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Nintendo kicks off 2016 with new Zelda release and new 3DS
Fans of the highly celebrated Legend of Zelda games will be excited to learn that a remake of one of the series' favourite titles is set to release in Australia and New Zealand on 5 March.
Fans of the highly celebrated Legend of Zelda games will be excited to learn that a remake of one of the series' favourite titles is set to release in Australia and New Zealand on 5 March.
Australian indie game developers Flat Earth Games have released versions their laid-back village building simulator — TownCraft — for the iPhone and Mac.
Angry Birds Go! is Rovio Entertainment's first move away from the traditional style of its Angry Birds franchise (Bad Piggies aside). While its graphics and design are reminiscent of Mario Kart, the mobile racing game retains its Finnish developer's points- and star-based completion system, clearly distinguishing it from the Nintendo classic.
Logitech's newest iPhone accessory makes use of the 'game controller' features in iOS 7 to deliver console-like control in compatible games on the iPhone 5 or 5s.
Rayman Legends harks back to the old days of 2D platforming where the focus was entirely on the gameplay. That means the story is more or less non-existent. All you need to know is that you have to go around defeating enemies and collecting things to unlock rewards.
Killzone: Mercenary is an enjoyable first person shooter that should be in the game collection of every PlayStation Vita owner.
Local game development studio, Flat Earth Games, is attempting to get a slice of the smartphone and tablet pie with its medieval theme building game, TownCraft. We caught up with founders, Leigh and Rohan Harris, to talk about the challenges and opportunities of developing a mobile game.
Gaming peripheral maker, Moga, will be launching its Moga Pocket smartphone controller in Australia on 21 August. Pre-ordering the Moga Pocket at EB Games ahead of its August launch will net customers a free download of the Android version of Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour by Gameloft.
Soul Sacrifice is a new IP from Sony that blends open-world adventuring with RPG gameplay mechanics. It puts the player in control of an unnamed character who finds a cursed book that not only saves their life, but also re-enacts some epic, magical battles that happened in the past. These re-enacted battles form the core of the game experience.
Following the launch of Real Racing 3 for iOS and Android in Australia, PC World caught up with FireMonkeys development director, Kynan Woodman, to discuss the game's new direction.
EA Mobile's freemium title, The Simpsons: Tapped Out, is available now on Google Play.
Sony has announced that Killzone: Mercenary will be available in Australia on September 19.
PlayStation Mobile users will be able to download one game per week for the next six weeks at no cost.
Namco Bandai has set the date for the Australian release of Naruto Powerful Shippuden for March 7.
Melbourne based developer, Firemonkeys, has released a trailer for the upcoming smartphone racing game, Real Racing 3,
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Looking ahead through the next four years, Toja predicted that, beginning in 2015, annual railcar assemblies will be relatively consistent, "staying in the narrow range of 64,300 to 65,500 cars and intermodal platforms out to the year 2018."
Though orders placed in 2013's second quarter moderated from the first quarter, Toja optimistically noted that demand for railcars has broadened, with regard to car types. "In the first quarter, tank cars accounted for 80.6% of the total orders," he said. "In the second quarter, tank cars comprised only 46.8% of the total orders as demand picked up for boxcars, mid-sized covered hoppers, small-cube covered hoppers, and intermodal platforms."
However, Toja noted, "we are still cognizant of the fact that tank cars currently comprise 83.2% of the backlogs, and our struggling economy might dampen future growth in the other car types. At the current rate of assemblies, the tank car backlog of 61,350 units represents almost nine quarters of production. And, with the railroads making significant investments in facilities and equipment to accommodate the rapid expansion of oil production, we expect tank car demand to remain on a high note for the foreseeable future."
With regard to other car types, "we continue to be concerned about the underwhelming growth of the economy as manufacturers, oil and gas producers, and coal companies struggle with the increasing number of government regulations that are dampening our economic potential," Toja said. "We have noticed our GDP growth in the first quarter was revised down from 2.5% to 1.8%. Hopefully, our economy can eventually embark on a stronger path of growth that will improve railroad traffic, revenue, and investments, leading to continued healthy growth in railcar demand.
"From this point on, we look for some stabilizing in demand for boxcars and grain cars, along with a pickup in demand for small-cube covered hoppers, stronger growth in intermodal equipment, and continued rapid expansion in tank car demand. At the same time, the easing in manufacturing output and demand for steel will subdue any growth in mill gondolas and steel coil cars.
"Coal cars continue to be plagued by stringent EPA standards and are certain to experience a weak 2013 before showing signs of a modest improvement in 2014. After 6,492 coal cars were assembled last year, we look for deliveries of only 2,250 units this year.
"In spite of declines in agricultural products and coal, the Class I railroads reported strong revenues and profits in the second quarter. The roads also continue to make investments in track, facilities, and equipment. The solid income base of the railroads should serve to support railcar demand in the years to come. Nonetheless, the extremely weak grain and coal environments in 2012 offset strong growth in segments such as petroleum, motor vehicles, aggregates, and lumber. Due to the large volume of coal and grain movements relative to total commodity haulings, rail commodity movements dropped 3.1% last year. Nonetheless, the railroads are continuing strong capital spending plans for 2013 as they prepare for continued growth in oil, chemical, light vehicle, and intermodal movements.
"The investments will be well-founded as we witness future growth in these categories. At the same time, after an extremely weak first quarter of 2013, coal movements improved dramatically in the second quarter, and should continue a modest growth path during the second quarter. The USDA is projecting strong production and exports for a variety of grains in marketing year 2013/2014, which should boost demand for grain and fertilizer cars. As a result, we expect only a 0.2% decline in commodity haulings this year, followed by a 2.6% rebound in 2014.
"In spite of continued investments by the railroads, 2013 will be a difficult year for carbuilders. With the exception of tank cars, which will experience explosive growth in assemblies this year, most other car types will see moderation or declines in deliveries as our economy struggles.
"In the light vehicle sector, we are already noting the moderation in North American production. Last year, U.S. assemblies of light vehicles were 19.0% above 2011, while Canadian production advanced 15.3% and Mexican output expanded 12.3%. However, through June of this year, U.S. auto production increased only 5.4%, Canadian output declined 6.8%, and Mexican assemblies were up 4.4%. And, automotive haulings are reflecting the moderation in North American production. In the first half, rail movements of motor vehicles and parts were up only 3.7%. This will dampen growth for autorack carriers and auto service box cars as we proceed through 2013. We look for only moderate quarterly advances in factory output through 2013 and into 2014.
"Consumer spending will be sluggish, the job markets are weak, confidence has dropped, and consumers are looking to improve their balance sheets, rather than purchase more products. The export markets have slowed considerably over the past year and we expect further weakening in 2013, before there is some bounce-back in global economic activities in 2014.
"The steel markets are reflecting the slowing in industrial activities. According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, domestic steel shipments through May were running 6.0% below the previous year, while steel imports were 3.7% lower in the first five months. This will dampen demand for GB gondolas this year.
"Grain loadings tumbled 9.5% last year, as the severe drought took its toll on grain production. And, based on data and information from the USDA, we expect further weakness in grain haulings this year. Domestic markets will be relatively flat while the export markets for corn and soybeans will be softer than last year. In this year's first half, carloadings of grain were running 17.2% below last year. Hopefully, more moderate weather during the remainder of this year will help minimize the decline in haulings and lead to a rebound in 2014. However, we currently expect a 9.0% decline in rail grain movements this year and a modest 1.6% rebound in 2014. As such, we look for grain car assemblies to moderate this year before resuming a growth trend beginning in 2014."
Longer term, Toja "is hopeful that stronger economic activities will provide support for certain railcar assemblies while an improvement in the financial environment, high gasoline prices, and strong government backing stimulate greater demand for ethanol and DDG cars. Replacement pressures and technological advances as well as legislative measures will also play a role in promoting the demand for a variety of railcars. Construction activities are expected to continue to advance, which should support movements of aggregates and structural steel products. Continued expansion in demand for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, and food and beverages will prop up the haulings of a variety of liquid products and the demand for tank cars.
"Stricter air emission standards will promote the use of lower sulphur western coal, which should lead to some limited replacements of older, smaller, steel-bodied coal cars with the larger volume aluminum gondolas and hoppers of today and tomorrow. At the same time, eastern coal fleet requirements will stimulate some demand for technologically advanced steel and hybrid coal cars.
"Growing worldwide nutritional needs and expanding exports will pressure the current grain service cars as we proceed through the longer term while long-neglected segments such as equipment to haul waste, aggregates, and limestone show signs of revival and should add to the railcar delivery mix in the years to come. However, the most dynamic element in the long term rail car environment will be tank cars to transport ever increasing volumes of oil and petroleum products."

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So moving, to watch Evgeni skate so beautifully. I've always loved the music, but not to hear it since RC, and then to see it for the first time again tonight was magical. This SP is one of my favs, and that's the honest to God truth.
One would honestly never know that he was recently injured. I for one cannot tell. In fact, the only thing I was a bit concerned about was his very slim physique, but I suppose he has to be this slim for peak condition at the Olympics.
Evgeni Plushenko skates with the gods...


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Doing an appointment manager in C++ under Ubuntu using command line interface.
Will store all appts inside a standard db.txt file with one entry per line.
User will enter ./add 5 March 2009 Test One
Just wonder if C++ has native function that can let me do the sorting of month in english, instead of converting it into March=03.
Also what approach should I take to sort the entries into date order whenever I addd a new appointment.
i.e. the text file should contain appts stored in date order, one appt per line.
5 March 2009 Test One
5 May 2009 Test Two
15 June 2010 Project One.


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I have been fooling around with a new camera, a Canon Power Shot ELPH1300HS. Yeah, I know, it is only a point and shoot, but with my skills, this is plenty challenging. Maybe I will get a "Big Boy" camera in the future.
My camera offers four different aspect ratios, 16:9 (1920 X 1080), 3:2 (1600 X 1064), 4:3 (1600 X 1200) and 1:1 (1200 X 1200). After taking a few pictures I can see the difference. The 16:9 presents a wider, more rectangular picture. Working my way through the ratios the image becomes more square. The 1:1 is square.
The camera came set on 4:3. Is that a pretty standard ratio? What do most folks here use? Are certain ratios better for certain shots? Hope I am not starting an oil thread. Just curious as to what most folks here use.


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LONG BEACH – A Seal Beach man and two others died after a car crash near Long Beach Airport on Saturday night.
Police responded to an accident underneath an I-405 bridge on Redondo Avenue around 6:20 p.m.
A 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 truck hit part of the bridge's structure after the driver, Mark Martineau of Seal Beach, lost control in rainy conditions. Martineau, 36, was declared dead at the scene along with 54-year-old Richard McAleavey of Long Beach, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office Investigator Daniel Machian said.
Martineau was speeding before the crash and lost control of the vehicle during a lane change on the slick road, police said in a statement.
Investigators believe that McAleavey was not wearing a seat belt and have not determined whether Martineau was wearing a seat belt.
Long Beach resident Terrence Harris, 36, was taken to a hospital. He later died from his injuries.
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Situated in the Northern Hhohho region, Bulembu Country Lodge offers accommodation in Bulembu, at the foot of Swaziland's Mount Emlembe. The lodge is only 2 km away from the Josefsdal Border Post into South Africa. Bulembu Country Lodge offers rooms and fully equipped self-catering houses, located amongst beautiful gardens with mountain views. Free private parking is available on site. Guests can relax at the outdoor pool, enjoy a hike up Mount Emlembe, Swaziland's highest mountain, or to a nearby the waterfall. With Barberton in South Africa only 46km away on one side and Piggs Peak in Swaziland only 18 km away on a scenic dirt road, this is a great location to start or end your visit to Swaziland. Mbabane is 82 km away. Les mer


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Mets to be in Civil Rights Game
Randolph, Minaya pleased to be part of MLB celebration
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Those numbers came together on his back -- and, in another sense, on his sleeve -- in April when the Mets recognized the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in the big leagues. Randolph wore Robinson's No. 42 that night and reveled in the connection to the man he identified as "my total inspiration."
Now, Randolph and his team are to participate in another celebration of what Robinson helped accomplish on an even broader scale. The Mets have been asked to play in the 2008 Major League Civil Rights Game in Memphis, Tenn., on March 29.
The Mets will play the White Sox in AutoZone Park, home of the Cardinals' Triple-A Memphis Redbirds affiliate, as the focal point of two days commemorating the Civil Rights Movement. The game, staged for the first time last April, pays tribute to one of this country's most significant eras of social change, Major League Baseball's involvement in the historic struggle and the legendary African-American players who broke barriers and made important contributions to American society -- Robinson, first and foremost, of course.
"Anytime I can do anything to honor Jackie Robinson and recognize what he did and pay tribute to Martin Luther King, it's a special honor," Randolph said. "I have a sense of history and what Jackie and Dr. King did. It can't be overstated. We all should be aware of what he had to deal with and overcome."
Randolph, the first African-American manager in New York baseball, recalls vividly when he escorted Rachel Robinson during 1997 ceremonies at Yankee Stadium that recognized the 50th anniversary of her husband's first game with the Dodgers. He beams when he speaks of the moment. He and Rachel Robinson attended the annual dinner staged by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America last January. He made a point of being photographed with her.
"A very special lady," he said. "So much dignity."
With the trade last week having moved Lastings Milledge to the Nationals, the Mets have two black players on their projected roster -- Marlon Anderson and Damion Easley. Anderson is delighted with the prospect. "I wore No. 42 -- actually we all did -- last year when I was with the Dodgers and we saluted Jackie," he said. "And it was such a great day. This will be different, I'm thinking, even though it's baseball. It's about Dr. King and civil rights in general.
"And I'll be so honored to play in the game."
At the same time, Anderson also is discouraged by the lack of presentation of African-American players on current big league rosters. His voice lowered as he recited the numbers he was given in a recent conversation.
"It's so bad now," he said. "It's so low. Only nine percent of the guys in the game are black, four percent in the Minor Leagues, and of that nine percent, half are 33 or older."
Anderson is 33 and Easley is 38.
"The numbers are going down. ... You'd hate to see the game lose that presence. But that's the direction it looks like we're heading. That's why a game like this is so important. It's good to celebrate and recognize the people who did so much. But we have to help the game maintain a presence in the cities."
Anderson is familiar with the speculated reasons for the decline of the game in cities -- equipment, facilities, the increased appeal of other games.
"Baseball is a hard game to learn," he said. "It's a humbling game. The best players are going to have bad days. And it takes a lot of time to develop. You don't learn this game playing every other weekend.
"Damion and I talked about it. You're usually introduced to the game by your dad. And, I don't like to have to point this out, but the number of dads in the communities we're talking about isn't high. And that's a problem. You'd love to see the communities playing baseball again.
"The game we're playing in can help that."
Mets general manager Omar Minaya attended the BBWAA dinner in January, and he made a point of introducing his son, Teddy, to Rachel Robinson.
"I wanted Teddy to know a great lady," he said recently. "And to know what she and her husband stands for."
In a statement released Monday when the Mets' involvement in the game was announced, Minaya said: "On behalf of the entire New York Mets organization, I would like to say how honored we are to be participating in the second annual Civil Rights Game. Since the days of Jackie Robinson, baseball has been at the forefront of social change in this country, and this game is just another example that our sport understands the significance of paying the proper respect to such an important part of American history."
The release also included the words of Commissioner Bud Selig: "It's impact was so significant that we decided to make it an annual event. It was a proud moment for all of baseball, and I am excited that two great franchises have committed to carry on this significant tradition. Major League Baseball and its players have contributed immensely to this movement and will continue to play an important role in our society's social history."
Marty Noble is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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You are now looking at a graduate with a
BA in Communication Studies (First Class Honours)
*happy dance*
congrats !!! bestnyee dah grad=)
congratulation! you're so gorgeous (:
Awwh First Class Honours. Congrats Sha!! :)
congrats!! :)beautiful dress..
congrats :)
Congratulations, I'm soooo happy for you!!
hiii.. im ur silent reader ^__^
ths is d frst time i wrte cment at ur blog
cngrate 4 ur graduation..
jst wnt 2 ask
is it d crect way u wear the "pink colour" at ur jubah?
at my uni, we wear at the back of our body :)
congrats dear!
proud of you as a muslimah!
all the best Sha!:)
Mabrook! wish you all the best. and you looked wonderful ma sha'a Allah :)
Congrats Shahirah Mash A AllAh :)!!! Hope you continue to have more success and blessings come your way In ShA Allah .
Alhamdulillah..tahniah dear :) so proud u'r the 1st-class honour graduate..a contribution to Ummah insyaAllah ;)
congratulation to you ^^
congrats may it bring u much much more and a beautiful life :)
Congratulations! :)x
Thank you and ameen to your duas! May He give us all success in this dunya and in the Akhirah, inshaAllah.
The hood is worn 2 ways - at the back and at the side so that the colour which represents your faculty can be seen in pictures.
congratulations. first class honours - that's AMAZING U KNOW! u out of all people, deserve it soooo much. congrats love. =)
alhamdulillah!!! congratulations!!! Nothing can beat the feeling of graduating after years of struggling with exams and assignments! :D
congratulations! Hope your journey full with bless and happiness.
xoxo from Malaysia.
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congrats sis...btw cantik baju..))
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You look amazing mashaAllah! Congratulationnsss :) first class too- well done!
congrats, Sha! be proud. you deserve all the happiness. i'm happy for you too!
Congratulations!!! So proud of you!!!! You look radiat mA, sending lots of love your way!
Aww, Congratulations on Graduating with first class honours my lovely sis! I couldn't be more happier for you, and I'm so proud! Insha'Allah may this be the first step towards success, insha'Allah. And I pray that Allah (SWT) blesses you with happiness and prosperity in your life, Insha'Allah!
By the way your looking beautiful, Masha'Allah. May you continue to smile!
Lots of love xxx
Congratulations!! I am really happy for you! I can't wait for the day I graduate so I can imagine how excited you must be!
Now let's put that degree into good use :)
Congratulations! May Allah continue to light your way to further success!
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realli happy for you.. Inshallah you will continue to gain more success ameen !
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May Allah swt continue to bless you with all the success you deserve. You look absolutely gorgeous in your gown...so elegant, masha'Allah! xx
Thank you for your lovely comments! You guys made my day. Ameen to your duas and may He grant all of you the success you deserve xox
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Nature and Patterns of Homicide in Eight American Cities, 1978 (ICPSR 8936)
Principal Investigator(s): Zahn, Margaret A.; Riedel, Marc
This dataset contains detailed information on homicides in eight United States cities: Philadelphia, Newark, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Dallas, Oakland, and "Ashton" (a representative large western city). Detailed characteristics for each homicide victim include time and date of homicide, age, gender, race, place of birth, marital status, living arrangement, occupation, socioeconomic status (SES), employment status, method of assault, location where homicide occurred, relationship of victim to offender, circumstances surrounding death, precipitation or resistance of victim, physical evidence collected, victim's drug history, victim's prior criminal record, and number of offenders identified. Data on up to two offenders and three witnesses are also available and include the criminal history, justice system disposition, and age, sex, and race of each offender. Information on the age, sex, and race of each witness also was collected, as were data on witness type (police informant, child, eyewitness, etc.). Finally, information from the medical examiner's records including results of narcotics and blood alcohol tests of the victim are provided.
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Zahn, Margaret A., and Marc Riedel. NATURE AND PATTERNS OF HOMICIDE IN EIGHT AMERICAN CITIES, 1978. Compiled by Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1994. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08936.v1
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Subject Terms: demographic characteristics, drug use, evidence, homicide, offenders, substance abuse, victims
Geographic Coverage: California, Chicago, Dallas, Illinois, Memphis, Missouri, New Jersey, Newark, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Tennessee, Texas, United States
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- 1979--1980
Universe: Cases in the United States defined by each city's police department and medical examiner as homicide.
Sample: A purposive sample of eight cities was selected based on geographic region, population size, and whether their 11-year homicide trend lines followed or diverged from respective regional trend lines. Dallas, St. Louis, and "Ashton" diverged from regional patterns, while the other cities in the sample--Philadelphia, Newark, Chicago, Memphis, and Oakland--followed them. Within each city all homicide cases were coded, except in Chicago, where a 50-percent systematic random sample of homicide cases was drawn.
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Texas City mom sues Moody Gardens over son's disfigurement
Updated 4:30 pm, Wednesday, July 10, 2013
A Texas City woman has sued a Galveston amusement park, alleging the business was negligent on the Fourth of July 2011 when her son tripped and was injured by a metal object.
Emily Valdez says her son, Marcus Torres, was at Moody Gardens Palm Beach at 1 Hope Blvd. when he tripped and fell on the metal object, which caused a gash to his chin.
Galveston attorney Benjamin Shabot, who represents the family, said the boy received medical treatment for the injury, which caused "what appears to be a permanent scar on his chin."
The lawsuit, filed July 1, 2013, in Galveston County Court at Law No. 3, seeks unspecified damages to cover medical costs, pain and suffering, and permanent disfigurement stemming from the incident.
The lawsuit also names as a defendants Moody Gardens Palm Beach and Moody Gardens Inc.
It alleges the business was negligent by:
-Creating and/or maintaining a dangerous condition upon its premises;
-Failing to inspect the premises in order to discover the dangerous condition;
-Failing to correct the dangerous condition which was created or maintained by the defendants on its premises; and
-Failing to warn the Plaintiff that the dangerous condition existed on the premises;
Moody Gardens spokeswoman Jerri Hamachek declined to comment.


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http://mmajunkie.com Friday's M-1 Challenge 30 event has lost its co-headliner.
A lightweight bout between Francisco Drinaldo (10-1) and Alexander Sarnavsky (15-0) has been pulled from the card, and former lightweight champs Jose Figueroa (10-5) and Artiom Damkovsky (9-6) have been promoted to the co-main-event slot.
M-1 officials today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com0 Drinaldo suffered an undisclosed injury.
M-1 Challenge 30 takes place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. The main card, including a championship headliner between welterweight titleholder Shamil Zavurov (18-1) and Yasubey Enomoto (8-3), airs Friday on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
Figueroa and Damkovsky actually meet in a rematch. Figueroa took Damkovsky's lightweight title in March at M-1 Challenge 24 as part of a three-fight win streak before losing the belt to Daniel Weichel via knockout just three weeks ago at "M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson."
Following the loss to Figueroa, Damkovsky – who had won five straight fights as part of his title run – then suffered a decision loss to Yuri Ivlev before rebounding three weeks ago with a first-round slam-KO of Antun Racic.
The latest M-1 Challenge 30 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime)
- Champ Shamil Zavurov vs. Yasubey Enomoto (for welterweight title)
- Artiom Damkovsky vs. Jose Figueroa
- Eddie Arizmendi vs. Tyson Jeffries
- Alessandro Ferriera vs. Bao Quach
For more on M-1 Challenge 30, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.


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O'Reilly Equates
9/11 Scholars With Terrorists
During Professor Jim Fetzer's appearance on The O'Reilly Factor Thursday night, O'Reilly equated the 9/11 Scholars with terrorists and threw his weight behind a move to have them being investigated by the FBI, in a similar vein to a previous case in which his false charges led to the arrest of another professor and charges of supporting terrorism which were later dismissed.
"I'd put the FBI on you and that nutty Barrett and find out what the hell you guys are up to," salivates O'Reilly, making reference to Sammy Al-Arian, a former professor at USF who was charged and later acquitted of helping to lead a Palestinian terrorist group that carried out suicide bombings against Israel.
During a September 2001 interview before his arrest, O'Reilly told Al-Arian, "if I was the CIA, I'd follow you wherever you went. I'd follow you 24 hours."
As Kurt Nimmo writes, "Bill O'Reilly essentially had Dr. Sami al-Arian, an associate professor of computer engineering at the University of South Florida, not only bounced from his job but also arrested and indicted by the Justice Department on racketeering and terrorist charges due to his alleged association with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Ashcroft went as far as to characterize al-Arian as "the North American leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad."
In that context O'Reilly is equating 9/11 Scholars with terrorists and throwing his weight behind a move to have them arrested, detained and charged as enemy combatants.
"O'Reilly quite literally advocated the government having the FBI track Fetzer down to find out "what you guys are up to" - Bill O'Reilly quite clearly proved tonight that he is in fact a fascist," writes 9/11 Blogger.
O'Reilly isn't alone in his desire to see people who question 9/11 targeted as supporters of terrorists. The White House's own strategy document for "winning the war on terror," cited by Bush in a recent speech, identifies conspiracy theorists as terrorist recruiters.
The rest of the alleged "interview," in which Fetzer was barely able to get in a sentence in response to O'Reilly's childish name-calling, O'Reilly paraded the usual straw man arguments to try and debunk questions about 9/11.
O'Reilly makes the point that if the evidence for an inside job is so strong then why hasn't it been carried on the front pages of newspapers that "hate Bush," like the New York Times. This is the same newspaper that unquestionably carried the phony Iraq WMD yellow cake claims that gave Bush the mandate for war and also splashed fake letters attributed to Musab Al-Zarqawi that were intentionally manufactured by the Pentagon for propaganda purposes.
O'Reilly sells the fallacy of the "liberal media," when that same hierarchy has greased the skids for every key Bush policy or cover-up since his inauguration.
In addition, O'Reilly's assertion that the media will not report up on the 9/11 truth movement because it lacks any credibility is trashed by the fact that countless mainstream outlets have covered the claims of 9/11 researchers for years and obsesively so in recent months.
"You're like the guys that think space aliens kidnapped Elvis," bleats O'Reilly, ever willing to throw out vacuous insults and cuss words yet when the issue of Building 7 is raised O'Reilly has nothing in response bar a wave of the hand.
In a clip from the previous night, O'Reilly is seen to attack a young student and berates another 9/11 Truther, Professor Kevin Barrett, for not having the facts to back up his beliefs - yet doesn't even mention what those facts are purported to be.
It seems that O'Reilly should be the one checking his facts as the young student sets him right on several lies concerning the nature of the course Barrett teaches, including the false assertion that students have to buy Barrett's book to join the course.
O'Reilly now seems hell-bent on getting Barrett and Fetzer suspended or fired using the same intimidation tactics that saw Professor Steven Jones suspended from teaching at BYU - after a World Net Daily hit piece in which it was salaciously and fraudulently alleged that Jones threatened violent overthrow of the U.S. government - a completely made-up piece of libel that the website had to later retract.
O'Reilly's bully tactics are nothing new. Back in March he warned that disagreeing callers to his radio show would receive a visit from Fox security.
"Fox security then will contact your local authorities, and you will be held accountable," barked O'Reilly.
While O'Reilly claims that the dirty words of those who dare to speak the truth, even amidst the Brownshirt society he is trying to create, should be met by a harsh response by the authorities, it was his potty mouth that was hit by a sexual harassment lawsuit two years ago when a female Fox News producer was subjected to his perverted rants about vibrators, threesomes, and masturbation.
Click here for Alex Jones' audio commentary on O'Reilly's demented spin.
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WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. - A man was arrested in Seminole County on suspicion of pointing a gun at another driver's face and threatening to shoot him during a road rage incident.
Sparkman Gibson Summerall, 57, of Winter Park, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
According to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, two drivers had a disagreement around 9 a.m. about merging into traffic on State Road 419 in Longwood. Deputies said Summerall flipped off the driver, 28-year-old Chris Cummings, who told Local 6 he was dropping off a friend for a job interview.
Summerall returned a brief time later and grabbed a gun, pointing it at Cummings' face and threatening to shoot him, deputies said.
"He pulled (the gun) up and cocked it, and I said, 'What you going to do, shoot me? Now you're going to jail.' That's when he drove away," Cummings said. "It kept my heart pumping for sure."
Cummings says he called 911 and gave the operator the truck's license plate number.
Summerall then left the scene, said deputies, who added that he was stopped in Winter Springs near State Road 434 and Consolidated and was arrested. A gun that matched the description of the one allegedly used in the road rage incident was found in his car, deputies said.
"I got a family, a mother that loves me dearly. I would only imagine if he would of shot me what my mother would be going through right now," said Cummings.
Summerall was booked into the Seminole County Jail. He posted his $2,000 bond Thursday afternoon.
Summerall's first court date is set for Nov. 26.
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LMAO "bitchface" gifReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 1:38 AM
she has to be like, 14, in the pic. I'm guessing it's from a movie she did around that time??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 4:51 AM
It looks like a personal picReplyDelete
- marianneJuly 22, 2010 at 8:59 AM
anon 8:38 : i don't think the pic is that old, kristen looks a lot more grown up than she did back then AND she has that black thing (string or whatever?) on her wrist! Is it the same one she and rob had like less than a year ago? I'm not sure, but at first that's what came into my mind.ReplyDelete
gahh i want to know :D
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 9:20 AM
I think it's from the movie the messengers.ReplyDelete
there is this pic where her character is standing with her freinds. and I think they are the girls who played her friends.
- JessicaJuly 22, 2010 at 12:17 PM
it's from the messengers set.ReplyDelete
I think you're right, it's from messengers. Besides, she's not wearing "the necklace"!! :-DReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 9:06 PM
Seriously why is this girl so blah in her pictures! Hey Kristen you get to make movies and do something you love..smile girl!!ReplyDelete
She acts like shes shoveling crap all day sometimes.
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 12:23 AM
@Anonymous: She does smile, everybody smiles. There are plently of pics of her smiling. Stop being such a fvcking asshole.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 3:15 AM
she does smile, just not enough.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM
I didnt know expressing opinions meant we were going to get called names..I will keep my fvcking opinions to myself from now on.ReplyDelete
Chill ladies!She is for the most part particularly grumpy looking in most of her pics. She does smile, but when can we way we last saw her teeth?ReplyDelete
She seems rather nervous most of the time.
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 10:21 PM
I think I may have found the right crowd for this question: do you have a sense of when "the necklace" appeared for the first time? She is rarely without it in real life pictures.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2010 at 1:57 AM
After she visited Rob overseas somewhere..I think he was filming Bel Ami? Everyone thinks it was a b-day gift from him!ReplyDelete


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Daniel Pedraza is charged in the February 2012 death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter, Aubriana Coke, in Drew County. A judge initially set the trial for that October, six months after his arrest. But defense attorneys said they needed more time because Pedraza was an Iraq War veteran and they couldn't get his records from the Pentagon and, since he was a Mexican national, some of his relatives who needed to be interviewed spoke only Spanish.
In their appeal, his attorneys argued that if Pedraza were convicted but later won a new trial, testimony from his first trial would be allowed — including testimony that "would be flawed by lack of all information needed for the defense to properly question the witnesses." The attorneys also noted they needed to conduct a guilt-phase investigation in case Pedraza were convicted, which includes going through Pedraza's medical, family, educational and social history, detailing any learning disabilities and other important factors.
"This takes time," defense attorney Jeff Rosenzweig wrote in an appeal brief. "It simply cannot be done in a few months by a short-handed defense team even if everyone speaks the same language and the relevant records are all immediately accessible — two advantages which are not present here."
Pedraza had asked the Supreme Court to intervene after the trial judge, Circuit Judge Bynum Gibson, refused to move push back the trial date.
The Supreme Court said such an appeal was only appropriate after a trial is held. But the high court also recommended that rules regarding death-penalty cases be reviewed.
"Defense counsel have an obligation to conduct a thorough investigation into issues relating to both guilt and penalty," Justice Cliff Hoofman wrote for the court. "Thus, in light of the unique demands of cases involving the death penalty, we ask the Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Practice to consider whether changes should be made to the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure."
The ARCP is a list of rules that dictate how criminal cases are handled by the state's courts, and Rosenzweig explained that while there is a speedy trial rule, there isn't one that details the amount of time that should be given to the defense team.
"There is nothing in there (the rules) that says how much time is enough," Rosenzweig said during a phone interview Thursday. He said the rules do say that a continuance can be granted for "good cause," but that's up to the discretion of the judge.
Rosenzweig also noted that the Supreme Court put a temporary halt to the trial so it could hear the appeal, which he said indicates the court takes the issue seriously.
"They saw the abbreviated amount of time we were given," he said.
The Attorney General's Office, which represented the state in the appeal and argued that Pedraza's request was premature, said it was satisfied with the ruling.
"We respect the court's decision in this case as well as its decision to review court rules regarding these types of proceedings," spokesman Aaron Sadler said.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Josephine Linker Hart wrote that officers of the court need to be well-versed in how death penalty cases differ from ordinary trials. She noted that the state Public Defender Commission requires annual continuing legal education on handling death penalty cases.
Hart wrote that judges, prosecutors and appellate counsel should undergo similar training.
Rosenzweig said he and the other defense lawyers have been interviewing witnesses and otherwise preparing for trial. With the case sent back to circuit court, the judge will set a new date for trial.
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Drafthouse owner tweaks formula for East Side
After seeing a "for lease" sign at 117 Oak St., John Williams and Patrick Blancas saw potential in the one-story structure that sat vacant east of the Square.
Williams, owner of Oak Street Drafthouse & Cocktail Parlor — just over 500 feet down the road — and his roommate, Blancas, had talked about opening a bar together, a sort of sister to Oak Street Drafthouse. This was their opportunity.
"The way that Denton is expanding and growing right now, this particular area has a lot of potential," said Blancas. "Fortunately, John was able to find this building and sign a lease before someone else did."
With the help of friends, the pair transformed the old office space into East Side Social Club — knocking down walls to create an open room and adding a large patio area for a beer garden. By offering 89 beers on tap — only a handful of which overlap with Oak Street Drafthouse — and more than 50 whiskeys, the owners want everyone to feel welcome.
"It's a place where no matter how old you are, what you look like, your preference of lifestyles, you won't feel unwanted or uncomfortable, or like you're too young or too old," Williams said.
"A very diverse clientele is one of the things we were looking for — a diverse customer base with different demographics," Blancas said.
The establishment reflects the growing interest in craft beer happening in Texas and nationwide. The craft brewing industry in 2012 grew 15 percent by volume and 17 percent by retail dollars, according to the Brewers Association.
Most of East Side's beers and whiskeys are craft — made in small batches and by independent brewers and distillers. In addition to the craft offerings, most are also local — 60 of the 89 beers are made in Texas.
Local brewer Yanni Arentis, co-founder of Armadillo Ale Works in Denton, said that since East Side opened a few weeks ago, his brewery has been busy, as has the bar. This is now one of Armadillo Ale Works' biggest accounts, in addition to Oak Street Drafthouse.
"I think the success of both these bars is something that speaks volumes about the way Denton is embracing craft beer," Arentis said.
The local focus is emphasized in several aspects of the business — for instance, employees are allowed to wear merchandise promoting other Denton businesses. One of the owners' visions for the business is to make Denton a destination where people can come enjoy craft beer instead of going to Dallas or Fort Worth, thus boosting the local economy.
"I would say in six months, hopefully we'll have an area down here between Oak Street and East Side where people can come from Corinth or Keller, and they don't have to drive to Dallas or Fort Worth — they can come to Denton and have a good craft beer," Williams said.
Inside the bar, there are distinctive features hand-crafted by the owners and their friends. With a carpenter on-site, Williams, Blancas and their friends did much of the construction themselves.
"We didn't really know what we were getting into — or what was going to happen when we started tearing down this wall," Williams said.
Even though the building had previously housed offices with several small rooms, Williams was able to see the building's potential. With the adjoining lot for sale, allowing space to build a large outdoor patio, he and Blancas could envision the finished product.
"It's kind of hard to explain, but you can kind of feel how it should be laid out and set up and how things would work," Williams said. "Then, hopefully, you get lucky enough to where your vision worked out on paper becomes what you want it to be."
Once they cleared out all of the walls, they added larger bathrooms — which they said will always stay clean. With friends, they built the bar, the deck outside and even the booths indoors.
Inside the bar there are other features that help to further distinguish East Side from Oak Street. There are large TVs for sports, two flat screens displaying the beer list, and darts in the back corner.
So far their approach has worked, Arentis said. In the few weeks East Side Social Club has been open, he has observed lines at the door. On Facebook, more than 1,000 people have "checked in" to the bar, alerting their friends to their location.
"We want this to be somewhere that locals and the community really enjoy," Blancas said. "We want it to be a spot that people frequent to have a good time, and really enjoy the beers, whiskeys, bourbons and the products in general that we carry. We just want to be a desirable place to come in and have a good time."
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 27, 2012, 9:01 AM
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School board gets creative with enrollment options
Original post made on Apr 27, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 27, 2012, 9:01 AM
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 10:02 am
> "Somehow we need to be able to have a conversation -- to remove
> the emotion and just talk about what the facts are."
Absolutely. Makes 'ya wonder how "education" seems to be little more than "religion" in this town.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Apr 27, 2012 at 10:32 am
I absolutely applaud this train of thought. For an area so plentiful in talent, creativity, and ambition - the school district has actually been a bit behind the curve. So I would not call this "thinking out of the box" as much as climbing out of the box.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 27, 2012 at 10:39 am
"Converting Escondido to a two-story middle school?"
Sounds like a great idea!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 10:57 am
I wonder if the School Board can remember back to the time when Terman was re-opened as a Middle School. Stanford offered the PAUSD 18 acres of land along Deer Creek Road as a location for Middle School. May be Stanford would offer that land to the School District again on the same terms the School District rents the land for Gunn and Paly - $1.00 a year.
Actually, Deer Creek Road is geographically in the center of the School District and closer to proposed building at Stanford than Cubberley which is in the furthest south-east corner!!!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:02 am
Deer Creek maybe in the middle --- but not necessarily convenient to most residents.
But it is good to put up all ideas!
a resident of Barron Park
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:12 am
It is great to see this kind of thinking. Please do something to help the overcrowding at Terman. What about a K-8 at Garland?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:27 am
At last, some innovative, out of the box thinking from our board!
a resident of Nixon School
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:39 am
I would love to see a middle school at Escondido campus!
I can't imagine having my kids bike to Terman when the time comes - or Gunn - and I've never understood why the campus kids aren't all granted the option of Paly - it's the closest High School and also the safest bike ride. I'm sure there's a history to all of this that I don't understand (I've only lived here for 3 years) but, why, when PAUSD always talks about neighborhood schools, etc, the kids who can bike through the campus, are instead assigned to bike on such dangerous roads? I hear there's a "back way" - but it still seems like it's not a good option.
Maybe campus kids can go to Escondido for middle school and then Paly? That would be wonderful!!!!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:48 am
I agree with the previous comment about this kind of fwd thought to be commendable and behind the curve ("climbing out of the box"). However, we the community need to shoulder some blame for the Board's reticence for innovation; take a look at how many school building projects were delayed, expensively so, due to a small number of vocal parents partial to tree locations or bike racks. We elected these people, let them do their work.
As for the Garland idea. I'm shocked to hear there's 560 VTP kids in PAUSD. That's a lot of resources going to families who don't pay taxes here. How did we ever agree to that court settlement?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:49 am
"What about a K-8 at Garland?"
What about K-8 in a number of the larger campuses. Escondido & Ohlone could handle it but would require some re-org of the immersion programs.
This would reduce the stress/need on the existing middle schools.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Apr 27, 2012 at 12:35 pm
What about making Garland a 6th grade only school? They could share the fields with Jordan, even music could be easy since the current cafetorium will become the band room (close to the Garland campus). They could then locate all the choice programs there (DI, SI and Connections) freeing up space at the other middle schools.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 1:17 pm
> Stanford offered the PAUSD 18 acres of land along Deer Creek Road
> as a location for Middle School. May be Stanford would offer that land to
> the School District again on the same terms the School District rents the land
> for Gunn and Paly - $1.00 a year.
While all ideas should be on the table, Stanford's offer to the PAUSD included a number of options, one of which was the Deer Creek Land, the other was $10M to facilitate the refurbishment of the Terman site. Stanford also required that the PAUSD agree NEVER to ask for any more compensation, or aid, to help defray costs of perhaps as many as 1,400 Stanford students that might be enrolled when Stanford expansion continues.
The PAUSD could make a case to Stanford, that this was an unreasonable constraint to impose of the School District—which is mostly funded by the taxpayers. Stanford would be a good neighbor if it recognized that it's impact on the School District in the future will be much greater than the $10M it paid via the Stanford/Terman Agreement several years ago.
Anything is possible, but it's up to the PAUSD to make the first move.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Apr 27, 2012 at 1:18 pm
The idea of a school focused on the achievement gap is intriguing, but Ms. Klausner may want to consider a different provider.
"Scenarios included partnering with the Stanford School of Education to create a school heavily focused on closing the achievement gap, with capacity to accommodate a "critical mass" of Tinsley Voluntary Transfer students and potentially better target their social-emotional as well as academic needs."
Stanford School of Education had a lab school like this in East Palo Alto recently but it didn't turn out so well and its contract was cancelled.
"Stanford's charter called a 'failure'": Web Link
Its competitor - Aspire Charter in EPA - had far better results.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Bob says: "Stanford also required that the PAUSD agree NEVER to ask for any more compensation, or aid, to help defray costs." WRONG
The PAUSD agreed not to ask Stanford for anymore compensation, or aid, to help defray costs for the following 10 years after Terman was reopened only.
That 10 years is almost up, therefore, Stanford and the PAUSD could now renegotiate terms for land along Deer Creek Road for a possible new Middle or High School if that is what the PAUSD wants to do.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 2:02 pm
> The PAUSD agreed not to ask Stanford for anymore compensation, or
> aid, to help defray costs for the following 10 years after Terman
> was reopened only.
You might want to check the language of the agreement, before you become so aggressively assertive. I think you will find no such language about a 10-year hiatus in financial aid/compensation to the PAUSD.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 28, 2012 at 9:43 am
To those who will complain about the 560 students in the VTP program: I have NO children and will never have children in the Palo Alto schools. We pay big bucks in property tax about which I have no complaints because we choose to live in this lovely community. VTP is a great program and I consider my tax dollars going toward the education of the children in the VTP program. So, please, cool it with the grousing and think of the many people/childless couples/retirees who live here and don't have kids in schools. It takes a village to educate a community and Palo Alto is part of a world community that includes EPA.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Apr 28, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Katie, apologies but your post makes no sense to me. The difference of course is that you live in the PAUSD and like all of us pay to educate the children who live there. That's pretty much the deal with a basic aid district. The "grousing" as you put it is about paying for the education of kids who do live somewhere else. That's the deal we have only because of a law suit, settled 35+ years ago, with no sunset provision, that now benefits mostly people who were unrelated in every way to the original suit (including being a different race). You may be happy to pay for it, which is fine, but I don't see why that means everyone else should.
a resident of Barron Park
on Apr 29, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I support Katie's view that it's a very wise use of our tax dollars to assist the EPA children with their education. The more we can help needy children receive a decent education, the greater assurance these children grow into tax paying, responsible citizens as opposed to school drop outs, infilterating wealthier communities to rob people at gun point. One-half of CA prison inmates are high school drop-outs. Some call it an "economic" obligation, others call it a "moral" obligation, to assist less fortunate children realize their full potential through decent schools.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Apr 29, 2012 at 7:06 pm
@Nancy - if the idea is to spend money to improve the schools for EPA students, then we should just give them the money and help them improve their own schools for ALL the children of EPA. The current system is a pretty roundabout way to "help" about 700 children, and of course drains education-oriented families from Ravenswood/EPA, harming the remaining kids. If there were a vote to create the current system today, it would go down in flames - it only exists because of a poorly structured law suit settlement.
If you want to give your money and even your time to the children of EPA, I applaud you, and heck, would probably join you - but it makes no sense for PAUSD tax payers to do so under a 35+ year old obligation.
a resident of Barron Park
on Apr 29, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Hi Huh? Thanks for your thoughts. A few follow-up questions:
How does E.P.A. view the Tinsley program? Does E.P.A. oppose the Tinsley program as harmful their community (by draining education oriented families from their community)? Or is it just some of P.A. speaking out against the program?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Apr 29, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Nancy - from most of what I have read over the past few years, Ravenswood views the VTP program and charter schools as a drain on $$ but more importantly, a drain on parents that care about education and are able to support their children. The parents who are able to help their kids with homework, volunteer at school, etc. are much more likely to be Tinsley or Charter parents.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 30, 2012 at 10:58 am
The VTP (aka Tinsley) program has been pretty expensive in the past, and will likely be even more so in the future. The PAUSD reported per student spending numbers of over $13K/student to the State Department of Education not too long ago. With those sorts of expenditures (and the other money that is not reported), it's not hard to see that the PAUSD/taxpayers/contributors are paying about $100M every ten years to educate East Palo Alto children.
That is a lot of money in anyone's book.
With the on-going gentrification of East Palo Alto, the changes that FaceBook will impose on that community, and the clear lack of real impact on EPA students being in the PAUSD--it's definitely time to return to Court and end VTP.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 30, 2012 at 12:08 pm
There are definitely pros and cons in the VTP system, but regardless of whether or not it can be stopped, it won't alter the increasing enrollment situation, neither will the kindergarten age adjustment.
Short term, these would/will just be a blip. The problem is that we are increasing the overall number of living units in Palo Alto and these living units are producing school age children.
If we continue to produce more living units then we must increase the number of schools. QED.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 1, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Before everyone goes overboard on bashing PAUSD-VTP funding. Please read the backgrounder at the PAUSD website. You will note that the most of the state funding per student (which would otherwise go to the Ravenswood District or Seqouia HS District) does end up at PAUSD.
There is a shortfall between what is spent by PAUSD per student vs. what is provided by the state transfer. However, for those of you who are getting amped up about VTP expenditures, at least recognize it is hardly the amount you are assuming to be.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 3, 2012 at 9:53 am
And ABAG and the State of California want to stuff 10,000 more homes/apartments. etc in Palo Alto?? WHERE will all these children go to school? Rebuking this ABAG mandate should be the #1 vocal priority for Palo Altans, the School Board, the City Council, and anyone else who can pound on the table. Corte Madera just told ABAG "where to go" -and withdrew from it. So what if the State had no money to give Palo Alto in transportation funding, etc? The State's "broke" anyway. Even though State Law says that a city can't consider the school district in master planning, time to ignore this and get that law changed too. PA Council, Joe Simitian, and Rich Gordan ARE YOU LISTENING??
a resident of Barron Park
on May 3, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Agree 100% with Kate re: ABAG...and I'll go a step further - this is MY #1 priority. Any local politician that does not ACTIVELY oppose ABAG in speech and deed will NOT get my vote in future elections - that simple.
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