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Centenary College is known for its innovative approach to teaching special education methodologies to tomorrow's teachers. We were one of the first colleges with education programs in New Jersey to provide a dual certification program for general education and special education students.
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The reflections prompted by the 20th anniversary of the Bosman ruling overshadowed the fact that this week also marked the 50th anniversary of FIFpro. An organisation created to "defend the rights of footballers everywhere", the anger within FIFpro is that backsliding on Bosman means these rights continue to be impugned.
It is easy to see footballers in the post-Bosman era as overpaid, overhyped and over-protected in the zeal with which they chase astronomical sums of money. Yet, this elite represents the one per cent. FIFpro general secretary Theo van Seggelen made the point to delegates at the body's conference this week that the average player is much more likely to go three months without wages than end their time in the game without the need to find another income source.
Moreover, he revealed that 75 per cent of transfers are conducted within five countries. And as the rich have become richer – whether players or clubs operating in these markets that have colonised the entire game – across the rest of the world, the exploitation of players remains acute.
Jean-Marc Bosman struck to the core of the matter when interviewed this week on his profound impact. His words had all the more poignancy because he never seemed to find peace or security through actions that paved the way for professional footballers to obtain the right to move freely between employers when out of contract. What should always have been basic, inalienable rights.
"Back then [in 1995] clubs were selling hens, horses, mules and pigs, but not humans," he said. "Players should be considered as workers, full stop, that's it! This is the Bosman ruling, and we ought to get back to it." It appears to remain difficult for those with a stake in the game to recognise the issues FIFpro believes remain unresolved by Bosman – and what they see as subsequent attempts to militate against its positive effects. Yet, football continues to see those who play it as commodities. Is there any other part of the entertainment industry where people are essentially bought and sold?
At one stage Scotland international Andy Webster, in extricating himself from Hearts to sign for Wigan five years ago, was being presented as the man who would be responsible for Bosman II. Webster sought to settle a breach of contract by paying up the remaining years on his deal with a Tynecastle club that had frozen him out. Generally, that is how such a dispute would be settled in other businesses.
However, it was feared that players being able, effectively, to buy-out their contracts could destroy a team game reliant on stability for sporting integrity. As a result, new rules were established two years ago which meant compensation did not equate to the cost of a contract, but how much it would cost to replace the departing player. A penalty clause, in essence, that makes it exceedingly difficult for players to escape contracts, however maladministered these might be.
Of course, this tightening up of contract conditions followed changes to Fifa's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) in 2001 that opened the door for transfer windows – an aberration to FIFpro.
In September of this year they filed a complaint to the European Commission on RSTP, challenging "the global transfer market system governed by Fifa's regulations as being anti-competitive, unjustified and illegal".


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An earlier version of this column misspelled the name of enterprise social-networking company Spigit.
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) — All the latest buzz is about the Microsoft Corp. bid to buy Yammer, the enterprise social-networking company.
Enterprise social networking is essentially the next-generation intranet that takes more cues from Twitter and Facebook Inc. FB, +1.34% than it does from the traditional intranet, which evolved from what basically were a collection of private Web pages or closed directories for the distribution of memos and information within an organization.
These networks were made social by companies such as Yammer, Jive Software Inc. JIVE, Spigit and a few other players. They have enough tools a to make them quite versatile, and many can extend beyond a company itself and bring customers onto the network for a touchy-feely environment that is comforting to the client.
In short, these systems are designed to encourage in-house communication and conversation to improve efficiency.
When these things are deconstructed, it seems as if any company — especially one like Microsoft MSFT, +1.67% — could choose the "build" over the "buy" option if $1.2 billion is involved. Read more about Microsoft's reported M&A deal for Yammer.
It is a serious indictment of the overall Microsoft prowess if the software giant cannot develop such a network internally, having played with all the elements at one time or another. This is not a good sign.
Some observers also see this apparent buyout as a fiasco, because of how Microsoft spends money on these companies then fails to keep on board the key developers who actually understand the product. Most quickly get fed up with Redmond's corporate meddling and jump ship as soon as they can.
This occurs when Microsoft starts to think that it knows more about how the acquired products work or should be changed, and is often wrong.
Along with Yammer technology, Microsoft would gain Yammer's customers, which include Royal Dutch Shell and DHL, among others. In fact, Yammer claims to do business with 200,000 companies worldwide. If Microsoft pays around $1 billion, this amounts to about $5,000 per corporate customer.
If we are to extrapolate the current value of a single person within these online schemes at $30 a head (a commonly used number), these companies would have to average 167 people to make this deal a good one. Of course, Microsoft does valuations in its own mysterious ways.
Some pundits are saying this is too little, too late for Microsoft, and that the enterprise social-networking party boat sailed some time ago. It seems to me that Microsoft helicoptered in and bought one of the big party boats, so I do not see the problem from that perspective.
I go back to the notion that Microsoft will lose the captain of the boat and get lost at sea.
Microsoft's other problem is that when it comes to developing or even buying anything, the corporate culture gets in the way. It has such a strong influence that everything it does is a reflection of the culture.
This is not the Facebook or even the Google Inc. GOOG, +1.77% corporate culture. It's a closed, tight-lipped, introverted and asocial culture. If any executives at Microsoft are going to Burning Man, for example, they are not bragging about it the way they do at Google.
This does not bode well for the future of Yammer, and it doesn't seem like something that will do Microsoft any good in the long run either. The deal doesn't sound like a winner.


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Tombstone Tuesday: My Grandfather
My grandfather, James Wesley Blacketer, is buried in Fort Sam Houston Cemetery located in San Antonio, Texas.
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With competition from ecotravel hot spots in Latin America, a decline in U.S. visitors since the economic recession, and a drug war image problem it just can't shake, Mexico's tourism industry has suffered no shortage of setbacks.
But you'd never know it from the crowds that flock daily to its ancient ruins and sunny shores.
Indeed, the Mexican government reports 2011 was a record year for tourism, with some 23.4 million international travelers.
That figure is up 2 percent over 2010, nearly 6 percent over 2009 when travel dropped sharply due to the global swine flu outbreak, and fractionally over 2008, which had been Mexico's best year in history for international tourism.
"Our strategy since 2010 had been to recuperate and bring the tourists back to Mexico and show them that Mexico was still in great shape and that task has been achieved," says Rodolfo Lopez-Negrete, chief operating officer of the Mexico Tourism Board. "Now, we have set the tiller for rapid growth in 2012 and 2013." (More:Crime Explodes — But an Economy Booms)
So far, so good.
According to government data, international tourism in Mexico is up 5.6 percent for the first half of 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Hotel occupancy rates at the 70 destinations tracked by the Mexico Tourism Board were up nearly 8 percent.
Tourism is a major component of Mexico's economy, contributing roughly 9 percent of the gross domestic product. It is the third-largest source of revenue after oil.
A Wider Net
The industry's recent growth spurt is attributed largely to programs that have sought to attract a more international mix of consumers, to offset the reduced demand from U.S. travelers.
In 2011, for example, the Mexican government launched a marketing campaign to help improve the country's image abroad and showcase it as a top travel destination for Europeans.
Mexican officials also encouraged the opening of a direct flight from Beijing.
And starting in 2010, the country relaxed its visa requirements for foreign tourists, granting automatic entry to anyone with a U.S. visa. It simultaneously created an electronic visa application for citizens of Brazil, Russia and China, enabling them to obtain a visa online without having to travel to the Mexican consulate in their country.
As a result, the number of foreign visitors from outside the U.S. has climbed 23 percent since 2009, says Lopez-Negrete.
Last year, Mexico saw a 66 percent surge in tourists from Brazil, 55 percent increase from Russia, 30 percent gain from China, 23 percent increase from Colombia and 13 percent bump from both Italy and Australia, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
Spending a Challenge
Despite the volume of visitors, however, foreign spending by tourists has been negatively affected by the global recession and a decline in the number of American tourists coming by air and by cruise — from which the bulk of Mexico's tourism dollars are derived. (More:How Mexico's Oil Industry May Benefit US Investors)
In 2011, foreign visitors spent $11.9 billion, roughly unchanged from 2010, and up just 5 percent from 2009 when the H1N1 swine flu virus kept travelers away.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Mexico has fallen 11 spots in its ranking of countries with the most revenue generated by international tourism — from the 12th position in 2000 to 23rd in 2011.
"Yes we are growing, but not at speed we need, and that has to do with the negative image in the media in the U.S.," said Teresa Solis, vice president of international consulting firm Vantage Strategy in Annapolis, Md., and former CEO of the Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism for the Mexico Ministry of Tourism.
"The figures don't look bad initially, but in the global ranking, we've fallen behind because of the tourism dollars we've lost."
U.S. cruise lines have stopped visiting Mexican ports
According to the Tourism Ministry, the number of air travelers from the U.S. to Mexico last year fell 3 percent, partly a response to travel advisories from U.S. officials dating to 2009.
The U.S. State Department, in fact, updated its advisory in February, warning that crime and drug related violence are "serious problems throughout the country."
Nearly 48,000 people were killed in narcotics-related violence in Mexico between December 2006 and September 2011, according to the most recent homicide figures from the Mexican government.
The number of U.S. citizens reported to the U.S. State Department as slain in Mexico also increased, to 120 in 2011 from 35 in 2007.
The State Department notes, however, that resort areas and major tourist destinations in Mexico "generally do not see the levels of drug-related violence and crime reported in the border region and in areas along major trafficking routes."
Nonetheless, many U.S. cruise lines have stopped visiting Mexican ports, including Mazatlan and Acapulco, according to Euromonitor International, a London-based global market research firm.
Destinations like Mazatlan and Acapulco once drew 500,000 cruise passengers per year.
The number of annual cruise passengers to those locations now is only about 600, says Solis.
To compensate for the loss of spending, hotels in the most popular tourist destinations have been forced to lower their rates to boost volume. (More:Is Now the Right Time to Invest in Mexican Real Estate?)
Year-to-date through June, tourism spending is up 7 percent over the comparable period in 2011, notes Lopez-Negrete.
Hotels Bet on Growth
Projections for continued growth in Mexico's tourism industry have prompted a surge of private investment from some of the world's leading hoteliers.
Among them: Sol Melia, Hilton hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and AMResorts LLC, and InterContinental Hotel Group, which announced plans this year to invest $500 million to build 47 new hotels over the next three years.
In May, Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels announced its acquisition of a 756-room hotel in Mexico City for $190 million, which it plans to renovate and rebrand as a Hyatt Regency Mexico City over the next three years with another $40 million. The company already operates three hotels in Mexico.
There's no question that efforts to ease travel requirements and cast itself as a premier destination to international travelers are paying dividends for the Mexican tourism industry.
But without a strategy to bring back American tourists, it may not be enough to help Mexico boost its intake of tourism dollars, says Solis.
"There is a lot to be done with respect to branding and communication strategy that shows the real degree of security in Mexico," she said. "Efforts have been made, but [tourism officials] have to learn what Americans need in terms of reassurances and how they want that message communicated."
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Thomas Cronan b Feb 1852 in Redding, Berks, Pennsylvania.
He married Anne Elizabeth Spuhler
His son was Raphael Joseph Cronan (and 13 more children too!)
b Nov 12, 1894 Redding, Berks, Pennsylvania
d Sep 1969 Redding, Berks, Pennsylvania
Raphael married Emily E (no maiden name known)
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The Honors Tutorial College brings to Athens a little slice of Oxford—not Ohio, but Great Britain—where the venerable university educates students in the classical manner of small-group or individual tutorials. In addition to its hands-on approach to learning, HTC emphasizes scholarly research and creative activity. HTC graduates have attended some of world's most prestigious graduate schools and won numerous nationally competitive awards for specialized or international study. Among the ranks of HTC alumni are Pulitzer, Emmy, Clio and Grammy award winners.
The Research Apprenticeship Program allows HTC students to spend the summer doing paid research for professors.
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HTC students frequently conduct research motivated from their tutorials, the Provost's Undergraduate Research Fund, or their senior thesis or professional project, which all HTC students must complete prior to graduation.
HTC students are connected to a large network of college alumni who interact with students during such events as the Golos Lecture Series and the college's Anniversary.
In the past four years, HTC student-faculty collaborators have co-authored more than 25 conference presentations and posters; last year their work resulted in 20 published studies.
The Honors Tutorial College fosters a group of scholars that are able to share academic passions and socialize as a supportive community through annual events such as the All College Supper and the Honors Community Council.
Each year the Honors Tutorial College inducts approximately 70 students from around the country to study in more than 30 programs of study.
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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, firstname.lastname@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [TH] Aug. 7, 2012 Spanish Hunter Education Course Offered In Central Texas The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is offering a hunter education course in Spanish in San Antonio on August 25-26 for Spanish-speaking hunters and people considering the activity for the first time. "During the San Antonio Rodeo, children that visited our exhibit asked their parents to take them hunting," said María Araujo, a program director with Texas Parks and Wildlife. "This course is ideal for the entire family to get initiated into the interesting sport of hunting and to expose children to a healthy outdoor activity that promotes sustainable use of wildlife resources." The course will be held at the San Antonio Gun Club and includes firearm safety, a live fire practice with air rifle, hunting regulations and ethics, field techniques and wildlife conservation. "Some youth become interested in biology and wildlife management as a career when they learn the section on habitat management and wildlife conservation," said Araujo. New hunters usually ask, but where can I go hunting? With access to more than 220 areas across the state, the TPWD Annual Public Hunting (APH) Permit, for only $48, offers opportunities to harvest white-tailed deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl, squirrel feral hog and other species. The course gives more information on this annual permit and the public hunting areas. The class is mandatory for every hunter, including foreign and out-of-state hunters, born after September 1, 1971. The minimum age of certification is 9 years. Every year, more than 30,000 youth and adults in Texas become certified in hunter education, and the certification not only lasts a lifetime, but is also recognized by all states and Canadian provinces that require hunter education. This hunter education course in Spanish costs $15 per person and requires reservation by calling 512/389-4901. For more information see: tpwd.texas.gov/caceria --- On the Net: This release in Spanish: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20120807b -30- [ Note: This item is more than seven years old. 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"Este curso es ideal para que toda la familia se inicie en el interesante deporte de la cacería y que los niños sean expuestos a una actividad sana al aire libre que promueve es uso sustentable de la fauna silvestre." El curso se efectuará en el San Antonio Gun Club e incluye el manejo seguro de armas de fuego, una práctica de tiro con rifle de aire, el reglamento y ética de caza, técnicas de campo y conservación de la fauna silvestre. "Algunos jóvenes se interesan en la biología y el manejo de fauna silvestre como carrera profesional cuando aprenden la sección sobre manejo del hábitat y conservación de la fauna silvestre," dijo Araujo. Los nuevos cazadores comúnmente preguntan, ¿pero dónde puedo cazar? El Permiso Anual para Cazar en Áreas Públicas, de $48, ofrece acceso a más de 200 áreas a través del estado para cazar venado cola blanca, paloma, guajolote, aves acuáticas, ardillas marrano alzado y otras especies. 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HD remakes are all the rage right now, and why not? Gamers seem happy to plunk down a few bucks in order to experience older games with prettier graphics. The latest of these remakes is Rayman 3 HD, a 3D platformer that debuted back in 2003. It's been prettified and placed on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade for a modest price.
The question of whether Rayman 3 will appeal to you is fairly simple. Are you nostalgic for the days of 3D platformers on the PlayStation 2? If so, Rayman 3 typifies the higher-quality games of that genre and era. If your platforming experience is limited to this generation of games, you may find Rayman 3 HD a bit dated and far less smooth to control than contemporary games like Super Mario Galaxy.
As usual for the time, Rayman 3 starts with a very simple premise. The happy little fairy-things called Lums that populate Rayman's world have been corrupted and turned into Hoodlums. Andre, the leader of the Hoodlums, causes a particularly major amount of trouble, and Rayman must jump and punch his way through plenty of colorful levels in order to save his forest. The story and gameplay are nicely diverse, with Rayman visiting many different locales and doing everything from disco rail grinding to missile target practice.
The basic action of the game is fairly simple. Rayman punches bad guys and explores the relatively short levels (in this case, short is a good thing), collecting hidden treasures and solving simple puzzles along the way. He'll find various power-ups that can temporarily help him do things like punch through walls and swing from conveniently-placed hooks. Rayman 3 HD has been optimized well for modern systems, running at a nice smooth frame rate and featuring responsive controls.
Of course, Rayman 3 still suffers from some of the common problems that faced 3D platformers in the PlayStation 2 era. The camera is frequently less-than-helpful, getting stuck, moving slowly or jerkily, or just plain refusing to pan in the desired direction. It can sometimes be easy to get stuck on the scenery as well, which can be frustrating when dealing with the timed power-ups.
The game's developers also made some unusual design choices that don't work as well in practice as they might have on paper. The game oddly places a high value on getting a high score in each level. Part of that score is, as expected for the genre, tied to finding hidden treasures. The rest, though, is tied to completing a level's objectives as quickly as possible and attacking enemies without being hit. These objectives are a bit strange and frustrating for a 3D platforming fan, especially since it's difficult to gather a lot of treasure in a short amount of time, since Rayman needs to wind up his swings in order to break most treasure boxes. The object of moving quickly and getting a high score seems at odds with the exploration-based gameplay that's core to enjoying this kind of experience, and, in my opinion, the game is more fun if the player simply ignores the score. It's mostly used to open up optional minigames of varying quality levels anyway.
The other unusual choice the developers made was to create a linear progression through the game's levels, without offering the player the ability to go back to earlier levels in order to uncover more treasure or shoot for a higher score. Given the game's emphasis on high scores, it seems especially odd not to have a hub world or level selection mechanism. Still, these complaints don't keep Rayman 3 HD from being fun and interesting to play, just from being among the greatest examples of 3D platforming.


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I leave you with the tweet of the year...
"Dumb athiest. Why quote
@RichardDawkins? He just a retard in a wheelchair with a robot voice"
I certainly don't want to cast aspersions on all theists, and I admit this knucklehead is in the extreme, but this is what we're up against. Ignorant, contemptous, contemptible (illiterate) morons. Anybody else encounter this sort of idiocy?
Views: 694
SteveinCO pointed out to me that a huge number of anti-atheist posts on the net spell atheist incorrectly, putting the i before the e. So if you Google "athiest" you can sift through a whole heap of tripe in one fell swoop. I see the tweet you posted carries this same spelling error. Remarkably tragic.
Yes, sorry about my post above, I honestly wasn't picking on spelling, and I'm glad to get the chance to clarify. I just found it quirky that it was possible to filter hate messages in a search engine in respect of atheism by simply juxtaposing a couple of letters
Stupidity didn't really come in to it.
Yes, I encounter the idiocy, often, and loudly, but I've only recently been putting myself out there. I'm not too good at responding to illogical nonsense with a cool head, so I just generally watch from the sidelines. But Ricky Gervais allows me to be part of the conversation, even if I'm just listening.
All of my life!
Hey you athiests are just devil worshippers who want to sin all time and should stop being mad at god.
J T Benjamin - Of course we have encountered idiocy. This is America you know. The morons outnumber the highly educated by a full 96%. At least religion is on the way out--thanks to the intelligence and clear thinking found on the internet
Ah, Ricky Gervias. My favorite hard atheist. Or should I say with a chuckle. . .
"Jis nuther wun o them athiest assholes what don't know from nuthin. All Merican athiests is stoopid"
. . . and join the ranks of the illiterate and undereducated masses here in the states? Naaa! I think I will Google Gervais again to enjoy the quiet humor of that great British comic (and progressive atheist) who brings me much to enjoy.
This tweet about wraps it up for stupid theists.
Do people think thats a serious comment?
How do you know it was said by a theist? -
Its funny
I think its just a cute joke most likely said by an atheist?


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Media repeatedly declare that Obama's "honeymoon" is "over" -- but the cliché lives on
A Media Matters analysis found that since the day after President Obama's inauguration, broadcast and cable news figures have been stating that Obama's "honeymoon" is "over" or questioning whether it is, rendering the cliché all but meaningless. During this period, media figures have suggested Obama's "honeymoon" is "over" with respect to "some ... die-hard Republicans," the media, African-Americans, Cuban President Fidel Castro, "Republican critics of his economic recovery plan," and economists.
During the March 16 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh referred to a March 15 Washington Post column written by David Broder in which Broder asserted, "[I]t is not too soon to say that the Obama honeymoon is over," and a March 11 Hill article headlined "Obama's honeymoon bliss fading." Limbaugh commented, "Now, I realize I'm not gonna get credit from the likes of David Broder. But my whole point in saying I hoped Obama failed is rooted right here in these stories." In fact, a Media Matters for America analysis found that since the day after President Obama's inauguration, broadcast and cable news figures have been stating that Obama's "honeymoon" is "over" or questioning whether it is, rendering the cliché all but meaningless. During this period, media figures have asserted or suggested Obama's "honeymoon" is "over" with respect to "some ... die-hard Republicans," the media, African-Americans, Cuban President Fidel Castro, "Republican critics of his economic recovery plan," and economists.
From the March 16 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: But folks, I have warned you, I have begged you, I have asked you over the years, please don't doubt me. Nevertheless, some people continue to doubt me. David Broder has a piece today -- or had a piece in The Washington Post Sunday all about the honeymoon fading. David Broder, "The End of the Honeymoon."
"Among those who follow government closely, there has been an unmistakable change in tone in the past few weeks. And these are not little Rush Limbaughs hoping that Obama fails. They are politicians and journalists measuring him with the same skeptical eye they apply to everyone else."
"I think the shift began," writes Mr. Broder, "when Obama moved beyond the stimulus bill to his speech to the joint session of Congress and his budget message. For the first time, the full extent of his ambitions for 2009 became clear -- not just stopping and reversing the steep slide in the economy but also launching highly controversial efforts in health care, energy, and education."
Now, I realize I'm not gonna get credit from the likes of David Broder. But my whole point in saying I hoped Obama failed is rooted right here in these stories. There's another one at Bloomberg by -- I'm sorry -- it's at TheHill.com by Alexander Bolton, "Obama's honeymoon bliss fading." Oh, right -- he's taking on too much? What -- he's being too liberal? What -- he's trying to add up all these prog-- exactly what I warned everybody about.
And now, here come the deans of inside-the-Beltway thinking, led by David Broder. "These are not little Rush Limbaughs hoping that Obama fails." By the way, he's not calling me little. He's calling me big. He's calling everybody that agrees with me little. Since I'm the leader. I am the proclaimed leader of the opposition.
Now, I'm not -- folks, I don't care to get credit, but I warned you. From before he was inaugurated, I sounded the warning sirens on this.
From the January 21 edition of CNN's American Morning (retrieved from the Nexis database):
KIRAN CHETRY (co-host): He's already been talking about a clean break from President Bush's policies and backing it up by taking what could be the first step toward closing Guantánamo Bay. So is the honeymoon over already?
From the January 22 edition of American Morning:
CHETRY: All right, so is the Obama honeymoon already over for some die-hard Republic-- for some die-hard Republicans?
From the January 22 edition of CBS' The Early Show:
MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ (anchor): I know that you wanted to meet with the president today to talk about the all-important economic stimulus plan, and you were told he couldn't do it. Is it possible the bipartisan honeymoon is over already?
From the January 22 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier:
BRET BAIER (host): The media honeymoon for the new president may already be over, as journalists' complaints fly during the first press briefing.
From the January 23 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
SEAN HANNITY (host): And still to come, President Obama promised transparency. But some reporters don't think he's delivering, so is the honeymoon with the press over?
HANNITY: And tonight in "Hannity's America," the president's honeymoon with the press is already over. Now, Mr. Obama's announcement of a, quote, "new era of openness" have left some in the media scratching their heads, wondering, "Well, why so many closed doors?"
From the January 24 edition of Fox News Watch:
JON SCOTT (host): Judy [Miller, Fox News contributor], the president made that unannounced visit to the press room and it didn't seem to go quite the way everybody had expected, especially him. Now did he break protocol or did the press?
MILLER: No, I think the honeymoon is over the day after the huge party --
SCOTT: Really?
MILLER: -- the day after the celebration.
From the January 24 edition of The Early Show (from Nexis):
CHRIS WRAGGE (co-host): Full speed ahead: President Obama flexes his political muscle and makes a big push for his economic plan. Will the honeymoon be over by February?
From the January 29 edition of American Morning:
JOHN ROBERTS (co-host): Well, his approval ratings are sky-high, but President Obama's honeymoon could be short-lived with a surprising group of supporters: African-Americans. We'll tell you why.
From the January 30 edition of American Morning:
CHETRY: So this is stark contrast to some of the words of praise that we heard from Castro for President Obama just last week. So why the change of heart?
MORGAN NEILL (CNN Havana bureau chief): That's right, Kiran. The honeymoon is over, I suppose.
From the January 31 edition of CBS' The Saturday Early Show:
WRAGGE: Honeymoon? What honeymoon? The president hosts another bipartisan love-fest, but will it win him even one Republican vote for his stimulus package?
From the February 1 edition of CNN Sunday Morning:
BETTY NGUYEN (co-host): The president won't be there, but he is having a big Super Bowl --
DON LEMON (co-host): Yes.
NGUYEN: -- party. The question, though, you know, once this is all said and done, is the honeymoon, though, coming to an end for President Obama?
From the Febrary 4 edition of CNN's Larry King Live:
LARRY KING (host): Amy, is the honeymoon over? Is genuine bipartisanship fading?
From the February 5 edition of Special Report:
BAIER: Some are wondering if the honeymoon is already over for the new president. Senior White House correspondent Major Garrett reports on an administration in overdrive to sell a stimulus bill that not enough people want to buy.
From the February 8 edition of CNN's State of the Union with John King:
JOHN KING (host): President Obama punching back there at Republican critics of his economic recovery plan. Is the honeymoon over?
From the 11 a.m. ET hour of CNN Newsroom on February 16:
TONY HARRIS (host): Twenty-eight days into the Obama presidency, so much for the honeymoon.
From the noon ET hour of CNN Newsroom on February 17:
HARRIS: President Obama signs the stimulus into law in about two hours. The biggest government spending spree ever -- well, comes at a real cost here; a bruising three-week fight with Republicans that soured the tone in Washington and brought the honeymoon to a loveless end.
From the February 19 edition of Hannity:
HANNITY: So, in summary, the president is less popular than he was three weeks ago, the stimulus package is really a spending package that most people don't think will help them, and people think that we're becoming too reliant on government. Sounds like the honeymoon is over.
From the March 4 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight:
LOU DOBBS (host): Good evening, everybody. President Obama's honeymoon with Americans on the economy appears to be at an end; the president failing to win broad support for his economic policies, despite his personal popularity.
From the March 5 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:
JANE SKINNER (co-host): President Obama -- very popular. Few weeks into his term, Republicans have been -- he's so popular, they've been reluctant to really criticize him overtly. But is the honeymoon over? Some of them are taking suddenly a much tougher tone with him. Why?
From the March 9 edition of CNN's The Situation Room:
WOLF BLITZER (host): I think it underscores not only what we're talking about, but these comments that the honeymoon for this new president is basically over.
GLORIA BORGER (CNN political analyst): Well, I think it -- I think it is over. Look, I think what (Newsweek columnist) Bob Samuelson was referring to was the president's budget. There's -- he believes -- and -- that there was not a lot of honesty in the budget, that the president didn't attack entitlements enough, that the president is maybe reducing defense spending too much.
From the March 12 edition of Happening Now:
SCOTT: President Obama and his treasury secretary get failing grades for their handling of the economic crisis -- not from the majority of the American people, however. Mr. Obama's popularity with the public stands at 60 percent or above in most polls. But a group of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say the president and the treasury secretary get a 59 out of a hundred when it comes to reviving the economy.
Take a closer look. Those economists tell the Journal their plan to rescue the banks came too late and is too vague. The general consensus is that the nation will shed about another 2.8 million jobs over the next year. One in six of these economists believe the recession could become a depression. So, let's talk about these political fortunes of these two men. Joining us: Trent Duffy, a former deputy assistant to President George W. Bush. Bob Beckel, the former Mondale campaign manager and a Fox News contributor. Trent, does this mean the honeymoon is over, at least in terms of these economists?
From the March 14 edition of Fox News' America's News HQ:
BRIAN WILSON (host): We talked about it before, and we're going to talk about it some more: Is the honeymoon over for President Obama? Details on his slipping poll numbers when we come back. Stay with us, everyone.
From the 10 a.m. ET hour of MSNBC Live on March 15:
ALEX WITT (anchor): Is it right -- or risky, rather, for the right to attack the president directly, considering his strong approval ratings out there, or do you think this is a sign that the honeymoon is coming to an end?


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The Black Hills State University's Chiesman Endowment for Promoting Democracy is seeking applications from pre-service and/or P-12 teachers interested in improving classroom and teaching strategies in the areas of democracy, civic education, law-related education, character education, or the promotion of democratic principles and ideals. Mini-grants will be awarded to individual teachers for use in their respective classrooms. The endowment will award $500 grants to individuals who meet the following criteria.
1. The classroom improvement project or activity must focus on the intent of the Chiesman Endowment. The Chiesman Endowment is seeking ways to assist the teacher to enhance current teaching techniques or acquire supportive materials to promote the teaching of democracy, citizenship, and democratic ideals. Grants must be for in-classroom enrichment activities that complement the mission of the Chiesman Committee. Requests for travel are discouraged.
2. A proposal, which will serve as an application, will be reviewed by the Chiesman Endowment Committee for compliance with the intent of the Endowment. All grant requests will be reviewed and awarded by Chiesman Endowment Committee.
3. As part of the proposal, the teacher recipient will provide a short written report or other appropriate documentation (portfolio, computer presentation, etc.) to the BHSU Chiesman Endowment on how the mini-grant enhanced current classroom learning. A news release to the local newspaper on the mini-grant project will be submitted for public awareness and recognition of the school, class, and teacher.
4. Submissions will be reviewed and awarded as received. No applications will be accepted after March 15, 2015.
Contact: Dr. David Wolff Chair, BHSU Chiesman Endowment Committee Black Hills State University 1200 University Street Spearfish, SD 57799-9059 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: (605) 642-6221
Dr. Pamela Carriveau
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9562
Spearfish, SD 57799-9063


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Polling at least a crowded plane toilet's worth of travel writers and other too-frequent fliers, CNN conducted an unofficial survey of the most rude and irritating things you ... sorry, other people, do on planes. Take a look at the top 20 answers. [ + - ]
20. Abusing someone else's possessions in overhead bin -- Your belongings are neatly tucked away in the overhead bin when Senor Latealot comes lumbering down the aisle and proceeds to cram half his life possessions into the compartment meant for one personal item, crushing your nice new fedora in the process. [ + - ]
19. Taking ages to choose a movie -- Do you want to see kids fight to the death or a man in a cape smash up New York? It really shouldn't be that hard. [ + - ]
18. Compulsive leg-shaking -- On the ground or at 30,000 feet, this habit is always trying and usually results in some repetitive squeaking or brushing sound. Leg, still thy self. [ + - ]
17. Boarding before group number is called -- Having to wait until the end of the boarding alphabet can fire up anyone's anxiety thrusters. You can only watch as the overhead bins get stuffed before your carry on has a chance. But everyone needs to get on the flight eventually. Just because you drew the short straw this time doesn't mean you get to weasel your way to the front. [ + - ]
16. Babies crying -- Being stuck in a giant tin can with a baby that sounds like a screeching broken record definitely isn't on the top of anyone's bucket list. Yes, we know they can't help it, but that doesn't make it any more tolerable. [ + - ]
15. Getting huffy when a neighbor leaves their seat -- A small bladder shouldn't stop you from enjoying the window seat, but you have to admit it can be annoying when someone constantly has to squeeze by you. When it comes to airplane toilet breaks, nobody wins. [ + - ]
14. Yapping on cell phone -- The plane has barely touched the ground when a person whips out their phone and desperately attempts to contact someone. Don't worry about the shouting or number of times you need to repeat the same phrase, I'm sure the reception will improve any second now. [ + - ]
13. Scarfing smelly food -- We all know airplane food leaves a lot to be desired and is sometimes not even provided, but did you really need to bring a hot tuna and egg sandwich? [ + - ]
12. Loud talking -- You're all right next to each other. There is no reason to shout. We're trying to read over here. [ + - ]
11. Establishing armrest hegemony -- A shared armrest never ceases to end in a body elbow war to claim the territory in a matter of minutes. [ + - ]
10. Poaching the empty middle seat -- Just when you think the middle seat is empty, the selfish boor next to you expands into it with a coat, book, or inflatable neck support. When space is at a premium, share it, don't hog it. [ + - ]
9. Coughing, sneezing, germ sharing -- There is no way boundaries are more violently shattered than when someone near you has become an incubus of some viral agent and insists on sharing spit globules with everyone. Just think, you get to share a bathroom for hours. [ + - ]
8. Playing games without turning the sound off -- There's nothing like the sound of beeping, clanking, and screeching from somewhere around you to make a flight pleasurable. Just kidding, it's irritating. [ + - ]
7. Rolling huge cases up aisle -- There's always at least one culprit with a beast of a bag to trying to prove that it's not too big to be a carry-on. [ + - ]
6. People behind you trying to disembark first -- These are not primitive times - the queue has been invented. Why does flying make so many people regress to a time before such things? Patience really should be a virtue. [ + - ]
5. Neglecting personal hygiene -- A smelly seat neighbor can be a seemly inescapable way to make your olfactory nerve cry. Air crew carry deodorant on board for this very reason, though they shouldn't have to. [ + - ]
4. Bare feet -- "Feet nudism" was a common complaint in CNN's unofficial survey. Honorable mentions are people going barefoot to the bathroom on a plane and aisle-sitters parking feet, legs, and other body parts in the aisle. [ + - ]
3. Hogging the toilet -- Nothing can rustle your jimmies quite like having to hover around the bathroom door waiting for Mr. or Mrs. Inconsiderate to finish up whatever it is they're doing in there. [ + - ]
2. Reclining the seat -- Reclining the seat may seem like a great way to get more comfortable and relax, but it is far from enjoyable to the person behind being pinioned by their tray table. A redesign is definitely in order for these babies! [ + - ]
1. Seat kicking/bumping/shoving -- Plane seats are incredibly light and transmit the slightest touch. Every time you fidget with the tray table or seat pocket, the feeling is amplified to the poor schlub in from of you and it feels like you're in a kickboxing match with their seat. Are we there yet? [ + - ]
We all have pet peeves about other travelers. Here are 20 of the most annoying things people do on planes.


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"Today's new toll road 'innovative financing' schemes are a colossal taxpayer rip-off that will price most Texans off their own public roads..."
Terri Hall
San Antonio Express-News
Copyright 2009
Here's the short list of reasons why toll road policy under Rick Perry has caused a grassroots revolt: higher taxes, greater bureaucracy, and corporatism.
When I first learned that TxDOT planned to turn US 281, a freeway already built and paid for, into a tollway, it smelled like a DOUBLE TAX rip-off from the start. My fellow Texans felt the same way and a Texas-sized taxpayer revolt quickly ensued. Then when Perry's agenda to sell-off Texas highways to foreign corporations spread like a canker, it was like throwing gasoline on the fire and the grassroots exploded.
Runaway taxation without accountability
Tolls mean higher transportation taxes...more like runaway taxation and it's taxation without representation since unelected bureaucrats are making these multi-generational, multi-billion dollar tax decisions. This set-up is by design so politicians can blame bureaucrats for the tax increases and, ultimately, for their own failures.
We're told there's no money to build roads, yet last I checked, we still pay gas tax every time we fill-up at the pump. So what's the real story?
- When nearly HALF of our gas taxes are siphoned-off for things that have nothing to do with transportation, herein lies a HUGE part of the problem.
- Second, the money that does make it into TxDOT's coffers gets squandered on taxpayer-funded lobbying and ad campaigns or is used to prop-up toll projects that aren't even self-sustaining or financially viable.
- Third, politicians, like Perry, have been paid millions in campaign contributions by the highway lobby to push for the most expensive transportation tax: privatized toll roads.
Simple non-toll solutions
Our politicians know the solution to this problem:
- Quit cannibalizing the gas tax (end the diversions!)
- Cut the waste and prioritize spending, including a top-to-bottom independent audit of TxDOT's books
- Make TxDOT directly accountable to the taxpayers through elected leadership
- Then if found necessary, raise the statewide gas tax.
Why they have failed to do ALL of the above is pure politics. Virtually every public opinion poll consistently shows massive opposition (as high as 80-90%) to gas tax increases. Politicians have been trained to think ANY increase in the gas tax is political suicide. The sale of Texas highways to foreign corporations in 50 year sweetheart deals certainly is as well! When taxpayers are actually given the choice between funding our public highways through gas taxes versus tolls, they will choose the cheapest solution: gas taxes, hands down.
Gas tax cheapest, fairest way to fund roads
We currently pay a penny a mile in state gas taxes today, or about 2 cents a mile on average when you add in federal gas taxes. Toll rates start at 25 cents a mile and 30% off the top goes to bureaucracy just to collect the tax (it perpetuates the same problem as gas tax diversions when 30% of the money gets eaten-up off the top). On deals being contemplated in Dallas and Ft. Worth, that cost balloons to 75 cents a mile when private companies like Spain-based Cintra seek to takeover our public highways.
That's $3,000 a year in new toll taxes to get to work versus $100 a year if the Legislature raised the statewide gas tax 10 cents. It's a no-brainer. Gas tax is the CHEAPEST way to fund our public roadways.
Corporatism, big government & big business team-up to steal our money
As you can see, the MOST expensive way to fund roads is privatization where politicians sell off our public highways, our lifelines for daily living, to private corporations. Many call it corporatism, others call them sweetheart deals, but Mussolini called it fascism. It's the marriage of the corporation with the state. Fiscally speaking, it's like taking out a second mortgage on our highway system. These deals are known as Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) or Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDAs) in Texas.
This trend has spread like a cancer across the country, with more than half the states adopting laws to allow PPPs. To call them sweetheart deals is no exaggeration. They include non-compete agreements that forbid or financially penalize the highway department for building any "competing" free roads surrounding the toll road (ensuring congestion on the free lanes), guaranteed profits for a half century at a time, massive public subsidies (resulting in double and triple taxation), and multi-generational debt.
Read more here.To sum it up...gone are the days of traditional turnpikes that were brand new roads, where the people got to vote on them, the money and control stayed with the PEOPLE, and the tolls would cease when the road was paid for. Today's new toll road "innovative financing" schemes are a colossal taxpayer rip-off that will price most Texans off their own public roads or suffer the doom of gridlock for generations. Join the revolution at www.TexasTURF.org.
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SHERWOOD PARK - Scott Plamondon and Dylan Joslin are in the same parkour beginners class. Plamondon, 24, is there to learn the proper techniques of the sport; Joslin, 13, wants "to learn how to impress all the babes."
You may not know what parkour is by name, but you'll know it if you remember the spectacular chase sequence in the James Bond movie remake, Casino Royale (scary jumps from construction crane to construction crane), or the parkour-laden Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
Parkour (par-cur) was developed from the military obstacle-course training known as parlours du combatant. Frenchman David Belle founded the modern-day version, adapted for an outdoor, urban setting, in the early 1990s.
Like golf fanatics, Edmonton tracers (male practitioners of parkour) and traceuses (their female equivalents), faced long winters longing for spring to come again so they could get back to their sport — until last November. That's when instructor 2J Pantoja provided them with an indoor place to play.
The FlyFree Parkour Gym, which operates out of space provided by Salto Gymnastics, is the first and only parkour gym in metro Edmonton.
It has had waiting lists for classes since it opened. Drop-in evenings attract 50 or more adults, and the numbers just keep climbing.
"Some people come because they want to get fit," says Pantoja, 24, who sports an impressive pair of guns.
"But in the end, they're as passionate and as much of a (parkour) addict as I am," he adds with a smile, "and trust me, there is no rehab for this."
Alex Emokpae, 22, who has arrived for a Wednesday drop-in, says he took up parkour because it looked cool and fun.
"But the more I got into it, the more empowered I kind of felt. Whenever you learn a new move, you get an amazing sense of pride," he explains.
"It's also kind of like a getaway. All your problems melt away and you kind of focus on the moment."
Dillon Bougerolle, 18, another drop-in, says parkour has encouraged him to live a healthier life. Being active gives him more energy, and his lungs are stronger since he stopped smoking.
"I don't feel like I need it anymore, and I don't go out drinking anymore."
Like Pantoja, some tracers started out as skateboarders, non-traditional athletes looking for a new non-traditional athletic activity. Others were curious to see what parkour is all about after watching videos online.
"People come in here and learn one move, and they then want to do that move bigger and funnier and longer, and that's just one move," Pantoja says.
"There are thousands of moves in parkour so there's a constant feeling of satisfaction. You're always competing against yourself, one second ago."
Because they can do things most people can't, tracers tend to show off.
Dylan Joslin says his interest was piqued by a friend who was always doing crazy moves and saying things like, 'Oh, I'm such a ninja. I do parkour.' "
The teen's mom overheard the comments once, and asked her son if he wanted to be a ninja too.
"I said 'Yeah, that'd be cool,' and the next day she says, 'By the way, I signed you up for parkour,' " Joslin recalls.
The tracers' playspace includes a corner of the gym that features fake walls and buildings they can climb and jump off.
But Pantoja warns them not to parkour off real buildings.
"That's dangerous and I don't want that to come from me or the gym, because safety is always No. 1," he explains.
Last June, a 24-year-old Russian woman in St. Petersburg plunged 17 storeys to her death trying to jump from the roof of one building to another. It was her first parkour lesson.
Plamondon, a systems analyst, has no plans to jump from building to building. But the self-taught traceur does want to learn proper technique so he can parkour safely. He hesitated while doing a roll, falling hard on his shoulder, and pushing his collarbone out of place.
(Pantoja jokes you can tell someone is a traceur if they let themselves fall when they slip on ice, rather than fighting to stay upright, and instinctively roll.)
Parkour in Edmonton has been flying mostly under the radar, but Pantoja expects that to change this summer with growing numbers of people knowing what parkour is and how to do it. He hopes the public doesn't judge them.
"Some people see parkour on the street and assume everyone who does it is rebellious, trespassing and other negative things like that, but only 20 per cent of tracers are like that," he says.
"Don't associate that with us, who do this respectfully, who do this for the discipline. Other people go outside to run and jog and bike, we go outside and do this."


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Celtic Woman presents a new chapter in its musical journey with this extravagant production, filmed at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary and Alex Sharpe, and Celtic violinist Mairead Nesbitt perform classic Irish songs ("The Water Is Wide," "Green Grow the Rushes") and timeless Pop anthems ("Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Tears in Heaven"). They give inspirational selections ("You'll Never Walk Alone," "Smile," "Ave Maria") their signature Celtic Woman twist. G
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patient history and physical, and review patient records to determine health status, review results of diagnostic tests, treatments and orders as appropriate, make post-op rounds, provide patient and family education. Routine procedures performed include: Draw venous/arterial blood, administer general, regional and local anesthesia, administer injections, place NG tubes, administer local infiltrative anesthesia, placement of central venous lines and Swan Ganz lines. Providing regional anesthesia includes: topical, infiltration, spinal, epidural, intravenous, upper and lower body blocks and other peripheral blocks. Intravenous catheter placement and administration of: fluids, blood and/or blood products, muscle relaxants, vasoactive and cardiac drugs. Other responsibilities include mechanical ventilation, resuscitation techniques, cardiopulmonary bypass technique, auto transfusion, hypotensive and hypertensive care and hypothermia.
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I borrowed this from another site. The idea behind the game is to give your five favourite or least favourite (depending on if the question is gimme your five fav or gimme your five least fav) things according to the current topic.
Ex. Gimme your 5 favourite Eagles songs? The person answering would then list their five favourite songs and repost the question. The second person to answer the question gives the next question.
Have fun.
Gimme your 5 favourite Queen songs?


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Review their paperwork: Once you have finished researching reviews on potential contractors, it is now time to check his credibility and licensure. This includes up-to-date insurance and workers compensation policies. Before starting the project, the contractor should acquire the necessary permits and once he finishes he should also be able to provide you with a lien waiver. This waiver proves that you have paid in full and waives any lien on your property.
Have a written contract. Make sure that you sign a contract that is detailed about budgets and materials but without many open-ended questions. Contractors can easily steer you away from your ideal budget by having you sign a very broad and general contract. A well-written contract should specify what would be done to complete the job, associated costs, and the payment schedule. Once you begin work on the project, you should try to stick to the original terms of the contract in order to keep the costs under control and the schedule on target.
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Earlier this month, 198 people were cited by Savannah-Chatham police for pedestrian-related violations during the "Crosswalk Awareness and Enforcement Campaign," the department has announced.
But as of Saturday night, 406 people had joined a Web-based group demanding that the city stop the campaign and dismiss the citations, post haste.
"This is another reason for people to not go downtown," said Ruel Joyner, owner of the 24e furniture store on Broughton Street and one of the movers behind a Facebook site, Savannahians Against Ticketing for Jaywalking. "(The city should) go back, reverse those tickets. They need to be watching out for crime."
The controversial pedestrian enforcement campaign started May 10, designed to raise awareness about safety by both pedestrians and motorists.
During the seven days starting May 10, police officers issued 49 warnings to pedestrians - the majority for crossing against a signal, according to data provided by metro police spokesman Gene Harley. Also during that week, three pedestrians were cited for crossing against a signal. And three motorists were cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian, while 23 were given written warnings.
During the week of May 17, officers wrote 175 tickets for crossing against a signal and another 10 for crossing a roadway at a spot other than a crosswalk. Seven motorists were cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. And seven warnings were issued that week to pedestrians crossing against a signal, the data showed.
Fines for disobeying pedestrian safety laws range from $145 to $208, said metro police spokeswoman Judy Pal.
In wake of tragedy
The crackdown began after two Swedish delegates to a conference in Savannah were struck the night of April 21 while crossing Oglethorpe Avenue at Bull Street.
Nils Eric Svensson, 61, died of his injuries shortly after being rushed to Memorial University Medical Center. Anne Christine Bjarkby, 45, was treated and released on April 29.
As of Wednesday, metro police and the Chatham County District Attorney's Office were still investigating the case, Pal said.
Police Chief Michael Berkow said the campaign is all about pedestrian safety laws.
"We've tried to educate. We had that media blitz and then issued warnings - it was something we needed to do," Berkow said on Friday. "I agree; the fines are high, but we don't set those - that's the state."
This year, five people have died on Chatham County roadways. Svensson's death was the only one to occur downtown and the only one to occur in a crosswalk.
The most recent pedestrian fatality occurred May 23 in Garden City when Francisco Macias Flores was struck by three cars in the 4800 block of Ogeechee Road.
Berkow said his officers soon will extend the crackdown to Ogeechee Road and Abercorn Street.
Joseph Marinelli, president of the Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, said his office has not received any complaints about the crackdown.
Some oppose rally
Savannah resident Michael Gaster, creator of the Facebook page, said metro police should have taken a more preventative approach toward the problem.
"It's a matter of safety in jaywalking. You have police look at people doing it, then they should stop them," Gaster said. "Don't wait for them to do it and then cite them."
Gaster said while he has not been cited for jaywalking, hearing a story about a Girl Scout leader being cited for jaywalking on her way to the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace on Oglethorpe Avenue, and then again for leaving her dog in a vehicle pushed him over the edge.
"She came to Savannah and left with $400 in tickets," he said. "What kind of a message does that send to visitors?"
Joyner blamed city government for the crackdown, saying they sucker-punched business owners already struggling from the shaky economy.
"It's a slap in the face to business owners and anyone who loves downtown," Joyner said. "I'm not pointing my finger at police - they're just doing their job. I'm pointing my finger at City Hall. They need to get involved."
City Alderman Van Johnson II, whose district includes most of downtown, shared the sentiments of Gaster and Joyner.
"I feel like it was overkill, and it was unreasonable," Johnson said. "I feel we have a responsibility for public safety, but we lack an intense educational campaign to teach people."
Gaster said city government needs to realize residents will fight back.
"I think that's what we've started to do," he said.


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A bunch of Die-Screaming blog posts are now dust in the wind…
Chances are that if you are seeing this post…you were really looking for something else. The reason that you're seeing this post and not the one you were expecting is because I removed that other post from Die-Screaming. Actually, I removed a whole bunch of them. The reason? Because after careful review, I just didn't think that the post that you were looking for was a good fit for Die-Screaming.
Why the hell did you delete all of those posts?!?
Fair question. When I first started Die-Screaming, I really didn't have a "focus" for it. As a result, I ended up just writing about everything that I was interested in. At the time, that included things like Comic Books, Movies, Porn, Technology News, Pop Culture News, Blogging Advice, Video Game News, Music News, and Geek Culture in general. And it didn't take long for all of that to result in a lot of clutter.
As I continued to develop Die-Screaming, I became more aware of what I wanted the site to be about. Eventually, I made the decision to focus the site on the world of Porn and Pornstars. The reason behind that decision was that there simply wasn't a lot of attention being paid to any of the other stuff on Die-Screaming other than the porn posts. So rather than continue to spend time and energy writing about things that visitors to the site didn't want to read, I made the decision to focus on giving them more of what they wanted.
And the people wanted more porn news, reviews, pictures, and video on Die-Screaming.
Which is why you're seeing this post instead of the one you were looking for.
What do you think?
Obviously, if you are seeing this page, you were probably looking for something else. And while the post you were looking for is gone forever (like dust in the wind), I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the matter. Anyone pissed that I deleted all of those posts? Let me know in the comments below.