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The City of Yelm has come a long way from humble beginnings originally inhabited by
the local Nisqually Indian Tribe into a hub for Washington's Southeast Thurston County
& southwest Pierce County residents & businesses, as well as the city many pass in their
daily commutes to the State capitol in Olympia or Joint-Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in
Tacoma. John Longmire was one of the first settlers that started arriving in the
mid- 1800s, followed by the Northern Pacific Railroad beginning service in 1873.
Longmire explored Mt. Rainier and upon building a wagon road and a guiding station to
the future national park, Yelm came to be known as the gateway to Mt. Rainier. Yelm
and Mt. Rainier have always had a close relationship. The headwaters of the Nisqually
River flow through Yelm enroute to Puget Sound. Former Yelm teacher Fay Fuller was
the first woman to ever to ascend to the peak of one of the tallest mountains in the
continental United States.
Today, Yelm is mostly a bedroom community for families who are employed in Olympia,
Tacoma or Centralia, attracting a large number of military personnel within close
proximity to JBLM . Yelm is also adjacent Ramtha's School of Enlightenment which draws
thousands of students to the area from around the world for events throughout the year.
Yelm boasts a population of over 7,000 people within the
city limits and serves as the commercial center for thousands
more that live in the pristine, surrounding rural areas. The
word "Yelm" was born from the Coast Salish Native American
language word "shelm",
which means "land of the dancing spirits", from the shimmering mirage from heat rising
from the Summer Prairie floor.
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We've all encountered our share of prickly, self-righteous cyclists with a beef against motorists, but in this case, the blame is with the guy behind the motor. The Audi driver drives into the cyclist's area of a road, and then punches a guy when he's called on it. And, of course, some other guy videoed it.
That guy in the Audi seems pretty tightly wound; sure, no one likes being yelled at, but that guy knows what he did and it sure wouldn't have killed him to not be a dick about it. Cyclists have all the protection of riding a hatrack, so having areas where 4,000 lb cars aren't allowed makes sense.
The lesson here: don't be a jerk and punch people when you're in the wrong. And, if you're a cyclist in this situation, don't forget the headbutt! You're wearing a helmet for a reason!
(Thanks, Thomas!)

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CBS News' Coverage to be Lead by Katie Couric from London and Will Feature a Primetime Special, "The Royal Wedding: Modern Majesty," on Friday, April 29
Erica Hill Will Contribute to the Coverage and Co-Anchor "The Early Show" from London
CBS News today announced extensive coverage plans for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton across its broadcast, radio and online platforms. Led by CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Katie Couric in London, CBS News will broadcast live coverage of the event on Friday, April 29 (5:00-9:00 AM, ET), which will feature reports from EARLY SHOW co-anchor Erica Hill outside Buckingham Palace. In addition, Couric will anchor THE ROYAL WEDDING: MODERN MAJESTY, a one-hour primetime special to be broadcast later that evening at 8:00 PM, ET on the CBS Television Network.
The coverage will also include the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC, THE EARLY SHOW and CBS SUNDAY MORNING. It will feature a behind-the-scenes tour of Westminster Abbey, where the wedding will take place and reports from correspondents Elizabeth Palmer, Troy Roberts, Michelle Miller and Ben Tracy. CBS News' Royals Contributor, Victoria Arbiter, will play a key role in the coverage leading up to, during and following the wedding. Also, CBS Newspath, CBSNews.com, CBS Radio News and a contingent of CBS News digital journalists will provide non-stop coverage and comprehensive reports throughout the week.
Leading up to the event, Couric will anchor the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC from London for three nights beginning Wednesday, April 27. Hill will co-anchor THE EARLY SHOW from the Tower of London beginning Monday, April 25. On Saturday, April 30, Hill will co-anchor the broadcast from outside Buckingham Palace.
CBS News' primetime special, THE ROYAL WEDDING: MODERN MAJESTY, will examine the historic significance of the day and this new young modern monarchy. The special, anchored by Couric, will also highlight all of the event's glamour � from the celebrity guests, to the fashion to the parties.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING, anchored by Charles Osgood, will look at some of the more quirky and colorful aspects of royal unions through the ages on Sunday, April 24, followed by correspondent Tracy Smith's "Sunday Journal" on events surrounding William and Kate's wedding, which will be broadcast Sunday, May 1.
CBS Newspath, the network's 24-hour affiliate news service, will offer complete coverage beginning Sunday, April 24 through Saturday, April 30. Correspondents Charlie D'Agata, Rita Nissan and Manuel Gallegus will report from above Westminster Abbey. After the ceremony, the reports will originate from outside Buckingham Palace, the site of the Royal Reception.
CBSNews.com will simulcast the network's live coverage and provide special reports with videos, essays and in-depth analysis of the events. Additionally, CBS Radio News will provide live coverage of the royal wedding anchored by national correspondent Dan Raviv, who will be joined by CBS News consultant and Vanity Fair editor Victoria Mather from London. The CBS Radio News royal wedding team in London will include correspondents Steve Futterman, Vicki Barker and reporter Larry Miller.


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Brickweiser wrote:For original themes, I think a 1950s era UFOs vs. military theme would be quite swell.
infallible wrote:Brickweiser wrote:For original themes, I think a 1950s era UFOs vs. military theme would be quite swell.
This one got me thinking, so I'm going to piggyback off of it.
I like the idea of aliens, but I'd rather have a theme along the lines of aliens living among us, but in hiding. Sorta like Men in Black, but not really, because while there would be G-men, it's more focused on the aliens. Human face on one side, alien on the other or something, and hidden computers, panels, and alien tech in standard looking cars and buildings. There could be good aliens and bad ones, but it includes a lot of my favorite parts of LEGO. A bit of transformation, some conflict play, neat items to find as you build the sets, and minifig creativity.
I like the licenses, but if we can run free with ideas, then this is the chance to suggest anything! Licenses seem tame in comparison.
mrfootball wrote:I'd like Lego to revisit Classic Space and expand upon It like many AFOLs have with their own creations.
jansued wrote:What about a Thunderbirds -like Theme?
DarkEntity wrote:Thunderbirds
Marty on Pg. 3 wrote:... my daughter loves playing dolls houses mainly with the basic bricks as there are really very few of the minifigures. Sets apart from city that she likes playing with, so this got me thinking. What about a true minifigure doll house, based on a family, with the car, boat, caravan etc.
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The Latest from Iran (1 January): Mousavi's Resolution?
Scott Lucas...thinks that both the opposition and the government are digging in their heels for a confrontation:
"The five-point plan is not new. [Mousavi] said something similar in around October. [This], therefore, is still a compromise within the system. [However], the other thing that's important is that the language he uses --- before he gets to that [compromise] --- about his possible martyrdom is striking: 'My blood is no redder than those of others in the [opposition] movement, but I'm ready to die.' [This is] a language of expected confrontation, as opposed to political compromise," he said.
Lucas also argues that Mousavi may be trying to re-establish himself as the clear leader of the opposition after complaints in recent months that he hadn't been showing up to lead public demonstrations. Many in the opposition, he notes, have been saying that the "opposition is leading Mr. Mousavi and not the contrary".
NEW Iran: 2009's Year of Living Dangerously (Part 1)
Latest Iran Video: Protests Against and for the Regime (31 December)
Iran: The Rafsanjani Interview on France 24 (28 December)
Iran: The Regime's Misfired "Big Shot" at Legitimacy
Iran: How Significant Was the Regime's Rally?
The Latest from Iran (31 December): Is That All There Is?
2010 GMT: Explaining the Mousavi Statement (0745 GMT). We'll ponder overnight before offering an analysis tomorrow of Mir Hossein Mousavi's political move today. However, we may have gotten clues from Dr. Abolfazl Fateh, the head of Mousavi's media committee in the Presidential campaign: "Mousavi's statement is a significant goodwill gesture from his side and an important test for the authorities."
Fateh explained that Mousavi had offered a solution based on "goodwill and the minimum expectations of the people", but this was now the last argument to be put:
If the authorities lose this chance the future great difficulties is their responsibility and they will be blamed for not taking advantage of this opportunity forever. Is there anyone listening among those who claim to care for the country?
So is Mousavi really calling this a "last chance" for the Government to accept a compromise within the system, based on the Constitution and changes in legal and political practices? And is he putting that message to the Supreme Leader as well as politicians and ministers?
1955 GMT: And Also Going After Ayatollah Dastgheib. It appears that, along with Ayatollah Sane'i (1005 GMT), Ayatollah Ali Mohammad Dastgheib of Shiraz is the main target of the regime. Plainclothes forces again attacked Qoba Mosque, days after moving on Sane'i's offices. Claimed footage of the attack has been posted, and there is a purported audio of Dastgheib speaking to his followers.
1845 GMT: Today's Trees-Died-For-This? Moment. William Kristol in The Washington Post, claiming to come to the assistance of "the people of Iran" but establishing that he knows little if anything of Iranian religious tradition, history, culture, or politics.
(Mr. Kristol, if you're reading this, go to "A Request to Charles Krauthammer: Go Away". Consider the message duplicated.)
1810 GMT: Punishment, 1979 Style. In a telling passage in his Tehran Friday Prayer (see 1640 GMT), Ayatollah Jannati called for a return of "justice" of the first years of the Islamic Republic:
People's expectations of the judiciary are very high. Of course we are aware that the judiciary has certain limitations now and cannot act like the courts of the early days of the Revolution. But if they had acted like those days this affair would have been over long ago.
Some analysts contend that in those years, amidst terrorism and the war with Iraq, Iran's judicial system authorised summary execution without full trials.
1725 GMT: Tehran's Friday Prayer (see 1640 GMT). Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting has posted extracts from Ayatollah Jannati's speech, promising punishment on all those who protest in the Islamic Republic.
1715 GMT: A group of students from Amir Kabir University in Tehran have issued a statement that they will not attend classes or take exams until their detained classmates are released.
1650 GMT: And That Punishment Is.... Giving the tough words of Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani (0940 GMT), Minister of Intelligence Heydar Moslehi (1120 GMT), Deputy Head of Judiciary Ebrahim Raeesi (0935 GMT), and Tehran Friday Prayer leader Ahmad Jannati (1640 GMT) some back-up, Iran's judiciary has announced that seven people arrested on Ashura will be put on trial next week for "desecrating the ideals of the Islamic Revolution".
1640 GMT: Your Tehran Friday Prayer Summary. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati laying it out for the masses today:
Protesters are really, really bad. And we will punish them.
Jannati, the head of the Guardian Council, said, "The judiciary system should act with more speed in dealing with rioters....The Islamic establishment in Iran will not tolerate any attempt to undermine Islam."
Most of the speech was the standard foreign-powers-are-behind-all-this script; however, Jannati added an ominous improvisation: "the harshest punishment for desecrating Islamic beliefs". The reference is being read by some observers as an endorsement of the death penalty.
1635 GMT: Latest Arrests. Sadegh Javadi-Hesar, a member of the reformist Etemade Melli Party and lawyer Nemat Ahmadi.
1625 GMT: From China With Love. The buzzing story this afternoon comes from Rah-e-Sabz: "Iran has imported high-tech armored anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with boiling water or teargas". An Iranian blogger gives details of the vehicles, two of which are pictured on the website:
With an alleged price of $650,000 a unit, the 25-ton trucks each hold 2,640 gallons of water, which can shoot hot or cold water at a distance of up 220 feet. They can also shoot tear gas, burning chemicals or paint stored in three 26-gallon containers.
[The truck] includes a plow, which can presumably demolish makeshift barriers placed on streets by protesters, or even the demonstrators themselves.
The Los Angeles Times features the story, which has a none-too-subtle undertone: from Tienanmen Square in 1989 to a version in Tehran 20 years later?
1445 GMT: A Renewed Attempt at Unity? At least one prominent politician has not given up on the search for political compromise. Presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei has published a letter to the Supreme Leader. Rezaie asks Ayatollah Khamenei to publish a statement on unity and brotherhood, as Mir Hossein Mousavi, according to Rezaei, has retreated from his claim that that the Government is illegal.
1245 GMT: Mousavi and the Students. Today's Mir Hossein Mousavi statement (see 0745 GMT) has now climbed the ladder of the Western media, with a featured place on The Los Angeles Times site and coverage on CNN television (but not CNN's website).
Meanwhile, a student at Azad University Mashhad has given a first-hand account of the demonstrations and clashes, with more than 200 arrested and some reportedly missing, at the campus.
1120 GMT: We're Gonna Get Ya (cont. --- see 0935 GMT). Iran's Minister of Intelligence Heydar Moslehi dealt out some more tough talk on Thursday in a TV interview: "The Intelligence Ministry has obtained good clues in respect to the elements who had a role in the recent riots. This unrest is different from that of the past and is a prearranged counter-revolutionary movement, designed by agents of sedition."
1005 GMT: Going after Sane'i? More possible evidence that the regime sees Ayatollah Yusuf Sane'i as a religious and political threat: a video and photos of claimed attacks on his residence and his office in Kerman have been posted.
0945 GMT: Rah-e-Sabz reports that 210 students of Azad University of Mashhad have been arrested after Wednesday's demonstration and clashes with security forces.
0940 GMT: However, in Mashhad.... Nothing low-key about yet another public declaration by Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani. Speaking before Friday Prayers in Mashhad, he once again brought out all the themes of the Iranian regime defending the nations by smacking down the "hypocrites", backed by foreign powers, who demonstrated on Ashura.
0935 GMT: We're Gonna Get Ya. The deputy head of Iran's judiciary, Ebrahim Raeesi, has introduced Tehran Friday Prayers with yet another warning that protesters will be dealt with firmly. Hardly a surprising line, and one wonders --- given that Raeesi is not one of the most prominent players in the regime --- whether this is a relatively low-key finger-wagging despite its current first-story status for the Islamic Republic News Agency.
0855 GMT: The Changing Importance of the Story. The elevation of Iran in Western media can be measured by the quick attention given to Mir Hossein Mousavi's statement (see 0745 GMT)declaring his readiness for martyrdom and proposing a 5-stage resolution for post-election conflict. The BBC website features the story as "Breaking News", and The Washington Post, carrying the Associated Press report, highlights that Mousavi is "defiant after new threats". Reuters announces that Mousavi has declared Iran is in "serious crisis"; The New York Times quickly prints the report.
0835 GMT: We Do Information, You Do Propaganda. No comment necessary, I think, on this article from Press TV:
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has launched a satellite channel to respond to the subliminal psychological programming of western media. The international channel Sahar Universal Network 2, which was launched on Thursday, December 31, 2009, aims to show Iranian society as it really is, and effectively combat western manipulation of media which distorts events, censoring and misrepresenting them.
It aspires to confront the influence of non-Islamic culture in the Muslim world and reveal the hegemonic policies of the great powers, which wish to dominate the peoples and nations of the world. Sahar Universal Network 2 seeks to introduce the rich culture of Islam, as well as political, cultural, social and economic advances made by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
0745 GMT: A weekend Friday has started quietly in Iran, as the country continues to wind down from the drama of Moharram's last two weeks. EA's Mr Smith takes advantage of the lull to offer Part 1 of a special review, ""2009's Year of Living Dangerously".
There could be some political noise later, however. Mir Hossein Mousavi has issued his first statement after Sunday's Ashura demonstrations. Criticizing the brutal confrontation of the Government's forces with the mourning nation of Iran, Mousavi offers a five-stage resolution.
Mousavi's stages are 1) the acceptance by the administration, the Parliament. and the judiciary of direct responsibility for recent events, 2) a transparent law for elections that can create public trust, 3) release of political prisoners restoring their dignity and honour, 4) recognition of the freedom of press and media, and 5) confirmation of the people's right of legal demonstrations.
Without singling out the martyrdom of his nephew on Ashura, Mousavi reiterates that he has no fear of becoming a martyr in the people's quest for their legitimate religious and political demands. He declares that any order for the execution, murder, or imprisonment of Mousavi, Mehdi Karoubi Mousavi, or other prominent reformists will not solve Iran's problems.
We watch to see if Tehran's Friday Prayers, led by Ayatollah Jannati, the head of the Guardian Council, bring a significant show of support for the regime to follow Wednesday's rally. Meanwhile Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli has issued a statement on the events of Ashura, expressing his sorrow and concern over violence involving police against protesters. Javadi-Amoli said it was essential that while those who were breaking the law were dealt with, while those were demonstrating peacefully should


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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired as a player in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently holds.
Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana, the son of Georgia (née Kerns) and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird. He grew up in both West Baden and the adjacent town French Lick, which earned him the nickname "the Hick from French Lick" in his later basketball career. Financial troubles would plague the Bird family for most of Larry's childhood. Bird recalled how his mother would make do on the family's meager earnings: "If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." According to Bird, his being poor as a child "motivates me to this day". He sometimes was sent to live with his grandmother due to the family's struggles. The Bird family's struggle with poverty was compounded by the alcoholism and personal difficulties of Joe Bird, who likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in the Korean War. Joe and Georgia Bird divorced in 1975; Joe Bird committed suicide the same year.
In spite of his domestic woes, by the time he was a high school sophomore, Bird had become one of the better basketball players in French Lick. He started for French Lick/West Baden's high school team, Springs Valley High School, where he left as the school's all-time scoring leader. Bird's high school coach, Jim Jones, was a key factor to Bird's success. "Jonesie", as Bird called him, would come help Bird and his friends practice any day of the week. Bird would often go to the gym early, shoot between classes, and stay late into the evening. He quit both football and baseball to focus on basketball.


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WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of people with chronic conditions and disabilities may find it easier to qualify for Medicare coverage of potentially costly home health care, skilled nursing home stays and outpatient therapy under policy changes planned by the Obama administration.
In a proposed settlement of a nationwide class-action lawsuit, the administration has agreed to scrap a decades-old practice that required many beneficiaries to show a likelihood of medical or functional improvement before Medicare would pay for skilled nursing and therapy services.
Under the agreement, which amounts to a significant change in Medicare coverage rules, Medicare will pay for such services if they are needed to "maintain the patient's current condition or prevent or slow further deterioration," regardless of whether the patient's condition is expected to improve.
Federal officials agreed to rewrite the Medicare manual to make clear that Medicare coverage of nursing and therapy services "does not turn on the presence or absence of an individual's potential for improvement," but is based on the beneficiary's need for skilled care.
Judith A. Stein, director of the nonprofit Center for Medicare Advocacy and a lawyer for the beneficiaries, said the proposed settlement could help people with chronic conditions like Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injury. It could also provide relief for families and caregivers who often find themselves stretched financially and personally by the need to provide care.
"As the population ages and people live longer with chronic and long-term conditions," Ms. Stein said, "the government's insistence on evidence of medical improvement threatened an ever-increasing number of older and disabled people."
In many cases, she said, the denial of coverage led to a denial of care because most people cannot afford to pay for these services on their own.
Neither she nor Medicare officials could say how much the settlement might cost the government, but the price of expanding such coverage could be substantial.
Dr. Lynn Gerber, director of the Center for Study of Chronic Illness and Disability at George Mason University in Virginia, called the settlement "a landmark decision for Medicare recipients with chronic illness and especially those with disability."
"Disability frequently accompanies many chronic conditions," Dr. Gerber said, "and we often have no cures, so people are likely to experience progressive disability. Rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapy and skilled care are incredibly important in maintaining a person's functional ability, performance and quality of life."
The lead plaintiff, Glenda R. Jimmo, 76, of Bristol, Vt., has been blind since childhood. Her right leg was amputated below the knee because of blood circulation problems related to diabetes, and she is in a wheelchair. She received visits from nurses and home health aides who provided wound care and other treatment, but Medicare denied coverage for those services, saying her condition was unlikely to improve.
Another plaintiff, Rosalie J. Berkowitz, 81, of Stamford, Conn., has multiple sclerosis, but Medicare denied coverage for home health visits and physical therapy, on the ground that her condition was not improving. Her family said she would have to go into a nursing home if Medicare did not cover the services.
The proposed settlement, negotiated with lawyers from the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services, was submitted last week to Christina C. Reiss, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Vermont. If she approves it, as expected, she would have authority to enforce it for up to four years.
Asked about the proposed settlement, Robert D. Reischauer, a public trustee of the Medicare program, said: "Unquestionably that would increase costs. How much, I can't say." Other independent experts expressed similar views.
While the settlement is likely to generate additional costs for the government, it might save some money too. For example, physical therapy and home health care might allow some people to avoid more expensive care in hospitals and nursing homes.
Charles S. Miller, a Justice Department spokesman, and Erin Shields Britt, a spokeswoman for the Health and Human Services Department, said government lawyers had no comment.
The changes will apply to the traditional Medicare program and to private Medicare Advantage plans. They apply to people 65 and older, as well as to people under 65 who qualify for Medicare because of disabilities.
The Obama administration initially urged the judge to dismiss the lawsuit. Medicare officials denied that they had a formal policy requiring beneficiaries to show their conditions would improve.
However, in a separate lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Medicare officials argued the reverse. In order for Medicare to cover skilled nursing care, they said in a legal brief, "there must be an expectation that the beneficiary's condition will improve materially in a reasonable and generally predictable period of time."
The same standard, in nearly identical language, is found in guidelines used by some Medicare contractors, which review and pay claims on behalf of the government. In a typical case, Medicare terminated coverage of skilled nursing care and physical therapy for an 81-year-old woman because she had "exhibited a decline in functional status."
Under the settlement, the federal court in Vermont will certify a nationwide class of more than 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries whose claims for skilled nursing and therapy services were denied before Jan. 18, 2011, when the lawsuit was filed. Many of them will have an opportunity to have their claims re-examined under the revised standards.
Plaintiffs in the case include the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Parkinson's Action Network, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, an advocacy group.
Neither the Medicare law nor regulations require beneficiaries to show a likelihood of improvement. But some provisions of the Medicare manual and guidelines used by Medicare contractors establish more restrictive standards, which suggest coverage should be denied or terminated if a patient reaches a plateau or is not improving or is stable. In most cases, the contractors' decisions denying coverage become the final decisions of the federal government.
Source: New York Times Oct. 22, 2012 at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/us/politics/settlement-eases-rules-for-some-medicare-patients.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121023&_r=0


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Pundit Poll of Polls: How we do it
The Pundit Poll of Polls is updated using elements of a poll aggregation method originally developed by Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com. This poll of polls was adapted for the New Zealand context by Rob Salmond, then of the University of Michigan. The details of our poll of polling method are:
- We collect information from five polling sources: One News/Colmar Brunton, TV3/Reid Research, Fairfax / Research International, Roy Morgan, and NZ Herald/Digipoll.
- We adjust total sample sizes to take account of the "don't know" respondents. So a poll of 1,000 people with 8% "don't know" is treated as a poll of 920 people. This is because all the percentages the polling firms report are only out of those 920 people.
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NEW YORK — In 1984, Catherine Fiehn Malat and Eric LeStrange met working at the school paper at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. They dated for about a year until circumstances forced them into a painful break up that lasted 30 years.
Now, they're back together and getting married at a very public Valentine's Day ceremony at the Empire State Building.
Each year, the Empire State Building hosts a Valentine's Day Weddings Contest that chooses 14 couples to have a 15-minute wedding ceremony on the 86th floor Observatory that gets press coverage. Couples must submit an essay about their love story and their connection to New York City.
Fiehn Malat and LeStrange's story made the cut.
"All I remember was this quiet shy guy at the newspaper, and I hardly knew his name–I actually had a crush on his best friend–and one day he came up to me and said 'can I kiss you?' My first thought was 'oh no, now your friend will never go out with me,'" Fiehn Malat recalled.
When the two went their separate ways they both got married and started families in the Connecticut towns of Milford and Monroe. Fiehn Malat, a professional photographer in Milford, had been divorced for years when she reached out to LeStrange on Facebook.
It was around the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy's assassination, and she remembered that LeStrange, a history buff, was born around that time. She wished him a happy birthday but did not receive a response until months later. LeStrange answered her message and asked if she would take professional head shots for his LinkedIn page.
LeStrange, who was going through a divorce at the time, saw an opportunity to reconnect with a friend and have someone to talk to during a tough time. He did not imagine it would turn into more, he said. They met up on Easter 2014 at Seven Seas in Milford.
"At first I thought I would brush him off," Fiehn Malat said. "But he gave me a hug goodbye and it was just back. This was the person I was meant to be with and he felt the same way."
"I saw something in her eyes that I remembered from back then. just the way we looked at each other–That connection came back To me," LeStrange said. "It came on pretty quickly because we had that bond way back and it seemed it didn't really leave us."
It took LeStrange about six months to realize he wanted to marry Fiehn Malat. He proposed at Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, Conn. with a sapphire ring they picked to honor Fiehn Malat's grandmother (it's her birth stone).
As a wedding and event photographer who has seen it all, Fiehn Malat said the Empire State Building contest was perfect because it promised a unique wedding with none of the planning. They found out they had been selected on January 9, and scrambled to get ready.
Fiehn Malat's daughter and LeStrange's son and daughter and four-year-old grandson will be at the ceremony. The family will spend the rest of the day taking photos at iconic spots around New York City.
For LeStrange, who describes himself as very shy, the publicity around the Valentine's Day weddings is a bit nerve racking.
"We have a press conference," he said. "It's funny to be in the spotlight; I have to come up with some amazing anecdotes."
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*[[William Cecil, Lord Burghley]], born 13 Sep 1520
*[[William Cecil, Lord Burghley]], born 13 Sep 1520
*[[Anne Cecil|Anne]] (also called Agnes) who married Thomas White of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire
*[[Anne Cecil|Anne]] (also called Agnes) who married Thomas White of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire
*[[Elizabeth Cecil|Elizabeth]] married first [[RobertWingfield|Robert Wingfield]] and secondly Hugh Allington
*[[Elizabeth Cecil|Elizabeth]] married first [[RobertWingfield|Robert Wingfield]] and secondly Hugh Allington
*[[Margaret Cecil|Margaret]] married first Roger Cave and secondly Erasmus (aka Ambrose) Smith
*[[Margaret Cecil|Margaret]] married first Roger Cave and secondly Erasmus (aka Ambrose) Smith
See also [[Descendents of Richard Cecil]] and [[Cecil Number]]
See also [[Descendents of Richard Cecil]] and [[Cecil Number]]
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Richard Cecil (d. 19 Mar 1553)
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[edit] Biography
Richard Cecil was a resident of Burleigh in the parish of Stamford Baron St Martin, Northamptonshire. His father David, had land in Lincolnshire. In their book, The Great Governing Families of England, authors Townsend and Sanford state that David founded a chantry at St George's there in the 22nd year of the reign of Henry the Seventh (1506/7). David rose in favor under King Henry VIII. David was appointed bailiff of Whittlesey Mere and Keeper of the Swans in 3H8. In 5H8 David was made one of the King's Sergeants-at-Arms and "...thus obtained for his son Richard the office of page". David became High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1529 and 1530, and was three times an alderman of Stamford. David was also in 1535 Bailiff of Tinwell, a post also taken up by his son Richard and grandson William. David died in 1536, his only known wife was Jane Dichons, daughter and heiress of John Dichons of Stamford by Margaret, heiress of John Sewark.
Richard too was a courtier. I have found no document yet which gives me an age, birthyear or birthdate for Richard Cecil, however in 1517 he was a royal page; in 1520 he was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold; he rose to be groom of the robes and constable of Warwick Castle. He was High Sheriff of Rutland in 1539, and was one of those who received no inconsiderable share of the plunder of the monasteries. When Henry VIII died, Richard received the grant of the lordship and manor of Tinwell and the advowson of the rectory, where his father David (now deceased) had been bailiff. Richard married Jane Heckington, daughter and heiress of William Heckington of Bourne, Lincolnshire. He had only one son, William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), but three daughters.
He sent his son William to the grammar schools of Stamford and Grantham, and in 1535 William entered St. John's College, Cambridge. Academically a success, William ran afoul of his father, when his heart was lost to Mary Cheke, daughter of a local widow, with only a fortune of 40 pounds to recommend her. William was immediately removed before he could take his degree, and was entered as a student at Gray's Inn in 1541. If the motive was to prevent a marriage, it failed. Two months after he came up to London, William married Mary, probably secretly. We know the date Aug 8, 1541, from William's own diary entry.[1] Thomas, the future Earl of Exeter and only fruit of this union was born at Cambridge on 5 May 1542, therefore presumably at his grandmother's house. The marriage was so distateful to Richard, that he is said to have altered his will, or at any rate, to have intended to do so. But the young wife did not live long, dying on 22 Feb 1544, after which William married again in 1545 to the much better received Mildred Cooke, a lady of some learning, and family connections.
When Richard died 19 Mar 1552/3[2], he left an ample estate behind him in the counties of Rutland, Northamptonshire and elsewhere. He died at his house in Cannon Row and was buried at St. Margaret's, Westminster.
Richard's widow Jane died in 10 March 1587/8. [3]
Richard and Jane have a wall monument in the Cecil Chapel of St Martin's, Stamford, Lincolnshire, with the effigies of themselves and their three daughters.
[edit] Family
Richard and Jane had four children, the order of the daughters is not known to me, but from the ages of their children, it was probably Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret, in that order.
- William Cecil, Lord Burghley, born 13 Sep 1520
- Anne (also called Agnes) who married Thomas White of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire
- Elizabeth married first Robert Wingfield of Upton and secondly Hugh Allington of Tinwell
- Margaret married first Roger Cave of Stanford, and secondly Erasmus (aka Ambrose) Smith of Husbands Bosworth
See also Descendents of Richard Cecil and Cecil Number
[edit] Primary documents
- Granted reversion of several offices, and mention of prior lease of some lands around Maxey
- His cemetery monument
- Visitation of Nottingham 1614, p96 "White", showing Thomas White married Anne d of Richard Cecil, and showing her three siblings, as above, without indicating their order.
[edit] Secondary sources
- DNB, "William Cecil, Lord Burghley
- Complete Peerage, "Burghley", pg 428, transcribed here
- BHO mentioning tomb effigy of Richard Cecil
- The Great Governing Families of England, by Meredith White Townsend and John Langton Sanford; Vol 2, pg 61-64
- "Richard Cecil, Esq" at Will Johnson's Royals database
- "Richard Cecil" at Leo van de Pas' Genealogics database
- Cecil family entry at tudorplace.com.ar
- "Richard Cecil" at ThePeerage.com
- "Richard Cecil" in the Ancestral File, AFN: 9G53-8K
[edit] Further reading
The Cecil Family, by George Ravenscroft Dennis. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1914.


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Academia is one of those careers where you're well in your thirties before you really can possibly settle down. And before your salary starts reflecting the level of eduction you got. Professors at top schools do get paid well, but it takes a long time. As a programmer, I could be making the amount of money I hope to be making 10 years from now as a mathematician, 10 years ago.
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Ms. Lockett has been teaching at JM since 2001. She grew up in Los Angeles and has 1 sister. She moved up north for college, attending UC Berkeley. She was a double major in Integrative Biology and Environmental Science. She worked a few different jobs with the YMCA after graduation and then went back to UC Berkeley to get her Masters in Education and Teaching Credential at the same time with a specific focus on science education. During that program she student taught at JM and then was fortunate to get a job here upon completion of her degree. She also volunteers with the YMCA and is involved in a program called Youth and Government. She enjoys traveling and photography which has helped her teach the Yearbook class since 2010. She enjoys working with all the students and teachers collaboratively in the ECO club and helping to provide opportunities for others to truly make a difference for our future.
Jessica McDevitt is excited to be teaching history at JM to 7th and 8th graders. Before coming to JM, Jessica taught world and U.S. history at private high schools. She earned her master's in history and her teaching credential at San Francisco State University and did her student teaching at Berkeley High School's International Baccalaureate School. She has a bachelor's in English and history from the Claremont Colleges. Jessica enjoys sharing her passion for history, politics, and current events with JM students. She lives in Piedmont and has two children in elementary school.
Leann Nixdorff has enjoyed teaching in Moraga for the last two decades. After spending 21 years at Camino Pablo in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, she is thrilled to have moved to 6th grade core at J.M. Helping students develop and cultivate a love of learning is a passion for Leann. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family including her twin CP 4th graders.
Marie is a speech therapist at JM and LP. She holds a Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication from NYU and a Masters in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Cal State East Bay. Before becoming a speech therapist, she worked as a teacher and a journalist and editor in New York and the Bay Area, and she became certified as a yoga instructor. When her oldest child was born with congenital deafness, she decided to change careers and start helping children and adults with communication impairments. She lives in Orinda with her husband, their 3 children ages 11, 9 and 2, and a rather interesting cat. In her spare time, she likes to cook, hike, read, listen to music and go to her kids' soccer games.
Debbie Standring has been teaching at Joaquin Moraga since 2008. Debbie went to UC Davis and got a B.S. in Biological Sciences. She got her teaching credential at Sonoma State University in 1990. She taught elementary school in Marin and Santa Cruz. She took time off to raise 3 children, all who went to Camino Pablo, JM, and Campolindo. The oldest two are now in the workforce, and her youngest in finishing his last year as a Duck, at The University of Oregon. Debbie has taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science at JM. Currently, she is teaching 6th grade Science and Robotics. In the fall, she coaches JM Girls Volleyball. Besides spending time with her family, Debbie enjoys gardening, traveling, working home projects around her home.
Michaela Tondi has been a science teacher at JM for three years. After completing her undergraduate degree in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz, she continued there for another year to earn her Masters in Science Education. She enjoys learning and teaching about marine ecosystems and conservation biology. Ms.Tondi lives in Berkeley and loves swimming, yoga, hiking and visiting her family in San Diego.
This is Hongmei Wang's fourth year to work for the Moraga School District as an intensive instructional aide. She has her masters degree in physics, and in her spare time, enjoys reading and walking.
Kerry Warmboe has always had a passion for history; she is delighted to be able to teach both 7th grade World History and 8th grade US History here at JM. Kerry grew up on the Central Coast. She received her BA from UC Santa Cruz and teaching credential from Sonoma State University. In her free time she enjoys traveling, reading, and going out to AT&T Park to see Giants games.
Teaching in a variety of positions, Robin Anderson has been with the Moraga School District since 1990. Currently, she teaches Debate and sixth grade Core. Before teaching in Moraga, she taught in rural Alaska. She recently earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Mills College. Prior to that, she earned her Master's in Education as well as her Teaching Credential from Mills. She is thrilled to be working in Professional Learning Communities at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School to foster 21st century learning among her students. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, reading, visiting with friends and family, and cheering on the Oakland A's.
Mr. Blalock has been teaching at JMIS since 2011. He currently teaches Earth Science, Computer Science, and Drama. After attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and receiving his BA in Anthropology from San Francisco State University in 2005, he went on to get his teaching credential in science with a focus on the geosciences from SFSU in 2010.
Teaching our young ones the ability to think critically in an increasingly technological world is an imperative of Mr. Blalock's approach to teaching science. Only by having an educated and discerning citizenry will we be able to choose the right applications of scientific knowledge and ultimately create a more sustainable and just society.
He is proud to have a ten year old son at Cragmont Elementary in Berkeley. His interests include: reading, music, hiking, camping, and nature.
Pawan Datta has 16 years of experience as a Special Education (SPED) teacher. She has been the 8th grade Learning Center Teacher at JMIS since 2004. Prior to joining the JM community, Mrs. Datta taught at Antioch Middle School for two years as a Special Education teacher. She received her Special Education teaching credential at St. Mary's College in Moraga. Three of Mrs. Datta's children passed through the Moraga and Acalanes School Districts. When Pawan is not teaching, she is knitting and spending time with her grandchildren.
Jimmy Flowers has been an educator for nearly two decades. After earning an English education degree from Miami University he journeyed to Korea and Japan to teach ESL. After an extended stay abroad he earned his English and History credentials in California and is keen to continue to inspire and enlighten young learners. As a passionate reader he aims to transfer the power of reading and writing to his students. Aside from educating the leaders of tomorrow, Jimmy enjoys mountain biking and ceramics in his free time.
Susanna has been working in the Moraga School District for over five years, first as a TA and then as an one-on-one aide at Camino Pablo. Currently, she works at Joaquin Moraga as a Special Ed aide. She loves working with children, and they like to call her Mrs. Gomez or Mrs. G. She has an eighth grader at JM and a tenth grader at Campolindo.
She was born and raised in Hong Kong. She speaks Cantonese and Mandarin. She obtained her bachelor's degree from SFSU and her MBA from Columbia University in New York. Before focusing on spending time with her children, she was a Marketing Manager at American Express, a Vice President at BNP Paribas, and the Head of Marketing at Fidelity Investments in Hong Kong.
This is my 4th year with the Moraga School District and first year at JM , where I am working in the testing center. I have an MS in Counseling and a Ph.D in Higher Education Administration. My free time is spent helping students with their college application essays; trying not to micromanage my son, who is a Junior at Campo; dealing with a yappy, high strung dog; and watching too much MSNBC, HGTV and Colbert.
Moving back to the States from Singapore was a "re-entry" experience of epic proportion. Watching our children adjust to Moraga honed my compassion for students coping with all sorts of changes, and prepared me for my 20-year career as the District's student support specialist.
I work under the supervision of the school psychologists at Camino Pablo, Los Perales and Rheem as the director of Kids' Connection – our 28-year supportive play room program. I create and implement our kindergarten "Get-Along Gang" problem-solving program.
At JM I provide counseling support; assist with Safe School Ambassadors, WEB, lunch groups, and Peer Tutoring; meet with students in need of academic and emotional help, and support Student Success Team meetings.I am a member of the District's Wellness Committee and its Student Safety Committee.
Tara Larsen previously taught middle school for 15 years in the Pleasant Ridge School District located in Grass Valley, California. She taught sixth- grade multiple subjects and 7/8 grade science. She took a break from teaching to earn a second bachelor's degree in Information Technology and to be a stay at home mother. In her spare time, she loves to bake, scrapbook, hike, ski, climb, raft and backpack. She loves anything to do with science and the outdoors. She missed teaching and she is excited to get to know the community at JM.
Welcome parents and students! I have been a classroom teacher for 31 years. Twenty of those years have been here in Moraga, the first 11 in Fairfield. All 31 years have been teaching 7th and 8th grade English. In addition, I am now in my third year of teaching 6th Foods in the Wheel and also teaching the 7/8th Foods Elective Class. My B.A. is in English, I have a teaching credential from Hayward State, and a masters degree in Humanities from San Francisco State. Second, why I do what I do. I love teaching! Whenever someone asks me what level I teach and I respond middle school, there is always one of two responses, "You're crazy." or "You're an angel." I just smile. I think teaching middle school is fun, never the same experience twice. From the 6th graders who are getting their feet wet, to the 7th graders who are starting to be independent, to the 8th graders who need help bridging to high school, middle school provides an important learning experience for all.
Entering my 16th year of teaching (all at JM), my excitement levels are just as high as they were on my first day of teaching. In those days, I had just completed my Master's degree and Teaching Credential at U.C. Berkeley. Since that time I have worked hard to make math fun, engaging, and challenging. I have also made a point to give students the opportunity to see other important aspects of life by coordinating field trips to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a variety of theater shows in San Francisco, and multiple volunteer opportunities, from Glide Memorial Church to programs at Cambridge Elementary School. I believe that a lot of learning can take place in a wide variety of places. I look forward to another wonderful year!
Dawn Lezak has been teaching in the Moraga School District since 1991. She earned her B.A. at Mills College in Economics and German Studies, her Teaching Credential and Masters in Teacher Leadership at Saint Mary's College. She began her career teaching elementary school at Rheem, then moved to Joaquin Moraga to teach 6th grade Core and 6th grade Science. She currently is teaching 6th grade Science and the EARTH class. Her hobbies include gardening, hiking, swimming, skiing, traveling, and most of all learning from each day.
This is Stacey Navarro's fourth year teaching Physical Education. Prior to teaching at JM, Stacey taught in Oakland Unified. She has coached countless kids and young adults for over 20 years in many sports, with positions ranging from the Saint Mary's College Division I Volleyball team to youth camps in Europe and Southern California. Stacey was a professional athlete for 7 years, playing volleyball for teams throughout Europe and the Great Britain National Team. She played volleyball collegiately at Saint Mary's College where her senior year team advanced to the Sweet 16. Stacey is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and loves being home in the Bay Area where she can hike, run, cycle in boundless beautiful places. Stacey married Bryan Navarro, a fellow Gael, in March 2018. They love taking road trips, visiting Yosemite, and spending time with friends and family.
Adam has taught Music in Moraga Schools since 2002. He teaches Band, Choir and Jazz Band, and continues to teach the Strings program he founded in his first year. Musically, Adam grew up in Lafayette Schools playing the bass in orchestra. He received his BA in Music Composition and Education in 2001 from CSU Hayward (East Bay,) during which time he had the played with the CSUH Orchestra, harp ensemble, opera orchestra, the Prometheus Orchestra, Barry Green's Lafayette Bass Ensemble, several Musical Theater companies, and even subbed for the Berkeley Opera company! After 7 years in the MSD, Adam worked online through Boston University to acquire a Masters in Music Education in 2011.
Mary Ann Shimer, who teaches Math at JM, strives to foster a love of learning in her students. After receiving her degree in Math/Applied Science (Engineering) at UCLA, Mary Ann designed data networks for AT&T. Mary Ann obtained her teaching credential from Cal State East Bay and values the positive collaboration of JM teachers. With three children who attended Camino Pablo, JM and Campolindo, Mary Ann appreciates the value placed on education in the community. In her spare time, Mary Ann loves to garden, read, and spend time each summer at the beach in Maine.
Karlene Steelman is a fifteen year veteran math teacher at Joaquin Moraga. Karlene has been a Moraga resident since the 8th grade and attended both Joaquin Moraga and Campolindo before going to the University of The Pacific to get her degree. She is passionate about teaching and inspiring students to see the beauty in math. She also teaches the Magic of Electrons elective. In her spare time, when she is not busy with her four children, Karlene enjoys running, reading, and playing basketball.
This is my 31st year teaching at JM and it has been an interesting ride. I teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade Physical Education and I have coached just about every sport at JM as well as coaching swimming. I have coached high school swimming at Pleasant Valley High School, Las Lomas and Campolindo as well as summer recreational swimming for Walnut Creek and Dana Hills.
I live in Brentwood with my wife and two boys. In my free time I enjoy abalone diving, fishing, camping and reading. I grew up in Walnut Creek, Ca. and attended Pleasant Hill High school and then Chico State University.
Moose Wesler has been a practicing artist since she was in her teens. Her art studies have taken her to London and Florence, Italy, and she has an MFA in printmaking and a Masters in Teaching. Ms. Moose loves to see what students come up with, and how each child expresses his/her own creative self.
Ben Wayne has been teaching 7th and 8th grade English since 2000. He started his career with San Francisco Unified School District and has recently made the move to the East Bay. He has a degree in literature from UC Santa Cruz and received his teaching credential from SFSU. He enjoys the vitality of students in middle school--they are eager to learn and full of energy. He loves teaching writing and encouraging students to become lifelong learners. When he's not teaching, Ben enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. In addition to being a teacher, Ben is a drummer and an avid fisherman.
Mr. Zerpa moved to the Bay Area in the summer of 2009 and by all accounts it was a great move for him. He loves everything the Bay Area has to offer. Mr. Zerpa is originally from Miami, Florida and his family still lives there. His parents are from South America (Ecuador and Venezuela). He grew up speaking English and Spanish, and he can also speak some French. Mr. Zerpa attended the University of Florida and is a die-hard Gators fan. If you cut him, he bleeds Orange and Blue. He is proud to have served as the drum major for The Pride of The Sunshine, The University of Florida Fightin' Gator Marching Band. Go Gators!!! In his spare time he enjoy watching television (live sports and too many other shows to mention), trail running, CrossFit, new adventures, trying ethnic foods, and spending time with friends. Mr. Zerpa is very happy to be a part of the JM family!


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There was no love lost as 2012 exited, but some gratitudes and farewells are in order.
Thank you to the Occupy Movement for the comic relief and vanishing into the abyss (or your mother�s basement). Thank you to Sandra Fluke for defining women as one-dimensional, whiny, dependent, helpless twits.
Goodbye to the fictitious war on women (your services are no longer required).
To Joe Biden, thank you for making Nancy Pelosi look intelligent. Much gratitude to the mainstream media�s willful oversights and loss of journalistic integrity this election season. If anyone heard of the Benghazi cover-up prior to November, please raise your hand (unless you have a concussion).
Thanks to President Obama for allowing entitlement spending to become the largest expense in the federal budget; for treating the Constitution as an antiquated, inconvenient document; and turning �wealth� into a dirty word. Goodbye to Fast and Furious. You took �pleading the Fifth� to a whole new level.
Many thanks to Elizabeth Warren for reaffirming that no matter how unqualified, untruthful and nutty a candidate is, she can still win in this historically corrupt, one-party state. (Her memoir titled �What Would Harry Reid Do?� is due out soon.) Thanks to Gov. Patrick for putting illegal immigrants� rights ahead of mine and answering all media questions directed to Ms. Warren.
And, to John Kerry, thanks for simply leaving.
Lastly, goodbye to the entrepreneurial spirit and the pride of the successful. We�ll see you again in four years.


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JEFFERSON CITY - The Office of Administration, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Revenue, has awarded the management contract for the Bethany License Office to Debra J. Kinnison of Ridgeway. All license office contracts in Missouri are awarded through a competitive bid process.
Kinnison has been the agent of the Bethany License Office since 2009. The Bethany License Office will remain at its current location at 3105 Miller St.
In fiscal year 2013, more than 18,800 transactions were conducted at the Bethany office, generating approximately $62,000 in agent processing fees.
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You belong to an elite force fighting against global counter-terrorism. Your team is made up of two crack agents poised to react to any threat. Stealth Owl is an infiltration expert, whose skills are accuracy and skydiving. Raptor uses weapons of mass destruction and favours close combat.
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Wishful thinking is a common theme with conceptual EA Sports game covers; usually the artist is honoring a favorite player or another star he wishes would be anointed for cover recognition. Entirely imaginary titles, as conceived here by an artist and posted on Behance, are a little less common. No NCAA Lacrosse title by EA Sports exists and odds aren't good that it will anytime soon.
Yet I wonder if this artist realizes there are in fact, currently available versions of both the professional and collegiate forms of lacrosse, for the Xbox 360. In fact, College Lacrosse 11 and NLL 11, by Crosse Studios, both had releases in 2010. That means lacrosse is a licensed, annual sports video game, which makes it mainstream enough not to need fictitious covers, really.
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Things certainly don't get any easier for the Ravens coming off their bye. After facing 5-0 Minnesota in Week 6, our purple heroes now get 6-0 Denver in Week 8. Oh, and they will receive no competitive advantage from the schedule, since the Broncos too, are coming off their bye week. Realistically, the Ravens need to win 7 of their final 10 games to have a shot at the playoffs. It all starts now, and to have any prayer, the Ravens need to hold serve at M&T Bank Stadium. By winning their final 5 home games, the team will be able to finish double digit wins with perceived "gimme" games in Cleveland (Week 10) and Oakland (Week 17). Short of running the table at home though, the Ravens will likely face must-win scenarios in places like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Green Bay.
The Denver Broncos, who were supposed to be pushovers in 2009, after one of the most tumultuous offseasons ever seen by any franchise, have instead come out of the gates gangbusters. First year head coach Josh McDaniels' squad is already sporting a comfortable 3-game lead in the AFC West, and they would own the #1 seed in the AFC, were the season only 6 weeks long. They've remained undefeated by being surprisingly efficient on offense, and by featuring the league's stingiest defense.
Quarterback Kyle Orton, acquired via trade for Jay Cutler from the Chicago Bears, has been a huge surprise. Expected to struggle (based on his 4 non-remarkable seasons in the Windy City), Orton has instead flourished, passing for 9 touchdowns to go with only 1 interception, which came on an end-of-half Hail Mary toss. His QB rating of 100.1 is nearly 25 points higher than his career average. Orton's 2009 is reminiscent of Chad Pennington's 2008 – a "game manager plus" who makes a few plays every game, and is extremely stingy with the ball. Of course, the Ravens had no problem making Mr. Pennington look quite pedestrian last year, but so far nobody is confusing the 2009 Ravens defense with the 2008 version.
Orton's weapon of choice is wideout Brandon Marshall, subject of many trade rumors here in B'More last Spring/Summer. The disgruntled Marshall has put his gripes aside and hauled in 29 passes for 332 yards and 4 TDs, all tops on the team. At 6'4″ 230, Marshall is just the kind of WR that has been giving the Ravens' undersized cornerbacks fits all year, and Sunday threatens to be no different. Not only can Marshall go up and get the ball, he is hell to bring down once it's in his hands. If the Ravens' secondary can't make open field tackles, this one could be ugly. Tight end Tony Scheffler is no slouch either, and he is coming on strong after a slow start. Scheffler had 10 catches for 146 yards over Denver's last two games.
Rookie Knowshon Moreno and veteran Correll Buckhalter share the carries for Denver's 7th-ranked rushing attack. Normally, we wouldn't lose much sleep over these two, but with the Ravens allowing back-to-back 100-yard rushers, things are feeling a bit different in Charm City. The Ravens are healthy on defense at the moment, but need players like Kelly Gregg and Dawan Landry to be more active in stopping the run, lest Moreno and Buckhalter find some holes early and make things even easier for Brandon Marshall down the field.
Keep an eye out for #21 on the Ravens, Lardarius Webb, who has been getting more reps with the first-team defense in practice.
Former Ravens defensive coordinator and 49ers head coach Mike Nolan has taken over the defense in the Mile High city, and has his unit playing well above expectations. Some guy named Elvis Dumervil leads the NFL with 10.0 sacks, just two shy of his career high through only six games. With the Ravens' offensive tackle situation suddenly re-muddied (Jared Gaither missed practice Thursday with an apparent setback to his neck injury recovery), Joe Flacco may again find himself under duress. Michael Oher stepped in admirably in Gaither's absence, and would go at LT again if needed. Dumervil, however, lines up all over the field, and RT Marshal Yanda will also have to be on top of his game.
D.J. Williams leads the team in tackles from his inside linebacker position in Nolan's 3-4, and one of the all-time great safeties of the game, former Eagle Brian Dawkins, roams the secondary along with perennial All-Pro Champ Bailey. Flacco, who threw "red zone" interceptions in back-to-back games against Cincy and New England, before his 2 TD 0 INT performance at the Metrodome, will need to be at his best against a Denver defense that features a lot of pre-snap movement and blitzes from everywhere. Against Pittsburgh's similar scheme last season, Flacco struggled mightily. The Broncos may not have the big name personnel, or the defensive tradition that Pittsburgh does, but they have so far made up for it in execution. The Ravens face Green Bay, along with Pittsburgh twice, down the stretch, so there is no better time than now for Joe Cool to start executing against the 3-4.
Budding NFL superstar Ray Rice saw his lead in the league's all-purpose yards from scrimmage category eclipsed by Adrian Peterson during the bye, but he will have plenty of chances to climb back on top this week. Willis McGahee has been relegated to afterthought in the B'More offense, while Le'Ron "Pain Train" McClain can only think back fondly on his days of double-digit touches. Rice will have to earn his yards, as the Broncos haven't allowed more than 76 yards on the ground to any opposition running back this year.
During the bye, the Ravens had plenty of problems they needed to correct. Perhaps they even saw that some of those problems are not correctable with the present roster personnel. If the latter is the case, one can only hope that they recognized that they are no longer a defensive, run-first, grind-it-out type football team. They feature one of the most dynamic offensive weapons in the NFL in Rice, and a quarterback who is coming into his own in his second season. Flacco has come up just short on potential last minute game-winning drives in two of the last 3 games. It would serve the Ravens well to come out on offense picking up right where they left off in the 4th quarter in Minnesota, when they scored 21 points in the game's final 8 minutes, rather than trying to establish a running game and play field-position with the Broncos. Go up early and make the Broncos throw the ball – don't let them eat up the clock and keep Joe Cool and Ray Ray Jr. (anybody got a real nickname for Rice yet?) on the sidelines.
Denver has never won in B'More. Sunday can not, and WILL not be the day.
Everyone tilt your head back with me and take a big ol' swig of that purple Kool-Aid. With a victory Sunday, we can go ahead and refill our cups. Should the opposite happen, we may well find that the fridge is empty.
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The University offers students, faculty and staff general banking services and branch banking services through U.S. Bank, located on the first floor of the University Center in the Southeast Bookstore. In addition, an ATM is located at the University Center and a Cash Dispensing Machine is available at Towers Complex.
To find out more you can visit U.S. Bank's Web site. To reach the branch office directly, call (573) 332-1082.