaded folk online who find reasons to scoff at everything. In response to her newfound fame, Main posted this response on her Facebook page:
Announcement: My degree, though ultimately was the basic foundation for it, does not say "Major in Cosplay". It is simply a bachelor of fine arts. My transcripts say "interdisciplinary contract major". My dean and I worked up the term "Art and Performance FX" to fit the degree. So yes, it could also be said that "cosplay" is a way to describe my studies, though it falls short of everything I learned. Having said that- if anything, I hope these articles inspire other artists not to give up on what they love.
Boom, there you have it. Yes, she had a disciplinary focus on cosplay and performance FX, but the degree is still ultimately a liberal arts degree. I don't get the haters - she found a course of study she wanted to pursue and she did it! Isn't this exactly what we want for our students in America?
I've seen some shitty comments around other sites where this has been talked about. A lot of people making the same, tired old gripe about most Liberal Arts degrees; that's it's effectively useless. Sure- so is my English degree by that standard. That shouldn't be something you care about though. Main made her decision to study what she studied, same as the rest of us. It's on her, like anyone else, to find a way to make the degree pay off for her. You do what you've gotta do to make things work, only she did it in a way that allowed her to pursue her dreams very seriously, with an academic basis for the foundation of it.
Bravo, Ms. Main. I hope that people take the lesson here to heart; you can do fucking anything you set your mind to. Haters to the left, please.


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The Instructional Media Center (IMC)
Nurturing children's hearts and minds with the best books, film and digital information.
To carry out its responsibility as stimulating force for the spiritual, moral and intellectual growth of the school community and to assume the role of providing not only information but also training that will help form students into responsible, well-rounded "men and women for others", the Grade School Instructional Media Center (IMC) strives to meet the needs of the students and faculty by providing books, learning materials, programs and services for academic, personal and individual enrichment.
The Grade School Instructional Media Center (IMC) is the information resource center of the Ateneo de Davao University Grade School Unit, Matina Campus. As a center for instructional media, it is composed of the library (print materials) and audio-visual (non-print materials). It houses a collection of materials specifically for children. With more than 50,000 books and magazines, online databases, plus a large and growing collection of audio-visual materials, including music CDs, CD-ROMs and DVDs, it is a rich resource.
The collection has major strengths in picture books, Filipiniana books, classics for children, and a large collection of folk and fairy tales. A good number of magazines for children and young adults are subscribed and are circulated for home reading. Its large non-fiction collection supports children's personal interests as well as most of their curricular needs.
Books, references and professional journals for the personal and professional growth of teachers are also included in the collection. To meet the information and special needs of the entire community, the Grade School Unit provides a separate Instructional Media Center (IMC) for the preschool and the grade school pupils. The Preschool IMC is situated at the ground floor of the Preschool Atrium; while, the Grade School IMC is located at the second floor (Library) and third floor (Audio- Visual) of the Grade School Annex.
"The library program strives to be an integral part of the school in which it is housed. The IMC strives first of all to support and enrich the school curriculum, and provide materials that will broaden the horizons and backgrounds of the students in order that they will better understand themselves and the world around them."
Training programs for students include library sessions at the start of the school year; and, formal and informal library instructions. Sessions on the objectives, policies and services of the IMC are also conducted to newly-hired faculty members. The "media shoppe" conducted at the beginning of the school year expose the faculty to the different multi-sensory teaching materials in the Audio-Visual Center.


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Screencasting programs
See What You are Doing - Hear What You Are Saying
Screencasting is a video recording of your computer or device screen, along with your voice and/or your streaming webcam image. Screencasting an activity allows your students to have a visual image while listening to your directions. The use of screencast in and out the classroom are endless.
Screencasting Programs and Apps
Explain Everything - $5.99
Explain Everything is a terrific interactive whiteboard and screencasting app. It is perfect for making instructional videos that clearly demonstrate concepts. Annotate, manipulate, and add narration to documents, photos, and videos, creating visual presentations you can easily share. Instructors can use this app to explain everything, or they can task students with producing their own projects to show the class.
Show.Me - FREE
ShowMe is an app that allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. It's an amazingly simple app that anyone can use, no matter how young or old! I highly suggest this app for math courses. Teachers can use this to explain the recent changes in math, showing parents how to work a particular problem in order to better help their students at home.
Jing and snagit- Free and $29.95
Jing is a free screen casting download from Techsmith. It has serious limitations with its funky file format (.swf) and its 5 minute time limit.
SnagIt is the paid version from Techsmith and is well worth the one time fee. Teachers get it for $29.95. It allows you to record your voice while videoing your computer screen. Add pictures and documents to your presentation for what words cannot explain.
Screencast-O-Matic - Free or $15
Screencast-O-Matic is a web based program that allows you to use their world famous recorder to record on-screen activity for short tutorials, visual presentations, and communicate while you demonstrate! With the free version, you are able to record for 15 minutes, publish to youtube, and save the video file. For $15 per year, you can upgrade to the pro version to have longer record times and more range of freedom with this web based program.
This option comes free with any Mac computers. QuickTime Player allows you to record your screen, self, and voice. This is very useful and simple for teachers to quickly get their hands on a screencast program in a hurry. Quickly record your content, save your file, or share it to a media outlet to reach your students and parents.
Read the simple steps on how to do this to your left.
Read the simple steps on how to do this to your left.
Screencast IPAD FROM MACBOOK
Wait a second, you can make screencast of your iPad from your MacBook?! The answer is yes! No, I'm not magic (even though I tell my kids I am). This is very simple to do. Watch my video to the left to see how.


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Rural Tours New Zealand's largest Farmstay and home hosting company, specialises in providing home hosted accommodation to overseas tour groups and individual travellers.
If you live on a farm or lifestyle property (with a variety of animals), enjoy meeting people and can offer a great standard of accommodation then we would like to hear from you.
Home hosting is a great way to meet people from all different walks of life and it often provides the basis for lifelong friendships. It is an opportunity to share a little of our New Zealand lifestyle and culture and at the same time learn and widen your knowledge of other cultures.


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The story of the Gingerbread Man is a holiday classic. This cute craft is a fun way for children to make a gingerbread family or friends, adding a little imagination and creativity for each unique person. With the free, printable gingerbread man pattern it is an easy enough craft for a classroom decoration or for your home. Have children decorate a gingerbread man, woman or child as themselves or they can create one for each member of the family. Use sequences, beads, ribbon or whatever else you have on hand. By putting a small cut where indicated on the hands, the gingerbread family can be attached to create a decorative garland.
- Printable PDF for the Gingerbread Man Template.
- Craft glue
- Scissors
- Items for decorating the gingerbread family
- Holiday ribbon
- Printer paper, brown card stock paper, brown fun foam or brown paper bag
- Select and print out the PDF for the Gingerbread Man Template.
- Either print directly on brown card-stock paper or use regular printer paper.
- Cut out the template (from regular printer paper) and trace onto brown fun foam, construction paper or a paper bag.
- Be creative and have fun decorating each gingerbread person for family and friends.
- Make a small cut where indicated on the template and thread the gingerbread family together with holiday ribbon.
For more fun, add a Gingerbread Ugly Sweater.
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The bioeconomy, agricultural chief scientists and can you help with tackling inappropriate behaviour?
So the spending review (PDF) is hurtling towards us and the magnitude of the challenge really does mean that we will all have to be as innovative as possible in how we carry out our activities moving forward. Of course productivity is a key area of focus for the government and the UK's excellence in basic bioscience research positions it well to underpin future economic growth both in the short and long term. BBSRC has been supportive of the Agri-tech, Synthetic Biology and Industrial Biotechnology leadership councils in their articulation of the benefits of the bioeconomy to the UK and the coherent framework it provides for future investment. The bioeconomy stretches across all the Research Councils as well as a number of different government departments. Many countries have recognised the importance of the bioeconomy and have produced bioeconomy strategies including the USA (PDF), Australia and Sweden (PDF). These official national approaches have been academically reviewed by Louise Staffas and colleagues in the journal Sustainability.
Interestingly the ninth European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (EFIB) comes to Scotland in late October 2016. Scottish Enterprise is cohosting the event in Glasgow and they too seem enthusiastic about the potential of the bioeconomy. They state that the "UK Industrial Biotechnology market currently includes over 120 companies which generate an annual turnover of over £4Bn. These companies have grown rapidly – since 2010 their joint turnover has leaped by 53%, with an increase of 21% in the number of jobs available in the sector. All are set to continue growth for the foreseeable future." More information on the potential of the bioeconomy can also be found on the BBSRC website.
I recently attended a G20 MACS (Ministers of Agriculture Chief Scientists) meeting in Turkey and was impressed by Turkey's aspirations in agriculture and the investments they are making. Turkey's vision for 2023 is that it will be among the top five countries in the world in terms of their agricultural economy, aiming for exports >$40Bn agricultural GDP >$150Bn. Animal diseases was one area that there was agreement on in terms of the importance of making sure efforts in this area were as coordinated as possible and we agreed that the UK would take the lead in establishing a working group from the G20 countries present to look at what is being done currently. This ties in well with BBSRC's efforts in vaccinology and infectious disease.
In terms of plant and animal health I am very pleased that our video for the public on how research is important in this area is now live on our YouTube channel and I would be very interested in receiving feedback on its content.
One of ideas that came out of the discussions on sexism in science on BBC Radio 4 was the need to provide more support for people to deal with inappropriate behaviour in the workplace – sexist or otherwise. I have talked with people in the Swindon office, government and academia and I think we (BBSRC and others) could do more in this area in terms of providing helpful tips, behavioural strategies and pointers to existing materials. I would welcome people's views on this – actually such material would also be useful in general in terms of dealing with difficult people and situations. Also if anyone knows of good material that is available on the internet please feel free to send me the links.
Finally I am on holiday for the next couple of weeks and am looking forward to reacquainting myself with my garden and veg patch (as well as the beagles). I hope everyone gets to enjoy some time to experience what seems to be shaping up to be quite a nice summer in terms of weather!
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Crystal Lavigne upset to be excluded
As the municipal election gathers steam, the issue of who should and shouldn't be treated seriously as a mayoral candidate is once again rearing its head.
Political rookie Crystal Lavigne makes no bones she's upset to be excluded from an upcoming mayoral forum organized by Hamilton business groups.
Lavigne, who runs a small landscaping business, says a lot of people want to hear her viewpoints and shouldn't be prevented.
"I think when you have a bit of a public outcry that they want to hear from one specific person, I think the public should be catered to that way."
That's exactly the kind of blowback Keanin Loomis is expecting over the decision to limit the Sept. 18 mayoral forum to the top three contenders out of 10 registered candidates.
But the president of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce argues the decision to include only Brian McHattie, Fred Eisenberger and Brad Clark is entirely defensible.
"Our members don't want a circus — they want a thorough and thoughtful discussion of the issues that impact the business community and they want to be able to get on with their workday."
To which Lavigne responds, "I really wish they would take me just as seriously as they take these people with so-called 'money' behind them to do this."
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According to Loomis, the decision was reached by consensus with the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington and the Hamilton-Halton Home Builders' Association, the other hosts.
Loomis says the 90-minute Q&A event at Michelangelo's Banquet Centre, to be moderated by broadcaster Bill Kelly, is one of the few opportunities the business community will have to engage with the "serious" candidates and they want to use it to help members make an informed choice.
How do you measure 'serious'? A number of factors went into the decision, Loomis says. It's not whether a candidate has a legitimate chance of being the next mayor. It's about their ability to meaningfully contribute to the debate and influence the outcome of the race.
Besides the Big Three, Loomis doesn't see anyone else crossing that threshold. He may be right, with the caveat that in a very close race longshot and fringe candidates can be spoilers if they attract enough votes, dissenting or otherwise.
Besides the aforementioned, the other registered candidates are: Michael Baldasaro, Ejaz Butt, Mike Clancy, Nick Iamonico, Phil Ryerson and Ricky Tavares. None of them seem to be panting after the job.
Big Three aside, the only media releases I've received so far came from Lavigne and Brother Baldasaro. If memory serves, they're also the only other candidates I've exchanged emails with.
True, Iamonico called the other day to ask why I don't consider him a "frontrunner." Based on our interview, it sounds like the only thing he's done so far is spend $200 to register. Enough said.
In addition to Loomis's metrics, the standards I use for gauging seriousness include a volunteer base, organizing, policy positions, fundraising, media releases, websites, canvassing, brochures and election signs. In other words, if you want the job, you have to work for it.
For her part, Lavigne says she intends to release a platform but won't fundraise. They'll be no signs or brochures for environmental reasons. She won't have a campaign office. She's hoping the news media will get out her messages for her.
She's been invited to eight debates so far and will attend all of them. "Some subjects I'm very strong on and other subjects I'll be very weak and I'm OK with that because I'm not expected to know everything. But I'm a very fast learner.'
Good luck to her and the rest of the longshots.
But there are more than 350,000 eligible voters in Hamilton across a wide area. If someone is running for mayor, surely they have a responsibility to proactively reach out to tell voters what they have to offer other than a name on a ballot.
Loomis is right: His position is entirely defensible.
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Today is the last day to use those $2 off candy coupons. If you do not have your trick-or-treat candy yet you better go use them!
You can no longer print them at coupons.com . :(
So are there deals to be had after the 31st?
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Look for the candy that you can match with your coupons. Some do expire on 10/31, but these ones are still good!
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With 50,000 London households living in temporary accommodation[1] and the number of properties coming on to the market falling for six months in a row, the housing crisis is more apparent than ever. Lewisham Council is the first Borough in London and the UK to create and implement a practical solution to house homeless families currently living in B&Bs with its Lewisham Pop-up Village. Designed and built by internationally-renowned architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP), the project specified VIVIX® by Formica Group for the captivating exterior façade.
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Crocodiles, Pedophiles, and the Magic of Juxtaposition
1981, Thailand
Sompote Sands
Before we get too far into this critique, I'd just like to state for the record that this is not the recent Tobe Hooper film of the same name. That film does not deserve a review, let alone all the work I'd have to do looking through an internet thesaurus for synonyms of 'odious'. Hooper has made some great films in the past, probably by accident, but Crocodile is not one of them. I'd say that he phoned in the direction of the film, but I'm fairly convinced that he's gone far too insane to work the complex mechanism of a touch-tone phone, preferring instead to show up on set, gibbering like a retarded infant while some production assistants run around with the camera shooting bad special effects and cobbling the footage together on a lap top. We all though he'd hit rock bottom with The Mangler, the terrifying tale of a killer washing machine, but apparently he's got quite a ways to go yet. And it's not like this is virgin territory for Hooper. Not only is he an old hand at horror films, having created such classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Funhouse, and Poltergeist, he's already directed a killer crocodile movie, 1977's Eaten Alive. I can't stress how strange I find it that someone would make two unrelated crocodile movies, and yet manage to have learned nothing from the experience. And why am I writing about Tobe Hooper's Crocodile, mere sentences after decrying it as unreviewable? Honestly, it's because I now realize I'd prefer to think about that than to dwell on the Sompote Sands movie. Sand's film starts off with a bang, literally, as a nuclear bomb test causes a hurricane, which in turn destroys a vacation island, which naturally leads to an enormous crocodile eating a bunch of Thai villagers. None of this, of course, makes any sense whatsoever, except for the part about eating Thai people. I'm a big fan of coconut, and I'm willing to grant that feasting on a passel of poor Southeast Asian fishermen might be akin to a very large serving of that beef red curry you can get on the lunch special at Souvenir de Bangkok. The crocodile in question is comically massive and, a la King Kong, seems to change size radically depending on script needs, but this doesn't seem to bother the characters as much as the fact that the crocodile is hiding in the ocean. This is quite a mysterious plot twist, unless of course you know anything whatsoever about crocodiles, in which case you might remember that they usually live in salt water. Regardless, the main characters, a university professor named Dr. Akom and a villager named Tanaka, are quite baffled by this turn of events, and consult a crocodile expert, who muses over the question for quite some time before not answering in order to get out of the way of an incredibly boring climax ripped off from the end of Jaws. But the real question is not why the crocodile was living in the ocean, how it got so big, or what exactly the hurricane had to do with anything, but rather who would win in a fight, Sompote Sands, or Tobe Hooper. Normally, I would pick Hooper, because films like Night Terrors and Spontaneous Combustion prove that he's got insanity on his side, but one must remember that Sands is no stranger to lunatic filmmaking himself, having directed both The 6 Ultra-Brothers vs. The Monster Army and the original version of Space Warriors 2000, the latter of which makes a negligible amount of sense. So, in terms of the wiliness of dementia, they're both evenly matched. Sands is Thai, which means he can probably fight just like Sagat from Street Fighter 2, and Tobe, as an American, is probably only well-versed in the art of brawling, though Rocky 5 has taught me that with enough heart, that's all you need. Hooper is getting on in years, however, though Sands may very well be dead, having not made a film since 1985, though judging by Crocodile there may be other reasons for that.
The Woodsman
Nicole Kassell
The Woodsman, a newly released film starring Kevin Bacon as a sympathetic pedophile, is certainly not your run of the mill Hollywood blockbuster. Every once in a while, a film comes across that deals with subject matter so controversial or so sacrosanct that no reviewer, regardless of how jaded or cynical, can feel comfortable making light of it, or even pointing out its obvious faults. This occurrence is rare, but all too familiar to modern audiences. It happened with Schindler's List, it happened with The Passion of the Christ, it happened with every damn Holocaust documentary, and it's happening again with The Woodsman. Even I, with my predilection for off-color comments and humor based entirely on scatological functions and racial stereotypes, have difficulty bringing myself to make light of this film and its content. After all, fun is fun, but even in this age of American Pie-level raunchiness and Howard Stern, there are subjects too taboo to mock, too sensitive to broach in polite company with a grin and a flippant attitude. Kevin Bacon's convicted pedophile Walter has entered this near-fabled sublime territory of untouchability, and with good reason. What reviewer would dare to risk the wrath of film fans and concerned citizens the world over by making light of Kevin Bacon? After all, the man has a career so accomplished he's got one of those annoying film games only video store clerks and game show contestants can play named after him. He's played against Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and Gary Oldman. He's been directed by Oliver Stone, Rob Riener, and Clint Eastwood. He was in Animal House, for crying out loud! How could me or any reviewer make light of such a respected thespian, even if he's in some half-baked movie about cherry-popping coasting along on shock value. Kevin Bacon is an institution, a legend, and I will not have his name sullied in a film review, even if I do have to tear the film apart. First of all, the movie is simplistic and childish. It tells the tale of Walter, a newly released, unrepentant pedophile who is on the verge of returning to his own ways until he gets told a nursery rhyme by a rapper and makes an 11 year girl by being creepy. Secondly, we don't get to see any diddling, which though morally wrong and rightfully illegal, would have been a prime opportunity to make use of one of the Olsen twins' newly reached age of maturity.


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Shackelia Jackson will not give up. When her brother was gunned down by police in 2014, she made sure that Jamaica's independent investigators secured the crime scene.
The police had been pursuing a "Rastafarian-looking" suspect in a robbery, and Nakiea fitted that description. They found him in his small restaurant and shot him dead. Police killings of mainly young and mostly poor men is all too common in Jamaica, with some 2,000 killed in the past decade.
Shackelia was determined not to let Nakiea's story end there. She has battled a badly underfunded, sluggish court system to lead a bold fight for justice. In doing so, she has rallied dozens of families whose loved ones have been similarly killed, amplifying their cries for justice. The police have responded by raiding her community, timing the raids to coincide with court dates. They have also intimidated Shackelia and her family.But Shackelia refuses to be silenced. She says their attempts only reinforce her belief in what's right. "I fight because I have no other choice," she says. "To stop would mean I am giving another police officer permission to kill another of my brothers."Sign up to Write for Rights on December 10th! We'll be writing in support of Shackelia Jackson and other human rights defenders at risk around the world.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Looking ahead at th Maple Leafs' free agents
Looking ahead to next summer, the Toronto Maple Leafs have 9 players who will be free agents which includes 4 that will restricted (RFAs) and 5 that will be unrestricted (UFAs). So you need to begin thinking strategically about what your plans are for each one of those players - sign, let them walk or trade.
Here is the list of free agents and their 2011-12 salary:
Nikolai Kulemin ($2,350,000)
Cody Franson ($800,000)
Keith Aulie ($733,000)
Jay Rosehill ($600,000)
John-Michael Liles ($4,200,000)
Mikhail Grabovski ($2,900,000)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1,350,000)
Joey Crabb ($750,000)
Darryl Boyce ($700,000)
There are some tough decisions to make. Starting with the UFAs, Liles and Grabovski will be looking for contracts that pay in the neighbourhood of $5 million per season. Some fans will say well just pay them. Except the Leafs are just about at the salary cap so they won't be able to accommodate that many raises. Brian Burke has suggested that the Leafs need to get bigger in their forward ranks which suggests Grabovski might be on the move this winter. Liles has done an excellent job quarterbacking the powerplay so he is a candidate to stay but the Leafs have cheaper alternatives in Cody Franson and Jake Gardner as well as depth at the blueline. If Liles stays then someone else will be moved. Gustavsson looked like he had played his way off the team but now I'm not so sure. A decision can't be made on the goalie until the end of the season. As for Crabb and Boyce they may be back depending on their salary demands. Last season Tim Brent was offered a 2-year contract by Carolina so he walked.
The RFAs can't just walk and there has been some reluctance by competing GMs to sign someone else's RFAs. So the toughest part is determining what they're worth. The most difficult will be Kulemin who had a break out year last season with 30 goals then struggled to score this season. Does he get paid like a 30-goal scorer or a 15-goal scorer? Franson, Aulie and Rosehill will be easier to deal with especially the last two since they haven't been NHL regulars.
All this can change if Burke packages some talent for a player to skate alongside Kessel and Lupul. Expect that trade to occur by early February. Burke does not like to deal at the trading deadline when prices go off the chart.
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Film Reveals The Achievements of 17 Other black Olympians Of 1936
'Olympic Pride, American Prejudice' directed by Deborah Riley Draper had an amazing debut.
Throughout history, very few black people's success has been acknowledged. Does that mean Black people simply did less? If you think the answer is "No," then that begs the question: why do we ignore the positive contribution of Black people to our world today?
There is no mistake that the modern American youths are largely influenced by Black culture. American sports are dominated mostly by Black people. But yet, the country downplays the achievements of these individuals.
A new film directed by Deborah Riley Draper, who directed the award-winning documentary, 'Versailles '73 American Runway Revolution' details the life and achievement of 17 forgotten black Olympians in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. At the time, Germany was under Hitler's rule but despite the racial tensions these extraordinary individuals performed amazingly well and won medals.
Draper cited a lot of problems that arose as she was trying to gather the facts about these 17 individuals. She said some of these people's children did not even know of their parent's accomplishments, in fact out of the 18 Black people who performed in the Olympics at that time, only one of them is wildly remembered: Jesse Owens. She says this movie is about the other forgotten 17 Olympians. The story is narrated by Blair Underwood. It also features some relatives of the 17 Olympians.
"What we really wanted to show was as powerful as this moment became particularly around the world, we didn't respect this moment in this country in the manner that we should," Draper stated, referring to the role of "American prejudice" noted in the documentary's title. "We kind of swept it to the side. However, as much as we swept it to the side, these 17 people impacted every athlete that you see ever," Draper added.
No one can tell our history better but ourselves. We encourage first all Black people to learn about our own history. It's our pride, dignity, greatness. White people always try to deemphasize the merits and downplay the importance of achievements by Black people.
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Our SBA strategic plan is the result of a collaborative process involving faculty, staff, alumni, our Business Advisory Council, and other key stakeholders. It guides us in our decision-making and helps us set our priorities. We invite you to explore elements of the plan below, which was approved by a vote among faculty and staff on August 28, 2015.
Strategic Intent 1 – Innovative Business Education
The SBA will provide undergraduate, graduate and professional students with practical wisdom, global and ethical perspectives, and problem solving expertise through cutting edge learning opportunities that combine theory with practice.
Tactic 1A – Continuously improve the undergraduate core curriculum and major courses to ensure that they meet the critical needs of employers (especially the capability to utilize technology), and emphasize our points of distinction: international, experiential, and ethics-based learning
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Tactic 1F – Create new graduate programs, including those using alternative means for delivery.
Strategic Intent 2 – Scholarship and Intellectual Contributions
The research and scholarship by the SBA faculty, staff and students will be recognized for its quality and the impact it has on peers and practice.
Tactic 2A – Recognize and reward the creation and dissemination of scholarship and research based on quality, impact on discipline and practice, and reputation building.
Tactic 2B – Provide the research infrastructure necessary for high-quality, high-impact, and interdisciplinary scholarship and research.
Tactic 2C – Design and develop the means for students to participate in the research process.
Strategic Intent 3 – University Community
The SBA will play a significant role in the life and vitality of the University of Dayton through its continuing participation and contributions.
Tactic 3A – Engage with units across campus and be a willing partner that allows for active participation of students, staff and faculty in meeting the mission.
Tactic 3B – Invest in opportunities for faculty and staff to improve and develop skills and knowledge that are needed to continue the forward progress of the SBA.
Tactic 3C – Implement faculty and staff systems that incentivize and reward them for measurable contributions to the vitality of the SBA and University.
Strategic Intent 4 – Crossing Boundaries
The SBA will initiate, nurture and grow external relationships consistent with our mission.
Tactic 4A – Design and develop ways to efficiently and effectively engage all SBA alumni and friends, in student and faculty-centered activities.
Tactic 4B – Provide service to businesses.
Tactic 4C – Design and develop programs for local high school students to understand and appreciate the benefits of a career as a business professional and the value of a UD business education.
Tactic 4D – Value faculty and staff impact on business practice including faculty op/eds or media interviews.


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I wasn't planning on getting anything, really. I was just minding my business there in my local resale shop, walking up and down the aisles. I was waiting for the staff to rummage through the bag I had brought after doing my New Year closet cleaning. It wasn't a big
Month: February 2017
Friday Five: The Last Self-Help Book I Will Ever Do, TV Shows Galore And A Gym Outfit To Please My Inner Goth
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Fun With Water, Vinegar And Essential Oils: A Super-Basic DIY All-Natural Household Cleaner
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Friday Four: Re-Watching Gossip Girl, A Concise, Non-Overwhelming and Un-Soul-Crushing Way To Keep Up With 45's Political Horrors, And A Beautiful Story By Elizabeth Barker
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Friday Five: A Mini-Review of Amazon Prime Pantry, The Dang Ed Sheeran Song That Haunts Me And When You Wear Headphones As Earmuffs Because It's So Cold Out
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Christmas collab. with Creative Biscuit: Paint your own Gemstone ceramic jewellery box
Join us at The Rock Hound's East London Boutique for an evening of festive fun. We've teamed up with our pals at Creative Biscuit to help us turn our gemstone paintings into a gorgeous painted jewellery box which is perfect to give as a Christmas present...or to keep all your jewels safe.


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I found more information about portuguese missing children (missing in 2006)
Children missing: line opened 31 processes 2007/05/08 | 17:27 The line SOS Children Desaparecida, of the Institute of the Child Support (IAC), opened in 2006 thirty-one new cases involving minors missing was located 24, the news agency Lusa. The figures, revealed by the institute, show that in two cases the children were already found without life, seven in whereabouts remains unknown despite the joint endeavours of the IAC, Judicial Police and other police forces. Most of the disappearances reported, according to data from the IAC, relate to the leak of children (61 percent), especially at home but also to institutions where they are hosted. However, six cases fall within the concept of abduction by third and four in the parental abduction. From the statistical analysis of the series of 2006, the IAC states that the situation came to its attention by section (3 cases), via E-mail (12 cases) and, in particular, the line 1410 (16 cases). Of the situations reported, 19 were girls and 12 were boys. More than half of children (55 percent) as missing data had between 11 and 15 years of age (17 cases) and between 16 and 18 years (7 cases). In 2006, five cases were also reported concerning children between one and five years. In most cases (54 percent) minors resided in the district of Lisbon (16 cases), and that four disappeared in Porto, three in Faro, two in Setúbal and one in Viseu. According to data from the IAC were also reported four cases of missing children abroad, particularly in Brazil. The Institute for the Child Support, Portuguese only organisation that integrates the European Federation for Missing and Exploited Children Sexually, it has to work since May 2004 a green line (1410) designed exclusively for the withdrawal of disappearances. From 2004 until the end of 2005 were reported to the IAC a total of 48 cases of disappearances in 2006 and the line opened 31 new cases. These new cases were initiated in view of the five concepts adopted in 2001 by the Council of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of the European Union in its resolution on the contribution of civil society to the search of missing children and sexually exploited. Here you can find same information too: http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?ID=19001 Alexandra Simões, co-ordinator of the SOS missing child phone line for Instituto de Apoio à Criança, told The Resident that last year the institution opened 31 new cases relating to missing children. Of these 31 cases, five were of children under the age of six and 17 related to children between the ages of 11 and 15, with 54 per cent of children going missing from the Lisbon area along. Unfortunately, only 24 of the 31 missing children have so far been found and two of those were found already dead. Sadly, reported cases of missing children have increased since the SOS phone line was created in 1988. ***** So it means 7 portuguese children missing in 2006 are obviously still missing because this IAC report was given in May/2007. But I'm not able to find any information of them and who they are?
***** These kind of missings reminds me of about what happened in Portugal before Casa Pia-scandal came out.
"Investigators from the Swiss-based Innocence in Danger group, which claims children regularly disappear from the poorer streets of Portuguese towns and cities, say they too have been harassed and threatened."
Monday, January 21, 2008
Casa Pia: Children regularly disappear from the poorer streets of Portuguese towns and cities
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The timezone in Yellville-summit Elementary School is America/Rankin_Inlet
Morning Sunrise at 07:15 and Evening Sunset at 16:57. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 36.2393°, Longitude. -92.6897°
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Rough GPS position Latitude. 36.2393°, Longitude. -92.6897°
Weather near Yellville-summit Elementary School Last report from Mountain Home, Baxter County Regional Airport, AR 30.5km awayTemperature: 5°C / 41°F
Wind: 4.6km/h Northwest
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Geographic features & Photographs around Yellville-summit Elementary School in Arkansas, United States
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- East Prong Town Branch (2km)
- Town Branch (3.4km)
- Mill Creek (3.6km)
- Campground Creek (3.6km)
- Dean Branch (4.1km)
- Hogskin Creek (4.6km)
- Hampton Branch (4.7km)
- Shakerag Creek (5.5km)
- Hurricane Creek (6.3km)
- Little Georges Creek (6.6km)
- Georges Creek (6.8km)
- Johnnie Creek (6.9km)
- Greasy Creek (7.9km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Yellville Cemetery (2.9km)
- Lee Mountain Cemetery (3.5km)
- Wickersham Cemetery (3.9km)
- Wood Cemetery (6.8km)
- Georges Creek Cemetery (6.9km)
- Mountain View Cemetery (7.1km)
- Nanny Cemetery (8.6km)
- Hurst Cemetery (9.3km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Hawkins Hollow (4.9km)
- Lean Mine Hollow (7.3km)
- Parker Hollow (7.6km)
- Dilday Hollow (7.9km)
- Moore Hollow (9.3km)
- Cave Hollow (10.1km)
Accommodation around Yellville-summit Elementary School
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school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Yellville-summit Elementary School (0km)
- Yellville-Summit High School (0km)
- Yellville-Summit Elementary School (0.2km)
- Yellville-Summit Middle School (0.2km)
- Flippin High School (10.1km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Union, Township of (4.7km)
- Summit, Township of (4.8km)
- Joe Burleson, Township of (7.3km)
- Big Springs, Township of (9.3km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Lee Mountain (6.5km)
- Goard Point (6.8km)
- Hall Mountain (9.1km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Summit Baptist Church (1.5km)
- Brown Church (6km)
- New Hope Baptist Church (9.5km)
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- KCTT-FM (Yellville) (3km)
- KCTT-AM (Yellville) (5.4km)
spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Ozark Mountain Spring (8.9km)
- Gray Spring (9.5km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Rock House, The (6km)
- Standing Rock (6km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
mine(s) a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.
- Lead Drift Mine (7.2km)
building(s) a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Marion County Courthouse (2.1km)
hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
arch a natural or man-made structure in the form of an arch.
- Natural Bridge (8km)
second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.
- Marion County (1.1km)
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- Pyatt, Arkansas city o city
- Cotter, Arkansas city o city
- Bull Shoals, Arkansas city o city
- Gassville, Arkansas city o city
- Lakeview, Arkansas city o city
- Zinc, Arkansas city o city
- Everton, Arkansas city o city
- Ozark Regional Airport airport airport
- Pindall, Arkansas city o city
- St. Joe, Arkansas city o city
- South Lead Hill, Arkansas city o city
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Colorado news roundup: Part II of DU tax study drops Wednesday
Kinda going out on a limb here, but we figure it will find the state needs more revenue. Read about it, plus find links to all the day's public-policy news at the weekday Colorado news roundup.
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