ForeverMaker

I can't tell if this is real or fake... If real, I can see this as making the wedding more memorable, not ruined. edit: and why do all these videos cut off so soon. lets see the aftermath!

Paying for your masters and then doctorate on a teachers salary is not easy. I am seeing the effects first hand. Even with district grants.

since you chose to ignore the first reply to this thread which holds the answers you seek I will post this part on education. My fiance is a teacher. This is one of the many issues I agree on: The Problem No Child Left Behind Left the Money Behind: The goal of the law was the right one, but unfulfilled funding promises, inadequate implementation by the Education Department and shortcomings in the design of the law itself have limited its effectiveness and undercut its support. As a result, the law has failed to provide high-quality teachers in every classroom and failed to adequately support and pay those teachers. Teacher Retention is a Problem: Thirty percent of new teachers leave within their first five years in the profession. Soaring College Costs: College costs have grown nearly 40 percent in the past five years. The average graduate leaves college with over $19,000 in debt. And between 2001 and 2010, 2 million academically qualified students will not go to college because they cannot afford it. Finally, our complicated maze of tax credits and applications leaves too many students unaware of financial aid available to them. Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Plan Early Childhood Education Zero to Five Plan: The Obama-Biden comprehensive "Zero to Five" plan will provide critical support to young children and their parents. Unlike other early childhood education plans, the Obama-Biden plan places key emphasis at early care and education for infants, which is essential for children to be ready to enter kindergarten. Obama and Biden will create Early Learning Challenge Grants to promote state "zero to five" efforts and help states move toward voluntary, universal pre-school. Expand Early Head Start and Head Start: Obama and Biden will quadruple Early Head Start, increase Head Start funding and improve quality for both. Affordable, High-Quality Child Care: Obama and Biden will also provide affordable and high-quality child care to ease the burden on working families.K-12 Reform No Child Left Behind: Obama and Biden will reform NCLB, which starts by funding the law. Obama and Biden believe teachers should not be forced to spend the academic year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standardized tests. He will improve the assessments used to track student progress to measure readiness for college and the workplace and improve student learning in a timely, individualized manner. Obama and Biden will also improve NCLB's accountability system so that we are supporting schools that need improvement, rather than punishing them. Support High-Quality Schools and Close Low-Performing Charter Schools: Barack Obama and Joe Biden will double funding for the Federal Charter School Program to support the creation of more successful charter schools. An Obama-Biden administration will provide this expanded charter school funding only to states that improve accountability for charter schools, allow for interventions in struggling charter schools and have a clear process for closing down chronically underperforming charter schools. An Obama-Biden administration will also prioritize supporting states that help the most successful charter schools to expand to serve more students. Make Math and Science Education a National Priority: Obama and Biden will recruit math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession and will support efforts to help these teachers learn from professionals in the field. They will also work to ensure that all children have access to a strong science curriculum at all grade levels. Address the Dropout Crisis: Obama and Biden will address the dropout crisis by passing his legislation to provide funding to school districts to invest in intervention strategies in middle school - strategies such as personal academic plans, teaching teams, parent involvement, mentoring, intensive reading and math instruction, and extended learning time. Expand High-Quality Afterschool Opportunities: Obama and Biden will double funding for the main federal support for afterschool programs, the 21st Century Learning Centers program, to serve one million more children. Support College Outreach Programs: Obama and Biden support outreach programs like GEAR UP, TRIO and Upward Bound to encourage more young people from low-income families to consider and prepare for college. Support College Credit Initiatives: Barack Obama and Joe Biden will create a national "Make College A Reality" initiative that has a bold goal to increase students taking AP or college-level classes nationwide 50 percent by 2016, and will build on Obama's bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Senate to provide grants for students seeking college level credit at community colleges if their school does not provide those resources. Support English Language Learners: Obama and Biden support transitional bilingual education and will help Limited English Proficient students get ahead by holding schools accountable for making sure these students complete school. Recruit, Prepare, Retain, and Reward America's Teachers Recruit Teachers: Obama and Biden will create new Teacher Service Scholarships that will cover four years of undergraduate or two years of graduate teacher education, including high-quality alternative programs for mid-career recruits in exchange for teaching for at least four years in a high-need field or location. Prepare Teachers: Obama and Biden will require all schools of education to be accredited. Obama and Biden will also create a voluntary national performance assessment so we can be sure that every new educator is trained and ready to walk into the classroom and start teaching effectively. Obama and Biden will also create Teacher Residency Programs that will supply 30,000 exceptionally well-prepared recruits to high-need schools. Retain Teachers: To support our teachers, the Obama-Biden plan will expand mentoring programs that pair experienced teachers with new recruits. They will also provide incentives to give teachers paid common planning time so they can collaborate to share best practices. Reward Teachers: Obama and Biden will promote new and innovative ways to increase teacher pay that are developed with teachers, not imposed on them. Districts will be able to design programs that reward accomplished educators who serve as a mentor to new teachers with a salary increase. Districts can reward teachers who work in underserved places like rural areas and inner cities. And if teachers consistently excel in the classroom, that work can be valued and rewarded as well. Higher Education Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit: Obama and Biden will make college affordable for all Americans by creating a new American Opportunity Tax Credit. This universal and fully refundable credit will ensure that the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans, and will cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university and make community college tuition completely free for most students. Recipients of the credit will be required to conduct 100 hours of community service. Simplify the Application Process for Financial Aid: Obama and Biden will streamline the financial aid process by eliminating the current federal financial aid application and enabling families to apply simply by checking a box on their tax form, authorizing their tax information to be used, and eliminating the need for a separate application. Barack Obama's Record Record of Advocacy: Obama has been a leader on educational issues throughout his career. In the Illinois State Senate, Obama was a leader on early childhood education, helping create the state's Early Learning Council. In the U.S. Senate, Obama has been a leader in working to make college more affordable. His very first bill sought to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,100. As a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, Obama helped pass legislation to achieve that goal in the recent improvements to the Higher Education Act. Obama has also introduced legislation to create Teacher Residency Programs and to increase federal support for summer learning opportunities.

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php read up maybe? we won't really know what the person elected will actually do until they are in office and do it. You have to figure McCain or Obama will be the president. So pick the lesser of 2 evils. The decision is up to you. Palin is such a joke I wouldn't vote for McCain even if I liked him just because of her.

I have watched the fight a few times and I cannot figure out how Kimbo initially fell. Did he trip or something? As soon as he was down he didn't protect his head at all. Then was he actually knocked unconscious or what?

Columbus has a huge need for graphic designers. I came here after college in Bowling Green and found tons of opportunities. check out the job board here: http://cscarts.org/ these people can also help you get started: http://www.portfoliostaffing.com/Home.php the only thing I can say is you probably won't get hired anywhere if your portfolio sucks so keep working on improving it.

hahaha I don't own the turbo so I don't feel I need to defend it... But 2 different magazines tested it. The results speak for themselves. If you want a beauty contest go that way ---->

I will be there around 11:30.

This one is for you Doc... Motor Trend road course: http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/Waywardx/Light.jpg Lotus forum whining: link (regarding Ring times.) -------------------------------- A Time For Turbos // Road & Track Cobalt (sedan non-lsd!) vs. STi, Lancer, Speed3 Article Link Summary: The Cobalt SS won this test by virtue of being good (more often great) at just about everything. It won three of the seven Performance categories outright, while never finishing worse than second in the rest. In our Subjective section, it won six of the 12 categories, all of them performance-related. The WRX put up a phenomenal fight, and is a class act itself, but it just couldn't overcome the Chevy's performance advantages. Kim summed it up thus: "Dynamically, the Cobalt SS is the best — it completely shocked us." So for all those who have said, "I'd buy an American car if they made one that could compete with the Europeans and Japanese," Chevy is calling your bluff. Because the Cobalt SS doesn't just compete with the foreign cars, it beats them. It is the hottest-performing sports compact you can buy in the U.S. for under $30,000. That it's also the least expensive in this test is even more reason to rush to your Chevy dealer immediately. Not only will it help stimulate the economy, but every aspect of your enthusiast driving senses as well.

You drive the vette in the winter? (Or you would have if it was running?) That is pretty cool. I respect that.

PDF 2 pages link: http://tinyurl.com/3wk6ee

mudcrutch /at/ gmail dot com... email it to me and I will post a PDF.

I am riding it out. Considering I won't be cashing anything in for another 35 years I think I will be ok.

Yea can anyone confirm what cars can enter? Year limit? It says "classic."

From the zoo calendar: Colo's Classic Car Show Date: October 12, 2008 Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free with Zoo admission Details: Cruise into the Zoo’s NEWEST event featuring your favorite classic, muscle and low-rider cars driving-in from all around Ohio. The cars will be parked at the new Jungle Jack's Landing and Colo's Cove. Awards will be given at 3 p.m

edit.. noticed this was in daily ride. duh.

I will be at Polaris around 11.

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interesting graphics on phils car.

wow that is beautiful.

They never should have passed the second plan. It was like a whiny kid that didn't get his way.. complain until everyone caves in. Credit markets to Washington: Bailout isn't enough Friday October 3, 6:24 pm ET By Madlen Read, AP Business Writer After House OKs bailout, credit markets tighten on fears the plan isn't enough to help economy NEW YORK (AP) -- The credit markets finally got a bailout bill, but the stranglehold hasn't let up -- a troubling sign that lenders and investors believe the package will only be a baby step in the long road to economic recovery.The credit markets, where companies go to get cash loans, have seized up since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and in anticipation of the $700 billion plan initially voted down by the House. The House passed a revised version of it Friday following the Senate's approval earlier this week, but anxiety about its effectiveness kept demand for Treasury bills high and nearly nonexistent for other types of debt. Overall, market participants have begun regarding the rescue plan as a medicine for what's ailing the financial system, but not a cure-all. "At best, we can hope that it stems some of the more intense risk from the credit crisis. It prevents things from spiraling out of hand here," said JPMorgan Chase economist Michael Feroli. Some are worried, though, that the plan will not work at all. "Nobody knows how it's going to succeed," said Howard Simons, strategist with Bianco Research in Chicago. "It seems the American public had better sense than Wall Street and Washington -- the American public said, don't throw good money after bad." the rest.. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081003/credit_markets.html?printer=1

raining. was just about to head out, too.

I never see anything. Wahhh. White seems to be the hot color nowadays.

Try the Ritz Carlton. Was in a good location when I went last year. Wasn't that expensive either.