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The New American Academy, serving poor non-white youth in Crown Heights, Brooklyn aims to reinvent education, but it may well be a strong contender for building social capital as well.
Joel Klein, Former Chancellor,New York City Department of Education has written:
"The New American Academy [NAA] is an innovative, potentially very powerful way to provide education to children. It is both brilliant and scalable and holds out the hope of changing K-12 education in major ways.
This is a big idea, something we desperately need if we are going to significantly change the educational outcomes for our children."
Educationally, NAA started in 2010 as a public school with kindergarten and first graders. Each year they will add another grade until they reach fifth grade. They assign 4 teachers to 60 students who they remain with from grades K-5. The teachers are compensated and promoted based on performance their 60-student flock as well as on peer and supervisory review. OneMaster teacher (paid $120,000 annually) helps supervise the overall direction among 3 less senior teachers who rotate among 3-4 tables.
The school was founded by a Shimon Waronker, "who grew up speaking Spanish in South America, became a U.S. Army intelligence officer, became an increasingly observant Jew, studied at yeshiva, joined the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, became a public schoolteacher and then studied at the New York City Leadership Academy, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the former New York Schools chancellor, Joel Klein, founded to train promising school principal candidates." While a doctoral student in Harvard's Urban Superintendents Program, he conceived the NAA educational approach based on the elite Phillips Exeter Academy and in 2009 won Harvard's Phi Delta Kappa Award for Innovation in Education.
Waronker, a Hasidic Jew, who sports a long bears and wears a black suit, black hat and a velvet kippa, seems an improbable leader for a non-white inner city school. But he gained credibility after reviving the failing extremely violent Jordan Mott School in the depressed South Bronx and overcoming parental wariness ultimately to gain the trust of parents and students.
In principle, the school seems unusually well-designed to promote social capital building among the students and teachers. There is a high mix of teamwork, the students get a lot of practice in honing civic skills (like making presentations) and sit around larger tables participating in teacher-led group discussions.
"The teachers are not solitary. They are constantly interacting as an ensemble. Students can see them working together and learning from each other. The students are controlled less by uniform rules than by the constant informal nudges from the teachers all around." [David Brooks]
"He has a grand theory to transform American education…. The American education model, he says, was actually copied from the 18th-century Prussian model designed to create docile subjects and factory workers. He wants schools to operate more like the networked collaborative world of today." [Brooks]
Brooks says NAA "does a tremendous job of nurturing relationships. Since people learn from people they love, education is fundamentally about the relationship between a teacher and student. By insisting on constant informal contact and by preserving that contact year after year, The New American Academy has the potential to create richer, mentorlike or even familylike relationships for students who are not rich in those things."
The school is important for at least two reasons. Much social capital research and socialization research demonstrates that "as the twig is bent, so grows the tree". These early years are a critical time to teach the soft non-cognitive skills that are increasingly valuable in today's society like teamwork, building relationships, negotiating differences, etc. So this early experience in building social capital, if successful, could be an important model.
Second, we are increasingly discovering in our own research that working class kids (white and non-white) are increasingly falling through society's cracks and are falling further and further behind their counterparts from more affluent and educated backgrounds. While it is still to be proven, NAA seems to offer promise for what schools could do to start to close these gaps among kids who happened to be born on the wrong side of the tracks.
I look forward to the research that compares the educational and social outcomes of kids attending NAA against their matched counterparts who don't.
Read David Brooks' "The Relationship School" in the NYT (3/23/12)
Read "60 First Graders, 4 Teachers, One Loud Way to Learn" (NYT, 1/11/2011) [Slide show here.]


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Pisanello made several sketches of John VIII Palaiologos during his visit at the council of Florence in 1438, for a medal he was commissioned to make for him (possibly by Leonello d'Este), on one of his sketches:Huck wrote: John VIII Palaiologos, since 1425 the "Eastern Emperor", which in 1439 appeared during the council in Florence, travelled in 1423–24 to Venice, Milan and Hungary (? also to Florence ?) to ask for aid against the Osmans in person.
we see the following Arabic inscription:
which translated reads:
"Glory to our sovereign lord al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Abu Nasr Shaykh" (translated by Mohamad Ballan, University of Chicago) ,
another translation reads:
"Concerning the Master, the Sultan, the King, El Moaid-Abu-El-Nasr, God grant [Glory] his Victory."'' The Arabic is said to be slightly incorrect,but the reference to the Mameluke Sultan El Moaid- Abu-El Nasr) is plain. He reigned from 1412 to 1421.'
Some preparatory drawings for Pisanello's Medallion of John VIII Palaeologus by Michael Vickers
Apparently the Arabic text was copied from an inscription of gold on blue on a garment that was gifted to the Emperor (beloved of the Pope of Rome) by Mamluk SultanAshraf Sayf-al-din Barsbe (also known as Abu-El Nasr,)who reigned from 1422 to 1438.
Mameluke Sultan El Moaid- Abu-El Nas (1412 to 1421) we have previously met in our discussion on the Mameluk kanjifa cards - having been recorded to have gambled playing at kanjifa, probably in Syria (Damascus or Allepo) around 1400:
Kanjifa of course was the name of the Mamluk playing cards. Here is the word Kanjifa at the top right hand corner of the Mamluk King of Swords:

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This Saturday and Sunday, artist Liz Glynn and ten collaborators will recast parts of the Auguste Rodin sculptures in LACMA's collection. The performance The Myth of Singularity (after Rodin) is part of a cycle that will unfold throughout the year, during which time Glynn will focus on different monumental artworks on display on the museum's campus. I'll preface this with an important warning: Please do not try this at home.
Initially, my colleagues in the Conservation Department were not as excited as I was about this project because we needed to make molds of the actual sculptures. They had understandable concerns about the safety of the pieces and possible changes that could occur in the sculptures' patina as a result of the molding. We had several meetings to discuss how to proceed and how to guarantee the integrity of the works.
Basically, the process comprised applying at least three layers of rubber and then a plaster bandage shell for reinforcement. I learned that silicone rubber was ideal for this project: as long as the silicone is properly mixed, it does not require a release agent and is easily removed without leaving a residue on the original. Indeed, it usually takes off accumulated dirt on the surface of works.
I must admit that when we finally got the green light to run a test on the foot of Jean de Fiennes, I was a bit anxious. Liz has done extensive research on the topic and has many years dealing with casting technologies—she has even cast archeological fragments that date back thousands of years in Herculaneum, Italy.
As a mantra, I kept repeating to myself, "These Rodin sculptures are outdoors, exposed to the weather, pollution, and the merciless bowel movements of mid-Wilshire birds . . . They were cast in the late 1960s or early 1970s . . . Liz knows what she is doing . . . " But still. It was not until we concluded the test and the Conservation Department verified that the foot of good ol' Jean de Fiennes was still there with the same color on all of his toes that I felt relieved and really thrilled about this project.
The Myth of Singularity (after Rodin) is the first in "[de]-lusions of Grandeur," a cycle of site-specific performances at LACMA by Liz Glynn. This first performance runs from 12 to 5 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, January 18 and 19. For more information, visit the artist's project blog. You can also RSVP to the event via Facebook to let us know you're coming.
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Occupational therapy (OT) treatment focuses on helping people with a physical, sensory, or cognitive disability be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives. OT can help kids with various needs improve their cognitive, physical, sensory, and motor skills and enhance their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment.
Some people may think that occupational therapy is only for adults; kids, after all, do not have occupations. But a child's main job is playing and learning, and occupational therapists can evaluate kids' skills for playing, school performance, and daily activities and compare them with what is developmentally appropriate for that age group.
According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), in addition to dealing with an someone's physical well-being, OT practitioners address psychological, social, and environmental factors that can affect functioning in different ways. This approach makes OT a vital part of health care for some kids.
According to the AOTA, kids with these medical problems might benefit from OT:
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Although both physical and occupational therapy help improve kids' quality of life, there are differences. Physical therapy (PT) deals with pain, strength, joint range of motion, endurance, and gross motor functioning, whereas OT deals more with fine motor skills, visual-perceptual skills, cognitive skills, and sensory-processing deficits.
There are two professional levels of occupational practice — occupational therapist (OT) and occupational therapist assistant (OTA).
Since 2007, an OT must complete a master's degree program (previously, only a bachelor's degree was required). An OTA is only required to complete an associate's degree program and can carry out treatment plans developed by the occupational therapist but can't complete evaluations.
All occupational therapy practitioners must complete supervised fieldwork programs and pass a national certification examination. A license to practice is mandatory in most states, as are continuing education classes to maintain that licensure.
Occupational therapists work in a variety of settings, including:
If you think your child might benefit from occupational therapy, ask your doctor to refer you to a specialist. The school nurse or guidance counselor also might be able to recommend someone based on your child's academic or social performance.
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In the context of some discussions we are having at my university, it has become evident that some statistical information regarding publishing practices in the various areas of mathematics would be necessary to proceed---you know, facts. In particular, I would be immensely happy to know
are there measurable and measured differences in the number of papers published by people working in different areas (think PDEs v. Algebraic Geometry v. Number theory v. Combinatorics; top level MSC groups, say)? Here I mean papers published by individual authors as well as collectively.
are there measurable and measured differences in the number of citations gotten by papers in each area?; similar question about the out-degree in the citation digraph?
what is the time profile of the citations to a typical math paper (ideally, broken by area again), whereby I mean: how are the citations to papers typically distributed in time?
Google has pointed to studies in which such comparisons are made between different disciplines (mathematics v. chemistry, say) but not at all between areas of mathematics.
Can anyone point to such information?
I would love to get hold of MathSciNet's raw tables (only papers, authors, subject area, citations) which would allow me to compute such things... (MathSciNet only has citation information since 2000, and I do not really know if that would make a representative sample for all-time statistics. It would be very interesting to have these kind of information diachronically, but I don't expect that data to be available)


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The narrative surrounding this official image is simply NOT credible.
Aaron Dykes
January 4, 2012
(COMMENTARY) The official photo released by the White House showing President Obama with his head hung low, sunken after receiving news of the terrible Sandy Hook shooting massacre is undoubtedly a powerful image.
It has been rightfully criticized by many for its blatant hypocrisies — releasing it weeks after the event for the sheer purpose of exploiting tragedy to push for gun control, all while ignoring the "collateral damage" deaths of children, women and other non-combatant innocents in the War on Terror and on-going drone strikes.
But further, the narrative surrounding this official image is simply NOT credible. We've been lied to and manipulated too much before.
The timing of its release, weeks after the tragedy, is purely calculated to play heartstrings in attempt to convince the country to accept gun control (which would not have prevented this tragedy, nor future tragedies).
The release of the photo three weeks after the shooting seems to have no other purpose than to act as a poster child for the White House's ongoing gun grabbing agenda, set to begin in earnest with California Senator Dianne Feinstein's draconian gun control bill.
After all, we have just witnessed the president shedding crocodile tears during a televised press conference where he read the children's names and pretended to weep over their loss.
The much discussed official White House photo of the Obama Administration reacting live to a feed of the Bin Laden raid was an admitted staged hoax.
Despite a quickly circulated narrative portraying the president and his team as decisive and in the loop, that tense cabinet moment, including Hillary Clinton's dramatic hand-over-the-mouth gasp, was not captured while watching SEAL Team 6 in action. The CIA admitted it plainly, while a photo analysis strongly suggests that airbrushing was used to enhance Hillary's presence in the photo.
Nevertheless, the corporate-owned collaborative media went out of its way to dramatize and lionize the moment. Consider USA Today's impacting headline: 'White House held breath during bin Laden raid.'
Don't believe known liars. Just stop it.
The establishment — over the course of many presidents — has deliberately told lie after lie to sell the public on wars, false flag attacks, new policies and the power of the system itself. Is our system so different from the classical Communist regimes that employed state-owned media and put out crafted images, statues and larger-than-life legends to propagandize its populations into loving their Dear Leader?
Was it genuine when a captive inner party shed tears over the death of Kim Jong Il in North Korea? Western media didn't buy it. Why would we now buy another narrative from a two-party dictatorship with no credibility, a sagging public image and fresh intents to scale back and weaken the Bill of Rights and Constitution? (See Salon: Repeal the Second Amendment).
Stop believing it, and never forget that even an outright repeal of the Second Amendment CANNOT abolish the right of free people to keep and bear arms. Firstly, the Second Amendment states that the right "shall not be infringed." But moreover, that right is God-given and merely recognized and enumerated in the Bill of Rights and Constitution — it was never granted by men, and cannot be taken away by men except through illegitimate force or the psychological domination of a dumbed-down people.
Aaron Dykes is a writer, research, reporter, video producer and host for the Infowars Nightly News and Alex Jones' array of multimedia platforms. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Radio-Television-Film and government.
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In our first piece, Calling Home, we track Haitian families just days after the massive quake, as they try desperately to reach loved ones back home. And in TPS: Long and Winding Road, we look at how a special immigration status granted to Haitians is playing out. Then, in his interview with linguist Feryal Yavas about how people say "Hurricane, I Mean Earthquake," co-host Dan Grech explores how language frames a disaster.
The second part of our Haiti Episode features Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary of the Notre Dame D'Haiti church in Miami, speaking about the role of music and Faith in the Aftermath. A group of medical professionals from South Florida also tell their story– about an inspiring moment in a crowded makeshift hospital tent, in Patients and Healers. A separate piece on healing, 2 East focuses on the relationship between a doctor and his nine-year-old patient. Lastly, we hand the recorders over to a group of high school students in Lauderdale Lakes as the Teens Buddy Up With Quake Survivors.


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Automatic Model Generation, part 4: Communication
This is part of a multi-part guide on redefining the CHP monad and primitives to generate a CSP model rather than executing the program. In this relatively self-contained part, we examine the issue of tracking values as they are communicated around the process network.
Modelling the mere occurrence of communications and synchronisations themselves is quite straightforward. We just label each created channel/barrier with a unique identifier, and then every time it is used we record in the model which channel/barrier was used. We can, however, do a bit better than that. Consider this code:
do x <- readChannel input writeChannel output x
What if we could tell that the value sent on the output channel was the same value as the one received on the input channel — that would be much more powerful than simply recording that a communication took place on the input channel followed by a communication on the output channel.
Identifiable Bottoms
Haskell has a function, undefined :: a. This produces a "bottom" value of any type, and will give an error if evaluated. It has a counterpart, error :: String -> a that allows the error message to be customised to be something useful. The Control.Exception module provides a try function that can catch these messages, and an evaluate function to examine values. If we put all of these together, we can create dummy values of any type, and later on we can identify them (but see the limitations section at the end of this post). This is the same technique used by Lazy SmallCheck, which we used for modelling IO computations in the previous part of the guide.
Input and Output
When an input occurs, we use the identifier of the channel (which is passed to the fakeCommIn function below) to form a uniquely-identifiable bottom value, which we make a note of in our state and then return:
bottomPrefix :: String bottomPrefix = "__CHP.bottom__" fakeCommIn :: Integer -> CHP a fakeCommIn n = addSpecT1 $ do st <- get put $ st { chpNextBottom = succ (chpNextBottom st) } return ( error $ bottomPrefix ++ show (chpNextBottom st) , Sync $ Right (n, DirInput, chpNextBottom st) )
The Sync . Right item holds the identifier of the channel, "n", the direction of the communication, and the identifier of the bottom value involved. In our corresponding output function, we watch out for these bottom values:
fakeCommOut :: Integer -> a -> CHP () fakeCommOut n x = addSpecT1 $ do possErr <- lift $ C.try $ C.evaluate x case possErr of Left (C.ErrorCall s) | bottomPrefix `isPrefixOf` s -> return ( (), Sync $ Right (n, DirOutput, read $ drop (length bottomPrefix) s)) -- Wasn't one of our bottoms: _ -> return ((), Sync $ Left n)
That is all the core code we need. Our replacement channels just store the channel identifier, and delegate reading and writing on channels to the above two methods.
For an example, we will use a process that reads two values from one pair of channels, and sends them out, swapped, on another pair of channels:
import Control.Concurrent.CHPSpec import Control.Monad (replicateM) swap :: (Chanin a, Chanin b) -> (Chanout b, Chanout a) -> CHP () swap (inA, inB) (outB, outA) = do (a, b) <- readChannel inA <||> readChannel inB writeChannel outB b <|*|> writeChannel outA a p :: CHP () p = do leftIn <- oneToOneChannel' $ chanLabel "leftIn" leftOut <- oneToOneChannel' $ chanLabel "leftOut" rightIn <- oneToOneChannel' $ chanLabel "rightIn" rightOut <- oneToOneChannel' $ chanLabel "rightOut" swap (reader leftIn :: Chanin Int, reader rightIn :: Chanin Int) (writer leftOut, writer rightOut) main :: IO () main = specify True p >>= putStrLn
This program is able to generate the following model, that correctly follows the values through the process:
channel leftIn channel leftOut channel rightIn channel rightOut main_1= (((leftIn?x_1 -> SKIP) ||| (rightIn?x_2 -> SKIP)) ; ((leftOut!x_2 -> SKIP) ||| (rightOut!x_1 -> SKIP)))
The technique of identifying bottoms is far from foolproof. In particular, for Int, "1+x" will be identified as being the same as "x". What we are really identifying is that the bottom value received is used somewhere prominent in the output. So the idea is nice, but the execution is imperfect. Tristan Allwood suggested looking at stable names — these may help to reduce the imperfection, but they do not provide a strong enough guarantee to make the technique water-tight either.
I have now covered most of the model-generation technique. In the next part I will tackle the complex matter of recursive processes, probably followed by a final part showing how the top-level specify method works — at which point I hope to release all of this as a library, alongside the next CHP release (with the mtl dependency removed).
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The broken Web
I have several computers, almost all of the time I'm using one (or several) or three: an HP laptop that with a 1024x768 resolution, the EEE PC 701 with a 800x480 resolution, and finally my BlackBerry 8100 and its way smaller screen. I use them to do everything I use computers for, including surfing the web. The experience is far from perfect, and here are some reasons why:
The web is about content, not displays
Please stop that really old mantra of "nobody uses 1024x768 anymore". I've been listening to that for a while, even if the biggest resolution I have on this three devices is exactly that one. Also, the argument isn't new: I remember at least the "nobody uses 640x480" and the "nobody uses 600x800" arguments, and I'm pretty sure that the thing didn't start there, but in other arguments like "nobody sees only 80 columns anymore". The biggest mistake here isn't to think that nobody uses 1024 while I still do. Nor trying to predict the smallest resolution out there. The mistake here is that the web is about content, not displays. Regardless of what you might think or want, a website is meant to be read by whoever crosses with it, using whatever device he's using. Your website must be visible, readable and usable by every device, with every resolution. It's not hard, and it doesn't mean you should ditch planning your website layout and make it into your CSS files. On the contrary, it means that you should treat content as content and put it in the document layer, presentation as presentation and put it in the presentation layer. But it also means that your presentation can't be made in a "if users are reading this in a 1024 screen", or "if users are reading this in a mobile device", but instead, "if users are reading a paragraph", "if users are reading a caption"...
One Web
Like I said in the previous item, your website should be platform-agnostic. But that doesn't only mean that I should read your website well in every resolution, it means that I should be able to read your website with every browser, in every device. One web, several ways of reaching it. So, remember this next time you're thinking about making a mobile version of your website: if you're planning on do it, you already did it wrong. See, your website should be readable everywhere. That means that if your website is well made, I can read it well in my mobile device without the need of going to a mobile version of it. On the other hand, if you're making me go to another website -- a mobile version -- you're not only stopping me of seeing the website I want to see, giving me a trimmed-down version of the real thing, you're actually making me see another webiste, with all the implications that might have. Remember, if your website doesn't look good in a mobile device in the first place, you already did something wrong...
The Web is The Web
What else?
There are tons of other things in the web that makes it as broken as it nowadays is. But for now, please think about this three. I bet that with those solved, my web experience would get a lot better.


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Ensuring a Fair and Effective Asylum Process for Unaccompanied Children
This review concerns U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS') handling of asylum claims filed by minors designated as unaccompanied alien children (UACs). The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 significantly changed the asylum process for UACs. Most notably, it shifted initial consideration of asylum claims filed in removal proceedings from the Executive Office for Immigration Review to the USCIS Asylum Division. It further required promulgation of regulations on UAC asylum claims. The Ombudsman's Office examines current problems involving a policy of redetermining UAC status, difficulty rescheduling UAC interviews, inadequate methods and approaches to adjudication, and a general misunderstanding of the roles and responsibilities of certain adults associated with UACs.
On September 20, 2012, The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (Ombudsman's Office) made the following five recommendations to USCIS:
- Accept jurisdiction of UAC cases referred by the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
- Accept jurisdiction of cases filed by children in federal custody under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Follow established UAC-specific procedures, expand implementation of certain best practices, and enlist clinical experts for quality assurance and training.
- Limit Headquarters review to a process that can be managed within 30 days.
- Issue as soon as possible regulations regarding the UAC asylum process.
Read the USCIS Response issued on April 11, 2013.
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Your morning roundup for March 6, a day of toeing the "No shark's fin soup, you're cheap" classist line.
• A Sunday think-piece from Australia ponders whether the Kournikovacation of women's surfing is a good thing. It quotes Jamie Mather, 19, who thinks the sport has become prettier on a variety of levels.
"They're surfing a lot more powerfully and with style. A few years ago they were ugly and weak. You could tell they were a female surfer. ... Previously, it was the more butch and not good-looking ones who were winning." [Courier Mail]
• Though Duke was the No. 4 team in the country, they finished second in the ACC thanks to last night's 81-67 road loss to the Tarheels. [Herald-Sun]
• KCTV5 in Kansas City and CBS affiliates in Columbia and Springfield, Mo. have their almost-Heidi moment. Late in the second half of the Kansas/Missouri Border War, they switched over to the start of the Michigan-Michigan State game, so viewers missed a failed Missouri comeback. [The Missourian]
Jerry Caraccioli, executive director of communications for CBS Sports in New York, told The Star on Saturday that the problem was "a combination of sunspots and a satellite transponder issue." [TMC.net]
• New Jersey Nets 137, Toronto Raptors 136. Triple OT, London. [NJ.com]
• NASCAR garage fight lands driver Robby Gordon on probation and Kevin Conway, who's suing Gordon for $27K earned through the Sprint Cup rookie of the year award, referring questions to the Las Vegas Police Department. [FoxSports]
• Two guys from a town about 50 miles from Pittsburgh got in trouble for their Super Bowl party menu. That's because a friend dimed them out for killing deer out-of-season, butchering Bambi in the garage and serving their guests fresh venison. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
• The murder trial involving former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle's alleged love triangle has gotten underway. The victim was Gayle's former girlfriend. The suspect was allegedly Gayle's "part-time real estate agent, part-time sex partner." [CLTV] (H/T Choo)
• The Bengals are even the laughing stock of Cincinnati football. The Cincinnati Commandos, an indoor football team which went 11-1 to win the Continental Indoor Football title last season, takes promotional shots. [Yardbarker] (H/T Kevin N.)
• On the plus side, July 2 is Dusty Baker bobblehead/toothpick-dispenser day in Cincinnati. Get your Reds/Indians tickets soon! [Last Angry Fan]
• Fat Ragu lookalike Jayson Stark writes that "Opponents have figured out Phillies." Though he used to live there, "Fat Ragu lookalike Jayson Stark hasn't figured out how to spell Philadelphia in his subheds." [ESPN] (Let the "Tally Hickey's Typos Party" begin!)
• In the Sunday soccer roundup ... FIFA President Sepp Blatter says the English FA should've punished Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for elbowing Wigan Athletic's James McCarthy in the head [Daily Mail], and bans potentially "dangerous" snoods while saying goal-line replay technology will be tested for another year [Guardian].
• The Celtic/Rangers fallout continues with questions about racist banter [Bob's Blitz].
• (Ashley) Cole of Duty has sprung up online. [The Sporting Rave]
• And, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, subject of a Sports Illustrated profile breathing life into hopes for a potential U.S. World Cup win someday, downplays reports of an attempted knife attack at La Coruna airport last week [Daily Mail].
• Man U/Liverpool started at 8:30 a.m. eastern. It's on Fox Soccer Channel. [Liverpool Echo]
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Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, pledged Tuesday to spend $35 million compensating for wildlife habitat lost nationwide beneath its corporate "footprint."
WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, pledged Tuesday to spend $35 million compensating for wildlife habitat lost nationwide beneath its corporate "footprint."
Acre for acre, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would buy an amount of land equal to all the land its stores, parking lots and distribution centers use over the next 10 years. That would conserve at least 138,000 acres in the United States as "priority" wildlife habitat.
The money will go to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a private nonprofit group created by Congress in 1984 to leverage federal dollars for conservation projects, including 312,000 acres in Maine alone.
"We introduced the concept of the offset program to Wal-Mart last year," said Max Chapman Jr., the foundation's chairman. "They were quick to say 'yes,' and Wal-Mart's leadership is raising the bar in conservation."
It's the first time any U.S. corporation has pledged such an arrangement, according to Interior Department officials, who will help decide which places to conserve. Interior Secretary Gale Norton said she hopes the deal becomes a model for other companies.
The action also helps Wal-Mart burnish its green credentials, just ahead of Earth Day on April 22. The company bought full-page ads in Tuesday's editions of at least 20 newspapers touting its new habitat program.
Wal-Mart has come under scrutiny over its labor practices and how its stores affect communities and competing retailers. Last month it paid a record $11 million to settle federal charges of employing hundreds of illegal immigrants.
Wal-Mart also settled a Clean Water Act violation last year by paying a $3.1 million fine for excessive storm water runoff at construction sites. It agreed to improve runoff controls at more than 200 sites each year where the company builds stores. In 2001, Wal-Mart and some contractors reached a similar settlement and paid a $1 million penalty.
"Wal-Mart thinks it can paint over its record with a nice shade of green, but that won't hide its true colors," said Eric Olson, an anti-sprawl campaigner for the Sierra Club.
With a quarter-trillion dollars in annual sales, Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people at 3,600 U.S. stores and 1,570 stores internationally.
The foundation plans to raise $35 million to match the Wal-Mart money, but said it would start off by putting $8.8 million from Wal-Mart toward a $20.5 million project to conserve land in five locations:
--Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana: Buying privately owned land to expand the refuges by 40 percent to 6,098 acres.
--Sherfield Cave/Buffalo National River in Arkansas: Adding 1,226 acres of bat habitat.
--North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona: Buying two private ranches with 1,259 acres.
--Squaw Creek in Oregon: Buying a conservation easement on a private ranch to protect 1,120 acres along a tributary of the Deschutes River to aid salmon and steelhead fish populations.
--Downeast Lakes region of Maine: Protecting 312,000 acres around Washington County, including 54 lakes and 1,500 miles of river and stream shoreline.
Wal-Mart shares rose 12 cents to close at $48.63 on the New York Stock Exchange, but are still near their 52-week low of $48.24.
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Dr. Henry Makow has an excellent article on his blog this morning. He draws our attention to some curious facts about the terrible massacre of school children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School yesterday:
- The local police dispatch tape carries a report that a teacher saw two shooters running away from the scene. (3.25)
- The first police officers to arrive in the school found gunman Adam Lanza dead. Was Lanza killed by the two fleeing men?
- Police also report finding a shotgun. How did one man, Adam Lanza, manage to carry a rifle, a shotgun, two pistols, and all sorts of ammo, and kill so many people?
Then Dr. Makow asks these questions that cry out to be answered:
- Adam Lanza is said to be autistic and mentally disturbed. Why didn't the cry go out to know what medication Adam was taking?
- Why isn't there a chorus of demands for a ban on psychological medications?
- Turns out Adam was the product of a broken family. His parents divorced in 2009. His father moved away and remarried. His older brother hadn't seen him for two years. Why not a chorus of demands for support for marriage and family?
- Turns out, a friend described Adam as a "Goth." Goths are Satanists who possibly would revel in massacres. Why not a chorus of demands for a ban on Goth behavior?
- How about a media ban on over-reporting massacres, because of the copycat effect? The US doesn't accurately report military deaths in action. From 1991 – 2009, there was a ban on photographing flag draped coffins. Why? Because reports of military setbacks and photos of coffins are bad for morale. School massacres are also bad for morale. The national morale. But we don't ban reports of school massacres.
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French President Francois Hollande says he wants to tax earnings over $1.2 million at 75%. Some people worry that vertiginous tax rates will drive the rich out of France. Hamilton Nolan says he has a better idea: "Let's have a maximum annual income of, oh, $5 million, pegged to inflation."
What? A maximum income? Is this worth talking about? Sure, why not! It's August.
The first thing to point out is that a maximum income is, objectively, not a "better idea" than an offensively high marginal tax rate, because a maximum income is an offensively high marginal tax rate. It is the most offensively high marginal tax rate, of 100%, applied at $5,000,000 and one cent. If a 75% tax rate will push financiers out of Paris, a 100% tax rate will catapult them into Belarus.
Catapult 'em! you might say. After all, it's practically all CEOs and financiers up there, anyway. America's top 0.1% -- that's annual income of at least $1.7 million -- comprises 43 percent executives, managers, and supervisors at companies that aren't banks and 18 percent were financiers. The rest are lawyers (7 percent), doctors (6 percent), or in real estate (4 percent), according to Tim Noah. If you don't want those kind of people in your country, a 100% tax rate at $5 million is a good way to ensure they leave.
But wait, how would this idea even work? What would it do? We don't know what would happen if we applied a top marginal rate of 100% because something like this has never been tried in an advanced economy that I'm aware of. But for the super-rich, it certainly sends a clear message: Don't work so hard. And if you want to work hard, do it some place else.
"The obvious problem is it's an absolute cliff for people at the top, so what's the point of working here?" said Roberton Williams, of the Tax Policy Center. "Once you hit $5 million, it might actually cost you money to work because of all the phase-outs. The 100% tax is as a big a work disincentive as you can find."
The second problem would be tax sheltering. If CEOs and bankers could still persuade companies to pay them more than $5 million, they would spend much more money enriching tax attorneys to figure out where to hide the income above $5 million and one cent. "The higher the tax rate goes, the more likely you'll find people hiding it overseas," Williams said.
The third possible problem is inflation. In a healthy economy (not this one, but you know, eventually), you'd ideally like a balance of spending and investment to avoid inflation. Rich people save a lot of money because, after all, how do you spend $5 million every year? If that money were taxed at 100% and redistributed down the income ladder, the outcome would not as simple as "formerly poor people get rich, buy great apartments and condos, there are Whole Foods everywhere." Instead, prices would rise with wages. Formerly cash-needy families who are used to spending all of their earned income would get much richer, as a quintile, but as their purchasing power increased so too would prices of local goods and services who all of a sudden saw their customers getting richer year over year. At least, this is a version of one scenario macro-economists have raised when they've thought through capping incomes and redistributing the money to the less fortunate.
Finally, a 100% marginal tax rate feels targeted at the top 0.01% or so, but the effect would probably be felt beyond. Many of the people who make $5 million one year don't make $5 million the next year. The top 0.01% is really frothy.
So when you set a 100% marginal tax rate at $5 million, you're not just scaring the top 0.01%. You're scaring people who might one year kiss the $5 million ceiling -- say, a millionaire doctor investing in risky assets that might pay off. That's one reason why incentives matter. You might say "nobody making $200,000 is going to be afraid of a 100% marginal tax rate at 25X their salary" but what if that guy's a 22-year old software designer for a NYC bank who doesn't know if he wants to start a company or become CFO of Morgan Stanley? Why wouldn't that guy start his career in Canada or England to give himself the choice?
This has gone on for quite a while, and I guess I've been trolled into an over-thought response by the crazy idea that we should have maximum income, as opposed to just, you know, slightly raising taxes to pay for the stuff we've promised ourselves. Did I mention it's August?
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I / we, wife and I are the proud owners of a Chevy Volt. After owning this electric car for a year + and 23 thousand miles we will not go back to ICE autos. The people who haven't experienced one peddle driving, speed control of 1 mph at any speed (25-90) on any terrain with no shifting, and smooth acceleration and deceleration from any speed, don't realize they are driving derricks of the past. Not necessarily a bad thing, as I enjoy tube radios and steam engines but no longer state of the art or practicality.
At nearly 70 years of age and less then 50K income our Volt was a bit of a squeeze to afford, but by selling some property, we were able to pay cash and are very glad we did. My next quest would be to own a Tesla X as it seem to have the things the Volt lacks, electric range, AWD, room, unlimited power, except for one. Extended range. We live in the center of Montana and it is my assumption that there will never be enough Supercharge Stations in my lifetime to make the X work for us as a only car, the only way to afford one.
In order to make the Tesla X practical for those of us in the mid continental gap I think the car should be offered with a light trailer or bike carrier containing a Volt (or similar) motor generator. This would make the car practical to travel XC and vacations. When you want to travel distance you hook up your trailer. When you get to a Super Station string you drop your range extender and pick it up on the way home. Should you go several hundred miles down a Station String and your next destination would be beyond range you could rent a extender from the Station. As the SuperStations proliferate the extenders would go away.
In our case the Tesla's range would be a big asset for us over what we have now 30 to 40 miles. We have our own electric oil well (photo cells and windmills) but our normal commute is 100 miles round trip, so we are still using some gas even when we are not going cross country. The good part is when we are on gas the Volt makes milage equal to the best milage ICE's at 35 to 42 mpg. Also the AWD would be a big asset as we have 10 miles of unimproved roads 20 miles round trip.
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For those looking to adopt a parrot or for shelters looking for help in placing a parrot.
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I met the President of the Society, Barbara, at the CT Pet Expo in Hartford last weekend. Very nice lady and very dedicated to helping out parrots. Check out their site and drop by a meeting if you can! Dr. Sitinas of Wilton Vet will be the next guest speaker on November 6 -- website has meeting directions.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.
Despite a decisive win over Republican Mitt Romney in Tuesday's election, Obama must negotiate with a Republican majority in the House of Representatives to try to overcome the partisan gridlock that gripped Washington for much of his first term.
The Democratic president's most immediate concern is the "fiscal cliff" of scheduled tax increases and spending cuts that could crush the U.S. economic recovery if it kicks in at the start of next year.
The prospect of Obama and Congress struggling to agree on the issue weighed heavily on global financial markets on Wednesday and helped send Wall Street stocks into a post-election swoon.
Obama also faces challenges abroad including the West's nuclear standoff with Iran, the civil war in Syria, the winding down of the war in Afghanistan and dealing with an increasingly assertive China.
At home, Obama's triumph could embolden him in his dealings with the Republicans, who were in disarray after failing to unseat him or reclaim control of the U.S. Senate, an outcome many conservatives had predicted. Their party is now headed for a period of painful soul-searching.
Voters gave Obama a second chance despite stubbornly high unemployment and a weak economic recovery, but they preserved the status quo of divided government in Washington.
Obama's fellow Democrats retained control of the Senate and Republicans kept their majority in the House, giving them power to curb the president's legislative ambitions on everything from taxes to immigration reform.
This is the political reality facing Obama - who won a far narrower victory over Romney than his historic 2008 victory over John McCain when he became the country's first black president.
He headed back to Washington on Wednesday after basking in the glow of his re-election together with thousands of elated supporters at a victory rally in his hometown of Chicago in the early hours of the morning.
"We can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests," Obama told the gathering.
Before leaving Chicago, he visited his downtown campaign headquarters to thank staff and volunteers.
Romney, a multimillionaire former private equity executive, came back from a series of campaign stumbles to fight a close battle after besting Obama in the first of three presidential debates.
But the former Massachusetts governor failed to convince voters of his argument that his business experience made him the best candidate to repair a weak U.S. economy.
Trying to make good on his promise to seek compromise, Obama followed up in telephone calls with congressional leaders, including the two top Republican lawmakers, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, to express his determination to work together.
"The president reiterated his commitment to finding bipartisan solutions to: reduce our deficit in a balanced way, cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses and create jobs," a White House official said.
The problems that dogged Obama in his first term, which cast a long shadow over his 2008 campaign message of hope and change, still confront him. He must tackle the $1 trillion annual deficits, rein in the $16 trillion national debt and overhaul expensive social programs.
The most urgent focus for Obama and U.S. lawmakers will be to deal with the "fiscal cliff," a mix of tax increases and spending cuts due to extract some $600 billion from the economy starting early next year, barring a deal with Congress. Economists warn it could push the United States back into recession.
Obama has pledged to increase tax rates on Americans earning more than $250,000 as a part of his "balanced approach" to deficit reduction - something Republicans still vow to resist.
In remarks to reporters, House Speaker Boehner struck a conciliatory tone but stuck to the Republican position that they will consider boosting revenues to help reduce deficits, but only as a "byproduct" of tax reform that lowers rates and eliminates loopholes and deductions.
Boehner said lawmakers and Obama should find a short-term solution to avoid the fiscal cliff and work on a long-term debt reduction plan in 2013.
"In order to garner Republican support for new revenues, the president must be willing to reduce spending and shore up the entitlement programs that are the primary drivers of our debt," Boehner said.
Senate Republican leader McConnell gave no sign he was willing to concede his conservative principles.
"The voters have not endorsed the failures or excesses of the president's first term, they have simply given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do together with a Congress that restored balance to Washington after two years of one-party control," McConnell said.
Vice President Joe Biden told reporters the election delivered a mandate on moving closer to the administration's views on tax policy, and Republicans would have to do some "soul-searching" about issues they would be willing to compromise on, according to a pool report.
Post-election concern about U.S. fiscal problems contributed to a fall in global financial markets as jittery investors scrambled for less-risky assets.
All three major U.S. stock indexes fell more than 2 percent, with the Dow Jones industrial average losing more than 300 points and the S&P 500 posting its biggest drop since June. Euro zone debt worries were also a factor in the market decline.
The nationwide popular vote in Tuesday's election was extremely close with Obama taking about 50 percent to 48 percent for Romney after a campaign in which the candidates and their party allies spent a combined $2 billion. But in the state-by-state system of electoral votes that decides the White House, Obama notched up a comfortable victory.
By late on Wednesday, he had 303 electoral votes, well over the 270 needed to win, to Romney's 206. Florida's close race was not yet declared, leaving its 29 electoral votes still to be claimed.
The Republican Party, after losing the past two presidential contests, is expected to analyze at length what went wrong and how to fix it, especially how it has alienated Hispanic voters who were an important constituency in Obama's victory.
Some critics have argued that the Republican Party, with its conservative Tea Party faction, have moved too far from the American mainstream to attract enough independent voters to reclaim the White House.
"The fact is, Republicans are going to have to do a lot of rethinking at the presidential level," Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker who lost the Republican nominating race to Romney, told CBS's "This Morning" program.
Obama's win put to rest the prospect of wholesale repeal of his 2010 healthcare reform law.
Obama, who took office in 2009 as the ravages of the financial crisis were hitting the U.S. economy, must continue his efforts to ignite strong growth and recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. An uneven recovery has been showing some signs of strength but the country's jobless rate, at 7.9 percent, remains stubbornly high.
Obama may now reshuffle his cabinet. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plan to step down soon.
Democrats widened their control of the 100-member Senate by two. The Republican majority in the 435-member House means that Congress still faces a deep partisan divide.
"That means the same dynamic. That means the same people who couldn't figure out how to cut deals for the past three years," said Ethan Siegel, an analyst who tracks Washington politics for institutional investors.
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Cheap Flights, Holidays and City Breaks to London, England from Ireland
London is one of the world's most visited cities in the world, and it has something for everybody. Its' history, culture, art, superb museums, stunning architecture, royalty, diversity and fantastic shopping makes London a tourist's playground. We now offer cheap flights, holidays and city breaks to London from Ireland at the best available rates so you can experience all of this for yourself.
London houses some of the most famous and iconic attractions in the world from Big Ben, Buckingham Palace to Tower Bridge. There are so many sights to choose from and enjoy while you are in London. Don't forget to bring the camera for those special London snaps for the photo album.
Enjoy London's famous skyline, which continues to evolve on a dramatic scale. The most recent addition was the striking Shard Building. There are numerous places where you can view London's iconic skyline along the river and it's advisible to view it from a decent height.
You should also be willing to experience London without spending a penny! London has so many free museums and activities throughout the city and its surrounding areas. They're sure to keep you entertained and amused during your London holiday from Ireland.
London is steeped in history. There is plenty of history present in this picturesque city and it will give you an insight into ancient times. Historical buildings including Tower Bridge (Tower Bridge is the most recognisable bridge in the entire world. It was disliked when it was built in 1894 but it soon became one of London's most famous landmarks), Buckingham Palace (Buckingham Palace is located in the City of Westminster. Buckingham Palace has been the focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis) Houses of Parliament (The Houses of Parliament is the seat of Britain's two parliamentary houses, which were built in 1870. it is known for its iconic clock Tower; Big Ben) and Westminster Abbey (Construction of Westminster Abbey began in 1050 and it spanned eight centuries.
After visiting all these world famous attractions, why not unwind in the extended Hyde Park or ramble through the colourful Camden market.
London is a city that has it all. It's a city full of iconic sights, startling hidden gems, shopping, amazing British culture and the arts as well as five-star dining and once in a lifetime theatre trips.
If you'd like to visit other parts of Great Britain, we also offer cheap Liverpool flights and holidays or you could plan a Valletta holiday during your stay in London.
For cheap flights, holidays and city breaks to London from Dublin, Cork and Shannon, call us today.
London Eye Tour
Wembley Stadium Tour
London Thames River Dinner Cruise
London Duck Tour
The Shard London Tour
Wartime London Tour
London has a temperate oceanic climate, similar to much of southern Britain. Despite its reputation as being a rainy city, London receives less precipitation (with 601 mm (24 in) in a year), than Rome (at 834 mm (33 in)), Bordeaux (at 923 mm (36 in)), Toulouse (at 668 mm (26 in)), and Naples (at 1,006 mm (40 in) per year). Winters are generally chilly to cold with frost usually occurring in the suburbs on average twice a week from November to March. Snow usually occurs about four or five times a year mostly from December to February. Snowfall during March and April is rare but does occur every two or three years. Winter temperatures seldom fall below −4 °C or rise above 14 °C.
Summers are generally warm and sometimes hot, the heat being boosted by the urban heat island effect making the centre of London at times 5 °C warmer than the suburbs and outskirts. London's summer average is 24 °C. On average there are 7 days a year above 30 °C and 2 days a year above 32 °C. Temperatures of 26 °C usually occur on a weekly basis from mid- June to late August.
There are tens of thousands of places to eat in London, and millions of options of what you might eat. Enjoy amazing food and great-value restaurants and cafes in London.
If you're feeling stretched for cash, don't worry as dining out in London doesn't have to be a wallet-busting experience. You will be able to choose from eating-out-on-a-budget options for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the best cheap meals in some of London's top restaurants.
Greater London is served by 12 Tube lines, along with the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and an interconnected local train network. Trains generally run between 5am and midnight, Monday to Saturday. Operating hours are reduced on Sunday. Exact details depend on the station and the line, so it's worth checking the Transport for London website.
London's transport map is divided into six concentric zones with Zones 1 and 2 in Central London and Zones 6-9 covering the outer edge of the capital. You should consider anOyster Card and/or a Travelcard to get the best fares and beat the queues.
The year 2013 marks the Tube's 150th anniversary and all of London will celebrate this momentous occasion. Visit our page for more about the Tube's 150th birthday events in 2013.
London's famous red buses are a quick, convenient and cheap way to travel around the city, with plenty of sightseeing opportunities along the way. The Central London Bus Guide will be sufficient for most travellers.
Night Buses in London
London's buses run throughout the night. Night bus services cover the period between the close of the Tube and the start of daytime bus services. In addition, many London bus routes run for 24 hours.
If you're not familiar with the routes, head to Trafalgar Square (the hub for night buses) or check any bus-stop information board. As you'd expect, services are less frequent during the night. Night buses stop on request only: so you'll need to indicate your stop clearly to the driver when boarding or alighting.
London Bus Fares
There is a flat fare throughout the bus network, £1.40 with a pre-pay Oyster Card and £2.40 if you are paying by cash. Travelcards are valid on buses.
Walking in London
Get ready to walk London! Walking is a healthy, free and environmentally-friendly way to get around London. Walking means you can beat the traffic while soaking up the view.
Travelling within Central London on foot can save time, as many landmark locations are closer to each other than you might think.
Kew Gardens
Hyde Park
Duck Tour - The children will be amazed by the Yellow DUKW Crafts that travel both in and out of the water
The original London Sightseeing Tour
Pound Sterling
London's vibrant club scene puts the British city on the map as the capital of cool. Super clubs like Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Heaven are among the biggest and best known places to party in the capital. For those of you who prefer a more intimate experience the DJ bars are definitely where it's at. London has everything for your night out. You will be pleasantly surprised.
If you are searching for that restaurant for an amazing night out in London look no further as London is a gastronomic powerhouse with a high concentration of top restaurants that are owned by world renowned chefs like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsey. From Caribbean curries to the classic British dish, fish and chips, whatever whets your appetite you will be able to find a cuisine that tickles your fancy in the city that has every culinary corner covered.
London is one city that is right up there among the best shopping destinations in the world. If it is style, high street shops and boutiques you are searching for, look no further as London has it all. During your thorough inspection of the English capital, you will discover so many top shopping streets and retail districts that are second to none. Make your way to Mayfair where you will find an extravagant load of London's luxury goods.
Oxford Street, in the heart of London is definitely one street that you certainly have to visit when you are holidaying in London. It is a bustling metropolis with more than 300 shops, designer outlets and famous must see stores.
If you have a bit of time, why not visit Covent Garden. It is such an amazing place to visit. You never know you just may find that particular item or that perfect gift for the loved one back home. Happy Shopping!!!!
London Eye
Big Ben
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
British Museum
Madame Tussauds
London Zoo
Royal Albert Hall
National History Museum
Trafalgar Square
Palace of Westminster
Camden Market
Borough Market
Kensington Palace
Imperial War Museum
Tate Gallery
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Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon, discusses what it takes to become a truly global company. Seidenberg addresses the issue of global availability of managerial talent; the importance of cost control and pricing power; the correlation between innovation and the regulatory environment; and intellectual property protection. Seidenberg says that a company's growth record is critical for attracting top talent but when it comes to sheer numbers the notion of a global shortage is overstated. As for cost control, it is a major factor because without a superior cost structure, you have no pricing power in the market.


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Online Nursing Classes Are the Best Way to Go2 min read
Online teaching courses are the best way to get higher education for those who don't want to spend maximum time out of the house and have various other responsibilities. Most of the reputed universities are providing online correspondence teaching classes programs with variety of courses to choose from. These online courses have become quite popular now and more and more students are flocking to enroll in such courses. Nursing courses are one of those, which attract more and more candidates to learn and obtain certificates online.
The advantages of online nursing classes are many and the major ones are:
- Convenience: The most important feature of taking this course online is that they can be taken at one's convenience. One need not flock to training center at odd times when enrolled in an online course. One may study according to his or her convenience. There are certain components, which are mandatorily required to be undergone in a proper facility and this can be done offline. Even exams and assessments can be done and uploaded online for evaluation. The instructor does the evaluation and the result is posted to the students.
- Good Instructors: Many people undergo online nursing classes at one time since all students avail the training facility together using their own computers and there is no limitation to capacity. Hence, you may often find very good instructors for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) taking online course. This is because one instructor can teach hundreds of students at once when using the online mode of teaching.
- Diversity of Students: In online courses, students from all across the world are enrolled. There are people from different backgrounds with a different perspective of everything. It is advantageous to be a part of such a group as learning is very good.
- Cost Advantage: Online courses can be taken at home using a computer. The cost involved in setting up an online class' infrastructure is one-time. After this, the infrastructure can be used by any number of people without much added cost. This is advantageous for users who can avail good online nursing facility at a reasonable price. If you look at the cost involved in an offline course, it appears to be very high. There are a lot of physical resources, which are required to facilitate such trainings.
- Study from Home: Another advantage is that one can study from home. You need not travel to some other place; you enjoy the luxury of studying at home. Even exams can be taken online and emailed for evaluation.
Study at Your Pace: Online classes offer the flexibility to study at one's own pace. You will not come under any kind of peer pressure and study at a pace.


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Painting & Yoga in Normandy, France August 19-26, 2012
Picture This- the Ideal Painting Holiday
Start the day with yoga to awaken the senses, enjoy fresh baked croissants, baguettes and jam and a bowl of coffee before setting out for the day to explore the Norman countryside. Take time each day to paint what you see, what you feel, what you sense on a painting holiday with artist Marc Hanson.
We'll be touring and traveling the French country side with Chris Coleman who is a very experienced French guide. For the painting part of the trip we are hoping that the participants, experienced or not, will bring along a small scale painting supply bag. Possibly gouache, watercolor or acrylic paints and a small pad or pads of paper to paint on. The painting and the yoga is open to you whether you've never practiced either before or are an old hand at both. Instruction will be limited but as we are both teachers of our respective professions and loves, you can be sure that there will be plenty of helpful advice. If you are new to painting, or to plein air painting, don't worry, I'll be there to help you along the way to learn a new and fascinating way to record your travels. More info on the specific supplies will be available as we get closer to trip time.
Chris Coleman, an experienced yoga instructor and owner of Yoga Hus - Scandia, MN, will instruct yoga classes for people of all abilities both indoors and out (weather permitting). Chris is a seasoned (14 years) tour guide in France with Rick Steves and will guide you through her second home - la Belle France! Chris will teach you key French phrases, offer wine tasting classes, and help you avoid cultural faux pas. We will want to make your painting holiday in France a memorable one! Please join us!
Painting & Yoga Holiday in Normandy, France
A Fully Customized Tour
August 19-26, 2012
Itinerary in detail
Day 1 Sun. Aug 19 PARIS Welcome to Paris!
We will meet at the hotel at 5:00pm for a short orientation meeting over wine and snacks. We will then take a short walking through the neighborhood on our way to dinner together. Overnight in centrally located 3* hotel.
Day 2 Mon. Aug 20 HONFLEUR Monet's house and gardens at Giverny, Honfleur
Depart Paris on private bus. Visit Giverny, Monet's home and gardens en route to Honfleur. Painting in the afternoon. Evening yoga practice. Overnight at the Hotel Antares 3* or similar. Approximate 3 hours driving. Chris will offer a wine tasting before dinner.
Day 3 Tue Aug 21 HONFLEUR Explore and paint the countryside
Morning yoga practice. Painting time. Explore the coastal area, including the famous rock formation Etretat, and Le Havre. Overnight at the Hotel Antares 3* or similar.
Day 4 Wed Aug 22 PORT EN BESSIN Explore and paint the countryside
Morning yoga practice. Explore and paint the countryside en route to Port en Bessin. Overnight at the Mercure Omaha Beach 3* or similar
Day 5 Thu Aug 23 PORT EN BESSIN Full day touring and painting the beaches and D-Day sights
Morning yoga practice. Full day D-Day beaches tour with local guide and artist. Time for painting during the tour day. Overnight at the Mercure Omaha Beach 3* or similar
Day 6 Fri Aug 24 CHARTRES Morning tour of Abbey Mont St. Michel. Drive to Chartres
Painting opportunity along the coast. Drive towards Paris to overnight in a charming town en route. Overnight Hotellerie St. Yves or similar.
Day 7 Sat Aug 25 PARIS Visit the cathedral of Chartres. Return to Paris by train.
Last night farewell dinner together followed by painting exposition. Overnight at the Hotel Minerve 3* or similar
Day 8 Sun Aug 26 FLY B Tour over. Bon Voyage!
Small Group Pricing (up to 18 travelers Maximum)
Land Price based on 2 people in shared accommodation
$550 single room supplement
$100 off price if pay by check or wire transfer
Price based on a small group size of up to 18 travelers. If the group size is limited, the tour cost may be affected.
Included Services
* Special customization and pre-departure services of Adventures Abroad
* Art guidance (not instruction) from professional artist Marc Hanson
* Minimum of five guided outdoor painting sessions
* Minimum of four yoga classes(offered outdoors weather permitting, otherwise indoors)
* Fully escorted by experienced France tour guide and certified yoga instructor Chris Coleman
* 2 nights accommodation Paris Hotel Minerve 3* or similar, bed & breakfast basis
* 2 nights accommodation Honfleur Hotel Antares 3* or similar, bed & breakfast basis
* 2 nights accommodation Port en Bessin Mercure Omaha Beach 3* or similar, bed & breakfast basis
* 1 night accommodation Chartres Hotellerie St. Yves or similar, bed & breakfast basis
* Private bus with air conditioning when traveling outside of Paris, or train
* Local site guides for guided tours as listed: D-Day Beaches Full Day tour with excellent local guide
* All entrance fees to sites, as listed: Giverny Monet's Home and Gardens, Arromanches Memorial, Caen Memorial, Abbey Mont St. Michel
* Meals as indicated [B=Breakfast, D=Dinner] All breakfasts, 2 dinners
* Services of inbound local ground operators throughout
Not Included
* International flights
* Arrival and departure airport transfers
* Departure taxes (if applicable)
* Tips, gratuities of any kind when not doing group activities or included meals
* Alcoholic beverages and bottled drinks
* Meals not indicated above
* Extra costs for optional excursions or services on own or to be paid direct
* Travel insurance
* Yoga Mat or Painters Box/Pochade - more details to come on these necessary items to bring
PARIS 3-DAY TOUR EXTENSION: 16-19 August, 2012
Day 1 Thu August 16 Orientation meeting in the evening and welcome to Paris. Dinner together.
Day 2 Fri August 17 Morning yoga practice. Breakfast. Walking tour of Paris. Late afternoon tour of the Louvre museum with a local guide.
Day 3 Sat August 18 Morning yoga practice. Breakfast. Tour of the Musee d'Orsay with a local guide. Winetasting.
Day 4 Sun August 19 Breakfast. Free to explore today before the Normandy portion of the tour to Normandy begins this evening!
$895 per person, Land Price based on 2 people in shared accommodation
$225 single room supplement
$40 discount if pay by check or wire transfer
Included Services
* Special customization and pre-departure services of Adventures Abroad
* Fully escorted by experienced France tour guide and certified yoga instructor Chris Coleman
* Morning yoga classes available with Chris Coleman
* 3 nights accommodation Paris Hotel Minerve 3* or similar, bed & breakfast basis
* Guided tours as listed: tour of Paris including Orsay and Louvre Museum, with English speaking guide.
* All entrance fees to sites, as listed: Orsay Museum, Louvre museum
* Metro/bus tickets
* Meals as indicated [B=Breakfast, D=Dinner] All breakfasts, 1 dinner
* Services of inbound local ground operators throughout
Not Included
* International flights
* Arrival and departure airport transfers (arrival information will be supplied prior to the tour)
* Departure taxes (if applicable)
* Tips, gratuities of any kind when not doing group activities or included meals
* Alcoholic beverages and bottled drinks, meals not indicated above
* Extra costs for optional excursions or services on own or to be paid direct
* Travel insurance
Dear Travel Friends,
Please join us for an exploration of Normandy through the eyes of a painter and the senses of a yoga practitioner. Dates of travel will be from the 19-26 August 2012 with the optional 3-day extension in Paris from 16-19 August for $895 per person. If interested in the extension please let me know at booking.
To book your tour with us, send your passport and personal details (see below) to Christine Coleman firstname.lastname@example.com and send your deposit of US$500 per traveler. Full payments are due 60 days / 2 months prior to departure. We need the following details from ALL travelers:
i) Full name - as it appears on passport
ii) Nationality of each traveler
iii) Passport number
Place of issue
Date of issue
Date of expiry
iv) Sex of each traveler
v) Date of birth of each traveler
vi) Mailing address and phone number of each traveler
vii) Email address (note all docs are sent out be email to participants, so this is important)
viii) Telephone number
Deposit Payment by Credit Card
If you intend to pay your deposit by credit card – we will need your credit card information (name, number, expiry date, 3 digit security code). NOTE: To protect your security, please do NOT send you credit card details by email. Please call me, Christine Coleman at Tel: 651-433-3893 to give me your credit card details. If sending a check, see the Adventures Abroad address information below.
Full payments
Your full payment is due 60 days / 8 weeks prior to departure – by 19 June 2012. If you are paying by check please ensure your payment is mailed in time to arrive in our office before this deadline. If you are paying by credit card, please call in your final payment by phone – Christine Coleman at Tel: 651-433-3893 (Christine Coleman Email: firstname.lastname@example.com )
Please make all checks payable to the Adventures Abroad and mail all checks to the following address:
Attention: Christine Coleman
Adventures Abroad
12727 181 St. N.
Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Tel: 651-433-3893
International Flights
If you need us to arrange your international flights, please list the names of all travelers, full details of US/CAN departure city, the date of your departure, US/CAN return city and dates - and any other relevant details (class of service, meal requirements, health issues etc.) that are relevant to arranging your flights. If you have arranged your flights yourselves, please send us full details of these flights so we can set up your arrival and departure transfers.
Travel Insurance
You may wish to protect your investment by obtaining personal travel insurance. As insurance is best explained by an insurance expert. You can access an insurance expert by visiting our website where the insurers website and full contact details are listed. The insurance expert will supply all the information you will need - the following link will take you directly to the page on our website that contains all insurance contacts http://www.adventures-abroad.com/rbcins.php We recommend that you purchase insurance on the same day that you place your trip deposit. However you have up to 10 business days to purchase your travel insurance before the pre-existing conditions caveat is applicable. If you purchase your insurance 10 business days or more after making your deposit, no pre-existing medical conditions will be covered. At point of deposit, you can purchase insurance to cover just your airfare and deposit, or purchase insurance to cover yourself for the full land and air cost. Whatever your purchase at the point of deposit can be upgraded at a later date.
We look forward to making travel memories with you!
Chris and Marc


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DPS629 Differential Pressure Transmitter
For monitoring hydronic HVAC systems
Taco DPS sensors monitor the differential pressure in a hydronic HVAC system. As the system operates and sees an increase or decrease in demand, these sensors relay the system pressure changes back to the building management system or VFD to modulate pump speed. Taco offers two models: the DPS629 Differential Pressure Transmitter, designed to meet NEMA 4X (IP66) construction, and the DPS3100D Smart Pressure Transmitter, with a 100:1 turn downrange that allows the smart transmitter to be configured to fit any application.
DPS629 Differential Pressure TransmitterAccuracy: ±0.5% F.S. (includes linearity, hysteresis and repeatability).
Temperature Limits: 0 to 200°F (-18 to 93°C).
Compensated Temperature Limits: 0 to 175°F (-18 to 79°C).
Pressure Limits: 0 - 25 PSI with an over pressure limit of 250PSI.
Thermal Effect: 0.02%/°F (0.036%/°C) includes zero & span.
Power Requirements: 13-30 VDC (2-wire).
Output Signal: 4 to 20 mA. Optional 0-5, 0-10 VDC
DPS3100D Smart Pressure TransmitterAccuracy: ±0.075% FS (@ 20°C)
Range ability: 100:1 turn down
Stability: ±0.125% FSO/year
Temperature Limits: Process— -40 to 248°F (-40 to 120°C) Ambient - without LCD -40 to 185°F (-40 to 85°C) - with LCD -22 to 176°F (-30 to 80°C)
Pressure Limits: Max pressure range— -14.5 to 2000 psi Burst pressure - 10000 psi
Thermal Effect: ±0.125% span/32°C
Power Requirements: 11.9 to 45 VDC
Output Signal: 4 to 20 mA
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Kalco Lighting believes in strong design, quality craftsmanship and giving you options for your lighting needs. To own a light fixture produced by Kalco is to own an original work of art. Each Kalco chandelier is hand-forged and hand-painted with distinct, quality materials that reflect the beauty of nature. To complement any environment Kalco lighting fixtures are available in a range of styles and finishes, including satin nickel, walnut, burnished bronze, sycamore, rust, bark, textured matte black, antique copper, golden wheat and many more. We offer free shipping on orders over $40.
What Make Kalco Lights So Special?
Kalco Lighting thoughtfully designs and hand crafts each lighting fixture as if it was a piece of art. This commitment to excellence is one of the things that puts Kalco on the top of their game in the lighting industry. Using unique materials, such as crystal, stone, leather and shell, then pairing it with enchanting accents Kalco fixtures are modern beauties. They have a large number of collections some of the more popular models include Amelie, Ponderosa, Mardi Gras, Ibiza, Tribecca, and Somerset collections. More information about some of our more popular light fixtures are below.
- Cirrus Blown Glass Bowl Pendant. This three light 300 total watt Kalco Lighting design is a classic piece. The satin nickel finish add a touch of class. Illuminate your home with this warm uplighting that is perfect for foyers, stairwells and breakfast nooks.
- Gatsby Cast Aluminum Outdoor Wall Sconce. This breathtaking piece is a burnished bronze beauty with 60 total watts of wall lighting power. Place a pair of these on your front porch or back deck for a radiant glow. It's UL Wet and Damp rated so this can also be place in uncovered locations.
- Tribecca Pen One Tier Chandelier. This fixture will be the first thing anyone notices when walking into whichever room it's placed in. The six lights feature hand crafted glass. The iron wisps and hammered accents create a beautiful modern look.


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It's been just over two years since the untimely death of Michael Jackson, and now a bunch of stars are getting together to pay tribute to the King of Pop.
On October 8, Jamie Foxx will host the "Michael Forever" event along with such popular acts as Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, The Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson.
U.S. & World
The event will be held at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, but if you can't make it to the UK, you can tune in on Facebook to watch.
All Facebook says for a mere 40 Facebook Credits ($3.99), you can watch the show via the Social Network.