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Posted by Lisa and Liv on May 5, 2013 in Its a MerDer World, Recap/Review, Reviewer: Pam Fier, Reviews / Podcasts / Blogs, Season 9 | 2 comments
Where oh where do the Grey's writers come up with ideas for patient stories? I mean, I know a few of them are based on cases that have happened with real life. But when we get dropkicked into an episode where the patient has literally been sawed in half, I have to wonder about the deep, dark things these writers have rattling in their genius brains.
This episode starts out already at a 10 on the adrenaline scale. High octane, panicking confusion as we get the story that a magician took a chainsaw to his assistant (who is also his wife) and could not hear his other assistant shout out the safe word of "Titanic" (how apropos) when he was cutting into her. Meredith is the doctor that meets them in the ambulance bay and this one is just so crazy she calls for some serious back up.
"Page Bailey!"
But when you page Bailey these days you get Webber because, as we all know, Bailey has been going through some thangs. With Meredith and Webber working together, it's like a father-daughter tag team and they are both of the same mindset of "How is this chick still breathing?!" I'm wondering the same thing because one of the patient's kidneys has been shredded to pieces, they take out a huge part of her large intestine, she's bleeding out all over the place, and the chainsaw even hit part of her spine. Callie comes in saying something about the patient's films but seriously, if this woman's insides are in teeny tiny pieces, I'm pretty sure her bones are the least of her concerns. She also mentions that Bailey hasn't said a word to her and Meredith asks Webber if she has said anything to him. He answers with what I think we're all thinking at this point, "I'm elbow deep in a chainsaw massacre. Now is not the time!"
During all this madness, Derek has stolen Brooks away from Chainsaw Massacre to work with him on a little girl who has a brain issue I can't quit decipher because my focus is being torn away by a demon of a little boy that is the patient's little brother. This kid is so obnoxious it makes my uterus shrivel up and it gets even worse when the boy hits Brooks on the head with one of his Army toys. Derek gives this family a look that says, "Exactly what evil spirit has possessed your son?" The poor patient just tells them to get on with the explanation of what's wrong with her and how they're going to fix it because her parents are going to be busy reeling this kid in.
Speaking of crazy boys, MerTina run into Alex and tease him about the heartbreak hotel situation he's got going on with Jo. The only reason I'm happy about this is that I'm a MAC fan (old school, baby) and this scene brings them together again. He makes his exit via telling them to shove it and they continue on as Meredith informs Cristina that Bailey is mad at The Board for calling the CDC on her. In typical Yang fashion, she jets off to Bailey, not to try to win her over, but to talk over one of her cases. This leaves Meredith alone to wonder where the hell she was going before she ran into Cristina and Alex. Pregnancy brain is no joke. Her pager saves her aimless strolls through the hospital as it seems Chainsaw Massacre's stomach has burst open and she has to go back into surgery. The magician and the other assistant beg for the doctors to save her life but then it suddenly turns into a Jerry Springer episode. The assistant explodes and tells the magician that she and his wife are crazy in love in front of the doctors and she's loud enough that anyone could hear her. Well, that's awkward…
You know what's more awkward than that, though? Callie coming to Meredith's and Webber's OR to talk about Bailey being mad at all of them. Seriously, Callie? Now is not the time! She tries to coax him into talking to Bailey, Meredith agrees, and then Dad, er, I mean Webber goes off saying, "No, I will not speak to her! She's pissed, it's mainly my fault, and I have a life to save. So can you please back off so I can do my job?" Meredith looks at him like, "Oooooo! Daddy is mad."
So it seems all the best doctors are on their 15 minute breaks now because they all gathered to wait outside of the women's restroom waiting for Bailey to emerge. What??? I could've sworn there were women being sawed in half, a baby with its brain growing outside of his face, a man in a coma, and a sorority girl with her stomach blown out these people had to deal with. But I guess we can always make time for a little groveling. Other than this being a scene with The Board throwing Jackson under the bus, I was beyond thrilled that Derek called back to his drunk emo stretch in season five. To this day, that is my favorite Derek storyline. I was so giddy that he brought it up. To be honest, if that didn't make Bailey pause to chat maybe everyone should follow Arizona's thought and leave her alone.
Back to the Chainsaw Massacre, Meredith has to reign in the magician and the assistant after they keep snipping at each other to make them see what really matters. What really matters is that the magician sawed his wife in half and there's really no coming back from that so he should let her go to be with the assistant. Thanks, Dr. Grey!
Derek is back to his patient with the brain/hand issue I still have no clue about and back to the demon little brother. The brother is bored and starts running around like the Tasmanian Devil. Derek cools him down by telling him that he better be nice because he put magic in his sister's head that gives her special powers. Heather follows up by saying they actually put a vampire in his sister's head and he better watch his back. Anything to shut this kid up, right?
After smacking some reality into the magician and his wife's lover, Meredith returns to Bailey's lab to tell her that she sewed a woman back together again. Meredith tells her she needs to stop the silent treatment and tells her she's being selfish in another attempt to get Bailey talking. However, this effort is all for naught because Bailey is going all "Rain Man" on herself and surrounding herself with petri dishes.
Well, it's the end of the work day and you know what that means, don't ya? Meredith and Derek are at the Dream House, this time, with Zola in tow. Slowly, but surely, my uterus has returned as the adorableness that is Zola Grey Shepherd has somehow finagled dark and twisty Meredith Grey into wearing tiger ears and got the dreamiest doctor in all the land to wear a princess tiara. I am foaming at the mouth with all the cuteness that is in this scene. But this is where we get to the heart of matter for them because, truth be told, I was wondering what Meredith and Derek were doing in this episode. After dealing with Psycho Boy, Derek wonders what sort of hellion Meredith may give birth to and how it will affect his precious, perfect Zola. Will McFetus be a jerk that steals all of Zola's toys? Probably because that's what little boys do. Will he hate her? Probably because that's what little brothers feel for older sisters for a bit. Will he be a monstrous demon baby? Hopefully not but you never know. But like he says to Zola, "You don't have any idea what's gonna happen to you." Foreshadowing much? Either way, Derek, if you want to drink tea with the girls you gotta get that pinky up a little bit higher.
Where to begin, my friends? I don't know, really. I guess we can start with the theme of the episode being magic, right? Does it exist? Do you believe in it? To what extent? I could argue the theme with everyone else's story on the show except Meredith and Derek. They pretty much served as supporting characters this episode. It seemed that everyone else had something major going on except them. Meredith's patient was more a mirror for what's going on with Richard and Bailey. Even Derek got tangled up in whatever's going on with Jo and Alex. Maybe Derek learned that the threat of magic can be used to strike fear in demonic little boys with older sisters. That could come in handy. The episode ends with Meredith saying in her voiceover, "…there is magic in knowing that while not everything can be repaired, most everything can be survived."
I don't know about anyone else but that last line sank like a stone in my stomach. I feel like this was a hint of things to come. Am I being a nervous nellie? Could I be paranoid? Did anyone else see Meredith falling down the stairs in next week's promo?!
Like I said before, I believe this is the calm before the literal storm. Someone hold me, please. Things are about to get real.
Please comment below or tweet @pamfier with your insights on MerDer and/or compliment her on another epic review-thanks for reading and visiting Greys Gabble!! Lisa & Liv
compliments to another fantastic review. My thought's on the demon boy running around sorta made me think are Patrick's twin's a handful at time's and this is how he settle's them down lol.
But honestly that princess McDreamy scene had me almost rolling on the floor in a fit of laughter, I guess Dan the writer saw Made of Honor.
I thought the funniest part was when Derek had to drag away mousey from the chainsaw massacre to help out in his surgery! Der's looked really put out his surgery wasn't as hot as Mer's surgery in Brooks eyes.
The 'Zolas' are so pretty!. I think some one( behind the camera) told her to go and play teaparties with 'MerDer'. As a Brit, I have to say PD's attempt at a cockney accent was slightly better than Dick Van Dyke's in Mary Poppins.
Thanks for the review. I think Mer's fall and the preparations for the super storm will step MerDer into the centre of things for the end of S9. I just have this feeling Der will not be present when Mer's in labour


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Management Flight Simulators to Support Climate Negotiations. Environmental Modelling and Software (2012)
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In Praise of Greensburg, Kansas (2010)
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Bifurcations and Chaotic Behavior in a Simple Model of the Economic Long Wave (1985)
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The Growth of Knowledge: Testing a Theory of Scientific Revolutions with a Formal Model (1985)
Appropriate Summary Statistics for Evaluating the Historical Fit of System Dynamics Models (1984)
Economic Vulnerability and the Energy Transition (1983)
A Dynamic, Disequilibrium Model of Energy-Economy Interactions (1982)
Policy Analysis of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste-Disposal Problem in the United States (1982)
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Y'all can learn more about the show on the Cooking Channel website, or I'm going to be on the Today Show Thursday morning, and I'll be on Fox & Friends on Wednesday, January 11th. You can check your local listings for times.
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I watched Bobby fry his chicken on Sun, 26th and wondered why he isn't using Safflower oil instead of Canola oil. It is scientifically proven that it does not enter the blood stream. It happens naturally not to do this. Just an FYI email for you.
By Pam Metcalf on August 26, 2012
Dear Paula Deen Some time ago I wrote you about make a show for people like me who need to lose weight. I love that your son is doing the new show. I would like to challenge Bobby Deen to make a poor person's meal, and make it healthy. Kinda like the poor man's stew Ramen Noodles Can Whole sweet Corn Can sweet pea's Can of Chicken meat Feeds 2 for less then 2 dollars. I would love to see some shows that can do this as nowadays money is so tight the you need to rob peter to pay paul. Your's Dwayne Bobby Dean show is good Paula Dean show is Great
By Dwayne Plasterer on June 16, 2012
How about the carbs in the low calorie versions of your Mamma's meals! Come on man!! Carbs are what really rule the fat world! Please, Please, disclose the CARB...content in your revised Mamma's meals! Carbs, Carbs, Carbs!!!!
By Scott on April 21, 2012
Hello Y'all!!!! I love how Bobby Deen is taking his Mama's meals and making them healthier!! I am a mama of 5 kids. I am a stay at home mom, college student, PTO Tresurer and Treasurer for imaginarium:Institute of Fine Arts. My Mama is a diabetic who refuses to try or even eat healthier foods and I am an emotional eater that has gained, lost and gained and in the process of losing again 150 pounds the healthy way! I am a Team Leader for The Pampered Chef and working on my Bachelors Degree in Health and Wellness. I love teaching people to cook healthier. So what Bobby is doing totally speaks to the passion that lives within me!! I would love to get my mama to try some of Paula's food cooked by Bobby!! It could make the difference between her life and her death. I was blessed with viewing the show today about baked coconut shrimp, fruit salad with Thai sauce. I wanted to let you know that we have sell a mango wedger and a pineapple wedger from the pampered chef. I would love love a heart to heart down home chit chat for my Mama from Paula!!! I think she has lost her will to live and to live healthier! oxoxo, Tina Griswold
By Tina Griswold on March 04, 2012
Love your Momma's recipes and I have really enjoyed the Not My Momma's Meals, lighter versions! I keep looking for lighter cheesecake recipes. I have found the best pan to bake cheesecakes in for a water bath. Check out www.cheesecakemoat.com You still need to bake the cheesecake in a springfoam pan, but the cheesecakemoat makes a huge difference in the cheesecake not cracking.
By cheesecakes on February 23, 2012
Love the show Bobby, Gotten several ideas. Love to cook myself. Keep it coming.
By Geoff Peters on February 20, 2012
I came across the following recipe "The Deen Bros. Enlightened Chocolate-Almond Fudge" and it sounds so easy. I do not like coffee and the recipe calls for the following, "2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder". I was wondering if I can just eliminate it, or if something else needs to be substituted and if so what?
By Vicki Bedford on February 16, 2012
Bobby, you are the greatest! I have been a fan of your Mom and family for years. I like your new show and I will always adore your mother. Best of luck to your whole family. You have what it takes to make this new show a hit. GO DEEN FAMILY!
By Lorie Goodin on February 16, 2012
WOW! I had faith in YALL!!!!! Just saw my first Not My Mama's Meals! GO Bobby! Kudos, Paula! I vacation at Hilton Head every summer and have been to the restaurant in Savannah! Great experience, and food! UMMM still remember my side of Fried Green Tomatoes! Great success and PR wished with your new WISE show! Lois Razek
By Lois Razek on February 12, 2012
this food are goood u got to put me on the show im 14 i like to cook
By zack on February 11, 2012
I myself recently found out i am type 2 diabetic.Also raised in the south in Alabama we learned to cook as Paula does.There is nothing better than dinner with fried chicken,mashed potatos with gravy,mac and cheese and can't forget those greens with ham hock and lots of butter ,not to mention a peach cobbler.I just have to say Bobby to you and your mama im so glad yall are finding ways to cook things healthier.I do have all your mama's cook books and love her to death but Ms.Paula as southern ladies in our early 40's Its time for us to get healthy and get our sexy back!!! Thanks Bobby and im waiting on your new cookbook to hit the stores. Love yall Mary
By mary higgins on February 11, 2012
Have watched your new cooking show. So love it. U are so trying to help us all. Paula u are a good Mom to encourage Bobby. Bobby, u need to hook up with the sweet thing, refering to Johhnny Cash;s granddaughter. u too work well together. Keep up the good work. We love u guys Rosie in Ct.
By R.Herdman on February 11, 2012
I hope you can get the food network to carry your show. I enjoy it but I don't get cooking network. Paula keep up the good shows and good work you do I follow you on food network and on Qvc when you are on. Love ya all Mary Ann Dekle
By Mary Ann Dekle on February 05, 2012
Paula, I love watching you and your family. I miss seeing your show, I watched you everyday. My son lives in Charleston S.C. He took me to the Lady & Sons to eat. Oh my goodness! People are always telling me that I look just like the cooking lady Paula Deen. I always tell them that you are my hero. May God Bless You
Mary Ann
Mary Ann Tharp in A Summer of Burgers on August 15, 2014 at 10:48 pm
Add a few spoonfuls of parmesan cheese to the flour and cornmeal breading and it kicks the tomatoes up another notch. Bev
in Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes on August 15, 2014 at 10:33 am
I just bought Paula's Peach Salad Dressing and wondered if anyone has a good recipe that they use it in?
Melissa in Taste Testing 101 on August 13, 2014 at 8:36 am
Congrats Bobby. Loved the family picture miss you Paula on TV will be watching online. Jack is getting big. Looks like his mom but Matt aka moose has your face. Your eyes cheeks hair even falls to his face like yours except to the left. Good luck on your next venture. You give us other 60+ yr women strength to move on. Keep up the good work.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Senate hearing into the appointment of 3 University of Texas System regents was dominated by questions about Austin campus President Bill Powers and whether the board would move to fire him.
The toughest questions were directed to regents vice chairman Paul Foster. He called Powers "difficult" to work with but hestitantly added that he would vote to keep Powers on the job.
The Senate is also considering the nominations of new regents McAllen attorney Ernest Aliseda and Houston businessman Jeff Hildebrand.
All three said they would not move to fire a president without first getting a recommendation from the system chancellor.
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Thanksgiving As a Single Mom?
Thanksgiving has been a tough holiday for me because I officially became a single mom on this very holiday.
Single Mom Seeking: So, I now have enough Thanksgivings under my belt as a single parent to have some experience with this. Are you a single parent celebrating Thanksgiving? Will you have your kids -- or not?
If you're divorced -- and your ex has the kids -- will you get some much-needed "me time" and spend the day on your own? Maybe you'll watch a string of old movies with popcorn? Or, do some yoga and take a bath?
Personally, I'm on board with having a girlfriends' Thanksgiving -- like single mom blogger known as Ms. V. -- a mom of two sons who got divorced a few years ago -- agrees.
"I'm not one to advocate volunteering at a soup kitchen, because it's been done to death as a way to avoid your real feelings," Ms. V says. "I say, volunteer in your house."
Here's what Ms. V. means:
"If you don't have the kids, make your house warm and cozy for you. Have some friends over. Put something bubbling on the stove, play music, light scented candles, bake cookies, and build a fire -- yes, a fire in the fireplace."
"So, when your kids get back, they enter this warm, cozy home. THAT is something to be thankful for -- coming back to a real home."
Also, know that you might not be alone for future Thanksgivings. Take single mom My Life Incomplete, who's celebrating Thanksgiving with her boyfriend of 18+months, his family, and her 4-year-old son.
"I love his parents, brothers, their wives and their kids. We are a fun bunch when we all get together! I am really looking forward to spending the holiday with them."
For My Life Incomplete, spending a Thanksgiving alone is still vivid in her mind. If you're alone, she suggests:
"We spend too much time wondering what if, wishing things would have turned out differently, beating ourselves up, trying to understand, etc. Be thankful for this opportunity to start living this new life and for the chance to discover YOU in the months and years to come. Whatever the reason you are single this Thanksgiving, you can be thankful for that."
|Rachel Sarah, a.k.a. "Single Mom Seeking" blogs at SingleMomSeeking.com and co-founded SingleMommyHood.com, the first-ever website to offer "a whole new way to think about life."
As a single mom of a busy 2-year-old, my family decided to go to a restaurant for Thanksgiving. It's different. I've spent the last few Thansgivings, cooking up a storm, trying to give my son a sense of normalcy. Well this year, we'll start a new tradition.
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Welcome to the 2015 Girls Club Volleyball Season!
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Exactly. At least Warlocks have SOMETHING to offer, as well as being ranged. A warlock who can do the Safety Dance perfectly is insanely useful as well, as they can DoT Heigan up as they run, helping to bring him down that much faster (we have him die on the platform fairly frequently, as one of our Warlocks never dies in there, and has him lit up the entire time she's running).
As a rogue, I bring one "buff" to the table, Tricks of the Trade. 15% damage increase to the target, but also giving them threat. Everything else I have is duplicated by at least one other class, and they bring OTHER utility as well.
At least before they nerfed Evasion, I could tank a boss for a few seconds if they were down to 1%. Back in BC, there were a number of boss fights that would end with only me and the healers up, because I'd pop evasion and burn off those last few hit points.
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It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place this world is when one is playing golf.Robert Lynd
Golf, like the measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be seriousP.G. Wodehouse
I don't care to join any club that's prepared to have me as a memberGroucho Marx
The people who gave us golf and called it a game are the same people who gave us bag pipes and called it music.Unknown
The least thing upsets him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of butterflies in the adjoining meadowsP.G. Wodehouse
There's something intrinsically therapeutic about choosing to spend your time in a wide, open park- like setting that non-golfers can never truly understand.Charles Rosin
It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.H. L. Mencken
The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.Will Rogers
If you're caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-ironLee Trevino
The hardest shot in golf? The next oneBobby Jones
I've been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numeralsBob Hope
Tee your ball high...the air offers less resistance than dirtJack Nicklaus
The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name... and they say golf is a quiet gameAnonymous
Only a stupid golfer throws his club behind him. The smart golfer throws his club ahead so he can pick it up on the way to the next hole. Always remember: Golf clubs don't floatAnonymous
Golf is a game of precision, not strengthJack Nicklaus
Golf is an exercise in Scottish pointlessness for people who are no longer...Florence King
Golf is not and never has been a fair game.Jack Nicklaus
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liars out of the American people than golfWill Rogers
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Autism National Committee is dedicated to advocating for individuals with autism and their families through a positive approaches framework. Their website offers great insight into current research on autism. The website also has the Autism National Committee's official position on several topics including inclusion classrooms and the use of restraints as well as a seasonal newsletter.
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Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization with the ultimate goal of helping to raise public awareness about the everyday struggles that people with autism face. They hope to educate parents and professionals so that everyone will know how much people with autism have to offer in spite of this disability.
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How FOOTBALL and SEX have more in common than you think??? Conclusion
Hut, hut, hike. The last secret to turning your football Sunday into hot sex is: sports. What do I mean by sports? Well, keep those sporty vibes going physically with your attire, the way you look, and psychologically, by keeping that laid back casual sporty attitude.
Men, after recognizing that your partner has shown spirit for the game, you either think it's cute that she's trying to understand the game, or you are completely smitten on her attitude towards you while she let you feel guilt free watching football.
Now, it's time for the catch. Take those feelings, and make your way to the bedroom. Try carrying her over, recognize her effort by telling her what you think, then playfully throw her on top of the bed and take her by surprise. Be playful, and flirty. As for the ladies, always remember football isn't about makeup and getting all fancy. Stay sporty. No makeup, shorts and t-shirt, and the laid back you is more than enough. The casual vibe is always super sexy to ANY man. You will be amazed to see, a whole new undiscovered sexy side from your partner. It's called appreciation sex. Believe it or not your casual, sport-like behavior (by letting him relax, and showing football spirit) has gotten him fixed on mounting you since the kickoff.
Try it, and see for yourselves, the positive results. Trust me, the laid-back sporty you will see results not ONLY in the bedroom, but in his everyday demeanor towards you.
So remember, if you want that fun, steamy FOOTBALL and SEX combo, take a step back, have a sporty spirit, and stay sporty with your attitude. Take these steps, and you both are bound to have one killer touchdown in bed!
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megan cant take anymore
She turned around hysterically, tears streaming down her face and with a huge lump in her throat she managed to let out a croaky "What?"
"I didn't know you were coming!"
"And what that makes this" pointing to Cassie "alright?"
"No but, but I don't know what that is, is doesn't mean anything! I don't know it just happened at a party, and went on form there!"
"I don't want to hear about it Mikey, I really don't. I knew I shouldn't have trusted you again, you've hurt me way to many times, and now that was the final straw. If it was already over before, I'm making it official. Goodbye asshole, hope you and Cassie enjoy each other's company in the lonely, pathetic whole called Narrabri."
After that, the only person she told about that day was Keisha, her best friend from school, then she put into the back of her mind and tried to forget about, but because of the pain she felt and the pain of her fathers death built up to the point where she fell into a deep black hole. She started frequently doing drugs drinking during the day, stop doing her work at school, she stopped eating smoking more than usual, she even started sleeping around and would often wake up in a strangers bed on the rare occasion she would wake up in front yard of random houses. This went on until the Christmas holidays when she OD on Valium and went into hospital for three weeks, four days after she was admitted Mikey turned up. Megan was half asleep with her dinner sitting on her lap, untouched. As he lifted it off her, she woke up. When she saw him, her eyes welled up immediately, he looked into her eyes, and she could see the sadness in his eyes, along with tiredness and drugs.
"Don't look me." She said looking away "I don't want you to feel responsible."
"But I do Megan, because I am, and don't deny it."
"I don't want to see you, just go back to Cassie."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because she might be wondering where you are and if she found out that you were with me she might get jealous. I don't know why because there is no way I would be stupid enough to do that again."
"There was no me and Cassie, I just want you to know that. Cant we just talk about this?"
"About what? The fact that I gave you my heart and you cut it into tiny pieces to the point that I can't repair it? Is that what you want to talk about? Or do you want to remind me how you did again? Just get out, and don't bother coming back!"
As Mikey turned to walk out he turned back to look what he had done to the one person he actually cared about, for the past 6 months Mikey hadn't done anything but think about what a stupid prick thing he had done. Megan looked at him again but this time with a lot more anger and confusion.
"You know what I don't get, you were the one who said that you loved me and always would, you were the one who wanted to try to get this to work and you were the one who made it serious. I guess it only fair that you would be the one who fucked us up.
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ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WHTC) -- The no-contact advisory remains in effect for Bear Creek and downstream parts of the Rabbit River in Allegan County. A manure spill was found last Friday, February 14th, after concerned citizens called the Department of Environmental Quality, worried about the water quality near the creek. The leak came after the failure of an icy pipe and valve leading from a lagoon on the Schaendorf dairy farm. Cold temperatures will keep the bacteria from spreading but the full impact of the spill won't be known until water testing is completed.
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The tournament played on the par-72 Northfield Country Club course yielded many low scores throughout the weekend. The Oles were able to place four golfers including DeLaitsch in the top 25.
Pat Gilles '05 shot a 13-over to tie for 8th and Mitch Forderer '06 and Brandt Uthus '04 each shot a 22-over to share 24th place.
The Oles fourth place finish was an improvement over the teams seventh place finish at the St. John's Invitational Sept. 13 and 14.
The team however, scored a season highlight at the tournament when DeLaitsch, on the par-3 145-yard 17th hole hit an incredible 8 iron into the hole. The shot gave DeLaitsch his first career Hole-In-One. DeLaitsch went on to finish fifth out of 80 golfers at the tournament.
This year's Oles are hoping to improve on last year's 8th place finish in the MIAC championship. Anchored by a solid cast of returning players like Uthus, Gilles, and Bryan Hapka '05, along with the upstart play of newcomer DeLaitsch, the team is looking strong coming to the end stretch of the season.
New coach Le Ann Finger who replaces last season's coach Matt McDonald, after McDonald was named Athletic Director, is optimistic as to how the season will progress.
"We have a talented group of men on the team," Finger said. "I look for us to compete well and move up within the conference standings."
Eric Polzin 03, who played the past four years for the Oles will assist Finger who is splitting her time between the men and women.
The Oles will next compete at the Twin Cities Classic this weekend. The tournament will be played on three separate courses in the cities: Sept. 27 at Elk River Country Club, Sept. 28 at The Links at Northfork, and Sept. 29 at Wayzata Country Club.


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Why the Apple iPhone 5's Lack of Killer Features is Pure GeniusTech critics predictably pounced on the new Apple iPhone 5 yesterday (Wednesday) even before its debut event had ended.
As often happens with Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) product introductions, many had hoped for more whiz-bang new features.
"Apple's Phone has been a trendsetter for half a decade. Now the question is whether it can avoid becoming a bore," lamented The Wall Street Journal.
The Apple iPhone 5 did get a bigger 4-inch screen, 4G LTE connectivity, and a faster A6 processor. But months of rumors and speculation had raised expectations for more dramatic enhancements.
Apple easily could have included some of those much-desired features, such as a mobile wallet chip (also known as NFC, or near-field communications), wireless battery charging, or biometric security (using your voice or fingerprint).
Amid the din of criticism, few are asking why Apple would leave such goodies out of the iPhone 5.
It could be as simple as the new stuff just didn't all fit in the case - the iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest version yet, after all.
Maybe the technology just doesn't work right yet.
But maybe, just maybe, Apple decided to hold a few plum features out of the iPhone 5 because it's mulling a major change to its iPhone business.
What if Apple has decided to modify its upgrade cycle to two iPhones a year instead of just one?
In that case, holding out a few juicy features for a late April-early May upgrade is strategic genius.
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The multi-front war between mobile computing rivals Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (PINK: SSNLF) moved into a California courtroom this week.
Brewing for months, the patent trial officially began on Monday with jury selection. Apple is suing Samsung for $2.5 billion in damages, accusing the Korean company of "slavishly copying" both the hardware and software of its iPhone design.
Samsung has emerged as the biggest threat to the iPhone's continuing growth. Samsung sold 50 million smartphones in the June quarter, by far the most of any vendor.
Meanwhile, AAPL reported sales of just 26 million iPhones in its June quarter - a major concern since Apple gets more than half of its revenue and profits from the iPhone.
Samsung has countersued, claiming the iPhone infringes on patents it holds that enable all smartphones to function. Samsung wants a 2.4% licensing fee for each iPhone sold, which would cost Apple a whopping $2 billion per year.
The ferocity of the fight stems from what's at stake. Both want to dominate the rapidly growing market for mobile computing devices -- smartphones and tablets.
"This is a cage match for rights to one of the most lucrative markets in the world," Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC Financial, told the Los Angeles Times. "They're fighting on everything: They're fighting on innovation, they're fighting on price, they're fighting in the courts."
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How the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone Will Save Millions of Lives-and Make Early Investors a Bundle
It's hard to believe, but it's true. The iPhone turns five years old next week.
Since its official launch on June 29, 2007, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has sold well over 180 million iPhones. Hands down, it's the most successful mobile phone ever launched.
But what most investors don't realize is the huge impact the iPhone has had on medicine.
The fact is, more than any other product on the planet, the iPhone is driving a whole new sector called mobile healthcare, or mHealth for short.
With an iPhone in hand, it will redefine how doctors and other health-care pros work with their patients.
But here's the big payoff: mHealth promises to save millions of lives as doctors use it to detect and treat diseases much more quickly than they could with old-school devices.
These radical advances will undoubtedly make lots of early mHealth investors quite rich.
But don't take my word for it....
A trade group known as GSMA says the mobile healthcare sector will reach total sales of $23 billion by 2017.
Of course, phones and tablets that use Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android operating system also could play a big role in the sector.
But at this point the iPhone remains the clear leader in this rapidly growing market.
It's So Much More Than a Phone
That's why I'm glad to introduce you to a startup firm that has staked much of its future on the iPhone platform.
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WWDC 2012: Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Unveils MacBooks, iOS 6
While the new laptops Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) unveiled at WWDC 2012 may draw the most attention, it's the upgrades to its two operating systems that in the long run will mean more to the company's bottom line.
The Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple's annual event aimed at those who write apps for Macs, iPhones and iPads.
WWDC's "grabber" product is the next generation MacBook Pro. This very thin laptop -- 0.71 inches - features the same high-resolution Retina display technology as the iPhone 4s and the third-generation iPad. It adds ports using the new USB 3.0 standard as well as Intel Corp.'s (Nasdaq: INTC) developed Thunderbolt technology.
Of course, all the fancy new bells and whistles come at a price - this fancy new MacBook Pro starts at $2,199.
Apple also unveiled upgrades to the rest of its MacBook line, which were all blessed with Intel's new "Ivy Bridge" chipset in addition to USB 3.0.
The popular MacBook Air also got something unexpected: a $100 price cut on both base models. That puts Apple's cheapest laptop at $999, a clear attempt to better compete with "ultrabooks" - the MacBook Air's Windows PC imitators.
Contrary to rumors, a new Mac Pro desktop did not appear at WWDC 2012. Perhaps the changes are major enough to warrant a separate "Apple event" later in the year.
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Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Patent Wars: This Little-Known Swedish Company is the Key
In a single stroke, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) could gain the upper hand in its seemingly endless patent wars with Samsung Electronics (PINK: SSNLF) and others.
Or the tech giant could blow its chance and wind up paying billions of dollars in licensing fees.
The outcome hinges on how Apple deals with a little-known company based in Sweden.
This micro-cap just happened to file a patent for the "swipe-to-unlock" touchscreen gesture in 2002 - three years before Apple filed its patent.
The company, Neonode (Nasdaq: NEON), received its U.S. patent in January.
Neonode holds a number of touchscreen-related patents that could become decisive in several of Apple's mobile computing patent cases.
Already the "swipe-to-unlock" patent helped Samsung defeat Apple in a recent patent case in the Netherlands. Samsung said the patent, as well as a phone Neonode released in 2005, represented "prior art."
"Apple just shot itself in the foot and all the blood is going to go to NEON," Jim Altucher, managing director of Formula Capital and well-known investor, wrote in a blog post Tuesday evening.
Insiders told The Wall Street Journal in April that Samsung plans to use the Neonode patent in a similar but much more crucial case in San Jose, CA, scheduled for a July trial.
And Altucher added a scarier prospect for Apple.
If Neonode does indeed hold the patent trump card for "swipe-to-unlock," it could gun for a cut of Apple's profits by filing its own patent case.
Should Apple be forced to fork over licensing fees to Neonode, it could cost the Cupertino, CA, company billions of dollars a year.
So far all this sounds like a big mess for AAPL and a big opportunity for its patent war rivals. Not just Samsung, but also for such titans as Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT).
Yet if Apple acts boldly, it could gain a crucial advantage on its mobile computing competitors.
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Why Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is Too Rich For the Dow Jones
Assuming the Dow Jones Industrial Average represents the biggest, most influential companies in America, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) easily qualifies.
With its massive market cap, trend-setting products, and global brand recognition, it is easy to argue Apple belongs as much or more than any of the current tech companies in the index.
In fact, Apple has superseded all of them, particularly Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT).
Yet the Dow Jones has ignored Apple while letting far weaker companies like, Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC)and Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) remain.
So what gives?...
In a nutshell, Apple stock is too rich for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Because the Dow Jones is price-weighted, Apple's current $565 share price would simply overwhelm the index.
If included, Apple stock would account for about 25% of the Dow Jones. That's more than double the 11.5% of current leader International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM).
"It wouldn't be the Dow Jones Industrial Average," Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx Group told the Associated Press. "It would be the Apple Plus Some Other Stuff Index."
In this case, a price move of just 5% in Apple stock could push the DJIA up - or down - about 200 points.
Looking at it another way, had Apple been added to the Dow Jones in 2009 instead of Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), the Dow would now be over 15,000.
That's well above the Oct. 2007 record of 14,164 and 2,500 points higher than where it stands today.
With that kind of heft, it's no wonder the Dow has shunned Apple.
How the Dow Jones Industrial Average WorksBut it's not just Apple. Other Dow candidates trade high in the triple digits as well.
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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Patent War with Samsung A Fight No One Wins
Like two mighty monsters in a 1950s sci-fi B-movie, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (PINK: SSNLF) have locked horns for over a year in an epic patent war neither can win.
Over the past year, the two tech titans have filed dozens of patent infringement lawsuits against each other in 10 countries. Most seek to block the sale of one or more of the other's smartphone and tablet products.
The biggest case, filed in San Jose, CA, is scheduled for a July trial, which U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh is desperate to avoid. (She called the case "cruel and unusual punishment" for the jury.)
Earlier this week Koh ordered the CEOs of both Apple and Samsung to meet in mediation sessions, but nothing came of the meetings.
The mutual stubbornness makes sense when you realize what's at stake.
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Why is Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Stock Falling?
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) investors have cringed as the stock slipped about 16% from its peak over the last two months.
But given the absence of any catastrophic bad news, why is AAPL stock tumbling? And where will it stop?
It's important to note off the bat that Apple's fundamentals are just as strong as they were last fall when the stock began its huge run-up from just under $400 to $636.23 on April 9 (it hit an intraday high of $644 on April 10).
In short: Apple still expects to make a mountain of profit this year. Apple still has over $100 billion in cash with no debt. The company's price/earnings ratio is about 13.50 for the trailing 12 months and its forward P/E just 10.
So something else must be driving down Apple stock. Some of it is logical, some of it emotional - but none of it permanent.
Let's take a closer look:
- A Parabolic Rise: First and foremost, AAPL simply rose too far too quickly. Rapid gains beg profit-taking.
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Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) "Store Within a Store" Strategy Bold But Risky
Hoping to expand its reach, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is testing a store-within-a-store concept with both Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT).
Although both retailers have already been selling Apple merchandise, the new "micro-stores" will expand the current offerings (with the exception of Mac computers) and create a product experience more akin to an Apple Store.
Several dozen more micro-stores are planned, though the rollout will be gradual.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said Apple's long-term goal isn't so much to stuff a micro-store into every Wal-Mart and Target, but to place them strategically in rural areas many miles from the mostly urban, wildly successful mall-based Apple Stores.
"We always talk about growth outside the U.S.," Munster said on CNBC recently. "The reality is, just look in our backyard. There's still a growth opportunity that no one's talking about, which is kind of outside the urban areas."
The allure for Wal-Mart and Target is the extraordinary foot traffic Apple products can generate. They're hoping that customers who come to shop for Apple products will stick around to buy other merchandise.
If the strategy works, both Apple and the big retailers win. But, as the saying goes, the devil is in the details.
In fact, Apple is no stranger to what can go wrong with the store-within-a-store concept.
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 Earnings: iPhone Carries the Day
Thanks to booming sales of the iPhone, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 earnings far outpaced Wall Street expectations.
Apple earned $12.30 a share on revenue of $39.2 billion, compared to analyst expectations of $9.99 a share on $36.6 billion. In the year-ago quarter Apple earned $6.40 a share on revenue of $26.67 billion.
Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones in the quarter, well beyond the 30.5 million analysts had projected.
AAPL stock had fallen in recent days when U.S. carriers AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) both reported significant declines in their quarterly iPhone sales. The reports raised concerns, unfounded as it turned out, that iPhone sales would miss.
That's one reason why the news was greeted enthusiastically in after-hours trading. AAPL was up $41, or 7.29%, within 30 minutes of the earnings announcement.
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Don't Be Surprised by Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) Q2 Earnings
Following its extraordinary beat last quarter, expectations for Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings are even higher than usual.
With Apple having such an outsized influence on the markets, even investors who don't hold the stock will be watching for Apple's Q2 earnings report after the closing bell today (Tuesday).
Still, with its stock having tumbled 11% in the past two weeks, from its peak of $640 April 10, Apple needs to beat Wall Street expectations.
If Apple earnings disappoint -- as occurred in the September quarter last year -- the stock will get beaten down even further. Such negative news would push the stock toward $500.
The consensus estimates for Apple's Q2 earnings are $9.99 per share on revenue of $36.6 billion, which most analysts believe is achievable.
In fact, just in the past week several analysts, such as Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee and Bill Shope of Goldman Sachs, again raised their estimates for iPhone and iPad sales.
However, Money Morning Chief Investing Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald isn't so sure.
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He Predicted the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Sell-Off … Here's What's Next
The recent sell-off we've seen in Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares came as a real stunner to Wall Street.
But Strike Force Editor Keith Fitz-Gerald saw the sell-off coming.
In fact, he predicted it.
Back on March 27, Keith wrote a lead story for Money Morning in which he articulated seven very clear reasons that investors should consider shorting Apple's stock.
And that was a couple of weeks after he detailed a "put" option strategy - in essence, a "short" trade - that resulted in a 47% profit (in just two days, no less) for the subscribers of his Strike Force trading service who followed his recommendation (a short-term reversal delivered those gains).
I wanted to know what tipped him off that a reversal was coming - as well as what he was predicting for Apple's shares going forward.
"BP, it was clear to me that this kind of reversal was coming - and sooner rather than later," Keith said during a private briefing late last week. "The shares had soared 75% in just five months - one analyst actually described the performance as "euphoric.' Suddenly, we're seeing all these mainstream-news-media stories explaining why Apple shares are going straight to $1,000. But I know from my own experience as a professional trader that even the shares of the best companies on earth don't go straight up. I happened to time it perfectly and help Strike Force subscribers take advantage of the reversal I just knew was in the offing."
Key Questions for Apple StockThe way we see it, the Apple stock sell-off raises these three key questions for investors:
- No. 1: What's going to happen to Apple shares in the near-term?
- No. 2: If the stock is headed for a volatile stretch, is there any way to profit until the smoke clears?
- No. 3: What's the long-term outlook for Apple - both the company and the stock?
Here's what Keith had to say.
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New Apple Dividend Will Help Push Shares Higher (Nasdaq: AAPL)
A new Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) dividend will make the stock even more attractive while expanding the pool of potential investors.
Apple announced Monday that starting in September, it will pay a $2.65 quarterly dividend.
Apple also announced a $10 billion stock buyback program to be conducted over three years, beginning in September.
The stock buyback was a bigger surprise to analysts. While too small to move the stock significantly, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the intent is to avoid earnings-per-share dilution from future shares issued to reward employees.
The Cupertino, CA company's enormous pile of cash and investments - over $97 billion as of the end of 2011 - had led to increasingly strident calls for an Apple dividend in recent years.
Yet despite today's investor-friendly moves, some think Apple could have done more.
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Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Meteoric Rise is Distorting Everything
It happened almost a year ago, and it's happening again.
The meteoric rise in Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock price is distorting the major benchmark indexes, including the Nasdaq-100, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500.
That is still true even though the Nasdaq executed a "special rebalancing" of its Nasdaq-100 tech-heavy index to reduce Apple's 20% weighting down to 12% last April.
With Apple's impact on the Nasdaq 100 now approaching 17% (that's greater than Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC)...combined), it's only a matter of time before another rebalancing takes a bite out of Apple's influence on this important index.
The problem isn't that Apple's share price has been so strong.
It's that investors may be unaware that the Nasdaq 100's rise and the Nasdaq Composite's jump to new 10-year highs wouldn't have been remotely possible without Apple's 60%+ gain since last summer.
Instead, investors need to understand Apple's impact on these market barometers and pay more attention to the core movements in those markets, not just the shine of a single stock.
Apple's Gigantic ImpactApple's outsized impact on the Nasdaq-100 (NDX), which is a 100-stock index of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq, impacts in equal measure the popular $32 billion PowerShares QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ). The QQQ is an ETF based entirely on the NDX.
Apple's nearly 17% weighting in the NDX causes the NDX and the QQQ ETF to be closely correlated to Apple's stock whenever it makes a big move up or down.
The NDX (and by extension the QQQ ETF) is also a sub-set of the Nasdaq Composite Index.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) measures all of the domestic and international common stocks listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market. The COMP is one of the most widely followed and quoted major market indices.
Apple's weighting in the Nasdaq Composite is 10.6%. Thanks in no small part to this heavy weighting, the COMP is now approaching 3,000 - a level it hasn't seen since November 17, 2000.
But it's not just the tech-heavy NDX and COMP where Apple has an impact.
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Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL): When to Buy the World's Hottest Stock
Shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) are taking a breather, leaving many investors wondering if they've made an iBoo-Boo.
The hottest stock on the Nasdaq has fallen more than 4.6% as I write this since hitting a new intraday high of $526.29 on February 15, 2012.
Does that mean it's time to sell?
Perhaps, but first you should ask yourself why.
If you're a long-term investor, there's a lot to look forward to. Apple is much more than a brand; it's a lifestyle. People tattoo the company's iconic brand on their rear ends for crying out loud.
Always the innovator, Apple has barely scratched the surface with regard to new devices and has hardly tapped into ways to use them.
People line up thousands-deep to buy newer versions of the company's most basic products every year -whether they need them or not.
That is something no other tech company has figured out how to do.
Plus Apple's market share is growing overseas, with a particular emphasis on the Asian Rim.
In China alone, for instance, there's the potential for another 30-50 million iPhone sales in the next 12 months that could add another $4-6 in EPS to Apple's bottom line.
I remain convinced that Apple could be the world's first trillion-dollar company and I'm not alone in my thinking. Since I first voiced that highly controversial opinion a few years ago, many other firms and analysts have joined me.
How to Play the Short-Term Apple TopBut in the short term, Apple's chart now looks like a classic blow-off top- and technically speaking it is.
Last Wednesday, we saw the stock close near the lows of the day after making a quick run up and a high volume, hi-speed failure midday.
The chart tells the story.
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I am a 7th grader at St.Pats and it is my first year. The school only cares about money. The teachers are nice to the parents but average to the students. Racism occurs in the school. Bullying and bad education. It is a decent school because alot of money is put into the school, but the education is horrible. Teachers dont do anything about bullying.
We started at St. Pat's this year and it is truly the best decision we've made for our family. The school has everything you could want and offers so much more than a great education, which is excellent. The teachers and staff truly care for the kids and help them grow and learn. Parents are involved and welcomed in the school to help at lunch/recess, reading to the class, participating in afterschool programs and special events. This is a very close knit community where older children not only know the younger ones but get involved with them too. At every level, It is apparant that Christian values are taught and respected at this school.
I am a parent of children who attend St. Patricks. I am very pleased with this school in all aspects. The education is highly organized, there is great respect for students and teachers alike as well as an encouraging atmosphere that you encounter from everyone. My children look forward to going to school and being part of this great community. There is a great deal of parent involvement as well. I can't stress how important I believe this is, especially when children are developing through these early years. The low student ratio allows for an intimate school experience which is something you strive for in a private school. I also believe the new administration is doing fine. I am very pleased with St. Patrick's.
I hope that the school will show dramatic improvement with the upcoming change of administration.
I am a certified teacher at another school and my children attend St. Patrick's. I can attest that the academics here are first rate. The basic core knowledge our children receive is far and above other schools, but the best part is that they are taught discipline, work ethic, respect for each other and for adults. There is high accountability for academic and Christian values and the small class size adds to the teacher attention, group work and the family atmosphere.
St. Patrick s School is first and foremost dedicated to the education of its children, both academically and spiritually. As a parent of two graduates of St. Patrick s, and a current student, I can state that the academic programs are very strong and, without question, prepare the children of St. Patrick s School for high school and beyond. Graduates are often offered scholarships to private high schools in the New York area. English Language Arts/Writing is emphasized in all classes. The Math and Science programs are also excellent, allowing many students to take advanced and honors classes in high school. Beyond academics, St. Patrick s School fosters a strong sense of community. The dedicated teachers and staff know every child, and their families, as well. Parent participation is encouraged through the School s Parents Association and numerous other volunteer opportunities. Students are encouraged to share their talents with each other and with the local community through many in-school activities and numerous community service projects. St. Patrick s School is a school which embodies faith, strong academics and service to community.
The school has done an outstanding job of educating my daughters, especially in math. I am a finance executive and have very high standards in this area. High school teachers comment that the St Pats kids are better prepared in math then kids from other schools. The teachers and the curriculum are top-notch. I am in the school several days a week and see this first hand. Teachers sent in to evaluate the school, have said they wish they could teach there. I would recommend the school to anyone. My opinion is shared by the vast majority of the parents.
I moved my children to St. Patrick's School in Bedford eight years ago and I have no regrets. My oldest child has recently graduated and is obtaining A's in a strenuous honors program in a highly competitive preparatory school. My other children continue to thrive and grow. Each child is known by all of the teachers. The children are nurtured, supported and challenged. The nurturing atmosphere is what initially drew me to St. Patrick's as I did not feel that same feeling at our local public school.
Family is the first work that comes to mind when describing this school. The teachers and administration put the CHILDREN FIRST! Students walk down the hall and every teacher says hello and knows each child's name! The Science program is hands on which is how students learn best. The writing program is stellar. There were a few hiccups mid-year cause by parents who a little power hungry but these families have since left and the school is better for it! Amazing school community. Wonderful teachers.
The school's math and science curricula are very weak. REcent graduates have struggled to come up to par with the high schools -- both Catholic and public -- because of the poor foundation in these subject areas. The Pre-K is not accredited and the ratio of student to teacher in that class is often 25:1 because of the absence of consistent Pre-K aides! The Kindergarten program is antiquated and many children in recent years have left after Kindergarten to repeat the year in public school. The problems of the school stem from the weak leadership of the principal who is unable to accept any constructive criticism. Hence the longterm survival of this school is questionable at best -- no matter HOW the principal spins the truth on the school's website!
I have my first school-age child enrolled in St. Patricks in Bedford Pre-k program. Both my husband and myself are very happy with the school and its Administration. The school is very open to accepting new families and the strong sense of community is wonderful.
We originally put one of our kids in the school for full day kindergarten and after seeing the quality of the education we quickly moved our other two children to the school. There is a strong emphasis on on writing which seems to be a lost art today. There is a real feeling of community surrounding the school. Good teachers and an accessible administration. I would highly recommend St. Patricks!
St. Patrick's is a wonderful school. Children there experience great academics within a small personal environment. Every student is known by every teacher which enables them to learn and grow as a family. Teachers are always available to the parents and students for guidance and any extra help needed. Our family especially enjoyed the faith in our religion that is practiced and reinforced everyday.-- An alumni.
St. Patricks school was a great school but continues to lose students year after year. Most of the falling enrollment can be attributed to the administration. The administration of the school does nothing to help itself, treats parents and volunteers horribly and watches the programs deteriate year after year. It seems that they have no interest in retaining the students they have nor in attracting new ones. It is a shame because the students, parents and teachers really are wonderful. With some support from the higher-ups it could be a wonderful school.
The academic programs are very strong led at the top by the principal, Elizabeth Frangella. She is very accessible to students and parents. The school has a wonderful community that instills Christian values every day. My daughter is in second grade, has been at St. Pat's since kindergarten and loves the school. The school program includes language, computer, art and music classes in addition to the core curriculum. The teachers and dedicated to high quality education and the growth of the child overall. The school holds school wide events like the Talent Show, The Christmas Pagent and May Crowning to give the children an opportunity to be involved and perform. Parental involvement is encouraged and there are fundraisers that you must volunteer for or 'buy out' your time, like the Carnival and the Christmas Boutique. This school instills the values that we have at home.
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483 Old Post Road
Bedford, NY 10506
Phone: (914) 234-7914
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