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While engineers and designers feverishly worked overtime on the advancement of a four-passenger sports car they code-named the F-car, the Chevy public relations, marketing and advertising team prepared the world for the introduction of an automobile they called the Panther.
All through the summertime of 1965 virtually every element of the car's design and advancement, from initial design sketches to clay designs, was photographed and carefully recorded. Chevy utilized the assets to develop a 30 -minute film The Camaro for sale in Milton WI , which was later on shown on TELEVISION and in cinema. They likewise introduced ladies's clothes called the Camaro Collection as well as a Camaro roadway race online game.
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In November, Chevy sales executives and imaginative people previewed prototype models at the GM Tech Center. Campbell-Ewald, Chevy's age-old ad agency, instantly began work on catalogs, direct mail and sales promo materials, in addition to print, outdoor and TV/radio marketing. In April 1966, at the New York Auto Show Press Conference, Chevrolet sales executives admitted no name had been selected for the new car, but did reveal that pricing of 1967 Chevy Camaro for sale in Milton WI model will be in the Corvair-Chevy II range.
Throughout early 1966 Chevy agonized over a name for its Mustang-killer. GM's upper management fidgeted about the aggressive connotations of the Panther name. A similar bout of cold feet would later on trigger the Pontiac variation, code word the Banshee, to be renamed Firebird. Over its short lifetime, the F-car had been called by numerous names including Wildcat, Chaparral, Leader and Nova. It's also reported that Chevy thought about utilizing the letters "GM" in the name, and came up with G-Mini, which progressed into GeMini and finally Gemini. However, GM's upper management banned the concept, fearing the car might be a failure.
Automotive legend has it that somebody at Chevrolet finally proposed the name Camaro and upper management rapidly agreed. Although the name has no genuine significance, GM researchers reportedly discovered the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion." It's rumored that Ford Motor Company scientists also found other meanings, including "a shrimp-like animal" and an arcane term for "loose bowels."
Because a number or pre-launch products had actually currently been launched using the Panther name, Chevy's a lot of pushing obstacle was to now relabel their new Mustang killer, the Camaro. Camaros are found in Milton WI by looking for classic car dealers.
When inside dealers in a lot of city locations, buyers were dealt with to not one but three Camaro designs. Chevy made every effort to offer their largest dealers with a base sport coupe, Camaro RS and a Camaro SS convertible. The strategy was an extension of the creative approach utilized in Chevy's national advertisements which showed all three Camaro models under a punch line, "How much Camaro you desire depends upon how much driver you want to be."


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Beautiful Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, BC
The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and stretches from the towns of Courtenay and Comox up to the town of Campbell River, including the unincorporated villages of Royston, Union Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman Island and Hornby Island are also considered part of the Comox Valley.
The Comox Valley's natural beauty makes it a draw for tourists the world over. Outdoor enthusiasts flock to the valley to ski, walk, hike, bird-watch, fish and kayak. The combination of quiet beaches, old growth forest, pastoral meadows, and mountain views makes this area visually stunning.
Each season has it's charm, whether you come to enjoy the summer music festivals, the autumn harvest, or the winter sking, the Comox Valley has something for everyone. Winter visitors can enjoy the vast depths of the all-natural snow at Mount Washington, which offers some of BC's best skiing, snowboarding and nordic sports, not to mention the breathtaking ocean view. In the summer season, Mount Washington Resort is a hiking and mountain biking haven and a great central base from which to explore the North Central Region of Vancouver Island and all that it has to offer.
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The Comox Valley's fertile soil and excellent growing season has spawned a thriving farming community and subsequent food culture. The valley produces, everything from organically grown and ethically raised meats, to artisan cheeses, wines, fruits and vegetables. The local chefs are spoiled for choice. The farmer's markets are year round and always abundant. The close proximity to the sea also brings in a bounty of fresh and delicious seafood.
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There are a variety of walks starting from your Cottage door. These can be leisurely or strenuous, short or long and generally take you through mature second generation forest. You can also walk on the well signposted alpine meadows of Mt Washington. After the snows melt the spring flowers start in May a go on to July. There are also some good shore walks close-by.
If you're a bird watching enthusiast you could add to the Cottage bird list by watching from the deck or see how many kinds of woodpecker you can spot along the logging trails.
We are blessed with some of the most beautiful and safe beaches on the eastern shores of the Island. Try Miracle Beach with it's forest walk and shallow, sandy beach; good for sunbathing and safe for children. Keep your eyes open for the seals and the wide range of shore birds at low tide. Here you will also find a dog-friendly section of beach.
You can go further afield and try Qualicum Beach famed for its wonderful panoramas with views across the Straits of Georgia to the mountains of mainland British Columbia.
Mt Washington is an award-winning alpine playground open for business 365 days of the year. The Strathcona Highway takes you there in just 25 minutes door to door and it is maintained throughout the year. Mt Washington caters for all tastes with nursery slopes to high-octane black runs. It has eight ski lifts and all the usual Alpine Resort amenities. There are regular skiing, snowboarding and snowshoe competitions for the active winter sports enthusiast. The 40 kms Nordic ski trails are very popular and for the sheer thrill of it try the night-lit toboggan run.
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Real Madrid's 2-1 victory over Malaga took the team's winning streak to a new record, going past the 15-match run that Jose Mourinho managed in the 2011-12 season and Miguel Muñoz in the 1960-61 campaign.
Real Madrid secured a club record 16th straight victory when Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale struck in a labored 2-1 win against Malaga last night that put them five points clear of second placed Barcelona in La Liga. Benzema turned home a Cristiano Ronaldo cross past the goalkeeper Carlos Kameni in the 18th minute while Bale secured the three points after rounding off a swift counter led by Ronaldo again. Former Malaga player Isco was sent off in the 86th minute and the hosts pulled a goal back when Roque Santa Cruz nodded past Iker Casillas but Real held on for the last couple of minutes to secure a historic win.
"I'm happy," Ancelotti told reporters after the game at the Rosaleda. "This seems like a dream.
"We are very happy about the streak. I hope it continues. I will get some credit for this, but I'm lucky to train a fantastic team with fantastic players at a fantastic club."
"But this is only part of a long season. The key is to keep working hard because in football the past is the past."
Iker Casillas also admitted that it was unthinkable that Real Madrid would go on a club-record 16-game winning streak after a slow start to this season.
"We are very happy with the record," the Madrid captain told reporters after Saturday's 2-0 Liga win at Malaga. "We've reached 16 consecutive victories."
"It's almost unthinkable that we've gone two months without defeat. Our team has reacted well."
"It's always a very tough match here," the Real full-back Marcelo said. "We managed to beat the record but with a lot of work and commitment from the team. Our main objective is to carry on winning each game."
Ronaldo failed to add to his tally of 26 goals in all competitions this season but his performance was satisfactory according to his manager.
"I really liked his performance," the Italian enthused. He did a fantastic job and was the key to the game."
"It's rare that he does not score but he finished with two assists."
Benzema took a knock but Ancelotti played down the severity of it claiming it was not serious.
"He got hit in the leg and he was a bit uncomfortable," the former AC Milan boss explained. "That's why I took him off."
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The Toronto Star has the largest circulation in Canada. The paper has an enormous impact on federal and Ontario politics as well as shaping public opinion.
Northeastern Ontario has just two National Historic interpretative centres.
Congratulations to Parks Canada for having obtained another World Heritage Site designation. Canada's 17th such site acknowledges the importance of Red Bay, the 17th century Basque whaling station in Labrador. Perhaps the publicity will inspire more people to experience such sites and to learn more about our diverse heritage. The sites recognize special geographic, geological, biological but especially cultural and historic places. Hence in Canada they include Gros Morne, the Klondike, the Rocky Mountain parks and the core of Quebec City.
However, this achievement needs to be seen in a larger context, and some bones picked with Parks Canada. If one looks at the location of Canada's sites — easily done on the Parks Canada website map — one finds that many are located in remote and isolated areas. Perhaps that merely reflects the nature of our vast, lightly settled country.
Yet, it does pose the question why no significant place has been identified between the Rideau Canal system near Ottawa and Dinosaur Park in Saskatchewan? Do not some important, special landscapes, such as those made iconic by the Group of Seven, exist between those points? Have no important historical events occurred in such a large area?
Such questions lead from World Heritage Sites to our National Historic Sites which are also managed by Parks Canada. A board representing all the provinces sets policy and guidelines for the Canadian system. Over a thousand events, places and people have been identified as worthy of note and most are recognized by a plaque. In fact, 167 are recognized as special in that they are blessed with an interpretative centre staffed by guides and curators. The spatial distribution of those sites can again easily be seen by Parks Canada's interactive website.
An imbalance is evident even more than with the World Heritage Sites because a huge region, namely all of northeastern Ontario has only two interpretative centres, one at Fort St. Joseph on St. Joseph Island, the other at the locks and canal at Sault Ste. Marie, the world's first electrically powered locks. Given that the Yukon and Newfoundland/Labrador each have at least six such interpretative centres, is it not odd that no centre exists for the whole region between Ottawa and Fort St. Joseph and north to Hudson's Bay?
One could ask if this situation is due to Ontario's representatives on the board. As far as can be ascertained, none has come from north of Peterborough. Or is it because southern Ontario historians have largely left many important historical issues aside when advocating heritage sites? Surely, it is not due to a lack of significant historical places.
Two can illustrate the point. The Trout Lake-French River portage at Lavase just east of North Bay was utilized by at least the following explorers: Brulé, Champlain, Radisson and Grosseilliers, de La Vérendrye, MacKenzie and Thompson. They mapped and in many ways made Canada a land stretching along an east-west axis. Roman Catholic missionaries such as Brébeuf too travelled this route.
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2012 Results are out, click here to see them!
Welcome to Rewards Canada's third annual Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards. Travel Rewards Credit Cards continue to be one of the most popular type of credit cards in Canada and with the emergence of new cards from American Express and Capital One® in the past year the industry became even more competitive! In terms of our rankings the biggest changes came in the Hybrid card, Airline card and Hotel card categories because of the new cards that came onto the market since last July. There was only one slight change in the Travel Points Card with annual fee category and there were no changes in the Travel Points with no annual fee category.
What is the best card? Well it is practically impossible to give that question a perfect answer, however we do breakdown the market of Canadian Travel Rewards credit cards into five major categories and pick the best in each one.
How do we come
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ten years of research, answers to hundreds of email questions from readers
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into the pros and cons of each card. As always this has allowed Rewards
Canada to form an opinion as to which ones are the best. That's right,
it all boils down to opinion. The top cards listed here, are in our
opinion, after looking at all of their details, the best cards for travel
rewards in Canada. Will people agree? Some yes, some no. Will we make
some credit card issuers mad? Yes. Happy? You bet. However, like we
stated above it is nearly impossible to pick a single best card due
to the vast majority of factors that can be considered when choosing
It is from these
variations of cards that we have created the five main categories of
cards in Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2011. You will
find our rankings on the left hand side and the Canada's Choice Rankings
on the left.
Share our 3rd annual results:
Rewards Canada's Picks
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2: CUETS Platinum Class MasterCard (2)
Staying in the same spot as last year, this not so well known credit union card comes with a great reward and benefit suite:
- a 2% return on all purchases that can be used towards any travel that is booked through the Platinum Class Rewards website or travel agency
- An excellent suite of insurance and benefits including out of province medical coverage
Rounding out the top five are the :
3: BMO World Elite MasterCard (3)
4: BMO Air Miles Gold MasterCard (4)
5: MBNA Travel Rewards Platinum MasterCard (Out of the top 5)
Click here to view all the Travel Points Credit Cards (with annual fee) that were considered
Rewards Canada's Picks
1: American Express Blue Sky Credit Card (1)
For the third year in a row The Blue Sky Credit Card takes the top spot in the no annual fee category. As in previous years, its benefits have yet to be challenged by other no fee credit cards:
- Points can be redeemed against booked travel up to 12 months after the charge is posted (book first then spend spend spend to pay it off!)
- Offers a 1.25% return on purchases
- Can redeem as little as 10,000 points, which means you only have to spend $8,000 if you don't include the sign up bonus
2: Capital One® Aspire Gold MasterCard®* (2)
Holding down second spot for the second year in a row, the Aspire Gold MasterCard is a good option for those who want an extensive benefit package on their card but with no annual fee:
- A 1% return on all purchases can be used towards travel that is booked with any travel provider
- One of only a few cards with no annual fee that has insurance coverage and other benefits
- Points can also be used towards Cash, Gift Cards or Merchandise
Rounding out the top five are the :
3: American Express Air Miles Credit Card (3)
4: BMO Air Miles MasterCard (4)
5: Citizens Bank Visas (5)
Click here to view all the Travel Points Credit Cards (with no annual fee) that were considered
|Rewards Canada's Picks
1: American Express Gold Rewards Card* (New)
Although technically this is charge card (you can't run a balance) the new American Express Gold Rewards Card stormed onto to market in late 2010 and takes top spot for its host benefits and great reward options some of which are:
- 2 Points per dollar for Gas, Grocery, Drug Store and Travel purchases. 1 Point per dollar on all other spending
- Book travel how you want and when you want then redeem Membership Rewards points against that charge on your monthly statement.
- Option to transfer Membership Rewards Points to Aeroplan (on a 1:1 basis) and 8 other frequent flyer/guest programs
2: RBC Visa Infinite Avion (1)
Despite losing top spot in the Hybrid category the Avion cards continue to be a great pick for the following reasons
- Ability to book flights with any airline with no blackout periods, extremely useful when there are no seat sales
- Option to transfer RBC Rewards Points to British Airways Executive Club, American AAdvantage or Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. Look for the twice yearly 50% BA bonus!
- A complete suite of insurance coverage and benefits
Rounding out the top five are the:
3: TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite (4)
4. CIBC Aventura World MasterCard (New)
5: Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard (5)
Click here to view all the Hybrid Travel Credit Cards that were considered
Rewards Canada's Picks
1: CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite (1)
Holding top spot in the Airline category, the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite continues to be one of Canada's most popular travel cards and here's why:
- Ability to earn 1.5 Aeroplan miles on Grocery, Drug Store and Gas Station purchases
- Decent redemption rates, particularly on Business Class tickets (which afford the greatest rate of return on any credit card spending)
- Air Canada still provides the most flight coverage domestically and internationally out of Canada, which allows Aerogold holders many redemption options
2: WestJet RBC World MasterCard (2)
The WestJet RBC MasterCard keeps second place as it only got stronger this year with WestJet's tie up with American Airlines. Here are other reasons why this card stayed in second spot:
- Ability to redeem WestJet dollars in any amount at any time towards any WestJet flight or WestJet Vacations package
- A low annual fee of $79 with all comprehensive suite of benefits makes this an affordable premium card
- WestJet's flight network makes this card attractive for those looking for reward flights within Canada or to Sun Destinations
Rounding out the top five are the :
3. Capital One® Delta SkyMiles® World MasterCard®* (New)
4. American Express AeroplanPlus Platinum Charge Card (3)
5. TD AAdvantage Platinum Visa (out of the top 5)
Click here to view all the Airline Credit Cards that were considered
Rewards Canada's Picks
For the first time in the three year history of our rankings we cannot choose a clear winner for a category so this year for hotel cards we pick two winners. If you are looking for good elite status perks or great airline transfer ratios then the SPG card will fit you better, if you are looking for access to more hotels in Canada and around the World or a great benefits package then the Priority Club card is the one for you.
1: Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express* (1)
For the second year in a row this card takes top spot (well shares it this year) as
- Redeem Starpoints for hotel stays around the world with a potential rate of return of over 5% depending on the hotel and season
- Ability to transfer to 30+ airlines including a 5,000 mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 Starpoints at a time.
- Receive SPG Gold Status after $30,000 in spending within a year and free weekend night after $40,000.
1: Priority Club® World MasterCard® (NEW)
Due out in November 2011 this new card from Capital One® and IHG will be a major challenger in the Travel Rewards Credit Card market for some of the following reasons:
- Great insurance and benefits including trip cancellation and out of province medical coverage
Rounding out the top five are the :
3: Chase Marriott Rewards Platinum Visa (2)
4: MBNA Best Western Rewards Platinum Plus MasterCard* (3)
5: MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard* (4)
Click here to view all the Hotel Points Credit Cards that were considered
will the next year hold in store? With the onslaught of new travel
rewards credit cards that we have seen in the past two years we believe
the introduction of new cards will be limited. We know of one new one
coming out later this year plus we should see the return of the Diners
Club Club Rewards MasterCard to the general public in 2012. With only
a few new cards the rankings should stay relatively the same for 2012
but ultimately without a crystal ball we could be totally wrong.
Care to comment on our choices? Want to voice your opinion on the good and the bad of all the Travel Rewards Credit Cards in Canada. Share you views and experiences on our accompanying blog post or on Facebook and Twitter for Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards 2011!
Go to the Rewards Canada blog...
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* - These links offer commissions to Rewards Canada for successful applications that are completed after clicking the link. This affiliation has in no way influenced our choices for the top travel rewards credit cards.
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When you think of an advertising agency, what comes to mind? I instantly think of traditional print and TV ad campaigns that many of us are no longer paying attention to. And whenever I think of CEO's of the advertising giants that make these campaigns, I think of old men who are hoarding their advertising profit margins, being resistant to the new 'unsexy' world of decreased margins in the digital space.
However, I am completely wrong. Even though decreased margins will never be sexy, industry leaders like Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP Group (WPPGY) (2nd largest advertising group in the world), and Maurice Levy, Chairman and CEO of Publicis (NASDAQ:PUB) Groupe (4th largest), are embracing the digital world and are transforming their agencies into digital power houses. Publicis made major headlines recently by purchasing Razorfish from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in a deal worth $530 million ($286.8 million cash and 6.5 million Publicis shares). Razorfish is the second largest digital interactive advetising agency in the U.S. with annual revenues of $380 million. Publicis has been investing heavily in the digital arena as Razorfish will now become the latest aquisition to be part of VivaKi, the ever-growing Publicis digital division that already includes Starcom MediaVest Group, ZenithOptimedia, Denuo, Digitas and Vivaki Nerve Center.
I was really fascinated after I heard Maurice Levy speak in a recent Cambridge University podcast, From National to Global, where he discussed the importance of digital marketing in the future. As we can tell from the recent shopping spree, Mr. Levy is definitely putting money where his mouth is. Even in horrendous economic times, Publicis Groupe has been able to outperform the industry by a large margin and is currently positioned number one in the struggling advertising industry after raking in $4.8 billion in new business wins for the first nine months of 2009. In a recent interview for EBM after Q3 revenue announcement, Maurice credited this victory to the growing investment in transforming Publicis into an all-digital agency, saying that this investment is already starting to pay off.
Currently, digital accounts for 21.3% of consolidated revenue and Publicis hopes to grow this number to 25% in 2010 and to 100% by 2015 (the 100% was a joke). But I wouldn't be surprised if that was the master plan after-all, as Mr. Levy certainly believes in the power of the internet or as he likes to refer it to as the power of digital. Maurice truly believes that digital is changing our society which can be seen through the tremendous growth of social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.) and how they have impacted our culture.
At the end of the day, advertising is all about society and if advertising agencies want to succeed, they have to reflect the society through its campaigns and mediums where people absorb information on a daily basis. Like it or not, the future is in digital and this is exactly why Publicis Groupe is slowly being transformed into an all-digital agency.
I believe Publicis Groupe is your pick in a industry that is going through a Berlin wall collapse of its own. The only question remaining is- will most agencies follow suit? Or will they keep ignoring the paradigm shift that has already happened? Watch the video below to get a better sense of the present and future in the digital media space and the impact on our society.
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Bishop Levee Kadenge says the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has crippled the nation. The bishop says his country is 'under siege and full of distress'.
Bishop Kadenge is the national convenor of the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance, which is supported by Christian Aid.
"We do not deserve what is happening," says Bishop Kadenge. "We are demoralised, we have problem after problem. But we must remain faithful to the idea that Zimbabwe will have a good future."
The cholera outbreak has affected more than 12,000 people and has killed close to 600. It was triggered in part by the breakdown in the country's infrastructure and healthcare system as well a chronic shortage of clean water.
"Cholera is just one of the problems faced by Zimbabweans," says William Anderson, Christian Aid's country manager in Harare. "Many communicable and treatable diseases are rife due to the complete collapse of all public health systems.
"Anthrax, TB, malaria, and diarrhoea are all present in the country at unprecedented levels. These are all due to the failed state, malnutrition and HIV."
Bishop Kadenge stresses the churches have an important role in sending messages of hope and steadfastness to people across the country. He says the establishment of a Commission of Truth and Reconciliation is vital.
"Such a commission, which must be led by the church and not the politicians, is a priority. We are a wounded people in desperate need of healing. We cannot pretend that nothing has happened. We must do our part and bring people together and repent," says the bishop.
Zimbabwe is also facing an extreme food shortage. Mr Anderson says it is "verging on famine".
The UN's World Food Programme says 4.2 million people need food aid but that it only has funds to feed 3.7 million.
There has also been a worrying spike in abductions of human rights workers in Zimbabwe. On 3 December, Jestina Mukoko, the executive director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, was abducted from her home. She has not been seen or heard from since then, while the police deny arresting her.
"We must pray for the future of Zimbabwe," says Bishop Kadenge. "Civil society organisations, NGOs and human rights groups are all part of God's broader church and we must keep faith."


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WTB 1987+ Prostar 190
Looking to buy an '87-'90 mastercraft pro star 190 with a powerslot. Would like it to be within a few hours driving distance, but may consider further if the deal is right. Let me know what you have, thanks. Would spend up to 6-7k depending on the condition.
Bump, still looking for a boat...
Plenty in California 8p
Here's a really clean '88 does not say it's a powerslot or not but a nice boat either way.
Yes, I know that..... I'm seeing dozens on every other coast. It seems like MN/WI people just decide to keep them til spring once it gets near the end of the season.
I've got one I just put up for sale here in Virginia. Placed ad in the For Sale threads on here just now.
look at the listing right above yours (currently) would suggest uship dot com for shipping
I've got one, it's in the classifieds. Not very close to ya but could meet halfway. I'm not sure how to post a link to the add from my phone. I can get the craigslist link if you want that
I bought a '91 over a year ago.
Wow I didn't even look at the thread date. My bad
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Adam C Powell IV wrote:
[I'd quote your original message, but I'm using Mozilla, which can't do that. :-( ]
I'm also using Mozilla 0.9 right now... ;)This is also significantly faster than previous versions, in fact it's the first version I consider actually usable; that used to be different mainly for the same reasons you are pointing out.
The only things I'm still missing are working line wrapping when sending plain text mail (not that I send any other mail ;) and less resource hunger. Until then I might have already switched to KMail...
Speaking of switching: you aren't forced to switch from Netscape to Mozilla from one moment to the next one, they have been coexisting fairly peacefully for me.
Just my 2 Rappen, -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member


text: The gun safety and training thread got me to thinking I need to do something about my training. I can hit the broad side of a barn quite well with my oldest gun, probably because it's a shotgun and two hands spread apart aim and fire more effectively than a single small pistol grip. I actually started thinking about getting a home defense pistol before the break ins when I was building the new house. Having a recovering meth head next door and all the tweaker stories may have moved the process along however. It started off like what I've heard and read about a lot of pistol shooters - low and to the right, indicating that my trigger finger is pulling me off target and down as I squeeze the trigger. So this weekend I thought I'd employ the power of positive thinking and not let that happen by aiming a wee bit higher and consciously not letting my trigger finger pull right. Now I have two different groups, low and center with my 22 and low and left with my 9mm. My best guess is that my left hand wasn't holding my right hand steady because I was so focused on not pulling down and right. Any ideas? I mean, other than sticking to the scattergun. Sg


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Clothing area kids for Christmas
Published 7:00 pm, Monday, November 12, 2007
HURON COUNTY For more than 30 years a group of area volunteers has been working to help clothe hundreds of kids throughout the county just in time for the holiday season.
Each year the group known as Interfaith Clothe-A-Child collects names, ages and sizes of boys and girls from newborns to age 14 and outfits them from head to toe.
June Bowerbank, president of Interfaith Clothe-A-Child, said they helped dress more than 700 children last year, and with the state of the local economy she doesnt believe the need will be any less this year.
"There's definitely a need out there," Bowerbank said. "I don't know where all the kids come from, but it's grown steadily each year. I can remember having only 60 or so when we started out years and years ago. But the need has just continued to grow.
As long as the need is there, we'll try to do what we can to help."
Pauline Goretski, vice president of Clothe-A-Child, said the group receives a list of names, ages and sizes with the bulk of names coming from the Huron County Department of Human Services (DHS). Other names come from individual sources throughout the community.
We have our deadline of Nov. 23 to receive all our names by. We do get a few that trickle in late, but we really dont like to have to go out and do a lot of last-minute shopping thats what costs us the most.
As the group works to play Santa Claus to Huron County children, Goretski and Bowerbank said they scour sales racks from store to store looking for great deals all year long.
Were always looking for a deal on something, Goretski said.
The group gives pants, a shirt, socks and undergarments to each child.
When the group gets donations of hats, mittens, scarfs, blankets or a toy, they package those up and give them out, too.
We dont do meals or toys. Our goal is to outfit kids, Goretski said.
"If you know someone who has a child or are someone who has a child who is in need of a new outfit for Christmas, all we ask you to do is send us the information we need," Bowerbank said. But we have to have sizes and the gender of the child. Today you just never know if its a boy or a girl just because of the name.
To register children with Clothe-A-Child for the holiday season, contact Goretski at (989) 269-8140. Information must be received no later than Nov. 23. "We need names and sizes ASAP," Bowerbank said. "That's crucial."
With a budget of around $12,000, the women shop year-around thanks to the community support they receive from the local chapter of the United Way, church groups, area businesses and individuals.
"When it comes to our budget, I do a lot of praying. But other than that, we try to hit all the good sales to make the money stretch as far as possible," Goretski said.
"The stores love to see us coming," Bowerbank added.
In addition to children to give to, Clothe-A-Child also is in need once again for volunteers to help sort, package and deliver their inventory.
We had the Red Hatters helping us last year, Bowerbank said.
And we usually drag our family out to help, Goretski said. And this year we have a group of retired teachers. And Rick Shuart and his merry elves come out to help us deliver.
The group will begin at 9 a.m. on Dec. 10 at the Free Methodist Church on M-142 in Bad Axe when they work to sort through all of the clothing to prepare for the next day, which will be to box them for each child.
It takes us a full day to sort through all the clothes, Bowerbank said.
Dec. 11 is when the group is looking for volunteers from the community to help select and package the clothes and then deliver the clothing to each home.
Bowerbank said area high school students, church groups, 4-H clubs and Girl Scouts usually help in a big way by pre-wrapping boxes the group needs to speed the process along.
"It's amazing," Bowerbank said. "We start out with mounds of clothes that you never think will disappear, but by the time 4 p.m. rolls around it's all packaged and set to go."
The group also will have an exchange day planned for clothing receivers who might have gotten the wrong sizes or gender outfits by mistake.
"Sometimes there's a mistake or two that happens," Goretski said. "That's not hard to do with hundreds of names and lists. It can get confusing. We try to do our best."
Bowerbank and Goretski have been partners in leading the Clothe-A-Child effort since the 1980s.
"Just when you think you are too tired and ready to quit, you receive a nice letter of thanks, and that's all it takes to get you at it again," Bowerbank said. We are always looking for young women to join. It's Christmas, and that's what it's all about. You want to help put a smile on a child's face by giving them a parcel they might not otherwise get. It's the right thing to do."
People wishing to make donations can send them to: P.O. Box 55, Bad Axe, MI 48413. Anyone wishing to send in a name of a child who is need of a Christmas outfit can do so by sending the childs name, age, sizes (shirt, pants, socks), the childs home address and contact phone number to Pauline Goretski, 30 Church St., Bad Axe, MI 48413.


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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered a stone tool at an ancient rock shelter in the high desert of eastern Oregon that could turn out to be older than any known site of human occupation in western North America.
The find was announced Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which controls the land on which the site was found.
University of Oregon archaeologist Patrick O'Grady, who supervises the dig, says the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter outside Riley has not been fully excavated. But the tool, a hand-held scraper chipped from a piece of orange agate not normally found in eastern Oregon, was found about 8 inches below a layer of volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount St. Helens that has been dated to 15,800 years ago. The depth was about 12 feet below the surface.
Bureau of Land Management archaeologist Scott Thomas said that if the age of the site holds up to scrutiny, it would be the oldest west of the Rockies, and another predating the so-called Clovis culture, once generally believed to be the first people to migrate from Asia into North America. The earliest Clovis artifacts, known for distinctive and elegant stone points, are dated to about 13,000 years ago.
O'Grady called the find "tantalizing," but he added that they want to continue digging this summer to see whether the volcanic ash covers the entire area.
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La Bayadere, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, London Coliseum - reviewed on 22nd August
With one arm extended in front and one to the side, Irina Kolesnikova bows her head and bends her body forwards. Delicate movements ripple through her back to the soaring string sounds of Ludwig Minkus's score. This gorgeous moment (in Kolesnikova's Act I solo) was the undoubted highlight of St Petersburg Ballet Theatre's La Bayadere.
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Dancing was shaky during much of the rest of the ballet. The Act III Entrance of the Shades was the least syncronised I've seen with the leading female rushing ahead of the music and her 31 followers. Musicality and unison were equally lacking in most of the corps de ballet sections and dancers repeatedly looked sideways for clarification of poses and foot positions. (Whether they were under-rehearsed or just extremely tired - after a ten day run of Swan Lake - was unclear.)
In the leading roles, the Bolshoi Ballet's Denis Rodkin literally leapt into life during his dynamic and technically-challenging solos, but lacked charisma in the production's pas de deux and narrative sequences. Anna Samostrelova and Miho Naotsuko gave crisp and confident Shades variations, whilst Kolesnikova excelled in Acts I and II but seemed less suited to Act III's dreaminess.
Notable throughout was the beauty of La Bayadere's music, played by the St Petersburg Ballet Orchestra under the baton of Timur Gorkovenko. The orchestra pit's exquisite performance frequently outshone the action onstage.


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A Water Filter from Soma and Charity Water
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We've written about the lovely glass carafe and sustainable water filter designed by San Francisco-based Soma in a previous post, but it's worth noting their current collaboration with Charity: Water, the non-profit group which has made clean drinking water for everyone its goal. Soma has launched this limited edition yellow filter to help raise funds for Charity: Water's initiatives in Cambodia. For each Soma carafe and limited edition filter purchased, Soma will donate $12.50 towards providing clean water to every family in 3 Cambodian villages. If you weren't tempted to buy a Soma water filtering system before, we hope you will be now. The new limited edition filter (and glass carafe) can be purchased here.
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The recent invasion of Indo-Pacific lionfish into Atlantic waters has been causing great concern among researchers, marine park and fisheries managers, and divers. REEF, in partnership with Bahamian dive operators Stuart Cove and Bruce Purdy, NOAA, the United States Geological Service (USGS), the National Aquarium in Washington DC, the Bahamian Government and university groups, has spearheaded the field research for this rapidly expanding problem. As part of REEF's Lionfish Research Program, over the last two years REEF has coordinated 12 research projects that have involved over 175 REEF volunteers. This research has generated a wealth of in-situ observations and over 1,000 lionfish specimens, which have led to great advances in the understanding of the biology and potential impacts of this most unwanted invader.
REEF's most recent field project at Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas in May 2008, involving over 20 volunteers and researchers, found that the problem continues to get worse. The team gathered data on nearly 200 specimens of lionfish to determine relative abundance, size increases, reproductive status, growth rates, predator prey relationships and movement. Findings included:
Lionfish continue to grow in size: Tagging data show growth rates exceeding 190mm/year, far larger than necessary to reach sexual maturity.
Site Fidelity: All 12 previously-tagged specimens that have been recaptured indicate strong site fidelity even after 6 months.
Prey: Lionfish continue to amaze us during stomach content studies. The recent effort turned up new records including two entire spotted goatfish, a large brown chromis, a small reef octopus, and even a small mollusk in its shell. Lionfishare eating nearly anything that will fit into their mouths.
Reproduction: Lionfish reproduction occurs throughout the year – many gravid females and a small recently settled juveniles have been found.
REEF's future fieldwork will concentrate on lionfish movement, trap design, habitat preference, and local control measures. Our next project is scheduled to take place at Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas in Nassau from September 14-20. If you would like to help with our ongoing work please consider joining us as a field volunteer and/or making a contribution to REEF's Exotic Species Program.
For more information on REEF's Exotic Species Program, to volunteer on a future research project or to discuss funding opportunities, contact REEF Director of Special Projects, Lad Akins, email@example.com.
The USS Hoyt Vandenberg is the most recent ship to be placed as an artificial reef in the waters off Key West, Florida. The ship was sunk on May 27, 2009, but three weeks prior to the sinking the REEF team was in action conducting surveys of the sinking site and 7 other adjacent sites for comparison. The data will be used by the State of Florida to document fish recruitment onto the wreck and response of nearby reef sites to the new structure. In addition to regular REEF fish surveys, the team is also gathering important fish biomass data at two sites and recording any observations of non-native titan acorn barnacles, orange cup corals or non-native fish including lionfish.
The pre-deployment surveys at the sinking site did not document any fish present at the sandy bottom site though one barracuda was seen swimming through the area shortly after. Combined data from the 7 reference sites documented 159 species including rare sightings of pugjaw wormfish and cherubfish (rare for the Keys). The summary of data can be found here.
REEF will continue regular monitoring of the Vandenberg and reference sites through next summer, with a final report due by the end of 2010. A huge thank you to all of the REEF experts joining in on the effort including Rob McCall, Tracy Harris, Dave Grenda, Brenda Hitt, Jamie Giganti, Lisa Canty and Pat Zuloaga.
Earlier this month, on World Oceans Day, we kicked off REEF's Summer Fundraising Campaign with a goal of raising $60,000 by July 31. Thanks to the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, who has generously offered to match your donations, we are over one-third of the way to our goal with $10,345 donated and matched so far. To all of our members who have already donated, we extend our sincere gratitude. If you haven't yet had a chance, please contribute today. You can double your donation in the upcoming month by contributing online, https://www.REEF.org/contribute, through our secure web form. Or you can print the donation form and mail or fax your donation, or call our staff at REEF headquarters (305-852-0030).
Your donation will help support REEF services, which are increasingly in high demand. As the lionfish invasion continues to grow, so does our research and response. Legislation to ensure long-term protections of Nassau Grouper spawning aggregations are set to expire in 2011. And after the devastation in the Gulf, REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Program data can be invaluable in evaluating the impact of the oil spill to fish populations. Twenty years of support from members like you has made it possible for REEF to build and maintain this valuable history of fish populations throughout our program regions. We could not do this vitally important work without you. We are doubling our efforts now, and we hope you will double your contribution this summer.
Every month, scientists, government agencies, and other groups request raw data from REEF's Fish Survey Project database. Here is a sampling of who has asked for REEF data recently and what they are using it for:
- Researchers at the World Resources Institute are using western Atlantic REEF data in an analysis of threats to the world's coral reefs called Reefs at Risk Revisited.
- A scientist from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is evaluating population trends of rock scallop in preparation for harvest rule updates.
- Researchers from the Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GAP Analysis Project are creating species range maps that will be used with habitat information to model species distributions. The goal of this project is to keep common species common by identifying those species that are not adequately represented in existing conservation places.
- A researcher from Cascadia Consulting Group is using data on three invasive tunicate species collected by REEF surveyors in the Pacific Northwest to prepare for a baseline assessment for the Washington Invasive Species Council.
REEF members are at the heart of our grassroots marine conservation programs. Over 43,000 divers, snorkelers, students, and armchair naturalists stand behind our mission.
This month we highlight Itziar Aretxaga (REEF member since 2003). Itziar has conducted 263 REEF surveys in three REEF regions, and she is a member of the Advanced Assessment Team in the Tropical Western Atlantic. Here's what Itziar had to say about REEF:
When and how did you first volunteer with REEF?
Shortly after I got my C-card I started looking for a good reference book on fish. I was fortunate to find Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach´s reef guides, and there I read about the REEF program and how one could volunteer. I joined and started identifying species and reporting them to REEF on my own. A year later I met Lad Akins in a course he gave to volunteers in the Veracruz National Park, and he taught me a few tricks that improved my identification skills. He has been a great mentor in all my fish watching activities ever since.
What inspires you to complete REEF surveys?
I often look at the online database to check what I might be missing, and the only way of improving it is for each of us to submit our surveys, even if that means clicking on the box for Yellowtail Snappers over and over again. I keep telling myself that I hope I will never see the day when I miss them because they are no longer there. I also take special pride when our data are used in scientific publications or management reports. It might be a mere dot in a plot, but collectively we contribute to the growth of knowledge on marine life and conservation.
Do you dive close to where you live? What is the best part about diving there?
I have done over 200 surveys in Veracruz and I know it well enough now that I can recognize changes. I enjoy noticing the unusual species, species off-season, and it is really thrilling when I get to report a new species. There is also the challenge of spotting fish that others have reported that I have yet to see, so the fun continues.
What is your most memorable fish find?
The first Smooth Trunkfish in golden variation I saw in Veracruz, and the first time it was reported outside the Northern Gulf of Mexico by REEF members. I was so excited when I saw it that I started dancing underwater, quite literally. The staff in our local diving shop told me afterwards they were not that unusual in the area. It was just that nobody had reported them before.
What is your favorite part about being a REEF member?
I like sharing with others the fun of it. I usually take surveys during commercial diving boat trips, and people are curious about those slates that I take underwater and keep scribbling on. It is great to see some of them then turn to my book, and start calling each other to show what they themselves have seen.
REEF is proud to partner with over 130 dive shops, dive clubs, individuals, and other organizations as REEF Field Stations.
Our Outstanding Field Station this month, Seattle Scuba, is based in the always-green but often-rainy Pacific NW. Yes, the water's cold there. Seattle Scuba is a full service facility that provides training, equipment rentals/sales, fun dives and more - all served up with an ample helping of personality and humor to their customers and friends. They are passionate not only about teaching diving, but about instilling awareness of the marine environment in divers. The REEF survey program is an ideal tool in this mission. Their training director/resident mermaid Heidi Wilken got involved in REEF surveying after encountering some fish geeks on a fun dive one day. Wanting to incorporate and support REEF's mission she decided to provide resources at Seattle Scuba. They have been a Field Station for about 4 years now. Now two of their training staff are REEF Advanced Assessment Team members (Heidi and David Todd). They hold periodic Fish Geek Dives, fish & invertebrate ID Classes, testing to move up in REEF Experience Levels, and offer a full range of Fish ID books for sale.
Heidi had this to say about Pacific NW diving: "Sometimes people look at Puget Sound and surrounding areas and think it will just be cold and dark - they have no idea of the colors and amazing critters that lurk beneath the surface! We are blessed to have not only lots of amazing and cool fish like the Red Irish Lord and the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker, but also incredible invertebrate life, from the Giant Pacific Octopus to the tiny Opalescent Nudibranch." And what does Heidi like best about REEF? "You don't have to be a scientist to be involved, even if you can only identify ONE fish or invertebrate, you can contribute surveys - and you can do so to whatever level fits into your life, be it a survey a year or 200 a year." Her parting words: "Dive safe and survey often!" Thanks Heidi and the staff at Seattle Scuba - we're glad you're a REEF Field Station!
Every month, scientists, government agencies, and other groups request raw data from REEF's Fish Survey Project database. Here is a sampling of who has asked for REEF data recently and what they are using it for:
- A National Research Council post-doctoral fellow is using REEF sightings data on manta and mobula to evaluate global populations of these at-risk species.
- A researcher is evaluating fish distribution and abundance data from south Florida to be included in a NOAA document used to respond to oil spills.
- A University of Washington researcher is using data on Red Sea Urchin to evaluate population trends in this important echinoderm that is increasingly harvested.
- A graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is using population data on Nassau Grouper to document populations trends of this endangered Caribbean reef fish.
Do you know a young adult who is interested in ocean conservation, research, education, and diving? Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall REEF Marine Conservation Internship positions. Every four months, REEF invites hundreds of applicants to compete for four internship positions. The chosen interns implement community outreach and education programs focused on reef fish identification and lionfish handling and collection. Interns also dive and volunteer with partner organizations in the Florida Keys. Examples of some average daily intern activities include computer data entry, helping to write and layout newsletters and flyers, packaging orders, answering phone calls and e-mails, greeting visitors at REEF Headquarters, biological assessment fieldwork and data analysis, and community education and outreach.
For more information on this program or if you know someone who would like to apply, please visit the Internship Webpage or email General Manager, Martha Klitzkie, at email@example.com. Applications for the Fall internship are due June 30th.


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Weddings at Carriage Club are not only a special occasion, but one you and your guests will remember forever. Stunning golf-course views, spectacular arrangements and world-class cuisine combine to make your most special event one of elegance and exquisite taste.
Our talented and versatile planning staff will help keep the stress down and the sophistication at the forefront while working with you to plan every detail of an evening to remember.


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Faculty & Leadership
Upper row starting with upper left square: Oscar Irigoyen, MD; Paul Bray, MD; Raymond Penn, PhD; Sang Woo, MD; Jerry McCauley, MD, MPH; Serge Jabbour, MD; Katherine Sherif, MD; David Whellan, MD; Kathleen Squires in upper right square.
Lower row starting with bottom left square: Mani Kavuru, MD; Howard Weitz, MD; Lawrence Ward, MD, MPH; Anthony DiMarino, MD; Gregory C. Kane, MD; Onyeka Okonkwo, MD; Gretchen Diemer, MD; Barry Ziring, MD in lower right square.
Vice Chairs
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Lawrence Ward, MD
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Founded in 1984, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving homeschoolers in North Carolina and beyond.
In order to better serve, NCHE divides the state into nine regions. Each region has an assigned number and Regional Director.
Homeschooling is the view that education is best when teaching and learning are integrated into the relationships and activities of the family.
The oldest form of education, homeschooling was legally recognized in NC in 1988.
Article 39 of chapter 115C of the General Statutes defines a Homeschool in NC. The Division of Non-Public Instruction (DNPE) administers the NC law governing homeschooling practice.
Our guide to your first steps
How to Homeschool High Schoolers
We're different in NC!
It is our goal to have the most informative website about homeschooling in North Carolinia.
Recordings of conference workshops & lectures.
NCHE is proud to share in the work of vast network of passionate educators who serve as authors, speakers, and volunteers.
There are many groups of North Carolinians who are working to promote or practice home education. Find home educators like or near you.
NCHE divides the state into 9 regions. Each region has a director.
Did you benefit from homeschool? Be part of a growing group of alums.
Middle and High school sports include Boys Baseball, Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Cross Country (individual & team), Golf (individual & team), Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Swimming (individual & team), Girls Volleyball
Join us and connect with other homeschooling families
Spend a week in Raleigh, serving in our capital
A multi-day event occuring in Winston-Salem in late Spring featuring national and regional speakers, workshops for the curious as well as the experienced and a vendor hall of over 45,000 square feet.
Coinciding with our annual conference, NCHE hosts a graduation ceremony for NCHE members.
Our biannual Spring event in Raleigh. Meet legislators and visit state museums.
Become part of an organization devoted to serving NC homeschoolers. Help us advance our threefold purpose: PROTECT the freedom of educating at home, PROVIDE encouragement & support to homeschooling families, and PROMOTE home education as an excellent method of education.
Do you have a passion for home education? Find a place to employ your talents and serve with NCHE!
Want to reach NC homeschoolers with your product or service?
Editorial by Kevin McClain, President of NCHE
Approximately two weeks ago, the newly appointed director of the Division of Non-Public Education, David Mills, announced his plans to randomly select a small percentage of NC homeschools for an invitation to visit and inspect the records required by law to be kept by homeschoolers. He was beginning with five homeschools.
These homeschools received a letter informing them that 30 minutes was the time allotted for the visit, the inspection would only involve the records required by the law (their attendance, immunization and standardized test records) and that the remainder of the time Mr Mills would avail himself to address any questions the homeschool administrator had concerning compliance with NC homeschool law. The letter gave a date and time for the visit but also provided for the homeschool to call and offer alternative dates and times.
On behalf of NCHE, I contacted David Mills to discuss the plans. We spoke at length. Mr. Mills informed me that the homeschools randomly selected could decline, without penalty, even though these types of record inspections are authorized in the law. Given that DNPE has not engaged in home inspections for many years, and instead has utilized a mail or online voluntary record submission, I asked specifically the reasoning behind the change in inspection activity. The reason given for this change was because Mr. Mills believed it would be a service to the NC homeschooling community. Recent events had caused the public to question the accountability of NC homeschoolers and the credibility of our system of governance.
It was NCHE's assessment that Mill's plan was not in violation of the law, because according to Article 39 of chapter 115C of the General Statutes, sections 115C-549, 115C-557, 115C-563 and 115C-564, homeschools are to make required records available for inspection by a "duly authorized representative" at the "principal's office." In other words, DNPE officials are granted authority by NC Law to inspect the records in the principal's office. NCHE contacted Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) for their view, and Dee Black, HSLDA's NC attorney, affirmed this assessment. Moreover, NCHE recognized that David Mill's plan strove to continue the history of good will DNPE officials have sought to develop with NC homeschoolers. The fact that the inspection was such a small sample (less that .01%), had no consequences for declining, that he was willing to inspect records at the front door, and that Mills was making time available to the homeschool administrator to address any questions that might exist were all evidences of his good will and good governance, seeking to strike a balance within the law, mediating between NC citizens who practice homeschool and those who question the very validity of the practice.
In the morning of Oct. 14, David Mills announced that he had decided not to carry out his plans. I again contacted David Mills to discuss the change. Mr. Mills informed me that he had received calls from homeschoolers expressing their dismay concerning the plan. His assessment was that his plan was misunderstood.
On Oct 14, Lt Gov. Dan Forest issued a press release ("Random Homeschool Searches Need To Stop") publicly denouncing the plan, calling DNPE's lawfully authorized inspections "searches" and "warrantless entry by government officials." Moreover, the press release quotes Lt. Gov. Forest as saying DNPE's "policy is intrusive, unnecessary, and has the potential to infringe on the constitutionally-protected privacy rights of tens of thousands of North Carolina homeschool families."
NC home educators are fortunate to have a Division of Non-Public Education, staffed with public officials who understand and respect a family's right to educational freedom. We are also fortunate that DNPE officials have never sought to implement the full force the law authorizes. Historically, DNPE officials have had amiable relations with NC homeschoolers. In the 1980s, when our law was first in effect, DNPE officials worked hard to visit each private school and homeschool across the state. Some inspectors were even hosted by gracious NC homeschoolers. The rapid growth in homeschooling caused home visitations to become less practical, and they turned to other means such as mail and now Internet that were deemed more efficacious. However, record submission for inspection is not required by law, and so paper and electronic record submission programs were rightly understood by DNPE and NC homeschools to be voluntary.
It is my view that DNPE is carrying out their duty to NC citizens in inspecting records. It is the law that NC homeschoolers keep certain records, and it is the duty of DNPE officials to testify to their veracity. This activity is characteristic of good governance. Moreover, it serves an important public function. It allows the state to mediate between me, a person who favors home education, and my neighbors, some of who find the practice questionable. By inspecting my records and verifying their existence, DNPE officials can confirm the lawfulness of my family's educational activity.
By analogy, NC citizens have a right to drive a vehicle. But the state also has a right to verify that the driver of a vehicle has met the requirements of the law, the publicly-negotiated standards of conduct, concerning a vehicle. They may verify a driver's speed, a driver's obtainment of a license and insurance, the satisfaction of car safety standards and even a driver's state of intoxication. None of these inspection activities make a person a better driver. Rather their presence helps create a culture which dissuades irresponsibility. What is agreed is that the danger of radical irresponsibility concerning vehicles is unacceptable. We, as a public community, have therefore worked to mitigate that danger. None of our plans are perfect, but none of these activities are an invasion of privacy. Every analogy has its faults, and this one does as well. I don't know of any activity that is comparable to educating a child, nor any relationship that is comparable to the relationship between a parent and a child. However, I do believe that recent events have called the accountability and credibility of home educators into question. Part of our credibility is our commitment to the public good and our proper understanding of good governance and the law.
The characterization of DNPE's planned visits by some as overreaching fails to meet the standards of credibility we wish to achieve. Characterization of the inspection as "searches" and "warrantless entry by government officials" of a residence is factually incorrect. The scheduling of a visit to a NC homeschool by a DNPE official is not a "search" of a home. It is mutually-agreed upon inspection of the records at the homeschool's "principal's office." Because of 4th Amendment rights, for those who are uncomfortable having a DNPE official in their home, the inspection could even be held at the front door. But to characterize the activity as "intrusive" is false, given that the law requires the records to be kept and available for inspection, and that the meeting would have been planned and a date and time mutually agreed upon by the parties. Calling it "unnecessary" and finally, to declare that an activity has "potential to infringe on the constitutionally-protected privacy rights" is to encourage speculation and distrust in legitimate public service.
Raising healthy, productive children is a moral public service every family is engaged in, and good governance cannot help but touch upon it. Good governance supports it. It is my assessment that the planned visits were intended to serve and empower the NC homeschool by providing the homeschool principal assurance regarding his or her understanding of the requirements of the law and the homeschool's state of compliance. Following inspection of records, a NC homeschool administrator could say with authority their legal compliance had been verified by state personnel.
Homeschooling continues to grow in our state, and parents are empowered to enjoy the freedom afforded them under the law. However, the potential for fraudulent activity masquerading as homeschooling also grows. While the true accountability of the educator rests in the future of the student as students must progress in their education to progress in society, the veracity of a NC homeschool's record-keeping activity, according to NC law, resides with DNPE. NCHE encourages NC homeschoolers to study the law, as well as its history, and to consider public officials functioning legally as servant-leaders worthy of respect.
The credibility of NC homeschoolers is at stake.


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Western MS principal to retire
Updated 9:20 pm, Monday, February 4, 2013
Western Middle School Principal Terry Starr-Klein, who has been with the district for three years and led the school in the ongoing implementation of the International Baccalaureate program, announced her retirement Monday.
Starr-Klein, who has a career in education that spans 38 years, will step down June 30. She is the first administrator to announce a retirement this year.
The search for a new WMS principal has begun, according to the district, and Starr-Klein's replacement is expected to be named prior to the start of the 2013-14 school year.
Starr-Klein, who came to Greenwich after working most of her career in Massachusetts, said it was time to retire after nearly four decades in education.
"I think I'm ready to rest and maybe look for something completely out of education for a while," she said.
Starr-Klein began her career with the Brockton Public Schools in Brockton, Mass., in 1975, and worked there for 26 years as a science teacher and instructional resource specialist before becoming principal of Gilmore Elementary School in 2001. In 2005, she began working with staff at Gilmore Academy to create an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program.
Starr-Klein became principal of Western Middle School in July 2010. She said a friend saw the advertisement for the position in the Boston Globe and thought it was a good fit because of her experience with IB.
Over the last three years, Starr-Klein has worked with staff on development for IB, parent outreach and preparation for IB authorization, the last part of the process. The school has applied for authorization as an IB World School, and is expecting a site visit from the IB Organization in the near future.
"I will miss not being here during our first year, but I am confident that going forward the staff and the transition will be successful," Starr-Klein said.
Along with working on the IB implementation process, Starr-Klein has contributed to a number of district initiatives as a part of the team that developed the action plan for the District Strategic Improvement Plan for Writing, and as a member of the district's Homework Committee.
Superintendent of Schools William McKersie said in a statement that Starr-Klein "served Greenwich with distinction over the last three years as principal of WMS. We will miss her on the District Leadership Council and her expertise on middle school education and students. We wish her the best in her well-earned retirement."
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By Jim Robertson /
the Big Game and
Animals in the Wild
April 2013
The right of an American species not to be hunted to extinction is a relatively new advancement. At present, it's about the only right extended to the nonhumans in this, the land of the free. Now that wolves are off the Endangered Species list in any state with even a minor population, the feds plan to remove them from the U.S. list completely, casting any pioneering individual or would-be wolf pack to the mercy (or lack thereof) of whichever state is fortunate enough to be graced by their presence.
For the first decade or so after their reintroduction to Yellowstone and central Idaho in 1996, the Federal Endangered Species Act safeguarded wolves from overzealous hunters and trappers, but as the director of the USFWS pointed out, the ESA is "not an animal protection act." Blanket protection of any non-human animal goes against the grain of our political agencies, which are ultimately only answerable to the one species with the any hope of representation—Homo sapiens.
The right of an American species not to be hunted to extinction is a relatively new advancement. At present, it's about the only right extended to the nonhumans in this, the land of the free. Now that wolves are off the Endangered Species list in any state with even a minor population, the feds plan to remove them from the U.S. list completely, casting any pioneering individual or would-be wolf pack to the mercy (or lack thereof) of whichever state is fortunate enough to be graced by their presence.
An organized bunch of thugs, anti-wolf fanatics have been on point, lying in wait for the day wolves lose all protection and are deemed "fair game" for their killing pleasure. Lately a deceptively named hate-group calling itself "Big Game Forever" has been luring Utah state funds away from essentials such as schools and into their anti-wolf agenda. Just recently they leached $300,000 for their campaign against wolves in that currently wolf-less state.
Others, such as South Dakota, have hastily re-classified wolves from the status of protected to "varmint," in the event that any lost wolf happens by. Even "progressive" Washington state jumped on the bandwagon, allowing people to kill wolves without permit and changing the wolf's status to "big game," ahead of their anticipated complete removal from federal ESA protection.
A classic example of what will happen the minute wolves lose federal protections was made clear yesterday as Washington state lawmakers approved "Emergency Rule WAC 232-36-05100B Killing wildlife causing private property damage" which includes the following provisions:
1) An owner of domestic animals, including livestock, the owner's immediate family member, the agent of an owner, or the owner's documented employee may kill one gray wolf (Canis lupus) without a permit issued by the director, regardless of its state classification, if the wolf is attacking their domestic animals.
(a) This section applies to the area of the state
where the gray wolf is not listed as endangered or threatened under the
federal endangered species act.
(b) Any wolf killed under this authority must be reported to the department within twenty-four hours.
(c) The wolf carcass must be surrendered to the department.
(d) The owner of the domestic animal must grant or assist the department in gaining access to the property where the wolf was killed for the purposes of data collection or incident investigation.
(2) If the department finds that a private citizen killed a gray wolf
that was not attacking a domestic animal, or that the killing was not
consistent with this rule, then that person may be prosecuted for unlawful
taking of endangered wildlife under RCW 77.15.120.
The "Emergency Rule" is bad enough as it stands, but if ESA wolf protections are lifted nationwide (as is currently planned), points (1a) and (2) will be moot—there won't be any area of the state safe for wolves, nor any "endangered wildlife" designation to discourage poaching. This is why the wolves, though arguably "recovered" in some areas, need to remain under federal ESA protection nationwide.
We can't let them lose what little protection they still have in this country. While the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service forge ahead with their plan for full removal of wolves from the ESA, we need to continue to press our new Interior Secretary Sally Jewell for both their continued protection as well as the re-listing of wolves in those states where out-of-control culling is driving them back to the brink of oblivion.
Washington's "emergency" rule was crafted in response to a letter from
ten state legislators urging their Fish and Wildlife Commission to act
quickly "to maintain social tolerance for gray wolves in northeast
Washington in the timeliest manner for residents."
Hmm, killing wolves to "maintain tolerance," where have I heard that before? Oh that's right, it was from wildlife snuff film producer and wolf-hunter Randy Newberg who told NPR News that wolf hunts in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho are easing the animosity many local people feel toward the predator. "Having these hunting seasons has provided a level of tolerance again," Newberg told NPR.
Let me get this straight, in order to placate and appease good ol' boys and get them to put up with the presence of one of North America's most historically embattled endangered species, we have to let them kill some of them once in a while? Wolf hunting and trapping are just a salve—a bit of revenge-killing for them–why not let them have their fun? By this logic, they should also be entitled to shoot an Indian every so often (like their forefathers who tried to wipe them out), to help promote tolerance and social acceptance.
It's time to remind our politicians that the wolf-killing Calvary is about as outnumbered by those of us who appreciate wolves as General Custer was at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
What's happening now in Washington is just how it started out in other states whose wolf-killing policies are now completely out of control. Washington wolf proponents need to realize that their wildlife policy-makers will continue to up the ante each time we accept the new status quo.
The question is, how much of a wolf-kill massacre are we willing to tolerate before we go on the warpath?


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My jealousy is killing my marriage.Visitor's Question from a 21-30 year old Male
My wife and I have been married for 5 years and we have a 3 year old son. She is a wonderful woman and has never cheated on me. I am a little over protective (over everything) but I never had any insecurity problems until a year ago. I found an e-mail from my wife to a co-worker telling him that she could not wait to see him again, kiss him and hold him in his arms. She also said that it was hard to try to make it too obvious that she was always thinking of him. I confronted both of them. First my wife and she said that it was just a game. Nothing serious. She just wanted to teach this guy a lesson because he thought he was so cool. He said the same thing, just a stupid game and that he had never disrespected my wife nor me. Now I am always insecure, jealous and upset. I don't think she is cheating on me, but it bothers me that she gets attention from other guys (she is beautiful). Now, I get upset if she wants to go out, or go dancing (she has never gone out or dancing with friends before)I feel not important and she says that she needs to go out and have fun once in a while. She says I am controlling and that she does not think she loves me anymore (like she used to). I want to know if I am over reacting or what. I don't want our marriage to end. I know she is not doing anything bad. She goes out with other female friends that I know for a long time (almost like sisters to me)but I still get jealous. I am working on it. What can I do to better things with my wife. I love her very much and I don't want to loose her.
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Immigrants getting British citizenship every three minutes in the UKMay 21st, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin
London , May 21 (ANI): Becoming British is getting much easier these days, for immigrants are getting British passports at a rate of one every three minutes, which in itself is a record till date.
In fact, the Home Office figures have indicated that over 164,000 immigrants were granted citizenship last year and there has been a record four-fold increase in immigrants ever since Labour came to power.
While approximately 1.2million foreigners were granted permanent residency since 1997, almost two million Britons have left the country in the same period, because of failing public services, rising crime and the ever-increasing tax and cost-of-living burden.
And now, one can easily say that 1 in 8 workers employed in this country were born overseas.
Given the Governments proven record at granting passports to people like Muktar Ibrahim Said the July 21 ringleader the public will be alarmed that they are being handed out at such a rate. How can they guarantee they are being granted to suitable people? This shows why it is essential our border controls are tightened, The Daily Express quoted Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green, as saying.
It was revealed that in the last one year, 164,635 people were granted citizenship, which indicated a rise of seven per cent from the year before, and equal to one every three minutes. It even peaked ahead from the last high of 161,700 in 2005 that resulted from the rush of applications before the introduction of citizenship test in November that year.
On the other hand, the arte of refusal to applications has seen a drop of 2 percent, from 11 per cent in 2005 to 9 per cent last year. This indicated that becoming British now comes easy.
Out of the 15,630 people, who were refused or withdrew applications, only 16 per cent of those were snubbed because they could not clear the Life In The UK citizenship test or language ability. A total of 1,197,640 people have been granted citizenship since Labour came to power.
Sir Andrew Green of Migrationwatch said: Grants of citizenship have quadrupled under the present Government as a direct consequence of the massive levels of immigration they have encouraged.
Now, foreign workers constitute up to 12.5 per cent of the workforce, with 3.7million workers born overseas as against 1.9million in 1997.
It was revealed that in February, up to 250,000 people a year could be handed citizenship under Governments plans in order to make them earn the right.
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said: Only those with something to give can become a British citizen, including a mastery of English. This year we set in motion a huge shake-up of citizenship so newcomers have to earn their way by paying taxes, obeying the law and making an effort to integrate and paying a little extra towards public services.
In fact, its just been three months that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith revealed she wanted to give every immigrant looking to settle in the UK a passport.
The largest increase in immigration last year was seen in Afghan immigrants up 211 per cent on 2006 to 10,555, making them the third most common nationality last year. While Indians made up for the highest number of approvals at 14,490, Filipinos were second at 10,840.
On the contrary, almost 400,000 people are quitting Britain every year. (ANI)
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MPs to cast closer eye on broadband ripoffs
Luff gets tough
Duff information makes duff decisions
Apart from the Digital Dividend Review (DDR), do you have any specific praise or criticisms related to how Ofcom uses evidence - things like surveys or market research - when it justifies its actions? one big piece of research Ofcom did was used to justify the junk food adverts aimed at children.
Should a regulator find out what people want? That's the politicians' job, isn't it? This is a problem Ofcom is facing more and more. To what extent is it a problem having political issues - delegated to it - as opposed to issues that can be resolved by appeal to objective fact. The DDR is a classic example of that.
In the whole debate about childhood obesity, how much of it was political prejudice and how much of it was objective fact? It's very difficult. So, I suppose my one concern is 'Are politicians asking too much of Ofcom?'
If you look at Ofcom, there is a fuzzy line between policy making and implementing policies that are contained in the statute or other government instructions. Is Ofcom therefore becoming a political organisation?
That's the question that lay behind some of the questions Parliament recently asked of Ofcom in the recent evidence session. I don't think it would want to, but of course there is lots concern about some of the appointments made there recently. I have to say I find people like Ed Richards very good to deal with. I have no complaints about the way they responded to my probing.
How do you rate Ofcom's performance on the DDR, initially and now? How have they started and how have they moved forward?
It's very interesting. Ofcom's first decision is that spectrum should be allocated by a market-based mechanism because they cannot make the judgments between competing uses. Philosophically I agree with that. But you do get into some very difficult decisions quite quickly. Two principles emerge from this, in my view:
The first is the extent to which Ofcom are being asked to take political decisions rather than market decisions. The question of HDTV - is it something that people have a right to get free of charge? And the hard-pressed broadcasters (and they are hard-pressed in the commercial and the state sector) haven't got extra money to spend on more spectrum. So, it's a political decision - I think Ofcom got a political decision delegated to them. I think it's been unreasonable.
The second issue is the quality of the technical information Ofcom brought to the debate. For the first time in my experience with Ofcom their technical information appeared to be severely deficient.
So they were taking political decisions on the basis of bad technical information.
You are referring to this question of how many HD signals could they get...?
Who is right and who is wrong? You've got to be very careful. The broadcasters will make one set of claims in their own commercial interests. But Ofcom seem to be well over the line with that advice. I was also referring to their complete failure to understand the use that spectrum is put to. They had employed consultants, they had done work, but just they hadn't got their facts right. And we had to work very hard to make Ofcom understand that the existing spectrum is used differently to the way they understood. They had incomplete estimates, for example, of unofficial unlicenced use. There were some very naïve assumptions made.
For an organisation that has always had a high reputation - as far as I am concerned - I've talked to ministers about this and they have said 'well if Ofcom think it, it must be all right' - and that was my prejudice to begin with as well, but take a look ...
So where did this go wrong? Was it a particular problem with an issue in this sector or was it an indicator of sloppiness within Ofcom more generally? I think that is a question the organisation has got to ask itself. They have admitted they got it wrong but they need to ask themselves why they got it wrong.
What implications does that have for them in terms of their perception going forward?
Well, they are going to be open to much more challenge now. I think about people like me who had worked under the assumption that it was a relatively benign organisation that did things broadly right. Now we are saying "hang on, they got that one wrong, let me make sure they got this one right". I think they will be open to more scrutiny as a result on the technical side of their work rather than on their judgments on issues of a more political nature.
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