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Islander News Articles 3/14
Newsday: Greg Logan's Islander Insider is on the club perhaps calling up Kyle Okposo by Tuesday, the Islanders staking their claim to a possible outdoor game at Yankee Stadium and more on Rick DiPietro's stick handling. Bill Guerin talks about the powerplay, Brendan Witt talks about his efforts with his family to fight cancer and his injury. Chris Pronger vs Chris Simon is brought up and Bob McKenzie defends Pronger because the video footage is not good despite Kessler saying he got his calf with the stomp.
Garth Snow, Ted Nolan, Rick DiPietro comment on several items.
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Seems to me it's a terrible decision if Okposo is called up when he's needed in Bridgeport for their playoff chase. The idea from this point forward should be to make sure one team gets into the playoffs and in this case that's the Sound Tigers.
Kyle Okposo does not need an NHL cameo as much as the Islanders need him to experience a playoff series. It's also been a long and tough season for Okposo, he does not need any more changes and distractions. What he does need to do is continue to play in Bridgeport and after the Islanders season ends have Tambellini, Comeau go back to the AHL and help that group have a long playoff run.
Sound Tigers have a very tough April schedule that ends much later than the Isles schedule.
Not much to say about the outdoor game that I did not write the other day. If the team were marketed as New York they would not have to sell themselves like this now and should be the team regardless of who the opposition is.
NHL.com: Dan Rosen has a feature article on Islanders defenseman Brendan Witt and his work off the ice to help children.
Star Phoenix:Cory Wolfe has a full feature on Islander goaltender Billy Smith who will play in a legends game tonight on a bunch of subjects.
Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio reports on Kip Brennan suspension ending which will make him available to play Saturday as well as all the roster changes for tonight's game. Jeremy Colliton is back with the Sound Tigers.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Bridgeport Sound Tigers
WHEN — Tonight, 7:30
WHERE — Arena at Harbor Yard
ON THE AIR — No radio; Webcast and B2 Networks Internet pay-per-view at www.soundtigers.com
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I'm actually in favour of bringing KO up for a stint at the end of the season. Give him a taste of the bigs so he has some context. Besides, half the people he'll likely be forming a core with are already up now anyway...ReplyDelete
I also think some of the remaining games against teams in the tight playoff hunt will be a good, intense experience down the stretch, esp any Philly or Ranger games.
Personally, I want him competing against the and playing with the best players possible, and that isn't in the AHL (although I certainly understand the argument about some PO experience, even if it's the AHL).
Hi Jkp,ReplyDelete
How will you feel if his callup stint cost him a chance to play in the AHL playoffs for an extended run?
Truthfully Trevor Smith is the player who deserves the callup over Okposo, he's been excellent but he stays in the AHL?
Also painfully obvious this is about the Islanders playing Okposo just enough NHL games so that his contract does not count for this year. Seems more like a publicity move to recall him now when it would be much better if he got his first Islander game in camp next fall.
Way this is going to work out Okposo will wind up at the World Championships because he will have no playoff games.
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Former EastEnders actor Dean Gaffney is receiving treatment in hospital after being seriously injured in a car crash.
The 34-year-old actor, who played Robbie Jackson in the soap, suffered head injuries after hitting the central reservation of a Derbyshire road.
He is being treated at a hospital in Derby but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Dave Read, Dean's agent, said the actor was on his way to a friend's house from Derby Theatre's production of A Murder is Announced, in which he stars, when the accident happened.
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Type: Puppetry, Taijutsu, Kenjutsu
Background: The art of Doll Fatality was created by a man whose name is unknown. He had developed a new type of puppet which he would've called a "doll". The purpose of the doll is to allow much more flexible movements within the doll, using a different build which allows the user to be much more flexible rather than rigid.
Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style:The main ability of Doll Fatality is the usage of the flexibility of puppets and using that to it's best ability. The style gives the advantage of cutting off a puppet's chakra strings in order to use certain moves such as rapid flailing of arms. While one wouldn't be able to control the puppet without the chakra strings, they're able to use force, velocity and momentum to achieve the moves wanted using this technique. For example, launching a puppet with proper trajectory and speed while letting it go at the right time to use it as a projectile. Another use may be rapidly pulling back a puppet's arm and letting it go to use momentum for it to be a flailing weapon of sorts. It's moreso an advanced style of puppetry which also utilizes Taijutsu and Kenjutsu, due to the physical blows of puppets.
Examples of techniques and how it could be used:
(Ningyō Sapo: Hassha-tai) - Doll Fatality: Projectile
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Long
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage Points: 30
• The user will charge a puppet towards the target while releasing the strings to make it like a projectile at them. The user can change the trajectory to increase the range to hit a target at long range.
(Ningyō Sapo: Tatsumaki) - Doll Fatality: Tornado
Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 25
Damage Points: 40
• The user using Biyorigō will begin to move the puppet towards the target at a high speed while pulling back and releasing the puppet strings connected to it's arms to allow them to flail about around it. The swords which the puppet is holding allows it to hit the target with multiple sharp and blunt attacks while charging towards them.
• Can only be used 4 times a battle.
• Can only be used with a Biyorigō puppet.
(Ningyō Sapo: Sunaarashi) - Doll Fatality: Sandstorm
Rank: A
Type: Offensive/Defensive/Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: 60
•The user using a Biyorigō puppet will use great force to stick one of it's feet into the ground to use as an axis for spinning. It's swords are positioned at angles so that they can spiral with ease. Using aerodynamic movements and great control, the user will spin the puppet releasing it's puppet strings allowing the puppet to spin around on the spot. The speed is so great that it's capable of dealing major cuts and picking up dust.
• Can only be used twice a battle.
• The puppet cannot move after using this for one turn.
• Can only be used with a Biyorigō puppet.
Additional Effects: The user of the style becomes more flexible with puppets, enabling faster control over them. The technique also practices a lot of flowing movements using the chakra strings, so using the style, a higher transition rate between the techniques and other movements such as hand seals is achieved.
Restrictions: Using the style requires full concentration over puppets, and a synchronization with one's puppet. Unless the user is Kankuro, Sasori or Chiyo (in which they can use Karasu, Sasori's Parents etc.), the puppet must belong to one's self (custom). Also the user must have a mastery over puppetry to use this style. Additionally, this can only be used with puppets which are outside of the user, so it cannot be used with puppets which are used like armor, or if someone turned themself into a puppet, such as Hiruko and Sasori as himself.
Video to further explain momentum and the style I wish to aim for.
Note: It's only the first bit with Naruto, how he throws his Shadow Clones. In a similar fashion, one could release chakra strings while the puppet is moving at a high speed to act as a projectile.
Also watch this for a better example of how I wish to utilize the moves.
±± Declined ±± Don't resubmit. Sorry, but you continue to think that you can continue to control your puppet once you release the strings as its shown in your first example of use.
This is simply you ramming your puppets at your opponents as projectiles by trowing them and releasing their strings. I gave you many chances to work it and keep it worked out so that you could make this approvable. IT had some potential but not that much. Sorry, DNR.


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What made this off-sesaon critical?
- Winning gold medal inspired me. Last season, I felt I came up short. Wanted to work as hard as possible, wasn't reaching maximum potential. Had to take a humble approach to see how he could get better. Consistency has been a weakness of mine, just want to prolong success.
Can these numbers hold up? Does he expect to sustain this start?
- That's the plan. I'm taking every good approach I can, I want to pay attention to detail, stay aggressive, continue to get to the line, stay inside. Wanted to get more in the post, get in the paint a lot more. Get to the FT line a lot more.
How much more confident is he?
- A lot more confident. Bigger, stronger, can actually feel results of weightlifting when playing. He could tell before that big guys had the advantage. Now he feels like he's on an even playing field.
Where did he lift weights?
- Dallas. It was a Rocky environment. Nice, but not state of the art.
How much of this is about contract year?
- Yeah, it has something to do with everything. I thas something to do with him feeling better about himself as a player and trying to reach potential. And trying to show he's one of the best forwards in the NBA. If it doesn't start with me, nobody else is really going to believe it. Wants to have confidence in himself, teammates show confidence in him, wants to prove night in night out that he's one of the best.
How would you characterize 7 years in Toronto?
- It's been good. It's like any other place, it's had its ups and downs. Course, it's cold. But basketball-wise, it's been good. We've had some good times. Sometimse you think that people don't know sports, and it's a hockey twon, but they really like basketball. The crowd is good, they have a support, they've really embraced me there. It's been good times there.
What are you looking for next year?
- It's just important for me to win and be happy. If you're happy, you can work your best. I want to win a championship. That's what every player in this league wants, especially good players. that's what it's about for me. I want the chance to win a lot of basketball games and hopefully hold a few trophies.


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The best way to explore Vietnam's magical Halong Bay? An overnight junk boat cruise. (Nadia Krige)
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Local residents wait to take guests on a canoe trip into Vông Viêng floating fishing village. The rowers are mostly young men and women. (Nadia Krige)
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But a majority of show goers still want to see what's new in infrastructure. As this morning's keynote let out, the masses headed for the main exhibit door, many of them eager to see developments from their favorite switching vendor.
As they rushed in, they were greeted by a variety of presentations and announcements, but if there's an overarching theme at Interop, it's 40-Gbps Ethernet and fabric architectures. The new high-speed ports can be seen on systems from Hewlett-Packard, Enterasys, Extreme, Mellanox, and others, even if the products won't be available until later this year.
One vendor conspicuously absent from that field is Cisco, whose booth is populated mostly by partners and demonstrations of the company's VoIP and collaboration technologies.
If Cisco's Interop presence in switching is the least impressive, HP's may be the most impressive, with walls of racks of equipment. Its 40-Gbps line card (third from the right in the picture below) wasn't the densest collection we've seen, but there it was, up and running. The chassis below is one from HP's acquisition of H3C, part of the 3Com deal.
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One car looks futuristic, a sleek green machine fit for a sci-fi movie. The other has retro lines, something like an old Citroen. Both cars are winners.
"We have gone five times and every time have come home with trophies," said Michael Werner, a Granite Falls High School manufacturing teacher who heads the school's Eco Car program.
Those unique little cars and the two Granite Falls High School teams that built them — the ShopGirls and UrbanAutos teams — were back in their classroom Monday after competing in Houston April 24-27.
For the fifth year, Werner took Granite Falls teams to the Shell Eco-marathon. The energy company's annual events in the Americas, Europe and Asia challenge students to design, build and test vehicles that are very energy efficient.
Both Granite Falls teams raced against deadlines to build all-new cars this year.
You say your Prius gets better than 50 miles per gallon? Get this: The car built by the five-member UrbanAutos team set a school record of 288 miles per gallon in Houston. It came in second in the Urban Diesel category, beating a car from Louisiana Tech University and bringing home $1,000 in prize money.
The ShopGirls, with eight members, won the Safety Award, which Granite Falls girls have won several times before. It's an important award and a $2,000 prize. Werner said all winnings benefit the Eco Car program, which is a seventh-period elective class at Granite Falls High School.
With its fiberglass body, the girls' streamlined car placed fourth in the Prototype Diesel category, getting 493 miles per gallon.
Considering the competition, the kids' achievements are all the more impressive. There were 121 vehicles in Houston from 30 high schools and 53 universities. Granite Falls High School was the only school competing from Washington. It was also the only school in Houston with an all-female team.
The UrbanAutos team has one girl, senior Brooke Nicholson. "These boys have become my best friends," said Nicholson, 18, who will graduate in June. She was a driver in the Shell competition.
This was Derek Benefiel's first Eco Car year. "This has been an amazing program. I learned so much," the 15-year-old freshman said. His father Jerry Benefiel, who works for the Boeing Co., accompanied the team to Houston. "It is our future," the elder Benefiel said. He is proud that the UrbanAutos car bested Louisiana Tech by about 100 miles per gallon.
Both cars have Yanmar single-cylinder diesel engines, typically used in generators. Students work with weight limits. The boys' car is 330 pounds, more than 100 pounds lighter than a car they previously built. Cars had to make 10 laps around a 0.6-mile track, with three stops to simulate stop-and-go traffic.
The ShopGirls team spent time with Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Benefiel said. "It was just a fabulous experience," the father said.
It was also the culmination of exhausting days and nights. The teams toiled through spring break, and after arriving in Texas they worked long hours to finish their cars, Werner said. Along with students, the teacher credits volunteers and sponsors, among them the Granite Falls IGA store, H&L Sports, Midway Plywood, Pro-Wheel Racing Components, Staheli's Progressive Tooling and Fiberglass Supply.
By creating super-efficient cars, students made great strides in gaining valuable skills.
"Everything is a learning experience," said sophomore Brady Tetrick, 15, who made parts on a milling machine.
"It wasn't just building, but machining we get to do," said junior Dansil Green, the ShopGirls team manager who also drove in Houston. The 17-year-old hopes for a career in the space industry. Green said the girls' concept car didn't need lights, windshield wipers or other features required on the UrbanAutos vehicle.
Senior Hunter Theriault, featured as a Herald Super Kid in February, was the manager and a driver for UrbanAutos team.
The boys' car, with a plywood body and aluminum-tubing frame, began with models and drawings. Students used computer-aided drafting. Werner said the boys had hoped to build a vehicle that resembled a Pagani, an Italian sports car he described as a "Lamborghini on steroids."
Reality brought them down to earth. The wooden body and foam top were fused with a stitch-and-glue technique common in boat building.
Werner knows how far those little cars can take students. He shared a letter he received from Sara Rood, a former ShopGirls team member. She is a sophomore at Stanford University and is on a team that is building a solar-powered car to compete in the World Solar Challenge in Australia.
"The opportunity to create something tangible, to build a working, driveable car from scratch was one of the most beneficial experiences in my life," Rood wrote.
"When I read that I think, 'Yeah, I'll do it another year,'" Werner said.
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Taupo Tapout 2 full video from mossko on Vimeo.
Video footage from Taupo Tapout 2 tournament in Taupo, New Zealand
Road trip from Christchurch airport to Taupo, some duty free, a scout hall and some climbing ropes.
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The Census Bureau's American Community Survey of about 80,000 Minnesotans shows Sub-Saharan African families in Minnesota have seen their earning power fall sharply since 2000. Median family income for Somalis, Ethiopians, Kenyans, and others from the region slipped by more than 36 percent over five years after accounting for inflation.
The income figure of $23,000 is roughly half that of white Minnesotans. Poverty rates for African immigrant families in the state shot up to almost 47 percent. Minnesota attracted the equivalent of 5,000 sub-Saharan African immigrants a year since 2000.
Barbara Ronningen, from the Minnesota State Demographer's Office, said immigrant and minority populations are much lower in numbers, but are growing faster than settled, white residents. She said it typically takes longer for newer immigrants to feed the state's economy.
"(They're) people who are still getting settled, still finding their way in Minnesota's economy, still finding good jobs and working their way up the economic ladder if you will," Ronningen said.
Finding a way up that ladder is on the mind of Abdirahman Adan of Columbia Heights. When he first arrived in Minnesota ten years ago he sought out relatively cheap housing in Minneapolis' inner city. He relied on a network of fellow immigrants for support toward a better life.
"Get a job. Get a good education. Obey the law of the nation you're living in. Live as everybody is living here. Raise a decent family. I know that and whatever comes with that," Adan said.
But it's getting harder for Adan and people like him to achieve that simple ideal. Immigrants from the African region lag far behind all other ethnic groups in home ownership. One reason is Muslim immigrants, such as those from Somalia, shun conventional loans because of a religious prohibition on compound interest. The percentage of Africans paying more than a third of their income for housing more than doubled since 2000.
Other immigrant and minority categories are also struggling. Blacks had the second-largest income decline. They also had the second-highest poverty rate. Twenty percent of Mexican immigrants live below the poverty line.
Demographer Ronningen said minority groups failing to gain traction is a warning sign for the future. "As they comprise a larger proportion of the total population growth we need to make sure they achieve as much as they can, that everybody achieves as much as they can," Ronningen said. "Otherwise we're going to have real problems in Minnesota."
As they comprise a larger proportion of the total population growth we need to make sure they achieve as much as they can--that everybody achieves as much as they canDemographer Barbara Ronningen
Despite the odds, Somali immigrant Adan is within reach of the promise that eludes so many others. After high school he joined the U.S. Army National Guard. He had two deployments overseas. Now, he's on track to graduate next spring from the University of Minnesota with a double major in computer science and medical technology. He hopes to eventually end up in medical school.
Adan, who missed two years of grade school because of the civil war in his homeland, now envisions himself as a pediatric physician. "Education will always give you a chance in life and that has always been the driving force," he said. "Even our parents never had a good education. But they're the ones who are telling us that's what we have to do to proceed in life." Nearly all groups post high school graduation percentages in the upper 20s. But the percentages of college degrees among each population varies widely with Hispanic residents at the bottom and Asians second only to white residents at the top.
The Census Bureau hopes to present similar information from the American Community Survey every year and use it to replace the long form questionnaire previously distributed during the decennial census.


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The Failure of Mann Bracken, LLP, and Axiant, LLC
January 19, 2010
To all Maryland Licensed Debt Collection Agencies:
As you may be aware through news coverage or otherwise, Mann Bracken, LLP ("Mann Bracken"), a
Delaware limited liability partnership, is ceasing business operations. Mann Bracken, LLP, is
the surviving entity of the merger of Mann Bracken, LLC (f/k/a Mann, Bracken, Layng & Knezo,
LLC), Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP, and Eskanos & Adler, PC. It appears that Mann Bracken has
already shut down substantially all of its business operations as its listed telephone numbers
have been disconnected. Axiant, LLC ("Axiant"), the support services company of Mann Bracken, is
currently in Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in the District of Delaware.
As a result of these events, Maryland consumers whose debts were serviced by this firm have
been left with no communication or source of information. The Office of the Commissioner of
Financial Regulation has received numerous complaints from consumers voicing concerns ranging
from who to contact on their specific accounts to remitted checks not being cashed.
This advisory is intended to make clear that any Maryland licensed debt collection agency
who has engaged the services of Mann Bracken, Axiant or any related entity is expected to
contact consumers and inform them of what to do regarding their specific accounts. Simply
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Dr. Joe Sinclair is back.
He�s the former superintendent of the Burlington City Schools who went on to other jobs in education in the Statesville area.
It was back in November that I told you about a book he had written. It was �Putting Life on the Finish Line: Running to Victory.� In that book, he related his experiences in more than 162 marathons in something like five years.
He took the lessons learned in those running experiences and related them to everyday life as a formula for success.
Now he is back with his second book: �The Marathon Called Educational Leadership: The Twenty-Six Commandments of Success.�
Joe had many unique experiences in his years as an educator, and it was my opportunity and pleasure to share some of those with him through our friendship as well as our professional connections.
He�s one of the few superintendents who has sold one of his schools for a profit. He did that here in Burlington. Smith School at the time was located on Huffman Mill Road. Kmart wanted the school site. And they got it. The old school was torn down, and a new one was built on Delaney Drive, and the Kmart store was erected on the old site.
But there were a lot of problems that stood in the way of that happening, and it took a lot of work and originality to make it come to pass. Joe had to apply his first commandment of leadership: �Common sense is the foundation and one of the key ingredients for success. Think outside the box if faced with what seems to be an impossible situation.�
There were strict laws about how school property was to be disposed, and under those laws it was impossible to sell the school to a private developer. So Joe and his staff had special legislation introduced in the North Carolina Legislature to allow the sale.
Joe, who was state Superintendent of the Year while in Burlington, had a teacher, Donna Oliver, who was chosen as national Teacher of the Year in 1987. I accompanied Joe and his group to the Oval Office of the White House to see President Ronald Reagan make the presentation to Donna, a teacher at Cummings High School. There he applied his 21st commandment of leadership: �Keep notes of significant life decisions. A future recall of these events may benefit you. Record important events and don�t rely on memory.�
And then in 1989 Joe and I were roommates on a trip to the Soviet Union. The Cummings High School Show Choir was chosen for an international music festival in Sochi, site of the recent winter Olympics. We spent two weeks behind the Iron Curtain during a period in which the Communist world was beginning to collapse. Two weeks after we came home, the Berlin Wall came down.
Then there is Joe�s 17th commandment: �Timing is very important when making difficult decisions. One of the most important decisions is when to close schools due to weather.� And it was that commandment that brought us one of the most unusual stories ever to occur in the life of a superintendent.
Closing schools due to weather is a major decision. It affects the lives of many thousands of people � the students, their parents and the employers of those parents. It calls for a major adjustment in their daily schedules of work and family life.
It is a decision Joe did not take lightly. So Joe relied on a goat for help. That�s right. A goat that became known far and wide as Lulu the Snow Goat. So happens that was a family matter for me, as I was, if you will, the uncle of Lulu. My sister-in-law Peggy owned the goat, and she and my brother Earl kept her on their farm near Snow Camp.
One year there was a snow, and Joe had to call off school. He was later talking to Earl about it, noting how it was tough to know what to do, when Earl told him he could help. He introduced Joe to Lulu. Lulu slept on the porch of a building on Earl�s property, but when snow was coming, she would move into the barn to sleep.
So the next time snow was forecast, Joe checked with Earl. Lulu had gone to the barn, there were some flurries, and school was called off. Then there was the morning when bad weather was forecast but nothing was falling. A decision had to be made early to allow families to make changes in schedules. Earl told Joe that Lulu had gone to the barn about 4 a.m. With not a flake falling, Joe called school off. By 11 a.m. there was a small blizzard underway.
That story was repeated nine times. Lulu�s forecasts were perfect. I wrote stories about her, and we heard from places all over the country and from England and Australia. Lulu was a folk hero. She was on TV, on the cover of Star magazine, the supermarket tabloid. And there was an invitation from a television program, �Incredible Sunday,� to take her to Hollywood to appear on the national show.
Before that could happen, however, Lulu was killed by a pack of wild dogs.
There was a lot more to her story, and there is a lot more to Joe�s book. He will be at Barnes & Noble here in Burlington, Saturday, May 10, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Aside from advising Transport Canada to meet its responsibilities as national rail regulator, Canada's Transportation Safety Board had just one new recommendation in its final investigation report: that parked locomotives trailing dangerous goods be secured by chocks, derailers, or advanced braking systems. Current regulation does not require the sort of physical restraint that would have prevented the Lac-Mégantic runaway.
The proximate causes identified by the TSB were poor locomotive maintenance and inadequate train securement, for which the safety board blames the now-defunct railway company (since taken over by Fortress Investment Group and re-started as the Central Maine & Quebec Railway).
The basic facts, said Transportation Safety Board Chair Wendy Tadros in releasing the final accident investigation report on August 19, 2014, are: "A crude oil train parked on a main track on a descending grade, with the lead locomotive running and seven hand brakes set. A fire begins in an engine that had been causing problems for days. Emergency responders shut off the engine, but then the air holding the locomotive brakes leaks off. Without enough force from the hand brakes, the train begins its tragic descent downhill."
But, Tadros continued, employee responsibility is the last line of defense in railway safety, and not one that can substitute for management supervision and government oversight. MM&A was weakly managed, she said, and the federal regulator did little to police it:
"This was a company with a weak safety culture, a company where people did what was needed to get the job done, rather than always follow the rules," Tadros said. "A company where unsafe conditions and unsafe practices were allowed to continue. Which begs a question: Who, then, was in a position to check on this company—to make sure safety standards were being met? Who was the guardian of public safety? That's the role of government—to provide checks and balances. Oversight. And yet this booming industry—where unit trains were shipping more and more oil across Canada, and across the border—ran largely un-checked. Yes, Transport Canada knew about some of the problems at MM&A, but the follow-up wasn't always there."
TSB investigators released their report at the scene of the tragedy in which 47 people were killed and 2,000 displaced from their homes. TSB was surprisingly bold in pointing the finger of blame at Transport Canada, the Canadian government's transportation regulator. Like the Federal Railroad Administration in the U.S., Transport Canada is part of the country's executive branch, under the direct control of the governing party.
"If the guard dog doesn't do its job, then indeed it is to blame," said TSB Chief Operating Officer Jean Laporte when asked to say directly whether Transport Canada was the culprit-in-chief.
"There has to be a change in the Canadian railway industry," said Tadros. "The increase in moving shipments of oil by rail took many by surprise, including the regulator. This accident will bring about a sea change in thinking by the railway industry, the shippers, and the regulators."
The TSB had earlier issued emergency interim recommendations governing railway operations, each of which was rapidly implemented by a chastened Transport Canada, which previously had been slammed in separate reviews for not doing its job by the country's auditor general and by its information commissioner for its regime of secrecy and obstruction of freedom of information legislation. The interim recommendations included enhanced standards for DOT-111 tank cars, requirements for railways to conduct safety-driver route planning and for Emergency Response Assistance Plans to be developed for the rail transportation of liquid hydrocarbons. Each of those recommendations was subsequently adopted by Transport Canada.
The TSB final report contains only two additional recommendations, the first that Transport Canada actually audit and inspect implementation of the "safety management systems" introduced in 2001 when direct government rulemaking was replaced by self-regulation. The TSB's only new operational recommendation is that Canada adopt recent U.S. National Transportation Safety Board advice that trains parked on main line grades be restrained by derailers or other physical devices.
"Transport Canada must require railways to put in place additional physical defenses to prevent runaway trains," said Tadros. "This could mean things like wheel chocks, or modern braking technology, because right now, Transport Canada is relying on the rules that still allow a train carrying dangerous goods to be left unattended on a descending grade."
Despite the earlier focus on misclassified oil and inadequate tank cars, the TSB final report made no mention of whether changes to tank car design or accurate cargo classification would have avoided the disaster. Nor would Donald Ross, the TSB's chief investigator in the Lac-Mégantic event, say whether tank cars conforming to new regulatory standards could have prevented or mitigated the explosive consequences of the derailment.
TSB Chair Tadros concluded that the report will do nothing to console survivors, but hoped that it would reassure Canadians that crude-hauling trains will become safe enough to transit an area of dense population. "For the people of Lac-Mégantic, today's report won't do anything to bring back their loved ones, or to rebuild their town," he said. "We know that. But we can point the way toward a better future, a safer future. One where the trains that travel through our cities—and through our towns—are no longer feared."


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Home prices in the Los Angeles-Orange County area rose 7.7 percent in November, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released Tuesday.
November was the fifth consecutive month of home-price gains in the region, boosting prices back to January 2004 levels, the survey shows. Despite those gains, home prices still are 36 percent below the September 2006 price peak.
The Case-Shiller report is the last, and most conservative, of four key price reports for November.
DataQuick, The California Association of Realtors and CoreLogic likewise showed hefty percentage gains in home prices, ranging from 8 percent to almost 16 percent in November.
Although Case-Shiller and CoreLogic reports lag other home price indexes, experts believe that both more accurately reflect changes in home values because they compare a home's latest sale price to its price the last time it sold.
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Nationwide, prices were up in 19 of 20 metro areas included in the Case-Shiller survey, with prices up 4.5 percent in a composite of 10 metro areas and up 5.5 percent in a 20-city composite.
Home prices got their biggest bounce in Phoenix and Las Vegas, two of the hardest-hit markets during the housing market crash. Phoenix home prices shot up 22.8 percent in November from the same month in 2011, while Las Vegas prices were up 10 percent.
Three other metros had double-digit price gains: San Francisco, up 12.7 percent; Detroit, up 11.9 percent; and Minneapolis, up 11.1 percent.
The only annual decline occurred in New York, where home prices dropped 1.2 percent from year-ago levels.
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Does anyone have any idea of the average salary of a Ministry employee? How much do you think the Minister of MAgic is paid/ the heads of departments? Do you think people who work say as Unspeakables or Aurors are paid substantially more than jobs like Arthur Weasley's?
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Lauren is a Graduate Research Assistant at MonTREP, as well as a Graduate Assistant to General Russell D. Howard, and a third semester Master's Candidate for 2013 in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at MIIS. She is focusing her studies on Counterterrorism and Terrorist Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, with special attention to Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorism Financing. Prior to beginning her graduate studies in Monterey, Lauren worked as an Administrative Assistant to a Haute Couture Fashion Website Designer, as well is in the Professional Theater Industry as a Choreographer in Los Angeles . She also has professional and internship experience doing research for an elected member of the Beverly Hills School Board and with Jericho Publishing. She graduated Valedictorian with a Bachelor's in Political Science with a focus on Globalization and Development and International Security from American Jewish University and was nominated by University Faculty and Board to be the Commencement Speaker for her graduating class. She reads, writes, and speaks both Arabic and Hebrew and has also studied French. She hopes after graduation to work in International Security, Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorism Financing.


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NAMEclearerr, feof, ferror, fileno - check and reset stream status
SYNOPSIS#include <stdio.h>
void clearerr(FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTIONThe function clearerr clears the end-of-file and error indicators for the stream pointed to by stream.
The function feof tests the end-of-file indicator for the stream pointed to by stream, returning non-zero if it is set. The end-of-file indicator can only be cleared by the function clearerr.
The function ferror tests the error indicator for the stream pointed to by stream, returning non-zero if it is set. The error indicator can only be reset by the clearerr function.
The function fileno examines the argument stream and returns its integer descriptor.
For non-locking counterparts, see unlocked_stdio(3).
ERRORSThese functions should not fail and do not set the external variable errno. (However, in case fileno detects that its argument is not a valid stream, it must return -1 and set errno to EBADF.)
CONFORMING TOThe functions clearerr, feof, and ferror conform to X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').
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Tannoy i30
April 4th, 2008
Tannoy makes an impressive iPod sound system.
U.K. based Tannoy, known for its professional and home audio loudspeakers, decided to give us iPod listeners the benefit of their years of audio expertise with a quasi-portable stereo system. The sleek and brawny Tannoy i30 looks impressive on any surface.
This heavy-duty speaker system has an oval shape that is flat from the front view, but extends the oval in the back, complete with an inset hidden handle. The clean front design has not a button to be seen; so all the controls are on the small remote.
The front is graced with two non-removable gray grills that cover 4-inch iCT,
Inductive Coupling Technology
, speakers and an iPod dock, under which is a gray TANNOY label. When removed from its suitcase-like box, the sheer weight of the speaker system is impressive, as is the simple packaging. The i30 weighs in at a whopping 8.2 pounds.
Ensconced in thick foam, the i30 comes wrapped in soft cloth labeled
the kit
, while the accessories are in a box similar to the rectangular iMac accessory box, slipped between the foam. Inside
the bits
box are five iPod docking inserts, a stereo min-jack audio cable, the power cable, an English printed manual and a mini-disc with the manual in other languages. The mini disc probably wasn't a great decision considering how many computers come with slot loading disc drives. Two Union Flag pins with the Tannoy logo also grace the top of the package, so you can wear your purchase on your sleeve, so to speak.
Back of the Tannoy i30
The back of the Tannoy i30 includes the power cord plug, the 3.5mm Stereo mini-jack port, an USB port, a video-out port, and two screw holes, if you want to mount it on a wall. You can buy the wall mount separately. The video-out is not compatible with newer iPods, but the USB-B port lets you connect it to your computer, so you can synchronize your iPod with iTunes without removing the iPod. If you opt for the wall mount, don't place it too high, because you need to be able to view your iPod screen to navigate play lists.
i30 Remote Control
The seven button infrared remote is your only control interface, and it lacks menu navigation, shuffle, and repeat capabilities. Basically, you have to manually choose your song or play list and use the remote to control the start, stop, or move forward and back across songs. The remote also mutes and turns off the i30. The i30 also automatically turns off when you remove your iPod, but with the lack of lights you can't tell. While the remote works better than many other IR remotes, it still needs a line of sight to work well.
Tannoy i30
The speakers produce good resonant bass with little to no distortion, even when the volume is turned up, which is no problem for the 50-watt system. This box is capable of extremely loud sound. As best as my ears heard, it achieved its advertised frequency response of 60Hz to 22kHz, and this is one of the few systems I've tested that accomplished its goal. There's a nice depth of sound across the high and mid-range levels, but the bass overshadows them. While listening to Sentimentale, a Suite for Flute and Piano, the flute was almost lost completely. An equalizer adjustment might have solved this problem, as does using uncompressed music. Acoustic guitar, rock, and rap music sounded great though. If you're interested in more of the technical aspects of the sound system, please peruse the review at
I think the well-designed system is impressive, but like most iPod stereos with no tone controls, pushes the bass too much. Many systems push the bass to adjust for compressed music, so when you listen to Apple lossless or uncompressed formats, it overshadows some of the midtones. Most listeners should be very happy with the sound generated by the i30 though. The issue is whether you really want to spend $400 for an iPod stereo that is useless if you lose the remote and is only as portable as the power cord will reach.
While the i30 is a beautifully designed system, I still prefer the
Monitor Audio i-Deck
, which you can now buy on sale for significantly less money than when it was introduced.
Sleek design. Loud, distortion-free sound. Good speakers. Built-in carry handle.
Expensive. Video doesn't work with newer iPod models. No controls on main deck.


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This week's GymInfo national rankings put the Razorbacks at No.1, tied with UCLA. The top five is rounded out with Utah, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Coach Rene Cook says the ranking came the same weekend that Arkansas celebrated the 10th anniversary of the program. The Razorbacks defeated LSU on Friday in front of a crowd of more than 5,500 people in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville.
In its national rankings by event, GymInfo also puts the Razorbacks at No. 1 in uneven bars.
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The VaiṣṇavaVaishnava-Sahajiyās Sahajiyas elevated parakīyāparakiya-rati (literally, "the love of a man for a woman who legally belongs to another") above svakīyāsvakiya-rati (conjugal love) as the more intense of the two. ParakīyāratiParakiya-rati, it was said, was felt without consideration for the conventions of society or for personal gain and thus was more analogous to divine love. Rādhā Radha is conceived as the ideal of the parakīyā parakiya woman, and the VaiṣṇavaVaishnava-Sahajiyās Sahajiyas never attempted (as did some sects of Vaishnavism) to depict her as the wife of Krishna.
The VaiṣṇavaVaishnava-Sahajiyās Sahajiyas were looked upon with disfavour by other religious groups and operated in secrecy. In their literature they deliberately employed a highly enigmatic style. Because of the extreme privacy of the cultmovement, little is known about its prevalence or its practices today.


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Editor's Note: Because of the overwhelming number of election-themed Rants & Raves received, we are offering these for our online readers.
Election comments from readers:
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama is that Mr.Romney gives away his money and Obama gives away OUR money.
WHY WOULD LEE ANDERSON want to debate a person who would say anything to get elected, like some of the others (or most of them) in Washington? We just need an honest person for a change.
HUGE RAVE TO John Barrow for the most clever campaign ads ever.
A RANT TO THE recent letter-writer who went on and on about how there is little prejudice at present in America. A new, just released AP poll shows that 51 percent of Americans now express explicit anti-black attitudes. It would be a tragedy if racial prejudice costs Obama the presidency.
OBAMA BUDDY TIMBERLAKE making fun of poor people at his wedding. Go figure.
AM I THE ONLY ONE who can't stand George Clooney?
HOLD ON TO YOUR coffee cup: Obama wins easily! Why do I say this? Because Republicans and their Tea Party mistress have tried 50 different ways to blame and tag President Obama for failing to improve the economy but to no avail. Republicans are a day late and a dollar short as usual.
RAVES TO OBAMA FOR checking on the people and giving up campaigning during Storm Sandy. He even spent time with Gov. Christie of NJ and Romney would not do that.
I WATCHED AN information show on one of the networks last night. President Obama gave a "shout out" to nurses who evacuated babies from an intensive care unit that had lost power during hurricane Sandy. Think about this, if those babies had been born as a result of a botched abortion President Obama voted to leave them to die when he was in the Illinois Senate. Why praise the nurses who fought to keep them little babies alive when President Obama voted to let similar babies die?
FOR FOUR YEARS, Obama's go-fers have been inventing more government red tape than the law allows, literally. Now, Hero Obama tells the government to cut the red tape for Storm Sandy victims. Why did he invent the red tape to begin with? To control more of YOUR personal life. A week from now, he'll pile on more red tape.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN Lee Anderson is asked to make a speech in the U.S. Congress? Will Mitt Romney do it for him?
Lee Anderson, please SAY something, anything, anytime and to any of us voters eventhough it will not make any sense except to the less than 1 percent of voters in Columbia County who are farmers like yourself. Also try to get a new modern tractor.
RANT TO FREDDIE SANDERS. You have to realize that when you refer to a group of people as you would refer to a "thing" that you will lose any support you may have had e.g., "the blacks".
RANT TO VOTER SUPPRESSION advocates. You have to realize that the more you try to keep someone from doing something, the more they want to do it. It is one of the epic battles being fought in every household that has teenagers in it.
POLITICS APPEARS to bring the worst out of a lot of people, but I refuse to let that happen to me. I'm smarter than that. I'm smart enough to know that I will work with, live with, love and appreciate Republicans, Democrats, Independents and people of all races, creeds and ideologies. I'm smart enough to know that on Nov. 6, I will vote my Christian conscience and go back to putting my ultimate trust in the one who never shares power. I'm smart enough to know that I will PRAY for the success of whoever is in the office of president, because as a Christian, that is what I'm called to do. I'm smart enough to know He created us to be better than this. So mainstream, don't try to incite me with your hateful words and racist attitudes, for which we shall all be held accountable. My God has taught me better...and I'm smarter than that!
OBAMA CALLS ROMNEY a liar, while Obama's lies continue to set historical lying records. Is Obama aware that he's lying? Or is he so stupid he doesn't even realize it?
VOLTAIRE SAID, "It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." Obama's' government is always wrong, so America is in dire danger.
I JUST HEARD ON local TV news that Roundtree (running for RC sheriff) would rather let 10 guilty people go than to arrest one innocent!! Is he kidding?
FOR STORM VICTIMS, Obama says, "We are here for you." Considering his destructive track record, those are frightening words.
HAS ANYONE NOTICED the influx of imported Obama voters in our area? Maybe they are community organizers driving BMWs and Jaguars from out of state. I hope the voter registration office is watching carefully for fraud. Also I would like to know if the county population goes down after the election.
RANT TO ALL the politicians who retract their statements. Don't say what you mean and then go and clarify what you meant to say. You said what you meant the first time.
JOHN BARROW ONLY votes against the Democrats when his vote will not count. If it is a close vote, he will toe the party line.
AS USUAL WITH political people, I am flip-flopping. I am switching my support from Big Bird to Dagwood for president.
IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED on the news that they are going to put monitors at the voting precincts. This is really against federal law and this duty has already been assigned to the Panther organization.
RANT TO ALL the people complaining about immigrants. Unless you are Native American, you too are an immigrant. Go back to your country, too!
BILL KIRBY, IF YOU want telephone solicitors to leave you off the list, you have to make it worth their while to leave you off. Sass them. I did that when I first moved into town around 1989. I "played" with their minds and time and threatened to tell their managers about them. I have rarely been bothered since and I did not officially sign up on any "do not call" list.
BRENT WEIR for mayor of Blythe. Run, Brent, run!
A BIG RAVE TO the people who painted the Romney signs in Columbia County. That's less votes for Obama because they just forfeited their vote.
WHAT DO NATHAN DEAL, The Board of Regents, Azziz and Obama all have in common? Can you say incompetence?
PLEASE VOTE IN District 9 for Harold Jones.
I VOTED FOR AMERICA. Are you going to vote for America or are you going to vote black or white?
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that everyone get out and vote if you are able to because we really need to see a turnaround in this country and our community. If you want to see a turnaround in the economy and want to see Social Security and Medicare saved for future generations, please vote for the Romney-Ryan ticket.
IN 2004, OBAMA was against same sex marriages. So, does that make him bigoted, spiteful, and prejudiced?
THE MEDIA TELLS US that Obama has locked in the majority of the votes from women, blacks, Jews, Latinos, Catholics, academics, college students, dead people, and con artists. It appears that the only hope we have to keep from becoming the Socialist States of America is for white American men to get off their collective posteriors and go vote in record numbers.
AN ELEPHANT IN Korea can say (imitate) a few words and phrases in human speech. Maybe Obama will hire the elephant as an adviser. A Korean talking elephant makes more sense than Obama.
WE NEED TO GET RID of all politicians before they doom the earth.
WILL OBAMA ALLOW foreign ships to bring help to NY & NJ, or will he turn them away like he did after the BP spill, to protect his union buddies?
EVERYTIME LEE ANDERSON is speaking on TV, they ought to have subtitles on the screen like they do for the "Honey Boo Boo" family.


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Two years ago, The Prodigy Mike Bennett and I sat ringside at Final Battle 2010, scouting future opponents, but had not made our debut yet. The crowd was amazing. One year ago, we came within inches of winning the ROH TV Title in a dramatic 3-way elimination match vs. Jay Lethal & El Generico.
This year, we have something more important to do. We've come to praise Jerry Lynn, not bury him.
Unfortunately, we can't.
Jerry Lynn is an inspiration to me and many others, who in our 40's have decided that our wrestling lives are not over. However, he has decided to give up after 2012 and walk away from this sport. I will never walk away from the ring and I will be breaking youngsters til the day I die. Mike Bennett is not walking away and his career is just getting started while Jerry's career is ending with what will be his final loss here in Ring of Honor.
Our goals are way too important, our livelihoods are way too vital, and after coming up short in the past few months, we NEED this win. So we cannot help but bury Jerry Lynn and his career here in Ring of Honor.
Jerry, it's been beautiful. It's been real. It's been inspirational. But money, titles, and rankings are on the line. That's the real world ending, not the fantasy.
Then it will be over, and we'll have made an example out of you. It is DOOMSDAY for you in your final match here in Ring of Honor.
Sorry, but life (and Team Prodigy) goes on, while you won't stupid.
Brutal Bob


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Outtake of Miley Cyrus Topless at Her Maxim Shoot Surfaces [PHOTO]
Miley Cyrus recently claimed the No. 1 spot on Maxim's Hot 100 — and during a photoshoot with the magazine, she let it all hang out.
One of Celebslam's readers sent in the topless shot that was purportedly taken during Miley's Maxim shoot:
The outfit matches one she wore in published photos from the session, so odds are good the pic itself wasn't doctored. In it, Cyrus flashes the photographer (the uncensored version is here, you big pervs) while she … screams in joy? In pain?
Maybe her jacket suddenly got scalding hot, which would explain both her expression and her clear need to divest herself of the fabric.
Regardless, flashing her bare boobs at a photographer goes in direct opposition to what she recently told Elle: "Sex does sell, but you have to find a way that's not just showing your tits."
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I am 17 years old and live in the United States. I love Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Gone with the Wind, and Sweeney Todd. But I have loved Harry Potter since my mom first read the books to me when I was in 1st grade. My favorite is Severus, he's just so interesting!
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melo's bullyball unstoppable.
melo's bullyball unstoppable.
Woodson HAS TO BE gone after this one..he has to be right...RIGHT?
Bargnani is our best PG.
Can we please sit JR down. **** man. Bring Chris Smith in, anybody but JR.
JR need to find his groove, and that is quickly,. We desperately need his scoring.
martin thought he had a melo moment. he did not
Our defense is awful
Damn! anudder 3rd qtr. disaster
Omg. Stat with the stufffffff
Stat showing some life.
Aaaaaaannndddd... woody says something -> smith holds the ball, misses and stops the knicks momentum.
If we want a SLIGHT CHANCE this season...Martin has to be 100% healthy. Him and Metta are out formula to successful defense.


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American, US Airways Boards Approve Merger
After about a year of discussion, negotiation and speculation, the boards of directors of American Airlines and US Airways have independently voted in favor of a merger, according to a Wall Street Journal bulletin (subscription required). The new airline will end up being 72 percent owned by American Airlines' creditors and the rest by US Airways stockholders. US Airways CEO Doug Parker will assume that role at the new airline and American CEO Tom Horton will be the non-executive board chairman, the newspaper said. The merger will create the world's largest airline.
The merger, which has been in the works since soon after American went into bankruptcy protection in late 2011, would be the framework for the airline's plan to emerge from bankruptcy, something that would happen more than a year from now. What's more, the WSJ said most of the creditors would get their accounts settled and American shareholders might even get a little. A bankruptcy judge and federal anti-trust regulators have to sign off on it. In what might have been a show of optimism, American unveiled its new livery a month ago and it incorporates elements of the US Airways motif.
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Quality of Life stinks unless have monry - 1/29/2016
South Dakota is not a place for young or old poor people. Only the rich can enjoy this state The state does not care about the poor,kids,or elderly.Fine example cut education by 800,000 dollars and now cutting teachers and ones that are left will get a little more in pay. Lowest paying salary in nation here for teachers. Right to work state this is a joke. Cost of living lower because you get paid sub wages. Women are treated like second hand citizens,especially since gel moms. Elderly who need work because they don't have enough to live don't get jobs and no programs here. Government does nothing for the poorer class of people. Soon when they get done with pipeline and mining this state will be like of America, contaminated water,dirty air and in shambles all because of their greed. If you have a nice car forget it that car is doomed. We got raised 6 cents for roads and roads are never fixed. They tried to tax vehicles for each wheel that was turned down but believe me they will get way without the people deciding.The people here have no say what goes on. The only thing they got here is the hills and bad lands other than that not a place to thrive.[Comment on this Posting]
Heart of America - 10/30/2013
I've lived in South Dakota most of my life. I love this place I call home. There was a time when I hated it here, but now I can't imagine living anywhere else. Some people say the winters are bad or the summers are too humid. I used to think this, too, but I decided to look for the good in South Dakota rather than the bad. Now, I can't wait for winter so I can dance in the snow, make snow angels and snowmen, and catch the snowflakes as they fall from the sky! I can't wait until winter so I can listen to the tinkle of the snowflakes as they fall through the air and then to catch them on my eyelashes! I can't wait until winter so I can go ice skating with my friends, invite friends over for a cup of hot chocolate and a game! Winter used to be my worst nightmare, now it is my dream! Some people say there is nothing to do here or you can't make a living here. If you are used to making $20 an hour and having the mall 10 feet from your back door, then that is true. But for me, I have plenty to do here! I can always invite friends to my place, or go shopping in Sioux Falls. There are also plenty of tourist attractions here, too! I can always call up some friends and go to DeSmet to the Ingalls Homestead, or take a tour of the Ingalls Homes in town. We can always go to Watertown to the Redlin Art Center, to Madison to Prairie Village, or visit the Corn Palace in Mitchell. Then there is the Black Hills which is only 8 hours from where I live, I go there at least once a year anyway. There are so many places to sight see there! I've lived in SD for more than 20 years and I still find new places to go each year! We may not get paid the best here, but usually we don't need to get paid top dollar, we don't need a mansion or expensive take-out food, we just need a nice home with a usable kitchen, which doesn't really cost that much in South Dakota. There are some people who say there is nothing in South Dakota except cows and corn fields, I used to think this, too, but like I already said, I decided to look for the good instead of the bad. Here on eastern South Dakota we don't have many trees which makes it easy to see the sunrise and the sunset each day and we don't have big cities, so we can actually see the stars at night! Here we have wide open areas which makes it easier and safer to go snowmobiling in the winter or four wheeling in the summer, or driving any other toys during different seasons. I have learned to look for the beauty in the trees,[Comment on this Posting]
Great place to live - 10/9/2011
I am a person who has been around the world (Navy) and have lived everywhere from South Dakota to California, Hawaii, Florida, Virginia, Overseas in Naples, Spain, more...
Of all the places the one that sticks out the most is South Dakota. I have been fortunate to live in a small town (Ree Heights) and larger places like Huron and Spearfish as well as Mitchell. The areas are very different. You can find your type of people somewhere in South Dakota. It is a very diverse state. Many younger people will not like it of course... Have you ever met a teen who didn't want to live anywhere but where they are now?
Anyway, I am a Democrat and as you know the majority in S.D. are republican. It is a normal thing in cattle and farm country but I still have hope for all of you :-) Actually I disagree with much on both party lines so will not get into that here. I am Christian and can respect the different ideals of both sides. Both have good points and both have very bad points.
The Black Hills have always held a dear place in my heart and I would be interested in trading places with someone there. My home in Florida for your country home in The western area of the state... even swap... what do you think.
The low crime rate and cost of living is very interesting to me. I would be happy to live there for the rest of my life. If you live there and do not like it then the issue may be with you personally. Not with the state.... Make a change... find new things to do,. There are others there to help you in your dreams. Someone cares for you in South Dakota. Try to make that statement for New York or Seattle or San Diego...[Comment on this Posting]
South Dakota - 8/31/2011
low crime, low unemployment, low taxes, a great place to work and live[Comment on this Posting]
South Dakota is best-kept secret - 8/2/2011
I am from the Chicago area and have been going to South Dakota for the past 15 years on vacation. I actually go at least twice a year and it feels more like home than a tourist destination. There is so much to love about South Dakota, but especially about the Black Hills area and Rapid City. If you're looking for culture, go check out Praire Edge, which has a great bookstore, better than the typical Barnes and Noble. There are many art galleries, especially in Hill City. Crazy Horse has some great art, too, particularly if you have an interest in Lakota culture. The natural beauty of the area, added to the clear, clean skies and the absence of urban sprawl, makes it a great place to be. Rapid City is growing more diverse every time I visit, and the people everywhere I've visited throughout the state are friendly and decent, even if most of them are Republican. You really can't expect a Democratic majority in a state that is based on ranching. But that doesn't mean the people are rude-- quite the opposite is true.[Comment on this Posting]
I have 5 reasons why you should stay away! - 7/29/2011
I'm from South Dakota and it is AWFUL!
1.-They resent democrats. I'm a democrat and they think that I'm terrible because of it.n If you aren't a republican they won't accept you.
2.-Nothing happens. Unless you enjoy literally doing nothing you'll be bored out of your mind.
3.-All they talk about is agriculture and hunting. It's really either corn or what they did with their new shotgun.
4.-Their too slow-paced! If you want to get somewhere today, be warned! Some people will actually get out of their cars just to talk to someone and not care if they hold up traffic.
5.-They're a little too friendly. One time a random person walked up to me and started talking about the news and when I didn't respond he asked me what my eReader was.
Please avoid this state at all costs, I would know I live there and can't wait until old enough to leave.[Comment on this Posting]
Do not move here. - 12/28/2010
My husband and I moved from Seattle to SD about 5 years ago to start a family.We thought small town would be better then big city to start a family, boy were we wrong. I wish we never left. It has been horrible from day one, yes the summers are nice and sturgis rally can be quite interesting, but the winters are cold and depressing.The job market is horrible if you like working in a mill or a gravel pit and like making a bit over min wage 8.00 per hr is the average here. Thank god for my husband who is a surgeon or we would never have been able to survive. Forget about diversity If you are a republican, right to lifer who hates the "happy people" or anyone of color and who likes to drink then you will love it here since there is nothing to do in a small town then go to a bar or casino. So my advice even if you don't currently like where you live give it a chance because things will always be worse in SD. So glad we are moving back to Seattle!!!!!! Good Riddence SD[Comment on this Posting]
not a place for my liberal tendencies - 7/5/2010
its rare to find friends with similar beliefs here[Comment on this Posting]
everything - 10/3/2009
i would like to know eveything about there but in the las dos years[Comment on this Posting]
A family, not just neighbors - 5/22/2009
The state of South Dakota is like one large family. Wherever you go, people are friendly and helpful. The general attitude seems to be, "If you're here, you belong. I'm glad you're here."[Comment on this Posting]
SD climate - 9/4/2008
Too cold in the winter.[Comment on this Posting]
Horseback Riding - 8/29/2008
South Dakota, especially western South Dakota offers tons of horseback riding opportunities. With lots of National Forest Service land, your horseback riding experiences are endless![Comment on this Posting]
It's the place to be..... - 10/17/2007
I've lived in Alabama, Germany, and then Arizona for 8 years. Arizona may have the climate - but nothing can compare to South Dakota's family values mentality. The area is beautiful - and has 4 distinct seasons. There is something for everyone. Sioux Falls is growing as are all opportunities. Thanks to Mr. Sanford's donation, we will also have one of the largest Children's hospitals for our use. No longer will we have to travel to neighboring states. Crime is low - and future prospects are high.
We live on 10 acres of land 20 miles west of Sioux Falls - overlooking the Vermillion River Valley and only 2 miles south of Lake Vermillion. We currently have this house on the market (see it on Ebay) - but will be building a new house in another town close to Sioux Falls. We didn't even consider leaving the state, even though my husband lived in Arizona for 29 years of his life. I grew up here and can't imagine raising my two boys anywhere else.[Comment on this Posting]
Taste it once; Taste it again! - 3/1/2006
I live in the state of infinite variety! And just to let you know, this is an utopia-kinda day > most everyday of the year! Reconnecting with nature is easily letting the wind blowing on your face; which, by the way, can be temps exceeding a minus (-) 20 degrees below zero or temps exceeding the 100 degree mark.......records have been broken in any given month.
From mountaintops in the beautiful Black Hills next to Mt. Rushmore to the rich farmland on the eastern side of this glorious state. You can energize your spirit with each deep breath and appreciate the native flowers, grasses and pungent smells that fill your lungs and makes you aware of all the little things in this life , perhaps some take for granted. Life truly is a gift in South Dakota. Thank YOu and enjoying the ride. SDak cowboy---gene. *smiles to you*[Comment on this Posting]