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Chances are, this isn't what people had in mind when they ask about Plan B. From the Associated Press:
A consultant's study for Georgia transportation officials found that high-speed passenger trains connecting Atlanta with Jacksonville, Fla.; Louisville, Ky; and Birmingham, Ala.; would be economically feasible.
Morris News Service reports that consultant HNTB presented the study's findings to Georgia's State Transportation Board on Wednesday.
The study identified possible train stations in Griffin, Macon, Savannah and Brunswick on the route through Georgia.
Officials say the feasibility study was the first of many steps in setting the final course of the train routes and securing funding.
The routes discussed Wednesday were studied after an earlier study showed the feasibility of a route from Atlanta to Charlotte, N.C. That project is now in the stage of estimating the environmental impact of possible paths.
The original article by Walter Jones of Morris News Service can be found here.
Georgia Democrats headed to their national convention in Charlotte this September have named the 87-year-old Rev. Joseph Lowery as their chairman.
"Dr. Lowery has been a long-time advocate of civil rights, human rights, fairness and equality. These are all values that Georgia Democrats strive toward every day," said DPG Chairman Mike Berlon. "His leadership in Charlotte is invaluable."
Lowery delivered the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2008.
The 133-member delegation will also include former President Jimmy Carter – and all five Democratic congressmen, according to a press release.
But we'll wait to see if John Barrow of Augusta actually shows. My AJC colleague Aaron Gould Sheinin recalls that Barrow — then from Savannah — did go to the Denver convention in '08.
The job that dare not speak its own name. From the Washington Post:
Across the country, something is missing from the campaign ads of men and women running for Congress: the word "Congress."
Likewise, "Senate," "senator" and "representative" are making only rare cameos in these campaign ads. The absence is especially pronounced in the case of incumbents who are asking voters to reelect them in November.
You can talk about polls all you want, but the most important numbers in this year's presidential contest have to do with cash. From Karl Rove in today's Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats' official fundraising numbers, released on Wednesday, showed that the $95 million cash-on-hand advantage Obama and the DNC had over the Republicans at the end of April had been cut by two-thirds at the end of May to $33 million. This is in part because the Obama campaign is burning through its war chest so fast and in part because of the impressive $107 million that the Romney campaign and the RNC announced they had on hand at May's end.
Yet another reason why Georgia elects its governors in off-years, offered by Bloomberg News Service:
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign asked Florida Governor Rick Scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state's economy because they clash with the presumptive Republican nominee's message that the nation is suffering under President Barack Obama, according to two people familiar with the matter….
What's unfolding in Florida highlights a dilemma for the Romney campaign: how to allow Republican governors to take credit for economic improvements in their states while faulting Obama's stewardship of the national economy. Republican governors in Ohio, Virginia, Michigan and Wisconsin also have highlighted improving economies.
The Romney camp is no doubt telling Scott that, like Nathan Deal, he, too, has two years before bragging becomes truly necessary.
The Huffington Post this morning is wondering whether Ron Paul supporters have settled on a way to make themselves known in Tampa:
An obscure rule change made four years ago by the Republican Party has opened the door for Paul forces to cause a major headache for Mitt Romney when he tries to nominate his choice for vice president at the party convention in August.
The Republican National Committee could change Rule 40 in the week leading up to the convention, but that would risk the appearance of jamming Romney's nominee through, and likely cause a subsequent backlash.
Politico this morning takes a look at the finances of former candidates for the Republican presidential nomination:
[Newt] Gingrich's situation is most dire: his campaign is than $4.7 million in debt with less than $736,000 cash on hand through May, new federal campaign filings show.
That Gingrich raised almost $500,000 dollars in May — he even scored $700 from the sale of a used laptop computer — wasn't nearly enough to offset money owed to about 120 different creditors.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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June 21st, 2012
9:38 am
Florida and Georgia elect their governors in the same years.
June 21st, 2012
9:49 am
Lies, damn lies, and statistics
Governor Romney is in CEO mode, he is asking his fellow state management fellows to couch there numbers.
Reminds me of the tech bubble and Enron where the accountants asked, "what do you want the number to be?"
If he cannot be honest about the existing economic condition how can he ask us to trust him with the economy?
June 21st, 2012
10:07 am
So is the proposed rail line part of the UN's Agenda 21, or is it part of the Reptilian Overlord conspiracy to eventually route all passengers through the Denver airport?
Remove tinfoil hats and discuss.
June 21st, 2012
10:10 am
Oh dear. On the one hand I can see the advantages of being able to take a cheap train to Florida. It would be nice for the kids but I don't want to have to pay more taxes for it. Isn't there something we can cut?
I don't know about UN Agenda 21 but I don't like my tax dollars being wasted by the UN. They don't do anything useful.
June 21st, 2012
10:15 am
Amtrak trains supported by federal money is NOT plan B for when the T-SPLOST is voted down. Nice try.
Not only do politicians stay away from using terms like Congress, Senator, Representative – but the liberal media seldom uses "Democrat" whenever there is a scandal with that party, but they repeatedly use "Republican" when they have scandals. Subtle bias.
No attribution where it is reported and pasted in this blog who from the Romney campaign might have asked the Florida Governor to tone down their economic improvements. Overt biased reporting, but not unexpected.
June 21st, 2012
10:17 am
It would be nice for the kids but I don't want to have to pay more taxes for it. Isn't there something we can cut?
I'd start with airline and road subsidies.
The UN Agenda 21 was a reference to Jim's last post. If you have negative ideas about the UN, you might consider where you're getting your input.
June 21st, 2012
10:23 am
June 21st, 2012
10:28 am
@ Mildly Mannered Moderate:
The UN is part of a consortium of organizations that has reduced the number of new guinea worm cases by over 95%.
The UN has nearly eradicated polio.
The UN has rid smallpox from the face of the planet.
June 21st, 2012
10:31 am
@Centrist – I dislike all the media. Fox tells the conservative side and MSNBC tells the liberal side, but the rest of the media seems to only care about viewers. It truly disgusts me. But I'm curious, what makes you call the main networks liberal? Is it because NBC is affiliated with Fox?
And the federal government should not supplement trains with my tax dollars. But I don't want Amtrak to go though. They should just raise prices to meet the market dmeand.
@Aquagirl – My tax dollars are going to subsidize airline and roads? I don't understand. I have negative opinins abut the Un because my tax dollars go to pay for it and it doesn't do anything. They don't stop wars and they are anti israel.
June 21st, 2012
10:32 am
@Danny O – I don't believe that the UN could do that. Do you have a link to prove yourr point?
June 21st, 2012
10:37 am
Aquagirl: But, but, but, their pointed heads will get sunburned…another sinister plot. The plot is sunburn. The pointed heads makes them easier to be placed in a hole in the ground.
June 21st, 2012
10:39 am
MMM: If they did, would you believe it? Some on this blog question everything, and don't like most things.
June 21st, 2012
10:42 am
@Road Scholar – I believe in questioning everything but I believe that the truth is usually somewhere between the extrems of both sides. And i don't like most things.
You would have to be pretty convincing about the UN. They have been around for 60 years and haven't stopped any wars. The security council is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. I'm glad we have a veto but evil countries like Russia and China get a veto too so it means they can't do anything at all. The UN sucks.
June 21st, 2012
10:46 am
Trains use a fraction of the energy of motor vehicles to move people and freight.
But the energy companies, the road builders, the developers, and the auto industry have dictated transportation options for decades and have been successful in dismantling and crippling passenger rail.
My parents and grandparents loved riding trains. I rode the Nancy Hanks and Silver Crescent when I was a kid. Fantastic fun and very low stress.
In many places in Europe and Asia rail travel is inexpensive, clean, efficient and the trains run like clockwork.
Not in the U.S., where we are now told that it is the devil's work to commute by train anywhere, near or far.
Agenda 21 is yet another propaganda tool to discourage and stigmatize rational behavior.
June 21st, 2012
10:47 am
My tax dollars are going to subsidize airline and roads? I don't understand.
I'm not sure what is unclear about the word "subsidized." If you think roads and airlines are supported by user fees, that notion is incorrect.
I would provide examples but you're showing early signs of JAQing off, and I don't indulge public indecency. If you're incapable of educating yourself, maybe you should stay home on election day.
June 21st, 2012
10:48 am
@n – I don't think the UN is compontent enough to have Agenda 21 but if the liberals make fun of the conservatives about it there must be something to it. And how do you know trains only use a fraction of the energy to move cars. Trains weigh tons and tons and tons. A car is very light.
June 21st, 2012
10:50 am
@Aquagirl – My tax dollars should not go to support any private business. That is what the private market is for and it works just fine.
Rationalwiki looks like conservapedia. I'll stick with regular wikipedia thanx.
And of course I'm not staying home on election day. Voting is my right. As long as you can prove you are a citizen you should beable to vote.
June 21st, 2012
10:51 am
Mild Mannered Mor …
There is a world outside your sandbox.
June 21st, 2012
10:54 am
Everywhere that train stopped would require a station. Depending on the locale — that station would generate jobs, commerce and have a positive impact on downtown business. This model is proven successful all over the world.
June 21st, 2012
10:55 am
@Real Athens – How typical of a liberal to insult me. I know social studies thank you. I got a solid B average in school.
How rude.
June 21st, 2012
10:59 am
A Plan-B would infer that this Plan-A is a plan
In ten years we will be still ten years behind; but since it will take another five years to build we are actually 15 years behind
We don't have money for maintenance of what we have so where will the money come from for the new surfaces
Will the Governor continue to stop changes in the gas tax so he can campaign as a tax cutter
Will the 25% going to local communities go to transportation improvements or get absorbed in the general fund as they use it for maintenance instead of expansion
June 21st, 2012
11:00 am
Re: railroad efficiency vs. other modes
June 21st, 2012
11:04 am
How typical of a liberal to insult me. I know social studies thank you. I got a solid B average in school.
MMM walks like a con troll, grunts like a con troll, poops like a con troll….it's a troll. They can never quite scrub off the stench from living under a bridge.
More indigent protestations and derailing in 3…2…1….
June 21st, 2012
11:11 am
@n – Wow. OK. So trains are more energy efficient. that still doesn't mean my tax dollars should fund any private business but I am suprised more people don't use htem.
@Aquagirl – You make me sad for you.
June 21st, 2012
11:11 am
I am gobsmacked someone is bragging about a solid B average in school. Way to go overachiever-NOT!
June 21st, 2012
11:16 am
MMM, without the treasury department there would be no means of non barter trade
Without taxes all the roads would be tolls, thus the term turn pike
Without taxes we would not have a military to project our private business interests around the world
Without taxes there would be no courts to get relief from intellectual property theft
Without taxes there would be no public schools where a B average aparently does not cover what taxes are used for…
June 21st, 2012
11:16 am
@The Cat – You make me sad for you too.
June 21st, 2012
11:17 am
AG, play nice – I know he started it but…
June 21st, 2012
11:19 am
neither Mild, Mannered, nor Moderate
June 21st, 2012
11:20 am
@Findog – Obviously you have not heard about bitcoin. Also banks used to print their own money.
Private corporations can maintain roads. Just look at 400. I am not opposed to my taxes being used for some roads (between my house and work for example) but to say that it takes a government is false.
Mercinaries can provide military services. And why do we need to project our private business interests around the world? Let them hire Xe.
Taxes for courts are OK I guess, but I don't like lawyers. And I don't want to have to serve jury duty. They will never pick me because I'm too educeted.
I support schools. Timmy is a solid B student I was, and I am very proud of him. There is nothing wrong with not getting A's.
June 21st, 2012
11:21 am
@findog – You make me sad for you.
June 21st, 2012
11:22 am
MMM-do you know that Timmy is gay?
June 21st, 2012
11:27 am
AG, play nice
Why play at all with someone who's pretending ignorance and trolling? You want to feed the troll, go ahead.
You can also pay money for someone to lead you around like a poodle on a leash. I fully support your right to indulge in your lifestyle even if I don't share your preferences. Gawd Bless 'Merica.
June 21st, 2012
11:30 am
"Without taxes all the roads would be tolls, thus the term turn pike…"
So New Jersey has much higher taxes than Georgia. And yet, when you drive through it, it seems like every major road is a toll-road. If they're bringing in all this tax money, why are all these roads there still toll-based?
For the same reason GA 400 is still collecting tolls: the government is addicted to our money, and will never stop trying to seperate us from it. Nor will they allow a tax to lapse or vote to lower taxes unless it's extremely politically advantageous to do so.
June 21st, 2012
11:31 am
The Cat – Timmy is 7. I doubt he cares at this time but I would have no problem if he was gay.
You make me sad for you.
June 21st, 2012
11:34 am
@CobbGOPer – Wait. 400 is run by the government? Its a toll road. That makes no sense. In Houston and Denver all the toll roads are run by a corporation.
Are you telling me every time I pay 50 cents to go home it goes to the government? That makes me sad for them.
June 21st, 2012
11:39 am
@ Mild Mannered Moderate:
Guinea worm eradication campaign "led by The Carter Center, in close cooperation with CDC, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO)":
Polio eradication effort (only present in a few countries today) led by WHO:
Smallpox eradicated by WHO:
You know, it's not like this is top secret information. A google search would have turned this up for you. Also been in the news over the last few years.
June 21st, 2012
11:39 am
@Aquagirl – I don't know why you are calling me a troll. I am sad that you feel my questions are too questioning. I don't have anything against dogs. I have a nice dog but he is not a poodle.
June 21st, 2012
11:43 am
Just ignore the stupid. School is out, kids are bored.
June 21st, 2012
11:46 am
If they're bringing in all this tax money, why are all these roads there still toll-based?
The average driver has no idea how expensive roads are, and they don't want to hear it either. There's waste in our transportation infrastructure but it's also just plain underfunded.
Roads need maintenance and expansion, you can't just build one and sit on your initial investment. GA 400 may or may not be covered by the tolls collected. I'm not sure anyone has tried to figure that out.
June 21st, 2012
11:57 am
It appears that mmm is a pretty sad person.
June 21st, 2012
11:57 am
@The Cat – You make me sad for you.
@Aquagirl – According to Wikipedia – "The Georgia 400 toll plaza, operated by the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA), collects 50-cent tolls in both the northbound and southbound directions. Each direction has two open-road toll lanes, which collect tolls at highway speeds using the Georgia Peach Pass electronic tag (formerly "Cruise Card"), and seven gated toll lanes which accept cash. The toll facility handles a total of approximately 120,000 vehicles per day. About 37% of transactions are paid via Peach Pass. The same technology is also used by SunPass in Florida, TxTag in Texas, and PikePass in Oklahoma; however, none of these has an agreement to accept the tags of the others.
In March 2009, local TV news reports brought up an issue regarding tolls on the road, since SRTA reported that enough money has been collected to pay the bonds used to construct the road (though prepayment prior to 2011 is prohibited). However, despite promises that the toll would be removed once the road was paid for, the tolls continue to be collected. The road costs two million dollars per year just to maintain (plus occasional repaving), and it would cost several million more for the demolition of the toll plaza. One solution would be to simply close the toll plaza, allowing drivers to pass through without paying. If this were to occur, the state would have to raise money through other resources for new road projects, such as the reconstruction of the tollway's northern interchange at I-285, expected to cost two billion dollars."
@CobbGOPer – See I was right. It is run by a corporation.
June 21st, 2012
12:06 pm
It appears that mmm is a pretty sad person.
I dunno, it seems like a semi-playful troll. And there is a certain amount of "poster beware" sense that everyone should use on the internet. If you're answering the 27th dumb question it's kind of a mutual consent relationship.
June 21st, 2012
12:10 pm
@ Mild Mannered Moderate:
I posted some links, but the moderator has not yet published it (presumably because of the existence of links). If you don't believe that the UN (through their global wellness arm, the World Health Organization) has been central to wiping out smallpox and nearly eradicating polio and guinea worm, just google: WHO [malady] eradication. It's not like this is top secret information. Also been in the news over the last few years.
June 21st, 2012
12:12 pm
See…..MMM has actually done some maths and cost analysis. Which means it's surpassed the thinking level of 98% of Jawja voters.
June 21st, 2012
12:24 pm
@ Mild Mannered Moderate:
My friend, the State Road and Tollway Authority is not a corporation. It is an arm of the state government, created by the legislature, and overseen by a board that is made up of the governor and appointees. Governor Deal is the current chair of the board. It is independent in that it is funded not by tax dollars, but by revenue from tolls and toll violations.
June 21st, 2012
12:25 pm
@Aquagirl – By jawja did you mean Georgia?
@Danny O – Wait? WHO is part of the UN?
Huh. I thought that was a sci fi show. It looks like individual militaries in each nation administrated the small pox vaccine though so you still didn't need the UN or WHO.
June 21st, 2012
12:25 pm
@auntichrist – You make me sad for you.
June 21st, 2012
12:25 pm
I hope we do get a rail system like this. Rapid transit system has worked for years in Europe. Americans who get to travel there love it. I don't know what NYC and DC would do without their rail system. MARTA , although flawed, has certainly been more of a help than a hindrance in Atlanta. Why don't we need this? Seems like the only obvious answer is, "Yes, we do need this!"
June 21st, 2012
12:31 pm
@Proud Voter – I think Europe is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there here. I went to europe once and want europe to stay there. Plus marta smells and trains in europe did not smell. If we can't keep our trains clean then they don't need them here.


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But he countered Monday, as he stood with acting Police Chief Peter Reichard in a conference room at the police headquarters, that the 126 weapons collected will never fall into the wrong hands.
Finizio said after the Sandy Hook school shootings in Newtown, where 20 children and six adults were shot and killed, he couldn't just sit and do nothing. He said he knows that the gun buyback program is one of many things that could prevent gun violence.
"Any one of these guns could have been stolen," Finizio said. "They will never end up on the streets of New London. If we could save one life or prevent one major crime, then I consider the program a success."
Finizio said he comes from a family of gun owners, but believes that no one should own an AK-47 like the one turned in over the weekend.
Reichard said some guns taken off the streets were older, but he noted that several quality guns were turned in, such as a Ruger Redhawk .45-caliber revolver, a Taurus 9mm and 1911 nickel-plated Colt .45.
Many people turned in their weapons because they weren't using them and wanted to properly dispose of them, according to Reichard.
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Finizio said close to $20,000 has been raised for the program through private donations. He said he plans to make the list public to ensure city residents know that no city funds were used for the program.
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Parents are supposed to die before their children. That's just the natural order of things. But life is full of tragic surprises.
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When Lindsey's 17-year-old daughter Jessica was in a horrific car crash, she was faced with a heart wrenching decision. Jessica was brain dead with her body being kept alive by machines. Doctors asked Lindsey if she wanted her organs donated, and the devastated mother recalled a conversation with Jessica saying she did indeed want to donate. So she did. And she saved four other lives because of it.
It's a truly selfless act, donating your organs so someone else has a chance at life. And this story really got me thinking. What if it were my 7- or 9-year-old son in this situation? They're too young to sign up for being an organ donor and they're too young to even understand the implications of it all. So there's no way I'd truly know their wishes.
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If one of my son's was pronounced brain-dead, would I want his organs donated?
It's easy to say, "Absolutely!" My kid would be gone, he doesn't need those organs. And if it can help save even one other life, it'd be worth it. But it's one thing to say that and an entirely different thing to actually do it.
If I lost my son, I'd want to hold him in my arms until the absolute bitter end. I'd want to hold on hope forever that his condition could somehow change.
By letting his organs be taken, I'd have to let my son go a bit earlier. They couldn't wait until he naturally died, they'd have to harvest and take them out sooner than later. I wouldn't get to hold him in my arms as he passed from this world to the next. I'd say my goodbyes as he was wheeled into the operating room.
That's pretty heavy stuff to think about. It's a real rough last image of your child burned in your mind. Not to mention the mental pictures of what surgeons would be doing to him after they took him away.
But on the flipside, if it was my child in desperate need of a liver or kidney and someone else selflessly donated theirs, I don't think I'd ever be able to truly express the insane amount of gratitude I'd have for that person. I've gotten to know some transplant survivors and they are nothing short of inspiring. There really is no greater gift than the gift of life.
It would be the hardest decision I'd ever have to make but I think my wife and I would both agree to let our son's tragic end bring a new beginning to someone else's life.
Would you let your child's organs be donated?
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kelticmomJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:23 PMIt would be a heart wrenching decision, but yes, I would. Because God forbid, if my child ever needed an organ transplant, I would get down on my knees and thank the parents who had to make that decision to let their child save mine.
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alwayscuriousJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:39 PMI will be eternally grateful for whomever made the decision to donate their loved ones organs so that my dd could receive a new kidney when she was just four years old. I can't even imagine being in that position, and respect anyone who is brave enough to choose that for their child.
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JesprenJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:50 PMOrgan donation is *supposed* to happen *after* death. I, my husband, and any children that should ever tragically proceed us, will be happy to donate any organs, tissues, or parts they can get use from *after* we are done with them. We will not be 'beating heart donors' whose lives are ended by the surgery to remove the organs we are still using.
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Stephanie.r.eJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:51 PMI'm thankful everyday I've never been in this situation and obviously thinking about it is different than it happening. But I would. It would make me feel good (eventually, I hope) to know that my child did something so amazing. Even after....
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jessablessaJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:55 PMI would donate my organs, but not my child's. Anesthetic is not used during the harvest. The doctors will tell you that the donor does not feel pain, but the fact is they can't use the organs if they use anesthesia, and no one can really come back to tell us if they suffered. I would simply not make that call for anyone but myself. I know this won't be popular, but it's my decision for my kid and I would respect yours as well.
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LivinBlessedJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:04 PMA friend's 13 yr old cousin is getting a new heart right now. God Bless the family of the donor for being so selfless...
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kjbugsmom1517January 1, 2013 at 11:20 PMAbsolutely. I have a very close friend whos little boy is a heart transplant recipient and i hands down absolutely would should something happen to my kids donate their organs.
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mamawidupJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:42 PMI agree entirely with Jespren.
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xiolxuoJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:50 PMDisagree with Jespren. If you're brain dead, why not help someone who still has a chance to live? Pretty selfish of you in my opinion.
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melissaJanuary 2, 2013 at 1:40 AMHmm.. this is interesting. I believe in organ donating but I didn't know the details about it. I think for myself - if im brain dead and screwed basically - cut me open heart beating and all and take what you need.. but that is a choice I only feel comfortable making for myself. I am fine if I suffer ( I have a spiritual beliefs that make me unconcerned about it. What's a moment of pain for another ones lifetime of happiness? ) but I don't know I could make that choice for my daughter. ..it would be hard! I think it would depend on the circumstance .. I've read stories of people who were ' brain dead ' and family kept them alive and they actually came back! So I think I might just be that crazy too. Hopefully I don't have to make that choice. As soon as she can understand ill let her make that choice and we will talk.


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You probably don't come to a site called Miller Park Drunk to read about the Bucks. We don't really care, it's our blog we'll write what we want. Don't believe me? Tomorrow we're talking about the Admirals. Seriously.
Brandon Jennings is the most important athlete in Wisconsin not named Rodgers, Fielder or Braun.
There, I said it. It's out there and I can't take it back. After watching the Bucks take on the Chicago Bulls last night, I feel this stronger than anything I've felt since I said that The Happy Youngster was a douchebag. I've made my fair share of Bucks jokes in the past and I've even made fun of Brandon Jennings before, but I had no idea he was this good. I had no idea that he'd be, within three games, the best point guard the Bucks have had since Sam Cassell flew away on his spaceship.
Looking back maybe we should have know. I mean, look at his Wikipedia:
In his senior year of high school, Jennings averaged 32.7 points, 7.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game and set the school record for points in a season. This performance earned him some of high school basketball's most prestigious awards: the 2008 Naismith High School Basketball Player of the Year, 2007-08 Gatorade Player of the Year (Virginia), 2008 Parade Magazine Player of the Year and 2008 EA Sports Player of the Year.
I mean, they don't just hand out the awards for "Best High School Basketball Player in the Country" to just anybody. Kenny Anderson (more on him later), Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwight Howard and Kevin Love are a few past winners of the Naismith Award. It's not like this guy just came out of nowhere. Then again as a guy drafted #10 overall in a draft that Bill Simmons called "the worst draft class since the infamous Kenyon Martin Draft in 2000" by a team whose recent draft history includes Joe Alexander and Yi Jianlian (not necessarily saying Yi is a bust, I just like typing his name) he wasn't quite a "sure thing" either. Put it this way, Brandon Jennings didn't even show up for the 2009 NBA Draft because his agent wasn't sure if he'd get picked in the first round (leading to him showing up in the middle of the draft to get his picture taken with Stern.) He hardly played in Europe and everyone forgot about him. One day, this will be considered one of the greatest things that ever happened to both the Bucks and Brandon Jennings. Here's the others:
1. Unlike Derrick Rose, Brandon Jennings takes his own tests and is unable to pass them. He is unable to go to college because of this he goes to play in Italy on a one year contract.
A couple of good things actually came of this. One, if he went to college he likely wouldn't have worked on his game much and just coasted along putting up 18-5's until he was draft eligible. This isn't a guarantee, but it's definitely the path that many naturally gifted high schoolers who would have gone out for the draft after high school if they could have take. Instead he went to play in Europe. Now, it's pretty clear that Europe made him grow up. Both as a player and a person. Being in a different country where the culture is different (they don't use dryers!) and everyone speaking a different language has an effect on a person. For Jennings it brought him closer to his family and brought him closer to basketball. Practicing your game is a lot more fun than sitting around in a hotel room watching DVDs and messing around on the internet. In college? There would have been a keg party and between 15-2500 hot co-eds who wanted to sleep with the future NBA star.
Second, what a lot of people don't know is that the European leagues are a lot more physical than the NBA. While the NBA has made rule changes to curb physical play (thanks Knicks from the 90's) and taken away a fun aspect of the game, the Europeans have made no such rule changes and if he wanted to keep up Jennings had to get tough. They also play a slower game over there and if Jennings wanted to get any playing time he'd have to learn to stop playing like Allen Iverson on crystal meth and work a half court offense. He did his best to do this, but his coach was on the hot seat to win and didn't want to mess with the team's chemistry by putting in an unproven rookie American. Jennings played sparingly (only 5.5 points and 2.3 assists in just 17 minutes a game) and a lot of players would probably sulk in his situation, but Jennings just worked harder and harder. It was a completely humbling experience. He knew he couldn't control how much he played, but he could control how much he developed. He never took his eye off the prize.
2. He was drafted by the Bucks and coach Scott Skiles.
This might seem like a long time ago, but anyone who has ever played NBA Jam knows that Scott Skiles was a pretty good point guard once upon a time (most assists in a single game, on fire). He's also a really tough coach that focuses on defense and working hard. Having Jennings come from Italy where he was honing an intense work ethic and paring him with a coach with an intense work ethic was a match made in Heaven. Skiles wants to work with Jennings and Jennings wants to do it, there aren't many young NBA stars like that. Jennings said in a recent interview about Skiles:
"He has been helping me out a whole lot, with watching film especially. We come in here early and watch film of all my shots, all the ones that were bad, all the ones that were good. He tells me certain things I can do when I am shooting, and I try to do those during the games. But it makes me want to take better shots, because I know he is going to go over it with me. It helps me out."
The biggest question mark about Jennings coming out of the draft was his jump shot and since coming to the Bucks he's done nothing but work on it. This is a good thing. Early reports from scouts are comparing him to a young Kenny Anderson, but Kenny Anderson never had his work ethic or his humility and he married a chick from the Real World. Jenning is going to be a (possibly much) better version Kenny Anderson. This is a capital-g Great thing.
Looking back on his infamous phone call with Joe Budden (that in his defense, he didn't know was being recorded) we should have known that he had exactly the kind of swagger we've been looking for. At the time I made fun of it because I think it's funny when people from Compton talk like people from Compton. Like my favorite comedic movie from the 90's, Menace II Society. That's a comedy, right? (Oh, O-Dog what kind of shenanigans will you get into next? Stealing burgers from a basehead after you shoot him for offering to S your D? Oh you!) Yet if you look at what he said, you have to love what he's saying even if you hate how he says it.
(on Budden askin who Ridnour would be backing up) "To who? Who else n****?"
In his mind there is no one who should be starting ahead of him. This is what you want to hear.
(On Skiles) "That n**** tough, that n**** tough though. There must be a reason he liked me. There must be a reason."
Exactly what it says. This coach with a tough reputation sees something special in me. I think he's excited to be a Buck. Wow.
"F*** the Knicks, them n***** skipped out on me"
"F*** the Knicks, them n***** is always going to be weak,"
"Duhon ain't gonna get it done."
The best quotes of all. The New York Knicks did him the greatest disservice of all in his mind. They skipped him over for Jordan Hill despite having an obvious need for a point guard. Despite having an offense that could use a point guard with his specific skill set. The Knicks are the first ones on his list and I can't wait til they play because I am pretty sure that Jennings is going to take Duhon apart. By the way that game is this Saturday night at the Bradley Center. Jennings first 30 point game? Jennings first 30 point game.
This swagger is exactly what the Bucks have been missing. Not since Sam Cassell took his testicle dance with him back to Middle Earth have the Bucks had a player like him. Michael Redd has been their best player, but he's not a true top guy. No swagger. Andrew Bogut? As much as you try to make him, not a top guy. Charlie V did a nice top guy impression a few times last season, but not an alpha dog. Brandon Jennings is a top guy. Brandon Jennings is an alpha dog. He plays hard, he knows when to take over and when he wants to take over he's capable of doing it. Watch his third quarter against the Pistons. Watch his defense on Derrick Rose at the end of the Bulls game. He owns the Bucks. Before the season I gave up on the Bucks because they let Sessions and Charlie V leave for nothing and didn't really add anybody. Now, I think they sneak into the playoffs if everyone stays healthy. That's what Young Money has done to me. In three games. (By the way, his nickname is Young Money. Awesome, no?) If unathletic white guys didn't look so stupid in jerseys I would totally buy his. Brandon Jennings may be the guy who saves basketball in Milwaukee and I'm 100% serious.
I'm not the only one who sees great things for him. Packers star Greg Jennings said "I think Brandon's going to be a huge asset to the city. The fans in Wisconsin, they embrace their athletes. It's all about how you represent yourself. If you're sociable and work hard, everyone loves you." Couldn't have said it better myself. You should love him. Really, how can you not love a guy who said this on his blog:
As you probably know, I did the Gumby/High Top Fade thing when I was in high school for the McD's Game and Jordan Game. I'm really into the whole 80's fashion thing…it's cool, it's different. Kids have been hitting me lately on myspace and AIM, saying they did the Gumby and high top fade because they saw me do it, which I think is pretty cool.
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(From the article): Feedback serves the purpose of enabling another to know where we stand and how they can grow. After that, it's up to them if they choose to listen, act or react. Be a leader who gives others your best by giving feedback with heart and in service of them being and doing their very best.
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What support does your district provide for new teachers? According to this article, it is critical.
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Don't know if it is, anyone confirm?
Don't know if it is, anyone confirm?
Well this is their current car...
For comparison. To me, it looks like just an MP4-12c. Not a prototype, other than weird wheels.
looks like the one above, maybe its a ph2 version
Lol, yeah, you're right. Didn't check the MP4 mirrors and stuff. Still FAIL. Lock thread.
Not going to tell us what the hell happened? LOL!
Dunno, he just posted it up. Just hit the car and careered into the side. One pissed off customer I'd guess looking at the delivery tape stuff.
Oh dear! I know there is a lightweight wheel option, so could be that.
MP4-12cS IIRC...
That's not a prototype, just what looks like a customer ready MP4 12c. That'll probably explain why the traffic was solid heading down towards Mclaren yesterday.
Thing that crosses my mind is what happens to the car now?
Will someone be getting a brand new car that's been binned?
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The Festival encompasses demonstrations, a student chef competition, a professionally judged taste-off competition, and fundraisers--proceeds currently split between the Kona Pacific Public Charter School and the "Equip the Kitchen" campaign for the new Hawaii Community College-Palamanui. LiveText, a comprehensive assessment, e-Portfolio and accreditation management system used in institutions of higher education, was chosen as the festival's preferred assessment platform for the student competition.
This is the second year in a row that the festival has featured a student culinary competition. As student teams designed, created, and plated their chocolate entries, the judges used LiveText's web-based assessment technology on iPads to evaluate the teams' entries on presentation, temperature, size, quality, taste, texture, craftsmanship/techniques, time management and overall presentation. A group of professional and celebrity chef judges used the platform's rubric-based technology to assess the entries in real-time on a four-point scale for each of the criteria and to provide immediate feedback.
The idea to use LiveText on iPads in a competitive environment at the Festival came from the collaborative efforts Chef Teresa (Cheech) Shurilla, University of Hawaii Maui College, and Mark Cook, educational specialist at the University of Hawaii Community Colleges System Office.
This LiveText technology is the same that is used for the UH Community Colleges' ongoing instructional assessment and e-Portfolio project, which started three years ago with culinary programs on Maui. Funded through a Carl D. Perkins Vocational & Technical Grant, the project has established a formal assessment strategy to monitor student achievement, including the completion and attainment of skills and standard outcomes in real time. Besides improving assessment activities, the LiveText technology has enhanced instruction and student learning, as well as help student retention rates, noted Mark Cook. The technology will be launched at community colleges on the Big Island next spring.
"This instance of judging is essentially an assessment, and through the capabilities to provide immediate rubric-based feedback and comments to student contestants through LiveText, this competition became an invaluable and rich learning experience--and that's our goal--to create engaging learning experiences for students. We are pleased that LiveText has been used in this way," said Dr. Christopher Kalmus, president of LiveText.
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The mission and goal of the Kona Cacao Association is to promote the cacao industry on the Big Island of Hawaii by presenting the Big Island Chocolate Festival as an educational and outreach opportunity for local cacao farmers, the hospitality industry and cacao enthusiasts. Beyond creating, implementing and promoting the Big Island Chocolate Festival, the Kona Cacao Association will work with cacao growers, producers, chocolate enthusiasts and chefs to help create a recognizable brand for Hawaii Island Chocolate. To learn more, visit www.konacacaoassociation.com and www.bigislandchocolatefestival.com.
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SIOUX FALLS (KWSN)– Sioux Falls Canaries manager Steve Shirley announced the return of closer Alan DeRatt along with catcher Kevin Dultz for the 2014 season.
DeRatt, 28, notched 22 saves in 2013, fourth most in the American Association and fourth most in a single season in team history. His 27 career saves in Sioux Falls ties him with Matt Montgomery for third highest, behind Aaron Cotter (47) and Kris Regas (46).
"Alan pitched very well for us last year and showed himself as one of the best closers in the league," Shirley said. "We're excited to have him back for another season."
DeRatt went 0-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 2013. He struck out 39 batters in 39 1/3 innings against just six walks. The right-hander from Asheville, N.C., came to the Canaries in 2012 after four years in the Colorado Rockies system. He began 2012 as a starter before moving to the closing role midway through the year. Overall, DeRatt has a 4-10 mark with a 4.76 ERA in 67 appearances with the Birds.
Dultz, 25, proved to be a valuable rookie in the Canaries 2013 lineup. Initially released out of spring training last season, he re-joined the club in late May and provided solid production, batting .256 with two home runs, 14 extra-base hits and 14 RBI. He had the second-best batting average on the team in July (.333).
Dultz played briefly in 2012 with the short-season rookie affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Missoula Osprey. The Pasedena, Calif., native signed with the D-backs as a non-drafted free agent out of San Francisco State University.
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The first female Supreme Court justice is dishing behind-the-scenes stories from the high court at Politics and Prose Bookstore next month.
Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor makes a rare public appearance March 18 at 7 p.m. to discuss her new book, "Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court."
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42 U.S. Code § 11704 - Functions of Papa Ola Lokahi
(a) Responsibility
Papa Ola Lokahi shall be responsible for the—
(1) coordination, implementation, and updating, as appropriate, of the comprehensive health care master plan developed pursuant to section 11703 of this title;
(3) identification of and research into the diseases that are most prevalent among Native Hawaiians, including behavioral, biomedical, epidemiological, and health services; and
(b) Special project funds
Papa Ola Lokahi is authorized to receive special project funds that may be appropriated for the purpose of research on the health status of Native Hawaiians or for the purpose of addressing the health care needs of Native Hawaiians.
(c) Clearinghouse
Papa Ola Lokahi shall serve as a clearinghouse for:
(d) Coordination of programs and services
Papa Ola Lokahi shall, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate and assist the health care programs and services provided to Native Hawaiians.
(e) Technical support
Papa Ola Lokahi shall act as a statewide infrastructure to provide technical support and coordination of training and technical assistance to the Native Hawaiian health care systems.
Source(Pub. L. 100–579, § 5,Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2919; Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2305,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4225; Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9168,Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1948.)
The 1992 amendment is based on section 1 of S. 2681, One Hundred Second Congress, as passed by the Senate on Aug. 7, 1992, and enacted into law by section 9168 ofPub. L. 102–396. Section 9168, which referred to S. 2681, as passed by the Senate on "September 12, 1992", has been treated as referring to S. 2681, as passed by the Senate on Aug. 7, 1992, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 100–579and Pub. L. 100–690enacted substantially identical sections. The text of this section is based on section 1 ofPub. L. 100–579, as subsequently amended.
1992—Pub. L. 102–396amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to administrative grant for Papa Ola Lokahi.
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Agencies that are interested in training their staff in the practice of Feedback Informed Treatment can schedule on-site training with an ICCE trainer/consultant. Introductory and advanced trainings will orient participants to the fundamentals of using outcome and alliance measures in their work and engendering a responsive practice that maintains fidelity to clients...not a particular model. Trainings are experiential and interactive, focus on developing a reflexive, deliberate practice, and provide substantial opportunities for practice with the ORS and SRS. In this video Julie Tilsen, ICCE Training Coordinator introduces the ICCE training and consulting options and below you will find further description of training and consulting together with a list of ICCE Community Trainers.
The ICCE offers online consultation service to individual clinicians and smaller groups of clinicians. The Consultations will be done by an ICCE Community Trainer. All ICCE Community Trainers are thoroughly grounded in Feedback-Informed Treatment and CDOI. The consultation is offered via Skype or on phone. Online consultation can support clinicians in the following areas:
If you want to request online consultation, or if you want more information about consultation packages and fees, please send an email to email@example.com for further information. If you want to request on-site training or consultation please email ICCE Training Coordinator Dr. Julie Tilsen: email@example.com
Highly regarded for her creative and interactive teaching style, Julie is known for her ability to integrate theory and practice in accessible, meaningful and fun ways. Since 1985, she has worked in settings ranging from psychiatric hospitals to community health clinics, private practice to residential treatment, university counseling centers to youth shelters and street outreach. In addition to her therapy practice, Julie provides clinical supervision, training and consultation to a variety of agencies, therapists, and youthworkers. Julie is an in-demand presentor and publishes on a variety of topics related to socially just/anti-oppressive practices, narrative therapy, and constructionist approaches to practice and research. During trainings, she is likely to throw candy and/or change at participants. Julie is a Licensed Psychologist in Minnesota and holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Social Sciences.
Susanne Bargmann is a licensed psychologist and specialist in psychotherapy. Since 2000, Susanne has utilized FIT as a therapist, clinical supervisor, and consultant with a variety of populations in both public and private sectors. She specializes in treating eating disorders, conducting trainings on FIT and eating disorder treatment throughout Scandinavia. Susanne also co-teaches the annual Advanced Intensive Training in FIT. Susanne is the author of several articles about FIT in Danish. In 2010, Susanne published an article exploring the notion that FIT provides another possible understanding of what consititutes evidence based practice. Susanne is tirelessly dedicated to challenging conventional ideas about therapy and diagnosis.
Cynthia has over 30 years of experience in the helping profession including youth work, child welfare, family and couples counselling, clinical supervision and management. She has specialized in substance abuse counselling since 1988 and has worked as a clinical supervisor of addiction services since 1997. Cynthia has led CDOI pilot projects for addictions and mental health teams. She has trained numerous teams in CDOI service delivery and the supporting software for CDOI data management. Cynthia is an ICCE faculty member for the Training of Trainers and has a particular interests in clinical supervision and agency implementation.
Louise works at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane Australia and also in private practice. Louise works as a trainer and consultant, assisting organizations in the integration of the ORS and the SRS in their client work. In 2009, Louise completed 3 years as the project officer for the Princess Alexandra Hospitals Statewide Deafness and Mental Health Service where versions of the ORS and the SRS have been implemented with deaf clients. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presents internationally. Louise specializes in creative approaches to psychology, psychotherapy and research that feature competency-based and constructionist strategies such as narrative therapy, solution focused therapy, and reflecting teams.
Bill is a couple and family counselor with over twenty five years of experience in both private practice and organizational settings in Australia and England. Bill became a certified CDOI trainer in 2008 and is a manager and senior supervisor with Relationships, Australia in Mandurah, Western Australia. He has published articles on CDOI practice and has special interests in couples therapy, work with mandates clients, and clinical supervision.
Jason Seidel is a Denver psychologist in private practice and has worked in psychological and counseling services for over 20 years. Jason is one of the first psychotherapists to ever report his outcomes in rigorous detail on the Internet. He has demonstrated best-in-class psychotherapy outcomes for adults since he began formally tracking client progress in 2004. Clinically, he specializes in the integration of intolerable emotions and healing the impact of extreme experiences, having deliberately practiced helping others in the deep end of the pool since he was a teenager. He has also worked in the fields of biopsychiatry, business development, and mythopoetic initiation and mentoring. In addition to practicing what he preaches with his own therapy clients, Jason brings his open heart, brutal honesty, and quick sense of humor to consultations with individuals and organizations, helping them massively improve outcomes and service quality.
Michael is a consultant, trainer and addictions therapist. After 20 years of direct practice with mandated clients, he is currently the Director of the Center for Strength-Based Strategies in Michigan. He is a leader in the application of emerging meta-analysis to probation clients. Michael has trained individual practitioners and teams in the fields of mental health, education, addictions, child welfare, probation/parole and juvenile delinquency. Michael presents throughout the United States, as well as Europe, Canada, the Caribbean and Micronesia/Pacific. With more than 30 articles and book chapters to his credit (including a number of essays that were the first-of-its-kind), Michael is one of the first to bring change-focused strategies to the field of criminal justice.
Jim retired as a full Professor at John F. Kennedy University, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, in 2006, after having taught there since 1990. Jim is a Senior Advisor, Associate and Trainer at the ICCE. Jim is a seasoned and entertaining presenter who highlights current research and procedures that enable practitioners to improve their effectiveness in private practice and agency settings and reduce professional burnout
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The purpose of this program is to provide education stipends to contractor companies who are Signatory to either Local 8 or Local 533. This stipend can be applied to defer costs associated with attending national MCAA educational events. It is intended to reward companies that actively participate in the local MCA-KC organization and its activities.
Earning Participation Points
Participation points are earned and awarded on a company basis. The selection or designation as to who within a qualifying company shall receive the education stipend shall be at the discretion of the company's designated representative.
One (1) participation point shall be awarded to the company's account for each individual who attends a local MCA-KC event, meeting, or function. No more than two (2) points can be earned per company per event. It is the responsibility of the MCA-KC office to track the accumulated points earned by each company.
MCA-KC Events that are eligible for participation points include:
Earning Education Stipends
After a company accumulates 16 participation points, that company will receive an Education Stipend credit to be used within the next year. The Education Stipend will expire if not used within one year. No more than two stipend credits will be awarded to any company in a calendar year. At the end of each calendar year, each company's accumulated participation points will be reset to zero.
The maximum value of each stipend credit shall be determined by the Board of Directors as a part of the budget for the MCA-KC and communicated at the beginning of the calendar year.
Education Stipends may be used to defer the costs for any single MCAA, MSCA, PCA, or NCPWB event. Any company may suggest another activity or event where a stipend might be considered, which would require approval by the Board of Directors.
After attending an approved event, the company will submit receipts, along with a copy of the Education Stipend for costs to be reimbursed. These costs can include transportation, conference registration fees, reasonable expenses incurred while attending, and lodging. These expenses will be reimbursed by the MCA-KC up to the maximum value of the Education Stipend.


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Summary: Start this holiday season off with a bang by celebrating with the PEANUTS gang in the timeless classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. Read along with Charlie Brown in his heartwarming quest to uncover the true meaning of Christmas with Snoopy, Linus, and friends! This library bound edition is faithful to the original television special that airs every Christmas season and makes the perfect read for young and old PEANUTS fans.
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