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A lack of communication and long-term planning, low morale and an authoritative, top-down management style that leaves administrative employees further down the totem pole out of the decision-making loop are among the issues affecting the School District of Mystery Lake, according to a governance and organizational review of the division by MNP (formerly Meyers Norris Penny) that was released on March 19.
Recommendations to alleviate and eliminate these issues include developing a formal orientation and training process for the board of trustees, creating a communication and consultation process to engage stakeholders, and developing a complete and consolidated policy manual for the school district to use as the single source of board policy, as well as a policy manual for administration. Other recommendations included developing a process to evaluate the board and to recruit, mentor and evaluate the superintendent, implementing a succession planning and leadership development program for other administrator positions, and creating two new positions to enhance board governance, stakeholder communications and community relations if they can be accommodated within the budget. Otherwise, it is recommended that those responsibilities be assigned to existing positions within the administration to minimize costs.
"The province has accepted all of the recommendations contained in the report," said Naline Rampersad, a spokesperson for Minister of Education Nancy Allan in an e-mail to the Thompson Citizen. "The minister recently had the opportunity to meet with the board of trustees of the Mystery Lake School District. She thanked them for their cooperation throughout this process and their continued cooperation as they move forward in implementing all of the recommendations."
Alexander Ashton, chair of the board of trustees, said in a written statement on March 23 that the school board accepts the report and its recommendations.
"The clear message from the community was that they wanted to see positive change," Ashton said. "A lot has happened since the time period covered by the report. That is why as chair I have requested that a follow-up assessment be made, to allow the board and our new admin team a chance to assess how much progress has been made and how much more we need to do in the next couple of months."
The review process included a document review of items such as board agendas and minutes, evaluation forms, collective agreements and job descriptions as well as interviews and focus groups with people both within and outside of the education system and surveys of the board of trustees, other district employees, parents, students, and other residents of the district. Meyers Norris Penny also received three responses to their request for written submissions from MacDonald Youth Services - Kisewatisiwin Services, the Thompson Teachers' Association and the Hello Parents Network.
Problems facing the School District of Mystery Lake identified in the report included declining enrolment, sub-standard four-year graduation rates and an increased need for programming such as English as an Additional Language and special needs programming. According to the review report, there were 2,912 students enrolled in the district for the 2011-12 school year, 52 fewer than the previous year and 426 fewer than the 3,338 who were enrolled in the 2007-08 school year. Mystery Lake lagged far behind the province as a whole in terms of four-year graduation rates, with the 2011 rate reported at 50.1 per cent, compared to 82.7 per cent for the province as a whole, with student transience, attendance and loss of natural resource sector jobs, particularly mining, contributing to the lower rates. The report also noted that students taking longer than four years to complete high school pushes the graduation rate downwards. At the same time that enrolment – and, consequently, funding – is declining, however, Thompson's ethnic make-up is seeing increased numbers of aboriginal people and visible minorities, some of who require programming with higher resource requirements.
Considering the timing of the surveys MNP distributed – April 2011 – and when interviews with focus groups were conducted – last November and December – it's little surprise that some of the significant trends and events identified included dissatisfaction with instability and turnover, desire for increased communication and consultation, and issues with the environment, culture and climate at the School District of Mystery Lake, given the uproar over former R.D. Parker Collegiate principal Ryan Land that dominated the 2010-11 school year and spilled over into the early part of this one.
Surveys and interviews conducted by MNP indicated that turnover and perceived lack of stability at the school district's senior leadership levels, including superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal and vice-principal positions was the most significant trend in recent years. Respondents also expressed a belief "that decisions are made using a top-down approach that does not consult or collaborate with this related to or affected by those decisions," the report said. "Teachers in general do not feel their experience or expertise is being considered or used effectively when deciding the educational direction of the School District. Parents feel ignored, with many parents of lower grade level students indicating they feel alienated due to the large amount of focus placed on the high school and senior students." Key to addressing these concerns was "implementing an effective communications process to provide for clear, consistent and timely communications to be delivered to all parties throughout the School District."
"There is an expectation that we tackle huge and varying issues such as drug usage, succession planning, taxation, and low graduation rates," Ashton said. "Clearly we need to work with the community, include as many stakeholders as possible and come up with new creative solutions on these and other key issues. There have been a number of personnel issues involving senior staff in recent years that have been dealt with by the board. Some of these personnel issues are still being considered through the grievance procedure. Currently we have a co-leadership of superintendents who are local and have volunteered to step up to the roles and responsibilities on short notice. They have been educators in the community for a very long time and are currently tackling and working on the most significant issues facing Thompson's education system."
Many of those consulted in the review process admitted that recent instability added to the challenges the district faces in recruitment and retention of staff, already made more difficult by the district's demographics, geography and financial constraints.
"The most negative quality of the culture appears to be the underlying sense of district that exists between the Board of Trustees and stakeholders, and the School District Office and Stakeholders," reads the report, which also identified dissatisfaction with the leadership style of the since-resigned superintendent Beverly Hammond. "Based on stakeholder feedback, the current leadership style can be described as one of "command and control" where decisions are perceived to be made without consultation or collaboration, and where directives are issued. "
Senior and school administrators indicated "minimal communication with the Superintendent, and that communication generally occurs only on an as-needed basis. Administration meetings are held inconsistently, if at all, and as such, there is no avenue for dialogue and information-sharing."
Some district trustees shared similar concerns, but "the majority of Trustees strongly believe that the School District of Mystery Lake currently has one of the most qualified and experienced Superintendents in its recent history in terms of knowledge, skills and experience."
This split is not surprising, considering MNP found the board of trustees itself was divided.
"In particular, issues were raised concerning individual Trustee conduct during meetings, including making disparaging remarks and exhibiting conduct that undermines other Trustees and the board as whole. Similarly, there is a belief that some Trustees are catering to special interest groups and special agendas."
Ashton said that such disagreements and differences are the norm rather than the exception when it comes to organizations with multiple elected members.
"Other school boards, municipal councils, federal, provincial and even cabinets all have issues where there is both private and public disagreement," he wrote. "I believe that the board that was elected is dedicated and strong enough to deal with the challenges we have faced and are facing to move forward. We are determined to turn the page of the difficulties we have faced in recent years, fulfill the recommendations and focus on what ultimately matters: the educational outcomes of our students. Anything else would be a distraction."
A majority of the board also had issues with the school district administration when it came to receiving information in a more timely manner, with more than half of the trustees saying that the current process, in which trustees receive formal information on the Friday prior to their Tuesday meetings, did not enable them to review material and be well prepared for meetings. "It is unclear based on the information provided whether or not information for in-camera meetings is provided in a timely manner, " the report noted.
"The report provides a useful road map for Mystery Lake in moving forward," Rampersad wrote to the Citizen. "All the recommendations address and identify specific areas where improvements in governance and organization need to occur. The department has committed to provide support to the school district as it goes forward with implementing each of the recommendations."
To ensure that the recommendations are not shelved and never acted upon, an independent third party will be hired at the conclusion of the 2012-13 school year to review the school district's progress in implementing the recommendations made by MNP, Rampersad said.
"These recommendation will set out a path that strengthen the public education system in Thompson and ensure quality education for parents and students," wrote Rampersad.


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Last year when the Portland Opera produced Hansel and Gretel I wanted to bring Alex my son. After much consideration, I decided he was not old enough to go to an opera production, especially since he can't sit still for a 90 minute movie yet.But my experience for Opera is awesome.
Our boys (6 and 4) loved today's performances. Thank you for an amazing experience - if you're interested, I blogged about it here: http://uponthetightrope.blogspot.com/
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The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certificate demonstrates that you have specialist skills in using Microsoft applications.
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Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification is a recognised industry standard qualification. Having a MOS certificate on your CV, shows that you have the expertise to use Microsoft applications well, and gives you a competitive edge in the workplace. As a member of Lancaster University, you can self-study the modules at your own pace and take the exam before 26 September 2014. Each of the modules are around 40 learning hours and there is a separate exam for each (Word, Excel, etc.).
- MOS Office Specialist - Candidates must pass any one of the following Specialist exams: Excel Core 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Word Core 2010
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – In the spirit of charitable giving, the WHAS Crusade for Children delivered on of its largest grants Friday.
The Crusade for Children CEO Dawn Lee presented the University of Louisville with a check for $947,000.
Among the projects funded by the money from the Crusade will be the renovation of a pediatric care unit and a new clinical site for treating children on the autism spectrum. Money will also provide salaries from psychologists, speech and occupational specialists.
"It's critical to what we're doing. Its groups like the Crusade who year after year provides us the support to do what we do for the children in this community," University of Louisville President James Ramsey said.
The Crusade and University of Louisville will be collaborating on 15 different projects this year and funding will be used immediately to help provide care for thousands of children with special needs.


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Candidates for offices in the 42nd and 40th legislative districts and Whatcom County Council district turned out on a crisp, clear Wednesday evening to try to convince county voters why they should be elected.
The candidates spoke to a nearly full county council chambers in Bellingham as part of the NWCitizen.com candidate forum on October 13. John Servais, NWCitizen.com owner, said he and his staff counted upwards of 130 people at the event.
Each candidate was allowed one minute to answer each question, in addition to being able to ask one question of his or her opponent. Each was also allowed a one-minute opening statement and a two-minute closing statement.
42nd Legislative District
Representative Position 1
The first candidates of the night were Democrat Al Jensen and Republican Jason Oversteet, a Blaine city councilmember. Jensen and Overstreet are running for state representative position 1, a position currently held by Representative Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale.
Jensen has been with the Bellingham Police Department since the late 1970s and is currently a detective. Oversteet has been a full-time firefighter with the Seattle Fire Department since 2001 and is a U.S. Army veteran.
The first question concerned the issue of public safety in Washington. Jensen said the state needs a comprehensive gang enforcement plan and more efficient methods for law enforcement officials to share information across state lines. He also said improvements need to be made to the state's prison system.
Oversteet appeared to agree for the most part with Jensen. Oversteet said local law enforcement cannot be left by the wayside and that the state should not hand down mandates to local governments without providing the money to pay for them.
The next issue-based question concerned Initiative-1098 and brought out some ideological differences in the candidates. I-1098, one of six initiatives on the 2010 ballot, would create a state income tax for those making $200,000 per year or more.
Jensen said he favored I-1098 and said it would be a good litmus test to determine how Washington voters want the tax code to be restructured, something Jensen thinks is necessary.
The initiative found no support from Overstreet.
"[I-1098] is class warfare at its finest," Oversteet said.
The reduction in state property tax levies and in some business and occupation tax rates in the initiative are just "carrots" being dangled in front of Washington business owners, Oversteet said. The reductions are meant to hide the fact that passing I-1098 would be the largest tax increase in state history, he said.
Despite their disagreements, Jensen and Oversteet maintained their promise to run campaigns focusing on the issues and not partisan bickering. They both alluded to this agreement, made earlier in the year, when asked how they feel about attack ads run by other campaigns.
Representative Positions 2
Representative Kelli Linville, D-Bellingham, and Republican Vincent Buys were up next. Linville has been a state representative since 1993. She graduated from Western Washington University with a master's degree in speech pathology and audiology.
Buys is a graduate of Bellingham Technical College and has worked for Intel and Horizon Air, in addition to starting his own construction company.
The majority of the time Linville and Buys were given to answer questions focused on how to fund education and how government should interact with business. Linville said she supports State Need Grants while Buys railed against state-funded mandates that local school districts have to pay for themselves.
The next issue the candidates addressed was business. Buys echoed many of the points Oversteet made: government should keep its hands out of business as much as possible.
Buys also accused Linville of being bad for business by using her position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee to make some businesses afraid of her.
Linville said that could not be further from the truth. She cited her work to reduce taxes paid by the BP Cherry Point Refinery, a large job provider in the area.
Linville maintained her decisions when it comes to governing are not based on party politics, but what is best for her district. She said representing the 42nd district is especially challenging because it is split nearly 50 percent politically: half Democrat, half Republican.
42nd Legislative District
State Senate Seat
The last candidates for office in the 42nd district were Representative Ericksen and his Democratic opponent Pat Jerns.
Ericksen brings 12 years of experience in the state house of representatives. He graduated from Western Washington University with a master's degree in environmental policy and political science. Jerns has been working in real estate for the past 30 years.
The questions asked of these two candidates focused government's role in business, but also briefly addressed social issues.
Jerns felt Ericksen was too focused on party politics to get things done in Olympia. Jerns said he has the experience in the private sector that is necessary to forge effective relationships between business and government.
Countering Jerns' assertions, Ericksen cited his work with both parties in the state Senate to get work done on the Guide Meridian near Lynden.
When discussion of initiative 1053 came up, Jerns said he was against the measure while Ericksen expressed strong support for it. I-1053 would require a two-thirds majority in each house of the state legislature.
Jerns said the initiative, if passed, would make it too difficult for future legislatures to raise taxes for vital services.
"That's like telling firefighters you can use a ladder to put out a fire, but not water," Jerns commented.
One member of the audience asked if either candidates supports same-sex marriage. Jerns said he supports the right of two people of the same sex to get married, while Ericksen said he supports Washington's defense of marriage act. The defense of marriage act, passed in 1998, defines marriage in the state as the union of one man to one woman.
Ericksen did say, however, that he supports the right of someone to leave their property to anyone they wish and have anyone visit them in the hospital without being heavily burdened by law.
During his closing statement, Jerns came out in support of the decriminalization, not legalization, of small amounts of marijuana.
Ericksen had no comment.


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running in our undies - jersey shore colon cancer awareness by Erin - about 1 year ago
"Team Cruisin' For A Cure walked in loving memory of my mom Pat. We named our team after her love of taking cruises and the 5k took place along the beach, her favorite place. We walked for Pat, those currently fighting, those who have passed, and to let people know it is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with a screening! Don't wait to get a colonoscopy! Thanks to the Colon Cancer Alliance for hosting the Undy 5000!"


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October 2004 payroll employment
November 08, 2004
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 337,000 in October 2004, seasonally adjusted.
October's employment increase followed job gains of 139,000 in September and 198,000 in August. Since August 2003, payroll employment has risen by 2.2 million.
From September to October, there was a large job gain in construction as well as notable increases in several service-providing industries.
Boosted by cleanup and reconstruction efforts in hurricane-affected areas of the Southeast, employment in construction increased by 71,000 in October. The construction industry has added 355,000 jobs since its most recent low in March 2003.
Professional and business services employment rose by 97,000 in October, with temporary help services accounting for about half of the increase (48,000). Since April 2003, temporary help services has added 397,000 jobs.
Payroll employment data are from the BLS Current Employment Statistics program. The above data are seasonally adjusted. Data for September and October 2004 are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation: October 2004" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 04-2260.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, October 2004 payroll employment on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/nov/wk2/art01.htm (visited September 19, 2014).
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Dear Top Chef producers: This is what a good Top Chef episode feels like – realistic challenges, practically no dramatic back biting, only one shamefully awkward product plug, and lots of good food. Please make note.
I don't know if it is because of some of the fat that has been trimmed from this group of chefs, or if, on this particular week, the chefs gave them more substance than drama to work with. Whatever it was, this was easily one of the better episodes of the entire season for me.
After a brief reflection over the dearly departed and John (Josh is ecstatic he is gone, Stefan misses his morning smoking buddy), we go straight into the Quickfire.
We see Wolfgang with his uber-pearly whites, waiting for the chefs to unveil ginger as the focus for the Quickfire (insert plug for Canada Dry ginger ale). The chefs have only 15 minutes to whip up a dish that highlights the unique ingredient, one of Wolfgang's favorites.
With so little time, of course this is a mad dash. While I harp on TC for ridiculous constraints in challenges, I have no objection to such a tight time frame. Does it happen in the real world? No, of course not. But at least it is a condition that actually tests the chef's skill instead of makes them jump through hoops like circus monkeys.
The tight time frame did force the chefs to make a snap decision on their dishes and stick with it, and some of their instincts were better than others. Lizzie's creative watermelon and ginger soup won high points with the judges, but Sheldon's generic beef stir fry was a flop, tasting "like pedestrian Chinese food." Stefan impressed Wolfgang with his perfect German accent as well as his fresh ahi tuna with ginger vinaigrette. But it was Brooke's unique ginger-caramel squid with lime and chili powder that blew him away, earning her immunity for the Elimination Challenge.
Speaking of the Elimination challenge, this year there is a new twist. Padma introduces this week's guest judge, heavyweight restaurateur Danny Meyer, and teases/misleads us into thinking that we have already hit Restaurant Wars. Instead, each chef must come up with their own concept and create a single dish that encapsulates that concept, serving it to 200 diners at Bite of Seattle. The two winners will each get $10,000 and earn the captains spots for the real Restaurant Wars next week.
I love this because it takes all of the democratic process out of picking a concept, and it really puts the two winning chefs on the chopping block. I don't know whether to cheer the two winners or prepare to see one of them go home next week. No pressure guys.
Brooke wins for "most potentially offensive" restaurant concept with Un-Kosher – combining Jewish foods like a challah bread ham sandwich. Unfortunately, what offended Gail wasn't the concept as much as the poor execution of her matzo ball and duck confit soup. Stefan veered off the reservation with his German/Thai fusion dish, but only because the judges wished he had pushed his concept further and left out his mango ice cream lollipop. He may have also lost points after a guy compliments his broth and Stefan repays him by drenching him in it.
And what would a week of top chef be without Josie making things so awkward it makes the viewers at home want to leave the room? As always, Josie spends her time rambling instead of plating, and Tom has NO time for that. Her concept is "Home 305", that is supposed to showcase the flavors of her native Miami. Then, while rambling, she says that Home is a concept that can be in any city, you just have to change the area code. Oh really, Josie? What would "Home 701" taste like? You gonna stick with Cuban soul food when it opens in Bismarck, North Dakota?
Brooke says it best: "Josie's stand is almost hard to watch."
But it was the chefs that listed to Meyer's advice to cook from the soul that did the best here. Josh's paid homage to his late father, who was a meat and potatoes kind of guy, with Bistro George. His simple and well-seasoned seared rib eye with cauliflower puree and mushrooms with red wine sauce puts him in the top 3. Sheldon also took Danny's advice to heart, and cooked a soulful dish that obviously meant a lot to him. It didn't hurt that his authentic and elegant sour tamarind soup packed layer after layer of flavor. And Kristen – shocker – also lands in the top for her deliberately fancy-pants French concept and her Onsen egg (slow cooked eggs with a creamy yolk and runny whites) gets top marks all around.
Micah, on the other hand, looks into his soul and comes up with Raw, a concept that he says is something you have to know how to do in order to satisfy the housewives in Beverly Hills. What about that doesn't scream "from the soul?" He wants to show "what raw foods can do for you." Well, I know what raw foods can do for Micah. They can send him to Last Chance Kitchen.
Josh looks like someone stole his puppy when the judges announce Kristen and Sheldon as this week's winners, and next week's captains. But if Josh is smart, he is breathing a sigh of relief, because one of the two of them is SCREWED.
Kristen and Sheldon have to pick their team for next week…before they find out who is going home. It winds up boys vs. girls, and Sheldon gets the short end of the stick with the last kid picked – Micah. Once Micah gets sent home, Sheldon now has to run restaurant wars shorthanded.
Good luck with that Sheldon. I hope you fare well on Last Chance Kitchen next week.
P.S. Carla makes a return this week as Stefan's Sous Chef….and apparently forgot to take her crazy pills. I was honestly a little disappointed.
- By Jon Watson, Food & More blog
January 10th, 2013
10:08 am
Stupid that they did it this week instead of last. Should have done this challenge with 9. The loser goes home and then restaurant war teams are even.
January 10th, 2013
10:47 am
I like Micah, but he was just too inconsistent. Kristen and Sheldon are great choices for team captains. Kristen will be difficult to beat, but if the girls get distracted by Josie (a big possibility!), Sheldon and the boys could pull it off to win Restaurant Wars.
January 10th, 2013
4:44 pm
I think that even if the girls' team loses next week that they won't send Krisen home. She is so clearly outpacing everyone else in this competition. They'll find another scape-goat just to keep the competition going.
January 10th, 2013
10:01 pm
I loved when Stefan turned the blender on and it sprayed all over the Canlis brother; good thing he was not a judge for this challenge. I was talking to my DISH co-worker about Restaurant Wars and so far she thinks Sheldon's concept is the best, but I'm still unsure who will pull out the win. Wednesday nights in my family's home is a busy television night, as my husband's shows air at the same time as mine. Luckily, we have a DISH Hopper with 2,000 hours of entertainment space we never worry about giving up our favorite shows. He likes to watch his shows in the den and I like to watch my shows in the bedroom; Wednesday nights are no longer a battle.
January 11th, 2013
11:00 am
Ok just saw this last night, was doing a detox with my husband and we couldn't dare look at all of that food. I am soooooooo mad Josie is still there. Sure Micah's concept wasn't great but I think he just didn't explain it well and his plate was sloppy. Instead of talking about housewives in BH, he should have talked about how over weight he was until he started eating raw foods and it had a big effect on his life, that would have connected with the judges more. But Josie is always annoying, loud, and akward. Plus I never hear them say anything remotely good about her food, at least Micah has done a few impressive dishes. Anyway, I am praying Josie is gone next. On a sidenote I really like Stephan this season, I dispised him on his season but he has really grown on me.
January 12th, 2013
12:06 pm
Would someone please do an IP ban on Maya already? The spam sucks!
January 14th, 2013
12:42 pm
I wonder if Kristen deliberately chose Josie for her team so she'd legitimately have someone to take the fall if her team loses. There's no way Josie will get those dishes out on time.
And ditto what Edward said.
January 15th, 2013
2:33 pm
DISH Network sucks. That is all.
January 16th, 2013
11:35 pm
I have been devoted to watching "Top Chef" since day one. I absolutely love the show. i have to admit though that i am extremely embarrassed about the elimination decisions for the last two weeks…..especially the show that aired on 1-16-2013. the fact that you eliminated Kristen and Josie is still on the show……I am so very embarrassed about the judges decision to the point of disbelief, bitterness, and nausea. Extremely poor form.


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We often talk of our allies on this narrow road of faith--they aren't just social workers, clergy members, activists, or committee chairs. Most often they come in the form of hard working people trying love our Lord and be faithful to Him in their duties as Moms, Dads, co-workers, teachers, assistants, electricians, sisters, brothers, grandmas, grandpas, as everyday "ordinary" folks.
We know though that there is nothing "ordinary" about living the Christian life. In fact, it is so out of the ordinary to love those who hate you, to serve the poor, to give all you have for the sake of another.
That's why I appreciate so much the kind words and thoughts of people like Sylvia Leontaritis. Click here to see her mention of FOCUS North America on her popular blog, Adventures of an Orthodox Mom.
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Knott's Scary Farm Halloween HAUNT: 13 Mazes, 7 Shows, 3 Scare Zones
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Spend a fun-packed family day enjoying the 160-acre Knott's Berry Farm, America's first theme park and still one of its most popular -- now celebrating the 30th anniversary of Camp Snoopy, where you can meet the world-famous beagle and all his Peanuts friends. And that's not the half of it -- there are five themed areas to explore, with dozens of thrill rides, family attractions, shows and more. Visit Ghost Town, ride the head-over-heels Boomerang, board the train on Calico Railroad, get wet at Bigfoot Rapids, enjoy a bird's-eye view of the park in a Surfside Glider, or take in some live entertainment. Once you've built up an appetite, feast on the park's famous chicken dinner and boysenberry pie. In fact, that's how this world-famous attraction got its start -- as the Knott family roadside berry stand and restaurant. Learn More
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It was scary and fun. I love the mazes I think it's the best so far. We did it all thirteen mazes. The characters are beautifully done. It looks real. I am looking forward for a hunted house next year that would be nice and maybe ghost lights or shadow that would be cool. I didn't see chuckie. Thank you....
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Winner of the 2007 Golden Ticket Award for Best Halloween Event in the World by Amusement Today.
Check out the list of mazes and shows at Knott's Scary Farm.
Knott's professional scare-masters have transformed the old Berry Farm into Knott's Scary Farm for another year of the world's first, biggest and most famous theme park Halloween event. This is the original, in-your-face live Halloween experience — a 160-acre living horror movie filled with 13 chilling mazes, 7 hair-raising shows, 3 horrific scare zones and 1,000 monsters roaming for their next victim.
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Last year, under the leadership of President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan slipped three places on a widely respected international index of corruption and became the world's second-most corrupt country. It now ranks 179th out of 180, a place long held by Somalia.
According to a United Nations report published in January, Afghans paid $2.5 billion in bribes in 2009, roughly a quarter of the country's Gross Domestic Product (not counting revenue from the opium trade). The survey, based on interviews with 7,600 people, said corruption was the biggest concern of Afghans.
On the military front in a war more than halfway through its ninth year, attacks on U.S. forces and their NATO allies totaled 21,000 in 2009, a 75 percent increase over 2008, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a week before Karzai's visit to Washington. The GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, noted that Taliban insurgents had set up a "widespread paramilitary shadow government…in a majority of Afghanistan's 34 provinces."
The Pentagon, also in advance of Karzai's visit (in the second week of May), reported that Afghans support his government in only 29 of the 121 districts the U.S. military consider most strategically important.
"The insurgents perceive 2009 as their most successful year," the Pentagon said. "The Afghan insurgency has. ..a ready supply of recruits drawn from the frustrated population, where insurgents exploit poverty, tribal friction and lack of governance to grow their ranks." As to corruption: "Real…change remains elusive and political will, in particular, remains doubtful."


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Take the parable in the Gospel of Luke that Jesus tells about the rich man who does not have enough room to store all of the grain from his farm's harvest. The man decides to build storage for the grain so that he can "rest, eat, drink, be merry!" But in the parable God tells this man he is a fool for hoarding earthly possessions, rather than focusing on becoming rich in what matters to God.
Of course we could simplify this story and say that Jesus is chastising the rich, but if we look closely at his words before he begins the parable, it is clear that Jesus is not upset that the man has many possessions: Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions (Lk 12:15). Jesus is not a communist, (although I would venture to call him an anti-consumerist). In the parable, the problem is not so much what the man has as much as his attachment to it. His passion is for his possessions, rather than for God.
But again with the layers - Maybe Jesus is not only talking about objects, or things that we can buy. Maybe Jesus is also speaking of our preferences, our thoughts, and our dearly held opinions. Jesus is not saying that we cannot feel passionately about anything. But perhaps he is asking us to hold our perspectives lightly, even on issues of faith, just in case he wants to show us something new about the limited way that we see and understand things.
As humans, we are often very convinced that we see things correctly, and that if others disagree with us, they are wrong. Although our conclusion may very well be right, we can count on the fact that we are never seeing the entire picture. We always have something to learn from others, even if their conclusions are indeed wrong. Perhaps this is something to think about as we get closer to election day.
It is true that very important issues are at stake in this election like abortion, the death penalty, religious liberty, lack of health care, same sex marriage, and unjust immigration policies. But ultimately, the fate of our country lies in the hands of someone who has a perfect platform - God. Trusting that things are in his hands, we can refrain from unnecessarily divisive rhetoric and instead share our faith in the public square in a Christian way.
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Pets in Stylish Homes
We love seeing who lives in what types of homes, and that includes your pets. Each of these pets from five of our midwestern house tours (so many more great pets in our archives!) are enjoying something different about their homes, and they look really good doing it. We've got the the dauschund buried under a West Elm pillow, a cat lounging on a vintage chenille bedspread, and another cat chilling on a record player...
• 1 Talia from Jen & Dave's Pet-Friendly Palace
• 2 Otto from Sarah & Steve's Attic Aerie
• 3 Kim's Kitty from Kim's One Room at a Time
• 4 Kitty on record player from Harmony & Vance's Newlywed Nest
• 5 Furnando from Amy's New Place in West Rogers Park
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I love the kitty in the basket!
My house would never feel like a home without my furry family.
Oh great pictures!
Here is pre digital of my now 18 year old JRT sporting it on top of my George Nelson cabinet with Lichtenstein
The cat who adopted me who serendipitously matches my decor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandiv999/3794139940/in/set-72157622057923630/
Pet's go with any decor. Pets are the decor.
My pets have bad taste and gravitate towards empty boxes.
Is my dog the only one who makes our couch dirty? I wish I could have a chair as beautiful as the one the greyhound is on but our pets don't appreciate good taste. I am still looking for the perfect sofa - easy to clean and comfortable.
Any ideas?
Our cat Artemis thinks we purchased the Barcelona chair just for her. She gets huffy when people sit on it.
My cat can disappear for hours at a time, but whenever I take my camera out, he magically appears and is in every shot. This is not to say that I don't also seek out opportunities to capture his adorable likeness, but I always smile when I see cats and dogs in house tour photos -- they are such hams!
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Firefighters wear pink to promote breast cancer awareness
Brevard County firefighters have traded in their blue shirts for pink in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
For the rest of the month of October, Brevard County Fire Rescue has teamed with the Brevard County Professional Firefighters Benevolent Association to raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer by allowing members to purchase and wear the pink shirts in place of their normal duty shirts.
The shirts feature the benevolent logo on the front with "Brevard Fire- We Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month" on the back.
The BCPFF will donate all funds raised by the sale of the shirts to the International Association of Firefighters, which is once again working with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to offer the "Passionately Pink for the Cure" program for October.
For more information, visit www.breastcancer.org, call (321) 633.2056 or visit www.brevardfire.com.
Brevard Schools Foundation seeks items for auction
The Brevard Schools Foundation is seeking items and sponsors for its second "Bids for Kids" online auction, which will take place Nov. 13-16.
Donations of items, gift certificates and services will be accepted.
Areas of interest include dining, entertainment / leisure, sports and sports memorabilia, health/beauty, art, home goods, food, travel, jewelry, clothing, tickets, books, toys, golf, lawn/garden, music, auto, business services, pet, baby, show tickets, TV/movie memorabilia, computers, electronics and antiques/ collectibles.
Proceeds will go to the foundation's general fund.
Sponsorships are available.
Visit www.biddingfor good.com/brevardschools to submit donations online or contact the Foundation at firstname.lastname@example.com or (321) 633-1000, Ext. 756.
Elks Lodge helps Eryn Cooper Fund
Recently, at a Cocoa Beach Kiwanis meeting, Elks Lodge No. 2387 exalted ruler Tope Phillips presented a $2,000 check to the Cocoa Beach Kiwanis Foundation. The funds are dedicated to the Eryn Cooper Fund that supports the 11-year-old daughter of Detective Tom Cooper.
Eryn lost both kidneys at the age of 5 and is awaiting her third kidney transplant.
In 2007, the Elks, Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions Clubs raised more than $70,000 to offset transportation costs and medical expenses not covered by insurance.
For more information about Eryn or to donate to her fund, visit www.eryncooper.com.
Local coordinator is 'Afterschool Ambassador'
The Afterschool Alliance has announced that Jackie Francisco, assistant district coordinator of Brevard Public Schools School Age Child Care Program, has been selected to serve as a 2012-13 "Afterschool Ambassador."
She is one of just 12 local leaders from across the country to be chosen for the honor this year.
Each Afterschool Ambassador will continue directing or supporting a local afterschool program while also serving the one-year Afterschool Ambassador term, organizing public events, communicating with policy makers and building support for afterschool programs.
Ms. Francisco's ambassadorship is sponsored by Bright House Networks, as part of the company's ongoing commitment to afterschool initiatives and to education in STEM topics.
For more information, call (321) 633-1000, Ext. 375.
Physical education Fall Field Day
Brevard adaptive physical education teachers will host a Fall Field Day on Friday, Dec. 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eau Gallie High School with assistance of the high school's Best Buddy Program.
This fall festival for students in exceptional education programs will include children from Eau Gallie, Satellite, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Heritage, Space Coast, Astronaut, Titusville, Viera, Cocoa, Merritt Island and Rockledge high schools, as well as students from Johnson, Hoover, Kennedy, Stone, Madison, Jefferson, Jackson, DeLaura and Central middle schools.
The goal of the festival is to create a fun-filled day of fellowship and exercise, and foster new friendships and enhance the physical and social well being of BPS students.
For more information, contact Scott Pedrick, adaptive physical education teacher, at email@example.com or (321) 794-6388.
Getting fit and healthy
A new program has been launched, aimed at increasing healthy lifestyles and physical fitness of Brevard students.
The launch coincided with International Walk to School Day and is a partnership between Commit 2B Fit, Brevard County Schools and Space Coast Transportation Planning.
The program is being funded through the Florida Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School grant.
The Commit 2B Fit School Program is a comprehensive educational program that teaches children the basics of sound nutrition and the importance of regular physical activity.
The program, which targets third- and fourth-graders will be implemented in 10 Brevard Schools each year for three years, thus reaching 30 schools before its culmination.
For more information, contact Rachel Winsten, resource teacher for physical education, health and driver's education at (321) 633-1000, Ext. 387, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Space Coast Area Transit sets ridership record
Preliminary ridership numbers for Space Coast Area Transit, Brevard's Public Transportation System, indicate more than two million passenger boardings occurred on its fixed-route buses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
That represents a 12 percent increase in ridership over Fiscal Year 2011, and the 20th consecutive year of ridership gains. Fiscal Year 2012 productivity of 25.52 passengers per hour of service is also a record.
Both the State Road 520 and A1A corridors remain as the service areas with the most passenger boardings. The Palm Bay/Melbourne area shows the largest growth in the system, along with the most productive route in the County between U.S. Highway 192 and Palm Bay Road.
For more information and exact time schedules, visit www.RideSCAT.com or contact customer service representatives at (321) 633-1878.
Propeller Club is "Club of the Year"
The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral was named "International Propeller Club of the Year" recently at an international convention in New Orleans.
The Propeller Club is dedicated to advancing interests of the maritime community.
Jack Crockett, a member of the Port Canaveral club, received the "President's Award" in recognition of his work on behalf of the International Propeller Club. Mr. Crockett was elected international treasurer.
The Port Canaveral club has more than 100 members and meets on the first Wednesday of every month.
It provides scholarships, aids in educating the public about the maritime industry and supports seafarer charities. Membership is open to everyone.
For more information about the Port Canaveral club, visit www.propellerclubcanaveral.com.
Brevard Achievement Center awarded
The Brevard Achievement Center recently received several awards from the Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities and its central nonprofit agency, RESPECT of Florida.
At RESPECT of Florida's annual awards ceremony, BAC received the Employment Center of the Year - Products award for the second year in a row, and third time overall.
Also recognized at the ceremony were clients who received awards for Employee of the Year and Most Improved of the Year, as well as Honorable Mention in the Rookie of the Year category.
In addition, former BAC president and CEO, Dayle Olson, was recognized with the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award given by the agency, and the Board Appreciation Award.
BAC is one of more than 50 nonprofit organizations within the state of Florida that offer employment training opportunities to persons with disabilities due to its partnership with RESPECT of Florida.
For more information, visit www.floridaarf.org., www.bacbrevard.com or call (321) 632-8610.
Brevard Commission on Aging member honored
Brevard County Commission on Aging member Mark Brimer has been awarded the initial Florida Senior Falls Prevention Award.
The recognition is sponsored by the Florida Injury Prevention Program and the Florida Department of Health in conjunction with the Florida Senior Falls Prevention Coalition and is presented to an individual who has demonstrated commitment to Senior Falls Prevention.
In 2008, Mr. Brimer successfully launched The Elder Falls Prevention Program in conjunction with Brevard County Housing and Human Services Department and the Commission on Aging. This program has become a primary initiative of Brevard County and also includes the cities of Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, Palm Bay, Satellite Beach and Titusville.
For more information, call (321) 633-2007 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
NASA seeks technology fellowship applicants
NASA is seeking applications from graduate students for the agency's Space Technology Research Fellowships.
Applications will be accepted from students pursuing or planning to pursue master's or doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at accredited universities.
The fellowship awards, worth as much as $68,000 per year, will coincide with the start of the fall 2013 term.
The fellowships will sponsor U.S. graduate student researchers who show significant potential to contribute to NASA's strategic space technology objectives through their studies.
The deadline for submitting applications is Dec. 4.
For more information about the fellowships and instructions on how to submit applications, visit http://go.usa.gov/YDJW.
To learn more about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist, the Space Technology Program and the crosscutting space technology areas of interest to the agency, visit http://www.nasa.gov/oct.
Humane Society receives $1,500
The Central Brevard Humane Society has received $1,500 from a Bob Steele Chevrolet's recent campaign.
These funds will be used to help pay for food, shelter and medical care for thousands of homeless animals at the Central Brevard Humane Society, 1020 Cox Road, Cocoa.
For more information, contact the Central Brevard Humane Society at (321) 636-3343 or visit crittersavers.com.
Former panther playing professionally in Thailand
One year removed from his playing days at Florida Tech, Naru Wild-Putsorn moved from playing in front of a few hundred soccer fans at Rick Stottler Field to a stadium with a capacity of 10,000 at Thai Japanese Stadium for Bangkok United of Thai Division One.
The four-year midfielder appeared in 54 games, making 53 starts for the Panthers. He finished his career with seven goals and 12 assists for 26 career points. During his freshman season in 2008, Wild-Putsorn finished with five goals, two assists and 12 points to rank second on the team.
Nazza, Wild-Putsorn's nickname and the name reading across the back of his kit, joined Bangkok United FC back in early August.
For more information, visit www.bangkokunitedfc.com or call (321) 674-7484.
Nasal spray for motion sickness
Johnson Space Center in Houston and Epiomed Therapeutics Inc. of Irvine, Calif., have signed an agreement to develop and commercialize a NASA-crafted, fast-acting nasal spray to fight motion sickness.
Under the Space Act Agreement, Epiomed will formulate the drug, called intranasal scopolamine, or INSCOP.
Astronauts often experience motion sickness in space. As a result, NASA has conducted extensive research into the causes and treatments for the condition.
Scopolamine is effective and can be administered as a tablet or injected.
With a precise dosage, the NASA spray formulation has been shown to work faster and more reliably than the oral form.
The United States Navy is working on an agreement with Epiomed to test the nasal spray. NASA and Epiomed will collaborate on clinical trials related to the Federal Drug Administration requirements.
NASA is transferring sponsorship of future clinical trials and FDA approvals to Epiomed, which will supply the product for use by NASA and others.
For more information, visit http://go.nasa.gov/RiKclM
Free clinic in need of nurses
Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine is a volunteer clinic that provides free medical, dental and chiropractic care to the uninsured of Brevard County. Last year, the clinic documented, that from the period of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, more than 3,000 patient visits occurred.
While the number of providers and lay volunteers has increased, so, too, has been the ever increasing demand for services.
With many more Brevard residents seeing the loss of insurance and COBRA benefits running out, the clinic, designed strictly for the uninsured, is experiencing greater demand for care.
To volunteer, visit www.spaceocastvolunteersinmedicine.org and click on the Volunteer Form link.
For more information, call (321) 914-0915.
All services: medical, dental and chiropractic are provided free of charge to the uninsured.
Visit the website at www.spacecoastvolunteersinmedicine.org.
Recreation partner proposals sought
Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department's North Area Park Operations is requesting proposals from nonprofit organizations to become a recreation partner through an agreement to operate and run community programs at the Tom Statham Center, 7101 S. U.S. Highway 1, Titusville.
Interested organizations should submit written proposals - outlining organizational information to include, but not limited to: history, funding/financial, total numbers served, ages served and a vision for programs within this community.
Send proposals to Terry Lane, operations manager, 475 N. Williams Ave., Titusville, FL, 32796, or email to email@example.com.
Proposals need to be received no later than Thursday, Nov. 1.
To be considered for this opportunity, organizations will need to appear at the North Brevard Commission on Parks and Recreation meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8. The meeting starts at 5 p.m. and is held in the Brevard Room at the Brevard County Government Center, North, 518 S. Palm Ave., Titusville.
For more information, call Terry Lane at (321) 264-5105.
Men's lacrosse assists 'Walk To End Alzheimer's'
The Florida Tech men's lacrosse team and coaching staff recently volunteered their time to assist with the "Walk To End Alzheimer's" event at Wickham Park in Melbourne.
The Panthers made a huge impact in the community, while also growing closer together as a team.
Entering into the second season of the program, the young Panther squad assisted in almost every aspect of the Alzheimer's event. They arrived prior to the event to help set up tents, stands and markers along the trail. During the event, players handed out flyers, collected donations, gathered signatures for petitions and even assisted with the event photographer.
One special moment, for not only the team and the coaching staff, but for those in the community who were there to watch, was when a group of the players walked the entire trail with a lady who was in a wheel chair.
The players also formed lines on both sides of the start and finish lines to cheer on the participants. It was something the players and those taking part in the event thoroughly enjoyed.
For information about a "Walk To End Alzheimer's" and the Alzheimer's Association, visit www.alz.org/cnfl/.
SPCA car show a huge success
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of North Brevard hosted its Second Annual Hot Dogs, Cool Cats and Wild Rides Car Show, which was presented by Ron Norris Ford, on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Despite two other competing car shows (one in New Smyrna, one at the Cape), participant turnout for this worthwhile cause exceeded expectations with 98 cars registered (compared to 60 at last year's event).
There were nearly a dozen trophies awarded to show cars, in addition to drawings for an iPod, a lotto tree and a 50/50 raffle.
The success of this event is a result of the community for its overwhelming support and turn-out and also to the massive network of volunteers supporting the SPCA, including students from the Florida Institute of Technology, whose Delta Upsilon chapter of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity attends major SPCA events to provide the "muscle power" needed to make events like this work.
For more information, visit www.spcanorthbrevard.com.
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The fantasy football waiver wire continues to build up as each week becomes increasingly important. Winning now obviously saves you from headaches later and that can only occur by making key roster adjustments as the year moves onward. Everyone has a few, if not more, star players which isn't much of an advantage. It's the deeper rosters where everyone scores consistently that develop consistency. With that in mind, let's check out some key waiver wire adds for Week 3 Ryan Tannehill: QB, Dolphins (vs. Falcons) Whether you're desperate for a quarterback or are in a two-QB league, Ryan Tannehill is a better option than at first glance. Despite just two touchdown passes on the season, Tannehill has completed 65.3 percent of his attempts and has thrown for 591 yards. The Dolphins logged an impressive road win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, and Tannehill spread the field to six different targets. Taking on the Atlanta Falcons this week, it's definitely an upgraded test from Week 2. That said, with Tannehill's strong arm to hit Mike Wallace down field, Miami is capable of moving the rock consistently. So, if you need a backup quarterback or a second starter in two-QB leagues, Tannehill is worth a look. He is almost certainly still available at this point in the season. James Starks: RB, Packers (at Bengals) Running back James Starks is quite appealing entering Week 3. For one, Green Bay rookie ball-carrier Eddie Lacy suffered a concussion against the Washington Redskins. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, Lacy was concussed early in the game: Green Bay Packers rookie running back Eddie Lacy was knocked out of Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins with a concussion. Lacy suffered the injury at the end of his first carry of the game, a 10-yard run on the Packers' opening series. Secondly, Starks not only filled in, but did so ably. Along with rushing for 132 yards, Starks scored and added 36 receiving yards on four catches. Proving to be a dual-threat back, his contributions can be expected to increase against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals have a great defense, but Starks should be able to rack up yards since Cincinnati won't be able to stack the box. If the Bengals do that, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will chew up Cincinnati's secondary. Starks could also be a great long-term add, as the Packers have relied on him before and no one has any idea how long Lacy will be sidelined. Kellen Winslow: TE, Jets (vs. Bills) As a flex or backup tight end Kellen Winslow has found a decently reliable new home with the New York Jets. Geno Smith is clearly Gang Green's quarterback for the future, and, not surprisingly, he's depended on the veteran target to make some plays. Although a Week 2 game against the Patriots in rough weather conditions wasn't ideal for him, Winslow has 10 catches for 95 yards and a score so far this season. He still possesses the athleticism to gain sound yards after the catch, and in deeper leagues he'll come in handy. As for Week 3, the Jets typically have Buffalo's number and Winslow's production will be important to New York's success in 2013. Follow John on Twitter @Rozum27 The post Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Key players to add for Week 3 appeared first on Midwest Sports Fans.
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A look back at the AJC story by Mike Knobler on Nov. 18, 2005 when the NCAA cracked down on Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech self-imposed the first NCAA probation in its history.
It cut scholarships, too.
But when the NCAA infractions committee announced Wednesday it was wiping six seasons of Tech football off the record books and imposing new scholarship cuts that extend through 2007, Tech cried foul.
"I think it's a little bit much, " school President Wayne Clough said.
Enough that the Yellow Jackets might appeal.
"We're going to take the weekend to think about it, " athletics director Dave Braine said. "We'll make a decision early next week."
Tech admits to playing 17 athletes in four sports whom it should have ruled academically ineligible. The infractions committee admits Tech's mistake was inadvertent. But there was substantial disagreement on how serious that mistake was and how severe the penalties should be.
Tech self-imposed a one-year probation. The NCAA doubled it.
Tech self-imposed scholarship cuts, including the loss of six signees in the 2005 and 2006 football recruiting classes. The infractions committee added a limit of 79 total football scholarships for the 2006 and 2007 teams, six below the normal maximum.
And the committee went a step further, requiring Tech to "vacate the performance of its football team for all contests during the football seasons in which" players "competed while ineligible." Those seasons, 1998-2002, plus 2004, were all winning seasons that ended in bowl trips.
"That's something that you really have to look at closely before you accept it, " Braine said, and he added that he could see no downside to filing an appeal. "Everybody here is aware that other schools have had penalties recently, " Braine said in an apparent reference to Georgia, which successfully appealed penalties imposed on its men's basketball program.
Eleven of Tech's 17 ineligible athletes were football players, and many were stars, NCAA infractions committee chairman Gene Marsh said. The other ineligible athletes were in men's and women's track and field and women's swimming. Names of the players were not released.
Marsh cited one case in which 17 of an athlete's 24 hours did not count toward a degree and another in which an athlete took 12 non-degree-applicable courses in consecutive years. "There were also several examples of nine or 10 non-degree courses being used in a single year, " an NCAA statement said.
Tech argued that those cases look worse than they were. For example, Clough said, a student enrolled in courses that satisfied degree requirements in a new major but didn't fill out the paperwork to make his change of major official.
Marsh conceded some of the ineligible athletes could have been eligible if they'd filed appropriate paperwork or been given better academic advice. But he said that wasn't true of all the cases.
"There were some things they couldn't fix, " he said. "I think five student-athletes were far enough removed from eligibility that they couldn't have been fixed."
The committee also hit Tech hard for failing to police itself adequately and for failing to catch the eligibility mistakes even after it had been told it had a problem.
Marsh said the case involved "a non-debatable example of lack of institutional control." Tech debated it, arguing it was guilty only of the lesser "failure to monitor."
The additional scholarship cuts were necessary, Marsh said, because the cuts in signees hadn't had much effect. Tech has 83 scholarship football players this fall, two below the maximum.
Tech coach Chan Gailey said cutting to 79 would hurt. He had no other immediate comment.
"I'm trying to win a football game [Saturday at No. 3 Miami], " Gailey said. "I haven't had time to think about it."
This is the second major infractions case in Georgia Tech history. The first, a 1989 case involving the men's tennis team, did not result in probation. That short infractions history might have kept the school from being on its toes.
"We were too complacent about where we were, " Clough said about rules compliance. "It bothers me as an alumnus that this happened. We owe an apology to our fans."
But Clough also suggested it's unreasonable to expect a school not to make any mistakes when dealing with hundreds of athletes.
"If you go to any university, you're probably going to find something, " he said. "There's going to be a slip-up."
Tech has reformed its process for verifying academic eligibility and training academic advisers.
"It's a good plan for the future, " said Marsh, a University of Alabama law professor. "They have reason to be proud of their academic programs. I think they're on the right course headed to the future."
Tech has 15 days to appeal. If it does, the case goes to the infractions appeals committee, a different group of people from the ones who heard its case. The process takes months.
"We've lived with [the infractions case] for two years, " Clough said. "If we have to live with it for a few more months if we think it's worth it, so be it."
July 14th, 2011
10:29 am
Maybe Tech could compete in the Southern Conference. FCS already has scholarship limitations in place.
July 14th, 2011
10:58 am
[...] are some stories about Tech's previous NCAA [...]
July 14th, 2011
11:40 am
hard to keep these seperate, Ken-need one of those slow down warnings?
July 14th, 2011
1:50 pm
Tech has always cheated.
The reason they don't get caught is because they are irrelevant in college sports, so the NCAA doesn't waste time or money on a program that cannot fill a high school stadium in the middle of 5.6 million people.
Heck just look at all the posts on this blog compared to UGA's blog
July 14th, 2011
2:22 pm
Where are the techies? I am #5? Now, that's a WOW!!!
July 14th, 2011
2:30 pm
Why havent we heard ANYTHING @ this investigation before now? Like trying to get an accurate injury rpt. from Gailey or CPJ. But dont be ashamed techsters you can say:
GA TECH State Runners-Up , Football & Basketball , 2009 – 2010
Almost College Conference Champs 2009
_____ For Now
July 14th, 2011
11:26 pm
Oh great. It's moronball season again.
July 15th, 2011
2:30 am
"The reason they don't get caught is because they are irrelevant in college sports, so the NCAA doesn't waste time or money on a program that cannot fill a high school stadium in the middle of 5.6 million people."
Really? The NCAA initially sent an investigator to the campus for an infraction of $300 worth of clothes. The NCAA knows how to waste their time and money quite well!!!
July 15th, 2011
8:44 am
The way to get even, fellow Jackets, is to cut your personal spending to the bone.
Let others pay the sales tax.
Penalize the NCAA but not buying an American made car.
July 17th, 2011
2:20 am
These make no difference – AJ Green, the OSU mess, the UNC case, the USC dethroning! What does count? – GT's allegedly adult athletic and academic leadership tried to mislead the NCAA and deliberately violated an order to refrain from telling CPJ and the involved players about the investigation. http://bit.ly/rfJns6


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Happy December everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. I sure did. We went to VT to The Boyfriend's parents. My younger son was able to get away from the college/working grind to spend time with us. Unfortunately, my older son had to work the next day, so he spent it with his dad's family.
Look at my baby! I can't believe my kids are 20 and 22 years old.
It's always a treat to get away to VT... The Boyfriend's family is lovely and we always have a relaxing time. Seriously.... they live on the side of a mountain and it's so beautiful. They build a fire during the cold months and it's awesome to curl up on the couch with a book and just chill!
If I had one wish, it would be that the kitty was friendly. She LOVES her Mommy and Daddy, but the rest of us, not so much!
They also have a hot tub downstairs that overlooks a very similar view. Relaxing, eh?
.... but I digress... this is about the food and my pantry challenge.
You see, I can be a bit of a food hoarder. I'm sure it's because I grew up very poor and we didn't always have enough food. I like to make sure I have enough. It was a bigger deal when my kids were little, but I still have these tendencies.
During my Dollar Tree Challenge, I realized that I have so much more than I need. I am grateful for that, of course, but I don't really feel like I want to be in that place any more.
... so I've decided to do a clean out the fridge/freezer/cupboards and pantry. I don't have any real rules, only that I will buy produce as needed. I live with The Boyfriend, but I often eat my own food, so this challenge is more about me than him. He eats maybe one meal per day, maybe two of the food I eat, so while this affects him, I'm sure some food will be purchased for his needs.
The first week, I plan on eating what I have. I think I have enough fresh produce to last me, but I will not skimp on it. If I need more produce, I will buy it. This isn't so much about money, it is about over-consumption of goods. I'm pretty sure I have the skeleton basics to last at least a month, maybe more.


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The night before last our Composition Department convened for the first time of the new year. Many new faces, many new challenges and rewards. Here is our schedule for the fall:
- Aug 24-25: Cirque du Soleil at UNCSA – UNCSA student groups perform for Cirque du Soleil representatives. Two works featured: The Black Widow and The Paper Crane, both with music by Bruce Tippette.
- Aug 31: Totally Tubular – composing for the trumpet-trombone duo.
- Sep 1: Open Dream Ensemble – premiere of Big Shoes, a multidisciplinary theater work with music by Bruce Tippette, Kenneth Florence and Ted Oliver.
- Sep 28: Amped – composing for electric guitar.
- Sep 30: Composers in the Hood – student-organized new music concert in Hood Recital Hall.
- Oct 4: Love Fail – premiere of a new work by David Lang, performed by Anonymous 4.
- Oct 13: deadline for new works for Totally Tubular.
- Oct 18: Forecast – new music ensemble performs works by Lawrence Dillon, Mark Engebretson, Michael Rothkopf and Alejandro Rutty.
- Oct 26: What's nu? – contemporary ensemble director Saxton Rose discusses rep on the upcoming concert.
- Oct 27: nu – UNCSA contemporary ensemble tackles music by Randall Woolf, Caleb Burhans, Wolfgang Rihm, Giacinto Scelsi and Benjamin Broening.
- Nov 9: Amped II – Kenneth Florence and Nicholas Rich play student compositions for electric guitar. Also, deadline for orchestral drafts and completed works for nu ensemble.
- Nov 10: Saxophone Remix – Taimur Sullivan plays music by Joan Tower and Steve Reich.
- Nov 13: Totally Tubular – faculty duo premieres a student work for trumpet and trombone.
- Nov 16: Composition Juries
- TBA: sessions on improvisation, pairing up with choreographers and a surprise guest composer.
A lot to digest in less than three months. Lessons start today!