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Bush's explanation for high gas prices refuted
Original post made by Shelley, Downtown, on Apr 30, 2008
Kai Ryssdal: I don't know the last time the President pumped his own gas, but he's probably got staffers who filled him in on how much it's costing because he wasted no time this morning telling Americans he feels our pain. Gas is up $1.40 a gallon over the past year, he said, and he knows why:
President Bush: One of the main reasons for high gas prices is that global oil production is not keeping up with growing demand.
Our senior business correspondent Bob Moon's been spending some time today going over the president's remarks. Hi Bob.
Bob Moon: Hello Kai.
Ryssdal: Alright, so let's get to the fundamentals, as the economists like to say: supply and demand. Is that really what's going on here?
Moon: Well, we got a leading industry analyst on the phone, Kai: Barbara Shook at the Houston research firm Energy Intelligence and she begs to differ with the president:
Barbara Shook: The U.S. market is well supplied. Do you see anybody waiting in line at the filling station?
Moon: In fact, analysts have been reporting that gasoline reserves in this country have been on the rise since October and in recent months, we've got more stored up than we have since the early 1990's, so as Shook points out, we've got enough on the supply side. Then you've got demand and that's actually been falling since last July. None other than the Bush administration's own Energy Department now says the demand for gasoline here is on track to see the first annual drop in consumption in 17 years. And I might point out that analysts aren't the only ones who are questioning this supply and demand explanation. Let me give you a quote from the head of Exxon Mobil recently: "In terms of fundamentals, fear of supply reliability is overblown."
Ryssdal: Hmm. The president mentioned Alaska -- ANWR: The Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge -- a couple of times today. He said he hopes Congress will start worrying as much about gas prices when they think about ANWR as they do about environmentalism.
Moon: Well, Barbara Shook says more supply certainly couldn't hurt here, but this comes down to a very long and complicated political fight that's not directly connected to the price turn-up we're seeing today, so even if we do open up that exploration, it's not going to bring prices down right now.
Ryssdal: Let me ask you about refineries, Bob. The president also talked about those a couple of times today. Here's what he said:
President Bush: Another reason for the high gas prices is the lack of refining capacity. It's been more than 30 years since America built it's last new refinery.
Ryssdal: Mr. Moon, over to you. Is that the problem?
Moon: Well, Barbara Shook was a little confused by that one. She says we're already doing that:
Barbara Shook: We're expanding refining capacity in this country. We have probably more than half a million barrels of new refining capacity per day under construction right now and I wouldn't be surprised to see another 100,000 barrels per day of new capacity announced in the next six months to a year.
Moon: And Kai, remember what I just said about demand going down. We're actually using less gasoline lately. Well that means refineries here in the U.S. have actually been cutting back on production because their margins are tightening up.
Ryssdal: Alright, so to review, if it's not supply and demand, it's not refineries, it's not gas on the market, what is it?
Moon: Well, most analysts say it's a combination of a couple of things. They say as long as the value of the dollar keeps sinking -- and oil does get priced in dollars you know -- the price of oil has to go up then, so that the sellers can make up the difference in their purchasing power. That doesn't entirely explain this, though. Last year, for example, the dollar dropped a little over 10 percent, but at the same time, oil prices were up around 50 percent, so the major factor here seems to be the wave of investment dollars that are flowing into the oil market, the speculators driving prices higher. Here's a number for you: about $9 billion was invested in oil futures back in 2000. Well, that's now up to $250 billion and even the head of Exxon Mobil blames wild speculation for all this.
Ryssdal: Marketplace's Bob Moon and the president this morning. Thank you, Bob.
Moon: Thanks, Kai.
The era of cheap oil is coming to an end. Drilling in Alaska won't make it cheaper. The cost to drill it and get it down here won't be cheap. Sell you SUV, buy and subcompact car and take public transportation. This is becoming our new reality. Drilling in Alaska will simply prolong the problem.
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a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 30, 2008 at 10:14 am
The Feds can stop the drop in the value of the dollar and do something productive like encourage and protect wealth production. But hey, all our production jobs went overseas as we played nice consumer. Oops.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on May 4, 2008 at 9:48 am
WOW Shelley!!
What a "well-quoted" rant that was!!! I didn't know you had it in you! :) :) :)
a resident of Downtown
on May 4, 2008 at 11:52 pm
it's really hard to tell the difference between rants and news nowadays, isn't it? i'm glad my post was informative. :):):):):)
a resident of Livermore
on May 6, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I think the clergy raised the price of gas
a resident of Del Prado
on May 8, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Bush sounded like a 2 year old throwing a hissy fit, did he even answer one question. i cant wait to get rid of him
a resident of Vintage Hills
on May 12, 2008 at 8:33 am
Can this country survive until the next election?
a resident of California Somerset
on May 13, 2008 at 11:34 am
maybe we can hook a pipe up to cholo he seems to be full of enough hot gas to power the entire planet
a resident of Pheasant Ridge
on Aug 23, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Thank goodness, the topic doesn't take into account growing global economies that are cutting into the supply of oil. I mean, we all know the rest of the world does not drive, especially the Chinese.
Two billion people with the fastest growing economy in the world have decided to skip cars and go straight to solar powered jet packs.
I love how the commentators sounds like the dumbest sub-humans on this planet by rejecting the concept of supply and demand, yet people believe them. Let's see, gasoline reserves increasing...could that be because people CANNOT afford ALMOST $5 per gallon gasoline?
Simple equation here:
NO MONEY TO BUY = less demand for product = increase in RESERVES BECAUSE THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THE GASONLINE TO GO.
QUOTE from EXXON EXEC? Well it's not like he has anything to gain from high gas prices due to limited supply. Certainly he is the greatest person to go to for evidence to support your claim. That's like asking a Pot-head if we should legalize weed.
New refining capacity: of course we are doing it right now, we should have been building for the past 30 years. Half million barrels new production a day, maybe another 100k, whew, looks like our problems are solved. I mean, it's not like we as a nation consume more fossil fuels that the rest of the world COMBINED. But a half million barrels more per day, yeah that'll do it. Ms. Shook's attempt at claiming new refineries have already been built is like picking a baseball team and saying, "I am telling you they are going to lose one day" and when it happens, saying "See, I told you so." Sorry Ms. Shook we aren't going to play that game.
Refineries cutting back in the US? What would you do as a business owner? You have a product that you used to sell 100 sets month. But for the past few months you are only selling 50 sets per month. Are you going to keep paying to make 100 sets per month or are you going to MEET...wait for it.........DEMAND!!!!
I don't know where this "expert" got her title of expert, because right now it seems like she got it out of a cereal box, I suspect Count Chocula (as that was my favorite cereal back in the day and it was always handing out PhDs and Masters degress...straight out of the box!!!).
And Shelley, drilling in Alaska will make it cheaper. Why? Because of...say it with me...SUPPLY and DEMAND. By the way, I just got a message from the 2 billion Chinese peeps...they want their gas...solar jet packs didn't work out real well.
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Thanks for doing the interview!
Interesting that they see the $20 Class II as the replacement for the $20 Class I. I quite liked the line - either with one figure or two - so it's too bad they won't be continuing it.
The Clone Wars answer is a bit of a letdown. But at least they ARE working on Rebels stuff in some capacity, so that's good news.
It's good to have an answer on Mara Jade, even if it isn't necessarily what most people would like it to be.
At least they're open to the idea of re-releasing the non-US figures. I guess I'll have to start bugging them about Boba's backpack.
While it's good that the 6" line doesn't share a budget with the 3 3/4" line, I find it interesting that they'll be looking at these lines to gauge fan interest. The Black Series basic figures so far aren't the most enticing choices to long-time collectors, and there are still issues to work out (like distribution) that don't have anything to do with fan interest. So I really, really hope they show wave 3 of the 3 3/4" line this weekend at CEII and knock it out of the park.
The big vehicle answer is actually very strong.
Interesting that they didn't alter the line after the 3D releases were cancelled. It seems that the loss of Droid Factory caused more issues than anything else this year.
Also very interesting that they're so receptive to the idea of integrating more Teleopods-esque features in the future. Often when Derryl says "great question," you're onto something they've been planning or at least discussing.
Good interview! Thank you JT.
Doesn't the future of the lines still depend on distribution? It's been a year and a half since the Phantom Menace vintage line came out and I still haven't found any line since. Star Wars racks at all my stores have been empty for at least 6 months.
There's been a thread up since January. That's on you, bub.
Seems odd that they're so ready to shove TCW off a cliff already.
I was disappointed on that Mara answer, what's the point of giving a specific outfitted character a win if it's going to be superseded?
At an earlier point in the show, I suggested the idea to him and he gave me the knowing laugh and "what an interesting idea" type of sound, so I think we may have hit it on the head.Also very interesting that they're so receptive to the idea of integrating more Teleopods-esque features in the future. Often when Derryl says "great question," you're onto something they've been planning or at least discussing.
My HOPE is that they keep it limited. A flood of these at $20 a pop will not bode well. I'd like to see maybe a dozen to a dozen and a half figures a year, plus maybe one or two vehicles.
Also they need to stick to the core characters. Though personally I'd like to see all of the Imperial bad guys and Bounty Hunters I expect that is asking too much. I don't suppose too many people besides me want to see AT-AT Drivers and TIE Pilots and Death Star Trooper in 6 inches, but it would put a HUGE grin on my face.
I left the 3.75 inch line a long time ago, mostly because I refuse to put down $10 a figure for the short guys, especially when they put out so many every year.
I am willing to put down $20 a figure for larger scale figures especially if they only put out 4 waves of 4 figures a year.
Great work as usual JT. Glad to hear they haven't abandoned the large vehicles.
I'd like to throw some mad props to Labovitz for not going the sexist route there and assuming all parents are moms.It's a very kid-friendly, mom-friendly, dad-friendly price point. Let's kids get into the world of so critically important vehicle play for Star Wars.
The Mara answer is, well, not to sound too complain-y, but I can't imagine a lot of people getting excited about such polls in the future if it's clear that the results won't necessarily be honored. It's absurd that they recognize the poll clearly indicated a different, never-made version of the character, but they made a supposed "ultimate" version of a previously-made (twice over) costume that didn't get much interest--and they have no plans to make the one that everyone thought they were voting for. It's like Lando Calrissian in Coruscant Guard Disguise (from Shadows of the Empire) swept the poll, but they decided they knew more about what we want that we do, and gave us yet another blue Bespin Lando instead. If people knew that the poll was for a character and not a specific costume, would Mara have even won? I personally have no interest in buying her a third time for double-digit prices, and she's not going to sell to kids who don't know her at all.
it will be interesting to see what big vehicles they design and release in the coming years with the advent of new animated TV entertainment as well as live action theatrical releases.
Depending on what they come up with, I might have a renewed interest in the large vehicle releases.
In the last few years, I skipped out on the MTT and the Republic Attach Shuttle. I was pretty much done collecting by the time these came out and got pretty burned out on collecting in general since it stopped being fun and became more of an obsession. Getting up early on Saturday morning to watch the walk-running of the nerds at Target and TRU just became... Eh.
Jedi News has images of newly announced Black Series figures, both 6" and 3 3/4".
Good interview, I'm glad they liked the "Skylanders" question.
Also, good to know that 6" won't be cannibalizing the 3.75" line. I'm guessing things will run pretty much like they did when Hasbro had the 3.75" line AND the 12" line from 1996-2005.
I sense another question coming based on their answer to the Mara Jade question. Personally I don't care about Mara Jade, but it seems weird that they would allow their design team to essentially override the fan choice poll. It makes the fan choice polls kind of pointless.
Interesting that the MTT apparently sold well enough for Hasbro. So I guess the dream isn't dead yet for the Sail Barge.
I heard him tell someone the same thing on Wednesday night, so the message is out there and is going to get stronger.
I no logner think the vehicle makes sense as a mass-market toy. Look at the custom I posted months ago, that guy put everything into it and it still wasn't big enough, yet it also didn't DO anything, it was just a playset and playsets don't work in this market. Take the legs off the big AT-AT and stick 2 sails on the top, paint it brown, and you'll see why this thing won't work at market - it's not big enough, it doesn't do anything, there's not much room inside for both Jabba and his minions, not a lot of space on top for battles.
In one of the other SDCC interviews, DDP said something about them testing the Sail Barge with kids and it not testing well. So that makes me think they at least put together a basic prototype. I think you might be right that we will probably never see this toy and some of that I blame on the Sail Barge Petition that ran on most of the fan sites. They were hoping to get 10,000 signatures by January 31, 2013 and they couldn't even get 3000 signatures to support the toy. So it's possible that only a few vocal collectors actually want this and there's not enough support from the adult collector market to convince Hasbro to take the risk. Especially with it not testing well with kids.
I'm pretty sure the guys who conceived of that poll probably expected to get to 10,000 signatures easily, so it's kind of sad that they couldn't even get a third of that.
I think it's also worth noting that Kenner wouldn't even touch the Sail Barge while ROTJ was at the peak of its popularity.
Anyways, I think most people want so much out of a Sail Barge toy that, even if Hasbro were to make it, it would be nothing but a disappointment on every level.
It's okay, if Hasbro just makes a new Skiff toy, then I'll be happy.
I dunno if that's fair, even 2000 signatures would be a big deal for something like this, but the reality is that they could get 100,000 signatures and if Hasbro can't find a good likelihood for making a profit on it, they still wouldn't make it. What does the sail barge do as a vehicle? Not much, it basically just blows up after a fight scene on the top. What would a kid do with that, aside from cramming figures into it?
Here's the post I was talking about with the custom sail barge:
The post says it all really, but where would Hasbro go to make something not even half that size work at market?
German fan site StarWars-Figuren posted their Q&A, but, well, it's in German. Jeff Labovitz and Jin Han answered the questions - Derryl did not. Google gives this translation, slightly cleaned up by me:
The Mission Series Darth Maul shown at SDCC is not to everyone's taste (aesthetics/articulation). Can we hope for a realistic cyborg Maul?
Hasbro says they have the character well made, it is realistic for them, because the realistic template does not actually exist. Thus, they are very close to the original.
Is there a chance for a repack of the Imperial Navy Commander (possibly TVC 2 Pack)?
Not at this time, but he will come back.
The Black Series 41st Elite Corps Clone Trooper seems to be a wrong "color scheme". Has Hasbro used another, largely unknown, source or simply made a mistake?
They will correct this error before the figure appears officially. The variant shown so far is thus not to be available commercially.
The Imperial officer from the scanning crew pack has what it looks like the legs (or at least the lower leg) of the last Death Star Troopers. It is thus bigger than most Imperials. Why were these legs chosen? Was that intentional?
They had no answer to this question. But it looks like it at this time.
No chance for more The Old Republic characters?
The TOR characters from the TVC are among the most wanted by collectors. In addition, the fans would like to complete their collections with characters such as TOR Sith Trooper, Eleena Daru, Satele Shan etc..
Does Hasbro see the great fan demand?
There are none planned.
Madalorians are very popular among collectors. Will we see Madalorians from Clone Wars in realistic style in the Black Series?
Not in 2014.
Are a more planned Clone Wars Characters in TBS?
Only very few.
Will Germans get the chance to get a Falcon released in Germany? (Vintage)
In coming years, perhaps, but not in a vintage box.
Does Hasbro plan that the 6" series to bring in the collectors and produce 3 3/4" figures only for kids?
Super articulated figures will continue in the 3 3/4 scale.
With new films coming as of 2015, will we see OT figures (TBS style articulation) in the basic line or does Hasbro want it to be in 2015 Episode VII year?
This question must be answered early. I received a question in what we think what Hasbro should do. Also OT figures offer a clear reaction from us.
Have you ever thought of making some "EU" or between the film versions of Luke, Han, and Leia?
Could you give me some advice? At sometime over the next year, I would like to buy an X-Wing for my children. The current TVC X-Wing is too big for kids. Should I find an old POTF2 X-Wing online or is there The Possibility did Hasbro might bring an X-Wing out in the Class II vehicle line?
Possible that this could appear again.
Will we see any OT inspired Class I vehicles?
No, this series was stopped. No more Class I. At least not until the movie years.
It's too bad did the 3D versions of the OT were canceled, but I'm sure you had a lot of great items lined up for the 3D releases. As we've seen at recent shows, you have a number of packs that were made for AOTC and ROTS. Seems that 2013 is a big year for PT stuff, so can we expect to still see the products you had originally planned for the OT 3D films? With the sequel on the horizon, it seems did in 2014 is our only hope for a year full of OT greatness.
Most will come out on the way.
Is it possible that in the future (all) TRU exclusives are also released here in Germany? I'm thinking specifically of the speeder bike in the new Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper set.
Hasbro has no influence on it. This is due to the dealers.
What is the future of big vehicles?
The future is "bright," as Jeff said.
The Amazon exclusive "canceled look" figures are sold as a set. I think it's a good concept. But it also contains a previously unreleased 212th Clone Tooper. Will this appear again on a regular card as part of the Black Series? I, as a member of Troopbuilder Group, would have like more than one.
It's not planned.
And here is probably a little annoying question: would it be possible that some characters (especially troopers) be released in a "solid case" to be released and distributed over a selected dealer? Many collectors would search a little easier. And the Troopbuilder would cheer.
Answer was a maybe, after I made it clear again that the dealer would sell 12 Trooper has orders 12 cases, and depending also gets 12 Vader, thus the prices of Trooper be upgraded to make more profit, so the loss balance of slow-selling figures. Ideal would be dependent Solid cases and continue the normal sorting. So that the dealer just has more game. They understood it to no win / win situation.
(Not completely sure how to edit that one . . .)
Furthermore, we asked the question why one should collect further if the availability is poor and the collectors here have big holes in their collections. To build here on the collaboration with Disney and promised himself that things will change. We will be surprised with what is planned and how this is implemented. Focus are the new movies.
We thank Jeff and Jin that they have taken the time for us.
Update 30.07.13 We're getting another email from D. DePriest as to the Rise of Darth Vader sets. The reason why it will not come to us is because that the regulations for the Europe. Market has changed, so it is no longer possible to bring characters with non-replaceable batteries to the market. Thank you M.. T EU.
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- Plan the progression of your degree so that you complete as many core and compulsory units (including your major) within the first 3 semesters of your study. If you need assistance with this you should consult the Business School Exchange Coordinator as early as possible in your studies to avoid conflicts with the eligibility rules.
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- Submit your Business School endorsement form to the Staff and Student Services office at least two weeks prior to the closing date for your exchange application.
- Meet all enrolment conditions on your Business School endorsement form.
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Business School Endorsement. As part of your exchange application you will need to obtain Business School approval to participate in the exchange program from the Business School exchange coordinator. The Business School endorsement form is obtained as part of the general exchange application kit which is distributed at the International Office "How to Apply" information sessions.
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Reuters US News ?@ReutersUS 8m Boston marathon headquarters locked down after explosion reported near finish line: spokesman #breaking
Update 300 (2:54 AM EDT) Boston Globe reports that all the chaos is about the Marathon Bombers, but they are the only source currently. Police Scanner also says they are after White Hat. Still speculative.
Update 301 (3:02 AM EDT) Here's the latest confirmation from WCVB and others "Strong connection between this and MIT Shooting. FBI investigating possible connection to Boston Marathon Bombing. One suspect at large, one in custody.
Update 302 (3:03 AM EDT)According to WCVB photographer in the field, White hat suspect is "oustanding, armed with rifle, might be leaving a trail of explosives"
Update 303 (3:07 AM EDT) John Atwater, WCVB Tweets "Police say explosives are everywhere"
Update 304 (3:15 AM EDT) WHDH also confirming that they are going after the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
Update 305 (3:22 AM EDT) Two suspects named by some, but this is not completely official ... a lot of talk that it is the case.
Update 306 (3:25 AM EDT) ABC News says it cannot confirm the people involved in this chase are related to the bombings. FBI also says they are investigating at the time.
Update 308 (3:36 AM EDT) Marathon bomber with white hat still on the loose. The first suspect, in dark glasses, has been killed. Officer wounded, treated at Mt. Auburn hospital. Confirmed by multiple law enforcement officers that these are the marathon bomber suspects. MIT, Car Jacking and Bombing all connected.
Update 309 (3:47 AM EDT) Police to Camera men -> Do not stop your car for anyone other than a uniformed police officer. If you live in Watertown do not open your door for anyone other than police and police are going door by door, clearly identified, going into people's homes.
Update 310 (3:48 AM EDT) Washington on if it's the Marathon bombers: "It looks promising"
(3:52 AM EDT) LAW ENFORCEMENT -> Air horn followed by intended detonation in Watertown in the very near future. Not happening according to Press conference
Update 312 (4:02 AM EDT) MIT officer that was killed was attending to a gas station robbery in Cambridge done by the Boston Marathon Bombers. They have now murdered 4 people. They have also injured another police officer who is currently in surgery.
Update 313 (4:03 AM EDT) Home on Dexter, near initial gun fight, has been completely lit up by spotlights.
Update 314 (4:10 AM EDT) Local Swat just rolled into Auburn street.
Update 315 (4:14 AM EDT) Newest Picture of suspect that is currently on the run. Update 316 (4:48 AM EDT) MA D.A confirms one suspect dead, second at large, threw explosives at police from vehicle.
Update 317 (5:18 AM EDT) Police have investigated the suspicious package in the area of 500 Memorial Drive. It presents no danger to the MIT community. Update 318 (5:20 AM EDT) live press conference from hospital about dead suspect. He died from gunshot wounds and blast wound.
Update 319 (5:30 AM EDT) Michael Skolnik on Twitter: Suspect 1 arrived at hospital in cardiac arrest. they worked on him for 15 mins, but could not save him. shrapnel wounds, gun shots
Update 320 (6:49 AM EDT) All Boston public schools and transportation closed. All travel in and out of Watertown is closed. Amtrak cancels all Boston routes today.
Update 321 (6:50 AM EDT) @AP: BREAKING: AP sources: Boston bomb suspects from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least 1 year. Update 322 (7:01 AM EDT) AP: Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass.
Update 323 (7:16 AM EDT) CNN & NBC both reporting suspect 1 & 2 are brothers from Russian border with Chechnya.
Update 325 (8:05 AM EDT) the shelter in place has been extended to the entire city of boston, cambridge, alston-brighton, newton and water town as per gov deval patrick
Update 327 (8;19 AM EDT) All taxi/cab service is shut down for the day. - ABC & CNN Update 328 (8:30 AM EDT) Transit Officer identified: Officer shot and wounded in Watertown is Richard H. Donohue Jr, 33, a transit officer for 3 years, transit police chief says Update 329 (8:36 AM EDT) FBI source tells the LA Times' Richard Serrano that searchers have found blood spots, suggesting suspect might have been wounded..
Update 330 (9:44 AM EDT) WGRZ reporting car stopped in Niagara Falls with Russian nationals during a routine traffic stop. There are suspicious bags in the car, which has MA plates. Bomb squad en route and FBI is aware of situation.
Update 331: (9:51 AM EDT) NBC reporting police have surrounded a suspicious vehicle in CT.
Update 332; (9:54 AM EDT) The University of Massachusetts Amherst says "Suspect No. 1" was NOT a student. "Dzhokhar Tsarnaey is not a UMass Amherst student and was never a UMass Amherst student," the university posted on its website. Earlier police said that Tsarnaey, 26, was killed. His younger brother remains at large.
Update 333: (9:55 AM EDT) ABC News: CT state police told by Boston authorities that the bombing suspect at large may be operating a gray Honda CRV (plate: 316 ES9) w/ MA tags."
Update 334: (10:01 AM EDT) Police officer who was killed on MIT Campus was Sean Collier. He was 26 years old. Update 335: (10:13 AM EDT) @ScottIsaacs: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a student at UMASS Dartmouth and was seen there this week AFTER the bombings #wcvb
Update 336: (10:22 AM EDT) CBS is reporting officers have found gray CR-V car. ===> BOSTON POLICE ASKING MEDIA NOT TO POST OFFICER MOVEMENTS OR WHAT HOMES BEING SEARCHED. PLEASE RESPECT THIS <===
Update 337: (10:58 AM EST) Police are calling in for a Russian interpreter, may have found the carjacked car. The press are very concerned, all are low to the ground. CNN Live
Update 338: (11:09 AM EST) The Boston Globe ?@BostonGlobe 46s State Police: Suspect abandoned car and is believed to have fled on foot.
Update 339: (11:32 AM EST) Uncle doing an interview on NBC, asked why the suspects might have done this he says because they are "losers"
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The special response center that was established to provide information and assistance following Tuesday's tragic events has moved from Multipurpose Room A at the Frist Campus Center to the Center for Community Service, which is located in Room 246 at Frist.
The response center will be staffed from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m., but the special phone number, 609-258-7700, will continue to operate 24 hours a day and will continue to connect callers to a person who can help them.
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The single most important factor that the Indiana Charter School Board ("ICSB") considers in assessing a drop-out recovery high school's performance and making charter renewal determinations is the school's record in generating successful student achievement outcomes. Regardless of the unique circumstances facing the targeted student population, the expectation is that most, if not all, of the students served in a drop-out recovery high school will leave the school fully prepared for post-secondary education or employment.
In order to determine whether a drop-out recovery high school has met this high standard, each school that the ICSB authorizes is required to enter into a performance agreement. This agreement's primary purpose is to outline the specific student achievement goals that a school agrees to meet and the specific outcome measures that define what constitutes meeting these goals. The agreement also describes financial health and organizational compliance goals and measures. This agreement, known as the "Accountability Plan," becomes part of the school's charter. Under the ICSB's Alternative Accountability System, schools are required to report their yearly progress in meeting the goals contained in their Accountability Plan through an annual report, referred to as the Accountability Plan Progress Report.
In establishing high standards for renewal, the ICSB requires that the Accountability Plan for each of its drop-out recovery charter high schools contains a common set of goals, along with specific measures, that set the same criteria for success for each school. These required outcome measures represent the ICSB's expectations for student learning and achievement at the time of renewal.
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The Lakes Area Music Festival will announce its 2013 season at a mid-winter concert Sunday, March 17, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa.
The free 2 p.m. event will feature festival artistic director and cellist Scott Lykins, with Jonathan Magness on violin and Sam Bergman, viola.
News about the 2013 season including dates, events and a preview of returning performers will be shared as well.
All three upcoming concert performers are well-known Lakes Area Music Festival veterans.
Magness, associate principal second violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra, has been featured as soloist under Marin Alsop, in addition to solo performances for Inside the Classics and Young People's Concerts. He began his studies at the University of Minnesota, earned a bachelor's degree from the Juilliard School and a master's from the University of Graz in Austria. He teaches violin at the University of Minnesota's Bravo Institute.
Bergman has been a member of the Minnesota Orchestra since 2000 and made his debut with the Lakes Area Music Festival last season. He serves as host and writer for the Minnesota Orchestra's Inside the Classics concert series. As a soloist and chamber musician, Bergman has commissioned and premiered new works by several young composers, has served as a visiting faculty member at St. Olaf College and teaches chamber music at Greenwood Music Camp in rural Massachusetts.
Founder of the music festival, Lykins began studying piano and cello at a young age. He attended DePaul University before transferring to the Eastman School of Music, where he received his master's degree. He has participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival, National Orchestra Institute, National Repertory Orchestra and the Summer Music Festival at Colorado College. Lykins has also served as principal cellist of the Classical Symphony of Chicago and the Eastman Philharmonia, and has played with the Syracuse Symphony and the New World Symphony in Miami.
Each summer, the Lakes Area Music Festival features an eclectic blend of masterpieces for chamber, orchestral and vocal repertoires. More than 80 guest artists selected for their passion and talent stage the July through August performances.
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I am new to the site wanting to stuff my brain full of info as i am working with my pup everyday. I am very interested in watching a Hunt test (AKC-UKC) soon does anyone know if there is one coming up in my area or if there is some website that shows all the dates. I'm looking to learn how they are run as well as what kinda of ponds they are running on (building my own this winter).
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Also, residents give city high marks again
The City Council on Monday signaled its intent to permit limited helicopter landings on top of a downtown office building, with numerous restrictions.
Council members are expected to finalize the decision at an upcoming meeting, providing a possible end to a complicated, two-year long process. During that time, a hearing examiner's decision in favor of a conditional use permit to allow helicopter flights was appealed, and the council twice sent the "quasi judicial" matter back to the hearing examiner for further work.
The conditional-use permit would allow up to five landings-takeoffs per week atop the 21-story Bank of America Building at 10500 Northeast Eighth St., a maximum of four of them from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and one on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The flight path is to be strictly limited to freeways and Northeast Eighth Street.
In 2009, downtown property owner Kemper Freeman Jr., through his Kemper Development Company, applied for a permit for ongoing operation of the helistop. The helistop was constructed in 1988, and temporary permits have allowed for limited landings since that time.
The city's hearing examiner recommended approval of the permit, but his decision was appealed by John Su, another downtown developer, and a group of downtown residents led by Ina Goodwin Tateuchi. Attorneys for the various parties argued their points, the council twice sent the matter back to the hearing examiner, and more information was sought from the Federal Aviation Administration.
On Monday, council members expressed concerns about noise generated by helicopters and potential impacts on the growing number of downtown residents, making sure helicopters stick to a tightly designated flight path, and ensuring that regular reviews are conducted to determine whether all of the permit conditions are being followed.
The council directed staff to incorporate its concerns into an ordinance that would deny the appeal and approve Kemper Development's application for a conditional use permit. Council action on the ordinance is scheduled for May 16.
Feedback: Mary Kate Berens, Deputy City Attorney, 425-452-4616 or email@example.com
Residents give city high marks againThe vast majority of Bellevue residents continue to believe the city is a great place to live, their tax dollars are being used wisely and the community is moving in the right direction.
The positive findings from the city's 14th annual citizens' performance management survey, completed earlier this year by a market research company, were consistent with those from past years.
"Bellevue strives for excellence, and I think that's a key to why we get high ratings," Mayor Don Davidson said. "Mediocrity, average -- those terms don't come to mind when we try to deliver services here."
Major findings of the survey included:
Residents gave city staff straight A's this year for topics such as courtesy, knowledge and responsiveness, a jump from scores of A- and B+ in 2010.
"It's just good news on all fronts," said City Manager Steve Sarkozy.
ORC International, with an office in Seattle, conducted phone interviews, including mobile phone users, and Internet-based surveys with more than 500 residents in February, asking them questions on a wide range of issues pertaining to the performance of city government.
Complete survey results will be available later this spring and published on the city's website.
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text: Found a way for retirees to exploit Social Security. You take your retirement as early as passable 62 as of now. You get your check every month and invest the money. When you turn 66 or 68 when ever you can get a higher rate you pay the money they have already given you back, and start at the current rate for that age. That's right a do over. I think it's a form 521 you file. So if you were not going to collect until later think about this option. Get what ya can it's the American way. I think we should start a sticky on ways to exploit the government.


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It has been some time since I last wrote. 2001-09-11 to be precise... the big, bad, evil day. A lot has happened since then, but, I will not elaborate much.WorkWork is currently immensely busy with Red Hat Network and neat things to come. Gotta love it when a project gets bumped up in schedule. YEAH! GREAT! Sleep would be good. I don't have enough time to do much other than work... which is a shame.National GuardWe've been busily prepping for and executing gunnery. We shot Tank Table IV, V, VI, and VII. Now for the real test: Tank Table VIII. This is the one that really tests a crew. I have a good crew but my command control of the tank are not at their best. You can tell I don't do this full time. :)xboidsI included this here as a reminder that I have not pushed ahead with it. Red Hat Linux 8.0 (or whatever version it ends up being) will be coming out eventually and I want this screensaver to be in it!!! It may not be accepted unless I make it (a) faster, and (b) make those boids FLAP!loveMonica and I are doing better than ever. She is as sick as a dog right now, but... She is now full-time as the Program Director for a Spa Health Clubs in Durham, NC. She has only worked there for a few months, but, they love her! She got her Certified Personal Trainer qualification, and has been helping people become healthier. She enjoys it. That is the most important thing.familyMy sister-in-law and brother just reproduced again. That makes 5 nieces I have now. My sister-in-law on Monica's side has one in the oven as well. Though we say we are rooting for a boy, I secretly don't want to break the streak. More girls! I love being an uncle.
I finally met more of Monica's family. That was nice. Her grandmother and 10 Uncles, etc. on her fathers side. Neat people; very Kentucky. ;)
Over the December holidays, I finally got to see my two grandmothers as well. I just don't get to see them often enough.otherMonica and I are headed to Hawai'i in February. I cannot wait. It will be a blast. Plus I have a surprise for her there as well. More to follow...
I have a slew of projects in my head I want to do. Just no time. Here's a sampling:
buy a router and link my three computers together. Learn a bit of networking with Linux in the process. get a cable modem and static IP. set up a "family" + whatever website/webapplication, probably using Zope. Zope is cool. code more speed into xboids, package it, and add flapping boids! read read read find time to relax (won't happen) play more with PERL, C, C++, maybe even a bit of Java. start working with Python v2.2.*. get back into my workout routine. I hurt my back recently and it has been two months that I have not been working out much. For shame. get back into contact with old friends. get more sleep.


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Negotiating Tactics Play Role in Gender Pay Gap
Estimates of the pay gap between men and women vary, along with speculation about the causes behind the difference. A new paper by Andreas Liebbrandt of Monash University in Australia and John List of the University of Chicago says salary negotiation has a lot to do with it.
The pay gap was 23% in 2011, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington. That means that for every $1 made by men working full-time, women earned 77 cents.
Messrs. Liebbrandt and List based their findings on almost 2,500 job-seekers responding to 18 different online want-ads for administrative assistant positions in nine cities. They found that when the issue of salary remained ambiguous, male applicants were far more likely to negotiate than women. However, when it was explicit that the salary for the position could be negotiated, women "really follow the rules," Mr. List said. "When they're told they can negotiate, they negotiate like mad."
The female job applicants tended to shy away from job openings where rules on salary negotiation were ambiguous, while their male counterparts "embraced it," Mr. List said.
The findings could help narrow the pay gap, he added, because it appears that "if all employers say that wages are negotiable, more women will apply and more women will negotiate… All else being equal, that has to lower the pay gap."
A report published in October by the American Association of University Women, "Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation," found a pay gap between men and women as early as one year out of college. The study's authors cited women's willingness and ability to negotiate salary as a possible factor behind their lower levels of pay. The researchers found that, based on 2009 data, among full-time workers who had graduated from college in the previous year, women earned on average 82% of what men did.
The authors attributed some of that difference to individuals' choice of majors and sectors of the economy in which individuals worked. However, men continued to out-earn their female counterparts, by about 7%, even when graduating from the same school, choosing the same major and working in the same occupation.
Gender discrimination as well as "a gender difference in willingness and ability to negotiate salary," may both be playing a role, the AAUW study's authors wrote. "Negotiating a salary can make a difference in earnings, and men are more likely than women to negotiate their salaries."


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So how will Dark Horse explain everybody switching to blue and green lightsabers? I think they already explained the purple Mace saber at one point, but what about the rest?
So how will Dark Horse explain everybody switching to blue and green lightsabers? I think they already explained the purple Mace saber at one point, but what about the rest?
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All those lightsabers in the other books WERE blue and green. It was just a trick of light and shadow that made them SEEM like they were other colors...
Who's a sexy kitty? Who is? Yes, you are. You're a SEXY kitty...
PHONE BOOK Written by Bendis. Art by Jim Lee. Total copies sold: 15 billion.
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the EU doesn't need to explain anything.....they're wrong most of the time anyway......
There are only FOUR lightsaber colors....prior to Mace making a Purple one, there were only THREE.....and they were the only three possible.....
Lucasfilm stated that there were only three, and there were only gonna be three EVER, but the EU has to be different.....they don't stick to the rules (Which is why the EU sucks)....so they made their own rules, CONTRARY to Lucasfilm's initial statement.....
the Mace Saber is an exception.....it appered onscreen......and was created as a favor to Sam Jackson.......it is the only one of it's kind, and is the ONLY possible deviation from the established 3 that we will ever see.......
"You will shed tears of crimson"-Vicious (Cowboy Bebop)
I never heard Lucas say there was definitely only going to be four colors of sabers until AOTC was being filmed. Given how few sabers appear in the first four movie, there was no reason to assume there couldn't be other colors, especially since Lucas has yet to give any rationalization behind the colors that do exist. As I said in another thread, Lucas has the right to pick and choose anything he wants to use from the EU and ignore the rest, but I'm amazed at the animosity some people have towards the EU. It's not and never will be canon, but Lucas is the one that authorized its existence, and he isn't above lifting stuff from it for his movies. Don't forget the name Coruscant, double bladed lightsabers, and Aayla Secura all came from the novels and comics.
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I'm boba the fett
I bounty hunt for jabba hutt
To finance my vette
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I like the other of more diverse lightsaber colors, but sometimes it gets carried away with too many colors, and wouldn't look good for a scene like the arena battle, for instance. I think that's why GL limited the possibilities as far as the movies are concerned.
The force will be with you- always...
i would of liked maybe a yellow or and orange tossed in there for fun, in the battlebut other than those what are you gonna have pink, aqua, silver, they would just be stupid. If they ad yellow or orange i'd like it.
Duct Tape...the Force it is like. Both a light side and a dark side it has. Binds the universe together it does!


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I got a call from a friend today who had a dog come back with mild dysplasia results. She wasn't sedated for her x-rays. Just curious - how many of you guys have re-sent new x-rays (or even the same ones?) and gotten different results/better results?
Their vet gave em a look beforehand and said they looked good to him, but I don't know anything about his credentials in the department.


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Longwood Gardens enthralling year roundNovember 23, 2013 9:11 PM
My garden is sleeping ... finally. But my tribute to Monet's nasturtiums was riotous this year. Their warm-colored blossoms, spilling over and into the pea gravel walkways of my herb garden, perfectly complemented the orange pumpkins of fall. Frost did them in, and they are now feeding the mulch pile to fuel the sprouts of next spring.
And so it goes when you garden in Pennsylvania. It is over for the year. Or is it? There is a place in our state, in fact, one of the world's greatest public gardens, just a few hours to our east that never sleeps. Longwood Gardens (http://longwoodgardens.org) in Kennett Square is a 280-mile drive from Pittsburgh. It is a four-season garden, a place where gardeners can gain inspiration and enjoy a green space long after their own gardens have been put to bed
Located on the western side of Philadelphia, Longwood boasts indoor and outdoor gardens plus production greenhouses covering 1,077 acres. The land we today call Longwood Gardens was occupied by the Lenni Lenape tribe for thousands of years. In 1700, it became a working farm when George Peirce purchased the land from William Penn, and in 1730 he built a farmhouse that still stands. Peirce's twin grandsons had an interest in the natural world and began a modest arboretum that included specimens from the entire eastern seaboard as well as overseas.
The 15 acres became known as Peirce's Park. By 1850, it had garnered recognition as one of the finest collections of trees in the country. But passing generations lost interest in the arboretum, and in 1906 the farm and the arboretum were slated to be sold for lumber. Industrialist Pierre S. DuPont, however, stepped in and purchased the land, preserving the Peirce family's treasured plants. DuPont's vision transformed the quaint Quaker farm into a private estate that became one of the most famous public gardens in the world.
The glass conservatory, which Mr. DuPont built in 1921, encompasses 4.5 acres that includes everything from traditional displays such as an orangery and bonsai exhibit to a living green wall. Outside the conservatory one can stroll through a range of gardens devoted to woodland, meadow and cultivated plants. Children will delight in exploring the treehouses and a garden designed especially for them.
The most iconic feature at Longwood is the Fountain Garden, which Mr. DuPont engineered and built in 1931. It was inspired by his visits to fountains in Europe and the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The 5-acre garden and fountain, which recirculates 10,000 gallons of water a minute, is beautifully illuminated. On summer evenings, fireworks and music add to the experience.
The gardens offer visitors something new every season. Longwood hosts world-class horticultural exhibits, dining events, classes, workshops and musical performances. Its resident instruments include the 62-bell carillon housed in the stone Chimes Tower, a 1923 Steinway grand piano and a 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ commissioned by DuPont. The organ is the largest of its type constructed in a residential setting.
Every autumn brings the Chrysanthemum Festival, which is on view in the conservatory through Sunday, and touts the largest thousand-bloom mum in North America, one plant featuring 1,416 perfect yellow flowers. The Japanese technique of Ozukuri trains a single chrysanthemum plant to produce as many perfect blossoms as possible. Another 20,000 chrysanthemums have been trained to resemble clouds, fans and spirals.
Outside, there is also plenty of color. Among the plants displaying beautiful fall foliage and long-lasting berries are sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata), Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia) and Inchang viburnum (Viburnum inchangense). A grove of our native witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is right outside the visitor center. It is not to be missed.
The equally enchanting "A Longwood Christmas" opens Thanksgiving Day and runs through Jan. 12. It features a water, light and musical performance in the open-air theater garden, plus thousands of lights within the conservatory and on the grounds.
Spring whispers its own song with lovely white snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) and blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) blooming as the gardens come back to life. The Idea Garden and Flower Garden Walk are planted with hundreds of tulips and other bulbs, creating a rainbow of brilliant color. Meconopsis 'Lingholm,' the elusive Himalayan blue poppy, blooms in March in the orangery and draws many visitors. If you visit sometime between mid-April and mid-May, you'll gaze upon Longwood's famous Wisteria floribunda. These decades-old vines are trained in tiered tree forms and bloom in shades of lavender, purple and white with an aroma that is nothing short of heavenly.
Finally, summer's sweet cadence at Longwood is highlighted by its Fountain Garden and the many activities for visitors to enjoy. View more than 100 types of waterlilies, including Victoria "Longwood hybrid," known as the giant water platters.
Finding a place that brings out the best of all four seasons -- each with its inherent, unique beauty -- is a rare joy. One visit to Longwood, whether it's to view the breathtaking holiday arrangements on display in December, or to soak up the first sweet smells of spring's blossoms, will make you want to return again to experience the next season's offerings. A tribute to the limitless possibilities of flora, horticulture and design year-round, Longwood is truly a garden that never sleeps.
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Aftershave is a lotion, gel, or liquid applied to the face after shaving. It is often used by men. This article discusses the harmful effects from swallowing aftershave products.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
Aftershaves are sold under various brand names.
Symptoms may include:
Isopropanol may also caused the following additional symptoms:
Children are particularly prone to developing low blood sugar, which may cause symptoms such as:
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
Immediately give the person water or milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider. Do NOT give water or milk if the patient is having symptoms (such as vomiting, seizures, or a decreased level of alertness) that make it hard to swallow.
Determine the following information:
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. The patient may receive:
Aftershave poisoning usually occurs in small children. It may also occur in persons with alcoholism, who may drink the product when other alcohol runs out.
The outcome depends on how much is swallowed. This poisoning is not usually deadly. The range of illness may vary from a condition similar to being drunk to coma, seizures, and severe lung difficulties. A product with more isopropyl alcohol may potentially cause a more serious illness.
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Jacobsen D, Hovda KE. Methanol, ethylene glycol, and other toxic alcohols. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 32.
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When two local bullies break into the home of school caretaker Jeremiah Land wielding a baseball bat and looking for trouble, they find more of it than they ever expected. For 17 year-old Davy is sitting up in bed waiting for them with a Winchester rifle. Davy is arrested for manslaughter. He flees with his family following him...
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To the list of great American child narrators that includes Huck Finn and Scout Finch, let us now add Reuben "Rube" Land, the asthmatic 11-year-old boy at the center of Leif Enger's remarkable first novel, Peace Like a River. Rube recalls the events of his childhood, in small-town Minnesota circa 1962, in a voice that perfectly captures the poetic, verbal stoicism of the northern Great Plains. "Here's what I saw," Rube warns his readers. "Here's how it went. Make of it what you will." And Rube sees plenty.
In the winter of his 11th year, two schoolyard bullies break into the Lands' house, and Rube's big brother Davy guns them down with a Winchester. Shortly after his arrest, Davy breaks out of jail and goes on the lam. Swede is Rube's younger sister, a precocious writer who crafts rhymed epics of romantic Western outlawry. Shortly after Davy's escape, Rube, Swede, and their father, a widowed school custodian, hit the road too, swerving this way and that across Minnesota and North Dakota, determined to find their lost outlaw Davy. In the end it's not Rube who haunts the reader's imagination, it's his father, torn between love for his outlaw son and the duty to do the right, honest thing. Enger finds something quietly heroic in the bred-in-the-bone Minnesota decency of America's heartland. Peace Like a River opens up a new chapter in Midwestern literature. --Claire DedererAbout the Author:
Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly twenty years. He lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons.
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14,500 School districts in U.S.
147 Elected superintendents nationally
64 Elected superintendents in Mississippi
Mississippi school superintendents may no longer be elected if legislative leaders are able to change the law.
The idea appears to have support from the chairmen of both the House and Senate Education Committees, who each mentioned it as being among their priorities prior to the start of the current legislative session.
Currently, school chiefs in Mississippi's city districts are chosen by school board members, while those in most county districts are elected. Some counties, such as Tishomingo and Lafayette, have opted for an appointed superintendent.
If passed, a new law would require all counties to do so.
Mississippi has nearly half the nation's elected superintendents. Of the approximately 14,500 school districts in the country, only 147 have elected superintendents. Sixty-four of those are in the Magnolia State.
Organizations such as the Mississippi Economic Council have for years called for phasing out elected superintendents, but the issue has never gained much legislative traction until now.
Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, said the issue is that elected superintendents must be residents of that county. That can prevent districts from bringing in someone who has had success in another district.
Also, school boards have little ability to remove a poorly performing elected superintendent.
"In a larger district it doesn't matter, but in a smaller one, you have a limited supply of quality candidates," Tollison said. "Also, in terms of governance, an elected superintendent doesn't have to answer to a school board. It ties the hands of a school board."
House Education Chair John Moore, R-Brandon, said he prevented the House committee from voting on an appointed superintendent bill last session because he wanted to study it more. He said he now supports the concept.
"The evidence is not clear that appointed superintendents do better than elected ones, but at the end of the day, you have two elected bodies," Moore said. "There is an elected school board and an elected superintendent, and in most situations, they are competitive politically.
"Our elected superintendents have become aggressive politically outside of education, which is detrimental. They have used the political machine to help elect or defeat candidates they like or don't like. Superintendents need to be focused on education."
Moore had said prior to the session he intended to bring the issue before the committee and let it make a decision. No committee members have told him they are opposed to it, he said.
The Mississippi Economic Council, the state's chamber of commerce, is passionate about the issue, President Blake Wilson said.
"There are many existing elected superintendents who would be appointed," Wilson said. "But why hamstring the hands of a board from going out and seeking a superintendent by saying, first, you must live in an area, then you must qualify for an election and third, you must be willing to run for office.
"Why not allow our schools to recruit the best and brightest and be able to find the most qualified candidate."
A new law would likely allow school boards in elected districts to appoint their sitting superintendent to remain in that seat.
"Most superintendents would be retained," Wilson said. "There are many exceptional elected superintendents in this state."
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The Mississippi Board of Education also supports legislation that would phase in a transition from elected to appointed superintendents statewide.
The head of Mississippi's Association of School Superintendents does not, however.
Sam Bounds, the organization's executive director, notes that state law already allows counties to opt individually to change their superintendent position to an appointed one, as Lafayette and Tishomingo counties chose to do. It also allows city districts to opt for an elected school chief, he said.
"Because there is a law now on the books that will allow local districts to choose, our position is to follow the existing law," Bounds said. "There are some outstanding districts that have elected superintendents, such as DeSoto, Lee, Madison and Rankin. When you compare their student scores to other districts, they rank at or above in most instances."
Jimmy Weeks, the elected superintendent in the Lee County School District, said politics can be a distraction around a political election. However, he said, appointed superintendents also have political issues that they must manage.
"I feel like, it doesn't matter who you are, if you are an elected superintendent, one year out of your four-year term, the primary focus is re-election," Weeks said. "I don't believe it is a character flaw or a fault, I just believe it is a fact."
Weeks said he can see some benefit of a district bringing in an outside educator to lead it, but that there is also value in having a superintendent who is from the community and understands its needs.
He also noted there is a value of having to seek office.
"It would be nice if you didn't have to run, but part of the whole political process and meeting people and talking to people throughout the district is how you stay in touch with people and what their needs and desires are," he said.
electing a board
If superintendent positions do become appointed, Weeks said, he feels that school board seats should be elected so that residents still have a voice in their school leadership.
Lee County's school board members are currently elected.
"I feel like people should have some voice in who is the leader of their district," Weeks said.
Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden disagreed. In his district, school board members are appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. The argument is that it allows qualified candidates who would not want to seek political election to sit on a school board.
"The reality is that many of our higher performing districts are governed by appointed boards," Loden said. "There is questionable language embedded into these bills including the election of local school boards. It's an issue that should be decided at the local level. If it is not, then local control will be further eroded as our state government in Jackson continues to grow and assume more control."


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Lucky... in love?
An unlikely state of affairs. For Navy SEAL Lucky O'Donlon was the original love-'em-and-leave-'em guy. Used to women swooning at his feet. So how could it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson had nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder? Well, two could play at this game. But first things first - he and Sydney had a job to do. They had to get their man.
Then there would be time enough for him to get his woman.
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"I enjoyed this very much"
I enjoyed this very much. The story was good, funny at the right times and suspenceful at other times. Elizabeth Livingston has a very good voice and does the voices so well I knew who was speaking without her having to say. The romance was perfect. The heroine wasn't fooled for one minute by the Navy "Ken's" god like good looks.
"Much better story than I anticipated..."
This was everything you might want in a romantic fiction work - well written, good narration and an interesting story line. I totally enjoyed it. Lucky, who initially seemed a bit shallow, ended up being a solidly likable character. Just enough suspense to keep you guessing!
It was slow moving, used too many descriptive words: A writer needs to effectively explain a particular place or situation without sounding like an ingredients enumeration. The words used should be engaging and easy to understand, and the sentence structure should keep you glued in and engaged to the story till the end.
The words were easy to understand, but sounded more like an ingredient list when explaining the handsomeness of Lucky, or Sid's attributes, which permeated the book, and too much time spent on what I call "filler words" with scenes that added nothing to the story, but, in fact, detracted from it. Not enough investigating for an INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER and Navy Seal heading up the INVESTIGATION. It would have made the story more interesting than hearing so much about Lucky's looks and charm.
I was disappointed.
Yes! Fast moving, funny, enjoyable. Has some depth too.
The female lead is a smart and independent lady. ..she attracts and develops a friendship with the male lead due to being appointed to an investigative committee. At first he was a bit of a turkey, and she gets indignant at him when he tries to dazzle her into doing things his way by kissing her. She puts him in his place and he then has to work with her, not around her. I thought the development of their relationship made sense as Lucky gained some more depth of character as he experienced the anguish of awareness of the brutality of sexual assault. The plot was not totally predictable. I liked this book.
I love the whole story, great from beginning to end
I like the suspense, romance. truly a great story.
very good. she added to the story, did not distract from it.
It was just great, And a on the edge of your set novel, really great
"GREAT story + FUN narrator = Money Well Spent"
Fun, Sexy, Interesting
I loved when she
Many stories of this genre tend to do circles. Same dilema throughout the book, using different words .
Brockmann kept it interesting, as she does in most of her books.
Hello, my name is Teresa and I'm an addict.
"Lucky gets lucky."
Once you get past how annoying Lucky is with women the story is good. He does improve as the book progresses, but he was always my least favorite SEAL. The ending was slightly anticlimactic and I was thinking the whole time it was the husband of the hypnotherapist, but alas I was wrong. A very good story, I do believe this series gets better with each book. I have been slowly but surely listening to this series. It is good but not as good as the Troubleshooter series which I blew right through.
"quick and funny"
great serious/fun mix
how awful it was for everyone when Lucy got attacked
She's great! Always knew who was speaking
no because I didn't want it to be over so quick
this is one of the best ones in the series
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Great combination of mystery/suspense and romance. Nothing like a chopper full of heroes to save the day. It is an easy and light read and one of my first Audio purchases. It was a great introduction.
"I got Lucky!"
Thrilling, Fun and Flirty
A Modern Day version of the Malory/Anderson books from Johanna Lindsey. It's confirmed bachelor meets strong woman and is blown away. He presents himself as carefree and a heartbreaker, but he is really loveable and compassionate. Similar to the Malorys, he doesn't want to let his true form show, because that could lead to love which can lead to being vulnerable!
I loved her voice for both Lucky and Sydney. I thought she did extremely well with character voices. You could tell the difference between the main characters and the supporting ones.
Yes, but I cannot explain without giving it away...I will say it was about 3/4 of the way through!
I got this because it was a 2 for 1 credit item. I would have gladly spent a whole credit on it, maybe even pay full price if I didn't have any credits. It was short (comparing to those I have been listening to lately) and it was fast paced. I didn't get bored and only sleep really separated the times when I wasn't listening. I will definitely listen again!
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The Princeton University Orchestra will present a concert featuring winners of the 2009 University Vocal Competition at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The winners of the competition are senior Alexis Rodda, soprano; sophomore Matthew Prast, tenor; senior Eric Schlossberg, counter-tenor; senior Maya Srinivasan, soprano; junior Robert Olson, bass-baritone; and senior Brenda Jin, soprano. They will perform arias and duets from some of George Frederic Handel's greatest operas and oratorios, including "Semele," "Julius Caesar," "Samson," "Alcina" and "Messiah."
The orchestra also will perform Handel's Concerto Grosso in G Major , Opus 6, No. 1.
"Princeton audiences have had a chance to hear many of these superb young singers in recent University Opera Theater productions of Monteverdi and Mozart, but not in the music of the greatest late Baroque composer of opera and oratorio, George Frederic Handel," said conductor Michael Pratt. "I am so pleased that we have this showcase for both our vocalists and instrumentalists, who will perform one of the master's great instrumental works, his first concerto grosso -- a concerto form which features three different soloists."
Admission to the concert is free. Tickets will be available at Richardson starting at 6 p.m. Jan. 9.