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How, then, should we measure students and teachers? In ninth grade, my students learn about the scientific method. They learn that in order to collect good data, scientists control for specific variables and test their impact on otherwise identical environments. If you give some students green fields, glossy textbooks and lots of attention, you can't measure them against another group of students who lack all of these things. It's bad science.
Until we provide equal educational resources to all students and teachers, no matter where they come from, we can't say — with any scientific accuracy — how well or poorly they're performing. Perhaps if we start the conversation there, things will start making a bit more sense.
I was just thinking this last night. I have long challenged the idea that data,education and learning truly mix, but last night I realized why, it is bad science, we would accept the type of bias test from scientist or even our students. Yet much of our education policy is based off our this bad science. I think this could be a positive line of conversation with people who call on test scores and call for more testing. Those who love data believe wholeheartedly that it can solve much of our problems. I disagree, but I think if it is their logic that we much challenge them with logic. If we are going to use standardized test to judge schools and teaching then we must follow the basic "standards" of the scientific method. I don't think that is possible in learning and schools, and therefore I don't believe it is possible or useful to use the current method of testing as accountability measure.
What does work is helping teachers and students create relationships of learning and relationships of assessment so that there is a conversation about learning and a conversation about growth from both ends not just the teacher to the student or the test to the teacher etc.
What do you all think? Are standardized testing bad science and if so what have you seen that works better?
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The CIR draft outline from April 29th includes a provision to provide green cards to all Master's degree or Ph.D degree holders from accredited universities a green card right away as soon as they have a job offer. How on earth did we go from 10+ year wait to that!! This is worse than the 1000 point dip that the Dow experienced yesterday. Is this a week of surprises or what!!???
Computer World had a great discussion about this here
First of all, that doesn't even make sense. Some Master's Degrees can be received in less than a year. Associating a green card with a degree will just mean everyone out there will get a Master's Degree – just because. I think the important thing is to ensure that there is DEMAND for a certain sector. And provide green cards BY MERIT to the ones that deserve it the most.
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Your social audience is largely made up of brand enthusiasts so by giving them a sneak peak at new products and an early head's up of where to get them, you reward them for their attention. Beats by Dre did this by sharing a photo of a new product along with where to get it a week before the official release. These tactics are a way of saying "thank you" to your brand advocates.
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I made this using sweet potatoes rather than the squash, and served over rice. It was not as flavorful as I had expected. It wasn't spicy at all - so we added some hot sauce. It was a decent and enjoyable meal, but not a keeper in my book.
West Indian Vegetable Curry
thendricks Posted: 07/07/09
jgoggin Posted: 01/07/11
A good recipe, but not great. Used hot curry powder to give it a kick, and added 1/8 tsp. ground fennel seed. Served over brown rice and cooked an additional 15 minutes at the end. It was not bland, but just had no distinctive or memorable flavor.
charoulli Posted: 02/24/14
I personally loved this!! Very tasty! Served over white basmati rice. It was excellent!! Only thing is my husband said "Dinner with no meat??" So I guess I won't be making it on its own again ;)
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Is It Finally Time to Buy Sports Retail?
Marshall is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Billionaire David Einhorn didn't explicitly say "yes, now is the time to buy sports retailers." Nonetheless, an industry leader got a big positive last week when Einhorn's Greenlight Capital hedge fund announced it was closing out its short position on this stock.
Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is the sports and fitness specialty retailer that offers a range of sporting-goods equipment, apparel and footwear. Dick's also owns Golf Galaxy, a golf specialty retailer.
Einhorn notes that the fear of Internet retail taking market share from Dick's has not come to fruition per his 2Q investor letter...
Dick's saw revenue up 12% in fiscal 2012 (ended January), and analysts expect a 7% rise for fiscal 2014 -- namely driven by the opening of 40 new Dick's stores and remodeling of another 80. As Einhorn mentioned, Dick's reported EPS in the April-ended quarter of $0.48 compared to $0.45 for the same period last year.
But the news wasn't all bad. Gross profit for 1Q was up 4% year-over-year and the gross margin expanded eight basis points to 30.8%. Operating income also increased 2% year-over-year. For full year 2013, the company reaffirmed its EPS guidance of $2.84 to $2.86.
Analysts still expect the sporting goods company to grow EPS at an annualized 15% over the next five years. Dick's also has a solid balance sheet and cash flow that should still be appealing to investors. The company carries over $100 million in cash and has no debt.
Top comp
Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBB) is one of Dick's chief peers, with stores in small- and mid-sized markets primarily in the Southeast, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Hibbett has 873 stores across 29 states. Hibbett's ultimate goal is to have 1,300 stores across the U.S. in the long term.
Hibbett is looking to open some 75 new stores in fiscal 2014, which should help drive the expected 6% rise in revenue. Hibbett focuses on towns with populations between 25,000 to 75,000, operating more as a "local" sports store. This also gives it a competitive advantage, where many rivals, such as Dick's, tend to avoid these markets.
Much like Dick's, Hibbett sports a debt-free balance sheet. It had over $100 million in cash as of the end of 1Q. Recent news for Hibbett includes its 2Q EPS of $1.00, below $1.07 consensus estimates. It appears the miss was largely due to a cooler-than-expected spring season. The company is maintaining its fiscal 2014 expectations of EPS between $2.85 and $3.05.
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Cabela's (NYSE: CAB) is a specialty retailer focusing on fishing, camping and related outdoor activities. The company has 37 retail stores in 24 states and three in Canada. Its stores account for two-thirds of sales, with its direct business (catalogs) and the Internet generating the remainder.
Analysts expect the company to grow revenue by an impressive 18% in 2013, after being up 11% in 2012. Second-quarter EPS was also robust, coming in at $0.62 versus $0.47 for the same period last year. The big driver of this was 10.5% growth in same-store sales, as sales of firearms/ammo were up noticeably.
With just 37 stores, its planned opening of six stores in 2013 is a big step for the company's growth. However, don't forget about its multi-channel strategy that doesn't just include retail shoes but also its infamous catalog, which surprisingly is still driving solid returns for the company. In part, because this is something none of the other major retailers offer, it gives Cabela's a differentiation advantage.
Bottom line
Dicks is trading at 22 times earnings, which is relatively inline with Hibbett (22 times P/E) and Cabela's (24.5 times). With the rebounding economy, consumers should have more income to spend on sporting goods. Although all three of the companies above operate in the same broad "sports retail" industry, the are very different. It would not be unreasonable to say that each is a buy.
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Faced with some injuries at safety, the Denver Broncos went out and found a former top-10 pick to fill in after seeing their secondary depth get depleted as of late. Somebody that the Broncos are very familiar with dating back to his roots in the AFC West is coming to Mile High to attempt to shore up the injury problem facing Denver.
According to Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com, the Broncos worked out and signed veteran Michael Huff on Tuesday. Bringing in the free agent that got his start playing for the Raiders before moving on to the Baltimore Ravens prior to getting cut by the team early in 2013.
Huff was released by the Ravens in October, after starting just one game and not showing enough to warrant Baltimore keeping him around. The 30-year-old didn't make the kind of impact the Ravens were hoping when they signed him this offseason, so Huff was shipped out and finally landed on a contender after popping around the NFL's workout circuit for the past couple of weeks.
The Broncos were thin at the position after losing safety Rahim Moore for several weeks with a leg injury suffered Sunday against the Chiefs. Moore was placed on the IR designated to return to free up the space on the Broncos roster for Huff. Huff will be counted on to turn back the clock with some production for the Broncos should he see the field, something that the Ravens did not see this season. It will be interesting to see if Huff is around by the time the Broncos play the Raiders at the Coliseum on the last Sunday of the season.
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Twenty-one years after the first generation, the new M3 has the first-ever V8 engine mounted in a 3 Series destined for public roads. Lighter than the in-line six-cylinder of the previous M3 (by 33 pounds), this aluminum and silicon alloy unit features the latest generation of BMW's variable valve timing system, while introducing the one-butterfly-per-cylinder concept to improve overall throttle response.
Consider the great improvements in the chassis and the aerodynamic efficiency of the virtually bespoke body (it only shares 20 percent of the 3 Series Coupe's components), and it's obvious we are in the presence of a worthy enemy to the efficient and amazingly fast Audi RS4, which also has a state-of-the-art 414-hp V8 heart.
Each side has a golden motorsport heritage: BMW takes hard- and software from the F1 team, plus the profound know-how accumulated from decades of competing at the highest level in German Touring Cars (DTM). Audi has six-time Le Mans-winning technology as well as its legendary all-wheel-drive Quattro transmission, proven in the demanding World Rally Championships over two decades ago.
From the outside, the M3 seems to have an edge. The coupe provides a sleeker and sportier base to this incarnation. A convertible and sedan follow next year. Audi already offers soft-top and wagon versions of the RS4. But in either case, there are plenty of signs regarding what lies beneath: strong bulges, overstated wheel arches, large vents, dramatic exhausts and bumper-disguised deflectors mixed with M or RS inscriptions.
Time has passed the RS4 by somewhat, especially after the recent arrival of the inspired A5/S5, which will provide an even more daunting M3 competitor. But once inside, the Audi strikes back. Although a bit dated in appearance, its dashboard still shows the convincing build quality and materials Audi is renowned for. Extra marks come from the flat-bottomed steering wheel, the aluminum pedals and inserts, and from the Recaro sport seats with great side support (both the cushion and backrest).
The practicality advantage is also there, thanks to the two additional doors, but both rear passengers (the center spot is a joke) have no door or front seatback pockets to deposit personal items. Those in the back of the BMW appreciate more legroom (due to a wheelbase 3.9 inches longer), which compensates for the lack of headroom (remember, this is a coupe), and there are directional air ducts to help stay cool.
There's no real wow factor sitting behind the M3's wheel. Which would be disappointing had it not followed the M3 tradition. And if it wasn't for the dramatic numbers on the rev and speed dials (and the M badge), we could well be inside a 'normal' 335i... not that there's a whole lot wrong with that; there are soft-touch surfaces with convincing fit and finish just about everywhere.
This is the clash of two naturally aspirated V8 engines, both with 414 hp and roller-coaster torque (295 lb-ft as early as 3900 rpm from the BMW; 22 lb-ft more, but much later-5500 rpm-from the Audi). These are two of the few engines in the world surpassing the magical 100 hp per liter specific power barrier without using forced induction (and without the help of direct injection, in the case of the Munich missile).
They are both coupled to six-speed manual gearboxes, the Audi enjoying a quicker and smoother lever as well as a marginally closer ratio, making up for the Quattro transmission's extra weight. This generous yet balanced ammunition translates into gee-whiz performance, as the 4.8 seconds from zero to 60 mph-in both cases-illustrate (top speed is limited to 155 mph).
The first-ever V8 in a full production M3 has a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde personality, which can be an advantage. Under normal driving, it can go as smoothly as a 335i (even smoother, since the M3's tailor-made Michelin tires are not run-flat), with a firm but contained grunt coming from under the aluminum hood, the driver shifting happily between 3500 and 5000 rpm. If it's blood you're after, the recipe is simple: go beyond 6000 rpm before shifting and a new world is revealed, with breathtaking pace and an almost supernatural ability to digest corners (fast and slow), with that twitch in the rear end if really pushed.
This more dramatic driving style will reveal an attitude problem from the stick, which tends to get cranky when handled with urgency. BMW uses a multi-disc clutch system to split torque between the left and right rear wheels, transferring up to 100 percent to the one with grip. Damping is variable and can be adjusted automatically (or according to the driver's preference) from the EDC's three-option menu: Normal, Comfort and Sport.
Next to this button there is another command that disengages the stability program, an option also available in the Audi (either totally off, or with the traction control still in surveillance mode). Altogether, this fourth-generation M3 proves to be less intuitive to drive, it takes a bit more homework, but it also allows the driver to store his choices and execute them with a touch of the iDrive button set into the steering wheel. Pressing it makes the car's character go from 'traction-controlled, light-steering and comfortable' to 'brutal, hard-riding, wheel-spinning racecar' as well as all the other possibilities in between these two extremes.
It's a different ball game in the Audi. In everyday circumstances, 60 percent of the goods are delivered to the rear wheels. But a fluctuation of grip conditions between the two axles can change that to 15/85 percent or 65/35 percent, all courtesy of a Torsen limited-slip differential. The RS4 also relies on a mechanical solution for variable damping, included with this sport suspension package. An S button on the steering wheel spices up throttle response and tightens the lateral support in the driver's seat. It's easier to go really fast with the Audi, especially so in slippery or wet conditions where the all-wheel drive becomes a guardian angel. But even on twisting, full-grip mountain roads, it's clear that not only the response of this direct injection V8 is more emphatic, but also the steering seems to be more communicative (despite BMW's sophisticated steering potentially adjusted to the driver's preferences).
Braking is vital in these machines, but neither of them feature ceramic brakes (Audi offers them as an option; BMW could well be saving them for the probable, harder-core CSL version). While the stopping hardware handles daily needs neatly, the Nrburgring addict will have to sacrifice every third lap to recover from fade brought about by intensive use.
The M3 has an altogether more bourgeois pose when put alongside its predecessor and only shows full rage at the top end of the rev counter. In this rarefied environment, the experienced driver will have loads of adrenaline (after shutting down the electronic stability program) and will probably be able to outpace the RS4. But clearly, that will not be the case with the 90 percent of drivers for whom going Quattro means going faster.
2008 BMW M3*LayoutLongitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive
*Engine4.0-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve, double VANOS valve timing
*SuspensionMacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar (f), multi-link system, coil springs and anti-roll bar (r)
*BrakesVentilated 14.2-in. cross-drilled discs (f), ventilated 13.8-in. cross-drilled discs (r)
*Wheels and Tires8.5x18 (f), 9.5x18 (r)245/40 ZR18 (f), 265/40 ZR18 (r)
*DimensionsLength x Width x Height (in.):181.7 x 71 x 56.1Wheelbase: 108.7 in.Curb weight: 3641 lb
*PerformancePeak power: 414 hp @ 8300 rpmPeak torque: 295 lb-ft @ 3900 rpmTop speed: 155 mph (limited)
2007 AUDI RS4*LayoutLongitudinal front engine, all-wheel drive
*Engine4.2-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve,FSI direct injection
*SuspensionMacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar (f), multi-link, coil springs and anti-roll bar (r)
*BrakesVentilated 14.4-in. cross-drilled discs (f), ventilated 12.8-in. cross-drilled discs (r)
*Wheels and Tires8.5x18255/40 R18
*DimensionsLength x Width x Height (in.):180.7 x 71.5 x 55.7Wheelbase: 104.8 in.Curb weight: 3696 lb
*PerformancePeak power: 414 hp @ 7800 rpmPeak torque: 317 lb-ft @ 5500 rpmTop speed: 155 mph (limited)


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Google's Dremel: Can MapReduce Handle Fast, Interactive Querying?
A bit old, but thought that in the light of latest posts about MapReduce and Hadoop future, it made sense to have this piece of the puzzle too.
Tasso Argyros (AsterData):
Native MapReduce execution is not fundamentally slow; however Google's MapReduce and Hadoop happen to be oriented more towards batch processing. Dremel tries to overcome that by building a completely different system that speeds interactive querying.
The Dremel: Interactive Analysis of Web-Scale Datasets paper can be downloaded from ☞ here (PDF).
Original title and link: Google's Dremel: Can MapReduce Handle Fast, Interactive Querying? (NoSQL databases © myNoSQL)
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Open Friday / Weekend Forum
So what's on your mind here at the end of the week?
Christine O'Donnell addressed a crowd at a Sussex County fundraiser for state Senate candidate Eric Bodenweiser, who defeated incumbent Joe Booth in the September 11th G.O.P. primary. Bodenweiser praised O'Donnell as a "heavy hitter". The talk about Christian values and principles at this gathering again underscored the split within the Delaware G.O.P. between upstate and downstate Republicans. Christine O'Donnell has already suggested she's looking at another Senate bid in two years.
Sunoco will give new life to its moribund refinery in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania -- just north of the DE/PA line -- by processing natural gas liquids from fracking. They'll have to revamp much of the infrastructure. Up to 450 jobs. Jobs vs. potential environmental ills.
Bank of America recently sent a letter to all of its employees, saying it would close its child-care centers offered to workers around the country, including Delaware, by June. Those child-care benefits were the legacy of the then Wilmington-based MBNA America Bank under founder Charles Cawley. Different times. Different culture. The pity is that this sort of thing destroys the psychological bond that once united a company and its workers.
Mitt Romney appears at a big-money breakfast fundraiser in Philadelphia Friday morning; then appears at a Republican rally at Valley Forge Military Academy & College in Wayne, Pennsylvania -- even though Pennsylvania looks increasingly out of reach for Romney.
According to new state polls by The WASHINGTON POST and the Kaiser Family Foundation: "Voters in three critical swing states (Florida, Ohio, & Virginia) broadly oppose the far-reaching changes to Medicare associated with the Republican Presidential ticket and, by big margins, prefer President Obama to handle the issue. For seniors in Florida, Ohio, and Virginia, Medicare rivals the economy as a top voting issue. And by majorities topping 70 percent, seniors say they prefer to keep Medicare as a program with guaranteed benefits, rather than moving to a system in which the government gives recipients fixed payments to buy coverage from private insurers or traditional Medicare, as Romney advocates.
Among all voters, the desire to keep the system as it is peaks at 65 percent in Florida, where more than one in five Americans who voted in 2008 were 65 and older.
Generally, the more voters focus on Medicare, the more likely they are to support Obama's bid for re-election."
Later in the article:
"Now, the challenges for Romney in the aftermath of the Ryan selection are becoming clear.
Although Obama faces his own problems among voters over health care, the fresh attention to Medicare appears to be blunting the negative fallout from his 2010 health-care reform law..."
The Romney Campaign faults the poll for not telling respondents that Romney has promised NOT to change Medicare for Americans older than 55. Fair point, but senior citizens voting won't get a prompt on that point as they cast their ballots. And some of those who are AWARE of that distinction still don't trust Romney and the Republicans.
From The HILL: "Mitt Romney has muddied his message on the GOP's signature issue of taxes at a time of growing frustration in the party about the direction of his campaign.
Now struggling in the polls, the Republican nominee said this week that President Obama had not raised taxes and downplayed the tax relief in his own proposal. Both statements left some on the right dumbfounded..."
A new poll from FOX News: President Obama enjoys a stable, 5-point national lead over Mitt Romney, 48% to 43%. However, a plurality of voters now disapprove of the President's handling of Libya. But the Libyan issue failed to move voters overall.
Veteran political strategist Charlie Cook writes in NATIONAL JOURNAL: "If the Presidential race stays on its current course for another week or 10 days, Romney faces the very real prospect that Republican donors, super PACs, and other parts of the GOP support structure will begin to shift resources away from helping him and toward a last-ditch effort to win a Senate majority -- which once seemed very likely -- and to protect the party's House majority..." Echoes of what happened to Bob Dole in 1996.
Looks ominous for Romney. But a Republican New Castle County councilman I saw Thursday night at a County chamber function at the Chase Center at the Wilmington Riverfront told me -- Let's wait for the unemployment numbers in October.
(Speaking of that County chamber event, I saw Democratic New Castle County Executive nominee Tom Gordon and Democratic County Council President nominee Rev. Chris Bullock working the room. Looks like Gordon is raring to go! But in other circles, worries about Gordon persist.)
Imagery should matter NOT at all, but it can make or break a candidate in politics: In Springfield, Virginia, Thursday, a Mitt Romney supporter handed the candidate a baby for a photo op. The infant immediately burst into tears. Unfortunately for Romney, this is NOT the first time such a thing has happened. It's all over the tabloids.
This also should not matter at all, but two UCLA researchers have found Republican female politicians look more "feminine" than Democratic female politicians. But contrary to the researchers' expectations, Democratic politicians looked more masculine than their G.O.P. counterparts...
Posted at 10:01am on September 28, 2012 by Allan Loudell
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Fri, Sep 28, 2012 11:47am
Scott Rasmussen�s weekly newspaper column shows that the debates are not likely to change the Presidential race much, although even a small change could be decisive. At this point, Rasmussen has Obama at 47% and Romney at 46%...looks like this race could end in a "photo finish"...hopefully no hanging chads or missing ballots in car trunks.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 11:51am
I'm also curious how the photo ID proof to vote will effect Pennsylvania this year for the Democrats. Didn't that just pass this year?
Mike from Delaware
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 1:39pm
This voter ID issue kind of makes the case for all LEGAL Americans to have to have at least a state-issued ID, even if they don't drive. Most folks are against having to have a Federal ID. My wife doesn't drive and she has a Delaware ID; it looks a lot like a Driver's License with all the other same info including a photo, other than it says in big letters NOT a Drivers License. This shouldn't be such a big deal, but apparently many Democrats don't drive or have an ID. The problem is that this came up with not much time to implement, since it's never been required to have a legal ID to vote, it does look suspicious. This voter ID thing does have the appearance of being a tool for the GOP to keep potential DEM voters from getting to vote (kind of like the literacy tests the South used to use to keep Blacks from voting back in the days of Jim Crow - they had to answer questions about something like Nuclear Physics or Chinese. The point is, it kept many blacks, if not all in the South, from getting to vote.
With the large number of ILLEGAL Mexicans in this nation the possibility of voter fraud has greatly increased, so the idea of doing this is a good one, but it probably should wait until after this election. Because IF Romney wins, the DEMS will be accusing the GOP of stealing this election due to the voter ID issue, much as they did with the Bush vs. Gore election of 2000 (I've got Lib/DEM friends who still rant about that election and the Supreme Court.)
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 2:02pm
Sure, Romney claims he won't change Medicare for those over age 55, but what about for all of us under age 55?
It's becoming increasing clear that Romney has a disdain, a disregard, and disrespect for working-class Americans. In his own words, he doesn't care about the 47 percent of working-class people...and a Romney Presidency would reflect exactly that attitude.
What's ironic is that the 47 percent he disparages are the hardest working Americans, those who climb out of bed at 5 a.m. to go a job, and then maybe a second job.
Romney has "no personal responsibility" as neither he nor his wife have held a job since 1998.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 4:13pm
...so who are you going to vote for Teatime? Gary Johnson?
Mike from Delaware
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 6:30pm
Medicare and Social Security. Romney has said he'd not change those programs for folks 55 and older. Yet, I've talked with folks under 55 who don't want either plan messed with as they too have been paying into the system and want it there when their turn comes around. The GOP really hates Social Security, because it is a DEM plan, via FDR and his New Deal program that people really like, and it has worked quite well since the first payments went out in 1936. Same with Medicare from DEM Prez Johnson around 1964-66 as part of his Great Society program.
The GOP's idea of taking people's money that would normally go into Social Security and "investing it" in the Stock Market so that becomes their retirement money rather than getting a Social Security check, frightens many middle-aged folks under 55 who have more maturity than the 20-somethings who still believe they've got the world on a string and that they - being so much smarter than anyone else - will make millions in the market. So yes, Obama will gain votes with his solid DEM view of preserving Social Security and Medicare. This is a losing issue for the GOP, but GOP'ers just don't get that and keep trying to eliminate two of the most popular programs the government offers, all because they are DEM programs.
People will vote their wallets. People don't trust the GOP to preserve Social Security or Medicare as for years they've rallied against these popular programs. Now Mitt gets caught saying stuff he shouldn't have said about folks who are collecting some sort of benefit from the government be they welfare folks, or folks on Social Security.
His numbers included the hard-working old folks who are already retired who've worked for 40+ years paying into these systems so they could have them when they retired. Also folks who were laid-off and needed the safety net to feed their families as they've been looking for a job. His disdain for the working-class may have turned a number of those "Reagan Democrats" into "Obama Republicans".
Being snooty is not too smart, especially when he himself has benefited from government programs such as the lower tax rate on investments vs. pay for actual labor. So he should include himself in that statistic, because he's paying less tax due to the government giving him a helping hand, so why get all puffed-up and proud, and bash the rest of us who are just working stiffs? Bad move. He's coming across like the GOP version of John Kerry, very elitist, snobby, and quite full of himself. You see how well that worked for John Kerry in 2004.
The debates are Romney's last chance to etch out a victory. I've liked Mitt from the beginning, but to be frank, I'm not as sold on him as I was before. That elitist stuff really gets my hackles up. FDR was wealthy, but yet there was a man who had a heart for the working class person. Mitt apparently doesn't have that same heart for the little guy that FDR had. It sure seems like Mitt is saying he'll only really be the Prez for fat cats like Limbaugh, and the rest of the Upper 2%? What was he thinking, ticking off the rest of the 98%. He needs more than 2% to win the election. He's really stepped in it.
Well, we'll just have to see what he says in the debates. Maybe he can patch up his Titanic before his ship sinks. Hopefully he's not going to just move the deck chairs around watching his ship (election bid for Prez) sink. Who would have thought that given this lousy economy, high unemployment rates that have dogged Obama, etc., that Obama is sitting pretty and has an improving chance that seems to go up day-by-day of winning this election?
This will be a nailbiter to the end, but Mitt better get his act together real fast.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 3:19pm
So what should be the debate strategies going into Wednesday night's debates?
It would be interest to see if Obama tries to leverage the 47 percent comment to put Romney on the defensive, or get him to explain why, by his own admission, he only cares for half of all Americans? So far, Obama has been rather restrained on the 47 percent comment and just allowed the media to lambaste Romney on this.
Certainly, if he gets the chance in the debate, Obama will question how giving tax breaks to millionaires helps working class people who are unemployed.
Romney will likely hammer the president on the poor economy but is unlikely to gain any traction on this unless Romney himself can articulate a plan to improve the economy, which he hasn't so far.
P.S.: Romney's 47 percent comments will go down as one of the biggest turning points in political history, like Dukakis getting into a tank, or Lloyd Benson telling Dan Quayle, "you're no John F. Kennedy." All of the working class conservatives and independents have just heard directly from Romney's mouth that he doesn't care about them.
Mike from Delaware
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 5:31pm
Teatime: My guess in this first debate is, Obama will make a passing remark about the 47%. He really doesn't have to say much about it as the media has done his work for him already. Chances are, if there are any lib moderators asking the questions, one of them will bring it up, so Obama won't have to dirty his hands and can remain above the fray.
Where Romney could score real points would be in laying out specific plans, not the broad brush comments like: create 1 million jobs (yea, how??), etc. Maybe he'll have finally figured out that just giving the wealthy the tax break BEFORE they create any jobs hasn't worked. So maybe his October surprise in the debate will be to say, ONLY those in the 2% that actually created jobs in a given year for legal Americans in America will get any sort of tax break. Hey, one can hope.
Romney can also show how America will be far more safe with him at the helm than Obama, especially with the real problem of Iraq getting nukes and who would you feel more safe and secure in getting that 2am phone call.
Romney can hammer home the point that anyone 55 or older won't have to worry about their Medicare or Social Security benefits changing, that any changes would only affect those 54 and younger.
Those three things, with Romney not speaking real fast like he's nervous, making good eye contact with the TV camera, and NOT looking like a deer caught in the headlights.
Obama should not act like he's got this in the bag, that could back fire on him. He should also lay out a solid specific plan as to what he'll do to get the economy going, and why he, not Romney is the man we'd all want in charge when that 2 am phone call comes in about some issue with Iraq and nukes.
Obama can remind folks that FDR and the DEMS created the safety net back in 1932 and have been the only party to solidly be in support of it and Medicare, and that promise continues now in the 21st century with his administration and the DEM party.
So both men can have something solid to say, but both are so afraid that they'll say something stupid that they both probably not say anything real substantive. I hope that both men will over come this fear and just lay it on the line and tell us what your specific plans are. That way, we'll all be able to vote for whom we truly believe will do the best job.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 11:51pm
All I can say is it won't matter who gets elected if the national debt situation isn't taken seriously and dealt with. Obama promised to reduce the deficit in his first term and then when he didn't he just blamed Bush for it. He's still blaming Bush. At least Romney/Ryan seem to be serious about dealing with the fiscal crisis. Bottom line is, if Obama is re-elected and runs up another 10, 20, or 30 trillion in debt, the dollar will collapse and there won't be any money in social security, medicare, or even your savings account. The Democrats think they can just go on printing money forever, but at some point it will all collapse under its own weight.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 11:56pm
MFD: I'm also against investing social security funds in the stock market, but there's an alternative called safe money contracts. Problem is, they must first find a way to make the funds off limits to politicians, who are now looking for ways to dip into private IRA's, 401K's, etc. They just can't help themselves when it comes to our money!
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 1:05pm
Yes, Mr. Pizza, federal spending is out of control and the national debt threatens to spiral into an economic disaster.
But, it's Romney who's more likely to exacerbate the national debt by hiking military spending. The U.S. already has the largest military in the world, but Romney plans to sink trillions more into the military and is far more likely to engage in war with Iran. We're still paying the bill for the two other wars we started, and Romney wants to start another? Unbelievable.
Mike from Delaware
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 1:26pm
Mrpizza: What are safe money contracts?
Do you have a link telling about Congress looking for ways to dip into our private IRA's and 401k plans? Because if that is true everyone needs to know about that.
If that is true, then that is another reason to keep Social Security alive and well, as it would be there as it is now for seniors when they retire in spite of Congress finding a way to tap into our 401K plans with their greedy meat hooks.
Think of the folks who were already retired or about to retire who lost most of their nest egg in the crash of 2008. What has "saved" many seniors was their Social Security check. THAT's the problem with ANY of these other plans, they are not supported and backed by the FEDS so when things turn sour, and they eventually do, too bad for you, you lose, it sure stinks being you, now go eat dog food and too bad you won't be able to get your shots and meds. Hey this is cheaper and accomplishes the same thing as Sarah Palin's so called "Death Panels". Just eliminate the safety net and we can really save money as seniors will die off faster. Forgive me if as a person fast approaching the "senior citizen" status, I'm not enraptured with these schemes to eliminate Social Security.
FDR's Social Security plan has been a real blessing for many elderly people as they lived out their old age and it is the plan most Americans including middle class Republicans who are struggling to make ends meet (or is that meat) in this economy know they'll need some day.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 2:47pm
Is Univision's Fast & Furious coverage just the beginning of October Surprises?
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 6:02pm
Correction: Mr. Pizza. Obama is not blaming Bush. The debt crises and the impending sequestrations were Paul Ryan's idea. The deficit is owned by Ryan and Republicans, and by default now, Romney, not by Obama. Our nations Commander in Chief just had to do the best with what he was given. America screwed him (and us all) by giving him a Republican House...
Fact is fact. If it weren't for Republicans, our nation's economy would be roaring right now.
Mike from Delaware
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 6:12pm
Here is an interesting commentary about how the Obama team handled the economy. Some interesting points are made.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 6:13pm
In regards to Bank of America closing MBNA's child care. It has to. It is under significant pressure to rebound from past losses.
It's shareholders demand it. But such actions make us all ponder.... Gee, wouldn't it be nice if a corporate executive could do what was morally right, and not have to succumb to those who just wanted more money on their stocks they had someone else purchase for them? "I'm not happy with 40% profit in one quarter! I WANT 50 PERCENT PROFITS AND I WANT THEM YESTERDAY?
Well, they can, and it is possible to have both. Tax them fairly. Yes, raise their taxes. Then it becomes everyone's interest to invest any profits back into the company, so those monies don't go to Uncle Sam. "Gentlemen (and ladies); We need ideas of great ways we can spend this money upon ourselves so we don't have to give it up in taxes. Any suggestions?"
"Well, back in the Clinton tax landscape, the former company who built this complex had a day care facility on site to attract employees to come work for him, something which really helped with political capital whenever something big was going on locally which the bank had to be involved in..."
"I like your style. We get a benefit out of what we invested in ourselves, very clever, and... we didn't pay it out in taxes..."
For real change, never vote in another Republican... Ever.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 11:43pm
Kavips: I have a better idea. How about we elect Fidel Castro?
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 2:26am
Umm no. How about we elect Obama or Gary Johnson. That is at least is within reason this election season.
Why waste your vote on Romney/Ryan?
Here is a taste of Gary Johnson. He was an extremely effective Republican Governor, for eight years, you know?
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 6:35am
Read Mike's link to the New York Times. It faults Obama for not pursuing Democratic policies hard enough. Essentially all economic experts now say, we were not liberal enough in the beginning hours of this crises.
Which means putting in any conservative now would be a disastrous event especially when we need to pursue a spending agenda, and especially when we need higher taxes on those profits that are being made because of short hiring.
In short, the reason we failed in fixing this second Great Depression any faster, was because we did not have enough Democrats in the Senate.
They could only go as far and fast as that Republican bottleneck would allow.
History now tells us that that bottleneck was more concerned about Obama losing this November than it was whether you or I lived or died.....or lost or kept our house.
We cannot let that happen again. We must have enough Democrats in both Houses, to implement the necessary actions to end this recession once and for all.
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:36am
I don't have any Republican friends who would even consider wasting their votes on Gary Johnson...but a couple of my Democrat friends trying to decide if they should go with Johnson or just stay home next month.
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 10:23am
mrpizza: Why would we elect Castro (old timer) when we could elect the next Chavez? ;)
Chavez did say he supports Obama, just as Obama supports Chavez.
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 5:23pm
This is the one thing that I don't get what GOP says about how the Great Depression was fixed. They'll say, that FDR's programs (New Deal) didn't work well enough, it was WWII that ended the Great Depression (they really don't want FDR to get any credit).
OK, hang with me for a minute. So what happened due to WWII? Besides Glenn Miller believed to have died in a plane crash over the English Channel? What happened due to WWII? America spent money like drunken sailors, far more than the any government had ever spent in history. THAT "stimulus" put America's factories to work. So, the government contracted factories to build airplanes, jeeps, tanks, rifles, bullets, uniforms, tires, etc, etc. Those companies were paid by Uncle Sam to build the stuff of war, and their employees were paid by them. Those factory-workers, mostly women and (men who were 4F) or too old to serve, took those pay-checks and spent it at food stores, clothing stores, etc. Yes, they had rationing, but they still spent money in their local economies. Real trickle-down unlike Reagan's or Bush Jr's version of trickle-down that ONLY trickled down to the wealthy.
I've read some stuff about FDR and he was very uncomfortable spending as much money as they did in 1932 to try to kick-start the economy (remember this had never been done before). Their problem was they didn't stimulate the economy enough in those early years to kick-start economy. as the war forced them to do later. So OK, the event WWII was what helped end the depression, but it was GOVERNMENT SPENDING during the war that made the difference.
So Obama in 2008, following Bush Jr's lead, tried to stimulate the economy. They spent a ton of money, but like FDR they didn't spend enough. But Bush Jr's and Obama's efforts kept the nation from going further into an actual Depression and kept it as a Great Recession that is slowly, oh so slowly improving.
My point is, what pulled America out of the Great Depression of the 1930's? Spending via Stimulus spending then called the New Deal started the momentum. They spent much money on infrastructure like building the T.V.A. to provide electricity to the South (I have relatives who lived in the South who didn't get electricity to their home until 1950, but without the T.V.A. they'd not been able to get it then). Hoover Dam was build as part of FDR's New Deal, that provided electricity to the Southwest so that places like New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California could grow and provide electricity to the millions of folks who now live there. But as history tells us, it wasn't enough, so WWII happened and forced the US to spend those big bucks to fight Hitler, and the Japanese.
So what lesson to do we learn from history? I believe, Obama was on the correct path, but he fumbled the ball when he gave taxpayers' money to the banks WITHOUT any conditions or strings. His very young advisers Timmy Geitner, tax-cheat now big shot in DC [Treasury Sec. - kind of like letting the fox into the henhouse... heh, heh] (heck his latest press secretary looks like Opie and must not be over 20) didn't realize he needed to have a REQUIREMENT in writing that the banks take that money and actually loan it out to regular folks. Instead they put that money into their pockets and gave themselves bonuses with OUR money. Obama didn't make them give it back. (I'd have threatened to nationalize their banks if they hadn't given the people's money back as that was stealing from you and I). I'm NOT even close to being the sharpest knife in the drawer, but even I, as dense as I am, knew right away Obama and his band of merry men/women messed-up seriously by not requiring this BEFORE giving them the money.
Bottom line to this rant is Obama- like FDR- was on the right track, they just didn't go far enough with it. Unlike FDR, Obama didn't raise taxes on the wealthiest 2%. Look at what the wealthy paid in taxes back in FDR's day vs. now in Obama's day. Yet knuckleheads like Rush/Beck/Hannity who happen to have millions are squealing like stuck pigs over what they pay, as they ignore how hard the middle-class has been hit for the past 30+ years.
Sorry this was a long rant, but bottom line is the wealthy need to pay more taxes and the nation needs more stimulus.
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:29pm
Mike: Did you know the term "trickle-down" was actually created by Democrats that hated Reagan? Too many people assume that Reagan coined that phrase, and it just ain't true. Once again, liberals re-write history.
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:40pm
EarlGrey: I totally forgot about Chavez, but in another way, this makes my point. Unlike Cuba, Venezuela still has very broad religious freedom. In fact, Kenneth Copeland has been holding meetings there for years and was just there again this past weekend. If we get four more years of Obama, Venezuela could be a place where American Christians will be seeking political asylum!
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:55pm
Mike: Here's a link describing safe money contracts:
Also, if you think politicians ain't after your retirement money, read this:
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:00pm
I think Christine O'Donnell should move to Ukraine and run for parliament over there. She would fit in much better than she does here. As a proud tea-party Republican, I can't endorse such an achilles heal. Go away, Christine!
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:03pm
I've been reading all the back and forth commentary of who's fault it is and who's fault it ain't that we got a recession and we got a deficit and we got a big debt, and I can sum it easily sum it up with the name of one man: WOODROW WILSON
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:49pm
Mrpizza: Thanks for the links. We have something like the GIC available in our 401K plan at work. I didn't realize it by that name.
I couldn't get the nypost article to open, but it doesn't surprise me the politicians want to rob the seniors of their money, they have taken everyone else's other than the "holy" upper 2% which they are a part, so the polo set has nothing to worry about.
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:55pm
Mrpizza: So does that mean that Reagan didn't say the money would flow down to the middle class? He knew it wouldn't? If that's the case than the Republican voters back then were sure sold a pig in a poke.
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:27am
I see that Mike finally gets it. The issue with the federal government attempting to stimulate the economy was that it was too small of an endeavor. Almost four years ago I came across an economic study of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) that said even though the construction created jobs in the counties within which it was being built, the surrounding rural counties saw not a bump or rise in economic activity. Which makes sense. If we build a tunnel under the Delaware River, how much of that economic activity would say, flow into Kent County? Probably just one or two workers worth?
The government is minuscule compared to the private sector. But in our capitalist system, sometimes the private sector capital pool goes negative, it has no money. It is imperative at those moments, that the Federal government do something.....
Romney/Ryan Republicans are wrong here. They argue the government should do absolutely nothing and everyone who has no money for food, should die and "decrease the surplus population."
The US government spends about a trillion a year, out of our $15 trillion gdp. When you consider just our discretionary spending, something like $88 billion pumped towards stimulus projects, .. it amounts to a jolt of .6 of one percent.... Sort of like being stranded at a soda machine, short a couple of coins and asking for change, and someone gives you a Canadian penny.
Mike is exactly correct that not enough strings were attached to private capital guarantees forcing those businesses to invest....
However using that fact to criticize the Obama administration is simply unfair. Mike seems to forget the Republicans still controlled what flowed out of the Senate. Mike's short memory seems to forget that any bill required the passage of those Republicans who cut their fingers and swore in blood, that they would unseat Obama even if it meant the end of the United States of America.
Despite that, Obama and Democrats were able to guide some passages through.... Like Admiral Nimitz, capable of pulling out a victory when all odds were stacked against him, the magnificence of this president, will one day be acknowledged. Unlike Mike's wrong and unfair caricature, Obama and his crew, ably navigated the torpedoes and mines being lain in the channel before them by Republicans, and brought all of us out of the dire straits into calm waters on the other side.
Again, we have never in our lifetimes had as tough or as good a president as we have now.. We have never in our lifetimes faced a challenge so severe as the one this president guided us out of...
The true secret to moving this country forward, is to rid ourselves of all Republicans forever. They are the single cause, the oppressive cancer, and the sole reason we suffer today as we do.
Without them.. well, just look at the Clinton years as an example... the rich got richer... yeah!!!! and the poor got richer too...
Democrats have the answers that work.... Even though obviously none of you writing on this page will admit it being in the minority as you are, you all know it is absolutely true that this president has performed a miracle that Republicans could never handle. Every Republican hero you hold up, even Chris Christie, eventually when the bill come due, is deemed a failure..
But it was nice to see that Mike finally now gets it... more spending is needed, and the wealthy should, rightly, get stuck with the bill.
Mike from Delaware
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:20pm
Kavips: I believe it was Obama's team, Timmy Geitner, etc., who designed that bank-stimulus program. Sure both DEMS and GOP knuckleheads in Congress voted for it, probably without reading the bill (like they did the health-care bill) because with the economy in freefall, neither side wanted to be seen as obstructing the recovery or be blamed if we ended up in a Depression.
The problem that Obama faces today vs. FDR with fighting WWII where we spent money like drunken sailors, is we were fighting for ours, and the world's survival, so both DEMS and GOP'ers in Congress had no choice but to work together and spend, spend, spend. We aren't faced with that as they were back in FDR's day. If it hadn't been for WWII, FDR and the DEMS would probably had similar problems getting that sort of gigantic spending pass the GOP. Which is why the GOP proudly says today that it wasn't Roosevelt who ended the Depression, it was due to WWII, because under their breath they're also saying, we'd have never allowed the DEMS to spend that kind of money other than to save our nation and the world from monsters like Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito.
Sat, Oct 6, 2012 11:25pm
Mike: To answer your question about Reagan: That is correct. He never said the money would flow down to the middle class. That's part of what made him the greatest president of the 20th century. Rather than brag on himself the way the dictator currently in the white house does, he simply created policies that spoke for themselves. The Democrats of then, just as the Democrats of today, have nothing to win on except to distort Republican policies, especially ones that actually work in favor of the people.
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OK I'll give you an example, change the brush to suit your size.
1. Grab the Pencil tool and use the standard 24 pixel hard square tip.
2. Open the Brush editor. Where it says Roundness, change that to 50% and now your 24 pixel square brush is a 12 by 24 rectangle. Next change the spacing at the bottom to something around 110-125 percent...this will leave a small space between each iteration of the brush "stamp".
3. Still on that window click on Shape Dynamics. Look down the screen to where it says Angle Jitter. Leave the jitter at 0 but in the little window below that it says Control...change that to Direction.
4. Now we have to set up a path to stroke so grab the Circular Marquee tool and make a circle. Click in the middle of the screen hold down the mouse button and on the keyboard hold down shift and alt then drag out to the size you want and release the mouse button and keys.
5. Click on the Paths tab. At the bottom of the tab are some icons, click on the one that says Make work path from selection. Photoshop seems to be incapable of making a round path from a round shape so you will have to edit the nodes with the Pen tool. Right click on the Pen tool and choose Convert Point tool. Click on a node and hold down and then drag until your arc is nice. You might have to remove a node here n there and you'll probably have to tweak each node. Very annoying, it sucks.
6. At any rate, once you have a nice path, click on the Pencil tool again. The settings should still be like we set them earlier so at the bottom of the Paths tab click on the icon that says Stroke path with brush.
7. To make a double block wall use the Direct Selection tool (it is right above the Pen tool). Click on a node and drag it inward. Move the other nodes inward.
8. Click on the Layers tab and create a new layer. Click back on the paths tab and stroke the path. Now you can delete the path.
9. Click back on the Layers tab and at the top of the screen click on Edit-transform-rotate and rotate the inner blocks so that the spaces are offset like in a block wall.
10. Hit ctrl+e to merge the layer down.
11. Filter-noise-median and use a setting of 1 or 2...this will round off the corners of the blocks. Now color the blocks up or layer style them or filter them with your favorite things.
12. Ctrl+click on this layer in the layer stack window.
13. At the top of the screen click on Select-modify-expand and expand the selection by 5 or so.
14. Create a new layer and fill it with color and deselect. Ctrl+click on this layer in the layer stack and Select-modify-contract and contract by 5. Select-inverse. Hit the delete key on the keyboard and deselect (ctrl+d). This is going to be our mortar so move this layer down in the layer stack and layer style it up.
15. Now you can start adding the other stuff like floor, rugs, altars, etc.
It all sounds confusing but once you get used to it you can do this whole process in 5 minutes. I went ahead and made myself a little round tower like yours for about an hour and forgot that I was supposed to be telling you how...I get carried away like that :) I attached some screenshots of the brush editing windows and, of course, my lil tower. I'm no pro at mapping on this scale so it's rather basic but I do know about making brushes do what I want them to do.


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DAMN. Rag&Bone varsity that I'd forgotten about now on sale.! No shopping for me until the 21st… if it's still available then, then it was meant to be.
I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be absolutely absurdly beautiful… Geebus.
(Source: ragandboneny)
Rumi's style is absolute perfection… but only if you're 5'10 and 110lbs. If you're me and have the slightest curvature of a butt/ calves/ boobs, the all-skinny-everything look doesn't work. Except this. I love this. I would mirror this forever, messy ponytail and all.


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I was just thinking about that a few days ago. I want to roll a new character and level him/her the old fashioned way. No leveling guides, no arrows pointing to the objective (the default interface already does that to some extent; maybe I can fix it), no guild perks, and no EXP-enchancing Heirlooms. Sure, it takes a while longer (my first character, in late TBC, took 9 /days to reach level 60), but it also feels more like you're in charge of your own journey.


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Middle School
Guns Found At Brownsville Middle School, 4 Students Arrested
Four students at Brownsville Middle School have been arrested after two loaded weapons were found at that school.
Sheridan House Working To Save Students From Wrong Path
It started with a visit from a judge to the pastor of Sheridan Hills who wanted to avoid sending kids with behavioral problems to jail. Now, some 46 years later, the Sheridan House continues to provide help for families on everything from counseling to meal planning on a budget and more.
Firefighters Spark School Supplies Drive
School is almost back in session and while parents are gathering supplies, Fort Lauderdale firefighters are hoping they'll be able to help out a lot kids who are less fortunate as well.
Broward Schools Evacuated Due To Suspicious Device
Millennium Middle School and Challenger Elementary School in Tamarac were evacuated Monday afternoon and a student was taken into custody after a suspicious device was found.
Teenager Shot By Fellow Student At Local Middle School
A student from Redland Middle School was airlifted today after police say he was shot in class. Witnesses said another student had a gun in his backpack and it went off.
State Figures Show School Absences Still An Epidemic
Almost 1 in 10 students (hundreds of thousands) miss a month or more of the school year, according to state figures. South Florida schools are fighting to get every student in the door.
Back To School Prep: For Elementary, Middle & High School Students
The first day of school feels to children the way the first day on a job feels to parents, a bit stressful. The two best ways to prepare your children for a less stressful first day is to change as many unknown factors to known and provide positive support.
Fewer "A" Rated Florida Schools In 2012
Fewer elementary, middle and combination schools received an "A" received an "A" for the 2011 – 2012 school year due to tougher grading standards.
Medical Examiner: Causeway Cannibal Not High On Bath Salts
Rudy Eugene, the Causeway Cannibal who ate the face off a homeless man he attacked along the MacArthur Causeway, was apparently not high on bath salts or any other exotic street drug at the time of the attack, according to a report released Wednesday by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner.
Causeway Cannibal Had No Flesh In Stomach
Thirty-one year old Rudy Eugene is now known around the world as the Miami Canninbal or the Cannibal on the Causeway after his horrific attack on Ronald Poppo, but new details from his autopsy may change the way he's described.


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A Gallery of Painted Ceilings
As we've seen from the Small Cool contest entries, color can enliven and personalize a home, from a burst of color in an exuberant room to a mellow wash of color in a serene one. But walls aren't the only potential canvas in your home — as these rooms show, sometimes the best option is to look up.
Painted ceilings look best paired with muted walls — otherwise, you might end up with a room that feels overwhelming or claustrophobic. That said, with the right hue, adding color to your ceiling is a creative and easy way to redecorate without buying new furniture or accessories.
1. A mustard-yellow ceiling compliments a bright pink couch in Chris & Steve's Colorful Gothic Family House.
2. A bubble-gum pink ceiling accentuates the architure of this gorgeous room from The Marion House Book.
3 . A shiny, pale blue ceiling looks almost ethereal against the lake views of this home from Sköna Hem.
4. Jeffrey Bilhuber plays off the Hermès box trend with this lacquered orange ceiling.
5. A blue ceiling pops against white walls and orange accents in this room from House Beautiful.
Image Credits: 1. Apartment Therapy 2. The Marion House Book 3. Magnus Selander for Sköna Hem. 4. Bilhuber & Associates 5. House Beautiful.
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I love these! I started painting a room last weekend and will be finishing it up with the ceiling being painted this weekend!
My husband and I were just discussing if painting the ceiling was going to be a good idea for the condo we move into in June.
I love the third photo and how the blue ceiling drapes the whole room in the color (However, I'm not loving the sad little animal on the floor).
The third photo is almost looking more like a graduated filter (like you'd use on a camera to add blue to the sky or easily done in photoshop); however, still a lovely effect. Think my fav might be the fourth - a nice punch of color to a neutral room but still keeping it cozy. Nice touch.
the bright yellow is amazing!
i dream of chunky moldings like in photo 2...
I saw old fashioned looking clock pieces mounted and working on an entryway ceiling in a movie. I love it when the ceiling becomes the fifth wall!
I'm about to paint my living room and dining room ceilings, but none of these do that much for me. I like the last one the best.
That last one looks like it has a low ceiling. I painted my old sun porch ceiling emerald green for two reasons; one to bring the summer inside in winter and two to match the greenish linoleum. I think it worked out well....


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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Owning a computer these days is just as common as owning a car. Many of us have traded phone calls for emails and encyclopedias for search engines.
KTTC sat down with one of our own former reporters, Joel Ott, to talk about how much the world of digital communication has grown over the past two decades. Ott was front and center to the construction of the information highway.
Ott had a weekly report called NewsByte. A series of reports on the latest and greatest in the world of technology.
"Provided there's not any spot news happening that day, you needed something to fill those newscasts with everyday and I came up with some kind of computer-related story that we would do at least once a week," explained Ott. He sat down to watch one of his old reports on new computer devices. "That web cam right there cost $400 dollars and guess what? It wasn't really going anywhere. We weren't talking to anybody regularly with those."
In 1994, personal computers were beginning to have enough space to record video... but video sharing was a distant wish. "If everybody starts to do video the same day... the lights are going to go out," said the man in the report.
Now we look at YouTube where three days worth of video is uploaded every minute! The Internet has evolved so much and, back then, Ott recognized how big it could be.
"At that time we documented how the Internet came to Rochester Minnesota," he said.
From a reporting-standpoint it lended its share of difficulties. In a visual medium, the Internet was tough to visualize. Ott recalled, "we went down and got some shots of some equipment in racks and some wires in a closet and some blinking lights. We had the owner of the company standing there telling us, telling us... hopefully explaining how it worked but we really didn't understand how it worked at the time."
It was still a tough concept to grasp. "Think about that," said Ott. "The people in Rochester at that time who had Internet access, their computer was making a phone call to someone's basement. And then that was transferring them out onto the Internet."
Even KTTC ran it's web site through Millenium Communications.
"This story would have been from 1996," said Ott watching his old report. "We had acquired our own domain name at that point. Look at that KTTC.com"
Present day, with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Ebay, YouTube, Flikr, Skype, Google, Iphones, Ipads, Smartphone Apps, we still feel like we're on the leading edge... just as Ott did nearly 20 years ago.
Ott still lives in Rochester. He has left the reporting business but still focused on technology as an instructor.
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