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My husband handed me a receipt and a nickel as we were walking out of Target Saturday morning. I had handed him a ChicoBag to use while he made our purchases and I handled another task. For bringing his own bag, he was given a nickel. It made a big impression on him. He's not one to remember to bring a bag with him when he goes shopping on his own, and he didn't know that some stores give small rebates for each reusable bag you use.
The incident got me wondering. Does giving a few cents back per reusable bag encourage people to bring their own bags to the store? It's certainly not a deciding factor for me. I've been bringing reusable bags to the store for years now, long before any store in my region instituted the incentive.
For those who aren't completely committed to reusable bags, is the money an impressive enough gesture to get them to use reusable bags more often? My husband was impressed, and I believe the next time I suggest he grab a bag before heading to the store, he might do it.
It wasn't the money that impressed him; it was the gesture. It was recognition that he had done something a little praiseworthy. That nickel was like a gold star on top of a weekly third-grade spelling test. Remember those gold stars? When you got that gold star at the top of the page, you wanted to earn another gold star the following week.
So what do you think? Is the small rebate a useful symbol of a job well-done? Or am I over-thinking a nickel?
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11.10.09 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on November 10th, 2009
In getting all the preview stuff together, we lost a little track of the news other than the endless suspensions and injuries…
- NCAA Not Backing Down on Renardo Sidney. If the information that Gary Parrish wrote in his "Three Storylines" articles is true, then Mississippi State's Renardo Sidney may not play this season at all. According to the Sidney family attorney, the NCAA requested additional evidence beyond what the Sidneys gave them two weeks ago — specifically, "records that identify the sources of each [bank] deposit, cellular phone records for every family member since Jan. 1, 2006, records to indicate where every payroll check was deposited, etc." To an untrained ear, that sounds like the NCAA isn't buying what the Sidneys are selling. The evidence that the Sidneys previously provided — bank statements and the like — don't mean a whole lot unless they can show the funds in those accounts are not a product of financial tomfoolery. So, what now for the Sidneys? MSU's first game is against Rider on Friday night, so their only recourse might be to take things to court, but the NCAA could probably motion up/down/sideways until March to keep Sidney off the floor if it wanted to make a point. Even if Sidney sought injunctive relief in the interim, MSU is unlikely to play Sidney until he's eligible by NCAA standards. Well, Jarvis Varnado and John Riek still makes for a nasty frontcourt, right?
- Arkansas Suspensions. Courney Fortson and Stefan Welsh were indefinitely suspended by John Pelphrey today for their roles in various discipinary actions over the offseason. Additionally, reserve Marcus Britt will miss six games, freshman Glenn Bryant will miss two games, and walk-on Nick Mason will miss the fall semester. The latter three players were at a fraternity party last month where a student alleged several players raped her. The local prosecutor (who is related to Arkansas brass) said there wasn't enough evidence to move forward, but the case has now been brought to a special prosecutor for further review.
- Vegas Watch Mammoth Preview. It was finished over the weekend, so here's the link to the entire thing in one place. The analysis we performed here reflects VW's vision as to how to project the 2009-10 teams in a quantifiable manner, and we think he's done a pretty damn good job at developing a formula that properly takes into account returnees plus incoming recruits. Keep an eye on things over there this week as he rolls out a list of the final projected ratings among the BCS conferences (and a few others) sliced and diced in various ways.
- Preaseason Stuff. There's more out in the last week than we know what to do with, and besides you have our Everything You Need to Know… post to guide you there, but let's look at some of the better things we've seen. Luke Winn has his 16 most entertaining players in America, while Jeff Goodman gives his 65 storylines to watch for this season and even found time to do a little bracket work. Mike DeCourcy encourages us all to buy blue-chip stocks this year and also lists his top storylines and questions. Gary Parrish believes that the Big 12 is the best conference in the land this year, and he also projects a bracket for us while sprinkling around his all-americans. Everybody's doing this bracket thing these days, including Jerry Palm, whose done it once or twice before. And for good measure, here's the Fox Sports power rankings.
- Quick Hits. Ken Bone: unplugged. DeCourcy: why cupcakes? Bob Knight: as expected, did not attend his IU Hall of Fame induction over the weekend. Cal Faculty: nonbinding vote to end athletic department subsidies. Scout: top 100 prospects of 2010. Isiah: got his mom's blessing to coach Monday night. UNC Throwbacks: why would Carolina ever have red in its unis? Jeff Capel: Big 12 is the best. Deniz Kilicli: WVU freshman forward will sit until February! Villanova: How Scottie Reynolds almost ended up at Oklahoma. Dave Odom: your new Maui chairman. ACC Tourney: headed back to the ATL in 2012 (but at Phillips Arena, not the Ga Dome). Luke Apfeld: Vermont player tears ACL again.

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I'm taking part in planning the first in a planned series of Bay Area Get Togethers for Home Baristas.
This event could be really cool.
And the series could be amazing.
These events are intended to be partially social - partially educational.
It's a chance for consumers who are passionate about coffee to get together, share, learn and meet each other in person.
The first event is going to focus on Tasting and Technique.
By starting off with these fundamentals, I think we'll all start growing together.
Personally... I've long said that the single most valuable thing anyone can do to better develop their understanding of coffee and their palate for coffee is to cup coffee. Regularly. With other people.
So, the Tasting part is going to be mostly about cupping. And I'm really (really) excited about that. I love to cup coffee.
More than that, however, I feel like one of the last remaining really big gaps when it comes to the conversation between professionals and amateurs in the coffee world revolves around cupping. There isn't a serious coffee professional in the world who doesn't cup at least once per week. Many cup every single day. This not only develops palates - it gives everyone a common metaphor and a common platform and a common language for exchanging opinions and making decisions and providing feedback.
Even the most serious consumers are unlikely to cup every week. In fact, many very serious coffee consumers - seriously fanatical coffee enthusiasts in fact - never formally cup coffee. This is not a judgement on these enthusiasts. But it does create a gap between these enthusiasts and the pros. This gap is semantic. It's palate. It's preference. It's philosophical. It's cultural. And it's a values thing.
My hope is that we can do our little tiny part to change this. Given that almost all top coffee companies now offer free public cuppings (many days I think there are at least 2 held here in SF) people have many opportunities to continue to cup and develop their understanding. Even if you live somewhere without these public cuppings, the investment in doing your own cuppings is minimal (especially as compared to the investment required to make espresso at home). Instructions are available all over the internet.
A chance to create even just a little change is priceless. Very cool.


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The Charm Resort Phuket, Patong
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Great for families
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The Charm Resort Phuket, Patong
- Deluxe Room
- Junior Suite
- Deluxe Room, Pool Access
- Junior Suite, Pool Access
- Executive Suite
- Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Duplex)
- The Charm Suite
- Family Suite, 1 Bedroom
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What's around The Charm Resort Phuket, Patong
- Heart of Patong
- Patong Beach - 1 min walk
- Bangla Road - 14 min walk
- Jungceylon Shopping Center - 22 min walk
- Kalim Beach - 8 min walk
- Royal Paradise Night Market - 16 min walk
- Patong Boxing Stadium - 23 min walk
- Bangla Boxing Stadium - 24 min walk
Getting around
- Phuket (HKT-Phuket Intl.) - 61 min drive
- Free area shuttle
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
- Free shopping center shuttle
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 246 rooms
- Check-in time 2 PM-2:00 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Airport shuttle service is available on request from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM. Fees may apply. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.
Required at check-in
- Credit card required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID may be required
- Minimum check-in age is 16
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM *
- Free self parking
- Free area shuttle within 3 kilometers
- Free shopping center shuttle
Payment types at the property
- Cash
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Barbecue grills
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Porter/bellhop
- Elevator
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Terrace
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- English
- Thai
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Turndown service
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 40-inch plasma TV
- Satellite TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
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Special features
DiningAllure Kitchen - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Sky bar - This poolside rooftop bar serves brunch and lunch. Happy hour is offered.
Lobby lounge - Onsite lobby lounge. Happy hour is offered.
On Site
- Fitness facilities
- Sauna
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
The Charm Resort Phuket, Patong's small print
Also known as
- Charm Phuket
- The Charm Resort Phuket Patong
- The Charm Resort Phuket Resort Patong
- Charm Phuket Kathu
- Charm Resort
- Charm Resort Phuket
- Charm Resort Phuket Kathu
- The Charm Resort Phuket Patong
- Charm Resort Phuket Patong
- Charm Phuket Patong
- The Charm Resort Phuket Resort
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 1050.0 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 450 for adults and THB 250 for children (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 1000 per vehicle (one-way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
FAQs for The Charm Resort Phuket, Patong
Is there a pool at The Charm Resort Phuket? Yes, there's an outdoor pool and a children's pool. Guests have pool access from 7 AM to 9 PM. Are pets allowed at The Charm Resort Phuket? Sorry, pets and service animals aren't allowed. Is parking offered at The Charm Resort Phuket? Yes, there's free self parking. Is airport shuttle service offered by The Charm Resort Phuket? Yes, an airport shuttle is available from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM on request. The charge is THB 1000 per vehicle one-way. What are the check-in and check-out times at The Charm Resort Phuket? You can check in from 2 PM to 2:00 PM. Check-out time is noon. Are there restaurants at or near The Charm Resort Phuket? Yes, there's an onsite restaurant that serves international cuisine.
Recent reviews
Very Good 8.2 From 978 reviews
Joe the manager was so helpful and full of information for me regarding activities and islands transfer. The staff was so nice! I left my safe open by mistake and returned to find all untouched. Very nice place to stay
Excellent excellent excellent!! The only problem was a continuing wi fi issue. It kept dropping out. The staff was very helpful and friendly and always wanted the best for our stay. Highly recommended!
Everything was great! Couldn't have asked for a better stay and location :)
It was great and it's located right across from the beach. Hotel is great and updated and provides everything that's needed
It was a family trip with me and my 2 daughters. The room was superb. It was perfect for its price: beds were comfortable, air conditioning was working perfect, there were no mosquitoes around. The pool area was good. It was a decent sized infinity pool. Given the location is not immediately on the beach, we have used this place quite a bit. I have no complaints but it was not great either. The reception / dining area was rather bleak. I don't know why, but except for breakfasts, I refrained going there. In fact, I ordered twice from room service but didn't go to dining area. I think it is the lighting, and the tables but all in all I found it depressing. The wifi was the worst wifi ever. You can see this as heaven but both of my daughters were constantly complaining about it. It is not a reception issue, the bar was always full. But I reckon it was not setup for high number of people like hotels. Beside that İt was a wonderful vacation.
Walkable distance to city center. Fair price for room. Interior is great! Clean and comfortable. Friendly staff. For a hotel that by the ocean, the view was disappointing. Views from most rooms are of alley. Okay breakfast.
Hotel was beautiful, amazing pool on the 7th fl, walking distance to the beach. Negative I would say is that our room had a horrible smell so the hotel staff provided us candles rather than changing our room. The room was not completely clean, very dusty in some parts of the room and the sheets could need some bleach stains still on it.The breakfast choice was not great, but lunch and dinner was amazing. The hotel is 15 to 20 (base in how fast you walk) min to Bang La rd where all the bars are. There is a building being constructed next to it but this was not a bother, did not hear any noises from it.
A nice resort style hotel with a good breakfast buffet, nice (although slightly crowded) rooftop pool, spacious rooms and ok wifi.... and very friendly staff.
This was a splurge at $230 USD a night for a ocean front room, yes they are all "ocean front" but mine had a giant AC unit that was sooo loud. The luxury tub I was excited for had mold all Over it and it's so hard to get a ride to the lobby. This place is a total scam! Pools have no seating and it was overall the worst place stayed on a 3 week trip.
Nice hotel for the price you pay. Don't expect anything too fancy or extravagant. It has a nice swimming pool with a view of the sea but there is construction going on all sides of the resort. So the view is not unobstructed.
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Funny how things change. When Herman Cain and Rick Perry imploded in one week last November, Jon Stewart called Mitt Romney "the luckiest motherfudger on Earth." That was before last night's "shellacking," when Rick Santorum trounced Romney in Minnessota, Missouri, and Colorado — three states that Romney won in 2008. Whupped by the same guy who snatched away his Iowa caucus victory, it safe to say Romney is no longer "the luckiest motherfudger on Earth." That title may pass to another 2012 presidential candidate.
To his credit, Romney isn't taking this latest humiliation lying down. He's hitting Santorum with the "Washington Insider" label — and it's likely to stick.
Romney sounded less confident than last weekend when, fresh off strong victories in Nevada and Florida, he pivoted to attacks on President Barack Obama. Instead, he contrasted his record as an outsider with that of Santorums as a former Pennsylvania senator and Washington insider in the first time hes mentioned Santorums name on the stump in weeks.
Washington cannot reform itself, Romney said at the University of Colorados campus here. And Washington will never be reformed by those who have been compromised by the culture of Washington. This is a clear choice. Im the only person in this race, Republican or Democrat, who has never served a day in Washington. In the world I come from, leadership is about starting a business, not trying to get a bill out of committee.
...Romneys surrogates began their attacks on Santorum on Monday, when it became clear the former senator was gaining on him. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Romney ally, attacked Santorum for earmarking while in Congress, and attacking the ex-senator via email for his criticisms of Romney for his health care bill while governor.
Former 2012 hopeful and former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who was ultimately humiliated by Romney's loss to Santorum in his own state, took to his role as Romney surrogate with considerable gusto, even before the Minnesota caucuses.
Former Minnesota Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty released a statement Monday attacking Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum leading up to Tuesdays Minnesota Republican caucuses.
The former governor dropped out of the Republican race in August after a poor showing in the Iowa Ames Straw poll and shortly thereafter he endorsed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Now, with a day remaining until the Minnesota Republican caucuses and Mr. Santorum leading Mr. Romney in a recent poll of Minnesota voters, Mr. Pawlenty is hoping his popularity in Minnesota will help sway voters to select his candidate Mr. Romney.
...One of those attacks consisted of comments from Mr. Pawlenty regarding Mr. Santorums record as a Pennsylvania senator. The former Minnesota governor calls Mr. Santorum a nice guy, but attacks his record as having called for too many earmarks.
Rick Santorum is a nice guy, but he is simply not ready to be President, said Mr. Pawlenty in a statement. As a U.S. Senator, he was a leading earmarker and pork-barrel spender. He described himself as very proud of the billions of dollars in pork-barrel projects he championed, and promised to defend the wasteful spending.
Apparently, that one hit home. Romney and surrogates must have gotten something right, because Santorum actually defended his earmarks.
Rick Santorum, under attack from Mitt Romney's campaign for his history of securing earmarks during his time in the Senate, said Monday his record was similar to many other conservative politicians.
"Jim DeMint, a favorite of the tea party, supported earmarks at the same time I did," Santorum said on CNN's "John King USA."
"I've now opposed earmarks because they were abused. But during the time I was supporting them, so was Jim DeMint and just about every other member of Congress. It was abused and should be banned. I'm taking the position of banning them."
...Santorum said on CNN that Romney also supported earmarks before Republicans collectively shunned the practice.
I don't know if "I was for earmarks before I was against earmarks" counts as much of a defense, but Santorum does have a point: until recently, everybody was doing it.
I can't vouch for whether Santorum is a "nice guy," but labeling Rick Santorum a Washington insider is so easy that even Rick Perry could do it. That's because Rick Santorum is a Washington insider.
Santorum's work the with "K Street Project," not only established Santorum as a Washington power broker during the heady days when the GOP held a virtual lock on government, but probably laid the foundation for Santorum's post-Senate career as a lobbyist.
Beginning in 2001, after Republicans seized control of Congress and the White House, then-Sen. Santorum (R-Pa.) began hosting Tuesday morning meetings with a select group of lobbyists. These meetings were part of a larger plan originally launched in the 1990s by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), conservative activist Grover Norquist and others when the GOP retook the House of Representatives after 40 years of Democratic control to pressure lobbying firms and trade associations to dump their Democratic lobbyists and replace them with Republicans. Named after the Washington business corridor famous for housing lobbying firms, the K Street Project was aimed at installing a permanent Republican majority in Washington.
Journalist Nicholas Confessore explained Santorum's role in the K Street Project in a 2003 Washington Monthly article: "Santorum's responsibility is to make sure each [top lobbying job] is filled by a loyal Republican a senator's chief of staff, for instance, or a top White House aide, or another lobbyist whose reliability has been demonstrated. After Santorum settles on a candidate, the lobbyists present make sure it is known whom the Republican leadership favors."
This wasn't just backroom chatter. There were real direct effects on policy. When Jack Valenti, the longtime chief of the Motion Picture Association of America, retired, Republicans led by Santorum and DeLay sought to pressure the trade group to hire a Republican. The MPAA ultimately replaced Valenti with former Clinton administration Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, deeply offending leaders of the K Street Project.
Santorum brought up the Glickman hire at a closed-door Republican caucus meeting and was quoted in a 2004 Roll Call article saying, "Yeah, we had a meeting and, yeah, we talked about making sure that we have fair representation on K Street. ... I admit that I pay attention to who is hiring, and I think it's important for leadership to pay attention."
Later in 2004, the Republicans in Congress voted down $1.5 billion in subsidies for the movie industry. Grover Norquist told Roll Call at the time that the movie industry's hire of Glickman was one of the reasons Republicans scuttled the subsidies. "Hollywood has recently expressed contempt for the Republican leadership in the House, Senate and White House," Norquist said.
And when it comes to lobbying, Santorum was definitely a player in Washington's "Inside Game" (as explained by expert player Jack Abramoff.)
Santorum's connections with Big Coal lobbyists are part of the story, too. Santorum's "aw, shucks" demeanor when speaking about his coal-mining grandfather, and his decision to come to the aid of "a local coal company from my area." Santorum wasn't so much helping the little guy as going to work for an old friend he'd helped out many times before, as a member of the Senate.
Rick Santorum likes to brag about how he helped a poor local company fight big, bad government regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. "My grandfather was a coal miner," Santorum said at a debate in New Hampshire this week. "So I contacted a local coal company from my area. I said, look, I want to join you in that fight. I want to work together with you."
But Consol Energy, the company for which Santorum was a "consultant," wasn't some bare-bones local outfit-it's one of the largest coal mining companies in the United States, and its largest shareholder is the German utility RWE. And Santorum wasn't doing volunteer work: He was paid quite handsomely for his services, to the tune of $142,500 from 2010 to August 2011. He only ended his role with Consol when he launched his presidential bid last spring.
Santorum's relationship with the coal company began long before his consulting gig; Santorum and Consol had a mutually profitable association during Santorum's tenure in the Senate, too. Consol donated more than $73,800 to Santorum during his time as a legislator while simultaneously spending more than $1 million lobbying Congress on pollution limits, mine reclamation, worker health benefits, and tax policy, according to lobbying disclosure forms filed with the US Senate Office of Public Records.
...It's not entirely clear what Santorum did during his tenure as a Consol consultant, which started in 2007 after he was defeated for reelection. A spokesperson for the company told the New York Times he was hired "to provide strategic counsel on a variety of public policy-related issues." Although he was never registered as a lobbyist, former legislators can still be adept at maximizing their clients' influence without actually having to officially register as lobbyists under the law.
Big Coal's may have been Santorum's favorite lobby, it wasn't the only one corporate interest. Politico also reported on Santorum's seven-year-old attack on the National Weather Service. In 2005, Santorum sponsored legislation that while leaving the agency intact would have severely restricted its ability to distribute information directly to the public. The Political article says opponents criticized the bill as a reflection of an "outdated worldview" that government-sponsored information should flow through private, for-profit entities before reaching citizens.
But former congressman Alan Grayson writes that Santorum's anti-NWS crusade had little to do with conservative principles.
Now you must be thinking, "Wow, that guy Santorum is a REAL conservative." Santorum recognizes that government weather forecasts are meteorological socialism; they are a serious infringement on your constitutional right not to know whether it will rain tomorrow. Santorum sees that weather forecasts are a government takeover of the skies. In fact, Santorum is such an astute and profound conservative thinker that he probably realizes that traffic lights are a government takeover of the roads.
But this note is not about traffic lights. It's about Rick Santorum and government weather forecasts. And why Rick Santorum tried to ban them.
Here's why. It's because AccuWeather is a commercial weather forecasting company, and AccuWeather employees gave Santorum more than $5,000 in campaign contributions. Then he introduced the bill. Which subsequently and consequently led to Santorum being named as one of Congress's "most corrupt politicians." Which is saying a lot.
Mitt Romney was wrong when he said "Americans are the only people on earth" who put their hands over their hearts during the national anthem, but he's right about Santurm's "Washington insider" status and earmarks addiction.
No surprise here. Like I said before, one of the great things about the Republican primary seasons is that America gets to see how much Republicans get right when they attack each other. After Tuesday, it looks like the GOP is in for a prolonged battle, and they'll probably spend most of it confirming the worst about each other — while America watches.
Rick Santorum says his Tuesday victories prove that "conservatives are beginning to get it." As the GOP primaries drag on, more and more Americans are likely to "get it," where the GOP is concerned.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Thousands of people across Montgomery County have signed a petition calling for later start times for high schools, which often start class before 7:30 a.m.
The Washington Post reports more than 7,000 people have signed the petition since it was launched Oct. 15. It will be presented to the school board this month.
Supporters point to research showing lack of sleep is linked to academic performance, absenteeism and increased risk of depression and car crashes.
Parent Shelly McGill of Bethesda says it's not safe for students to be out before the sun rises. A student was fatally struck by a car this week at 7:03 a.m. on her way to Seneca Valley High School.
Fairfax County also has early start times. But Arlington and Loudoun counties start school later.
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text: Colin226 118 Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) To donate to NJDevs, please use the link at the very bottom of this page!!! Total Donations: $205 GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED!! Thank you to all who donated.. This brick is for everyone, but especially for you!! List of Donors: msweet devils26 LucifersDog Devil Dan 56 Colin226 Squishyx Jimmy Leeds NJDevsRock MadDog2020 DevilsRule2008 Devils731 thelastonealive Middlesex -------------------------- If you would like to order your own replica of this brick for $65 please follow these steps: 1. Go to https://www.newjerseydevilsbricks.com/p-21-additional-replica-4-x-8-text-only.aspx 2. Enter Order #: 100354 3. Add to Cart 4. Complete Checkout Hello guys.. Well DevilMinder has asked me to spearhead the campaign to raise fund for a NJDevs.com brick to be placed at the Prudential Center's new Championship Plaza.. After the brick has been ordered, anyone who wants to will have the ability to purchase an exact replica of the brick for $65, which is a good option if you couldn't buy your own brick Our Misison: This brick, should we be able to raise the funds for it, will serve as a representation of all the members of this great forum.. Many people do not have the money to purchase their own, but by donating to this you will have YOUR brick at the Prudential Center for years to come.. It will be something you can always go to and say "I made this happen. This is my brick".. You may even be able to take your kids to see it and show them.. It will also serve to bring more Devils fans to our amazing forum, which will enrich the experience for all of us and help NJDevs to grow.. And this brick sale will only be for a short time so if we pass up the opportunity to purchase one for NJDevs we won't have another chance Our Goal: The brick we are hoping to purchase is 4x8 with 3 lines of text.. This brick costs $150 (including a handling fee) which means that we only need 31 members to donate just $5.. This is the least expensive one, so it is the most likely to sell out first.. Once it sells out there will not be another chance to purchase one, so we are asking the members of this great forum to donate $5 right now so that we may purchase this brick as soon as possible Design: Below are a few designs I created for the brick.. The one we will probably go with is #1.. It is our website address (to market the site to other Devils fans) followed by a line inviting all fans to join, followed by the forum's motto found in the picture atop the forum pages.. Edited July 29, 2009 by Colin226 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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For the week ending 16 October 2010 / 7 Heshvan 5771
Never Give Up Hope
When a lady in New York lost a ring in the ocean she gave up hope of ever getting it back.
Thirty years later a woman in Puerto Rico flushed the ring out of the ocean, thousands of miles from where it was first lost. She noticed that the name of the owner was etched onto the ring and set about locating her.
To those involved in outreach to alienated Jews, this serves as a reminder never to give up hope on a Jew lost to his people.


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Please bear with us, we're in the process of updating this section of the site. This section will shortly contain some example projects illustrating aspects of using Jena for RDF processing. In the meantime, please see the following resources for help:
Jena committer Paolo Castagna has listed some example programs using Jena on his GitHub site.