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Most decisions about school calendars nationally are based on shortages of space and money, not the educational interests of children, according to new research presented at a conference in Nevada.
School administrators who've been forced into multitrack, year-round schools in Nevada say their anecdotal experience leads to the same conclusion.
"Both change and resistance to change in the school calendar has been dictated by local and national economic interests, not by the education benefit to children," said Harris Cooper, author of a recent study at the University of Missouri's Department of Psychology.
"I found very few parents, teachers or administrators whose attitude toward multi-tracking was better than neutral, beyond suggesting that it saved tax dollars," he said.
"The most positive remark I heard was provided by a mother who told me having her two children on different tracks allowed her to spend time one-one-one with each child and this improved the quality of their time together.
"In general, however, most districts that adopt multi-track calendars seem to do so grudgingly," Cooper said.
Paul Dugan, superintendent of elementary education for the Washoe County School District, said the district went through significant change six years ago when the defeat of a school bond issue forced five elementary schools to move to year-round schedules.
Most of those are on a rotation of 60 days in school followed by 20 days off, others use 45-15 schedules.
"I am very much a proponent of year-round school," Dugan said. "But to be real honest, the only reason we are doing multitrack year round is because of overcrowding. Nobody does that on purpose.
"It is a challenge. You are increasing the capacity of the school by a third. A school of 600-some, will get up to 800."
Most of the state's year-round schools, 73 of 178 or 41 percent, are found in Clark County, according to the Nevada Department of Education. About one-fifth, 14 of 66, of Washoe County's public elementary schools are year-round. Only three other districts have broken from traditional 9-month calendars - two schools in Churchill and one each in Carson and Lyon counties.
Cooper spoke last week at a conference on educational evaluation held in conjunction with a larger conference of the American Evaluation Association, an international professional group with 3,000 members, mostly educators and social scientists.
Melvin Mark, a psychology professor at Penn State University and editor of the American Journal of Evaluation, organized the side meeting with the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation.
"There are a lot more kids affected by modified school calendars than there are affected by charter schools or school vouchers," Mark said.
"But the research on school calendars doesn't often break in the media. Perhaps it is because the way those other things started was political in nature, while the school calendar changes kind of came from the ground up as local schools try to deal with shrinking budgets," he said.
"Given the amount of schools that are modifying calendars and the increasing number that are likely to face it as their tax bases fail to grow with enrollment, it seems to be a worthwhile thing for people to know the best answers our research can give them."
Cooper, who now directs an education program at Duke University, said the public school calendar dates to the 19th century when 85 percent of Americans were involved in farming and children were needed for planting and harvesting seasons.
Today, only about 3 percent of U.S. livelihoods are tied to the farming cycle, he said.
Some of the biggest complaints about multi-track center around the disruption of families with children in different schools as well as increased burnout of some school employees, Cooper said.
"The effect of modified calendars on achievement generally is positive but it is small compared to many other educational interventions and may be negligible in some instances," he said.
In Washoe County, Dugan said there's little evidence to show multi-track affect student achievement except for gains made by children who are learning to speak English in school while living in households that don't speak English.
Some teachers didn't like the scheduling at first, but most are adapting, he said.
"The burnout seems to be occurring at the secretarial and administrative positions where there is no down time and they are working 12 months now. If you are a principal or a vice principal, you never really feel comfortable being gone when you know you have students in session.
"I don't think anyone, including us at the district level, is saying this is great we are going multitrack year around. What we are saying is this is the way we are dealing with overcrowding at this time.


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The city of Mount Vernon Fire Department is accepting bids on the following items:
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Equipment can be seen at the Mount Vernon Fire Station located at 330 SH. Hwy. 37 during normal business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All bids must be clearly marked "Sealed Bid" and returned to the Fire Chief Jeremy Cox at the Mount Vernon Fire Station prior to Feb. 26, 2010 at 5 p.m. The sealed bids will be publicly opened at the fire meeting on March 1, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. You can see the items on the city website at www.comvtx.com
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Flying Bat Pizzas Recipe
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My kids love to help add toppings and spooky decorations to these quick and tasty Mexican-style pizzas before they go into the oven. —Angela Hanks, St. Albans, West Virginia
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- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen corn, thawed
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 prebaked 12-inch pizza crusts
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 spinach tortillas (10 inches)
- 1 can (4-1/4 ounces) chopped ripe olives
- Sour cream, optional
- Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Transfer half of the mixture to a food processor. Process until blended; spread over crusts. Top with remaining bean mixture; sprinkle with cheese.
- For bats, cut three 7-in. strips from edges of each tortilla. Using kitchen shears, cut scallops along the straight edge of each strip. From each center portion, cut three bat faces. Assemble three bats on each pizza. Arrange olive pieces on bats to make eyes and mouths. Sprinkle remaining olives over pizzas.
- Bake 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. If desired, serve with sour cream. Yield: 2 pizzas (8 slices each).
Originally published as Flying Bat Pizzas in Taste of Home September/October 2013
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Reviewed Oct. 20, 2013
"I LOVE this idea b.c. my family has a pizza theme night every Friday and I love adding festive art to the pizza with bats. I did things a little different with my pizza. I used spaghetti sauce to spread over the crust b.c. it's what I had on hand to use up. I also used my whole wheat pizza crust recipe to make it more healthy. I loved the creativity of using flour tortillas to make bats. I had a set of Halloween cookie cutters so I used the bat cutter to make my bats. For the future I will use the other cookie cutters I have to make witches, ghosts, pumpkins, etc."
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2013
"Very tasty and easy to make. I chopped up extra toppings so my family could make it to their liking. I used torillas for the base and didn't make the bats."


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Terrorists operating out of the Sinai Peninsula fired two missiles at the
southern Israel resort town of Eilat on Monday. The missiles hit not far from
Eilat's crowded hotel district, but did not cause any damage or injuries.
An Egyptian Salafi group claimed credit for the attack.
Hours later, Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip fired three missiles into
southern Israel. All three landed in open areas.
Children in southern Israel attending schools that have not yet been reinforced
against missile fire were told to stay home for fear of an escalation in
attacks from Gaza.
As Egypt's new military-backed regime continues to battle Salafi and other
Islamist groups at home, it has reportedly been warning Hamas and allied terror
groups in Gaza to stop attacking Israel.
An Islamic Jihad official was quoted by Voice of Israel Radio as saying that
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Women in conflict situations need justice | Roma Bhattacharjea
18 Oct 2013
When conflict causes a breakdown in social order and the rule of law, inequalities increase and women bear the brunt of the violence. We should, however, not view women as mere victims, as they play a vital role in ensuring sustainable peace.
On October 18 the UN Security Council will discuss this role, and reaffirm the right of women to access the rule of law and seek redress for human rights abuses during conflicts. More than a decade after Security Council Resolution 1325 was drafted, which, among other things, committed countries to protecting women and girls in conflict situations, women's voice, leadership and participation, safety, economic security, and access to justice are still distant goals. If all goes well, the Security Council will agree to a new resolution that recommits countries to changing this situation.
Sexual and gender-based violence happen wherever there is armed conflict, even after peace treaties have been signed. Reducing violence against women and girls, however, allows girls to go to school, avoid early marriages, and helps decrease human trafficking. It allows women and girls to contribute to just and equal societies, which do not relapse into armed conflict. When the Security Council meets this week, the international community needs to send a strong signal that justice for women survivors, along with accountability for perpetrators of violence are fundamental for lasting peace.
Through the work of our national and international partners, with UNDP's help, women's access to justice in post-conflict contexts is improving. In Sierra Leone, for example, Saturday courts, dedicated to dealing with sexual and gender-based violence, concluded dozens of cases last year and helped send a clear message that violence against women will no longer be tolerated. In Iraq, 16 UNDP-supported family protection units give assistance to survivors of domestic violence and violence against women. By the end of 2012, they had registered over 4,600 cases.
Through these efforts, we not only stand in solidarity with women affected by violence, but we give women a chance to be active defenders of human rights, to take their place in society and to help guarantee peace.
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i thought it would be interesting to see everyones most hated steeler list. i dont think i've ever seen it posted. my list is
1. chad scott- was drafted high, got a big contract after one decent year then was an absolute embarrasment
2. plaxico burres- no need to explain
3. neil o'donnell- i will always hate him for the sb loss. it wasnt entirely his fault but it was mostly his fault
4. duce staley- played one year then got paid for doing nothing.
5. mike tomzack- always hated him for some reason even when he was on the bears.
6. charles johnson- had a lot of talent, drafted high and i thought he was going to be so good but he was just another bust
7. huey richardson- huge bust, how many games did he even play in as a steeler?
8. korkie- not only was he a sub par qb and the steelers invested way too many years and money in him but i always thought he was a tool. i even hated him in college
9. bam morris- i loved bam at first and thought he was going to be the next great rb. he turned out to be the dumbest and lazyiest guy ever, but if the steelers had won the sb in 95 he might of been the mvp
10. sean mahan- he is a piece of garbage and should be playing in arena football.


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Good recap. I'm bummed out about this game, but also kinda encouraged. Knocking on wood here, but is there seriously a better team than ND (who we totally hung with) left on our schedule? At this point I'm not seeing one.
Opportunity Seized
It was there for the taking.
It was there when Michigan had a first-and-goal on their third possession, when Vincent Smith—yes, Vincent Smith—threw an interception in the end zone.
It was there on each of the next four drives, each ending with a Denard Robinson interception.
It was there when—despite the above—Michigan faced just a ten-point deficit on their first possession of the second half, when they drove to the Notre Dame 16, only to lose a Robinson fumble.
It was there when the defense forced a do-or-die third-and-four with 2:35 on the clock, only to see Tyler Eifert beat J.T. Floyd down the sideline for a 38-yard completion.
In a game that felt like karmic retribution for the last three years, however, Michigan never seized control, instead making error after crippling error until there were no more errors to make. The defense did everything in their power to overcome the offense, holding Notre Dame to just 239 yards on 4.8 yards per play and forcing two interceptions of their own. They could not stop Robinson from turning the ball over, though, and in the end it was a triumphant Tommy Rees kneeling the clock out.
The turnovers overshadowed a stellar defensive effort, one that will sadly be forgotten in the aftermath. Notre Dame starting quarterback Everett Golson was completely ineffective, completing just one fewer pass to Michigan (two) than he did to his own team. The Irish rushing attack never got going, gaining 94 yards on 31 carries. Jordan Kovacs (7 tackles, 1 TFL) and Jake Ryan (5 tackles, all solo) both turned in outstanding games. With no margin for error, however, all it took was two poor plays on third downs—a pass interference by freshman Jarrod Wilson on the goal line and the final pass to Eifert—to foil an otherwise textbook Mattison game.
On offense, the bright spots are fewer and farther between. Fitz Toussaint finally got some holes to run though and looked like his nimble 2011 self when he found them. Roy Roundtree make a few crucial catches after largely disappearing from the offense this year. Al Borges added a promising wrinkle when Devin Gardner took an end-around only to throw downfield to fullback Joe Kerridge, drawing a pass interference on the opening drive. That's about it.
As I'm sure will be said ad nauseam in the coming bye week, all of Michigan's goals are still within reach. The Big Ten is awful and still very much there for the taking. If the Wolverines are to seize that chance, however, they'll have to be far more opportunistic than they were tonight, when a fourth straight victory over the Irish slipped through their fingers and into the hands of a team more willing to take advantage.
Have you seen the rest of the Big Ten?
Of course it isn't a gimme, but to write off the season after this game is bleach drinking stupid.
Nobody suggested in this sub-thread that the remainder of the season should be written off. Quite the contrary in fact.
MrVociferous sure as hell seems to think the season is wasted at this point. Nobody said we were going to run the table, just that there isn't an unbeatable team on the schedule.
You don't even have to win them all to win the Big Ten.
I came into this game worried about the defense. Michigan's defense was rock solid, especially against the run.
I came into the game worried about the offensive line. Especially in the second half, Michigan's guys came out and bullied ND's huge D linemen.
I did not however come into the game worried about QB play...and it was a tire fire in the first half. But they came out and made adjustments, and Denard's arm started finding the wide open spaces that ND was blitzing from(yeah, quicker adjustments would've been better Al).
Overall, considering that this game really didn't matter, the defense shined, the OL made holes...If we can teach our quarterback to THROW the goddamned ball OUT OF BOUNDS we might just have something here.
WR Devin Gardner's left arm was in a sling as he boarded team bus.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) September 23, 2012
at least he's got 2 weeks to get healthy.
He injured it on the fade route in the end zone right? Why the heck is a metal stage that close to the endzone? Fade routes are so common, why would they plant that death trap right there? Maybe it's normal to have it there, but it seems unfair to the athletes to have a huge immovable object a few feet from the sideline of an endzone. Hope Gardner is ok and able to play the Boilermakers.
I remember Manningham crashing into the ND band in the 2006 game. Those kinds of things seem to happen a lot at ND. I'm not sure what the deal is about that. We have visiting bands stay on the corner of the field at Michigan Stadium, but there never seem to be any collisions.
The sidelines in South Bend are really, really, really tight. It's very similar to what our stadium was like before the field was lowered in '91, when the seats were relatively close to field level, and not incredibly far from the sidelines. At our stadium today, the visiting band is no longer allowed to wrap around past the end line of the end zone, so you don't get corner routes running directly into the heart of the band anymore. That changed ~2005 when Lloyd was concerned about the possibilities of players getting hurt plowing into the band in the corners of the end zones.
At ND, the gap between the field and the wall before the seating begins is significantly narrower. Heck, in the end zone opposite the tunnel, the seating begins less than ten feet behind the goal post, and it's literally seats sitting on the field level. And the bands are wrapped from the sidelines all the way around the corners into the end zones, and are just about within five feet of the boundaries of the field. There really isn't another way of doing it with the incredibly small amount of real estate they have. It's an extremely compact stadium, and looks a lot smaller in person than it does on TV.
So when Gardner went careening into the bleachers, it wasn't as much surprising for it happening as surprising it doesn't happen more often. It's downright scary how close those things are to the field, and that guys don't get hurt more often. In a stadium that size, putting both bands in the seats means eating up about 1000 seats of a mid-size stadium (their band is freaking massive), which is a goldmine of lost revenue.
So all in all, it's a shame a player had to get hurt for this. And especially awful it's Gardner.
I wonder if this might, ironically enough, lead to the medical redshirt for Gardner we all wanted two years ago.
No, it's 30% of the season or four games (whichever is more). This was the last game he could have played in to receive one.
I want your giant Cheese Wheel!
Kept thinking about that during the game. ND was probably the better team the last 3 years, certainly last year, but we kept stealing wins at the end. Today, felt we were the better team, just killed ourselves. In addition to the 6 to's, we had 5 trips to the red zone, and got a whopping 6 points. Just hitting field goals would have won us this game
Good game fellas. I was impressed with your D's run stopping ability and just as amazed at why Kelly would keep going inside over and over. I really like that Jake Ryan kid, he is a gamer and going to be one of the best by the time he is through.
We just can't seem to put it together. Either its all offense and no defense or the other way around. Glad its defense though, because a game manager can run the offense as needed.
Good luck the rest of the way and please stomp a mud hole in Sparty on your way to the Rose Bowl.
PS: I always love me some Denard, even if he had an off game.
I think ND was due. If you average out Denard's last 3 outings against ND, you get a normal QB performance.
with that Vincent Smith trick pass play on 1st and goal. Michigan had been moving down the field with ease on Denard's running and throwing. Why take the chance on a trick play on 1st and goal??? Even with all the other turnovers, that, literally, thrown away 7 points would have resulted in a tie game and OT at the end.
On the flip side, the defense has come together. I'm sure that they will win some games for the team down the road. And God bless Norfleet. The kid has got it.
Congrats on your 20/20 hindsight. The same play was wide open for a TD against Minnesota last year. I doubt we have anyone to simulate a rushing Te'o on our scout team.
If it worked on a crappy Minnesota team last year, it would surely work on a 3-0 (oops, make that 4-0) Notre Dame team this year. And, really, the point is that, based on how the team was moving down the field, there was no need for Borges to pull a trick play out of his hat.
What works between the 20s doesn't always work in the red zone. Read mtxgoblue's comment below.
Dileo was wide open, everything worked perfectly besides Smith's arm. I like the call assuming Smith makes that throw regularly in practice.
There is a big difference between ND and Minnesota. If you dont know that than of course that play seems like a good idea to you. Also at that point we needed to take advantage of the scoring opportunity. Fire Borgess for taking the ball out of Denards hands. Idiot.
I have no problem with that call. Remember the first play we called on the first RZ opportunity of the game? It was a pitch left to Tous that got nothing. Borges called a pitch right hoping to suck them up again and get a free TD.
I liked the call at the time even though it failed.
Yeah, when Chris Petersen did stuff like that to be Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl everyone pretty much dumped on him, too.
That trick play was the most disappointing play for me. Just Why?
You're absolutely right on that. There was just no need for a trick play when Michigan was moving the ball up and down the field at will (particularly at that point in the game).
A lot of this loss was on Borges. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me five times, shame on may. As the OC, Borges needs to have a better understanding of his QB's very limited pocket passing abilities. It's not like this is anything we haven't seen before. Borges was not prepared for this game.
But how the hell do you blame Denard's 4 interceptions on 4 consecutive pass attempts on Borges? You have to let the quarterback throw at some point.
That trick play was atrocious, but there's so many things that went wrong in this game (almost any one of which could have led to a different result) that it's hard to put this on any one person's shoulders.
Only positive coming out of the game that I saw: The D-line didn't cave nearly as badly as I had expected.
Two weeks to learn from this and move on.
To be fair...denard looked superhuman on that drive before the trick play. That INT put all the momentum in Notre Dame's hands. Would they have had 3 straight interceptions had michigan scored a touchdown on that drive? Maybe, maybe not. All we know is that Denard was not the same after that play call until it was too late
Does Twitter just make everyone who uses it drop 50 IQ points!
I feel much better about Mattison and our defense.
I question Borges more and more. Hard to understand 1st and goal twice from the 10 in the first quarter and we ran a sweep to Touisant, two passes by Denard and a pass by Vincent Smith. I don't feel like he puts Denard in the best position to succeed.
B1G season will be interesting. Who will be the lamb for the PAC 12?
Have to agree, I'm still not convinced Borges is a good OC. I keep telling myself he will be better when we get a more traditional QB, but I sure thought he could have used Denard better.
As for Mattison, great stuff.
I think he will be fine when he gets 'his guys' in there but I also define coaches by what they do with the talent around him...
I see some striking similarities between Borges and RichRod in their steadfast refusal to conform the offense to the individual players talents. the truth is we have weak recievers and a quarterback who is mediocre in the passing game and we are chucking the ball downfield like its Carson Palmer back there...
IDK, I don't want to get to tl;do but Fuck today was frustrating.
was that ND was dropping 8 into coverage and everytime Denard through underneath the coverage he was successful.
But at the end of the day, in fairness to Borges, the offense moved the ball pretty well when Denard (and Smith) wasnt throwing it to the other team.
when Denard wasn't fumbling. Man, it felt like the momentum was changing on that drive and then BAM, fumble.
You're being ridiculous. Denard had four interceptions and a fumble...and that's on Borges? The offense was moving the ball at times, but there's only so much you can do when you don't execute the plays properly.
And I understand Denard isn't a great passer. Borges does too. But as a QB, you need to pass at some point or else you're going to lose the game.
That isn't to say Borges doesn't deserve some criticism...but how much blame can you really give the man when his players coughed the ball up SIX TIMES to the other team?
Players have to make the plays, or at least make the right decisions when a play doesn't go as planned.
Denard is still the offensive leader of this team. No one else is ready to step into his shoes. But I had hoped that by now the passing game against quality defenses would have improved a little more.
It's funny that your comment was marked as "overrated" Apparently dissention is frowned upon in this establishment. Clearly Borges had a bad game. Clearly the mods don't want to hear it.
Borges didn't throw the pitch behind Toussaint. A good pitch and that play gains 5.
Exactly which is why RR benched any kind of pitch option with Denard and Borges benched it early last year as well.
Denard for whatever reason has never really put a pitch where it needs to be. Probably a solid reason for no speed option.
He throws one behind Fitz and then somehow chucks one LOW to 5'6 VS. It is what it is, but you have to know your QB hasn't really been good enough to pitch the ball consistently.
he's putting the pitches right where he needs to in practice? All we see is what happens on Saturday, the coaches see what happens Monday thru Friday.
I agree that the halfback pass with Smith seemed like an unnecessary gamble, but on the whole I thought Borges called a solid game. We converted eight of 15 third downs (and went 1-1 on 4th down) against a very stout defense. We ran the ball much more effectively than I was expecting, especially in the second half. Seven turnovers (the missed FG effectively counts) is something you just can't expect to happen, especially when most are from your senior QB.
coach. Let him go. He doesnt know how to use the talen the has.
Hey, well our D showed up. A couple of mistakes here and there, plus a great call on that pass to Eifert. Other than that it was Mattisonland out there, and they're only going to get better.
Gotta watch again - hard to tell if our offensive line was that bad, or if ND a great gameplan, or if Denard just plain sucked - hopefully not all three.
What about Gardner? His arm was in a sling? That's scary.
Still say the B1G is ours to lose.
You're going to watch it again? I recommend finding a flight of stairs to fall down to save yourself a couple of hours.
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SPRING GROVE – Each year the near space balloon project at Spring Grove Elementary School gets a bit more complicated.
Its organizer, Paul Kaup who started volunteering at the school through Southwest Airline's Adopt-A-Pilot program, hopes to continue that trend.
He launched a page on crowdfunding website – a method of soliciting typically small donations from the general public instead of the more traditional route of seeking corporate sponsorships or through fundraising sales – that he hopes will raise enough money to expand the program to Nippersink Middle School and Richmond-Burton Community High School.
The crowdfunding drive was picked as one of 24 finalists by the magazine Popular Science and the website that hosts the projects, RocketHub. The #CrowdGrant finalists will be promoted by the national publication.
Kaup hopes the exposure will give the project an edge in getting picked by RocketHub's other partner, the A&E channel, for its Project Startup initiative.
Kaup started working with Spring Grove Elementary's fifth-graders in 2010 following the curriculum provided by the Adopt-A-Pilot program, but a few years later, he was inspired by another pilot, Scott Fitzgerald in Edwardsville, who worked with his students to launch a near space balloon.
In spring 2012, Kaup followed suit, launching a balloon outfitted with a GPS and camera. The next year, the video was transmitted live back down to mission control. (Kaup had to get an amateur radio license.)
"It was such a big hit," he said. "The kids love it. They gravitate toward it. What I like is that they're learning without even realizing they're learning."
They're learning how a GPS system works, how to read maps, how to predict where the balloon will land and some of the lingo pilots use, fifth-grade teacher Denise Christensen said.
"From the beginning of the day, it's almost like a tidalwave of excitement," she said. "The kids know they get to watch the balloon go up. The whole school comes out. There's a lot of screaming and shouting as the balloon goes up."
Most of the cost of running the program has been covered by Kaup. He's received some help from corporate sponsors and the Spring Grove Elementary School parent-teacher organization.
Kaup doesn't mind the cost, but he figures with a little more funding he can expand Spring Grove's program and the one run by Fitzgerald.
The project – nicknamed Project Reach for the Stars on RocketHub – has a goal of $5,000, and as of Friday afternoon, it was 17 percent there.


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Although it was a challenging season for the Colfax-Mingo football team in its first season in Class 1A District 7, six Tigerhawks still made their presence known on the recently-released all-district teams.
Leading the way on the second team were seniors Jaden Van Dyke (utility), Byron Johnson (wide receiver) and Dylan Albright (linebacker), but the lists also included seniors Jake Alexander (linebacker), Colton Russell (offensive line) and Chad McLain (offensive line), who received honorable mention.
Van Dyke was the personification of utility for the Tigerhawks this season. After starting the year at his usual wide receiver position, he took the reigns at quarterback after starters Juan Gonzales and Jared Myers went down with injuries early in the season. Van Dyke finished the season with team-high totals in passing (624 yards, five touchdowns) and rushing (691 yards, eight TDs).
He also finished with 172 receiving yards, and recorded numbers in all three categories in the team's final three games of the season. Defensively, he was sixth on the team with 52 tackles from the cornerback position and recorded two interceptions.
Joining Van Dyke on the second team was fellow senior Albright, who also made an impact on both sides of the ball. His second team honor came at the linebacker position, from which he finished second on the team with 119 total tackles, including five for a loss.
Offensively, Albright finished second on the team in rushing with 178 yards and three touchdowns as well as second in receiving with 183 yards. Albright also served as the Tigerhawks' kicker, converting 15-of-17 extra points and going 1-for-2 in field goals.
Using his big 6-foot-3 frame, Johnson also earned second team honors as the Tigerhawks' leading receiver. Johnson caught 29 balls for 407 yards and four touchdowns, including an acrobatic catch in C-M's first game of the year against East Marshall. His contributions weren't limited to offense, however, as Johnson also finished ninth on the team with 29 total tackles. Johnson also received academic all-district honors.
As a two-way starter in the trenches and one of the strongest players coach Mike Rupert said he's ever seen, McLain ended his career with an honorable mention in the district. On top of starting on the offensive line, McLain contributed 61 tackles (eight of which were for a loss) and four sacks from the defensive line, as well as a 29-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
A fellow senior and trench mate, Russell also saw plenty of action on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he finished seventh on the team in tackles with 45, while also adding three tackles for loss. A highlight play in his season included an interception on a ball he tipped himself in the Tigerhawks' loss to Van Meter.
Rounding out the selections was Alexander, another senior that had plenty of an impact on both sides of the ball. At linebacker, Alexander finished fourth on the team with 64 total tackles, including one for a loss and one interception. As a tight end, Alexander pulled in 153 yards and a touchdown through the air.
Joining Johnson on the academic all-district team were senior Stephen Lahart and juniors Brandon Byal and Keagan Smith.
After going 2-1 in nonconference play, the Tigerhawks finished the season 2-7 overall and 0-6 in district play.


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Quote of the Day
The most important thing about goals is having one.
Geoffrey F. Abert
Even as equity markets in the U.S. hit new all-time high levels trading, activity in the oil complex was muted with limited price gains that were almost entirely driven by a light round of short covering. The relatively balanced global fundamental situation has been keeping oil prices under control as the market has been in a short term downward trading channel since breaking through key technical support levels in the middle of February. Even the growing list of geopolitical events that would have normally sent oil prices to higher levels has been mostly ignored by market participants.
Both the spot WTI and Brent contracts are in a slowly evolving technical bottoming pattern with both contracts still below key resistance levels, However, both have held above support levels for the last three or four trading sessions. On the other hand heating oil actually rose strongly and is now trading above its resistance level indicating that this commodity has put in a short term bottom and is likely to move higher. RBOB gasoline has also been going through a bottoming pattern and is currently trading around its resistance level. Overall the oil complex may have put in the lows for the current downward move.
On the geopolitical front there has been a lot of rhetoric and tough talk coming from the U.S. and Israel regarding Iran's nuclear program. Israel has said Iran has crossed the line in its program and is taking advantage of the talks with the west to continue to progress closer to its goal of nuclear weapons. Both Secretary Kerry and Vice President Biden clearly stated over the last several days that the military option is on the table and the U.S. would continue to do what it had to do to prevent a nuclear Iran. Even former Secretary of State Kissinger said a nuclear crisis around Iran is getting closer. The geopolitical risk to the oil producing regions of the Middle East is moving back into the foreground and if the rhetoric and tough talk continues market participants are once again going to start to add to the risk premium in the price of oil.
Yesterday Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez succumbed to his two year fight with cancer. Venezuela is now on the radar as the transition to a new election and thus a new leader could create instability and uncertainty over the next several months. The current vice president is the current front runner with the opposition party likely to make a strong run in the upcoming election. The military and police have been put on alert. The government leaders continue to view external forces as a potential cause of instability and yesterday they expelled two U.S. diplomats accusing them of spying.
Although Venezuela is not as large an exporter of oil as it was back in 2002 during the attempted coup, it is still a factor and any interruption in oil supply will result in a short term upward move in oil prices. We need to watch what evolves over the next month or so.


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I spent four hours on the phone with GMAC the other day because I couldn't find a single person who understood what I was saying. Please don't misunderstand me -- everyone on the phone spoke better English than I can speak any other language, and I respect all of them for their ability to learn a second and a third language, but the fact is their command of the language was not good enough to conduct business in English. It was a tremendous waste of my time, but a great example of bad outsourcing! I know GMAC thinks it is saving money but what could have been handled in two minutes took four hours! Too bad GMAC doesn't outsource to American Moms who have made the decision to be home with their little ones. Imagine what great publicity that would be for them. Not to mention how cost effective it would be.
This among other reasons was why I started Motherhood Incorporated. The business culture demands in many instances someone in command of the English language and someone who understand the culture. Recently a client came to my company because he hired a person on www.elance.com to write 100 blogs about speakers for his public speaking website. The person wrote 100 blogs including items about stereos, CD players, and other items that used "speakers."


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Texas Man Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Raping Son's Prom Date
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 67-year-old man has been sentenced to decades in prison for raping his son's prom date.
Ismael Cruz claimed to have consumed more than 60 beers on the night of his son's prom in May 2012. The son's date, 19 at the time, told police she had fallen asleep at his home after an evening of drinking. She woke at some point in the night to find her dress partially removed and Cruz on top of her.
The San Antonio Express-News reports that when she screamed, the son came to her aid and began beating his father.
Cruz was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for the rape. He faced a minimum sentence of 25 years because of two prior convictions for driving while intoxicated.


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'Farm in a Barrel': raise fish and grow your own organic vegetables
May 12th, 2009 ·
By Chris Reinolds
Green Right Now
Talk about eating locally.
It doesn't get much more local than your own backyard.
A Georgia company is selling 'Farm in a Barrel.' It's a self-contained eco-system that allows homeowners to raise organic fish and vegetables at the same time. The method, called aquaponics, combines aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants in a soil-less system.) The fish produce the nutrients to feed the plants, while the plants and bacteria clean the water for the fish.
Earth Solutions' smallest system is about $200. Fish, such as tilapia, catfish, and bass live in the detached bottom half of the barrel, while basil, lettuce and strawberries grow in the top half. Tilapia is a hardy fish that produces a lot of ammonia - don't ask - for the plants to grow.
Larger systems cost upwards of $2,500, but also produce a lot more organically grown fish and food.
A beginner's kit comes with one-inch long fingerlings. It takes about seven months for the fish to reach maturity - or plate size. At that point it's up to you whether to eat one a week or have all the neighbors over for an old-fashioned fish fry.
For the squeamish, Earth Solutions owner David Epstein recommends putting the fish on ice to kill them.
"They just fall asleep,"' said Epstein, who is also a medical doctor. "You can cook them whole. Leave the head on, slice the belly and take the guts out."
To keep the fish year round, use a greenhouse or a heater to keep the fish comfortable. If you don't want to eat the fish, try hardy goldfish.
Epstein started building the units as a passion last summer and it's taken off. The smaller sizes - about 2 by 5 foot in diameter - are used for educational needs and folks who want to start small.
"We do a lot of these in people's backyards for a single family," he said. The family size systems can support a 300-square-foot garden. Larger systems (see picture, right) allow you to grow more variety such tomatoes, eggplants and cucumbers.
The water loving plants go from seedling to bountiful plant in six to eight weeks. That's about 125 plants in each 3-by-8 foot bed. Aquaponics enthusiasts say the system uses 90 percent less water than traditional gardens. What you save in water costs, may show up in your electric bill to run the pump and aerator - about $25 monthly. But plants grown in these systems are more productive overall.
You'll also lower your carbon footprint by cutting down on frequent trips to the grocery store.
In addition to the Earth Solutions sustainable gardens page, see Backyard Yard Aquaponics for more. Also see this YouTube video on aquaponics.
Earth Solutions also is exhibiting an aquaponics system at the Oakhurst Community Garden in Decatur, Ga., in the Atlanta metro area.
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Apple Butterscotch Crisp Recipe
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- 3 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 3 medium)
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/3 cup cook-and-serve butterscotch pudding mix
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- Vanilla ice cream, optional
- Place apples in a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, oats, pudding mix and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apples.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours or until apples are tender. Serve with ice cream if desired. Yield: 3 servings.
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"Winner Winner! Delicious!"
"Definitely yummy! For those who are wondering, 1/3 cup pudding mix is approximately half of a 3.5-oz package (I doubled the recipe, so used the whole box...and it also took longer to cook)."
"easy to make and very tasty!"
"The picture accurately depicts the results. The topping is in no way crisp; it's greasy and gluey. Also, it's overpoweringly sweet with both the brown sugar and the pudding mix and the butterscotch flavor takes over. Won't make this one again without modifications."
"I have found my recipe for apple crisp...I will use no other. I was even able to make this 'safe' for my youngest who can't have any chemicals in his diet. There is a 'safe' butterscotch pudding by Dr. Oetker Organics. It was amazing!!! I did it in the oven to make the topping nice a crisp. YUM"
"H0w would you make this for 9 or 10 people"
"1/3 Cup = how many boxes and what size?"


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Budapest [8] [9]is the capital city of Hungary. With green filled parks full of charming pleasures, museums that will inspire, and a pulsating nightlife that is on par to its European counterparts, Budapest is one of Europe's most delightful and enjoyable cities.
Although Budapest is administratively divided into 23 numbered districts, always written in Roman numerals, it can most simply be divided into the two cities of which it is comprised (Buda and Pest) and one historic district:
Regarded by many as one of world's most beautiful cities, travelers are quickly recognising the appeal of Budapest, with a tourism growth of approximately 20 million visitors per year.
Consisting of two very different cities,Buda on the west bank of the Danube River and Pest on the east bank, Budapest (pronounced "BOO-dah-pesht") offers travelers Viennese romanticism at an affordable price. However, Budapest is unique in its own right. Hungarians are proud of what this ancient capital has to offer and its contributions to European culture, especially in the field of music, a language one doesn't need to speak to appreciate.
Budapest first appeared on the world map when the Romans founded the town of Aquincum around 89 AD, in what is today Óbuda. It soon became the capital of the province of Lower Pannonia, and the Romans even founded a proto-Pest known as Contra Aquincum on the other side of the river.
The Romans were replaced around 900 by the Magyars, who went on to found the kingdom of Hungary. The Mongols dropped in uninvited in 1241, but the Magyars bounced back and built the Royal Castle that still today dominates Buda in 1427.
In 1541, Buda and Pest fell to the Ottomans and stayed in the hands of the Turks until 1686, when the Austrian Habsburgs conquered the town. Now at peace, both sides of the river boomed, and after an abortive Hungarian revolution in 1848–49, the great Compromise of 1872 made Budapest the united capital of the Hungarian half of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
Budapest emerged from World War I battered, but now the capital of an independent Hungary, and its population reached one million by 1930. Air raids and a terrible three-month siege towards the end of World War II resulted in the death over 38,000 civilians, and up to 40% of Budapest's Jewish community were murdered during the Holocaust. A total of 400 000 Jews in the area were murdered by the Nazis and their Nyilas sympathizers. One man noted in history was Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish humanitarian sent to Hungary under a diplomatic cover, who tried to make a difference by distributing Swedish passports to as many Jews as possible.
After the war, the city recovered and became a showcase for the more pragmatic policies of Hungary's hard- line Communist government. It was, however, site of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against unpopular policies such as collectivisation. The revolution against communist rule only ended when the Soviets sent in the tanks as they felt Hungary slipping out of their influence and control. Today's Budapest is by far the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan city in Hungary and is increasingly popular with tourists. In 1987, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for the cultural and architectural significance of the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue.
Official Tourism Information
Quality of life
Homelessness is a big problem in Budapest. People who are homeless are commonly seen in the inner city metro stations and sleeping in doorways in both Buda and Pest.
Get in
By plane
Budapest (Ferihegy) International Airport IATA: BUD [11], Ferihegyi Nemzetközi Repülőtér; (pronounced "Ferry-hedge") is the country's largest airport, located about 16 km (10 miles) southeast of the city center. Ferihegy has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, often called Ferihegy-1 and Ferihegy-2, respectively. Terminal 2 is the hub of the Hungarian national carrier, Malév [12].
The airport's central telephone number for information is: +36-1 296-9696 or on +36-1 296-7000. Luggage services can be contacted on +361 296-5449 in connection with flights into and out Terminal 1 and +36-1 296-5965 for Terminal 2.
It is wise to double-check your arrival and departure terminal: while Terminal 2A is within a short walking distance from 2B, the distance between Terminal 1 and 2 is quite sizable - the trip takes 6-8 minutes by car or 12 minutes by bus.
Duty free stores are operated by Travel Value [13]. Customs authorities in German airports may not allow you to bring duty-free items purchased at the airport in Budapest through Germany. On Terminal 2, among dedicated brand shops, there are only Hugo Boss and Swarowski. The traditional alcohol-tobacco-sweets assortment shop has a decent choice of local wines, mainly by Gundel. Several cafés also serve travellers, there are Caffè Ritazza [14] eateries on Terminal 2A. One is in a pre-checkin area; another is in the boarding area, after passport control. Terminal 2B pre-boarding area has half a dozen of cafes.
The Hungarian national flag career is MALÉV [15]. Budapest is connected with the major European cities and some countries of the Middle East, Asia and North Africa by direct flights. The scheduled service between Budapest and the US is operated by Delta Air Lines.
As of 2009, the following airlines operate to and from Budapest (using Terminal 1 unless otherwise stated):
In winter (Dec-Mar) Malév's Budapest Winter Invitation [25], offers discounted fares for international flights to Budapest, and its 45 partner hotels provide 4 nights accommodation for the price of 3.
Airport transfer
By train
Budapest has direct rail connection with Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and various Hungarian cities.
The main railway stations (pályaudvar) are Keleti pályaudvar (Eastern Railway Station), Déli pályaudvar (Southern Railway Station) and Nyugati pályaudvar (Western Railway Station). The stations are not named for their geographic location in the city, nor for the direction of the destinations served by each (trains to [Vienna], for example, leave from Keleti). The stations are well connected to each other and to the rest of the city. Keleti and Déli Railway Stations are located on Metro 2, Nyugati Railway Station is on Metro 3. A transfer should not take more than 15 minutes at peak hours; slightly more on weekends and evenings. Depending on where you are coming from, some outer stations can be useful to you; trains arriving from Vienna, Bratislava, the lake Balaton or other western locations stop at Budapest Kelenföld station, which is a good public transport hub for Southern Buda. Trains arriving from Romania, Ukraine and Eastern Hungarian cities regularly stop at Kőbánya-Kispest station, a good place to get to Eastern Budapest or to Ferihegy Airport.
Train stations in Budapest are not up to Western quality standards; they are hard to access for people with disabilities and their facilities are very limited. Be prepared for long queues at the ticket office; English is rarely spoken. Do not expect luggage trolleys or clean toilets. Food or a coffee purchased at the stations is unlikely to give you a gastronomic buzz; it is also difficult to find a good nearby cafe if you didn't research in advance.
Hungary's rail system is operated almost entirely by the Hungarian State Railways [29] (Magyar Államvasutak, MÁV). If you arrive to Budapest from another Hungarian city, you can choose among a wide range of services. Travelling by Intercity is more expensive but vehicles are much cleaner and faster than regular trains (2nd class price sample: Győr-Budapest Intercity, 1h 26 min, HUF 2560; regular train 1h 45 min, HUF 2040). Always check if your train is subject to compulsory reservation; for prices and further information check MÁV's website [30]. It is wise to reserve your Intercity tickets for national holidays, Friday and Sunday evenings beforehand. It is still not possible to buy rail tickets via Internet.
Note that EU citizens under 26 years get 33% discount on trains between Friday 22.00 and Sunday 24.00; EU citizens older than 65 years travel for free on every train on second class (NOT available on international rails). For your international travel plan, check Deutsche Bahn's European Timetable [31].
If you intend to use taxi on your way from the station, do not accept any offers from drivers waiting around the station entrance. For further information read also Safety section.
By bus
Arriving to Budapest by bus is an easy and painless option. Eurolines, +36-1 318-2122 [32], connects the city to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and the Ukraine. Although most of connections are not as frequent as they were before the low-fare airlines revolution, they still run two or three times a week; from Austria and Slovakia daily. Orangeways [33] 36-30 830-9696, a low fare bus company offers cheap tickets from and to Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Book online.
Use your common sense and sit only in taxis logoed by bigger companies.
Hungary's national bus network is operated by 28 state run companies, united in Volán Association [35]. If you arrive to Budapest from another Hungarian city, bus is often the best option. Connections are frequent, prices are identical to those on non-Intercity trains. Long-distance buses are clean and safe, but often subject to delays. Buy your ticket at the station ticket desk before boarding; if you do not take your bus at a main station, purchase a ticket from the driver. It is a good idea to reserve your tickets for national holidays, Friday and Sunday evenings beforehand. Online booking is available only in Hungarian [36].
By boat
There is a scheduled hydrofoil service on the Danube to and from Vienna and Bratislava daily between early April and early November operated by Mahart, +36-1 484-4000, [37].
Get around
Orientation is not a big problem in Budapest. River Danube splits the city in two areas: Buda and Pest. Aside from the very center, the city's structure is quite logical. Landmarks in Buda as the Royal Castle or Citadella Castle also help you to find your way. Besides the Danube itself, the best reference points for orienting yourself are the bridges crossing the river. From North to South, they are:
On foot
Many of Budapest's highlights are easy to approach walking, and in the center you find more pedestrian zones from year to year. Car drivers tend to respect pedestrians and often give advantage on a cross-walk even if there is no traffic light. Due to the lack of bike lanes, cyclists have to weave around pedestrian traffic; be prepared. Don't wear high-heeled shoes in the downtown as there are lots of stone pavements, especially in the Castle Hill.
Public transport
You'll find several points of interest within walking distance, but Budapest is a sizable city, so unless you drive your own car, you will inevitably use some form of public transportation. The good news is that the urban area is well covered by three metro lines, blue urban buses, yellow trams and red trolley-buses, and the whole system is easy to understand. The bad news is that the schedules are less than reliable, vehicles are not always clean, and tickets have become increasingly expensive.
Public transportation in Budapest is run by Budapest Transport Limited Company (BKV) [38], which has a useful English-language site including current schedules and fares. Vehicles run from around 5am to 11.30pm. After that an extensive night bus network is available.
If you stay longer, it's worth to buy a public transportation map at any BKV ticket office.
Tickets and passes
If you intend to travel a lot (and you probably will), travel cards are far less expensive than single tickets. Pay attention to the exceptional ticketing system: you should use a new ticket when transferring to another line, or revalidate a transfer-ticket. In 2008 most useful tickets and travel cards for tourists include the following:
You may run into ticket inspectors any time, everywhere – even on night buses. They have a notoriously bad reputation (supposedly being rude and cruel), as they impose a fine on everybody travelling without a valid ticket or travel card (no mercy - any plea of ignorance will go unheard). Rarely speaking English, they pick tourist from the mass. If you get caught, you may choose to pay the fine on the spot (HUF 6000) or later by mail (HUF 12,000 if paid within 30 days). Paying-on-the-spot would reportedly only go to the private purses and wallets of the inspectors. Can't stress this enough: have a pass/ticket on you at all times and do try not to let the inspectors take it out of your hands.
Budapest's underground network is an excellent way to get around, it connects the suburbs with railway and autobus stations, several centrally located hotels, museums and sights. The system consists of three lines, crossing at Deák tér station (Deák square, in Pest center).
All the metro lines are well represented on maps scattered on platforms.
Budapest's 25 tram lines are a tourist-friendly way of getting around. They are slower, but more scenic than the subway and particularly useful on the nearly subway-less Buda side of the river. Be careful about doors, they open on different side of the tram on different stops.
Particularly useful lines for tourists are:
Budapest has a dense bus network, which also connects the agglomeration and suburban zones with several metro and train stations and the city center. Regular services have black numbering, while rapid or express services have red numbering: it means that 7 stops more frequently than 7 E (Express) does. Besides, the itinerary of a black and a red service with the same number could be slightly different. And if we add that black numbering often appear as green on the new digital displays – it seems a total confusion. Don't worry, in a few days you will understand the system, but until then think twice which bus you take.
Particularly useful lines for tourists include:
If you aren't using a recently published city map, be aware that some popular lines have been subject to number changes:
There are 13 trolley-bus lines running in Northeast and Central Pest (mainly in the XIV, VI, VII districts). Some of them pass through the City Park (Városliget) and cross Andrássy avenue (Andrássy út), giving you beautiful views while using this eco-friendly mode of transport. Unless you are a trolley buff, you're unlikely to use them frequently, however, Line 70 from Kossuth square (Kossuth tér, next to the Parliament) to City Park (Varosliget) can be useful as it cuts through the city on Nagymező utca. (Budapest's "Broadway")
Suburban rail
Green suburban railway lines (called HÉV) connect central Budapest with several suburbs, but most of them are of little use to visitors. Note that your tickets and travel passes are valid only within the city boundaries, otherwise you should purchase a supplementary ticket (kiegészítő jegy) at a ticket office.
Some other means of public transport can be useful if you get tired of regular buses and trams, or if you want to escape from the hustle and bustle to the lush green hills surrounding Budapest.
Night services
Budapest is covered by 34 night bus lines. Numbers are triple-digit, starting with '9'. Buses run every 15-60 minutes from around 11pm until 4 am. The main linking points of the night bus network are Moszkva square (Moszkva tér) tér in Buda and Astoria (junction of Kossuth Lajos utca–Károly körút) in Pest. Daytime tickets and passes are valid.
Most useful night buses are:
On line map and schedule are available on BKV's home page [[43].
On Friday and Saturday nights ticket inspectors gather around the stops and don't let you hop on the bus without a valid ticket or pass. They also sell tickets for HUF 350.
By car
Apart from the summer holiday, Budapest has a heavy traffic with long-lasting traffic jams in the morning and in the afternoon. If you don't want to spend your visit to Budapest in a traffic jam, leave your car in the hotel's garage, and use the public transport.
If you drive across downtown, plan your journey, otherwise you can get into tough situations. For example you cannot turn left in most of the crossings of the inner ring road (Nagykörút) or on the main avenues like Andrássy út, Váci út, Üllői út or Rákóczi út.
By taxi
Budapest's taxi drivers are not always prepared for English speaking clients, but it does not necessarily mean that they intend to overcharge their foreigner guests – use one of the major taxi companies with English speaking switchboards to avoid problems. All of them have flashy home pages, but currently only City Taxi is available in English. If you wish to call any of the following phone numbers from abroad, use the +36-1 (Hungary-Budapest) code before the numbers.
By bicycle
Budapest may be one of the most exciting places of Europe, but it's still not a cyclists' paradise. There are bikeways separated from automobile roads in the downtown, but unfortunately often used as car-park or pedestrian zones. Generally, the city is not prepared for cyclists' presence, but situation is slowly changing. Budapest has been home to Europe's biggest cycling demonstration, Critical Mass [54], where in 2008 more than 80 000 people participated.
If you are ready, renting a bike is not a problem, but still not cheap. Expect to pay around HUF 2000-3000 for a day.
Budapest offers a variety of bike rental companies. Some of them are:
Cyclists are not very patient, so be aware while you are walking, if you hear a shout, be prepared to get out of the way quickly.
This section only highlights the most important attractions in the city. See the Buda, Castle Hill and Pest articles for details on each of them, and for listings of local sightseeing.
Most of Budapest's famous sights are concentrated on Castle Hill on the Buda side, in downtown Pest and along the riverside walkways.
The main sights on Castle Hill are:
Other museums on the Castle Hill:
The Danube Bridges (see Orientation above), especially the Chain Bridge (Széchenyi Lánchíd) are really attractive and make it worthy to promenade along the river bank. Lánchíd (pronounced "laance heed") means chain bridge and the suspension structure of the bridge is made of chains whose links are huge dog-bone shaped metal bars linked by pins at their ends.
You can have a superb glimpse over the bridges from the Citadella on the top of Buda's Gellert Hill (Gellérthegy).
Riding a boat is ideal as you can enjoy both riverbanks at the same time. For romantic views of the city, go at night.
Margaret Island (Margitsziget) and its large parks (see Buda) are a very pleasant place to relax and wander. Perfect for a sunny afternoon.
Downtown (Belváros) of Pest is the administrative and business centre of Budapest and the whole of Hungary. The main sights here are:
Museums in at the city centre:
The Andrássy út boulevard in Pest stretches from Downtown (Belváros) to the City Park (Városliget). It is listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List and has some important sights along it, including:
On Buda side there are:
Music related Museums: Music lovers, beware that all four museums are closed in August.
Additional Museums:
There are several travel agecies, tour operators offering city tours or walking tours, if you don't have much time, you can use one of them and you can visit the main sights within 3 - 4 hours.
Performing arts
Hungary has a surprisingly rich theatre scene and, not surprisingly, Budapest is the epicentre of it. Season begins in mid-September and ends in June. Productions range from classic dramas and traditional operas to post-modern performances. There is much to discover around Budapest theatres, even if you don't speak Hungarian; the following venues can be particularly interesting for non-Hungarians. Tickets are bookable about one month beforehand at Interticket [75], the Hungarian theatres' official booking engine for a small (10% + HUF 50) booking fee.
Budapest's cinema life has developed around malls. Since the shopping center revolution in the late 90s, more than two thirds of the city's cinema screens are run by international chains and franchises. Mainstream cinemas mainly show subtitled Hollywood films and Hungarian romantic movies. For contemporary European and Hungarian titles turn to Budapest's excellent art house movie chain, Art mozi [91], most of their branches are provided with a café or pub and offer pleasant atmosphere to spend your evening.
Budapest is a famous spa city, so go "bathing". The baths are really the last vestige of Turkish culture in Budapest, left over from their occupation of the city. Budapest does not have a large Turkish culture the way a city like Berlin or Munich does; instead the Hungarians have modified and molded this tradition into something of their own.
All baths are built around hot springs, and their central part is one or several thermal pools. They are usually complimented with several steam baths, saunas, massage services and other therapies including drinking cures.
Tourist mix: After locals, Russians seem to be most frequent in Budapest's baths; Italians and Americans come next (and for many Americans, baths are the main reason for visiting Budapest).
Traditional public baths
Traditional public baths (like Gellért, Széchényi) have quite a complicated navigation and Soviet-time service and admission system, but it's worth going through to experience authentic bathing with locals around you. At the cash desk at the entrance, you are expected to select treatments / areas to access in advance. Time to spend in baths is not restricted, but if you're finished earlier, some part of your payment may be returned. The only thing that can't be paid at the entrance is rental of towels and bathrobe (and/or deposit for it)--it should be paid inside, right where they are given (with the exception of Gellért - towels, etc are paid for at the entrance). There are two types of place to change clothes: a common room with lockers is cheaper (male/female-separate, of course); cabins can be used by families and may differ in size (2 or 3 persons). For cabins, you're handed a token with a number, which is also written on a chalkboard inside as a security code; you need to remember cabin number. To open your cabin, show your cabin and a token to attendant, and s/he'll check it against the number inside. In swimming pools, swimming caps are recommended (and are available for rent), although this is not always strictly enforced.
Modern baths
There are also very modern baths (like Danubius Grand Thermal Hotel) which are usually called spas, although their central component are thermal pool and multitude of steam baths/saunas, which is not always typical for spas in the rest of the world.
Generally speaking, finding a full-time job is fairly difficult unless you speak Hungarian. You should also be prepared that Western standards at job interviews regarding personal life and diversity issues do not always apply. Do not be surprised if you are asked about your smoking habits. Also, companies are not always prepared to fully understand and accept people from diverse backgrounds.
Most of the visitors from far away end up shopping in Pest in the middle of the city: Váci utca and nearby. It is historically the most expensive part of the city. You'll find Hungarian linens and lace, pottery, and other items, in souvenir shops.
You definitely want to visit the Great Market Hall (Nagy Vásárcsarnok) at Fővám tér the recently renovated markethall with essential atmosphere (it's at the south end of Vaci). Prices for the same items vary a lot between sellers and aren't set in stone so be sure to compare and bargain.
Non-speciality shopping
Also, chain stores can be found along the Váci utca (C&A, H&M, Clinique, Estee Lauder, New Yorker, etc).
The "Plazas" are usually good for buying clothes, but prices may vary wildly even in shops next to each other. For international clothing shop chains, check out like Mango or Zara. For electronics, the cheap supermarkets like Electro World and Media Markt are good targets, but the quality is on par with the prices.
Absinthe is available for purchase at common liquor stores, a must-have purchase for the European traveler. Many brands available in the Market Hall and liquor stores are of poor quality (or not even "real" Absinthe).
Local specialties include paprikás, gulyás, Lake Balaton pike-perch (fogas), pörkölt (a goulash-like stew with lots of onions), halászlé (fishermen's soup served differently by regions), stuffed cabbage, and liberal use of paprika. There is also a great variety of wonderful pastries, many of which you will recognize if you are familiar with Viennese pastries. As in other spheres, the Hungarian approach to food combines pride in their own traditions with a readiness to accept outside influences. The result is a vibrant restaurant scene where an Asian-Hungarian fusion restaurant may well be of genuine interest.
Remember, though, that "goulash soup" is indeed a soup, not the "goulash" that visitors may be familiar with. To order that, you want "pörkölt".
See the Buda, Castle Hill and Pest articles for detailed listings of restaurants and cafes.
Coffeehouses (kaveház) are a Budapest institution and a visit to one should be on every traveller's agenda. As the name implies, these are places for a cup of coffee and a delectable pastry, not a full meal.
Budapest has many great places to eat, but an unfortunate number of tourist traps as well. Avoid restaurants in touristy areas like Váci utca, especially if the customers are all foreigners, or you'll more likely than not be served mediocre food with an exorbitant bill padded with all sorts of bizarre charges. In other restaurants too, note that anything you don't explicitly ask for, but appears on your table anyway, is likely to be charged for.
Top-notch quality food (1st category restaurants) charge a wide range of prices (from starters around 1000F, main courses around 3.000ft-10.000ft, and menus from 5.000ft).
Only cross-district chains are listed here; see district articles for individual restaurants.
Grocery Stores
There are hypermarkets like "Auchan", "Tesco" [106], "Cora" where the food is cheap, and they offer an usually wide range of goods (If you want to take some paprika or sausage home as a souvenir, buy it here--it's much cheaper). Around the downtown areas, you will find smaller grocery chains such as GRoby, Spar, Plus and CBA.
Hanna's Kosher Kitchen Features classic Hungarian food, but Kosher. VII., Dob utca 35. Tel.:+361 342-1072.
Kinor David VII. Dohany utca (next to the big Dohány Temple) Tel. (+361) 413-7304 or 5.
Salamon glatt kosher restaurant (Next to King's Hotel)1072 Budapest, VII. Nagydiófa u. 27 Tel: (++36-1) 413-1487, 413-1488 Cell: (++36-30) 743-6938, (++36-20) 966-6160.
Halal food is uncommon in Budapest, as are kebabs: although they are becoming popular, they are still not often on sale. You can buy gyros instead, which are very similar, but of Greek origin.In fact Gyro name is coming from Turkish Döner, which was on the market for more than 35 years.
Budapest offers plenty of places to drink, from cool and ultra-hip to rowdy and downmarket. One particularly Hungarian experience is to visit a borozó (wine pub), where cheap but tasty Hungarian wine is available on tap, at ridiculously low prices if you find one off the tourist circuit.
See the Buda, Castle Hill and Pest articles for detailed nightlife listings.
Be sure to try Traubi Szoda and Marka. These are unique Hungarian soft drinks available only in Hungary. Traubi is a white grape soda and Marka is a sour cherry soda.
Budapest offers a wide range of accommodation in all price classes from the small cheap pension to the luxurious 5-star hotels, although the costs of staying here are notably higher than elsewhere in Hungary.
Arriving trains are often met by touts offering free rides to hostels, as well as little old grannies offering their apartments for rent. Try to figure out exactly where you're going before you choose - or, better yet, visit any of the many travel agencies to browse the many options in a more comfortable environment.
The most expensive digs are on or near Castle Hill, while backpacker hostels are mostly across the river in the suburbs of Pest. However, Buda has better air quality due to the closeness of the hills and the forests lying to the west from the city.
Apartments may be a cheap alternative for those making extended stays.
Mobile phones work in the metro, even in tunnels between stations.
Some phone booths take coins (including euro coins), but others only take pre-paid cards. The posted number for credit card calls will lead to unexpectedly high charges (40USD for a one minute call to the US) and is to be avoided. Unfortunately, you cannot trust T-mobile to charge reasonable prices on their pay phones.
There are many internet cafes throughout the city. Prices usually average 100Ft/half hour. In addition, many popular bars and cafes in Budapest offer free wi-fi access.
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Stay safe
As a visitor to any big city, having your pockets picked is the most common crime against tourists. The rate of pick pockets is relatively low by Western European and U.S. standards, but you're unlikely to have any problem if you follow some basic rules you wouldn't forget in Paris, Bruxelles or Vienna. The most important rule is that you never wear a backpack or purse on your back in public transportation or other places with a lot of people and make sure that you have your wallet in one of your front pockets.
Hungarian policemen rarely speak English. Tourists have no reason to be afraid of them unless breaking the law.
During the peak tourist season, police patrolling major tourist areas are accompanied by bi- or multi-lingual students who assisted with problems or complaints. Police also opened a 24/7 TourInform office in one of Budapest's busiest areas. It is located downtown at Suto Street 2, District 5, and they are able to receive complaints and render assistance in English and German.
By night
There's no reason to have concerns about Budapest by night. In practice the whole city, including all the touristy areas, Pest within the inner ring road (the line of Szent István körút–Teréz körút–Erzsébet körút–József körút–Ferenc körút, popularly known as Nagykörút), and Buda are safe even before dawn. Most locals avoid walking alone by night in outer zones of districts 8th and 9th in Pest, as these are shady, though not particularly dangerous areas. Bigger public parks as Városliget, are surely to be avoided.
Night buses passing through the city center, mainly line 906 along the inner ring road can be very crowded at peak socialising times on Friday and Saturday nights. You may come across aggressive drunk youngsters(skinheads) on the vehicles or at the stops; keep low profile or avoid night public transportation system on weekends.
Tourist traps
Like in several cities of the world, in Budapest the major scams for the inexperienced tourist are taxis and restaurants.
Taxis used to be a travellers' nightmare, mainly for those arriving from / going to the airport. Luckily the situation is slowly getting better. Zóna Taxi, a company with exlusive right to wait for passengers at the airport terminals, is reliable and work according to advertised prices; for details read the Airport transfer chapter. Some times scam taxi drivers will solicit services in the terminal to take you for a ride with a very hungry meter. Zóna Taxi has a stand outside the terminal, so unless you, as some locals, have called for a cab from a different company to pick you up, do not accept a ride with any other taxi drivers. The alternatives to Zóna Taxi is to call for another trusted cab to save EUR 5-10 on the trip or to use the Airport Minibus service. Airport Minibus has a booth inside the terminal and they will allocate you to a minibus with several other travelers who are going to the same area of town - denpending on your luck you will be the first destination otherwise the bus may go to a couple other destinations before reaching your destination. If you travel the other way around (from the city to the airport), pre-order your taxi on the chosen company's phone number or call for the Airport Minibus.
Unfortunately the situation around railway and bus stations is still not regulated. The worst is probably Keleti Pályaudvar: never trust drivers hanging around the arrival side, rather pre-order a car. If that's not possible, take only taxis logoed by one of the bigger companies. As a general rule, make sure the taximeter is on or bargain the price with the driver beforehand. Even in 2006 many cases have been reported when taxi drivers extorted hundreds of Euros from inexpert foreigners.
Similar abuses have happened also in restaurants and bars, almost all of them in the vicinity of Váci utca in the touristy heart of Pest. You should avoid the eateries and bars of the zone. However, the majority of restaurants and pubs in Budapest are reliable. In Hungary it's compulsory to put the menu card outside the entrance; if it's not the case, don't enter. Eat only where locals eat, drink where locals go.
Don't befriend the girls hanging around Váci utca and never accept any invitation for a drink from them. Be sure that they will have fake French champagne, but you will only have the bill - it's unlikely that a small talk with them is worth hundreds of Euros. You'll find the same girls in erotic and topless bars; avoid them unless you're ready to pay your monthly salary for a glass of wine. Currently the standard trick is to produce a menu with small print at the bottom stating that the first drink costs HUF 15,000 (apx EUR 60) and consumption is compulsory. This modified menu might only be produced when the bill is presented. Most of the erotic bars in Budapest are tourist traps.
The common scam now (06/2008) is for attractive women to walk up to men and ask for directions to a particular bar. If you respond "I don't know" they will ask you if you have a map and say "lets go together"... they commonly tell you a story such as "I just got in from Bratslava and am just looking for a good place to get a drink."
The U.S. Embassy maintains a list of blacklisted erotic-clubs and restaurants: [107].
Political protests
Unlike in many democratic countries of the world, violent protests have never been frequent in Hungary. In September-October 2006 and in March 2007, some anti-governmental demonstrations resulted in heavy street fights and disturbances. Hungarian State Television and other public buildings were besieged, police and private cars burned up. Since then the situation has calmed down completely. While political demonstrations are not to be avoided, never participate in violent, illegal or nocturnal demonstrations (if they occur), as your personal security cannot be guaranteed.
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I know some advocate trading down for extra picks and others would rather stand pat. The biggest obstacle to trading down, typically, is finding a trading partner, well there may be a trading partner on draft day. With Steve Smith gone now from the Panthers their 4 starting WRs are gone, they have nothing, zip, zero, nada, zilch!
Would they be open to moving up to 1.15 from 1.28 if Evans is available. They would need 390 points to make it an even trade, their 2nd and 3rd would be 432, they probably wouldn't go for that, but what about their 2nd, 4th and 5th, that's 377, to get the extra picks in this draft if I were Colbert I'd take it in a heartbeat.
It now appears that Jericho Cotchery may very well be a Panther (He hasn't left Carolina) which will make this trade more likely, the Panthers could have their veteran WR, now they need the stud, Evans, but they have to move to get him, that's were Colbert and company step in and give them a helping hand.
Then the following: (These players are just one thought of what could be had with the added picks)
1.28 - Ra'sheed Hageman/Kony Ealy/Louis Nix - DE (I think one of them will be there at 1.28 )
2.47 - Verrett/Roby/Roberson - CB (whichever is available and in that order of preference)
2.60 - Jordan mathews - WR
3.97 - CJ Fiedorowicz - TE (comp pick)
4.114 - Shayne Skov - ILB
4.124 - Cameron Fleming - OT
5.145 - Prince Shembo - OLB
5.156 - Justin Ellis - DT
I think this would be a great year to pull something like that, since the Panthers could very well be looking to move up based on the fact that they probably don't have an NFL caliber WR on the roster right now.


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June 22, 2013 - 9:03am
Microsoft has decided to change Halo series' Reclaimer Trilogy to a "saga."
"While we originally said trilogy, we've actually expanded this to more of a saga, so we don't want to limit the Reclaimer story within a trilogy," a Microsoft representative explained. The Reclaimer
Trilogy sage was originally intended to span across 2012's Halo 4 through the eventual Halo 6, but now it seems that more titles will be involved.
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lol "half-next gen console" I love that, what a great way to put it lol. Brilliant. You know what, I am keeping an eye on the Wii U price. No way they can keep it a $350 if ps4 is only going to be $50 more, so I am hoping to see a good price drop or, at least, the same price but a decent bundle. Nintendo is a bit arrogant so I don't know if they will drop the price but they should. When ps4 comes it out it might be perfect time for me to grab WiiU, play it for a year or so, then get ps4 later, when more games have come out. By the time I might even get a deal on ps4 (maybe a bundle).


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I really like doing radio, as evidenced by the fact that for the last four months I have been willing to drag my carcass out of my burrow between the hours of 3am and 6am to do it.
There are a lot of things that are addictive and magical and wonderful about the radio, and I've done a lot of thinking about them recently. Here are two:
- It's immediate: Everything that you do and say and play goes out as soon as you do and say and play it. That makes it nervewracking at times, but also vital and personal in a way that few other things I know are.
- You're never alone, but it's easy to believe you are: In a basement, in the middle of the night, surrounded by thousands of songs you've never heard, faced with a panel of slide-y things and buttons, it feels just about as alone as it gets. Oh here I am, just listening to some cool tunes, eating some peanut M&Ms, pushing some buttons that light up red.
You put on headphones when you talk so you can hear how your own voice sounds, so you are surrounded by the sound of yourself. It's crrrrrazy.
You never know how many people are listening to you or where they are or why. If they fell asleep with the radio on. If they're up miserably late with a migraine or a crying baby. If they're driving out of town for the last time and the song you are playing is giving them a nostalgic Moment.
(Until they call you to tell you about the Moment they had and you can hear the music from the other end of the phone at the same pace it is playing where you are and it's crrrrrrazy.)
Sometimes when people mention my blog to me in person I'll say diffidently that the only way I can continue writing it is if I pretend no one ever reads it. Same with radio. The only way I can put on those headphones and stare into the mike and talk -- knowing that what I say goes immediately to cars and computers and the radios that sit beside sleeping people -- is to pretend I am talking to myself.
And that's one thing I can DO.
This is all because I'm very young, and increasingly aware that I don't know anything. If I let myself think about a word I said publicly before I actually said it, I'd never say anything at all and end up spending most of my days in the fetal position wishing Trader Joe's would deliver me some snacks.
That's also because I still care what people think of me, although I find it very freeing in the moments when I can stop with that (usually, to be perfectly honest, when I am hungover).
This is the music I listen to when I want to not care what people think of me, because these guys are old and they don't give a fuck and they've earned it.
(through years of hangovers? well, it obviously worked.)
The song: Dean Martin, "The Tracks Of My Tears"; 1970
I featured this when I did a Version v. Version of "The Tracks of My Tears", and it was ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE. It's just so swingin' and has such a, as I said then, "what the fuck, why not??" coolness to it.
The song: Tom Jones feat. Jack White, "Evil"; 2012
Let's talk about Tom Jones some other time, because I love that guy, but for now enjoy his most recent effort featuring Jack White of the White Stripes. Best interplay of bass guitar and horns ever? You gotta admit, it's a contender.
The song: Bobby Womack, "Please Forgive My Heart" (produced by Damon Albarn); 2012
Since I discovered this song two weeks ago I have listened to it probably one hundred times at least. The blend of Womack's voice, and the production, and the subject matter -- I find it perfect.
It's apologizing for your faults without apologizing for your existence or theirs. Please, forgive my heart.


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Morning Five: 06.06.14 EditionPosted by rtmsf on June 6th, 2014
- Paging Rex Chapman… Two months ago, in the tweet that rocked Big Blue Nation to the core, the former Kentucky star and media presence (he had just finished doing color commentary for the Wildcats on the Final Four Teamcast) unloaded what he termed a #donedeal on Wildcats' fans. Head coach John Calipari was supposedly going to take the open Los Angeles Lakers job, "win or lose," as he put it, in the national championship game against Connecticut. Well, either the Lakers job moved to Lexington or Rex hit the sauce a little too hard in the pregame that night, because Calipari on Thursday signed a seven-year extension worth $52.5 million that will ensure Kentucky stays atop the heap for many years to come. After four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in just five years at the helm, and given the size and passion of the Kentucky fan base, the scary thought is that Calipari is still probably quite a bit underpaid relative to the value of the program. Not that he cares about that — he's quite happy with where he is, in fact, and that's a good thing for college basketball.
- Calipari doesn't miss out on many recruiting targets, but nobody can bat 1.000 either, and one of the best players of the past several cycles that the Kentucky coach whiffed on was SMU freshman Emmanuel Mudiay. In this SI.com piece on Mudiay, Luke Winn explains that Larry Brown's appeal for Mudiay to stay close to his family — including older brother Jean-Micheal Mudiay, a rising senior on the Mustangs — was one of the major factors in his decision to commit to SMU. With Mudiay in the fold to lead a team that returns most of its talent from a 27-10 team that was one of the first left out of the NCAA Tournament, SMU is poised to make a major leap in national status next season.
- We mentioned in the M5 earlier this week that a $40 million settlement between EA Sports and a class action of former and current NCAA athletes had been finalized, and now the lawyers and all the highly-paid administrators who handle such things are figuring out who will get what. It probably would have shocked nobody in America if the NCAA (still in a battle with the Ed O'Bannon class action, remember) had gone into full pettiness mode and decided that the minuscule payouts to its current athletes would constitute an impermissible benefit. Full credit to the NCAA for not going there, however, as the organization announced on Wednesday that payouts (which could range from as low as a couple hundred bucks to a couple grand) in no way represent "pay" and therefore will not be in violation of any NCAA amateurism rules.
- And now, about that Ed O'Bannon lawsuit. As you have no doubt heard for months, even years now, the case is set to begin on Monday morning in Northern California. Still, how many people can accurately state what the whole thing is about — is it amateurism? Video games? The very core of the NCAA itself? The truth is that there are elements of all of these things, but as with most complex forms of litigation, there are plenty of nuances and considerations beyond the sound bites. SI.com's Andy Staples separates truth from myth in a Thursday piece that gives a nice overview (along with a video explanation) of what is really on the line in this landmark case.
- With the NBA Finals starting last night, the NBA Draft is just a few weeks away (you hopefully noticed that we've been rolling out Bennet Hayes' draft profiles). But while the players in this year's draft are no longer eligible to play college basketball, the top prospects in the 2015 draft class will lead our sport next season. SI.com's Brian Hamilton breaks down his list of the top 15 prospects who are likely to be high selections in next year's version, and a few of the names may surprise you. Have a great D-Day anniversary weekend, everyone.


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The Framingham audio company yesterday filed a patent lawsuit against a company that makes an iPhone docking system that competes with its own SoundDock offering.
In its suit, filed in US District Court in Boston, Bose charges SDI Technologies' iHome line, which lets users turn their Apple iDevices into boomboxes, violates a patent Bose was awarded on Jan. 29 for a system for turning computers into audio systems.
Bose says SDI knew it had applied for a patent for the system and that the continued existence of iHome unfairly harms sales of its SoundDock system. Bose is seeking the complete withdrawal of the iHome line from the market and, naturally, tons of money.
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I hope Bose loses big.
There is nothing unique about their system. This system topology has existed for many years now.
Bad idea lawsuit...
... I got an actual boombox for my iPod back the day before my daughter was born (1987); it was so I'd have music in my room after what turned into an emergency c-section.
I'm pretty sure that the combination of prior art and obviousness would lose this case in front of a jury. But given that it's patent law, who knows?


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Noordhorn (Groningen, Netherlands)
Noordhorn, a village in the Dutch province of Groningen, where there is a Mennonite congregation. Not much is known about the origin of this congregation; it was apparently founded in an early period. Leenaert Bouwens baptized 29 or 32 persons here in 1551-1582. In 1621 Mattheus Janssen of Noordhorn, who was appointed as a delegate of the Landdag (legislature) of the province of Groningen, was not admitted to its sessions because he was a Mennonite. The Noordhorn congregation was formerly called Humsterland and also Oldehove and Ter Home, where the old church stood. This old church, which was difficult to access and in need of repairs, was replaced in 1838 by a new one more centrally located in the village of Noordhorn, where a parsonage was also built. Since that time it has been known as the Noordhorn congregation. For a long time, 1818-1871, Gerrit Bakker was the preacher here. He took an active part in the organization of the Groningen Sociëteit (Conference) and was its first secretary. During this time the membership rose from 40 to 90. In 1872 a new parsonage was built. In 1877 Noordhorn was one of the few congregations which did not require adult baptism in receiving a member of another creed; it was also one of the first Dutch Mennonite congregations to allow women to vote. The baptized membership was 85 in 1861, 89 in 1900, but only 70 in 1957. During the first half of the 20th century the following pastors served here: A. de Jong 1898-1910, R. D. Boersma 1912-1922, Miss F. Tieks Koening 1936-1942, J. H. Rawie 1942-1946, and S, S. Smeding 1946- . Since 1946 the pastor of Noordhorn has also been the pastor of the Grijpskerk congregation. To the Noordhorn congregation also belongs the Mennonite Kring (circle) of Oldehove. In the mid-1950s the congregation had a ladies' circle, a youth group, and activities of youth workers (age 12-15).
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Groningen, Overijssel en Oost-Friesland. 2 v. Leeuwarden: W. Eekhoff en J. B. Wolters, 1842: I, 52, 86, 206, 238; II, 40.
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje (1837): 34 f.; (1840): 27 f., (1850): 60.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1861): 152; (1877): 148; (1906): 46.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 265.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. 2 v. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: II, Nos. 2150-2153.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Noordhorn (Groningen, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28 May 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Noordhorn_(Groningen,_Netherlands)&oldid=93114.
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Justice for Sale, Diddy on Film and Charney Gives it to L.A.
For Whom The Bell Tolls: Kristen Bell twice in one week? What? You got a problem with that? [FHM]
Den and Geller: Kempt fave Robert Geller opens at Odin's satellite store. [Men.Style]
Can I Turn it Up for You?: Always classy that Dov Charney. [AnimalNY]
Pay it Forward: Got an extra, unused suit? Pass it on. [EarthTimes]
Get Ready to D.A.N.C.E.: Justice's new clothing line is just as hip and French as you might expect. [Stereogum]
Deal Alert: Yoko Devereaux springwear starting tomorrow. [Racked]
COS Play: Monocle takes a hard look at H+M's new branch line and the takes the temperature of European retail. [Monocle]
Rock and Roll Will Never Die: Except when it does. Hey, maybe you kids should have been out there protesting, say, three years ago. [Gothamist]
Where's Waris?: You ask. We've already delivered. [A Continuous Lean]
The Man Who Would Be King: P Diddy's fashion week documentary about his quest for LOVE! INSPIRATION! and REBELLION! and style's CROWN! was so MIND-CRUSHINGLY AWESOME! that we couldn't watch more than 12 seconds of it. [NYMag]


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At RMU, we provide a professional, hands-on education for our students. And it's this type of practical approach that enables our grads to hit the ground running and find early success in their careers. In order to offer such a high-quality education, it is vital that we have the proper resources and facilities to best prepare our students for what they'll encounter in the real world.
This is where you come in. Your support enables us to do what we do best—change lives. When you give to RMU, it shows your confidence in the good work we're doing, and it has a direct, positive impact on our communities and the region at large. Here are just a few recent projects – both completed and in the works – that will greatly enhance the academic experience of our students: