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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
David Sciarra and Billy Easton Weigh In on New York's Teacher Tenure Lawsuit
The Times Union ran this commentary by David Sciarra and Billy Easton yesterday. Thanks to David for sharing.
Sound Education Child's Right
With much fanfare, a novel lawsuit filed in Staten Island alleges teacher tenure, due process and lay-off procedures violate the constitutional right of New York school children to a "sound basic education."
Without offering specifics, the complaint baldly asserts that these procedures result in classrooms filled with "incompetent" teachers, especially in schools serving at-risk students.
The complaint also presents no evidence to suggest that ending tenure or altering due process protections for teachers will somehow improve student outcomes. Nor could it because there is none.This lawsuit gets one thing right: Children in high poverty, urban and rural school districts across the state are indeed being deprived their constitutional right to a sound basic education. What it gets completely wrong is why: the state's continuing failure to fairly fund high need schools so they can recruit, support and retain effective teachers and deliver rich instruction in math, science, world languages, the arts and other core subjects under optimal working conditions.
The right to a sound basic education was fleshed out by New York's highest court in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity rulings. The court established a template of "essential resources" that must be provided to all school children: reasonable class size, a sufficient number of qualified teachers, support services, books, computers and laboratories, and adequate facilities.
In response to CFE, the Legislature enacted the 2007 Foundation Aid Formula, with an increase of over $5 billion in state aid phased in over four years. After two years, the state walked away from its commitment to our most disadvantaged children and schools. The funding shortfall now totals a staggering $5.7 billion, with the greatest impact on schools with the highest need.
This severe underfunding has devastated the teaching corps in our most challenging classrooms. Districts have cut teachers by the thousands, even in schools with increasing enrollments. In five years, Yonkers cut 500 staff members, losing half of the reading teachers and all math coaches. Schenectady has shed 40-50 positions annually, cutting music teachers by half, and letting go librarians, instructional coaches and writing instructors.
Cohoes has seen a 21 percent staff reduction, including teachers in foreign language, arts, science, reading, special education and English as a Second Language.
Predictably, these staff reductions have sparked drastic increases in class size. Teachers now routinely face classes of 30 students or more. Schools are now denuded of art, music and foreign language. Many have no librarians. AP courses, electives, sports and clubs are no longer offered. Guidance counselors, social workers, reading specialists, and nurses are in short supply. Extended learning time and summer school are long gone.
Of course, the lawsuit challenging the process by which teachers get tenure and are laid off doesn't mention the unprecedented loss of teachers and essential resources in Utica, Poughkeepsie, Jamestown or dozens of other struggling communities across the state. Nor does it even acknowledge the state's stubborn resistance to fair school funding as the cause.
Let's face reality. Even if teacher tenure and work rules are tweaked, as the Legislature recently did, it will do nothing to ensure New York's most vulnerable children are served by an effective workforce of teachers and support staff, at levels sufficient to deliver a sound basic education.
The good news is parents and students across New York know better. They have stepped up by the thousands to let Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators know that they will no longer tolerate an underfunded, under-resourced, third-rate education. And they will not be distracted by frivolous, irrelevant lawsuits.
David Sciarra is executive director of the Education Law Center. Billy Easton is executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education.


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The 22nd-ranked Missouri Tigers will try to stay perfect at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday night, as they square off against the South Carolina Gamecocks in an SEC tilt.
Frank Martin's first season in Columbia can already be called a success for South Carolina, as the team has already surpassed last season's win total at 11-6. Things haven't been going so well for the Gamecocks in the SEC however, and following a 58-51 home loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, they fell to 1-3 in league play.
Missouri has also run into trouble of late in conference action, as it has lost two of its last three on the road to Ole Miss (64-49), and most recently at nationally-ranked Florida on Saturday (83-52). The Tigers have never lost back-to-back games in two seasons under head coach Frank Haith however, and they are 10-0 on their home floor this season.
This bout marks the first-ever meeting between these newly-formed conference foes in men's basketball.
Against Vanderbilt's stout defense on Saturday, South Carolina had its worst offensive performance of the season, as it shot just 14-of-59 from the field (.237) and only managed 51 points thanks to a solid showing from the foul line (19-of-25). Brenton Williams was the only player to net double figures, pouring in 16 points, while Lakeem Jackson (10 rebounds) and Michael Carrera (eight points, nine rebounds) were sturdy in the frontcourt. The Gamecocks are used to much better offensive efforts, as they shoot 44.2 percent from the field for 71.8 ppg while also sporting an impressive +7.5 rebounding margin. Williams spends most of his time coming off the bench, but he still leads the way with 12.0 ppg thanks to 41.5 percent efficiency from 3-point range. Bruce Ellington (10.3 ppg), Carrera (10.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg) and Jackson (9.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg) are also consistently productive, but Martin ensures fresh legs for his squad by incorporating a deep rotation. Nine players average at least 4.1 ppg, and 11 have seen time in the starting lineup.
Much like South Carolina, Missouri too is coming off a disappointing shooting effort as it made only 32.7 percent of its field goal attempts (including 6- of-24 from 3-point range) in its 31-point loss to Florida. Jabari Brown's 5- of-18 showing from the field was a big reason for its struggles, but he still finished with a team-high 16 points. Keion Bell was a more impressive 5-of-6 en route to 14 points. Phil Pressey shot just 1-of-7 in the loss, and while he dished out six assists, he was plagued by an unsightly 10 turnovers. It was a rare performance for Pressey (12.2 ppg), who leads the SEC in assists with 7.1 per contest while committing fewer than four turnovers per game. The Tigers' typically rely on big production in the frontcourt from Laurence Bowers (16.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg), but he has missed the last three games with a sprained MCL. Without the 6-foot-8 senior, Mizzou will have to rely more on Brown (14.1 ppg) and Alex Oriakhi (10.0 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.6 bpg). As a team, Missouri nets 75.5 ppg due in large part to the SEC's top-ranked free throw percentage (.725) and rebounding margin (+9.1).

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McHENRY – A fundraising effort kicking off Oct. 5 will decide the future of a McHenry County staple.
The McHenry Outdoor Theater is looking to raise $130,000 to make a switch to equipment that will support a digital movie format instead of its current 35 mm set-up.
"Everything is going to go digital," said owner Scott Dehn. "The small independent theaters, you have to make the decision whether you can and should go digital or if you're going to go out of business, basically."
For small-theater owners like Dehn, the problem is the sudden switch from 35 mm film, an industry standard since about 1910, to digital – a format that's cheaper for both studios and distributors, and doesn't scratch as traditional film will. The switch means theater owners must buy new projection equipment, computers and a sound system.
Film studio 20th Century Fox has said it will phase out 35 mm film altogether by the end of 2013, and other production companies are expected to follow suit. Traditional film is expected to vanish over the next few years, despite the upcoming U.S. release of "The Master," which was shot with the rare but much higher definition 70 mm film.
Big chains can afford the digital transition, which can be cheaper when buying in bulk for multiscreen theaters. But those who own smaller theaters with one or two screens typically face a decision to take out a loan, close down altogether, or seek help through a fundraising effort.
McHenry Outdoor will seek funding through a campaign on the fundraising website Kickstarter. Through Kickstarter, projects must meet their full fundraising goals or receive none of the money pledged to them through the site.
This week, the historic Catlow Theater in Barrington successfully completed its 60 days on the Kickstarter site, with the same goal of funding a switch to digital. Catlow raised $175,395 in all, far exceeding its $100,000 goal.
Dehn, who has turned to Catlow management for guidance in setting up his own fundraising efforts, has made his Kickstarter goal $130,000.
The digital equipment costs $77,000, but necessary facility upgrades to run it – like a new electric system, air conditioning, proper exhaust and ventilation – bring the cost to about $110,000. Dehn said the extra money, and any potential funds exceeding the goal, will go toward general improvements to the property and facilities.
The effort will begin with a fundraising weekend Oct. 5 and 6, when attendees will name their own admission price – an amount that will go directly toward the Kickstarter campaign.
The theater is showing a double feature of "Back to the Future" and "Jaws," starting around dusk both nights. Area band Rough Night Out will perform before the movies start Saturday night.
"There used to be over 4,000 drive-ins in the U.S., and there's less than 400 now," Dehn said. "And with this digital conversion that must happen, there's going to be even less next year. Hopefully we can be a community that stands together and keeps their drive-in."
So far, Dehn has been taken aback by the amount of support people are showing.
In his first year as the owner, Dehn said he's realized what the local theater means to the community. He's coming off a summer in which the theater benefited from good weather and a lack of rain.
He's confident it won't be the theater's last summer, and that the Kickstarter campaign – which goes live Oct. 5 in conjunction with the fundraising event – will reach its goal.
"I'm going to keep trying until we do reach it," he said. "The Outdoor has a very loyal and a very large fan base, and I know that if we turn to the customers and ask for help, I'm pretty confident that we're going to get it from them.
"They've been so loyal for 80 years and I don't think it will be a problem. But I won't stop until I reach it."
Drive to Stay Alive fundraising event:
What: McHenry Outdoor Theater will show a double feature of "Back to the Future" and "Jaws" on Oct. 5 and 6 with area band Rough Night Out performing before the movies Saturday night.
Price of admission: A donation of the attendee's choice
Benefiting: An effort to replace 35 mm film equipment with digital.
Where: 1510 N. Chapel Road, McHenry
When: Shows start around dusk, Oct. 5 and 6
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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I like to balance mine with more simple elements and a few super girly ones (like the leopard shoes, super sparkly bracelet, and monogram necklace).


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Chinese Credit Union Leaders Visit US CUs, Learn about Risk Management
September 22, 2008
|Eric Richard, CUNA executive vice president and general counsel, discusses CUNA's structure with the Chinese delegation.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In efforts to take best practices from U.S. credit unions back to Chinese soil, six representatives from the Zhejiang Province Rural Credit Cooperative Union in eastern China visited three U.S. credit unions and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) last week to learn about U.S. credit union operations. World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) facilitated the trip.
The group began in California, where they learned how credit unions serve members at the grassroots level at Northeast Community Federal Credit Union and San Francisco Lee Federal Credit Union in San Francisco, Calif. Both credit unions serve San Francisco's Chinatown community.
Farther east, the Chinese delegation discussed credit union operations and risk management efforts with Municipal Credit Union president and CEO, Kam Wong, and his staff in New York City. The Chinese visitors were particularly struck by Municipal's ability to survive the attacks and events of 9/11, as the credit union is located across the street from the World Trade Center. Municipal Credit Union lost its information technology systems and was forced to temporarily relocate its headquarters in the months following 9/11.
U.S. capital requirements became the topic of interest during the group's final stop in D.C. to visit with CUNA's Eric Richard, executive vice president and general counsel, and Michael Edwards, CUNA counsel for special projects.
The Chinese were particularly interested in U.S. capital requirements. Chinese rural credit cooperatives must have at least 4% in capital reserves, which is half the requirement for Chinese banks.
Edwards also discussed how U.S. credit unions manage risk through minimum net worth capital requirements and limited investment powers, and the group learned more about the National Credit Union Administration share deposit insurance scheme and how it might be applied to the credit union environment in Zhejiang.
Richard said he appreciated the opportunity to learn from the Chinese visitors.
"I was particularly impressed by the size of the Zhejiang credit union system and the level of service they offer to members," Richard said. "Mr. Zhu explained they have 81 member credit unions, serving 25 million households through 4,000 branches. With US$80 billion in assets, this is a huge credit cooperative system."
The Chinese delegation was led by Zhu Fanyu, director-general of Zhejiang Provincial Rural Credit Union, and included staff members Lin Wei, human resources section chief, Lin Yuqing, director of the Quzhou office, and Xu Guoxing, risk management section chief, Ying Chaohui, secretary. Xiao Zhenhai, board chairman of Yuhang Rural Cooperative Bank in Zhejiang Province, also joined the group.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.
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Before 'The Change' - perimenopause - take our quiz
Doctors for USA WEEKEND
Night sweats, mood swings, unpredictable periods: They can happen to the best of women, they're normal and they're all signs of perimenopause — the phase in a woman's life when hormone levels start to fluctuate and she begins her transition to menopause. Test your health knowledge about perimenopause, the "change before The Change," with this true-false quiz.
True or False?
It starts after 40.
False. It can start in your 40s, but some women feel symptoms as early as 35, and others not until after 50. Your experience will be unique as well, from the severity and frequency of symptoms to even which ones you'll feel and when they'll end — perimenopause can last anywhere from two to eight years. (Menopause officially starts when you've gone 12 months without a period.) You can't predict exactly when it will begin, but factors such as smoking may bring it on earlier. Women also tend to experience "changes" around the same age as their moms.
True of False?
It spurs midlife weight gain.
False. Blame aging and lifestyle. A boost in belly fat may be a consequence of hormonal changes during perimenopause, according to a recent comprehensive review by the International Menopause Society. Before menopause, women tend to store extra weight in the hips and thighs. As estrogen levels drop, the hormonal shift causes fat to settle in the midsection. Aim to keep your waist size under 35 inches for women, 40 inches for men. Anything greater is linked to an increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
True or False?
Your memory may slip.
True. Hot flashes are the most common symptom, but "brain fog" ranks high on the list of complaints, with up to two-thirds of women reporting forgetfulness or other memory-related difficulties. One study found perimenopausal women were more apt to test low on "working memory," which is the ability to take in and manipulate new information (such as mentally adding a series of numbers); they also had a harder time concentrating. More research is needed to determine why this happens. Experts suspect other symptoms, such as depression or sleep problems, may contribute to the memory problems.
True or False?
Hormone therapy can relieve symptoms.
True. During perimenopause, birth control pills are often the most effective treatment. Once you reach menopause, your doctor may suggest low-dose hormone therapy to alleviate hot flashes and other symptoms. Used for the short-term, hormone therapy is safe for many women. It's not recommended, however, for those with a history of breast cancer or blood clots. Your age and the length of time since menopause also play a significant role in risks associated with hormone therapy. Talk with your doctor to determine your safest way to feel better.
The Doctors is an Emmy-winning daytime TV show with pediatrician Jim Sears, OB-GYN Lisa Masterson, ER physician Travis Stork, plastic surgeon Andrew Ordon, health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels and psychologist Wendy Walsh. Check www.thedoctorstv.com for local listings.


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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council put aside its deep divisions and issued a rare statement Friday condemning "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attack on a mosque in Damascus that killed more than 40 Syrians, including a senior Muslim cleric.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also condemned the suicide bombing that killed Sheik Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, a top Sunni preacher, as he was giving a sermon Thursday "in the strongest terms" and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
The Security Council statement called terrorism a serious threat to international peace and security and said any terrorist acts "are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation." It reiterated the council's determination to combat all forms of terrorism.
Similar language is used by the council in its condemnation of all terrorist acts.
In this press statement, the council added a phrase that appeared aimed at the two-year conflict in Syria which has killed more than 70,000 people, reaffirming its "condemnation of all acts of violence against civilian populations."
The Security Council has been paralyzed over Syria. Russia, a strong ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and China have vetoed three Western-backed resolutions aimed at pressuring the Syrian government to end the conflict.
Ban renewed his call on all sides in Syria to immediately halt the deliberate targeting of civilians and their places of worship which constitute a war crime, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said.
He urged a political solution in Syria saying violence and military action "will only lead to more suffering and destruction," Nesirky said.


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Fruita and Moab are known for their world-renowned mountain bike trails, but Grand Junction could soon be adding its name to that list. Know More about a new biking event which could be coming to the Grand Valley.
This proposed race would last three days next September near Labor Day, and could invite some 600 cyclists to the Valley to explore trails in Grand Junction. Now the Bureau of Land Management is asking for your input to see if this race could call our city home.
Business is good, but an event of this magnitude could make it even better. Ruby Canyon Cycles owner Ryan Cranston would gladly welcome a newly proposed mountain bike race to the Valley.
"[It would] bring people in for hotels, lodging, restaurants, of course, businesses like mine," Cranston said. "Why wouldn't we do something to really promote some of the absolute best parts of living in Grand Junction and bring more money into our economy?"
The race would not only help promote the sport on the Western Colorado, but would bring Grand Junction's name into the national spotlight.
"It puts us, once again, on the map for mountain biking, and Fruita has done a great job of that," Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau's Barbara Bowman said.
"[It would] bring the spotlight over here where it deserves to be," Cranston added.
Race organizer Epic Rides first brought the idea to the VCB, and even though it's still in beginning stages, it already has plans to draw 600 cyclists to Grand Junction.
"There would be a sanctioned mountain bike race along with it as well as a festival in the downtown area," Bowman said of the week long event. "A lot of people bring in their families and they make this entire week a vacation."
The race would begin downtown, then weave its way to BLM land including the Lunch Loop, Butterknife and Megellan trails, but that could potentially disrupt the community's use of the trails. That's why the BLM is asking for input.
"Lunch Loop is a high use area, there's a lot of people who use Lunch Loop," BLM spokesperson Christopher Joyner said. "People always have concerns whenever you disrupt whatever the normal operation is for a particular area."
For Ruby Canyon Cycles, the new race would be a welcomed addition, not to mention, it could put Grand Junction's name up there with Moab and Fruita for mountain bike enthusiasts.
"In the economy that we have, I think it's just going to be a benefit for the whole community," Cranston said.
The BLM says it has already received some feedback from those in the community about this race. They'll be taking comments from the public until December 19th.
You can send your comments to the addresses below.
The Grand Junction Field Office
Attn: Carrie Surber
2815 H Road
Grand Junction, CO 81506
You can email your comments to email@example.com


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Way to blame microsoft for the state deficit.
Well, I've not seen anywhere on the article, nor on this forum, a listing of what laws were broken.
I mean, corporations do this all the time...many companies incorporate in Delaware for the tax breaks they get, even while most of their manufacturing/business/warehouses are in other states. While you might rightully bitch about the 'moral' aspect of this...if they really broke no laws on the books, then they did nothing wrong legally.
Would Washington be a better place if MS just pulled up roots, and moved to another state? Another country?
I'm just curious...why are tax revenues so bad in the state where a company like MS is employing what I could guess is a good number of people and what I would guess were pretty good salaries/bill rates? What is the state income tax like there? What is the sales tax there? What is the property tax there?
Most states get most of their money from many or (in the case of my state ALL) of these.
I'm just saying...if MS (and I can't believe I"m defending MS here) actually broke no tax laws, then you really can't accuse them of tax evasion. It is not against the law to work within the law. If you don't like the tax laws as they are, change them. Just don't be pissed if they then leave the state. Other states would be thrilled to have the high paying jobs within their borders.
What is the state income tax like there?
I can't speak to any of your other questions, but Washington state has no income tax (yet).
As the Supreme Court has made clear:
tax avoidance != tax evasion
The first is legal. The second... not so much.
The problem with the "Well they are using resources," argument is that you should be getting money for those resources through your taxes on the things they use. Yes, I agree that they need to help pay for thing in the state. That is why you tax their property, tax the electricity they buy, tax their payroll, etc. You tax the things that actually represent their usage. If they have a 100,000 sq ft plant, they should pay property tax on that. It clearly uses resources, land not being the least of those, so you tax them for owning it, much like all of us who own houses pay property tax.
The only reason Washington is bitching is because they have a big budget shortfall. Part of that might be because they don't have an income tax. Ok well I'm sure that is popular with your voters, but it isn't a good way of running things. A state income tax is a reasonable way of making sure that people who use state resources pay for them. You earn money living in that state, you pay out some of that money in tax.
I really don't see they have any room to bitch about this. You don't like that a multi-national does business in different places? Well too bad, that's how it works. They can always leave, and then you'll get nothing.
The trick is to find a good way to tax people and companies such that they pay for the things they use in the state, will not making it too onerous to any group, so that they are tempted to leave. However it seems legislatures sometimes look at big employers as just massive money pits. "Oh we'll just charge them more, they can afford it." Well, maybe they'll leave if you do that.
Rainbird did that to California. They had their headquarters there but it was getting prohibitively expensive. So they relocated to Arizona (where they had a big manufacturing plant). Their employees were generally happy too since cost of living was less.
I don't have a lot of sympathy if a state does something like eliminates an income tax to panders to voters, and then tries to make it up with company taxes. If the companies then leave, well that's what you get. Have to try and make taxes fair to everyone, because in a free country, they always have the option of packing up and moving somewhere else.
...many companies incorporate in Delaware for the tax breaks they get, even while most of their manufacturing/business/warehouses are in other states.
This is a common misconception. Delaware was attractive not because of tax breaks (there is a DE corporate tax), but laws that shield large corporations against lawsuits from shareholders. That is the reason big corporations incorporated there. And they kept offices elsewhere to avoid the taxes
This has been changing though as other states (such as Nevada) have adopted similar laws.
"I'm just curious...why are tax revenues so bad in the state where a company like MS is employing what I could guess is a good number of people and what I would guess were pretty good salaries/bill rates?"
Because Washington has no income tax which is a major reason Microsoft is based there and Bill Gates lives there. They depend on property taxes among other things, which are probably having a substantial shortfall in a crashing real estate market.
Corporate taxes are a lot like the Internet, no one wants to pay for anything, they just want a lot of cool things for free, you know like highways, schools, universities, prisons(so there isn't so much crime). Not sure if they still do but there was a time Microsoft was using prisoners as ultra cheap labor to pack products.
Not versed on tax law enough to say if Microsoft is breaking the law but its a given they are bending it to the absolute limit if they aren't out right breaking it, like most big corporations. They want the middle class working people to pay all the taxes.
I'd seriously like to see Washington put the smack down on them and see Microsoft pull up stakes and move to the nice repressive one party dictatorship that is China and see how Microsoft's execs really like it there if they actually have to live and work there. Or move to India and live in a tiny high tech pocket of affluence in a country with otherwise grinding poverty, serious ethnic and religious tensions and a near perpetual state of war with Pakistan.
Not versed on tax law enough to say if Microsoft is breaking the law but its a given they are bending it to the absolute limit if they aren't out right breaking it, like most big corporations.
You're not versed on tax law so wtf makes you think you can even state they are pushing the bounds? It is either illegal or it isn't, and given that thousands of companies big and small do the same thing MS is doing I doubt its legal status is particularly contentious.
An individual or company is doing nothing wrong by minimising it's tax liabilities in a legal way. If the tax system is either poorly thought out or full of 'loopholes' then get those fixed. Generally, one of the biggest problems with western tax systems is complexity. Simpler taxation tends to be fairer.
In the UK we have an incredibly complex tax system, we get taxed on savings (except ISAs which can only have so much paid in per year, and that quantity varies depending on whether you want to save only cash or cash/shares). If you own sufficient assets it can be worth creating a corporation and gradually transferring ownership to your children to avoid inheritance tax etc. This complexity virtually always benefits the rich, as only experts can understand enough to play the system well.
See "Nevada Corporation" or "Delaware Corporation".
There's nothing illegal about what Microsoft is doing. They're simply incorporating in a state that gives them the best tax breaks.
This is part of their accounting department's JOB.
Thousands of corporations, from behemoths like Microsoft, down to little one-man shops incorporate in Nevada and Delaware.
It's cheap, the state keeps their hands off your income, and the state makes up the monetary difference in quantity.
Qualifying this as "Microsoft's Cheat
Microsoft has to pay other taxes, just not this one, to Washington. There are a slew of taxes that corporations have to pay.
The act of licensing a product doesn't actually use state resources.
If Microsoft licenses 2,000,000 $250 copies of Vista, it doesn't utilize any more state resources than if they had licensed 200,000 copies of vista, or if they had licensed 2,000,000 $100 copies instead.
You might think it implies they hire more support people in Washington, and thus further use state infrastructure... but it doesn't, thanks to outsourcing and call centers in India.
And most copies of Windows licensed are OEM, and volume licensed, which doesn't generate additional support demands.
Oh-kay, I'll be up front and honest. I enjoy bashing MS. Given a decent reason, I'll dump on them, 'cause I just don't like them. So, I really would feel good if the state went after all those lost revenues.
BUT - it isn't just MS. At least 70% of all corporations in the US are incorporated in a state that favors the corporation and/or use some very imaginative BS accounting procedures to make sure that no government gets any more than an absolute minimum of taxes.
I would really, really love to see taxes
...I can't see how anyone could expect Microsoft to act differently.
There appears to be a legal loophole that has allowed Microsoft to hang onto $707 million over the years. Until a judge rules otherwise, they're going to exploit that loophole. When the loophole is closed, Microsoft is going to look for a new one. Can you say you'd act any differently?
What's that? You do act differently? You pay your taxes, you say? Well then... it sounds as though Washington would have better luck recouping its money if it simply raised the state income tax. Presumably all of the employees at Microsoft's Redmond campus file taxes in the state, yes?
... and threaten to move out. If MSFT leaves or even reduces force, greater Seattle's retail and real estate would be crippled, not to mention sales tax and property tax revenues. I'd like to see those taxes paid too, but unfortunately MSFT has the greater bargaining chip here.
The government simple cannot and should not "roll over" for business. That has simply got to stop. If Microsoft had to move, it would be EXTREMELY painful and it would probably be an active news story for the next months following that. Government needs to finally and at last stick to its guns and push for it. Let'm go...if they actually would go. Other states will see this and, if they manage to grow a pair, will also tax them... though they'd probably end up in Texas where the law says all you have t
No. Other states will see this and say "gee, I'd love just 1% of Microsoft." And lower the tax rate just to attract them.
If you don't think they would move, then riddle me this. Why did they set up the Nevada shop in the first place? If not motivated by tax.
I'm dubious about the concept that Washington state deserves a slice of a cool billion dollars or so from the-rest-of-the-world just because they have developers in the state.
And if you're a Microsoft exec or a major shareholder. If you're not, why do you want to pay more taxes so a corporation with more money than God can dodge their taxes?
The government simple cannot and should not "roll over" for business. That has simply got to stop.
Okay. Please name several instances where the Washington state government has "rolled over" for Microsoft; please provide references so I can check up on them.
I am not aware of any "rolling over" by the state government. Microsoft is a Washington company. It pays its Washington business tax, its various real estate taxes (and those are freaking huge because Microsoft drove up all the property values remotely close to its headquarters), and the employees of Microsoft live and shop in the state, thus paying real estate taxes, sales taxes, and restaurant taxes. In short, Microsoft has brought a whole bunch of money into Washington state's coffers. I'm sure the state would like some more, but Microsoft is not illegally evading taxes, as far as I know.
And I don't hold it immoral for Microsoft to game the system in exactly the same ways that every other company does. As others have noted, how many companies are incorporated in Delaware?
If Microsoft had to move, it would be EXTREMELY painful and it would probably be an active news story for the next months following that.
You cannot use that particular threat forever; eventually the company gets tired of it, and actually moves.
Case in point: Boeing. Boeing did finally get fed up with Washington state, and they moved their headquarters to Chicago. Airplanes are still assembled in Washington, at least for now. Boeing executives publicly claimed that they wanted to be in a different time zone, but I don't believe that; for years, Boeing had been negotiating with the Washington state government, trying to get a better deal, without success; Illinois offered them enough to make it worth the move.
http://money.cnn.com/2001/03/21/companies/boeing/ [cnn.com]
Boeing actually moving their headquarters was a big shock here, and I would not be surprised if Washington state would be willing to do a certain amount of "rolling over" if Boeing threatened to move the airplane assembly as well. That also goes for Microsoft: I'll bet the state government would do quite a lot of "rolling over" if that is what it took to stop Microsoft from leaving the state.
Let'm go...if they actually would go. Other states will see this and, if they manage to grow a pair, will also tax them...
I'm afraid that's not how it works. Other states would go "OMFG we have a chance to get freaking Microsoft in our state" and they would start thinking about all the tax revenues that would be shifting from Washington to their state. They would start offering deals to Microsoft.
And it is just as legal for Microsoft to shop around for the best state to move to, as it is for you to shop around for where you want to live. I, and no doubt many other people, prefer living in Washington state rather than Oregon because Washington doesn't have a state income tax, and Oregon does. Am I a bad person for not moving to Oregon and paying Oregon income tax? Am I somehow cheating Oregon out of the taxes they could have had if only I had moved there? Is Microsoft a bad company for legally shifting money to another state where the tax situation is more favorable?
"Other states will see this and, if they manage to grow a pair, will also tax them"
They won't. Delaware has been a haven to corporations forever. Florida and Delaware are considered low tax states and thus they benefit by attracting lots of people who pay a little bit of taxes.
We can argue this all day long, but the results are there in front of you. It's already happened.
Among my favorite are "but Microsoft will just move outside of the U.S." Like hell they will. You think all those C-levels, VPs and billionaire executives will want to move? And the interruption of process? The huge shift in culture? And the public opinion of Microsoft will surely enable any Microsoft competitors. And finally, if they moved out of the U.S., they wouldn't stop selling to the U.S. and you can bet there would be LARGE tariffs imposed on the import of Microsoft Software and could you imagine the new problems they would have to face being a "foreign business" selling critical systems software and infrastructure products to sensitive areas of government? Bad enough they are local, but a foreign company selling the US government crappy software?
The various problems and changes that would result are too many to imagine.
Probably best that Microsoft pay their damned taxes like everyone else.
As though all of their competitors aren't essentially doing that already. Even MS has development in India now (and other countries, not all of which count as third world). We (on slashot) got all up in arms over IBM offering employees the chance to keep their jobs by moving to india, the main architecture for intel desktop CPU's was developed in Israel. Sure, moving out of the US would get them bad press in one place, but it would get them really good press elsewhere. Everywhere outside the US assumes the US is using MS to spy on them (which it probably is) and the US assumes everyone else is trying to inject people into big companies to spy on them (they are).
The nature of the modern world is that at least half of anything worth having is made somewhere other than where you are. Want to buy fighter jets? Good luck getting electronic control systems and displays that aren't made in east asia. Want to buy software? There are developers contributing code from all over the world.
As it is RIM (blackberrry) is a foreign company selling critical systems infrastructure in the US. And the US has a plethora of free trade agreements, MS could very smartly move its official HQ to somewhere cheap (Switzerland), with free trade to the US and watch the government cringe as it has to fight through years of losing court cases on whether imposing tariffs are legal.
As the guy above says, they could just move to a more tax advantageous state too rather than jump ship entirely.
Or they could just move 140 miles north to Canada. Very minor shift in culture, no language barriers, no tariffs, and the US government already uses a proprietary Canadian OS on some of their devices [rim.com].
Or they could just move to Nevada.
In any case, the article doesn't provide any evidence that Microsoft is doing anything illegal, though they heavily imply it. The article links to a couple of other sites (written by the same author, how original!) that basically spew the same nonsense, but there is no indication why Microsoft can't do exactly what they are doing.
I must have missed something in the thread... what extra services is the state of Washington providing Microsoft to account for the additional billions of dollars of cost their governance structure provides? If we're paying for governance and one state is many times more expensive than another, is that extra cost due to it being a really high quality state or simply a problem due to mismanagement, inefficiency, corruption, misguided spending of funds on ineffective purposes and theft?
And specifically, shoul
Microsoft has already started moving/building data centers out of Washington state, which is both perfectly legal and bound to hurt the shortsighted WA state govt that thought it could just start changing tax laws on companies without any repercussions.
I agree with a previous poster that trying to blame Microsoft (a company that is probably one of the biggest sources of economic growth in the Seattle metropolitan area) for their budget problems is idiotic. All companies by nature will look for ways to get
How much of Microsoft's software did the state of Washington write?
There are plenty of places to do business where you don't have to pay a huge tribute to satisfy the greed of the local warlords. Some of them are even in the United States.
The State of Washington should try being less greedy. They should do less and ask the dependent class to do more for themselves.
As always, my first suggestion is for anyone on government housing assistance to be required to live with a roommate to share housing expenses.
If you live in Washington, you have to pay more taxes because Microsoft is avoiding theirs. Your attitude only makes sense if you're a Microsoft exec or major shareholder. If you're not, you're cutting of your nose to spite your face.
You're absolutely right. Microsoft won't be going anywhere. They'll just continue laying off the residents of Washington state.
Then by your logic, Washington state will raise taxes to pay those laid off employees to be unemployed, rather than Microsoft pay them to be productive.
This is brilliant.
> " Like hell they will. You think all those C-levels, VPs and billionaire executives will want to move?
And I'm sure the locals said the same thing about Boeing as they happily taxed the crap out of them to fund their left coast utopia. Of course they did move their headquarters out of the state. And are building a big non-union plant down south.
Microsoft doesn't have to just pick up it's ball and leave. Just keep building out facilities in multiple States and countries like they have been doing and play each of them against the other for the most favorable tax and regulatory treatement. If Washington gets too aggressive on this issue threaten to move the official headquarters. There ARE a lot of nice places just in the US and many are actually pretty nice to live in. The current location wasn't even the first one ya know.
Even better leverage, especially in this crappy economy, is to just threaten to push all new hiring to more favorable business environments. I.e. threaten the politicians with a terrible press release about a new thousand headcount shop that won't be opening in the state because of the bad business climate. And if they think it is a bluff, do it and do it over until they either get a clue or the center of mass has actually moved to a better place and then really relocate the HQ.
For a company like Microsoft where they are doesn't really matter much so long as it is the sort of place key personnel wouldn't be demoralized living in. They have no ties to a natural resource, no major transportation needs, etc.
Well, I guess the Washington government could try to pass a law that taxes a company for a subsidiary whose primary location is in a tax-free zone. If it stood up to the inevitable legal challenge, I have no idea what the unintended consequences would be for the tax landscape.
The word is "Value Added Tax" boys and girls. This is why states like Michigan have them. Companies can "move the cheese" all they want, but each organizational unit has to account for it's "productivity" i.e. the added value of their step, not just whether they made "cash profit" in order to satisfy SEC and GAPP rules. Manufacturing states learned long ago that the parent company will always make manufacturing into "cost centers" that always lose money on their operations because they don't "sell anything", both to stiff workers and the taxman. They learned to make each part of the company rate the "value" of it's incoming raw goods versus the "upstream" items. The numbers have to add up on "somebody's" books so it's easier to get the tax money where the work is done.
VAT is closer to what we plebs pay as "income tax" rather than just pure "profits tax".
2. I single out Microsoft because it's, by far, one of the biggest offenders, but I would like to see the uniform enforcement of state tax law to all corporations using out of state facilities to minimize tax payments.
I definitely agree. Would be great. But as someone stated above, you can't expect one company (in this case Microsoft) to be forced to follow a rule and then not force the rest of the companies. Well, I suppose you could, but in all fairness, should Washington, or any other state, be able to single out one offender, leaving others to get away with the same? Uniformality in this would be best.
I don't think the guy who writes this article really understands tax law. Neither do I really, but atleast I'll admit it. It seems to me that I remember Tax Avoidance being perfectly legal and accepted. I really think he misunderstands the idea that there's some existing tax law to be enforced that applies to Microsoft's actions. The software is licensed out of NV, hence, NV law applies. There are major jurisdictional issues inherent in taxation law and so far as I can tell as a layman, there's nothing afoul of any regulation going on here.
If there were, you can be sure Washington State would have their hands in Microsoft's pockets already.
That's kind of why most corporations are incorporated in Delaware, too. There's jurisdictional issues being blatantly ignored by this person in order to make a point and that is not justified.
That all said, I did some more reading and it looks like this guy has barked up this tree before.
http://crosscut.com/2008/02/02/microsoft/11167/ [crosscut.com]
which was posted to Slashdot back then
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/04/1520219 [slashdot.org]
and a followup with his anti-arguments to the posts from Slashdot back then.
http://www.idealog.us/2008/02/top-reader-excu.html [idealog.us]
Oh and 2004 too:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/01/2137228&tid=109 [slashdot.org]
You'll notice, a year ago, he supposedly already addressed all the issues everyone here could possibly present. Unfortunately, he's also completely ignored the one about the constitutionality of taxation and jurisdiction and focuses more on wishy washy sort of justification arguments made that appeal more to a sense of right or wrong, rather than the case law regarding jurisdictional tax issues.
Career campaigner on this issue, hey Jeff? Too bad you've wasted 5 YEARS on this subject and you're never going to get anywhere because Microsoft is DOING NOTHING WRONG.
Microsoft is DOING NOTHING WRONG
They're doing nothing illegal, which is quite a different thing--as you pointed out earlier in your post.
...why don't you just do so?
Basic economics. Corps don't pay taxes. Taxes are a cost. Costs get passed on to customers, shareholders and employees. They get passed on to you. You who buy any products made by corporations. You who has money in a 401K, Roth or any form of interest bearing account. You you work for a corporation.
There is no one else. Get over it.
A tax on profit != a cost of production.
Products and services are already priced to maximize revenue. If Microsoft (or any other company on the planet) can charge customers more money without consequences to their bottom line - they'll go ahead and charge their customers more.
So help me understand this:
1. Microsoft is the 3rd largest employer in your state
2. You are in a recession
3. You have a 9.2% unemployment rate
4. You want to raise taxes on business.
So that your government has more money to redistribute to people who are not working, who lost their jobs because companies like Microsoft couldn't afford to keep them on in the first place.
Let me propose an alternative.
Reduce your spending and reduce taxes so that you can afford to pay your bills, and Microsoft can afford to rehire your residents.
Like our sales tax, this license tax is actually a use tax. Its collected by the vendor at the point of sale, but its based upon the jurisdiction where the product is to be used. So the only revenue WA state is going to collect is that on the sales to WA state residents and businesses. Businesses in the state are subject to audits and must show where the appropriate use tax has been paid, either in the form of a sales tax, or via their WA State dept of revenue tax returns. Anyone buying goods or services who can document a residence or business outside of WA state are exempt from the tax anyway (their home state may have similar taxes that apply). Boeing does the same thing with its airplanes (even before it became an Illinois based corporation).
Microsoft (and other companies) often sell through offices in states with no taxes. Not to avoid paying them, which they don't have to anyway. But to avoid having to document sales to exempt individuals and companies in 49 other states. Since its the duty of the end user to see to it that use taxes have been paid, the state would be better off chasing after its businesses (which it already does, to a point) and residents (which it typically lets slide) for the taxes owed.
If Washington wants Microsoft to book their sales in their state, then they should remove the disincentives in their tax code that make it worthwhile for a company to maintain a subsidiary in another state. As it is, the state of washington makes hundreds of millions of dollars from other taxes paid by microsoft and their employees.
lets examine his claim about post dating 13 years of taxes. if this has been law for 13 years why haven't they gone after MS before now, if MS is cause why weren't we in deficet 13 years ago?
Thus spake the master programmer: "When a program is being tested, it is too late to make design changes." -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"


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Manoa, Hilo and West Oahu see enrollment increase; community colleges' enrollment decreasesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU — Preliminary figures released today show that the University of Hawai'i system enrolled 50,309 students for the fall semester, representing a leveling off after five years of steady increases.
The numbers show a modest decline of 493 students, or a 1 percent drop in enrollment compared to the fall 2004 total enrollment of 50,802. UH's four-year campuses experienced slight increases over last year, while enrollment at the two-year campuses experienced modest decreases when compared to 2004. In addition, there are 25,000 registrations in non-credit programs throughout the UH system, bringing total enrollment to more than 75,000.
"Flat enrollment, particularly at the community colleges, is reflective of a strong economy, in which individuals have options on whether to accept job offers or further their education.
"While no one likes to see a decrease in enrollment, no matter how slight, increases in enrollment have not been matched with corresponding increases in State funding for our instructional budget," said UH Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy, Linda Johnsrud.
"For example, since fall 2000, enrollment on our flagship campus at Mānoa has jumped by more than 18 percent, representing a sizeable increase in related costs. Many of our campuses, including Mānoa, are fast approaching capacity in terms of current resources. This is a concern given the state's workforce needs and the university's commitment to access.
UH Mānoa's enrollment rose from 20,463 to 20,619 students, a 0.8 percent increase over 2004, while UH Hilo's fall enrollment increased from 3,365 to 3,431 students, a gain of 2 percent. At the UH West O'ahu campus, fall enrollment increased from 847 to 869, a jump of 2.6 percent compared to a year ago.
Cumulatively, fall enrollment for the University of Hawai'i's community colleges dropped slightly from 26,127 to 25,390, a decrease of 2.8 percent compared to a year ago. All seven community college campuses reported decreases ranging from 0.4 — 4.5 percent.
Enrollment on the Hawai'i CC campus totaled 2,370, down from 2,414, a 1.8 percent decrease; Honolulu CC registered 4,160 students, down from 4,358, a 4.5 percent drop; Kapi'olani CC totaled 7,307, down from 7,337, a 0.4 percent decrease; Kaua'i CC recorded 1,060 students, down from 1,100, a 3.6 percent drop; Leeward CC registered 5,879 students, down from 6,141, a 4.3 percent decrease; Maui CC totaled 2,882 students, down from 2,998, a 3.9 percent drop; and Windward CC registered 1,732 students, down from 1,779, a 2.6 percent decrease.
About the University of Hawaiʻi
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.


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Umstead threw 190'6" in his first attempt at the hammer throw and making him sixth on the UCSB all-time list at the Big West Challenge Cup and setting a new personal best...Won the hammer throw at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a throw of 189'4"...Also won the hammer throw against Cal Poly Dual Meet with a throw of 190'3".
Scored points in the shot put and hammer at Conference, by finishing seventh in the shot at 51'6.25" (15.70m) and sixth in the hammer at 168'9" (51.43m)...Had great success throwing the hammer at Cal Poly, winning Cal Poly dual meet with a personal best of 178'1" (54.28m) and the Cal Poly Invitational with a mark of 169'9" (51.74m)...Also set his personal best in the shot put at the Cal Poly dual meet, throwing 53'6.25" (16.31m).
Umstead's best mark in the shot put came at the Big West Challenge Cup, where he took fourth place with a throw of 49'10" (15.19m)...Hit his best hammer mark late in the season at the Occidental Invitational, where his best throw reached 153'4" (46.73m)...Had the best discus mark on the team, 144'0" (43.89m) at the UC Davis dual meet.
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(WEAU) -- Do you remember the first time you drove around a roundabout? Did it remind you of "National Lampoon's European Vacation?"
What started in Europe has made its way to the United States and is now becoming commonplace on highways near you.
"The circle became smaller and the traffic entering the circle was required to yield," said Greg Helgeson, a Traffic Safety Engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Part of Helgeson's job is making intersections safer.
"When we've identified an intersection that has a safety problem or congestion problem, we're gonna look at all the alternatives available to treat that problem," he said.
One of those solutions has been roundabouts. Their biggest draw: cutting crashes, saving lives.
"There are fewer conflict points in a roundabout because you just make right turns, there are no left turns or no direct crossing movements," he said.
A study of 24 roundabouts done by the Wisconsin Traffic Safety and Operations Lab in Madison found roundabouts reduced fatal and injury crashes by 52% and all crashes by 9%.
"And that's pretty significant in that type of crash reduction severity," Helgeson added.
But getting everybody on board is not always easy; opinions about roundabouts go full circle.
"I like them, they seem fast, efficient, and safe," said John Ford.
"I think they could be unsafe especially for people not familiar with the area," said Jessica Kelly.
The key: driver education and awareness.
He says not switching lanes in the roundabout is one of the keys to preventing crashes. And "crash prevention" is one thing the Wisconsin State Patrol likes to see.
"It's really been a blessing and all around in terms of safety and enforcement for us," said Captain Jeffrey Frenette.
The Eau Claire State Patrol Headquarters sits next to the roundabout on Highway 53. But it is the intersection at County Highway S and Highway 124 north of Chippewa Falls where Frenette says there has been a big improvement since the roundabout went in.
"We had several fatalities up there and were always guaranteed crashes through the summer with tourist traffic," he said.
Clyde Goettl has noticed a change, too.
His collision center neighbors the roundabout and says he has seen a big improvement since it used to be a traditional intersection.
"People used to get hurt bad there bad not anymore," he said.
Some confusion and backups at first, but he says not the roundabout flows fine.
It is the typical pattern Helgeson sees, too.
There is a lot of apprehension from the local people because it's a major change from how they are used to navigating intersections, but when you think about the reduction in conflict points that occur when you use a roundabout, it's pretty significant," he added.
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Ben Whishaw To Play Freddie Mercury?
From Sacha Baron Cohen to Daniel Radcliffe, there have been quite a few names in the mix to play Queen rocker Freddie Mercury, but if bandmembers have their say it'll be openly gay (and married!) actor Ben Whishaw who brings their bandmate to life on screen!
According to Gay Star News:
Speaking on The One Show, Queen drummer Roger Taylor told hosts Chris Evans and Alex Jones they hope the initials of the actor to play the role of Mercury would have the initials "BW."
When asked by Evans if that actor may be Whishaw, Taylor said: "Well, we hope so!"
Whishaw previously played Keith Richards in the Rolling Stones biopic Stoned and Bob Dylan in I'm Not There so he has experience stepping into the shoes of musical legends.
What do you think of the James Bond film-actor taking on the part, Instincters?
Dn12 raises a good point. Mr. Mercury was Indian. It would be nice to find an Anglo-Indian actor to play that role. Too many roles are written specifically for white, handsome, heterosexual men. Here's a great role to showcase and Indian actor who would probably be rejected for almost every other role out there.
However, in lieu of that, I think it could be just as important to at least find an actor who is openly gay to play this role. Freddie Mercury is a great gay icon. It would be nice if just for once someone from the gay community could portray one of our own. Too often a straight or "straight" actor gets cast to play a gay historical figure and the gets lauded with praise for their "bravery" in doing such a role. Couldn't an openly gay actor be considered just as brave to accept a challenging role?
And before anyone else brings it up: Yes, the part should go to the "best actor." However, as we all know, that's not how professional movie studios operate. It always go to the most marketable who may not always be the most talented or best choice.


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AUSTIN, Texas -- Gov. Rick Perry is threatening to call a special legislative session if lawmakers don't send him a budget with $1.8 billion in tax cuts.
The Legislature finishes its work May 27 - unless Perry summons it back into session.
The House late Tuesday passed a tax bill proposing $667 million in breaks for Texas businesses. Perry said Wednesday that was "a third of the way there."
He added: "If folks want to go home at the end of this legislative session" he'd have to see a budget including $1.8 billion in tax cuts.
Perry says he wants no fee increases for transportation and $2 billion for water and infrastructure projects.
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|7 years 28 weeks ago
|This as our D's best performance to date
There were breakdowns..sure, but they actually tackled and had 3 and outs.
|7 years 28 weeks ago
|I think injuries have held Denard back more than anything
Just imagine his numbers if he doesn't go out against BG, and plays out the full game against ILL, and that isn't even adjusting for the fact that at least a couple of his INT's are totally attributable to his bum shoulder.
|7 years 28 weeks ago
|The QB chucked the football at the last moment
I was pissed about losing the sack, delirious about the win and impressed with the Frosh's presence of mind all at the same time.
|7 years 28 weeks ago
|That tackle by Avery on 3rd down right at the
1st down marker was unreal. I literally haven't seen a Michigan defenseman make a "You ain't going no further son" tackle like that for a looong time.
|7 years 28 weeks ago
|I am not so sure they let Stew go
He still does have a darn good winning percentage and is mathematically in the race for a Big East title.
|7 years 28 weeks ago
|How would that be political?
Fox claims to be a "un-biased" source of news.
They would just happen to really like Shirwell's "Family Values".
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|Then you clearly haven't read his
supposed conversation with Bill martin after the 2008 season. That was hilarious.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|Technically Woolfolk would also be a
returning starter since he was one when he got injured.
btw, Magnus, wanted your take on the Demens hype and the Woolfolk hype.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|What they fail to mention or understand is that
DC's will gladly have Denard launching air missiles all day than hav him galloping all over them.
Until he has a B10 game where he burns the secondary to a crisp, this meme will not die.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|Suggestion for alternate model.
Take the number of yards predicted for the offense and use the yards/point of the defense and THEN predict the outcome of the game.
(Hope this is clear, I can clarify if you need).
Defenses that create a lot of turnovers will be better modeled with this predictive scheme. This will also account for bend-but-dont-break defenses that give up lots of yards but not too many points. NOTE: Jokes about our "bend-over" defense will not be appreciated.
Your prediction is actually (loosely put) using two random variables without a joint probability term right now.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|I am breaking out the ol Simmons
"I am afraid to say anything"
response here.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|If I were you, I would check if the offer is
still open. If he is a big fan he might have already lost it already with all the bad luck they have had.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|Completely legit on an official visit
Pearl hosted a barbecue party at his home for players not on an official (maybe even during a non-recruiting period, I am not sure).
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|Harbaugh knows very well what is
involved with an NFL HC job ( I've seen him on the Ravens sidelines a couple of times). I am not at all convinced he would give up the perks of a college job for the NFL. If anything, he will jump for a big payday in college FB (LSU maybe?) .
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|Wow, the TW reference really hit home.
Brian regularly makes fun of the blame ND fans put on TW's recruiting but fails to realize he is doing exactly the same.
|7 years 29 weeks ago
|To be fair they weren't "beasts" under RR
either. They were barely serviceable.
|7 years 38 weeks ago
|Yeah, that was funny.
Also you can't hit stop on the timer as soon as you see the screen in Windows because it only *starts* all the startup applications then. It still needs to start connecting to Wifi and start the AV software at a minimum.
|8 years 27 weeks ago
|Why doesn't Tiger Woods
win every single tournament he plays in? That i one of the dumbest questions I have ever seen around here.
I know people get shocked when favorites lose but one play, that takes a special kind of crazy to ask why they couldn't guarantee that they would get it.
|8 years 27 weeks ago
|One of the interceptions was clearly a miscommunication between
him and wayne (read based on safety blitz). I would hardly call that a "terrible" throw.
|8 years 27 weeks ago
|What's your point?
What's your point?
|8 years 27 weeks ago
|Not begrudging at all I think.
Just curiosity I guess. Simmons always keeps track of his "predictions" and mentions it at the end of his picks column...fwiw
|8 years 27 weeks ago
|GBMW consists of the same morons
that claimed Omameh was tearing things up and was a lock for All-American. Why the hell are you reading them?
|8 years 29 weeks ago
|Stating the obvious (this includes
paraphrasing what Brian has been saying forever) is not contributing.
Also, asking a question and answering it yourself == LAME.
|8 years 29 weeks ago
|It is remarkable how you manage
to comment in every single one of the 1000 threads every day without ever contributing anything..not even by mistake.
|8 years 29 weeks ago
|I think RR is doing an okay job (B-)
but your statement is retarded. So if try my very best in an exam and still answer very little correctly I still deserve an A??
|8 years 31 weeks ago
|RR is very internet savvy
I bet his bulletin board just redirects to MgoBoard.
|8 years 32 weeks ago
|I doubt if visiting
Sparty fans will have the requisite points to actually neg anybody.
|8 years 32 weeks ago
|This is awkward but I also wanted to apologize
I've been reading this site for a few months now and just signed up for an account and got over-excited and posted a lot today. Apparently thats a no-no around here.
I have learned my lesson and I will keep quiet for the most part now.Sorry for the trouble (I got an email saying I was annoying too many people).
|8 years 32 weeks ago
|Sorry my bad
I misread that.
|8 years 32 weeks ago
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Good morning, I'm new here and was brought by a Google search. And I thought that I might ask for your opinion of my writing style. So, well you please? My native language is Arabic but I love English and want to improve it.
[Loneliness is priceless. Not a word is worth saying, but at the end of the day you have to spend these waste products on paper. I am a useless person, purposeless, empty and fake, and I'm not the only one. I wake up after a 3 hours long sleep, and I never make a single move until it's too late to make one. I eat one meal every 24 hours, always drowsy and can barely go to sleep. I keep thinking, and when I do; I do it just for thinking. No purpose at all.
One of the things I think about is how unrealistic I am. Well, am I unrealistic? I don't even believe you exist at all, do you? I have a heart filled with doubt not fear, and I seem to be utterly confused about it. I thought about you once, my heart stopped and my breathe went heavy, but then I forgot who you are, and then I didn't care. I keep seeing you in my dreams however. Dry, warm, vivid and -sometimes- quite happy dreams with an awesome architecture. I see your face in every feminine face and I keep thinking about all the mess that lies behind your so angelic grace.
Forgive my psychological interests your majesty, but when I look into those eyes of yours I go beyond eyes and facial expressions, your face is art, and when I look at it I can't help but feel... mentally reinvigorated.
I have a strong strictly inhibited tendency for writing inappropriate things.
And I have a so damn strong memory, it's so strong it can move borders and smash rocks, and I remember you very well. I can summon a so long tape of memory and get it to play right before my eyes just to see your eyes, I remember you very well. Sadly, it's now that I understood the feeling that stood weakly in your heart as before me you stood. Sadly, it's only now that I can feel the fragility of your tears as before me they broke. And I'm sorry even though I know you're not.]
Thank you.


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In April, I got a freelance gig from Big Think Studios. They had wanted to make a neighborhood shirt for Potrero Hill (where they're located), and asked that I do the illustration work. It was finished in mid-April, but based on my recent shirt escapades, I remembered that I had never got around to sharing this. So, here it is:
And I'm not sure what they'll do with it regarding size and text, but I gave them a mockup to help them visualize it
Lastly, a big THANK YOU to everyone who bought one of my EKGM shirts. That first run is completely SOLD OUT. Thanks for being so awesome!


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(Dothan)-- The top 12 boys and girls basketball players from around the Wiregrass were honored at the Dothan Eagle/Super 12 Awards Banquet Monday night.
Boys basketball Player of the Year went to Houston Academy's Alex Thompson. Boys Coach of the Year went to Elba high school's Karl Bledsoe.
Girls basketball Player of the Year, for the third straight year, went to Elizabeth Dowd of Providence Christian. Her Head Coach, Cindy Boys Basketball Super 12:
Josh Boykin - Enterprise High School
Marquez White - Northview High School
Jaylin Robinson - Eufaula High School
Josh Thompson - Rehobeth High School
Tyler Mitchell - Charles Henderson High School
Robert McGirt - Daleville High School
Travon Patterson - Barbour County High School
Alex Thompson - Houston Academy
Rayshun Kennedy - Houston County School
Cobe Goosby - Elba High School
Alex Morris - Ashford Academy
Girls Basketball Super 12:
Jasman Hamilton - Northview High School
Kadaleus Gissendanner - Carroll High School
Shyanne Peterman - Abbeville High School
Crisshada Rogers - Ashford High School
Nisha Stoudemire - Opp High School
Tia Fils-Aime - Daleville High School
Kellie McCaffrey - Houston Academy
Elizabeth Dowd - Providence Christian School
Mary Palm - Providence Christian School
Lacy Stafford - Geneva County High School
Kasey Grant - Lakeside School
Jenna Epperson - Ashford Academy
Boys Coach of the Year - Karl Bledsoe, Elba High School
Girls Coach of the Year - Cindy Palm, Providence Christian School


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"I hail from Rochester NY, but have spent the last few years living outside of Washington DC, where I have been teaching art to fantastic kids at a fantastic elementary school.
My desire to start urban sketching began with a trip to Stockholm visiting family. The city demanded some attention portraying its beauty in pencil and ink which I was happy to provide. Fortunately the drawing bug stuck as I have been putting DC to paper (or more often cardboard) with the same interest I found in Sweden.
Making these urban sketches has become both an act of meditation and exploration for me. It helps me seek out and discover new parts of this city I call home, as well as focus on spaces and places I may have never paid attention to otherwise.
DC has an abundance of grand recognizable architecture, and hopefully I can bring some attention to some of the smaller and equally beautiful character of this city as well."
• Christian's blog.
• Christian's art on Flickr.


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Stella Foster
Stella's column
February 2, 2006
TODAY IS GROUND HOG DAY — and "Ground Hog Job Shadow Day," where thousands of high school students from around the country visit businesses to observe us working stiffs.
TOP BROADCAST documentarian Bill Kurtis visits the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, the only public school in the state to be located on a farm, with five cows and a real ground hog in residence. Kurtis is also owner of a cattle ranch and head of the Tall Grass Beef Co. (And that's no bull!) Eli's Cheesecake king Marc Schulman, a staunch supporter of the high school, and Jill Wine-Banks, head of the Education to Careers Office of the Chicago Public Schools, will also be on hand.


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Thread: Most intelligent dog breeds
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#1 Most intelligent dog breeds09-30-2011, 11:06 PM
Smart dogs
10 Smart Dog Breeds
If youre looking for a smart, healthy dog, this list of 10 breeds that are considered intelligent dogs might help:
- Border collies. They have been bred as sheep herders and have a lot of energy. They need plenty of exercise and open space to run.
- Doberman pinschers. These guard dogs are obedient and will watch over you, but they need regular exercise.
- Australian cattle dogs. Theyve been bred to herd cattle and are very smart. But they need lots of exercise and something to do, such as agility training.
- German shepherds. Theyre loving guard dogs that like children, but they need regular physical activity.
- Golden retrievers. Theyre used as hunting dogs and help with search and rescue missions. Theyre also friendly and love to please their owners, although they need plenty of exercise.
- Labrador retrievers. These hunting dogs work big jobs. Theyre used as guide dogs for the blind, narcotic detection dogs with police departments, and in search and rescue teams. Theyre highly trainable and have good tempers.
- Rottweilers. These obedient dogs work as herders, therapy dogs, and police dogs. Theyre loving to their owners but tend to protect their homes and can be difficult with strangers. Experts recommend socializing these dogs and getting obedience training. Rottweilers also need to exercise every day.
- Poodles. Theyre beautiful, smart, and active. Poodles do well in any size home, but need to be active every day.
- Shetland sheepdogs. Also called shelties, these herding dogs are very compliant and devoted to their owners. They can be shy with strangers and may try to herd people. They do best on a farm, but can also do well in homes if they get enough exercise.
- Papillons. These small dogs do well in any size home and theyre considered happy and alert.
" To the world you are just one more person, but to a rescued pet, you are the world."
"A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves!"
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Definitely don't want to take McKnight off kick returns, he made the pro bowl last year and looked good this preseason.
If Gates is sure-handed at catching punts then I could see him doing that. With both Cotchery and Leonhard gone there's nobody left on this team who can "catch the ball in a hurricane" as Rex puts it.


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Starbucks Mobile App Will Soon Let Customers Pre-Order Coffee
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Starbucks is about to make your morning coffee run a little easier. Make that a lot easier.
The Seattle-based coffee chain plans to add an order-ahead feature to its mobile app, according to Recode. The place-and-pay system will allow customers to buy their drinks in advance, therefore avoiding long lines and those pesky-but-hilarious name screw-ups.
Patrons will then be able to drop by their selected Starbucks location and pick up their personalized coffee orders.
Sound easy? According to Starbucks' chief digital officer Adam Brotman it's still a work in progress: "We're still trying to get things down to a science." Starbucks has also been testing coffee recipes that can potentially sit on the counter longer to ensure fresh taste.
It's been reported that about 14% of the company's U.S. sales are made through its current phone app, and with this impending upgrade, sales are expected to skyrocket —making an epic coffee order like this all the more easier.
—Michelle Ward


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The Lily Trilogy
The Lily Trilogy
Novels, if they are compelling, can threaten to suck up all of a busy mother's time away from her children. For half a week, I have been capitalizing on the distraction of my family or stealing needed sleep from myself in order to plunge headlong into the world of Lily in Sherry Boas' books The Lily Trilogy. Some novels tempt you to want to live in a fantasy world, to keep the characters you have come to know and love alive.
I became engrossed with a story about Bev, an acerbic old lady alone in a nursing home within the iron grip of the final stages of Parkinson's, because of the way Boas described Bev's adopted daughter Lily. Lily is a young woman with Down's syndrome, whom Bev had reluctantly agreed to raise when her sister Jen died of cancer at 39. I had never read a novel with a character with Down's syndrome before, and Boas writes about Lily so vividly and with such appreciation of her childlike joy and limitless love that I was immediately drawn in.
But the trilogy, Until Lily, Wherever Lily Goes, and Life Entwined with Lily, attracted me with something deeper than merely an affinity for those with Down's syndrome. I immersed myself into the world of a lonely old lady whose life was coming to an end, and then the lives of her adopted niece Terry and grandniece Beth in the subsequent books.
I lost myself not because of exotic locations (Washington State) or romantic heroes. I was enthralled by such exquisitely detailed characters made me care deeply about what happened to them, whether Bev would die lonely and bitter, whether Terry would give up on her marriage to her handsome Jake who never picked up a tool around the house, whether Beth could open her broken heart and learn from Lily that nothing matters in life more than love. I had to know what happened to them, so I read these three books at a breathless pace, finding my heart wrapped around the characters, but especially the lovable, stubborn Lily, who never gives up on someone she loves.
The characters in the Lily Trilogy are as real as your own family, and as flawed. Yet, there is a theme of redemption which starts faintly at first. As a 30-something Lily walks her frail aunt down the nursing home corridors to patiently feed her meatloaf and mashed potatoes even though she has long ago lost her sense of taste, Lily gives the love Bev meted out to her in tiny pinches, in unmeasured generosity Bev knows she doesn't deserve. Lily's prodigious love changes and heals Bev, not by taking away the suffering of losing control of her limbs to the Parkinson's, but by helping her to see beyond this life, to an eternal love mirrored in the gentle touch of the soft hands of a young woman whom the world rejects.
The power of selfishness to destroy lives versus the power of self-giving love to restore hope is the theme of this amazing story set in the future. Strange as it was to see dates like 2066 written as dates in the past of the novel's characters, this is no science fiction book. It is a story about real people who resemble people around us, whose flaws hurt and whose love heals us, and the hope that turns despair into love though the power of pure intentions.
The Lily Trilogy are the most Catholic of books in that the glory of the fullness of truth well lived and the devastating consequences of the culture of death are juxtaposed in stunning relief. The story tells it all, with profound relationships and moving symbolism and enough realistic detail to remind the reader of a similar drama in their own lives.
Each time I reluctantly put the books down, I hugged my 9-year-old daughter with Down's syndrome and saw heretofore unappreciated qualities in my family. The books make me want to thank her for the joy she has brought to us, and not to fear what her adulthood will bring. The Lily Trilogy filled my heart with gratitude for my family, and made me determined to be the catalyst of God's healing in my family.
Give it to your mother for Mother's Day and let a little of Lily's light intertwine in your own life. As a mother, these are the novels I want my daughters losing themselves in this summer. I want to sit outside with cups of tea in the summer twilight and talk about Lily, Beth, Pablo, and Terry. Then, I want to pick up the books and visit them again.


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Moving the GABF?October 5, 2014 - Tom Acitelli
In June 1984, organizers moved the Great American Beer Festival from its birthplace in Boulder, CO, 35 miles or so south to Denver. It was the third year of the festival, which was then held in the spring to coincide with the annual convention of the Boulder-based American Homebrewers Association. Now, of course, it's held... View Article


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Hey, not quite sure what to say but here we go. I am Tod the Wraith (of course) I am a big stargate fan, I love to read books and play my 360 and computer, I enjoy helping people and love Johnny Cash and Elvis. In truth, I am a good person, I try to be the peace maker easy to get along with, at times I am a bit cranky but I get over it fast and apologize for what ever it was. I like to keep things cool and clean, oh and I'm Greek and proud of it. As I said before I am a stargate fan, but, I have not seen SGU though, I know, sucks right? out of all the races in Stargate have liked the Wraith the most and one in particular, Todd! Anyway as of right now I have no modding experience but am soon going to be learning map editing and map building so I hope to be contributing in some way soon. Thanks everyone. Must Feed! The Culling has Begun!
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An update from Saren, a senior accounting major:
One of the most memorable days in Los Angeles for me would have to be the day Sheryl Lee Ralph stopped by the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) to speak to all of the collegiate volunteers.
What started as just another day at the APLA quickly changed when the head of volunteer resources, Jim Williams, casually told me that famed actress Sheryl Lee Ralph would be visiting the office. To say I was excited is an understatement. Looking back, my response to Jim might have been a bit strong. As he was considering which volunteer positions and locations to dole out, I interrupted, "Well, I need to be here in this office!"
The day continued with Jim deciding to keep all volunteers in the office because he wanted us to hear Ms. Ralph's speech. As I started to work on my assignment, word quickly spread through the office that Ms. Ralph would stop by around noon. We all piled into the conference room and anxiously waited.
I quietly, but very proudly, posted on my Facebook and Twitter that Ms. Ralph was coming to "my" office and that I couldn't have been more excited for her arrival. Just as I slipped my phone back into my pocket, the office intern, Reuben, came in to tell us that Ms. Ralph's prior engagement at the "Brian McKnight Show" was unable to be rescheduled and she had to cancel her trip to our office.
Dejectedly we went back to work. As I walked through the office, someone called me over to finish some paperwork a group of volunteers had started the day before. Needless to say, the day was a bust and the assignment I was working on was less than glamorous.
It was around 1:30 p.m. and I was wondering whether the day could get any worse. When I got out my phone to alert my Twitter followers of Ms. Ralph's absence, I saw I had two unopened text messages: "Saren, where are you Sherry's HERE!"
The speed at which I made it back to the conference room has never before been recorded by human beings. Ms. Ralph had just walked into the conference room and had begun telling the other volunteers about her work with AIDS awareness and what it was like at a time when AIDS was a little disease that was "only affecting gay, white men."
The work Ms. Ralph has done with her organization, DIVA (Divinely Inspired Victoriously Anointed), coupled with her dynamic speaking style, has greatly transformed the way people view this epidemic. I know that for me, her words really hit home and inspired me to increase my own work for AIDS awareness. With people like Ms. Ralph fighting for those who are infected, it is hard to believe that some people still take their lives and health for granted.
Having Ms. Ralph speak with us was the greatest gift the APLA and Jim Williams could have given. Sheryl Lee Ralph represents the fight and the consistent vigilance that HIV/AIDS advocates must have to ensure that their passion is never buried in the headlines or hidden from the public.
Hopefully I was not the only one who was inspired that day. Because when Ms. Ralph and Mr. Williams told us that when they're gone, we are going to be the ones fighting for this cause, I took them seriously.


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Maher is a moron Comedians should just be comedians.
"Iran isn't invading other countries"
Lebanon laughs
seemed like a pretty good segment fomr both sides to me. I can't stand Maher, but here he looks cool, collected, rational, and makes some good points *shrug*
Left and Lefter going at it. Anyone that can make Maher seem rational and level headed is as far off the deep end as it gets. Not surprised that Jetdawg enjoyed the segment.
Whats sad is how much of our Political News is provided for us in the form of Commedians and Entertainers and Opinion Programming.
The treatment of our most serious topics as just another TV Show to flog to the advertisers has not served us, as a people, well. I would posit that the hypothetical best possible, most objective, most informative and best researched and fact checked News program would, today, be pulled off the air in less than a week due to low rating and a bad market share in the 18-24 age bracket.
Fat, drunk and misinformed is no way go through life.
Is there a part II where Maher is Pwned?
Let's face it this country still has not learned from Afghanistan,Iraq, Egypt or Libya. The republicans are the party of war. Ha!


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so far so good with everything that i ordered has be great fittment and quality thanks jp cycles
Good seat. Easy install. Matches up well with the solo
Fits well and looks great, wife says it's comfy
I give the seat five stars, I have one on my softail custom, but the website says this seat will fit a freewheeler, and it doesn't. True it will bolt up but there are big gaps between the seat and the side covers exposing frame and wiring. Disappointed that it didn't work because they are great seats. So JP cycles needs update their fitment chart because bolting up and fitting are not the same.
Awesome seat. Fits 2015 FLHXS well
Very nice pad for my wife.Extremely comfortable.
Doesn't attach or clip to matching drivers seat. You would expect them to somehow fasten together. Front of rear pad moves around.
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Total comfort. Love it.
Excellent seat. My 15 year old daughter likes it better than the Sundown seat we had on it. Very well made, Material is hemmed before being riveted to the seat base underneath, can't see it but that's quality.
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Excellent product much better than what I expected...
should of bought it along time ago very nice
So wide that my back rest barely fits.
Great fit and comfortable for my passenger. Works well with the wide vintage solo seat #802-031.
Perfect fit and compliment to the solo front seat. My wife loves it.
My wife said she could ride all day on this seat, it's great. I don't know if thats a good thing are not.
Huge improvement over stock
Well, lets be real...I can't comment on this seat, but my wife can. She says it is very comfortable and now I don't have to stop as often to get her shorts unwedged...hahahaha. Thanks JPs.
She says it is very comfortable. I made her pay for it.
Wife loves it! Fits perfectly! Fast shipping!
Great for the pillion. Does not quite have the same "cool" factor which the original seat has, but because it is so easy take off and put back on I use the bib on the fender when I ride solo and the pillion addle when I ride with my wife
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- Indoor / outdoor area rug.
- Sand dollar design adds a beachy look to family room, patio or deck.
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text: We recently spent two nights in Fredericksburg at the Carriage House on Orchard. This is a very luxurious property which is more like staying in a private guest house than in a traditional bed and breakfast. From the exterior, the Carriage House appears to be a converted, detached garage (Carriage House) behind a nice house located a few blocks off... More