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Banana Split Ice Cream Cake Recipe
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Every time they visit, my children and grandkids request this fantastic frozen dessert. It takes time to assemble, but it's worth the effort when I see all those smiling faces. —Gladys M. Abee, McKee, Kentucky
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- 12 ice cream sugar cones, finely crushed
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1-3/4 quarts low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, softened, divided
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 teaspoon banana extract, optional
- 1 jar (16 ounces) hot fudge ice cream topping
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup strawberry ice cream topping
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- In a small bowl, combine the crushed cones, walnuts and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
- In another small bowl, combine 3 cups yogurt, bananas and extract if desired. Spread over crust. In a small bowl, combine fudge topping and walnuts; spread over yogurt. Cover and freeze for 2 hours or until firm.
- Top with remaining yogurt; spread with strawberry topping. Cover and freeze for 8 hours or overnight until firm. Garnish with whipped topping. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Banana Split Ice Cream Cake in Country Woman June/July 2008, p35
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Reviewed Apr. 13, 2014
"This recipe looks very delicious and easy to make for someone's birthday."
Reviewed Jun. 25, 2013
"Made a crust with graham crumbs instead of the cones. A little too sweet; probably should use 1/2 jar of the toppings next time. Oh, also will freeze the first layer for an hour or so before adding the hot fudge.... it sank right in the softened ice cream."
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2010
"I made this for my friends birthday party. EVERYONE loved it. I am making it again today for my daughters birthday party."
Reviewed May. 21, 2009
"I made this for my daughter's former teacher and it was loved by all. Today, I'm taking it to my daughter's 4th grade classroom for her birthday treat. YUM!"


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Sterlington Spring Football Report
First-year head coach Jason Thompson saw vast room for improvement, but liked the effort as the Sterlington Panthers completed their third spring football practice session Wednesday afternoon.
Thompson hopes to mold the Panthers into a more physical team by the time August rolls around. But those are issues Thompson can deal with for now.
"We need to get used to playing physical and playing fast," Thompson said. "That will come in time. I've been real pleased with the desire and want-to. We just have to do things at a faster pace."
Citing fatigue, Thompson shortened Wednesday's practice.
"We cut it a little short, trying to get their legs back," Thompson said. "We're missing that burst because the legs are tired and the bodies are tired. But, again, the effort is there."
While retaining the majority of the coaching staff, Thompson has brought in Bobby Breen as offensive coordinator and Jeremy Many was strength and conditioning coordinator and defensive tackles coach.
Breen, the former Richwood OC, quarterbacked West Monroe's first state championship team in 1993.
With Breen at the helm, the Panthers are operating from their third offensive set in less than a year. Following an 0-4 start last season, the Panthers moved from the flexbone to the splitback veer. Under Breen's system, the Panthers will line up in an I formation with a fullback and a tailback.
"It's more West Monroe-like," Thompson said of the new system. "With the number of guys we have back on the offensive line, I think that plays to our strength. We can run a power game and stay behind those big bodies."
Many joins the Sterlington staff from West Ridge Middle School in West Monroe.
"Those are two good hires," Thompson said. "Both of those guys come from championship programs and bring a lot to the table."
Quarterback Devon Murphy, who was 6-2 as a freshman starter after being handed the reigns of the offense at midseason, is being challenged by Blake Lacaz. A senior-to-be Lacaz has returned to Sterlington after attending school at West Monroe where he did not play football.
"Both of those guys have been impressive," Thompson said. "There's a good little competition between those two. Competition breeds success and we're trying to get as much of that as we can in camp."
Austin Haman, whose 2012 season was cut short by a knee injury, is the fullback with Jaylon Wade at tailback.
Conley Harris, Chase Parks and Tyler Buffington — a trio of seniors-to-be — return up front.
Defensively, the Panthers has switched to the 4-2-5 from a 3-3 alignment.
"We are putting in a completely different scheme, defensively," Thompson said. "I've been pleased with the mental aspect as far as the way they're taking it all in."
Thompson will wear the dual hats of head coach and defensive coordinator for the time being.
"I've self-titled myself as defensive coordinator for now," Thompson said. "In time, once the other guys become comfortable with what they're doing, I'll be turning it over to them."
Linebacker Cody McGuire, the Panthers' leading tackler last season, is being held out of spring drills. Coming off of a pulled hamstring, McGuire injured his knee on Monday and is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday.
Other returning starters on defense include ends Tristan VandeGevel and Demarcus Matthews and free safety Trent Raffray.
QuenTerrius Gray and JaQuarius Douglas, who played in the offensive backfield last season, have moved into starting roles in the secondary.
Sterlington will break camp following the spring game against Caldwell on Thursday, May 16. Starting time is 6 p.m. at the Panthers' Den.


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DETROIT — Fiat SpA said Tuesday it has completed a $4.35 billion deal to acquire all of Chrysler Group LLC's remaining shares from a union-managed trust.
The deal gives the Italian carmaker the scale to better challenge the biggest players in the auto industry.
Sergio Marchionne, Fiat chief executive officer, has been trying to convert the company from an unprofitable regional player into a carmaker with worldwide ambitions. Mr. Marchionne, 61, will remain as CEO through at least 2016, company chairman John Elkann said last week in Detroit.
Mr. Marchionne has estimated that Fiat and Chrysler together are the seventh-biggest carmaker worldwide. The two firms sold about 4.4 million vehicles combined last year, less than half the annual deliveries of Volks-wagen Group, General Motors Co., and Toyota Motor Corp.
The deal was to close by Monday but banks were closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.
Completion of the deal ends Mr. Marchionne's nearly five-year quest to merge the two automakers both operationally and financially. It also effectively means that Fiat fully owns Chrysler, even though it will retain its presence in Michigan.
The deal also resolves a lawsuit between Fiat and the UAW trust over the value of the shares and averts a potentially complicated initial public offering for Chrysler that the United Auto Workers' Retiree Medical Benefits Trust could have forced the automaker to undertake.
For the UAW Trust, which provides medical benefits to 117,000 UAW-represented Chrysler retirees, the deal provides much-needed funding.
The UAW Trust said it received $3.825 billion Tuesday and said the proceeds will be used to provide additional funding security for the health benefits for Chrysler retirees and dependents.
Fiat became Chrysler's controlling shareholder in 2009 when the Auburn Hills, Mich., automaker emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Under the terms of the deal, Chrysler will contribute $1.9 billion and Fiat $1.75 billion to purchase the shares held by the UAW Trust. Chrysler also will pay $700 million more to the VEBA Trust in four equal annual installments.
A number of questions must be resolved now that Fiat and Chrysler are a unified company.
Mr. Marchionne said last week that Fiat's board of directors will meet Jan. 29 to discuss a new name for the combined company, the stock exchange on which shares will be listed, and the site of the headquarters.
The issue of the name is sensitive on both sides of the Atlantic. In Italy, where Fiat is the largest private-sector employer, workers and unions have been on edge for several years, concerned that Fiat's focus has been shifting to North America.
In the United States, memories still linger over the disastrous DaimlerChrysler marriage that was billed as a merger of equals in 1998.
"'Fiat' and 'Chrysler' will be in the name," Mr. Marchionne said last week.
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Jeremy Glaser: For Morningstar, I'm Jeremy Glaser. I'm here today with Gaston Ceron. He is an equity analyst. We are going to look at the IntercontinentalExchange and New York Stock Exchange merger and what it could mean for their moats.
Gaston, thanks for joining me.
Gaston Ceron: Thanks Jeremy. Glad to be here.
Glaser: So, let's take a look this merger. Why did ICE want to take over New York Stock Exchange Euronext? What was the impetus behind this deal?
Ceron: ICE had actually tried to take over the NYSE Euronext before. They had tried, they had attempted to do so earlier in a joint bid with Nasdaq that was unsuccessful. So this was really another attempt by them to come at the company, this time just by themselves, not with another co-bidder.
What ICE is most interested in, in this property, in my opinion, is that ICE is primarily a derivatives exchange; that's pretty much what they do. And so the NYSE Euronext has an attractive derivatives exchange property in Europe called NYSE Liffe, and that's what ICE, in my view, is really interested in. They will also get some other pieces of the company, such as the equity side, which we can talk about further, but the real impetus for the deal as I see it is for ICE to get this NYSE Liffe derivatives piece in Europe.
Glaser: Let's take a closer look at the moat around these businesses. I know exchanges can have a classic network effect. How does this help ICE's moat? What is it before the deal? What does it look like after?
Ceron: Right. I would say in the short term it's somewhat mixed. We generally think that ICE has a wide economic moat. The reason we think that is because ICE is a futures exchange, and therefore they enjoy more control over their products than, let's say, an equities exchange would, because typically what happens with futures--and especially with a futures exchange like ICE that also owns a clearinghouse--is that you basically have to work through that exchange if you want access to those products. So, you open a position there, it gets cleared there, and then you have to close it there. That is not the case, for instance, with equities. Equities are often traded in multiple venues and you can buy a share here, you can buy it there, there's very little difference for many equities.
Futures in that sense are more exclusive, if you will, generally speaking, and so that's why we tend to think that ICE has a wide economic moat, because as long as you offer attractive products that people want to trade, they have this degree of exclusivity that is not available to other exchanges that are not futures exchanges. In getting NYSE Liffe, they will get another futures business, and so in that sense, that part will augment their moat, because that futures business will now be bigger and it will also expand into an area that ICE has been wanting to expand in, which is these financial derivatives, specifically interest rate futures. And so that part will make their wide moat moatier, because, again, you are taking a company that specializes in futures, you are adding more futures to it, that will get moatier, if you will.
The reason I say it's a little bit mixed is because something else that comes with the deal is NYSE Euronext's U.S. equities business. They have an equities business actually in the U.S. and in Europe, but the company has indicated that they will contemplate spinning off the European portion at some point. So, I'm assuming that does go through at some point in the hopefully near future after the deal closes, but they are still left with this U.S. equities piece. And that piece we think is not a wide-moat business, that's more of a narrow-moat business. There are some network effects and there are scale advantages and things there that do help that business, but equities in general, in the U.S., equities trading for exchanges is certainly less moaty than futures because equities are typically fungible products, which means that other exchanges can trade them, there is little exclusivity, and so there is more of an all-out fight for market share.
Glaser: So, New York Stock Exchange might be iconic but doesn't necessarily--that equity trading business doesn't sound like it has the advantages that you get in futures.
Ceron: Right.
Glaser: Let's look at the regulatory picture here. You know, the regulators have been somewhat skeptical of some exchange mergers in the past. Do you expect any roadblocks to this combination?
Ceron: Generally speaking, I think that this combination should face fewer roadblocks than some of the other ones, because there doesn't seem to be as much overlap between these companies….NYSE itself, as viewers may remember, try to merge with another exchange, Deutsche Boerse, which is a German exchange, and that combination ran into big regulatory problems in Europe and that's why it was ultimately not successful.
In this case, well, I am sure that regulators will take a close look at the company. These exchange mergers are very high profile, because exchanges, as you said, are iconic and very high-profile companies, so regulators tend to scrutinize them. I'm sure it'll get a share of scrutiny but I do not expect it'll face the same kind of roadblocks that other exchange mergers faced.
One interesting corollary to that question is, is this merger because of its specific nature more of a one-off deal, or does it signal kind of a breakthrough in this logjam--it's not really a logjam, but for lack of a better word--of exchange mergers that we've seen because of regulatory and related issues? And I think the jury's still a little bit out on that. I tend to view this is more of a one-off specific situation rather than a signal that the dams are about to burst open and we'll see more exchange mergers, but that is more of an open question.
Glaser: How about valuation? How much is ICE paying for this business and what does that mean for their shareholders?
Ceron: It's a combination of cash and stock, and basically our fair value on NYSE was at $29 and it's still at $29, and when the deal was announced it was, I believe that if you were to work out the math on the part that was going to be ICE stock and the part that was going to be cash, around the time of the deal NYSE was valued at around $33, give or take, so that was certainly above our fair value but not dramatically above. Now, with the runup in ICE stock, that gap has widened. So now, NYSE is valued somewhere higher in the $30s as a result of the merger. And so, as ICE stock moves higher, NYSE stock kind of falls along to a certain degree, because again there's a stock component to the deal in ICE stock.
As with all mergers, one thing you have to keep in mind is that our fair value of $29 for NYSE is really more, is really a stand-alone fair value, where we look at the company in its present setup and kind of assume that it continues into the future, whereas when ICE or any other buyer buys the company, typically they must incorporate things like cost synergies and any revenue synergies they can get out of it. That's why companies often think they can justify paying a higher price than a stand-alone fair value. So that has to be taken into account.
Glaser: So, do you think it makes sense for investors to look at ICE shares today if they look attractively valued?
Ceron: That's also kind of an interesting question, because as of now we are also still valuing ICE shares on a stand-alone basis, and because ICE stock has seen a runup, it also has gone above our fair value. I think what we would say is that on a stand-alone basis, it's difficult to call the company a compelling value at these levels, given the runup that the stock has seen. And I would assume that some of that runup in that stock has got to be due to people kind of anticipating some of these merger benefits flowing through ICE after the merger closes--kind of being anticipatory, in that sense. However, if you take a step back from the valuation for a second and you look at the company's merits, I think that ICE does have some interesting things going for it, especially for a financial.
So, we think that on a strategy perspective, if you will, we think that it's a very interesting combination of a wide-moat company with reasonable growth prospects and what we think is a pretty strong management team, and we think that combination is relatively rare for a financial. So while the valuation does not make it a compelling value, if you look at it more from a quality-of-business standpoint, we do think that for enterprising investors that want exposure to the financial sector, perhaps it's something that they might want to consider. But it's true that the valuation again has gotten a little pricey.
Glaser: Gaston, thanks so much for your thoughts on the merger today.
Ceron: Thanks very much.
Glaser: For Morningstar, I'm Jeremy Glaser.


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Boiling Springs Lake and Hardball Farms. While those toponyms put it all out there—the pain, the anguish—Pleasantville is coy. Pleasant. Does this look pleasant?
The pig in his barbecue grill jail, the flames swelling at his back—that's pleasant?
Well, for him, it probably is. We lost our heads for a minute. This isn't one of our scheduled Festivals of Cruelty, wherein the animals are truly terrorized and hounded to the brink of death and beyond.
This is party time. The animals are honored guests, proud for the chance to die and experience the oblivion they've spent their lives pursuing.
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I'm the author, and I thought I'd write to say that you might actually enjoy the book if you read it. Baxter doesn't understand that anyone has any interest in eating him. That's really the point of the book. It's all a mixup, and other reviewers have said the book has a "vegetarian message." Baxter only wants to be included at the table, as a guest, and in the end he is!
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We're assuming you meant to reply to the post about the Baxter book instead.
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Hi ladies, looking for some support and advice please. I apologise in advance for the very long post. Evidently, I have a lot on my mind! I have a 5 and a half week old daughter who just isn't feeding efficiently at all...or at least I don't think she is. I had a lot of problems feeding my 18 month old daughter, and it plagues me to this day that I was never able to EBF her, so much so that I feel it is interfering with how I am breastfeeding this time. I feel like I am in a constant state of anxiety and worry, and always questioning every little thing from how many dirty/wet nappies my LO has to how sunken her fontanelle is. I just can't relax, and feel like it is having a negative impact on my milk supply.
With my 18 month old, I never sought help until too late because I felt like I was a failure. I'm blessed with the fact that my mother in law is an IBCLC, but last time I felt like I had to show her how great I was at bfeeding (always felt the need to try impress her - but that is another story!), when the reality was that I was in pain feeding all the time and shouldn't have let my pride get in the way. After having a bout of mastitis, and finding that my daughter had stopped gaining weight, I eventually asked her for help. It led to an eventual diagnosis of tongue tie at 4 weeks, but by that point, my supply had dwindled a lot. I set about taking herbs, pumping after/before/during feeds, using an SNS, domperidone...absolutely anything and everything to get my supply up, but I was never able to EBF despite all my attempts.
This time I was prepared for the fact my daughter may have a tongue tie (due to the genetic link) and was able to be pro active about maintaining my supply. My MIL and I decided I should pump after every feed, apart from night feeds for the first 2 weeks due to this being the most critical time to set up my 'factory'. I'm still pumping on average 3 times a day now. I haven't been able to have my MIL see me feed my LO in a while, because everytime she visits, I have either just fed her, or when I try to feed her, I tense up because she is watching me, and my let down doesn't happen, so I have to go and feed elsewhere. I feel I would benefit from seeing someone else but don't want to offend my MIL, and wouldn't know who else to go see.
My LO had a PTT snipped at day 11, although it wasn't cut very deep at the admission of the person cutting it, due to the scissors just 'bouncing back off it' as they are blunt ended. She recommended seeing someone else who can cut it deeper using a different technique if problems persisted. My LO also has a very pronounced ULT. I have managed to get an appointment with a recommended Dr who will snip her TT and ULT privately a week Monday. This was the soonest appointment they had. In the meantime, I am stuck questioning everything all the time, and wondering if I am starving my LO.
The past week or so, something feels like it has changed. My boobs are very rarely full between feeds and I use a breast shell to collect milk from the boob I'm not feeding from, which used to get full, but now isn't even getting half full. She never seems to come off 'milk drunk', never has, and can sometimes be on me for upto an hour or more at a time. This has me questioning my supply. I know pumping isn't an accurate portrayal of my supply but I can pump an oz to 2oz after feeding her, or 3to 4 oz in between feedings. So as usual, logic is telling me my supply is ok but I can't ever see her doing deep, long sucks apart from during my let downs. Is this normal? What does normal bfeeding look like? I have never really seen other women bfeeding up close. Like what should the pattern of it look like etc? Any videos? For example, my LO does little sucks, then when I have my let down, goes into deep sucks, but only as the let down is happening. Then she has a break, with maybe a few more little sucks, and a few deep ones. Then starts the little sucks again until another let down happens, and repeats the process a few more times. I thought she should be in the deep sucks majority of the time? Even after my let down? What eventually changes that makes mothers/babies more efficient at bfeeding the older they get? My LO feeds better from one side than the other, and very rarely stays on the worse side for more than 10 mins. Mostly latching on and off the whole time, unless I'm having a let down. Could this be a slower flow possibly? I've tried breast compressions on both sides but very rarely makes a difference to her sucks. She also has a lot of clicking, kind of feels like a loss of suction when it happens, but I'm pretty sure that is the ULT/PTT and hopefully that will resolve after they have been revised?
Her nappies seem to be OK, although I'm always questioning whether her wet ones are wet enough. What would be determined as 'a heavy nappy'? Her poops seem fine, always yellow, very rarely seedy though. Does that matter? The frequency of them started to change about 5 days ago. They went from being about 6 to 8 times a day to about 3 to 5 a day. I'm also not sure on the size of them, as in whether or not they are big enough. She normally has several small/medium ones and one a day that covers about 3/4 of the nappy. How do I know she is pooping enough?
Weight wise, she was born very heavy - 10lbs 7oz, never expected her to be that big as her sister was only 8lbs 1oz. She went down to 10lbs 4.5 oz at day 5, but was back to birth weight at day 10. At her last weight check when she was 4weeks and 5 days, she was 11lbs 5oz. So that has equated to just over 4 oz a week since her lowest recorded weight. Does this seem OK? Is there anything anywhere to suggest that higher birth weight babies gain slower? I always presumed with her being such a big baby she would want feeding more, and therefore put on more weight, but this hasn't been the case.
Anyway, I'm sorry for all the questions and the long essay, but I would really appreciate any help any of you can give me. I'm so passionate about bfeeding and really, really want it to work this time. I'm tired of feeling like a failure. What can I do to help us both be more efficient? Other than breast compressions and swapping back and forth between breasts when she stops the deep sucks? Thank you.


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First, the Teamsters filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Rick Scott for signing a bill to privatize 19 Florida prisons after accepting campaign cash for his inaugural committee from the two largest companies that could benefit from the deal, the GEO Group and Corrections Corp. of America.
The Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents 13,000 of the state's 20,000 correctional and probation officers, had already filed suit against the gov for that very issue. (It won the case, by the way, and Scott hasn't asked for an appeal.)
Now comes a complaint by the Teamsters on behalf of prison workers and against the Department of Corrections. The complaint, to be filed today with the U.S. Labor Department, alleges that the department "systematically short changes workers out of pay" and asks the labor department to investigate.
It's practice that Teamster's lawyer Patricia Ireland believes violates a 1987 federal court ruling that required that once workers are at their work site and have picked up any equipment that is considered "integral and indepensible" to their jobs, they must be compensated. For some employees, it could amount to 200 hours of uncompensated time each year, said Michael Filler, of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. "We want to stop the wage theft."
The PBA has another answer. It's sorry, tried that. "We took this on in the early 90s and won,'' said Matt Puckett, director of the PBA. Then two rulings, one out of the 11th Circuit and another out of the U.S. Supreme Court, reversed that decision, however and ruled that the state has sovereign immunity over these kinds of claims. "They said you can't sue your employer over that. They're immune."
Puckett believes the complaints, and accompanying press conferences, are the Teamsters' attempt "to get their name in the paper."This shows a little bit of their lack of understanding of the State of Florida and federal law.''
Ballots will be distributed to corrections officers next week in the election to see who will serve as their collective bargaining representative in salary and labor negotiations with the state. They'll be able to choose between the PBA, the Teamsters and others, or none at all.
Both sides say they will be the more aggressive advocate but it comes at a time when Scott and Legislative leaders say they are determined to undercut the unions by allowing for private prisons, which don't hire union workers, to take over dozens of state-run prisons.
The Teamsters' believe they have a good chance at winning at the ballot box. "The police association hasn't done anything about this problem,'' Filler said. "The PBA has been ineffective in the last 7 years not getting any pay increase and they were on guard last year through changes in the retirement system."
Puckett acknowledged that the lack of a pay raise is a "shortcoming" but notes that no one else in state government got pay raises either. He thinks the PBA will prevail.
"This is a natural thing in the labor movement,'' Puckett said. "It's like any elected official, we can be challenged.''


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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital said on Tuesday that it has secured Department of Health (DOH) approval to conduct experimental hand transplants.
Kuo Yao-jen (郭耀仁), director of the hospital's surgical department, said the hospital planned to perform five such transplants over the next five years.
The topic of limb transplants drew attention after The Associated Press (AP) reported that the first US soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War had received a double arm transplant.
The 13-hour operation was led by Taiwan-born Andrew Lee (李為平), who is plastic surgery chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, AP reported.
The operation, carried out on Dec. 18 last year, is the seventh double hand or double arm transplant to be accomplished in the US, the report said.
Lee was in charge of three of those earlier operations when he previously worked at the University of Pittsburgh, including, in 2010, the only above-elbow transplant, which was the first to have been accomplished at the time, the report said.
Kuo said he had traveled to the US to study limb transplants under Lee's tutelage.
"After nearly 10 years of preparations, our hospital has finally secured the green light from the Department of Health to conduct experimental hand transplant surgery," Kuo said.
Nevertheless, Kuo said, the anti-rejection drug the hospital had planned to use in such surgery has not been licensed in Taiwan.
"As a result, we will have to try other anti-rejection drugs," Kuo said, adding that the hospital is scheduled to perform the country's first experimental hand transplant within a year.
Kuo said that about 53 people around the world have received single or double hand transplants and that only three of them have had to have the donated hands removed because of transplant failure.
Wei Fu-chuan (魏福全), dean of Chang Gung University's College of Medicine, who is also an Academia Sinica academician, said that limb transplants are not especially difficult.
"The real challenge lies in rejection control," Wei said, adding that Lee has pioneered novel immune suppression technology that has allowed his patients to take just one anti-rejection drug instead of the combination treatments most transplant patients receive.
Another challenge is local people's reluctance to donate organs, including limbs, he added.
The new arms "already move a little," tweeted Brendan Marrocco, who was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009.
The 26-year-old also received bone marrow from the same dead donor who supplied his new arms.
The novel approach was aimed at helping his body accept the new limbs with minimal medication to prevent rejection, the report said.
Lee told AP in an interview that Marrocco's "was the most complicated one" so far.
"It will take more than a year to know how fully Marrocco will be able to use the new arms," said Lee, who moved to the US along with his family at the age of 15.
"The maximum speed is an inch a month for nerve regeneration," Lee said. "We are easily looking at a couple years until the full extent of recovery is known," he added.
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Deputy Superintendent Cheng Ming-hui, who is a friend of Lee, said Lee maintained close ties with the local medical community and often came to Taiwan to attend seminars or give lectures.
Cheng said a microsurgery team at his hospital has completed experimental limb transplants on animals and will apply for DOH approval to begin experimental operations on humans.


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Volunteers needed in Opportunity Center
The Fond du Lac Public Library's Opportunity Center is a free computer lab resource where under- and unemployed people can get help looking for work, writing resumes and researching employers. The center is staffed by local volunteers who work one-on-one with users, many of whom lack computer skills. This help is essential.
The center needs additional volunteer help. Ideally, volunteers will have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, have basic internet searching and emailing skills, can work with a diverse population and are willing to commit to a regular schedule. Training is provided. Many current volunteers are retired supervisors or human resource professionals, but that level of expertise is not required.
The Opportunity Center is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Persons interested in volunteering at the Opportunity Center should contact Annette Clark at [email protected] or (920) 322-3936.


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Fox Electronics Introduces New OCXO for WiMAX Base Station Applications
Fox Electronics, a global supplier of frequency control products, announced a new HCMOS, 14-pin DIP oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO). Designed for use in base stations, the new FTS310 OCXO will benefit the WiMAX, HIPERMAN and WiBro markets in the US, Europe and Korea, respectively.
Fox's new OCXO is more robust than TCXO options, clearly meeting the IEEE 802.16-2004 specification that dictates the OCXO have a frequency stability better than 8 PPM for 10 years. In addition, Fox's new OCXO has a phase noise of -125 dBc/Hz at an offset of 100 Hz and of -145 dBc/Hz at an offset of 10 kHz.
The operating temperature for the FTS310 is -40° to +65°C, with an option of -40° to +85°C for use in outdoor units or locations requiring tolerance to higher temperatures. The new OCXO has a frequency range of 2.43 to 60.00 MHz, warms up to within ±4.6 PPM in two minutes and needs less than 1.5 W of power to do so. Its supply voltage is 3.30 V ±0.16 V, its operating power is 1.0 W at 0°C and 0.6 W at 25°C and its output load is 15 pF. The OCXO measures 20.8 L x 13.2 W x 11.0 mm H.
Pricing for a FTS310 OCXO is $17.00 each in quantities of 5,000. Delivery is eight weeks ARO.


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Side Attributes:
Actions and Action Points (ACP):
Can act until -1 ACP left.
Receives basic allotment of 2 new ACP per turn.
Movement, Movement Points (MP), and Speeds (MP/ACP Ratios):
Uses a minimum of 1 ACP per move.
Needs MP to enter terrain: 99 into sea, shallows, ice, 2 into swamp, forest, mountains, river, 1 into desert, plains, 0 into railway.
Needs MP to traverse terrain: -1 by default, 99 across river, 1 across railway.
Hit Points (HP): 2. Recovers by 0.25 HP each turn.
Vanishes if in: false by default, true for sea, shallows, ice.
Construction points (CP): 8.
ACP to create: 0 by default, 2 for fort.
ACP to build: 0 by default, 2 for fort.
Can build at own location.
Can attack (ACP 2 vs all unit types).
Hit chances are 50% vs infantry, police, terrorist, train, 70% vs militia, 40% vs cavalry, 30% vs fort, 25% vs town, 15% vs city, 10% vs fleet.
Damage is 1 vs all unit types.
If attacked, effect of own terrain is *1.00 by default, *0.90 in forest, *0.80 in mountains.
Ammo needed to hit unit: 0 by default, 1 vs ammo.
Can capture (ACP 0 vs all unit types).
Chance to capture: 0% by default, 30% vs train, 20% vs town, 15% vs city, 10% vs fort.
Chance to capture indep: -1% by default, 60% vs train, 40% vs town, 30% vs city, 20% vs fort.
Protection of occupants/transport is *1.00 by default, *0.90 for fort, town, city.
Other Actions:
Can be given to another side (1 ACP).
ACP for explicit repair is 0 by default, 1 for fort, town, city.
Explicit repair performance is 0 by default, 50 for fort, town, city.
Min HP to repair is 1 for all unit types.
0% chance to be seen at outset of game.
0% chance to be seen at outset of game if independent.
Not always seen even if terrain has been seen.
Occupants not seen even if unit has been seen.
Attrition in HP:
0 by default, 5 in swamp.
Material Handling:
fuel (none)
food, 1 basic production, 5 storage (5 at start of game), 1 basic consumption
ammo, 5 storage (5 at start of game), 1 (ammo) consumed per attack
Productivity adjustment for terrain is *0.00 by default, *1.00 in plains, forest.
0.30% chance of revolt.
Fate if side loses: 100% chance to vanish.
AI Attributes:
Requires >= 30 accessible, liquid cells to build naval units.
Requests a total wartime garrison of 1 units.
Range within which enemies will cause an alert is 6.
Basic tactical computation range is 12.
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July 13, 2012
Steven and Karen Boege of Garwin and Ted and Lori Burr of Belle Plaine are pleased to announce the marriage of their children Kelsey Jo Boege and Bradley Victor Recker on May 5, 2012. Kelsey graduated from GMG in 2009 and Bradley graduated from Belle Plaine in 2009. Bradley is currently serving in the United States Marine Corps stationed in Camp Pendleton. Bradley recently returned from serving a tour in Afghanistan. Kelsey and Bradley were united in marriage in Marengo with immediate family they will repeat there vows in front of family and friends on October 20th 2012 at St Pat's Catholic Church in Tama.
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When Quebec ombudswoman Raymonde Saint-Germain launched an investigation last year into a spiralling number of complaints about the lack of care for older Quebecers in their homes, she found chronic underfunding and care too often allocated on capricious grounds.
Home care for the elderly is a linchpin service, designed to keep older people in their own homes and out of more expensive nursing homes or hospitals. So one could be forgiven for hoping for a promise to do better from the provincial government.
Instead, Quebecers were given a bland reassurance from a spokesperson for the minister responsible for health and social services that home-based help for the elderly is a "government priority."
Actions speak louder than words. Saint-Germain points out in her report that although Quebec announced a budget increase of $45 million last year for home care, at the same time it demanded that the government department responsible for administering home care cut $300 million from its own budget.
She says that Quebec has consistently underfunded home care. In 2003-04, the last year for which comparable figures are available, it spent $31.79 per resident of the province for home care for seniors, compared to $54.97 in Ontario and $93.59 in New Brunswick.
This is short-sighted in a province that has become the very definition of an aging society. For the first time in Quebec's history, there are more people aged 65 and older than youngsters under the age of 15. One in seven Quebecers – 15 per cent of the population – is at least 65 years old. This is a large and probably irreversible trend. The province must face up the challenge of caring for older people.
Helping them stay in their own homes for as long as possible is the right course of action. It is what they want, and it will end up costing the province much less than if it had to care for them in nursing homes or hospitals.
Quebec has been down this road before. Good ideas are put forward, but the money that would make them a success doesn't follow them into the field. We are still living with the results of the failure to properly establish and fund mental-health services and resources in the community after psychiatric facilities were emptied out in the 1960s.
Elderly Quebecers should not be viewed as a costly burden to society. That attitude leads to cutting corners, to the kind of behaviour Saint-Germain uncovered in her investigation. While family members have an important role to play in looking after aging loved ones, they cannot always bear the burden alone – and some seniors have no family.
With the proper supports in place, elderly people can have independent and comfortable lives without imposing significant costs on the health-care system. That is the target to aim for.


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The Schedule
Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 7 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal Poly (8-7, 2-0)
at The Thunderdome
All-time record vs. Mustangs: 44-25
Last meeting: W, 3-1 (Oct. 27, 2013)
Weekend Recap
Last weekend, the Gauchos started their Big West schedule with matches against Long Beach State and UC Irvine. In their conference opener agains the 49ers, the Gauchos played in a five-set thriller, and were just edged out by a 15-13 decision in the final game. UCSB bounced back from the heart breaking loss with a decisive 3-0 sweep over the Anteaters. The two matches marked the Gauchos' first home competition since their season opener against Stanford on Aug. 30.
Opposite Day
Despite missing four of UCSB's 14 matches, Katey Thompson owns the second-highest kills total on the team with 136, just one short of Leah Sully's mark. In the her first weekend against Big West opponents, the senior connected for 33 kills, swinging for a .278 hit percentage. Against the 49ers, Thompson recorded a career-high 23 kills, which was also the second time she has made 20 or more kills in a single match. With the many attacks on the weekend, Thompson delivered her most pivotal kill against UC Irvine. In the third set, the Anteaters forced UCSB into extra points, and it was Thompson who ended the match by thundering home her 10th kill of the night.
Checking the Conference
The Gauchos enter the second week of Big West play tied with Long Beach State for fourth place at 1-1. Led by Katey Thompson, the Gauchos top the Big West with 112 kills in conference play and are just one of two teams to record 100 or more kills entering this week. UCSB also owns 20 total blocks against Big West opponents, which also leads the conference. Defensively, the Gauchos are second in league play with 111 digs.
Hitting the High Marks
Since the start of conference play, UCSB has climbed the Big West rankings in nearly every category. Katey Thompson is third in kills per set with a 3.46 average, and Hanna Nielson has cracked the top 10 at seventh place with 376 assists. Though Leah Sully just made the switch to libero last week, she is sixth in the conference with 172 digs.
Block Party
UCSB is fifth in the Big West with 182 total block assists. Middle blocker Phoebe Grunt leads the team in the category with 41 and has five solo blocks, which are also the most on the team. The freshman is sixth in the league with 1.02 blocks per set. As a team, the Gauchos' top blocking performance came against then No. 1 USC when the Women of Troy's offense was denied 14 times – a combination of one solo block and 26 block assists. Again, it was Grunt who paced UCSB in that matchup with 11 block assists.
Blue-Green Rivalry
Saturday's match will be the 70th meeting between UCSB and Cal Poly. The Gauchos are currently are on a three-match win streak against the Mustangs, giving up only one set in that stretch.
Managing the Mustangs
Cal Poly comes into Saturday with an 8-7 record and a perfect 2-0 conference mark. Last weekend, the Mustangs opened their Big West schedule with back-to-back home sweeps against UC Irvine and Long Beach State. Leading Cal Poly's offense are Chelsea Hardin and Megan McConnell with 174 and 167 kills, respectively. Both account for about three kills per set. At the net, Taylor Gruenewald leads with 39 block assists, while Marianne Gera paces the Mustangs with nine solo blocks. One of the toughest defenses in the Big West, Cal Poly has three player with 140 or more digs this season. Kate Walter's 146 is followed by McConnell's 144 and Steffi Sooter's 140.
Right Up Their Ali
Aside from Sully and Thompson, the Gauchos have seen quality production out of two underclassmen: Ali Spindt and Ali Barbeau. Spindt is third on UCSB's roster with 128 kills. She also has 127 digs, good for third most among the Gauchos. Currently, Spindt has put up double-digit kills figures in three straight matches, tying her season-high. Barbeau has accounted for the fourth most points on the team with 125.5, highlighted by her 17-kill performance against Virginia. The freshman is one of four players that average more than two kills per set for UCSB with a 2.06 average.
Leah Leads
Leah Sully has shown her versatility as a player this season by leading the Gauchos in both kills and digs. Her 136 kills top the UCSB roster, but she recently made the move to libero to help anchor her team's defense. So far, the transition has been seamless, as in her first two matches she posted 20 digs against Long Beach State and followed that performance up with seven more digs versus UC Irvine. The senior is now averaging 3.13 digs per set, good for eighth place in the Big West.
Two-Year Thunderdome Celebration Continues
In 2013-14, UC Santa Barbara will continue its two-year 35th anniversary celebration of the Thunderdome. In the Fall of 1979, the doors officially opened for UCSB's Events Center and a new era in Gaucho Athletics was born. Nicknamed the Thunderdome, the Events Center has been home for UCSB's prolific women's volleyball program since its opening. Under the bright lights of the 'Dome, the Gauchos established themselves as a perennial NCAA contender, qualifying for the national tournament 27 times including 26 straight.
History Lesson
UCSB women's volleyball is historically one of the most successful teams in the NCAA. The Gauchos are just one of only four teams to qualify for the first 26 NCAA Tournaments. Overall, UCSB reached 27 NCAA Tournaments, which includes multiple Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen berths. Before the NCAA recognized women's volleyball, UCSB was one of the top teams in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), reaching its national tournament Final Four three times including two third place finishes.
The Gauchos Prepare to Host Cal Poly this Weekend
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Gates Foundation Awards Microfinance Grant to World Council of Credit Unions
November 02, 2006
Madison, WI—The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $6.7 million to World Council of Credit Unions and $2 million to World Council's Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to implement a Credit Union Growth Program in Africa and Latin America. The new microfinance program will test product development tools for rapid credit union growth and provide outreach to the poor.
This is the first venture for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in exploring the growth potential of existing credit unions and what it takes for them to serve those living under $2 a day. Credit unions are among the largest providers of microfinance, which caters to those excluded from the traditional financial system due to their economic status.
"We are pleased to work with World Council of Credit Unions and the Worldwide Foundation of Credit Unions," said Sylvia Mathews, president of the Global Development Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "This project represents an exciting opportunity to understand the potential of credit unions to serve new members that have been previously excluded from the financial system, and to significantly increase credit union membership of those living under $2 a day in Kenya, Rwanda and Colombia."
The Credit Union Growth program goes beyond World Council's traditional credit union projects focused on institutional strengthening and savings mobilization. Program staff will work with financially sound credit unions in developing countries to actively extend outreach to the poor and dramatically increase credit union membership.
World Council will help participating credit unions create specific financial products and meet outreach targets. Credit unions will learn to employ new marketing strategies and technology to meet the program's objectives.
"Credit unions serve more than 157 million people in 92 countries, but our penetration is at just about seven percent. There are still many poor people out there who fall prey to predatory money lenders and lack access to financial education and services," World Council CEO Pete Crear said. "Through the Credit Union Growth Program, we commit to deepening credit union outreach and dramatically increasing membership to reach those in need."
Ten credit unions in Rwanda will be pilots for French-speaking African credit unions; ten Colombian credit unions will serve as test cases for Latin America; and up to seven credit unions in Kenya will pilot the English-speaking African program. World Council selected credit unions to participate in the program based on their commitment to expand services to the poor, solvency, asset quality, membership bond, openness to change, commitment to growth and willingness to develop new products aimed at member service and growth.
World Council has a long history working with credit unions in Colombia, Kenya and Rwanda. After the Rwandan genocide in the 1990s, it provided technical assistance and training to revive and restart the credit union movement. World Council recently completed a Model Credit Union Building program in Colombia designed to ensure fiscal strength and expand access to microfinance, and has assisted Kenyan credit unions, which form the largest credit union sector in Africa, for over 20 years.
The Credit Union Growth Program will create a "Credit Union Growth Tool Kit" to help credit unions expand outreach to low-income households through innovative marketing plans, product designs and branding procedures.
By the year 2020, World Council expects to provide 46 million low income individuals in developing countries with sustainable financial services.
About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to a great education and to technology in public libraries. In its local region, it focuses on improving the lives of low-income families. Based in Seattle, Wash., the foundation is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chairs William H. Gates, Sr., Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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Northcote Road Market
Northcote Road's historic food market dates back to the 1860s, providing locals with fruit and veg stalls to complement the original high street packed with butcher shops, bakeries and local services. Though the market suffered serious decline in the 1990s, it's enjoyed a surge in popularity in the last decade as localism has become fashionable. Groceries are still on offer, though the market has expanded its remit to sell flowers, crafts and vintage clothes, particularly on Fridays and Saturdays when all the stallholders are out. If you're after antiques, wander south down the street to the indoor Antiques Market at number155a. You'll pass high street boutiques and some excellent independent shops along the way.
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text: I'm failing to see where the good news is. Yes Tomlin said he reaggravated the same knee, but it hadn't been evaluated yet. I mean how to you reaggravate a bruise ? This tells me that there has to be something else. Maybe not a torn ACL, but maybe a Strained ACL, which is almost as bad cause those usually take 10-12 weeks to properly heal. And if that is the case, then Bell has to be IR'd. Can't keep a guy on the active roster for 10 + weeks when he cannot play. I think Bell will have a secret MRI, and the Steelers won't know anything for a few days then.


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Dec. 17 meeting
KEY ACTION Approved a three-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police/Ohio Labor Council.
DISCUSSION Under the terms of the contract, Canal Fulton police officers will receive a 2 percent raise each Jan. 1 for the next three years. Longevity pay was changed from $500 after the first five years of employment to $150 per year served, beginning with the first year. An allowance for the purchase and maintenance of uniforms and equipment was increased from $1,100 in 2013 to $1,150 in 2014 and $1,200 for each of the following two years.
• Approved an agreement with Economic Development Data Services to complete a study for consolidating the Lawrence Township and Canal Fulton police departments. The $50,000 study is being paid for by a $40,000 grant from Ohio's Local Government Innovative Fund. The township and the city are evenly splitting the remaining $10,000. The study will be completed by June 2015. By consolidating, EDDS estimates that the two communities will save about $500,000 over three years, a 26 percent savings. Council was evenly split on the decision. Mayor Richard Harbaugh cast the deciding vote to approve the agreement. Council members Nellie Cihon, Danny Losch, and Sue Mayberry were opposed to passing the resolution on first reading, while Paul Bagocius, Scott Svab, and Linda Zahirsky were willing to approve it, because an actual consolidation would occur only after the study was completed and if Canal Fulton citizens agreed.
• Heard that the Ohio Public Works Commission grant for the improvement of the Cherry and Locust intersection was turned down. The city will reapply in September. If approved, the project will begin in 2016, a year later than originally planned.
• Received a preliminary report of a study to determine if a YMCA should be built in Canal Fulton. The FourSqaure study recommends a 19,500-square-foot indoor facility with an outdoor trail. The facility would include a fitness center, half gym, meeting space, child watch and activity center. Plans are to design the facility so that a full-size gym and pool could be added at a later date. Most survey respondents said they preferred locating the YMCA on the Puffenberger property next to Locust Street. The full report will be completed during the next two weeks.
• Entered into an agreement with the Stark County Regional Planning Commission to update the city's zoning ordinance.
UP NEXT Meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at City Hall.
Joan Porter
Canal Fulton City Council Dec. 17 meeting
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The Ben Bernanke era is almost over.
Ahead of the final time Bernanke will be chairing a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, here are five of the most memorable and market-moving things the central banker has ever said. (Editor's note: The videos may be slow to load.)
Related: 'Heroic' or 'malfeasance' — a look at the Bernanke era
1.) March 28, 2007, Bernanke goes before the Joint Economics Committee of Congress. It's not one of his better moments as a forecaster, which you can watch below in its full glory. "At this juncture, however, the impact on the broader economy and financial markets of the problems in the subprime market seems likely to be contained."
2.) March 15, 2009, Bernanke appears on "60 Minutes." This time, he correctly calls the economic recovery and famously utters the phrase, "green shoots:" "And I think as those green shoots begin to appear in different markets, and as some confidence begins to come back, that will begin the positive dynamic that brings our economy back," he said. Though the economy hasn't roared back, the central bank chief was absolutely right. The whole 15-minute segment can be watched below:
3.) July 13, 2011, Bernanke is in front of the House Financial Services Committee. Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate and frequent Fed critic, has one of his more famous exchanges with Bernanke, about gold, a subject the central banker received many questions about from Congress. It's worth watching in full, but in this exchange, Bernanke famously says that gold is not money, to which then Rep. Paul retorted, then why don't central banks hold diamonds?
4.) Bernanke is back in front of the House Financial Services Committee, on Feb. 29, 2012. "I think you also have to protect the recovery in the near term. Under current law, on January 1st, 2013, there's going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases. I hope that Congress will look at that and figure out ways to achieve the same long-run fiscal improvement without having it all happen at one date."
By the end of the year, the phrase "fiscal cliff" became ubiquitous. And, as Bernanke requested, Congress did in fact delay most (though not all) of the tax hikes and spending cuts that were due to be triggered.
5.) Arguably a faux paus, though Bernanke later said it wasn't. He was appearing before the Joint Economics Committee on May 22, 2013. In his prepared testimony, he didn't suggest anything about the timing of a so-called tapering of bond purchases. But Rep. Kevin Brady kept questioning him about the exit policy. It led to this quote:
"We are looking at — we are trying to make an assessment of whether or not we have seen real and sustainable progress in the labor market outlook. And this is a judgment that the committee will have to make. If we see continued improvement and we have confidence that that is going to be sustained, then we could — in the next few meetings, we could take a step down in our pace of purchases. "
The end result of that comment was to spook the market into thinking there would be imminent tapering, sending mortgage rates spiking higher and rattling both U.S. and emerging-market stocks. By December, Bernanke and his colleagues did take a step down in the rate of bond purchases.
– Steve Goldstein
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Isonic vs. jp super-x
hey there, i kinda "grew out" of my JP superx 106 and looking for something a bit faster, so im thinking of the isonic 105 or 111..anyone
knows the biggest differences?..can i use in in "bump and jump"?...
im 200 pounds, so its kinda windy when i use that size...
next board in line is a 114l jp slalom...
thanx in advance!!
|14th November 2006, 04:57 PM
RE: Isonic vs. jp super-x
isonic will be faster but requires bit different riding style.
Bump & jump is ok, but not to hardcore... I jump my isonic 105 and it still lasts. I do only speedjumps (long).
Isonic range works well with people with some weight... especially planning tru will be way better than superx
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|20th December 2006, 05:19 PM
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RE: Isonic vs. jp super-x
Agreed - the iSonic will be faster... not ridiculously so though, and much will depend on rider input. Because it is an out and out slalom board some people find id more difficult to find the straps (very far outboard) and keep the board going.
Unless you really want a slalom board - which is really not designed for jumping - there are other options. The Stype is nearly as fast as Isonic, so deserves a go
|2nd January 2007, 01:14 AM
RE: Isonic vs. jp super-x
For jumping I would recommend the Starboard S-Type instead of the iSonic. As said before, the iSonic is a pure slalom monster, and those boards dislike jumping (of course, it's possible but the risks of damaging your board are a lot higher...). The comparison between the JP Super-X and the Starboard iSonic is also a bit weird I think. It's what we call; 'comparing apples with pears' in Holland. I own the iSonic 111 by the way, and the width and strap settings aren't very good for jumping (but for speed and jibes they are perfect!).
Like Mezza30 said: S-Type
|2nd January 2007, 03:02 AM
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RE: Isonic vs. jp super-x
I know it's wrong to say it on here, but why get rid if the JP SuperX 106 in favour of the similar S-type. From trying both I found the S-type to be a little faster in speed mode than the JP but with the straps inboard the JP was slightly more manouverable but again, not by much.
What I have is 2 boards to cover my moods in the 100ltr area. For those lumpy days when jumping is fun or in waves then I have a Kombat 96. Not too fast with superb control. And for flat, fast days I have an iSonic.
For me this gives me loads of enjoyment and I doubt I will chang my quiver in that area for some time*.
* Unless starboard come up with something that attracts me in August like they have every bloody year
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RE: Isonic vs. jp super-x
Hi Phill104,
You present an interesting duality, and while there can be some obvious overlap, one can focus on the different concepts and reap the rewards of that contrast. I truly think like you about this, especially since I didn't dump the slalom boards a number of years ago when folks tended toward high speed B&J and wave sailing. Having the right kind of quiver and focus gives one the opportunity to work the right margins in accordance with the conditions. Really, this was a critical point why I hung with windsurfing and didn't become a kiter like so many of my friends. Now, with the latest light wind slalom designs, one can leverage fairly flat or moderate sea conditions with speed and style. One needs to have a varied approach and attitude.
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Carolina vegetable growers will get a big shot of marketing at the 20th annual Southeast Vegetable and Fruit Expo, which is combined with the 23rd annual Eastern North Carolina Vegetable School.
The Expo and School will be held Dec. 12-14 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Theme of the dual show is 'Cultivating New Deals'. It features Edith Garrett, who owns and operates E. Garrett and Associates, one of the top vegetable marketing research firms in the World. A specialist in product packaging, Garrett will talk about opportunities for fresh cut summer vegetables.
Among the guest speakers is Richard Dahl, COO of Dole Food Company. He will discuss some of the business aspects of the produce business, including the company's decision to build a cut vegetable plant in eastern North Carolina.
The marketing focus of the meeting will feature several presentations on new crop opportunities and how to capture more dollars for produce. "Planning Now for Wow" will be a highlight of the session, featuring Bill Gerlach, director of Research and Development for Melissa World Variety Produce Inc, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Other marketing presentations include: "Specialty Vegetables for Latino Communities," "Marketing 'Red Neck' Vegetables," and "How We Get $6 for a Dozen Sweet Corn." The latter presentation by Gary Sweet, who is a sweet corn grower in Ohio is sure to generate interest, according to Nick Augostini, who is a marketing specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
The Expo also features an extensive trade show, which will feature the latest in crop varieties, irrigation equipment, farm chemicals and processing equipment.
Though marketing is the focus of the Expo, the meeting contains plenty of cutting edge production information in sections on tomato and pepper production, sweet potatoes, cole crops, watermelons and melons, greenhouse crops, sweet corn and snap beans.
The Expo and Workshop are sponsored by the North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association in cooperation with Clemson University, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina Department of Agriculture, North Carolina State University, South Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the South Carolina Growers Association.
For more information, including late registration and housing, contact Cathy Price at the North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association at 919-334-0099 or by e-mail at [email protected].
More information about the Expo and Workshop is detailed at the North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association website: www.ncvga.com.
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i took belly dancing classes a couple of years ago...lord knows i'd never land a man that way because me+belly dancing does not equal sexy results!
i had thought about taking a ballroom dance class but all the ones i've noticed being advertised right now require that you bring your own partner.
my friend met her current man at a handgun safety class. maybe i should take that class.


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Originally from Chapel Hill, I moved to Charlottesville, VA and graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008. After graduation, I relocated to San Francisco where I worked as a technician for two years at UCSF, studying the molecular mechanism behind frontotemporal dementia. I returned to Chapel Hill and joined the UNC MD/PhD program in 2010.
Regulation of apoptosis is a critical part of embryonic development. Since joining the Deshmukh Lab, I have been studying the mechanism of cell death in neural precursor cells and embryonic stem cells. I am investigating a potentially novel protein-protein interaction that exists in these cell types that could determine the precarious balance between life and death of a cell.
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Some students were showing their support for Troy teachers who are working without a contract.
Students scheduled a demonstration Tuesday at the Troy Board of Education meeting at Athens High School.
�Students are planning a protest of board policies that are preventing a teachers� contract from being settled because they are concerned about their teachers who are planning to leave the district,� Terri McCormick, Troy Education Association crisis chairwoman, said in a press release.
�Students recognize the impact on their education that a large exodus of teachers will have. In a recent poll, 80 percent of Troy teachers said they were considering leaving the district because of a lack of respect by the board,� McCormick alleged.
Troy teachers have been without a contract since their two-year agreement expired in June. McCormick said earlier the union was concerned that the Troy Board of Education shared proposals offered during negotiations, which she said would be a violation of labor relations rules.
Bargaining teams from both sides have met more than 30 times and are currently working with a state mediator to try to come to a resolution.
Tony Lucchi, association president, has pointed out teachers worked to help pass a bond issue for the district Nov. 5, and the last contract, teachers agreed to a pay freeze and took on paying 15 percent for insurance.
�We saved the district $11 million,� said Lucchi, �and we were touted as heroes.�
Lucchi said the district wants to eliminate step increases in the new contract.
Troy school district spokeswoman Kerry Birmingham said after a recent protest that reaching a collaborative agreement is a top priority, but noted it is a time when state funding remains uncertain and future pension costs are increasing.
�The board is committed to providing sustainable raises for our teachers while ensuring the fiscal health of the district remains intact,� Birmingham said after a recent protest.
�We have a bargaining session with the state mediator scheduled for this Friday, Jan 17. The union asked for a delay in the fact finding hearing, so our new dates for that are Feb. 26, 27, and 28.
Birmingham said, to date, the board has proposed four different compensation package options that offers all teachers additional compensation, with the most significant salary increases going to Troy�s less-experienced teachers.


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On the same day ScanSource Inc. held a grand opening for its North America distribution center in Southaven, the South Carolina-based company sold its old Memphis facility at 4100 Quest Way. Operating as 4100 Quest Way LLC, ScanSource sold the 248,317-square-foot warehouse to Kansas City Life Insurance Co. for $6.3 million. The deal closed Feb. 15. Built in 1999, the warehouse sits on 9.79 acres at the northeast corner of Quest Way and East Raines Road in Memphis Distribution Center. The one-story warehouse includes 18,139 square feet of warehouse office space. The Shelby County Assessor's 2007 appraisal was $7.6 million. ScanSource was in the Memphis market for 13 years, said public relations manager Melissa Andrews. The company's new distribution facility, at Stateline Business Park in Southaven, is more than twice as big as its old one. The company moved into the Southaven facility in December. It signed a 10-year lease with Industrial Developments International to occupy 600,000 square feet there. Andrews said the reason for the move simply was a matter of newer and larger space for its distribution of specialty technology products, including barcoding and electronic security devices.
Memphis Charter Commission members meet today for the second time this month. On the agenda is a move to streamline the process of proposing changes to the City Charter, which would go to Memphis voters later this year. Commissioners are looking to vote up or down several charter suggestions that came out of a series of public hearings as well as comments via the commission's Web site. The commission also might have for consideration a legal opinion from the Tennessee Attorney General's office on the idea of having two referenda on the charter changes - one on routine changes to charter language, the other on changes in the operation of city government. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. in the City Council conference room, fifth floor, 125 N. Main St.
Two first-run foreclosure notices appear beginning on Page 36 of today's Daily News against Charles Alexander, who has seen more than 20 foreclosures filed against his properties in the past two weeks. The properties facing foreclosure are 341 Laclede Ave. and 1839 Bismark St. U.S. Bank N.A. is the owner and holder of the debt for the Laclede Avenue property, which was mortgaged in June 2005. The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A. is the owner and holder of the debt for the Bismark Street property, for which Alexander took out a loan in December 2005. Both properties are subject to a tax lien filed by the Internal Revenue Service in October 2006 for $1,247.10. The United States of America is listed as a lienholder on the Laclede Avenue property. For more information on earlier foreclosure notices against Alexander, visit www.memphisdailynews.com.
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board meets today at 8 a.m. in the MSCAA board room, mezzanine level, at 2491 Winchester Road. The Center City Commission Clean and Green Committee will review contract proposals for landscaping on the Main Street Mall at its meeting today. The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. at the CCC, 114 N. Main St. And the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division board of commissioners will meet today at 1:30 p.m. at the MLGW Administration Building, 220 S. Main St.
James W. Stryker, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Memphis-based Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc., is resigning and returning to California. Stryker joined PMCI's Marie Callender subsidiary in 2001 as chief financial officer. He has been in his current position since 2006. The company has launched a nationwide search for a new chief financial officer, PMCI CEO Trungale said, and expects to name a replacement shortly. Stryker will remain at the company during a transition period. Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. operates or franchises 619 family restaurants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico under the brand names Perkins Restaurant & Bakery or Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, and licenses food products for sale in retail grocery stores. The company is majority-owned by an affiliate of Castle Harlan Inc., a New York-based investment firm.
The president and chief executive of regional bank SunTrust Banks Inc. received compensation valued at about $4.6 million in fiscal 2007, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. The Atlanta-based bank awarded James M. Wells III $1 million in base salary and $600,000 in non-equity incentive plan compensation. Wells, who has served as president and CEO since January 2007, also received option awards valued at $2.7 million on the days they were granted and $110,683 in above-market earnings on deferred compensation. Additionally, SunTrust awarded Wells $169,944 in the "all other compensation" category, which included financial planning services, use of company aircraft, club memberships and 401(k) matching contributions. The total pay calculations include executives' salary, bonus, incentives, perks, above-market returns on deferred compensation and the estimated value of stock options and awards granted during the year. The calculations don't include changes in the present value of pension benefits, and they sometimes differ from the totals companies list in the summary compensation table of proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to SunTrust's proxy filing, executive compensation is tied almost entirely to corporate performance. The compensation committee annually reviews a select group of peer companies, including Bank of America Corp., Fifth Third Bancorp, KeyCorp and Wachovia Corp., as well as the broader financial services industry, to ensure it continues to offer competitive compensation.
Dr. Scott Morris, founder and executive director of the Church Health Center, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Pride in the Profession award. The award is presented by the American Medical Association Foundation and given to domestic physicians who aid underserved populations in the U.S. The AMA Foundation presents the award in association with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative. The award will be presented March 31 at the 2008 Excellence in Medicine Awards Ceremony preceding the AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington. Morris opened the Church Health Center in 1987 to provide quality, affordable health care for working, uninsured people and their families, as well as the homeless population. The center cares for 50,000 patients of record without relying on government funding.
"Some of our politicians want to take away your right to vote on some key government offices - your sheriff, tax assessor, trustee, register of deeds and Shelby County clerk," blares the Web site of a local group of activists called Concerned Citizens of Shelby County. "Question: Do we want one or two politicians to appoint who they want to serve in these five offices? Or do we citizens want the right to continue voting on candidates we think will best serve our interest?" The CCSC group of volunteers was organized by John Lunt, the same man who organized a petition drive that led to the recent creation of the Memphis Charter Commission. Lunt is trying to organize a signature collection effort with his new group that would put a county charter amendment to voters about keeping the sheriff, tax assessor, trustee, register and county clerk as elected instead of appointed positions. The CCSC is hoping to mobilize between 500 and 1,000 volunteers Saturday behind the Half Shell restaurant on Mendenhall Road to collect between 50,000 and 100,000 signatures in three hours. The CCSC's Web site is: http://concernedcitizensofshelbycounty.info/.


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GREEN BAY—They are stars of the 3-4 defense, the linebackers, and the 49ers have the best quartet in the game today: Aldon Smith, Ahmad Brooks, NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis.
Against that collection of defensive football talent, not to mention a star-studded supporting cast, the Packers came within one more possession of winning the game. They needed the ball one more time. They needed it last.
"That's usually what these games come down to. Yeah, usually the team that has the ball last (wins)," Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy said, agreeing with his questioner.
The 49ers got the ball last. They didn't give it back. That's why the Packers' season ended on Sunday at Lambeau Field, on a night not fit for bare skin to be exposed for more than a few minutes, let alone for three hours of rugged, hard-edged playoff football.
Why weren't the Packers able to make the 49ers give the ball back to
You might say the Packers defense had one shot at it,
Whereas the 49ers were playing with four established stars in their linebacking corps, the Packers were playing without their only star,
"Corners and pass rushers, that's the starting point of any defensive scheme. We were definitely challenged there today," McCarthy said.
Yeah, they were definitely challenged in the rush-and-cover game, especially after losing their best cover man, cornerback
Best pass rusher gone? Check.
Best cover man gone? Check.
That's why the Packers couldn't get the ball back one more time. In the open field, Kaepernick overmatched them.
"We knew we needed to score more than 20 points today. I didn't get that done," McCarthy said.
He was trumped by his quarterback.
"It's frustrating not to play your best game. The defense holds them to 23 points. We should've won that game," Aaron Rodgers said, the disappointment deeply etched in his face. "Special opportunities like this, when you lose, you feel really down."
He needed the ball one more time. One more time would've done it.
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Good weather, but better information, could be found at the 2014 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Annual Conference.
For the tenth year in a row, the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association's Annual Conference can claim a record number of registrants, tallied at approximately 1,100. A feat made more impressive because the 2014 NRC Conference, which was held January 5-8, 2014, in Palm Desert, Calif., took place just as the rest of the country was being introduced to a new weather term: Polar vortex. The frigid cold, which was accompanied by heavy snow in some cities, took its toll on flights, with more than 12,000 cancellations occurring in the days leading up to the conference, stranding many would-be conference goers.
Once attendees arrived at the conference, they were not only treated to balmy weather, but to informative presentations, ample networking opportunities where many a travel story was swapped and the NRC-REMSA Exhibition provided the opportunity to discuss product and service offerings with more than 100 exhibitors.
Attendees heard presentations from 16 Class 1, shortline and transit system representatives about their opportunities for contractors in the upcoming year. Other presentations discussed the political climate in Washington, D.C., financial outlook of the industry, safety initiatives and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) delivered the gathering's keynote presentation. NRC membership also saw Terry Benton conclude his chairmanship and Bill Dorris take the association's helm for the next two years.
"We had a record crowd, the top speakers in both the freight rail and rail transit industries detailing their exciting 2014 capital investment programs and the weather even cooperated nicely," said Chuck Baker, NRC president. "We were thrilled and are already looking forward to the Jan 7-10, 2015, conference at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Fla."
Following an opening reception and welcome in the exhibit hall, the general session began with Norfolk Southern's Ron Patton detailing the railroad's 2014 capital program. Scott Linn then hit the highlights of Genesee & Wyoming's capital plans for its 111 railroads.
Sen. Moran's well-attended speech focused on his efforts to reinstate the 45G shortline tax credit, legislation for which the senator is an original author. Sen. Moran said he recognized that uncertainty, such as not knowing if 45G will be extended, leaves many in the rail industry unable to plan for the year and has a negative effect on capital investment. He also was upbeat about the possibility of receiving an extension saying 45G works and an extension will likely be a result of its success. Sen. Moran noted that his primary interest was preserving rural America and thanked the rail industry for serving that interest noting the railroads' ability to move goods from the middle of his state of Kansas to the rest of the world.
Jo Strang, vice president for regulatory affairs with the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association and Jeff Moller, assistant vice president, Transportation Systems and Practices with the Association of American Railroads, spoke about federal rail safety initiatives and the RSAC Process.
Following a break in presentations for attendees to explore the exhibit hall, Florida East Coast Railway's Fran Chinnici discussed the shortline railroad's capital plans for the upcoming year.
Joe Smak, senior director – track maintenance and compliance, Amtrak, pulled double presentation duty. As current chairman of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Board of Governors, Smak described AREMA's successful past year to the conference before going through Amtrak's planned maintenance and trackwork projects.
The NRC Safety Committee, which is in it's eighth year producing the association's safety DVDs, gave a preview of the fifteenth and sixteenth DVD, "Building a Turnout and Special Trackwork" and "Handling CWR."
Next, were two transit presentations from New York City Transit (NYCT) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). Lou Montanti with NYCT told the audience of the "inordinate amount of work" the agency is undertaking, while LACMTA's Krishniah Murthy presented the agency's plan to perform 30 years of work in ten.
Day One of presentations wrapped up with attendees hearing from Union Pacific's Kevin Hicks on the railroad's engineering plans for the upcoming year.
A reception in the exhibit hall was followed by a Florida State versus Auburn viewing party, sponsored by L.B. Foster Co., closed the first day of the conference.
The next day brought presentations from CSX, as well as shortline plans from Watco's family of railroads, Los Angeles' Metrolink capital program and an update on the California high-speed rail program.
The conference continued its focus on safety with the presentation of 2013 NRC/RT&S/Commercial Insurance Associates Safe Contractor of the Year Awards. In addition to the winners in four categories, 42 companies were recognized with Gold Awards, four companies won Silver Awardsand two were honored with Bronze Awards.
The final day of the conference was packed with valuable information on capital plans for the upcoming year from two Class 1s, BNSF and Canadian National, OmniTrax and two transit systems, Southern California's North County Transit District and Chicago's Metra. The final day also featured a Washington, D.C., update from Keith Hartwell, a business outlook report from Tony Hatch and the planned reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Pacific Imperial Railroad.
NRC also presented its 2013 Special Awards on the conference's last day. The 2013 Railroad Construction Project of the Year was awarded to Delta Railroad Construction, Inc., for its work on the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. The NRC said the project "proves that large projects conducted in adverse conditions can be completed on time and on budget when a strong safety culture is embraced."
The association's 2013 Field Employee of the Year was awarded to Craig Almont, construction project engineer, Hamilton Construction.
Of Almont, the NRC said, "One year after his hiring, Hamilton Construction sent Craig to a job in Idaho where he not only exceeded the company's project goals and expectations, but he also immersed himself into the community and joined the coaching staff of the struggling local high school football team in need of inspiration. Craig managed to keep the project on time and on budget, while turning a losing football program into the fourth best team in the state."
The next NRC event will be the Annual Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction on Thursday, May 1, 2014, Austinburg, Ohio. Blackmon Auctions will run the proceedings, which will take place at the Delta Railroad Construction facility at 9 a.m. NRC's 2015 Conference and NRC-REMSA Exhibition will be held Jan. 7-10 in Hollywood, Fla.
2013 NRC special Awards
2013 Field Employee of the Year Award
Craig Almont Construction Project Engineer, Hamilton Construction
2013 Rail Construction Project of the Year Award
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project; Delta Railroad Construction, Inc.
2013 NRC/RT&S/Commercial Insurance Associates Safety Awards
Category I - 30 employees or less
Winner: CR Construction Company Gold: American Rail Marketing, LLC; American Track Generations; Amtrac of Ohio, Inc.; Coleman Industrial Construction, Inc.; Crafton Railroad Company, Inc.; East Coast Railroad Services, LLC; K.W. Reese, Inc.; Railroad Construction Company of S. Jersey, Inc.; Sharp & Fellows, Inc.; US Trackworks, LLC
Silver: Northern Plains Rail Services; Omega Rail Services, Inc.
Category II - 31-99 employees
Winner: L.K. Comstock National Transit
Gold: Armond Cassil Railroad Construction, Inc.; Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. - Gillette Division; Fritz-Rumer-Cooke Co., Inc.; Georgetown Rail Equipment Company; Kelly-Hill Company; Queen City Railroad Construction, Inc.; Ragnar Benson Construction, LLC; Railroad Constructors, Inc.; Rhinehart Railroad Construction, Inc.; STX Corporation
Silver: Mass Electric Construction Company; Clayton Railroad Construction
Category III - 100-300 employees
Co-Winners: Herzog Services, Inc., and Herzog Technologies, Inc.
Gold: Colo Railroad Builders, LLC; Delta Railroad Construction; J-Track LLC; Lone Star Railroad Contractors, Inc.; Moran Environmental Recovery, LLC; Musselman and Hall Contractors; Railroad Construction Company, Inc.; Scott Bridge Company, Inc.; Tranco Industrial Services
Bronze: R&R Contracting
Category IV - 301 or more employees
Winner: Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc.
Gold: Ames Construction, Inc.; Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.; Herzog Contracting Corp.; Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.; Holland L.P.; Kiewit Infrastructure West, Co.; PNR RailWorks; RailWorks Track Services; RailWorks Track Systems; RJ Corman; Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.; Trumbull Corporation
Silver: Loram Maintenance of Way; Trans-Global Solutions
Bronze: Railroad Controls Limited


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Challenge raised over 10 teachers fired without cause
DeSoto County School Superintendent Karyn Gary exercised her discretion and authority to dismiss 10 DeSoto teachers without cause.
Gary said under a 2011 amendment of the Florida statutes, for teachers hired after July 1, 2011, the district may issue probationary contracts, and teachers working under a probationary contract may be dismissed without cause. (Teachers under an annual contract, after the probationary period, can be dismissed only for "just cause," under the law.)


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Objective methods make it possible to measure media buzz in a quantitative fashion. This statistical approach informs us, apparently, that Dominique Strauss-Kahn happens to be, at the present moment, the most well-known and asked-about celebrity personage in the universe. Jeez, you might say, this is crazy: DSK doesn't have anything like half the arse of Pippa [display]. Isn't it amazing, the way that buzz can evolve in just a few weeks…
From May 2002 to March 2004, during the presidency of Jacques Chirac, when France was governed by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the minister in charge of youth, education and research was Luc Ferry.
The surname of this 60-year-old philosopher remains mythically magic in the modern French republic.
Luc's great-uncle Jules Ferry, a former mayor of Paris, was responsible for the glorious law that promoted "free, laic and compulsory schooling" in the Troisième République. He might be thought of as the spiritual granddaddy of all the smart (and less bright) republican schoolkids who created—and are still creating—the French nation as we know it today. A fabulous heritage!
Last Monday evening, on a French TV channel, Luc Ferry stirred up shit by declaring that many people were aware of the fact that a former French minister had once been found playing around with little boys in Marrakech. Needless to say, this sort of declaration cannot possibly be ignored by legal authorities, neither in France nor in Morocco. For the moment, everybody's trying to guess the identity of the alleged wrongdoer. This anonymous ex-minister risks a lot if the allegations were to be proven… and he might well compete with DSK, as soon as he's identified, for the title of the buzziest man in the Cosmos.
Now, even if many of us were to feel that this kind of notoriety is neither genuinely deserved nor advantageous for France, we might ask rhetorically: What the hell can we do about it?
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Torrid times in French politics
Posted by William Skyvington at 10:44 PM
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