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|Visa Survey: Americans Report Spending Avg. $2,746 on Lunch Yearly
According to the results of a new survey commissioned by Visa, respondents reported spending an average of $53 per week on lunch. Overall, the most popular spot to eat lunch was at home (42%), and full-time employees tended to stick close to the office.
|$3.19 is the Going Rate for a Tooth in America
This year, the going rate for a tooth in America is $3.19, which marks the fourth consecutive year that the Tooth Fairy is giving more than $3 per tooth, according to a new nationwide survey conducted by Visa Inc.
|Popping the Promposal Question Costs Avg. $324 in 2015
A new nationwide survey released by Visa Inc. shows that American households plan on spending a whopping $324 on promposals.
|Tooth Fairy Tightens Purse Strings: Down 8% from 2013
This year, the going rate for a tooth in America is $3.40 – an 8% drop from the 2013 average ($3.70) after three years of consecutive growth, according to a new nationwide survey conducted by Visa Inc.
|Prom Spending Falls 14% to $978 in 2014
American households with teens are reining in spending this year on prom at only $978, according to a new nationwide survey released by Visa Inc.
|Visa Survey Shows Americans Spending $936 Eating Lunch Out Per Year
On average, Americans who eat lunch out spend $936 per year, with the South leading in the amount spent per week and the Midwest proving the thriftiest.
|Visa Survey Shows Tooth Fairy Leaving 23% More in 2013
Tooth Fairy spending is skyrocketing and shows no signs of slowing down. Visas national survey found that respondents are leaving an average of $3.70 per lost tooth, compared with last years $3.00.
|Visa Survey Shows Independence Day Spending Up 58% in 2013
Independence Day is quickly approaching and according to an annual survey by Visa, Fourth of July spending will be up 58%. This year, the Visa survey found that respondents planned to spend significantly more at an average of $300.
|Prom Spending Climbs Second Straight Year
A new survey released by Visa Inc. shows that Americans continue to spend more than ever before on high school proms. The national survey finds that families with teens will spend an average of $1,139 on prom a 5% increase over last year.
|Visa's International Barometer of Women's Financial Literacy
Visa has released a new version of the International Barometer of Women's Financial Literacy. The purpose of the study is to gauge the strength and weaknesses of financial education worldwide in order to identify opportunities for improvement. Visa conducted a survey with 25,000 participants in 27 countries in 2012.
Download the International Barometer of Women's Financial Literacy PDF (719 KB)
|Holiday Panic Shopping Hits U.S. Consumers
A new survey released by Visa Inc. shows that 73% of consumers still havent finished shopping for Christmas gifts. These last-minute shoppers will spend an average of $304 in the final days leading up to Christmas.
|New Tooth Fairy Survey Shows Spending Rebounds, Up 15%
A survey released by Visa, Inc. shows that the Tooth Fairy is leaving an average of $3.00 per tooth this year, which is an increase of $0.40 over the $2.60 left for each pearly white in 2011.
|Penny Pinching Patriotism as Americans Cut Spending on Independence Day Celebrations by 12%
A new survey released by Visa Inc. shows Americans are cutting back significantly on their spending for 4th of July activities this year, with spending dropping 12% to an average of $191, compared to $216 in 2011.
|Global Financial Literacy Barometer Released by Visa and Kiplinger's at Summit
At the sixth annual Summit in Chicago today, Visa Inc. and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine released the results of financial literacy surveys conducted in 28 countries. The Barometer provides fascinating insight into the personal finance strengths and weaknesses of nations worldwide. At the event, Kiplinger's Editor Janet Bodnar shared details of the findings.
|Visa survey shows that prom spending surges by 33% nationwide
Despite a sluggish economic climate, Americans are spending more than ever on high school proms, according to a study by Visa Inc. The national survey showed that families with teens will spend an average of $1,078 on the prom–a 33.6% boost over last year.
Download the 2012 Prom Survey PDF (216 KB)
|West & Midwest Tooth Fairy Paying More Says Visa Inc. Survey
A 2011 Visa Inc. survey discovered that even the Tooth Fairy is not immune from the country's lingering economic challenges, leaving an average of $2.60 per tooth, a 40 cent decrease from last 2010's $3 per tooth. Even with a diminished payout, the Tooth Fairy continues to loom large, with 90% of American children under the age of 12 getting a visit from the popular cuspid collector.
|Visa Inc. Survey: No Economic Recovery for Valentine's Day – Americans Spending Less this Year
Love is on a budget in 2012, with a new survey by Visa Inc. finding that Americans will spend less on Valentine's Day gifts, flowers, dining and other items this year. Americans plan on spending $117 this Valentine's Day, down 3% from $121 in 2011.
|Visa Inc. Survey: Americans Hosting a Super Bowl Party Plan on Spending an Average of $118
As the Super Bowl approaches, a Visa Inc. survey finds that the average American hosting a Super Bowl party plans to spend $118.80 on food, beverages and more-almost identical to last year.
|Visa Inc. Survey: Credit Score Myths Run Rampant
Despite the importance of credit scores impacting everything from the ability to get a home loan to being hired for a job, a new Visa Inc. survey finds that many Americans don't know what determines a credit score.
|Tooth Fairy Feeling Economic Pinch, Visa Inc. Survey Finds
A recent Visa Inc. survey discovered that even the Tooth Fairy is not immune from the country's lingering economic challenges, leaving an average of $2.60 per tooth, a 40 cent decrease from last year's $3 per tooth.
|Independence Day Survey 2011: Americans will Spend an Average of $216 Celebrating
A new survey released by Visa Inc. shows that Americans will spend an average of $216 on travel, food, beverages, entertainment, fireworks and other items over the Fourth of July holiday. The survey showed that men expect to spend substantially more than women.
|Father's Day Survey 2011: Mom and Dad 'MIA' on Teaching Money Management?
Visa Inc. released a survey that shows that less than half of Americans learned about personal finance from their parents. Just 25% of those surveyed said they learned money management skills from their mothers, and 22% from their fathers.
|High School Proms: The New Budget-Buster
Visa Inc. released a survey showing that the average American family with a high school student attending the prom will spend $807 – a surprisingly large number.
Download the High School Proms: The New Budget-Buster PDF (700 KB)
|Improving American's Financial Literacy: Educational Tools Work
Visa Inc. released the results of a study showing that college students who took an online tutorial on the wise use of credit before being issued a credit card had dramatic improvements in their financial behavior.
Download the Improving American's Financial Literacy: Educational Tools Work PDF (700 KB)
|82% of Americans Surveyed Agree: A Course in Personal Finance Should be a High School Graduation Requirement
April is financial literacy month and a new Visa Inc. survey conducted last week finds that 82% of Americans surveyed think a course in personal finance should be a high school graduation requirement. However, only four states currently have that requirement in place.
Download the Survey: Personal Finance Course Should be a High School Graduation Requirement PDF (192 KB)
|2011 Visa Valentine's Day Survey
According to a new Visa Inc. survey, those planning on spending money for Valentine's day this year, will spend an average of $121 on gifts, flowers, dining, and other items. "Love hurts when you overspend on Valentine's Day," said Jason Alderman, Visa's senior director of financial education. "The key is to plan ahead and know what you can afford."
|2011 Super Bowl Spending Survey
With Super Bowl XLV quickly approaching, a Visa Inc. survey conducted over the weekend finds that the average American hosting a Super Bowl party plans on spending $118 on food, beverage and other items, down from last year's $144.
|2010 Gift Giving Survey
According to a survey conducted by Visa Inc., 42 percent of respondents plan to arrange a gift exchange among a group of friends, family or co-workers to only buy one gift for one person.
|Visa Survey Finds 88% Overspend on Weddings
With wedding season in full bloom, Visa Inc. released the results of a study that showed 88% of married couples believe they overspent on some aspect of their wedding.
|Limited English proficient consumers face barriers to financial literacy
May 2010
According to this U.S. government report to Congressional committees, consumers with a lack of proficiency in English are at greater risk of not understanding financial documents or the U.S. financial system. This includes about 5.5 percent of the total U.S. adult population based on the Census Bureaus 2006-2008 Survey.
Download the Factors Affecting the Financial Literacy of Individuals with Limited English Proficiency report (1.1 MB)
|Tooth Fairy Remains Alive, Well and Generous, Visa Inc. Survey Finds
The Tooth Fairy continues to loom large with American families, with 94% of children under 10 years old getting a visit from the popular cuspid collector, a Visa Inc. survey of parents has found.
|95% of Education Professionals Polled in the UAE Want Financial Literacy Taught in Schools
An overwhelming number of education professionals polled in the UAE believe that basic financial literacy skills are essential for young people today and would like to see the fundamentals of money management taught in schools, according to a recent survey carried out by Visa, the leading payment solutions provider.
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Financial Literacy: A Down Payment on Our Old Age
How informed are older Americans about key financial issues? A 2009 study by AARP indicates that at least half of the older persons in the U.S. are financially illiterate. Advances in online banking and the availability of financial advisors have separated even the most educated among us from management of our own finances. Read more about the study and empower yourself using key financial education resources.
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Our Holiday 2009 Spending Survey is Out
Are consumers planning to reel in their spending this holiday season? Find out whos spending what and how the numbers stack up against past holiday seasons.
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How Much Will People Spend on Halloween This Year?
Americans love Halloween, and it shows. For those who celebrate it, this ghoulish occasion has become one of the year's most expensive holidays. Who spends the most? The results of this survey released by Visa Inc. might surprise you.
To see how New Yorkers are spending during the holiday, view the video.
Download the Halloween Spending Survey 2009 (108K PDF)
|Early Intervention Education: Empowering the Wise Use of Credit
In a research initiative developed by Wells Fargo Card Services, results showed that first-time cardholders could substantially improve their use of credit by reviewing online lessons about credit usage.
In fact, first-time cardholders who reviewed the lessons had 43% fewer late payments and over-limit charges and 28% lower revolving balances compared to those who did not review the lessons.
Download more information on research results (123KB PDF)
How Much Do People Spend on Summer Vacation?
From those who never leave home to the mega-vacationers, this survey breaks down summer vacation spending by the numbers. The report also looks at gender differences, educational differences, and level of consumer debt as factors affecting vacation spending.
Download Summer Travel Survey (152K PDF)
Do Women Spend More than Men?
October 14-16, 2006
Who spends more during the holidays: men or women? Does your education level affect how much you spend during the holidays? Answers to these and other myth-dispelling insights in this months research report on holiday spending.
Download Holiday Spending Survey Results Summary (76KB PDF)
Savings Gender and Age Gaps: Young Women Will Spend Far More of Their Tax Refund, New Visa Inc. Survey Finds
April 26, 2007
Significant gender and age gaps exist when it comes to saving money. A new survey released today from Visa Inc. shows women between the ages of 18 and 49 will save far less of their tax refunds than any other group.
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Practical Money Skills for Life - A Proven Success
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A recent study conducted in Washington D.C. high schools, the curriculum and educational tools available on PracticalMoneySkills.com helped students increase from a grade of D to a grade of B in pre- and post-test comparisons.
More importantly, students showed results outside of the classroom,making better financial decisions and actively managing their money.
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New and expectant parents are not as financially prepared as they think they are, according to a new REDBOOK magazine / Visa Inc. survey. Results of the study show that while 76 percent of expectant parents said they feel financially prepared, 41 percent of new parents, in hindsight, admit they were not.
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The little sticker that is causing a world of trouble for Microsoft and Intel.
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Microsoft executive -- "We set ourselves up"
One of the most iconic images of Microsoft's Windows Vista launch in January 2007 was the small "Windows Vista Capable" stickers on computers months before, reassuring customers that when the new operating system came out, their computers could be updated to the latest and greatest. Unfortunately for the consumer it appears that the capabilities that these stickers promised were intentionally exaggerated to benefit Microsoft and chipmaker Intel.
A class action suit filed against Microsoft in April 2007
accused Microsoft of intentionally misleading
consumers with the stickers, claiming the "Vista Capable" logos on computers that were anything but. The suit centered around several key points, among which was that the computers sold could not run Windows Vista's more impressive features such as the Aero user interface, and were left with only a bare-bones skeleton of Vista. The suit
forced Microsoft to redefine
its definition of what exactly "Vista Capable" meant, which included Microsoft's addition of a disclaimer that some of the PCs bearing the sticker could not run significant Vista features such as Aero.
Meanwhile, the legal case proceeded forward. Armed with internal emails obtained from Microsoft, the plaintiffs,
represented by high-power attorney Jeffrey Tilden of Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell,
took their case before a U.S. District Judge in order to gain class action status
. In a significant victory for the plaintiffs
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman
granted the case class action status
, with the primary focus being to determine whether Microsoft intentionally deceived consumers to sell PCs. The judge also opened the door for the suit to also encompass gripes about the lack of Aero if the plaintiffs found another named plaintiff who bough Vista but was unable to run Aero.
Now in the aftermath of the ruling, the Judge Pechman
unsealed 158 pages of Microsoft corporate emails
(PDF) that paint a picture Microsoft would rather not have the public see.
Some of these emails featured Microsoft employees candidly describing the program with, "
Even a piece of junk will qualify" for "Vista Capable" designation. The now famous email from
Mike Nash, currently a corporate vice president for Windows product management, states, "
I PERSONALLY got burnt ... Are we seeing this from a lot of customers? ... I now have a $2,100 e-mail machine."
Less dramatic, but equally damaging was the email from
Jim Allchin, then the co-president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division, stating grimly, "
We really botched this ... You guys have to do a better job with our customers."
The most interesting emails though, turn out to be the new ones. While a number of key portions of several emails were redacted, the parts that remain paint a picture of intentional deception that Microsoft virtually admitted to in the internal emails.
In the emails Microsoft executives discuss how the
Intel 915 Chipset
was to initially be deemed incompatible Windows Vista. The policy was abruptly reversed. Says one of the executives in charge of the decision, "
In the end, we lowered the requirements to help Intel make their quarterly earnings so they could continue to sell motherboards with the 915 graphics embedded. We are caving to Intel. We worked the last 18 months to drive the [user interface] experience and we are giving this up."
This admission is extremely significant as it precisely describes what was alleged by the class action suit. Microsoft will have to fight an uphill battle to prove that its employees' email correspondence was inaccurate and misleading.
Other emails make it clear that retailers had voiced frustrations with Microsoft, and were met with stubborn resistance from Microsoft executives due to the policy, which aimed to underhandedly pump up Intel's chipset sales. Says one Microsoft executive, guiltily, "
I was in Best Buy listening to people and can tell you this did not come clear to customers. We set ourselves up."
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Tonight, the Bruins are in town for their 2nd of 6 games against the Leafs this season and with them they bring a 14-8-2 record back up by amazing goaltending and powerful forwards. So what is Wilson's plan to counter the Bruins game? Why moving Phil Kessel to second line center of course. You read that right, for the first time in his NHL career and the first time since his days at the University of Minnesota, Phil Kessel will be patrolling the middle of the ice. Word out of the Leafs is that Kessel volunteered to play center and coach Wilson agreed. Normally I'd scoff at such a desperation move, but with the lack of good centers on the Leafs, why not give it a shot.
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Now normally such a move would be the biggest story surrounding this game, and while it plays a part, it's two potential matchups for Phil at the faceoff dot that are the biggest story tonight. The first being Marc Savard, his former Bruin's teammate and pivot for Phil's 36 goal season the year before the trade. Savard will be playing in only his second game of the season after suffering post-concussion syndrom from the Matt Cooke hit. The other big matchup for Phil will be when he lines up across from Tyler Seguin, the player picked with the first of two 1st round draft picks handed over in the Kessel trade. Kessel has struggled mightily against the Bruins since joining the Leafs to the tune of 0 goals, 1 assist, and a -6 rating in 7 games. Ouch.
The Bruins come into this game on a hot streak, winning their last two games by a combined score of 11-1. Milan Lucic, formerly the butt of many overpaid jokes, is playing up to his $4M contract this season and on pace for 70 points. Colton Orr needs to earn his 5 minutes tonight by getting Lucic to go toe to toe. Otherwise, he's of little use aside from keeping the bench warm. The Leafs come into tonight on a 4 game losing streak, including 2 straight shutouts. With the double-headed goaltending monster Boston has between Rask and Thomas, both streaks could easily get extended tonight.
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What's next for the liquor laws in Rogersville?
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. - Some local municipalities in Hawkins County approved new liquor laws including Mount Carmel and Church Hill, but the closest race was in Rogersville, where the referendum for liquor by the drink passed by just seven votes.
David Watson wrote petitions and helped get about 300 signatures to get liquor by the drink and package stores on the November 6 ballot in the town of Rogersville. "I was looking at what we can do to help bring money, tax dollars into Rogersville," he said.
Watson said he was tired of Rogersville residents going to surrounding cities like Kingsport and Greeneville to have a drink at a restaurant or buy alcohol, taking revenue out of town with them.
But that won't be a problem anymore; Rogersville voters approved the referendum on Election Day allowing package stores with 707 votes to 663 votes. They also approved liquor of the drink by a narrow 708 to 701, a seven vote difference.
"The citizens have voted and decided and now it's time for the city leaders take it to the next step," said Watson.
The next steps, according to city attorney Bill Phillips, include writing an ordinance, having it approved by the city council, determining the number of liquor licenses to be issued, and finally have it approved by the Tennessee Alcohol Control Board.
"I think it's always a good thing when you can prevent the loss of tax revenue to surrounding areas," Phillips added.
What's interesting about the votes on the issues, according to Phillips, is that more people were in favor of package stores than liquor by the drink. "They think it's okay if you buy it and take it home and drink it, but you probably shouldn't drink it while you're out and about."
That notion is fine with Watson since he now plans to open up the first liquor store in the town.
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London Welsh face a tricky Challenge Cup trip to face Grenoble on Friday as they look to close the gap on current Pool 5 pace-setters Stade Français.
The Aviva Premiership's new-boys were given a harsh introduction to life in Europe by Stade Français in Round 1, when they ended up on the end of a 68-19 hammering at the Kassam Stadium, but bounced back to beat I Cavalieri Prato 32-31 thanks to Alex Davies' late penalty.
Head coach Lyn Jones makes 14 changes from the side that defeated London Irish 15-9 last Saturday, with full-back Tom Arscott the only player to retain his starting place.
"We're still in the competition and this is a great opportunity for several players to stake their claim for Aviva Premiership selection," said Jones.
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"Every game is important to us and we want to win every single match. We understand where we are now and we mustn't lose focus of where we want to be at the end of the season.
"All games are big games and we've got to take each one as they come."
Jones is expecting a tough physical battle at the Stade Lesdiguiéres, and Welsh will need to be up for the challenge as they look to build on the momentum of their Premiership victory over London Irish.
"England showed how to play against good sides and that's to close their space down. We'll be challenging our boys to get off the line and knock them down," he said.
London Welsh back-row forward Daniel Browne has enjoyed two spells with Grenoble, and last season helped the club gain promotion to the Top 14.
"Grenoble are a bit like London Welsh, they got promoted and have dramatically changed their squad. Daniel was keen to play this weekend but it was his turn to miss out," added Jones.
The teams:
Grenoble: 15 Joaquim Tuculet, 14 Viliame Waqaseduadua, 13 Rida Jaouher, 12 Aloisio Butonidualevu, 11 Florian Ninard, 10 James Hart, 9 Clement Darbo, 8 Flavein Nouhaillaguet, 7 Jonathan Best, 6 Fabien Alexandre, 5 Andrew Farley, 4 Thibault Rey, 3 tbc, 2 Vincent Campo, 1 Romain David.
Replacements: 16 Gregory Fabro, 17 Anthony Hegarty, 18 Henri Vanderglas, 19 Alexandre Pollard, 20 Valentin Courrent, 21 Fabien Gengenbacher, 22 Blair Stewart, 23 Karim Kouider.
London Welsh: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Phillip Mackenzie, 13 James Lewis, 12 Seb Jewell, 11 Ashley Smith, 10 Alex Davies, 9 Nick Runciman, 8 Alfie Vaeluaga Toala, 7 Mike Hills, 6 Lee Beach, 5 Matt Corker, 4 Adam Brown, 3 Arthur Joly, 2 Greg Bateman, 1 Tom Bristow.
Replacements: 16 Willie Hafu, 17 Billy Moss, 18 James Tideswell, 19 Mike Denbee, 20 Jon Mills, 21 Matt Keyte, 22 Simon Whatling, 23 Nick Scott.
Date: Friday, December 7
Kick-off: 19:30 (18:30 GMT)
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Skip to comments.Issa: No way were going to let Obama administration investigate the IRS by itself
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Yesterday, Barack Obama tried to get ahead of the IRS scandal by promising a full investigation into the policy of targeting the administration's opponents for extra scrutiny and harassment when applying for tax-exempt status for their groups. Color House Oversight chair Darrell Issa … unimpressed. Appearing on CBS News this morning, Issa told Charlie Rose that there is no way the House will allow the executive branch to conduct the only investigation into the systematic targeting of conservatives:
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Tuesday blasted President Obama for suggesting the administration could fairly investigate claims the IRS unfairly targeted conservative political groups.
How dare the administration imply that theyre going to get to the bottom of it, said Issa in an interview on CBSs This Morning.
This was the targeting of the presidents political enemies effectively and lies about it during the election year so that it wasnt discovered until afterwards, he added. The fact is this is the kind of investigation that has to be open and transparent to the American people.
Issa also calls out Lois Lerner for her bizarre attempt to spin the Inspector General report ahead of time. I've been writing about that since the weekend. She insisted that the issues were located only in one office (a lie) and that it was restricted to low-level workers (another lie).
Today, IRS Commissioner Steve Miller — who knew about this since May 2012 and didn't inform Congress — tried apologizing for a "lack of sensitivity" in investigating conservative groups:
The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated.
In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which groups needed special screening.
Miller has emerged as a key figure in the controversy over the IRS' singling out of conservative groups for extra scrutiny. President Barack Obama said Monday that if the agency intentionally targeted such groups, "that's outrageous and there's no place for it."
In an opinion piece in Tuesday's editions of USA Today, Miller said conceded that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity to the implications of some of the decisions that were made." He said screening of advocacy groups is "factually complex, and it's challenging to separate out political issues from those involving education or social welfare."
"The mistakes we made were due to the absence of a sufficient process for working the increase in cases and a lack of sensitivity to the implications of some of the decisions that were made," Miller wrote.
Er, sure. It was just "a lack of sensitivity" to the fact that the IRS targeted the administration's political opponents while they were attempting to organize effectively during not one but two election cycles, and Miller and other officials never told Congress about it. That's practically Lerneresque in terms of spin.
No wonder Issa has zero confidence in the White House.
Update: One former IRS commissioner told CBS News that the agency "absolutely did the wrong thing," but notice how CBS News emphasizes a sinister sense about these groups first:
Maybe the DoJ is looking into CBS' phone records, huh?
The wolves are going to get to the bottom of an attack on the hen house?
Yeah, 0bumble should let Eric Holder spearhead the investigation.
Al Capone is going to investigate the mob
we desperately need to give all the nice irs agents jobs doing something better than trying to administer or enforce the most concentrated pile of corruption in human history (the federal tax code)
Let Holder investigate, put his name on it.
Then do a real investigation or better yet a concurrent one.
Get holder under oath, ask him point blank questions.
Compare facts and prosecute.
How many times has Obama said , ACCOUNTABILITY ?
" Obama can have Holder investigate this so whenever asked questions they can ALL say that they cant talk about it till the investigations over, then Holder can destroy all documents/evidence, payoff or threaten all witnesses and in mid 2016 announce that he could find NO wrongdoing. "
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" Get holder under oath, ask him point blank questions."
Holder: " I don't recall"
Has anyone released a list of the left-wing groups who found their applications to be 'factually complex' during the same time frame? I'm betting it's pretty damn short.
Holder won't ever answer questions.
Maybe this time the GOP will show some energy & seize and maintain the initiative, rather than adapt the usual apologetic tone allowing the administration and the democrats to win the PR battle - again.
I agree with ISSA. Remember, this is the same Administration that has TEA Party group on a DHS Terror Watch List. Are we supposed to believe that a Administration that believes the TEA party to be potential terrorist is not also directing the IRS to review the tax status? Given the depth of the questionnaires sent to the TEA party the answers would be very useful to DHS.
Let's face it, I think the Republic is lost. Issa has not been very aggressive in anything he's investigated and the majority of Repubs in the House and Senate have been a major disappointment and continue to be. Boehner is an obstructionist. Whatever is coming, and we know it can't be good, it must be a very powerful motivator to cause so many seemingly good men to become compromising turn coat Republicans. It can't just be their lack of a spine as the temptation to fold seems so great to most all of them. A black time for our country for sure. Make no mistake, this is the final test. If Obama survives these latest scandals or is not compromised badly in the process, we are lost.
First, they came for the Tea Partiers but I was not a gun and Bible clinger so I did not object. Next they came for the moderates and independents but I did not object for I was an Obama loving liberal fool. Then they came for my food stamps and forced me into slave labor. All private property (not that I had any) has been confiscated by the government and the execution of political enemies on TV has begun. Now I understand.
The outcome is always so predictable when they investigate themselves....
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I would hope not given the way Obama Gerry ridged the Benghazi investigation.
We ;ve got to pick 1 or at most 2 things to focus and hammer.
I say it is the IRS scandal and stopping the big brother Amnesty bill
I think the AP "scandal" coming out at the right time to distract from the IRS scandal(as it was breaking) was planned by the news media to distract from the IRS scandal
Like every thing else that the repubs do it will be half assed and dropped after they look like idiots. I have no faith in the repubs doing anything but roll over so the dems can rub their bellies and say good boy.
I will just keep buying ammo so I can defend myself and my family when the dictator rises to the top.
I'm sorry but Issa means nothing. all I ever hear is Issa investigations but i have yet to see one head roll in this very target rich environment.
Issa and the House aren't the problem... look to the demonic-rat Senate.
So who is left pursing the treason and malfeasance in Benghazi?
Mission accomplished?
Time to abolish this criminal organization and put every employee that works for them in the streets!
How do we collect taxes from now on?
(I just now saw your pings!!)
Thanks so much!!!!!
There's a bigger one on the FReepathon thread.
Either a national sales tax or a flat tax. Either way would be better than the criminal organization called the IRS.
Issa has not been very aggressive in anything hes investigated and the majority of Repubs in the House and Senate have been a major disappointment and continue to be.
Good for Issa...
""""Issa and the House arent the problem... look to the demonic-rat Senate.""""
He has not accomplished anything yet, and I don't expect him to. If we had the senate, presidency and house nothing would get done. We had all three and SSN reform was not done and niether was the reform of Fanny and Freddy mac. The repubs knew something had to be done and yet folded under pressure. I expect the same thing again.
In other words I expect the current set of repubs to fail as is their normal behavior. You can believe, but I will hold my breath hoping for the best while preparing for failure.
That SOB Black Panther should've been FIRED after Fast & Furious.
Obama can have Holder investigate this so whenever asked questions they can ALL say that they cant talk about it till the investigations over, then Holder can destroy all documents/evidence, payoff or threaten all witnesses and in mid 2016 announce that he could find NO wrongdoing
This is exactly what Issa and the Republicans have been letting them get away with for 4 1/2 years, so why wouldn't they?
Holder needs to be removed from his office immediately.
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Just throwing this out there for discussion - if you have taken a vacation without the children - what age where they and how did the experience go? Where did your children stay while you were away?
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i don't know if you could call this a vacation, but someone bought us a night at an anniversary getaway one year. ds1 was 2. my mother came and stayed w/us for 3 days before we left, and then kept him the one night we were gone. that's all we've done. i got pregnant again right before that. our 10th anniv. is next year and we're hoping to at least take one night again, but have no firm plans yet.
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One night away is a vacation IMO hehe. My husband and I took a three night vacation (just under 72 hours total) in March and my kiddos took turns staying with my sister and my parents.
The kids had a lot of fun as they were able to spend the night with their cousins. My family is very close but I was a mild nervous-wreck when we left. The first night was a little rough for me, the second night was better but that last night - I wanted to be home. I kept calling the kids and my son told me to stop calling all the time because I was interrupting him.
I don't have plans for another getaway like that again...it was much-needed but a bit harder on me than I thought. The kids fell right back in to the normal routine so I think they handled it better than I.
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Well, we got thrown into the fire on this one. This spring I was in a car accident while 34wks pregnant. I was was hospitalized overnight. My mom and dad came and stayed with my boys (then 2.5 and almost 5). My mom was awesome with the kids and stayed up much of the night telling them stories about me to get them through (they were also in the accident, then my DH took them home to my parents before I left the scene then took me directly to the hospital...it was a rough night for all of us!). NOT what I would have planned, but it worked out!
We spent a night away for my DH's HS reunion this summer. My older kids were 5 and almost 3. They spent the night at my parents'. My 5yo did wonderfully. My middle child had a rough time, but again my mom worked with him and by the morning he didn't want to come back home. We took the baby (4mos at the time) w/ us. We had my ILs come and watch him in the hotel room so I could BF him as needed. So it wasn't really a vaca w/out kids - but I have to say that having only one kid and getting to stay in a hotel room felt VERY luxurious!
My middle DS has recently insisted on spending the night at my parents'. He always has a rough patch between 10p and midnight, but still loves it and wants to go. It's funny bc I would *never* have sent my oldest away at age 3! I'm really blessed to have my mom, who is so awesome with the kids!
My husband and I spent a night away for our 10th anniversary several years ago when our kids were 5 and 22 mos. It actually went pretty well!
They stayed with MIL, and slept in sleeping bags in the living room. DD (the 22 month old) woke up during the night, but MIL came out and slept on the couch with her.
The kids had a great time - got to watch lots of TV and movies (which they don't at home) and eat lots of junk food (which they don't at home) so a good time was had by all.


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1.5 dl
red wine
a few sprigs of rosemary
2 dl veal stock
Deglaze the pan with the red wine, the rosemary sprigs and let the sauce reduce briefly, add the veal stock and reduce to a sauce.
|1 shallot
|Very finely chop the shallot and simmer in a spoonful of Mycryo butter. Sift the sauce and add the shallots, season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
hard pasta
a few drops of olive oil
In the meantime, boil the pasta al dente in salted water, strain and finish off with some olive oil.
|1 tomato
|Peel the tomato, remove the seeds and chop finely. Sauté the vegetables in the remaining butter and sprinkle with the tomato.
Finishing and presentation
Put the meat on warm plates, put the vegetables and sauce to the side, serve the pasta and sprinkle with some cheese (2 spoons of grated young Parmesan cheese).


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Winner of the Broadway in Chicago 2013 Emerging Theater Award and named Chicago Magazine's Best Emerging Theater of 2013, 16th Street Theater presents award-winning new plays at affordable prices. A nationally-recognized professional Equity theater, 16th Street is a program of the North Berwyn Park District and operates year round out of the Berwyn Cultural Center just 9 miles west of downtown Chicago. Come engage with us!
For the past 15 years, this innovative theater has presented original plays that challenge audiences and seek to advance the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity.
Adventure Stage Chicago creates dynamic and transformative theatre for young audiences that activates the imagination, inspires dialogue and strengthens community among families, educators and artists.
Albert Taylor Theatre at Millikin University
The Albert Taylor Theatre is located in the historic Shilling Hall. The 275-seat auditorium was built as Millikin University opened in 1902. Renovations to the theatre were completed in 2006 and include Handicapped Accessible and Wheel Chair Accessible seating. Annual productions by the Millikin University Department of Theatre & Dance, School of Music, and Opera Program are all held in this theatre. Lectures, classes, and rehearsals are also held in the facility.
This local theater troupe is located in the "attic" of Batavia's Government Center.
Entertaining audiences since 1934, the Alton Little Theater offers a season of great live theatrical performances from dramas to comedies to everyone's favorite musicals. The Alton Little Theater is one of the oldest community theaters in the state of Illinois.
Committed to its Ensemble since 1985, American Blues Theater produces stories about working people and partners each production with social and service organizations. As of 2013, ABT Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates have individually received over 120 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Citations, or nominations, 21 After Dark Awards, 2 Pulitzer Prize nominations, an Academy Award nomination, Golden Globe Award, 6 Writers' Guild Award, 10 Emmy Awards or nominations, 19 Black Theatre Alliance Awards or nominations, and multiple Regional theater awards from NY, Los Angeles, DC, and Florida.
This nationally recognized dance company performs all styles of dance. The troupe's annual spectacular, Holiday Fantasy, was selected as the Best Live Show in Chicago Southland.
CITY:Orland Park
For 25 years, The Annoyance Theatre has created some of Chicago's finest comedy. Home of the longest running musical Co-ed Prison Sluts, The Annoyance uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, sketch-comedy and more, in a vibrant, uncensored atmosphere.
The Apollo is an all-purpose activity center, featuring a renovated historic 1912 theater.
The Apollo Theater in Chicago is a lush venue with a prestigious reputation located in the fashionable Lincoln Park Theatre District. Its repertiore includes a fresh blend of comedies, musicals and special events.
Located in the acclaimed Lakeside Center in Chicago's renowned McCormick Place Convention Center, the Arie Crown Theater features a 4,249 seat proscenium arch venue. For over 50 years, the Arie Crown has hosted thousands of Corporate, Civic and Public events featuring many of the most prominent companies and celebrated artists in the world.
Artists's Ensemble is a thriving theater group that offers five professional productions a year in the Clark Arts Center at Rockford University. Tickets are available by phone or online.
The Athenaeum Theatre is multi-stage theatre complex. We sell tickets to various live theatrical, dance and music events. We have a Main Stage that seats 985 and three studio black boxes seating 67, 81 and 89.
The Attic Playhouse strives to showcase a broad spectrum of theatre as an art form by producing classic plays, small musicals, one-acts, improvisational and skit comedies and theatre for young audiences. Special attention is given to producing original scripts and encouraging new talent. At least one production a year is dedicated to these original works.
CITY:Highland Park
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
The historic landmark Auditorium Theatre, an architectural masterpiece designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, opened in 1889. The Auditorium, which regularly hosts live performances, is renowned for its amazing acoustics.
Augustana College Cultural Events
A variety of arts events going on at Augustana College.
CITY:Rock Island
The Bank of America Theatre opened in 1906 originally as the Majestic Theatre in downtown Chicago. The theater has gone through a couple of different name changes including recently the LaSalle Bank Theatre, and the Sam Shubert Theatre before that. The Bank of America Theatre box office has been host to many traveling Broadway shows and events since it's most recent renovation in 2006.
Behind the Curtain Tour - Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
The fascinating history of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts comes to life in the Behind the Curtain historic tour program. Led by a group of specially trained docents, you'll not only see the beautiful neo-Classical interior design of the BCPA, but also learn all about the many technical and patron service updates achieved in the building's significant renovation. You won't want to miss this surprising, fascinating, and fun-filled look at one of Bloomington's historic and most thriving buildings. Bring your stories, your questions, and, above all, your curiosity. Behind the Curtain tours are one hour in length and can accommodate a wide variety of group sizes.
Belleville Philharmonic Society
The nation's second oldest continuously performing symphony orchestra (1867-2005) gives concerts throughout the year.
Come experience a variety of exciting and entertaining events. Live theater performances, sporting events, comedy shows, great music and more. Located just 5 miles south of Rend Lake.
Located in Chicago's historic Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood, the Beverly Art Center is a multidisciplinary, cultural center offering classes in art, music, dance, and theater. Offers rotating exhibitions of contemporary art and performing art.
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
Built in 1922 to house the original American Passion Play, the former Scottish Rite Temple is the centerpiece of downtown Bloomington's Cultural District. The Performing Arts Center has a 1,200-seat theater and 1,000-person ballroom.
The Blue Man Group features three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of entertainment that is like nothing else.


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First visited by Spanish explorers in the 1500s, the territory was claimed for Spain by Juan de Ulibarri in 1706. The U.S. obtained eastern Colorado as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the central portion in 1845 with the admission of Texas as a state, and the western part in 1848 as a result of the Mexican War.
Colorado has the highest mean elevation of any state, with more than 1,000 Rocky Mountain peaks over 10,000 ft high and 54 towering above 14,000 ft. Pikes Peak, the most famous of these mountains, was discovered by U.S. Army lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike in 1806.
Once primarily a mining and agricultural state, Colorado's economy is now driven by the service industries, including medical providers and other business and professional services. Colorado's economy also has a strong manufacturing base. The primary manufactures are food products, printing and publishing, machinery, and electrical instruments. The state is also a communications and transportation hub for the Rocky Mountain region.
The farm industry, which is primarily concentrated in livestock, is also an important element of the state's economy. The primary crops in Colorado are corn, hay, and wheat.
Breathtaking scenery and world-class skiing make Colorado a prime tourist destination. The main tourist attractions in the state include Rocky Mountain National Park, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Mesa Verde National Park, the Great Sand Dunes and Dinosaur National Monuments, Colorado National Monument, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument.
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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Critical
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.1.5
Fix Version/s: 2.1.6
Component/s: HTML Editor (TinyMCE), Questions
Affected Branches:MOODLE_21_STABLE
Fixed Branches:MOODLE_21_STABLE
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Very weird bug found today.
Moodle 2.1.5+ (Build: 20120315) (bug does not affect other versions)
Problem ONLY occurs with Mozilla Firefox (using version 11, Windows or Mac).
No problem with MISE or Chrome.
On Multiple Choice edit screen: all HTML edit boxes except Question Text display the problem.
When clicking on all the HTLM edit boxes, impossible to enter the box to enter text. Instead, upon hovering over the edit boxes, this tooltip text is displayed:
(see attached)
In order to be able to enter text in those boxes, I have to drag the "resize" tool at the bottom right of the boxes, and then the entry box becomes active.
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We have been noticing this at the OU.
It affects any form with more than one HTML editor.
ok, I will try to backport editor from 2.2+add necessary core hacks, but I will need testers...
Hi Tim, did you re-write some of my bug report? I don't mind at all, just curious to find my wording changed (for the best) so soon after I had posted it.
Hope a solution will be found soon.
I managed to reproduce it on my comp, latest 2.2.x works, 2.1.x does not.
The description specifically mentions Firefox 11 for Windows. I just wanted to add that I am having the problem in Firefox 11 for Mac, too, and the resize trick still works as a workaround.
We found in one of our own apps we have built that has multiple tinyMCE editors on one screen and was experiencing the same issue, that when we updated tinyMCE to the most recent version this problem went away.
We're seeing the same bug in
Moodle 2.1.2+ (Build 20111027), whenever there are multiple HTML editors on the screen. Faculty run into it when they attempt to create a Multiple Choice question; students find it when taking a quiz that has more than one essay question on a page.
Moodle 2.0.7+ (20120309) is also affected. TinyMCE 3.4.9 in Moodle 2.2 doesn't have this problem.
Moodle 2.0.x is receiving only security fixes and support will end in few months - please consider upgrading your site.
FF originally suggested upgrading TinyMCE (which sounds easy, but not often so for projects with customizations). I downloaded the nightly build (http://nightly.mozilla.org/) of FF resolves the problem .
Just tested skodak's github Branch: w14_
MDL-32141_m21_tinymce on my local Moodle 2.1 site, and HTML editor works as expected in Firefox 11.0.
tested: filepicker and spell (I do not use dragmath)
Thanks for the fix, skodak.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
quick note on the patch : lang/en/admin.php has duplicate "$string['spellengine'] = 'Spell engine';"
The code here has been spread to upstream moodle repositories and mirrors for anyone to use .
Closing, have a good weekend!


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Brookfield Academy
Eighth-grade students attended the school's annual "Final Four" event Oct. 10. This informative first look at life in the high school at Patriots Hall helps the soon-to-be-freshmen learn about academics, athletics, clubs, activities and student life. Students took a tour, attended mini-classes and enjoyed dinner, after which they went to a dance. Their parents joined in after work, attending their own mini-classes and meeting with Head of School Robert Solsrud and other administrators, teachers and coaches at a club fair. Students and parents ended the evening together, sharing highlights of the day over refreshments.
Brookfield Christian
Popular storybook characters visited the school's book fair Oct. 10. Also, students from grades three through eight attended a special event for students at the Milwaukee Symphony.
Brookfield East
On Oct. 14, students competed with peers from 29 other schools - totaling more than 350 students - at the 2012 Marquette Fall Math Meet. East tied for first with Marquette in the team portion; however, due to work on the last problem, which was the tie-breaker, East took second place - its highest finish at this meet to date. Team members were Katy Charnesky, Ling Shi, Robbie Szabo, Mihir Trivedi, Akshaya Trivedi, Alex Wang, Sean Wei and Hantao Jing. Alternates, who also scored high in the team round on a team with Prairie School and Greendale students, were Katy Charnesky and Sean Wei. Individual competition awards went to Mihir Trivedi, tie for seventh place; Ling Shi and Hantao Jing, tie for fifth place; and Alex Wang, second place.
Brookfield Elementary
Local veterans are invited to participate in the school's annual Veteran's Day recognition Nov. 9. Assemblies will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Veterans are asked to reserve a spot by contacting the school no later than Oct. 26. In other news, the Brookfield Elementary Bobcats are "Band-anna-ing" Together in the Fight Against Breast Cancer. On Oct. 19, students and staff will wear pink bandannas in support of breast cancer research. Pink bandannas were purchased for $2 by students and staff with all proceeds going to breast cancer research in memory of a third-grade teacher's mother, who lost her battle with breast cancer last year.
Burleigh Elementary
Fifth-graders next week will spend three days and two nights at Camp Minikani for the annual Earth Explorers Camp. The students will spend their time exploring, creating maps, keeping journals, studying the stars and learning how to read a compass. They also will learn about teamwork and sharing. These active, hands-on Earth Explorer lessons, along with a bonfire, sing-along, cozy cabins and an adventurous night hike will be experiences the kids will always remember.
Dixon Elementary
Kindergarten teacher Laurel Leahy was named the winner of "A Day Made Better" by OfficeMax. The company recognizes teachers who spend more than $1,000 out of their own pockets.
Elm Grove
Evangelical Lutheran
The school's Fall Festival on Oct. 19 will feature Trunk or Treat, during which the faculty, parents and others will arrange their cars in a circle on the school parking lot with their trunks open. The children can go from trunk to trunk to collect the Halloween treats piled inside each car. The next stop will be a chili dinner for all, with a dance to follow.
Fairview South
The school thanks the Kiwanis Club of Brookfield for holding a fundraiser that benefited Fairview South. The funds will be used to purchase something for the recreation area. Fairview also thanks those students from Brookfield Central and Brookfield East high schools who recently worked on the school's garden and will work on the school grounds throughout the year.
Immanuel Lutheran
Children are preparing songs to perform at the 100th Anniversary Celebration Service of the church Oct. 28. Students will be singing songs with a mass vocal and hand-bell choir. The student choir is directed by Lisa Krug.
Pilgrim Park Middle School
Eighth-graders learned about the Diversity Retreat to be held Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 at Camp Whitcomb/Mason in Hartland. The Diversity Retreat is open to any eighth-grader interested (who didn't attend last spring). The selected eighth-grade students will participate in challenge activities, learn about each other and set goals that will impact their peers and extend beyond the retreat throughout their eighth-grade year. They will have the opportunity to analyze the origin of social judgment in middle school, learn about the cure and realize their power to impact the culture at PPMS.
St. John Vianney
The school joined FOX 6 and The Salvation Army in the Coats for Kids campaign, a program that collects winter coats and snow pants and distributes them to children in need in Wisconsin. The school's third-graders coordinated the program, which generated a contribution of 107 snow pants and coats. The school has been part of the program for nearly two decades, contributing thousands of winter items. The Coats for Kids campaign underscores the school's commitment to Works of Mercy - helping those in need. It's only one of several drives the students conduct aimed at helping others.
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By MARK JUSTICEHuntington
Dear Editor,
Some 15 months ago in February of 2004 the Utah State Attorney General's Office began to investigate alleged wrong doing by three senior management officials of Emery Telcom.
This action and the merits of the issues involved has created division and contention within the company and community.
Initially, most everyone thought with the State of Utah's highest legal office involved that this controversy would be resolved efficiently and in a timely manner. Apparently the Attorney General's office has better things to do than do their job. After 15 months the Attorney Generals Office of the State of Utah should have enough evidence to charge the people concerned at Emery Telcom or they don't. It is not fair or right to leave Emery Telcom high and dry with no resolution for so long. There are good people on both sides of this issue. Everyone waits on the AG's office for its report so that the telephone company can get on with its business. It is a shame that neglect, inattention, and bureaucratic bungling are not crimes for if they were the AG office would face stiffer punishment than the small amount of ridicule I offer them.


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Congratulations! You must be making plans to graduate in the near future.
This website was designed to make your planning easier. We suggest that you start with the Graduation Checklist; print a copy to guide you through the many details related to graduation and the commencement ceremony. Your next click should be the Application for Graduation. Spend a few minutes browsing topics of special interest to you and avoid a last-minute search for answers to your graduation questions.
The University's Commencement Ceremony is a great way for you and your family and friends to celebrate your graduation. If you need more information about commencement not included on this site, please email us.
Commencement Rehearsal
Commencement rehearsal is held in Pucillo Gymnasium at 4 p.m. the Friday before the commencement ceremony for December commencement and at 4 p.m. on Thursday for May commencement. Attendance at rehearsal is not mandatory, but it is recommended. Rehearsal lasts about 1 hour.
Degree candidates who cannot attend rehearsal are encouraged to arrive at Pucillo at least 1 hour before the commencement ceremony start time.
Late pick up of commencement admission tickets and the distribution of extra tickets (if any) occurs in Pucillo immediately after rehearsal.
Honors candidates' photo session (summa & magna cum laude only) is scheduled in Pucillo before rehearsal (3:30 p.m.). Honors candidates must bring cap and gown to wear for the photographs.


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50 Essays: A Portable Anthology (1st edition)
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From the prairies of the Dakotas, across the mountains of the Continental Divide and on into the Pacific ocean and along its beaches, the habitats of the Northern Rockies, Prairies and Pacific Region support some of the most important and ecologically significant populations of fish and wildlife populations in the world.
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Song Video
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra,.
Laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra,.
Stop, Kookaburra,
Leave some there for me.
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Information About Kookaburra
"Kookaburra" is an Australian nursery rhyme that is very popular in its home country. It is about the kookaburra; a beautiful kingfisher, native to Australia and well known for its unmistakable call similar to human laughter.
Marion Sinclair wrote the song in 1932 for a contest being held by the Victorian Guides. The competition was for an "Australian round" song. Her song, the Kookaburra Song won and was introduced by Marion at the World Jamboree in Frankstone, Victoria in 1934. It was instantly a hit with the girls and has become a much loved song all over the world. Girl Guide movements in many countries have adopted it as a traditional song.
This is a fun children's song. A gum tree is a name for the eucalyptus tree. There are more gum trees than any other kind of tree in Australia. Gum tree leaves are the favourite thing for koalas to eat.
For any further information about the song "Kookaburra" you may find Wikipedia helpful.
Alternative Lyrics & Related Songs
This is the version you sing if you want a long Kookaburra song
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me.
Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail
Gets a boo-boo in his tail
Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, kookaburra!
Oh how life can be.
Kookaburra sits on an electric wire,
jumpin' up and down with his pants on fire.
Ouch, kookaburra, Ouch, kookaburra,
how hot your pants must be.
Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree.
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh kookaburra, laugh kookaburra.
Gay your life must be!
2 verses to sing to in this one
Kook-a-burra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kook-a-burra
Laugh, Kook-a-burra
Gay your life must be!
Kook-a-burra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop! Kook-a-burra
Stop! Kook-a-burra
Save some there for me!
Listen to this song's music
37 Comments
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18 July 2016 at 4:17am
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Nhlare, Zimbabwe
24 June 2016 at 10:09pm
Great song..remember singing it during assembly way back in primary school.still recall each and every word.cheers
Gemma, Australia
25 January 2016 at 9:24am
Love them all will always remember them the one I like the most is the one about the rusty nail.🤑🤑#⃣
Gemma, Australia
25 January 2016 at 9:22am
Love them all will always remember them the one I like the most is the one about the rusty nail.🤑🤑
Shamshad, Australia
19 August 2015 at 1:13pm
I am child care educator ,working with toddlers my children love this rhyme so I need some help to plan ex prince for them.
David Tennant, TARDIS
11 June 2015 at 6:57am
Love this song. Ahhhh omg someone call the doctor
Leah, United States
2 May 2015 at 9:26am
i learned this song and sang it to my daughter. Now she wants me to sing this song to her every night at bedtime, until she falls asleep.
Margaret Cecilia Augustine, Malaysia
29 January 2015 at 4:04pm
Hi, I learnt this song while at school and just loved it. I owe it to my Singing Teacher, Miss. Welch wherever she maybe now. I am doing a topic on" Birds" for my Special Children . I am beginning my lesson with " Kookaburra" song. The word' gay' also means lively and bright. Peace and Love
Stephanie, United States
26 November 2014 at 3:26am
I remember part of a verse we used to sing when I was a child. Does anybody remember the last line? Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Kookaburra laughs at you and me, Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra...
Jeremy Donson, United States - NYC
24 October 2014 at 10:47pm
Exactly what warrants the profanity warning? "Gay" ?!??! LOLOLOL!
Molly, United Kingdom
11 October 2014 at 7:59am
Really good Austrailia song
chris kayode, Nigeria
4 September 2014 at 11:14am
wow, my younger sisters who attended a primary school run by the catholic church used to sing this song back in the seventies.am thrilled to read its history
Bec, Australia
24 August 2014 at 10:13pm
I learned this song in school as a child, and never thought of it as a 'cultural' song. I will remember to include this when I sing to my preschoolers!
MakeretaBulou, Fiji
3 August 2014 at 5:49pm
I did learn & sang this beautiful song in my elementary school years... Will have to teach it again to my students here in Fiji... Vinaka... Kookaburra
Martha Jones, Everywere
23 June 2014 at 2:01am
Sooooo, Doctor, THIS is that ROSE TYLER you always talk about? (Great song)!
Rose Tyler, United Kingdom
23 June 2014 at 2:00am
This song is quite sweet. Doctor! How you get here!?
Dr. Who, United Kingdom
23 June 2014 at 1:59am
I also heard this song on doctor who! Such a sweet, gentle song! :)
Gail, Monroe County, New York State, United States
28 May 2014 at 12:42am
Fond childhood memory singing this in rounds ~1963 as a Girl Scout at Camp Beechwood.
amy sparrow, chapel lands
15 March 2014 at 2:10pm
love it really helps with my teaching singing i will definitely teach my year 5 this song thx. xxxxx
Lisa, New Zealand
13 April 2013 at 10:19am
Id never heard this song til I heard it on Dr Who but they were singing it "Love Kookabura Love Kookabura how good our life would be"...