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No. 5 Bulldogs Improve to 3-0
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The conference season began with a bang for the two-time defending regular season champions. Chris Cahill scored twice and added an assist and Ryan Rondeau stopped 27 shots as the No. 5 Yale men's hockey team improved to 3-0 with a 5-3 win over Princeton on the first night of ECAC Hockey action at Ingalls Rink.
The Bulldogs, who outshot the 0-3 Tigers 46-30, had a real battle from the visitors, playing their third straight (Ivy Shootout last weekend) game at Ingalls Rink.
Rondeau made six saves in the first, nine in the second and finished with a dozen big saves in the final frame. The Elis, who killed off six of seven Princeton advantages, had multiple 5-on-3s to wipe away as their senior netminder reeled off big save after big save.
"Ryan made some big saves at some big times," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Hockey. "They [Princeton] were fast and physical and made you fight for the puck in front of the net."
At the other end, Alan Reynolds was huge with 41 saves including 19 in the middle period.
Cahill, enjoying his first two-goal collegiate game, hit the net in the first and second (man-advantage) periods and helped the Blue convert two of its eight power-play chances.
"It's nice to be back and contribute to the team," said Cahill, the senior who was not in school last year. "We were working well together with a lot of chemistry. Everyone is so unselfish and just trying to make plays all the time."
The Elis, coming off a 14-goal weekend to start the season, notched three, including a power-play tally, to go into the first intermission with a 3-2 lead.
Just two of the goals last weekend were on the power play, but the Elis jumped all over their first chance against the Tigers. Sophomore wing Chad Ziegler banged home a rebound at the side of the net for his first goal of the year. Mike Matczak's shot from the point bounced off the boards behind the net and came out to the opposite post where Ziegler was in position to pounce.
Cahill, whose last goal was the only Bulldog score in the 2009 NCAA Tournament game against Vermont, converted a nifty feed from sophomore Andrew Miller to make it 2-0 less than two minutes later.
The Tigers didn't get down. They cut into the margin with a true hustle play from Andrew Calof, who got his first collegiate goal by following his rebound and flicking a shot off the back of Rondeau's pads at 7:02.
Broc Little's forechecking produced a two-goal cushion for the home team. The senior forward stole the puck off a defenseman's stick in the right circle and went in alone on Reynolds. Little (2 points) deked one way and fired the other for his fourth goal of the year.
Princeton was trying to put the puck on net any way it could to test Rondeau. It worked for Michael Sdao, who found a rebound that slid out to the high slot. He quickly flipped a rising wrister over the goalie's shoulder at 15:07.
The Bulldogs buzzed the Princeton end even more (20-9 in shots) in the second, but Reynolds kept coming up with big saves during massive flurries. Finally, on Yale's final man-advantage of the middle frame, the Elis broke through to make it 4-2.
Cahill, getting plenty of chances with great passes to the low slot on the power play, took a feed from the point off Antoine Laganiere's stick. Cahill spun to the left and backhanded a low shot inside the left post.
Matt Arhontas has three of Princeton's five goals this season. His third cut the lead to 4-3 early in the third period and could have been the momentum changer that the Tigers needed to get even. Arhontas one-timed a crossing pass for Princeton's only man-advantage tally.
Both teams had plenty of chances to score, but defenseman Kevin Peel's snapshot from the point found the net through traffic for his second of the season and turned out to be the finishing touches on the conference victory.
"As a coach, you have to love the way we gutted it out over the last 10 minutes of the game. We killed a lot of 5-on-3 time," said Allain, who got goals from three different lines tonight.
Bulldog Bites: Senior forward Brendan Mason and freshman blueliner Gus Young were not available for this game with injuries… Yale hosts Quinnipiac on Saturday at 7 and there are still some tickets available. The Ingalls Rink Ticket Office will open at 5:30 pm.
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The State Bar presented Baylor Law School with the 2014 W. Frank Newton Award for Pro Bono Excellence. The award, presented by the bar's Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee, recognizes the pro bono contribution of attorney groups whose members have made an outstanding contribution to the provision of, or access to, legal services to the poor.
"Our faculty and students have worked together over the past several years to develop a pro bono program that would dovetail well with our location in Central Texas," said Baylor Law School Dean Brad Toben. "We're pleased to serve, among others, veterans and those struggling with immigration issues, and it's a tribute to our team to be recognized with this prestigious award."
(Find this story on our website at Baylor Law School Award)
The award is named for W. Frank Newton, former dean of Texas Tech University School of Law and longtime pro bono advocate. Recent Newton Award recipients include ExxonMobil Corporation Law Department (2013), Patton Boggs LLP (2012) and Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (2011).
For more information about the annual meeting, visit State Bar meeting .
The State Bar of Texas is an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Texas that provides educational programs for the legal profession and the public, administers the minimum continuing legal education program for attorneys, and manages the attorney discipline system. For more information, visit State Bar of Texas.
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
Established in 1857, Baylor Law School was the first law school in Texas and one of the first west of the Mississippi River. Today, the school has more than 7,000 living alumni. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Baylor Law School has a record of producing outstanding lawyers, many of whom decide upon a career in public service. The Law School boasts two governors, members or former members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, two former directors of the FBI, U.S. ambassadors, federal judges, justices of the Texas Supreme Court and members of the Texas Legislature, among its notable alumni. In its law specialties rankings, U.S.News & World Report ranked Baylor Law's trial advocacy program as the fifth best in the nation. Baylor Law School is ranked No. 51 in the magazine's 2012 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools." Learn more at Baylor Law School .

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A 32 year old Norwegian man is behind the brutal killings of 76 people in twin attacks that have shocked the world. We mourn the loss of those that lost their lives in this senseless violence. And as the shock wears off, we are slowly beginning to learn the motives behind the attack, much of which has been linked to a hatred of immigration and multiculturalism.
The man, Anders Behring Breivik, left behind a 1,500 page manifesto where he talks about the need to start a revolution against multiculturalism, fueled by the failure of Norwegian politicians in protecting the country from the influence of outsiders, with a particular focus on Muslim immigrants. The main target of his attacks were government buildings and a youth camp run by the ruling Labour Party, symbols of the government he felt were the largest obstacles to his ideal society- one without any immigrants.
In many ways, the killings have focused attention on the anti-immigrant rhetoric voiced openly in Europe. As a BBC article 'Norway and the politics of hate' reports,
Some of Europe's leaders, from Angela Merkel to David Cameron, have questioned multiculturalism. The danger, of course, is that such statements can encourage extremism. Others say that in Europe the debate needs to be had, openly and transparently about immigration and multiculturalism.
A Reuters article 'Norway massacre exposes incendiary immigration issue' explains an even more extreme version of this questioning.
Many far-right European groups have shifted away from overtly racist rhetoric and have instead focused their argument on stressing what they see as the incompatibility of Islam and European values….Anti-immigrant and anti-Islamic parties have gained traction in Nordic and Scandinavian countries in recent years, tapping public anxiety over the relatively recent phenomenon of mass migration, particularly of Muslims, to their region.
It goes on to explain the political scenario in Sweden where the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats, despite having roots in neo-Nazi movements of the last two decades, were elected to Parliament for the first time. And although "there may be no direct link between violence and comments by politicians, the rhetoric creates a fertile environment for ethnically motivated attacks."
The attacks also spotlight anti-Muslim thought in the U.S. as Breivik's manifesto credits many American bloggers and writers who talk about the dangers of Islam to the west, with angry posts creating fear and hatred.
His manifesto cited Western writers who shared his view that Muslim immigrants pose a grave danger to Western culture…Marc Sageman, a former C.I.A. officer and a consultant on terrorism, said it would be unfair to attribute Mr. Breivik's violence to the writers who helped shape his world view. But at the same time, he said the counterjihad writers do argue that the fundamentalist Salafi branch of Islam "is the infrastructure from which Al Qaeda emerged. Well, they and their writings are the infrastructure from which Breivik emerged.".
There is never an explanation for senseless acts of violence such as this that take the lives of innocent people. While Saturday's shooting can be seen as an isolated action of an individual, it can also be seen as emblematic of an international landscape that is often angry, divisive and intolerant. As the world churns with change, globalization has led to the shrinking of the world, often placing different cultures together. And yet, while divisive rhetoric thrives, little attention seems to be paid to the importance of diverse societies, the richness offered by immigration, and the necessity of their contributions to growing economies.
As the world reels from this violent tragedy, we must remember that the responsibility for not allowing the politics of hate to spread lies with each and every one of us. If anything, this tragic moment should become a turning point for a more honest conversation that uplifts each other and upholds the rights for everyone to live fairly with dignity and equality and justice.
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Health officials say it's the worst year ever for West Nile in Texas, which has seen nearly half the country's deaths from the virus this year.
Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner David Lakey said Wednesday that at least 40 people have died from the virus in Texas. The state has recorded at least 495 cases of neuroinvasive West Nile, the most serious form of the illness.
That's already worse than in all of 2003, when Texas had 439 neuroinvasive cases and 40 deaths.
Federal officials say there have been at least 87 deaths nationwide this year.
Lakey says numbers are expected to increase through mid-October. But he says there are indications August marked the peak, especially in the hard-hit North Texas area that includes Dallas and Fort Worth.


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I spotted Gary standing at the top of some escalators in Penn Station. As I passed him, I noticed he had knuckle tattoos so I stopped to ask him about them:
Gary explained that they are Korean characters
that translate to "Soo Bahk Do," or "The Way of the Striking Hand".
Soo Bahk Do is a form of martial arts that originated in Korea.
This unassuming gentleman has studied the form for seventeen years and is a third degree black belt. Gary studied at East Winds Karate in Port St. John, Florida.
The tattoo was inked at a shop on Eight Avenue in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Thanks to Gary for sharing his "striking" tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
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Hi Robert just to let you know I am "stealing" this.
About equal to the giggle test!
God is invisible, inaudible, imperceptible -- unless you give me money. And backrubs. We don't know how much money it actually takes, so we better start now.
Did I mention that I have an elephant sitting in the back seat of my car smoking a cigarette? What, you don't believe that? Why not? Because it's nonsense? Prove it! What, you looked in my car and did not see, hear, smell, feel, or taste my elephant? So what! I have FAITH that he is there (he is a HE, by the way), and it is your duty to honor my FAITH, because my faith is superior to your empirical evidence.
"Take me to the airport- and step on it !"
"God" however has a notorious disposition to dictate his memoirs.
I hear the say god had to be invisible to protect his reputation


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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This is an activity about how the Sun can affect the Earth's atmosphere, specifically the ionosphere. Learners will use real data from a Sudden Ionosphere Disturbance Monitor, or SID Monitor, to identify the signatures in the graphed data that can... (View More) be used to determine the times of sunrise and sunset. Although the SID monitors are designed to detect SIDs caused by solar flares, they also detect the normal influence of solar X-rays and UV light during the day as well as cosmic rays at nighttime. There is a distinct shape to a 24-hour SID data graph, with unique shapes, or signatures, of the graph appearing at sunrise and sunset.This activity is part of the Research with Space Weather Monitor Data educators guide. Use of and access to a Stanford Solar Center SID monitor and the internet is encouraged but not required. Locations without a SID monitor can use sample data provided in the educators guide. (View Less)
This is an activity about identifying solar flares. Learners will cross-reference data collected from a Sudden Ionosphere Disturbance, or SID, Monitor, the GOES solar catalog, and SOHO spacecraft images of the Sun to identify solar flares coming... (View More) from the Sun that are affecting Earth's ionosphere. This activity is part of the Research with Space Weather Monitor Data educators guide. Use of and access to a Stanford Solar Center SID monitor and the internet is encouraged but not required. Locations without a SID monitor can use SID data posted online: http://sid.stanford.edu/database-browser/. (View Less)


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Today is my birthday. I had two wishes:
1. To feel good. I've been battling allergies that developed into a cold all week. My couch has been my favorite location in general. Getting out of the house was always welcome, but by the time we were heading home from just eating out, I was in pure misery. I wished for my PJs and couch.
2. For my Aggies to win. It was a stretch. Battling #1 Alabama. Everyone kept saying we had a good chance for a win, but I dared not get my hopes up too high.
What happened? I GOT BOTH MY WISHES!!
I woke up today feeling GOOD. I'm still a little congested, but I no longer have that crappy, icky feeling. I feel… well… GOOD. I got dressed up a wedding we were attending, and my only rough part was near the end of the ceremony when I desperately wanted to go blow my nose.
After the wedding, we joined up with the rest of my local Aggies to watch the game. We got there at half time.
I think I aged more than a year in this day. I was literally shaking from head to toe through the last quarter. SHAKING. I wanted this win so bad, but it was still too much time left. As it ended, I was just numb. We did it. WE WON.
Then my Aggies sang Happy Birthday to me. And I am pretty sure I was beaming.
My husband and I are headed downtown to go out for awhile soon. Head over to the bar where I work (but took the night off) to celebrate. 32. I am 32. Whew. I gotta admit, I always thought my 30s would be the best decade and I can honestly say, so far so good! Looking forward to the year to come!!


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Could Currency Moves Help the Global Economy?
The dollar's rise over 100 yen could prove good for global growth if it helps to get the Japanese economy back on its feet. Dow Jones's Paul Hannon looks at the results of the Bank of Japan's massive monetary expansion as G-7 finance ministers meet in the U.K..
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I ... the the ... we as the low estimate ... a sustained break ... the yen ... this might make the Japanese pretty happy what does he for the rest of the well ... London iShare with me ... with his instinct ... to smooth out the Gully and it's not only a case of ... yen weakness but also the case of dollars spent ... gets a combination of two different factors one is ... obviously ... the Bank of Japan's ... traditional massive stimulus announced in April ... you they're just more yen around so it's the these these bountiful ... um but it also reflects ... a change in sentiment was the U S something falling payrolls numbers and other recent indications ... that the economy there is is picking up the one that has led to some expectation ... that the a ... the towing left remaining for the feds say QE programme was ... shorter than the BP previously ... thought again ... that means the smallest one dollars ... K for the Japanese ... Wilson the good news is the pace of about two I was trying to close the end of ... the Japanese exporters ... and also encourage inflation ... in Japan back on its feet ... you know the outcomes of the cost of the body else doesn't it ... well I mean you get ... it's interesting what he said about the motivation I mean if their goal was to push the yen down that would be deafening a problem with that ridiculous I we just heard from ... U S Treasurys section Jacob earpiece in town at the G seven meeting ... and he ... he said that as long as the BOJ is doing ... is ... domestically focused to stimulate growth there to try and get this new high inflation target ... oh and if they start going into Tara tree withered deliberately trying to engineer a competitive advantage ... through currency moves ... are not so fine that's that's the stated policy of the G twenty ... Soltes is much of the contentions as outcomes when everybody except the stimulation Munnetra policy will weaken your currency but that is not supposed to be ... the prime reason in the pilot light to it but that but its presence in because ... the date of this policy Mr. Kuroda himself ... was just out basically say ... everything's fine and cool ... yet he he's just been speaking to reporters open looking unsure where were the G seven are going to be soft again ... but he was saying look look I can explain this again to my G seven colleagues just to reassure them ... into what we're doing here is primarily focused on ... boosting domestic crude it is not intended to weaken the yen ... it's all about trust ... Yeh that's all part of our pubs with it so this means that it's actually in the sense ... that news for the U S and bad news for the eurozone exports as ... Russia to have to compete against Japanese exporters ... with this different to that extent it ... may well be in the short term it's difficult to judge these things because again this is Mr U of was keen to two episodes ... you know what what the US and and what your what everybody needs is ... every bit of the of the global economy ... the growing of Japan overseeing as a long-term issue Corinth it's a very ... significant part ... of the economy if this works if it gets the Japanese economy back on its feet again ... then it's good for Europe and good for the rest ... um ... this saying We fewer of them even if your post returned to something but ... but Mr. news very keen to see it would be good for Japan it would be good for the US so ... I was Ellis's the cut to global growth is seen as of that that gets into all thank you ...


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New update time.
2 patches have dropped since my last post. First one added ECM, which revolutionized the battlefield. LRMs and Streaks became much harder to use well, and teams with lots of ECM generally had a big advantage over those with less. Matchmaking shifted to allow 8-man teams to face off against each other, while 4-man or smaller stays in the general matchmaking pool.
The second patch, pushed yesterday, added the Stalker, which is a pretty beastly weapon-heavy assault mech (85 tons). All variants have plenty of missiles and lasers, and the thing can push out a ridiculous amount of damage, though it runs super hot if you really want to pack in the dakka. Also, TAG (targeting laser system) got a range boost to help to make LRMs work again v ECM, and the devs added a new Conquest game type (ticker goes from 0 to 750, with 5 possible capture points, and of course you can still murder the other team if you want). They added a new income boost for new players, to accelerate your first mech purchase, as well as a bit of a rework on rewards and removing repair/rearm (which was causing some balance and gameplay issues). Plus there were some optimizations done to help lower-end systems handle the game a bit better.
The icing on the cake, though, is the buff to PPCs and ballistics. Everything but the AC2 and Gauss got a drastically improved muzzle velocity, making them much easier to use (and therefore much more viable, relative to lasers and Gauss).
All in all, it's a great time to pick up MWO. The early grind is much better, and the sheer variety of available mech and weapon options is huge, and the economy changes should get you off the ground a bit faster.


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My Barbarian considers the importance of group dynamics
"Asking us why we choose to live in Los Angeles is like asking a bird why it lives in the sky. Birds don't live in the sky. We simply grew up, met each other and have our studios here."
Founded in Los Angeles in 2000, My Barbarian consists of trio Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon and Alexandro Segade. The collective aims to challenge the status quo, exploring group dynamics and the collective imagination. The group also creates site-specific performances and video installations, resulting in the creation of new spaces where new things can happen. My Barbarian possesses an impressive portfolio, including presentations at the MoMA, The Kitchen, New Museum, Hammer Museum, REDCAT and MOCA. Their work has also been featured in the New Yorker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Artforum, Frieze and various international newspapers. For Absolut Art, My Barbarian has created three drawings that relate to their performances. The works revolve around group dynamics– leading, following and finding common ground across personal differences.
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Why Does Hollywood Insist On Making Online Movies So Annoying?
from the simple-questions dept
Why does Hollywood insist on making online movies so damn annoying?If you look at pretty much all of the online rental options (with the exception of Netflix), the deal terms are almost always identical. Prices range a bit, but for big name movies they're $3.99. The rental term is 30 days from when you pay... but once you start watching, you only have 24 hours to watch. This particular limitation is particularly annoying to those of us who don't always watch movies in a single sitting or a single day (it's amazing how your movie watching gets fragmented once you have little kids).
Obviously, this has become the standard set of terms that the Hollywood studios are demanding, but these limitations are annoying and make no sense. Why put artificial limitations on offerings like this, making them less valuable and a lot less interesting? It also means that there's little innovation in the space. Basically, every offering in the space (again, with the exception of Netflix, who got grandfathered in with its unlimited model) is basically the same. The only innovation is around the device or the very front end of the service. There's no innovation in the actual model, which is a shame, because this "standardized" offering is really quite annoying and not at all compelling.


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Monday, September 05, 2011
the new cat bed...update
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Your cats make me smile...toooo darn cute they are in the this new bed. Are they fighting over it:)ReplyDelete
- whyducks9/05/2011 12:05 PM
15lbs!!!!!!!! I wouldn't want to argue with Buddy!ReplyDelete
He looks so HUGE but LOVEABLE!ReplyDelete
Oo big kitty like my two! So cute!ReplyDelete
They all want the new bed/toy/whatever, don't they? Maybe they'll take turns???ReplyDelete
Maybe you're going to need 2 beds!!ReplyDelete
How funny! Two of the blogs I follow both had posts about their pets new beds. They were right above each other on my blog lists. All so cute!!!ReplyDelete
Here's the link to the other one. Maybe you already read this blog. If not, I think you'd like it.
Hahaha! Buddy is 15 pounds of personality!ReplyDelete
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"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination."
-Albert Einstein-
Creating everything that comes into my mind. My kids are my expiration, anything they do and say its a new project for me they think about it and I help them bring it to live. Anything kid friendly is the way I go.
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With the way the new List component works how can I scroll to a specific item. The offsetTop method doesn't seem to work (because the item isn't rendered yet) and calculating the offset by adding item heights before reaching the targeted item doesn't work either because you have to scroll first for the items to be rendered.
The idea I have right now is to get the ViewItems, look for the targeted item inside them and scroll to it if I find it, otherwise scroll to the end of the current view (rendering a new set of items) and repeat the process until I find the targeted item. This can be optimized by first scrolling to (itemIndex - 1)*defaultItemHeight before beginning the hunt. The reason this first scrolling is not enough on its own is because of grouping headers that have to be taken into account.
Is there a way to do this more "easily"?


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Strategic Implications of Israeli-Hamas Conflict
International Crisis Group Arab-Israeli Project Director Rob Blecher joins the News Hub to discuss what all the fighting means for both sides of the Gaza-Israel conflict. Photo: AP Images.
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... the the ... tool to analyze the strategic and diplomatic implications of what's happening one of bringing a special guest Rob Pletcher ... ease the director of the Israel Palestine project at the International crisis group Rob thanks for joining us ... so I'm just excited jumping off that last point they did that mean in in our last segment about Hamas really wants an end to ... the importance of what's needed ... now for from the Israeli perspective ... is there is there a risk if they do that that effectively Hamas can re arm and potentially become even more dangerous ... well I think that that certainly is ... is a risk ... and ... I think that's it to add on to what Matt said all of which I agree with I think was important I think that Hamas wants ... something more ... as does Israel I think both in the book amassing Israel ... are using ... this exchange using this escalation ... in China said the new rules for the new Middle East where and a new period now we've seen all of the uprisings in revolutions of the last couple years ... and to ... Israel through this action is not only trying to stop the missiles of course is trying to stop the missiles and rockets loser extremely bored and ... have a lot of people living under the directive back and it's not acceptable to the people of for for the government ... but in addition Israel is trying to show that it still has ... the freedom of maneuver in the Middle East that even though the masses is has a theological allies in certain countries ... it you can still operate more or less like it did before and that should not get ... too comfortable or too big for its britches too quickly ... 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I well I I can't pretend that I I know exactly the full extent of their capabilities but I do know that they're good enough to ... and what is real and very difficult of both security and political situation ... regardless of who and exactly how many rockets they have to ask how far they can go ... they've created a situation that is untenable of both for Israeli citizens into the rulers ... and isn't in it seems like they will be able to ... keep going like this all ... along that of Israel have to make a decision about whether to ... incur into Gaza or not encourage you guys that that that's going to be a ... reason that's can it be a political decision ... it's not going to be made to a military resolution to the issue ... an end in I think everybody expects that if Israel goes in there is ... an even greater opportunity for the kinds of time ... mistakes are events that we've seen in the last couple days and that mention all the killing of civilians ... and those are the kinds of things that can bring about international pressure and Isreal very quickly tend ... to pull back ... even for the United States to the piece The Israel's closest ally in this situation ... the UN it's easier for the U S TV stand behind Israel's right to self defence and ... in a non pushes real for a quick cease fire when the international community is still ... on new meaning that the countries in Europe or America they're still relatively ... calm one slowed civilian start dying it's been ... a lot more difficult not only for Israel to the United States is well Rob ... let's talk about Israel's position briefly ... have they been weakened by ... the Arab Spring ... I think that they are in a new political environments that they are going to have to mean you're very ... carefully weekend ... um I think that's ... the ... thing that we again we're seeing now with Egypt Israel ... to sustain its relationship with ... Egypt is much is testing its relationship with are trying to respond to contest its relationship with Palestinians ... so I think that they're there are politically there certainly copper mines ... and they're going to have to figure out how to rebuild alliances with many of the country's around them Egypt and you obviously use to be ... on one of their ... non allied with ... the strategic partner ... um but you can be on the tube situation in meeting in Jordan now where the chain has been weak in the mirror protests ... its Siri obviously there's an uprising ... so um I think that given after we figure out the strategic environment they favor Israel has benefitted ... is that what they call the clinic when axis of resistance the ... 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Why 'International'? Because Chris is a Greek. Why 'Karate'? Because Richie likes to dress up. What's the 'Plus'? Mike's iron leg. And 'The' makes it sound proper like. 'The International Karate Plus' have arrived together through a series of misadventures, some of you may know about, others you may not, but none will be discussed here. Together they sweat in Cardiff, mainly because it's been quite warm of late but also because they've been playing some quite energetic music. To facilitate this, coming together, some people may have been hurt, children may have cried, let's hope it's worth it, only time will tell.
The formula's simple. Richie's love of playing the guitar in disguise, (+) Mike's ability to play the bass whilst stating the obvious, (X) Chris's need to beat the drums while consummating his incestuous relationship with 101 Cardiff bands (=) The IK+ music and if it stays that easy maybe some gigs.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Enrollment in the new online health insurance marketplace begins in just one week, and those who will work closely with the new exchange are slated to give a status update on Tuesday. The marketplace, or exchange, was created under the federal Affordable Care Act. It is designed as a place to shop for insurance. About 500,000 Wisconsin residents currently without insurance, or losing their state Medicaid coverage, are expected to shop for federally subsidized plans sold through the exchange starting in October. The plans take effect in January. Wisconsin Health News scheduled a Tuesday seminar with three health care leaders to discuss issues related to the exchange starting up. Speakers include the head of the Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network and the president of Agnesian HealthCare.
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Summary of passages: Matthew 15:29-39: Jesus traveled back to Galilee and healed many on a mountainside. He says that he has compassion on these people who have been with him for 3 days and have nothing to eat. The disciples ask where could they get enough food to feed them. Jesus, just like in the feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21), gave thanks for a few loaves of bread and fish and broke the food, resulting in enough to feed the crowd with some leftover.
Mark 7:31; 8:1-9: Mark's version of the same story. Jesus wants to feed the people so they don't collapse from hunger on the way home. The disciples wonder where they will get enough bread to feed them. Jesus again breaks bread and feeds all.
13a) In the feeding of the 5000, the people only had to wait one day (Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:35; Luke 9:12). In the feeding of the 4000, the people waited 3 days (Matthew 15:32; Mark 8:2).
In the feeding of the 5000, the disciples ask Jesus to send the crowds away so they can buy their own food (Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:35-36; Luke 9:12). In the feeding of the 4000, it is Jesus who notices their need (Matthew 15:32; Mark 8:2-3).
In the feeding of the 5000, there are 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish (Matthew 14:17; Mark 6:41; Luke 9:13). In the feeding of the 4000, there are 7 loaves of bread and a few small fish (Matthew 15:34; Mark 8:5; 7).
In the feeding of the 5000, Jesus looks to heaven as he breaks the bread (Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:41; Luke 9:16); while in the feeding of the 4000, this is not mentioned (Matthew 15:36; Mark 8:6-7)).
In the feeding of the 5000, there were 12 basketfuls of broken pieces left over (Matthew 14:20; Luke 9:17). In the feeding of the 4000, there were "several" basketfuls of broken pieces leftover (Matthew 15:37) according in Matthew and Mark says there are 7 (Mark 8:8).
Of course, the number of people was different: 5000 (Matthew 14:21; Mark 6:44; Luke 9:14); 4000 (Matthew 15:38; Mark 8:9).
In the feeding of the 5000, Mark and Luke mention how the people sit in groups of hundreds and fifties (Mark 6:40; Luke 9:14). In the feeding of the 4000, the people are merely told to sit (Matthew 15:35; Mark 8:6).
[Scholars say the different in the grass indicates a difference in the seasons.]
NOTE: The Greek word for baskets is also different between the 5000 versus the 4000 (the baskets are larger here). I did not mention this because it could just be a translation error so one can not conclusively say that the baskets for the 4000 were larger than for the 5000.
b) Personal Question. My answer: Anything is possible with Jesus. Jesus has great compassion on the people both spiritually and physically. Even when other doubt Jesus never does.
c) Personal Question. My answer: Believe that I can accomplish anything with Him.
Conclusions: Loved part a where we compared both miracles. Thought part b and c were lackluster. A better question would have been a focus on how the disciples lacked faith AGAIN when it came to Jesus feeding the 4000 after witnessing the miracle of the 5000.
Matthew mentions Jesus then went to a place called Magadan after the feeding of the 4000. If you google this, you'll see this is a modern town in Russia. Some scholars think this refers to Magdala (location known) and the alleged hometown of Mary Magdalen. However, others think Magadan is correct; the location today is just unknown.
Mark calls the place Jesus went after the miracle Dalmanutha, which its location is also unknown but believed to be on the Sea of Galilee.
This MAP is a guess as to the location of Dalmanutha: http://bibleatlas.org/dalmanutha.htm This map also shows possible locations of Magadan and Magdala.
Good explanation on possible locations: http://bibleencyclopedia.com/magadan.htm
End Notes: Most scholars agree that this was the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee–a predominantly Gentile place known as the Decapolis. Hence, Jesus did heal and minister to the Gentiles as well as the Jews. Matthew's description of the people praising the "God of Israel" also supports that these people were Gentiles. Note how God is praised, not Jesus.
The leftovers show how God provides abundantly.
Scholars say the feeding of the 5000 and the 4000 foreshadow the predicted Messianic banquet. However, the Jews did not see this because they believed the Messianic banquet did not include the Gentiles.


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The food pantry would not open for another 40 minutes, but already about a dozen people were waiting in the parking lot, many holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the blistering San Fernando Valley sun. Before day's end, more than 100 people, Jews and non-Jews alike, many coming on foot or by bus, would visit SOVA's Van Nuys pantry to apply for food stamps, register with a dietician and, most certainly, receive the groceries they need -- literally -- to put dinner on the table.
So began a regular day at one of the three pantries SOVA Community Food & Resource Program operates throughout the city, evidence of an experience that has become familiar for a growing number of indigent families across Los Angeles.
These are tough times for all Americans. The drama working its way through the economy -- surging gas and food prices, crises in the housing and financial markets, climbing unemployment rates and a dismal overall outlook -- has been written into the American Jewish story, too. That much is abundantly clear from a trip to SOVA.
Monthly traffic at the food banks has more than doubled since 2002, to about 5,600 client visits in June, the busiest month since Thanksgiving. Only about 10 percent of those who come are homeless; the overwhelming majority are unemployed or, increasingly, underemployed.
This is, of course, exactly the need SOVA exists to fill. But these days there is no way its 15-person staff can fully compensate for the swelling demand on resources and the shriveling of public and private support.
"You are really talking about a perfect storm in the social service world of not being able to raise private dollars to make up for the sagging or lagging public dollars," said Paul Castro, executive director and CEO of SOVA's parent, Jewish Family Service (JFS).
The scariest reality for many organizations is how unclear the future remains. So far, many charities report that fundraising is on pace with last year, but at the same time, officials admit the situation could go south in a hurry if the economy doesn't improve. The demand for resources continues to climb each month for many, but social service organizations' financial health won't be fully known until donors write their final checks for 2008.
Already there are signs of belt-tightening: Last month, when SOVA's executive director left for another job, she was replaced by Joan Mithers, JFS' director of community programs and staff training. Mithers new role was blended with her old, and that position was frozen. More trimming is expected as soaring food costs continue to push SOVA's $1.5 million budget upward. And that is assuming end-of-year fundraising can live up to budgeted expectations.
That story could be told this summer over and over throughout the world of philanthropy in general and Jewish communal service specifically.
"It's really a catch-22," said Jay Soloway, director of career services for Jewish Vocational Service, which through June this year has seen a 50 percent spike in referrals from SOVA and an increasing number of clients holding master's degrees.
At the same time, in May, United Jewish Communities (UJC), the umbrella organization for North American federations, adopted a $37 million budget that was $3.2 million lighter than the previous years and included the reduction of 32 jobs.
Last month, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) announced that it would cut 60 jobs, including 52 in Israel, to deal with a $60 million budget deficit, due, in large part, to the dollar's dropping value and the rising cost of work abroad.
And locally, Steven Windmueller, dean of the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, said the Reform college is evaluating the practicality of shaving a day off the workweek. Windmueller said other institutions and organizations are doing the same.
"The question [nonprofits] have to come up with," Windmueller said, "is whether this is viable for their operations, for meeting state law with hourly earners and whether the expectations of their donors and members and clients can be met in the context of a four-day workweek."
Some organizations will choose to borrow heavily to sustain programming, while many will cut back services and reduce staff, said Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Others will choose to collaborate or merge with another organization, and a few will likely call it quits.
Nevertheless, a broad survey of Jewish schools, synagogues and social service agencies big and small -- from the JDC to Project Chicken Soup -- depicts a mosaic of caution and pragmatic optimism, an awareness that the sky is not yet falling, but it very well could.
"We all have to proceed forward knowing that there is this ambiguity, there are a lot of pieces of a complex puzzle which are not filling in the gestalt of the communal reality," John Fishel, president of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, said in an interview last week. "I start from a premise of 'let's be practical; let's assume the best, but be aware that the best may not be able to be achieved.'"
That perspective is a reflection of just how jarring the decline in the American economy has been during the past 12 months.
Inflation nationwide was up 5.5 percent in June from the previous year. California's jobless rate climbed to 6.9 percent. Stocks have fallen sharply, with the S&P 500 off about 22 percent last week from its October peak.
Home prices are dropping fast, too, the result of a combination of prices artificially inflated by speculators, fraudulent or high-risk mortgage lending and some resultant mass hysteria. New construction, a huge source of labor in California and nationally, has stalled; lenders are struggling to stay afloat, with IndyMac leaving the loan business and laying off 3,800; the government is considering how to secure Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; and, according to PropertyShark.com, Los Angeles County foreclosures spiked to 14,505 in the second quarter, almost quadruple the number during the same period in 2007.
Bad news has been coming even from places that report the news -- the Los Angeles Times last week began its latest round of cuts, about 250 employees, including 17 percent of the newsroom. Questions about whether the United States is in a recession or on the cusp of one have been pretty much settled.
The query now -- tantamount to both individuals wrestling with life changes and the organizations seeking to help them -- is: for how long?
"The effects of the housing contraction and of the financial headwinds on spending and economic activity have been compounded by rapid increases in the prices of energy and other commodities, which have sapped household purchasing power even as they have boosted inflation," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the House Committee on Financial Services last week.
"As events in recent weeks have demonstrated," he added, "many financial markets and institutions remain under considerable stress, in part because the outlook for the economy, and thus far credit quality, remains uncertain."
For Avi Edery, a 35-year-old Israeli native living in Woodland Hills, "sapped purchasing power" began a breakneck decline in the fortune of his home-improvement business.
"This winter was really bad," Edery, said. "Beforehand, we could just go into a house, and people would pull off money from their equity, whatever they wanted, and just roll with it. Now, nobody."
Edery and his wife fell behind on their rent. His credit was poor and their savings small. Traditional borrowing wasn't much of an option.
But Jewish Free Loan Association, with an interest-free emergency rental loan for up to $3,000, offered enough to stem the tide. Edery applied last month and was quickly approved.
"It's not a lot of money," he said. "But every penny helps when you are in need."
And who isn't in need when Jewish life can be so expensive? Synagogue dues, Hebrew school, summer camp, kosher food, the occasional trip to Israel -- the individual costs of Jewish involvement -- can significantly tap into "the discretionary income of practically every middle-class Jewish family in America," said Gary A. Tobin, president of the Institute for Jewish & Community Research in San Francisco.
When times are tight, some families look to congregational membership and Jewish education as significant expenses they can cut.
"A year ago, people still had savings, and they did not think it would take a year for them to find another place of employment," said David Brook, executive director of Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, a congregation heavy with real estate professionals. "Now we are seeing those same people come in, and they have not found employment, so they are either starting their own business or going into a new industry. We as a synagogue have to be there to help them. These are families that have children in our religious school and our preschool, and we will not deny a Jewish education to any of them."
Life was precarious enough last year for many congregants at Temple Aliyah, which budgeted about $50,000 for members needing dues reductions. These members, some paying as little as $180 for an annual membership that a family of four would ordinarily pay as much as $2,500 for, accounted for about 5 percent of the temple's 900 families.
"Seventy-five percent of the congregants who were asking for dues reductions were Realtors. And we also had two open administrative assistant positions, and we had Realtors applying for those," Brook said. "Then midway through the year, we had another open position, and we had Hollywood people applying because of the strike."
The temple budgeted 10 percent more for dues relief this year but won't know just what is needed until membership renewals roll in as the school year and High Holy Days approach. Unfortunately, Rabbi Stewart Vogel said, there are bound to be some who can no longer afford membership, but rather than ask for assistance, they will disappear from the synagogue community.
"I've had families who I tell, 'This is the job of the synagogue,'" Vogel said, "and they still don't take the help, because it makes them uncomfortable."
At Shalhevet School, where a Modern Orthodox high school education runs about $23,000 a year, one-third of students receive financial aid, Rabbi Elchanan J. Weinbach said. There has been an increase in scholarship applications from middle-class families.
"The wealthier families, thank God, can afford the cost, and the families at the bottom are the easiest to get assistance for," said Weinbach, who took over as head of school last month. "It's really the families who are somewhere in the middle that become the most painful cases."
In an effort to expand Shalhevet's scholarship fund, the school has been reaching out to affluent members of the community who have the means to increase their giving. Shalhevet, however, is not the only Jewish institution or organization turning to this community of higher-earning, committed Jews.
"In these kinds of troubles, there are some people who reach back and become more generous," Tobin said. "In every war Israel has fought, for example, people reach back. The capacity to do so is there. It's a matter of leadership and will."
When the real estate market was piping hot two years ago, friends courted him to build new homes on two parcels they had bought in Woodland Hills. They told Doustan the plans had been finalized and approved, and they offered $250,000. He bit.
But there were problems, and those only got worse as the market cooled. The plans hadn't been approved, and the partners' construction loan application had been denied. Doustan's payment was C.O.D., so the longer the project lagged, the more he had to tap into his savings, and the more he felt compelled to finance building expenses himself.
"After I got all the plans approved -- building, soil report, everything -- and I am already short $70,000," Doustan said, "they applied for a construction loan."
It was approved this time around in April 2007, but then the credit market soured, and the loan was cancelled before being administered.
Doustan finally cut his losses -- 60 years old and single, he became the suddenly unemployed owner of a $457,000 two-bedroom Woodland Hills townhouse, in which he sunk another $50,000 in upgrades and has since watched it fall in value roughly 20 percent.
"I had a very good business; I have been living on my savings," Doustan said. "It's almost reached the end, because everything has a limit. I haven't been paid in two years."
"The worst thing for me is I am not doing anything," Doustan said, eating baba ganoush during lunch last week at the Green Cottage Persian restaurant. "I feel restless. In New York, I used to work seven days a week. I feel worthless."
Doustan now finds himself in the place that many recent college grads do: He doesn't know what he wants to do for a living or how to search for a job, having never even drawn up a resume. But unlike the typical career virgin, Doustan has a healthy home mortgage.
So, four months ago, he turned to Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) after seeing an ad in The Jewish Journal. A career counselor helped him draft a resume and enrolled him in a four-week JVS course at the New JCC at Milken for seniors being pressured back into the workforce, as well as a logistics-training program at Santa Monica College. The counselor also is assisting Doustan with the job search.
"I am not financially desperate," Doustan said. "But I am desperate to do something."
The notion that a butterfly in Singapore could cause a tornado in Kansas seems an accurate parallel for the relationship between the health of industry and charity. When fortunes cool, donors, from the largest corporations and private foundations to the humblest of wage earners, have less money to give away. Soon, so, too, do governments. Eventually, reductions in prosperity trickle down to nonprofits.
"At our dinner last year, there were a number of financial service companies that had historically been big supporters, and when they are firing CEOs and laying off workers, one of the first things that gets cut is charitable donations," Mitch Kamin, executive director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, said shortly after the organization's new fiscal year began July 1, on the eve of its big annual fundraiser, last Saturday's Justice Ball.
"Our overall fundraising numbers were not down, but I'm concerned about this coming year as companies and major donors and foundations are all looking at the impact of the economy on their giving," Kamin said. "It's not that people are walking away, but funders are cautious about what they support right now and how much they support."
At Project Chicken Soup, which delivers kosher meals two Sundays a month to 105 people in the county living with HIV/AIDS, slightly fewer volunteers have been participating lately. This partly is a symptom of summer, President Paul Chitlik said, but also could be tied to the cost for volunteers of commuting in and delivering the meals. What is clear is that donations, which usually increase this time of year, are flat. Food prices, on the other hand, are "spiraling."
"We have to do more fundraising to cover that," Chitlik said of the charity, which has a budget of about $100,000 and one 30-hour-a-week employee.
December represents the zero hour, the time for assessing just how close nonprofits came to their fundraising targets. This often is the case, but during a downturn in the economy it is especially so. A significant amount of supporters who commit in the first three quarters don't write their charitable checks until after Thanksgiving; many smaller-fund donors don't give at all until reviewing their year-end finances as New Year's Day approaches.
The Federation through mid-July, for example, was outstripping last year's fundraising, receiving donations and pledges of $35.1 million from donors who last year gave $30.3 million to a $49.8 million campaign. But Chairman Stanley Gold said in January he wants to increase fundraising this year by at least 10 percent, and the $14.7 million needed to equal last year's campaign isn't a gimme.
"We are going to be hopeful and just continue to push until Dec. 31, and then do the calculations on what we have," Fishel said.
Many organizations are now evaluating the easier decisions: prioritizing programming, paring travel expenses through reductions in staffing and frequency, looking for ways to work with other agencies. But there is no simple solution to the overall problem, and nobody knows how long the economic turmoil will last.
"Anybody who tells you they know the answer to that question is someone you should turn tail and run away from, because nobody knows," Tobin said. "This is one of those cases where you plan for the worst, and hope for the best."


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Join National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) staff at the USA Science & Engineering Festival, April 28-29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. This free event, dubbed the 'Woodstock of Science', will inform and fascinate, and inspire the next generation of innovators in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Visit the NHGRI booth (2622-3) to learn how to isolate strawberry DNA and create DNA bracelets using color beads that correspond to segments of DNA sequence from a domestic cat, platypus or a wooly mammoth. On Sunday, April 29, Carol Greider, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, will conduct hands-on activities.
The second festival features more than 3,000 interactive exhibits and activities, in addition to more than 150 live stage show performances by science celebrities, explorers, best-selling authors, innovative entrepreneurs, world-renowned experts and well-known science comedians, musicians and magicians.
The festival features a book fair where some of the leading authors and experts in the DIY world will speak, including William Gurstelle, author of The Practical Pyromaniac, a professional engineer and has been researching and building model catapults, ballistic devices and flamethrowers for more than 30 years.
On Friday, April 27, the festival is hosting a night of comedy with Brian Malow, Norman Goldblatt, Pete Ludovice and Tim Lee each bringing their unique style of science humor to Georgetown University. With hilarious acts performed by these four comics such as: "Statistics: Feel the Power of the Dork Side"; "The Attack of the Monster Molecules"; "Science Comedy: It's Infectious"; and "Hey, I'm Smarter Than a Sixth Grader", audiences are sure to be in for a treat! The night of comedy takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Georgetown University's Lohrfink Auditorium at 3700 O St., N.W.
The USA Science & Engineering Festival is the country's only national science festival, and was developed to increase public awareness of the importance of science and to encourage youth to pursue careers in science and engineering by celebrating science. The USA Science & Engineering Festival is a grassroots collaboration of more than 500 of the United States leading science and engineering organizations. For more information on the USA Science & Engineering Festival, please visit the festival website at www.usasciencefestival.org
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Vietnam, China Naval Vessels Clash Over Oil Rig
Vietnam released footage it said was of a Chinese vessel ramming a Vietnamese Coast Guard ship in the South China Sea as Vietnam tried to prevent the deployment of a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters. Via The Foreign Bureau, WSJ's global news update.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the rule I the eye ... he's coastguard released this footage on Wednesday of what it says is Chinese Ship ... branding of the enemies vessel in the South China Sea ... chances are escalating in the region over a Chinese oil re situated in the contested waters ... the drilling platform is run by the state owned China National offshore oil core ... Vietnam says the rig is one hundred thirty miles from a chore done squat ... totally within its exclusive economic zone ... China claims that the rate is within its own territorial waters a standoff over the rig broke it open confrontation between dozens of Chinese military and civilian ships and the Vietnamese coast guard at a press conference Wednesday the vice commander of the Vietnamese coast guard said that the Chinese vessels were in the area ... including seven military ships ... he said that the enemies vessels have been repeatedly rammed roughly ten miles from the oil rig ... officials also said Chinese water cannons and confrontations ... China's foreign ministry said it has to be non stop interfering in what it described as a Chinese businesses normal operations ... this is the Foreign Bureau ... Billy USG's global news update ...


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CHARLOTTE (AP) � Authorities say the recent death of a Rowan County teen illustrates why tougher penalties are needed in North Carolina for drivers who illegally pass school buses.
CHARLOTTE (AP) � Authorities say the recent death of a Rowan County teen illustrates why tougher penalties are needed in North Carolina for drivers who illegally pass school buses.
A 17-year-old was killed Thursday as he crossed a two-lane road northeast of Salisbury to board his bus. Authorities have charged the driver with felony passing a stopped school bus � a charge created by a 2005 law.
A law that was approved earlier this year and goes into effect Dec. 1 further strengthens penalties. It is named for Forsyth County student Hasani Wesley, who was killed in December 2012 at age 11 by a driver illegally passing a bus.
Changes include a minimum fine of $500 for drivers who pass a stopped bus, up from a $200 maximum, in misdemeanor cases that don't involve someone being hit. In certain circumstances, drivers will lose their licenses.
But a North Carolina student transportation official tells The Charlotte Observer that stronger penalties work only if they deter drivers from passing buses in the first place. Otherwise, after-the-fact penalties come too late for children, said Derek Graham, section chief of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction Transportation Services.
Since 1998, 13 students in North Carolina have been killed by drivers illegally passing a stopped bus or ignoring its stop signal, he said.
�Our laws have gotten progressively stronger,� Graham said. �We can't trust the motoring public to stop every single time, and that's what it takes.�
Under state law, when a school bus displays its mechanical stop signal or flashing red lights, vehicles in both directions must stop and not attempt to pass the bus until the sign is withdrawn, the lights are off, and the bus has started to move. The rules differ for a divided highway of four lanes or more. In that case, only traffic following the bus must stop.
In 2009, legislators approved a law allowing school districts to install cameras on buses to catch and prosecute violators. Rowan County was among the first districts to get the cameras in 2011, and has had the most success among North Carolina districts of getting convictions, Graham said.
However, not every bus in Rowan County is equipped with a camera, and it's unclear whether there was one on the bus involved in Thursday's fatality.
�They've been vigilant and working very hard to try and crack down on that problem,� Graham said. �The irony is just immense.�
This week, the N.C. Highway Patrol plans to watch for drivers illegally disregarding bus stop signs during �Operation Stop Arm� week, which was scheduled before Thursday's death. Troopers in marked and unmarked vehicles will patrol school zones and follow buses through the week. Officials hope that will decrease violations.
Graham said students also need to be aware.
Before the school year started, state Superintendent June Atkinson sent letters to bus drivers, parents and school administrators urging families to discuss safety rules when getting on and off the bus, such as reminding students � no matter what their age � to look both ways before crossing traffic.
�Just because the bus is there and the lights are flashing, it doesn't mean cars will stop,� Graham said.


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PORTLAND – After a few weeks of unemployment, Bob Prescott sat down for a serious talk with his wife.
With his job as a route sales driver for Hostess behind him, Prescott was considering a new career as a truck driver that would take him away from home for a week or more at a time. Were he and his wife, Nora, willing to make that sacrifice?
The answer was yes.
Now, two months after Prescott lost his job when Hostess shuttered its Biddeford bakery, he has passed his permit test and is gearing up to start a truck driving course this week. When he's done, he'll be certified to drive the largest trucks on the road. He expects to be away from home for a week at a time if he lands a job with one of the companies that recruit from driving schools.
"We have said this career change and getting certified for a license will take us in a different direction in our personal lives," Prescott said.
Prescott, 59, of Portland is among the 370 employees in Biddeford who lost their jobs when Hostess went out of business, a week into a nationwide strike. Hostess received final bankruptcy court approval Nov. 21 to close 33 bakeries, putting 15,000 U.S. employees out of work, including 500 in Maine. Another 3,200 will be unemployed nationally after the company finishes closing this year.
While former Hostess employees look for work and retrain for new careers, some are also keeping an eye on the sale of Hostess' various food brands to other companies in hopes that the Biddeford bakery will reopen.
Flowers Foods signed an agreement in January to buy the Biddeford plant as part of its effort to acquire some of Hostess' assets. The Georgia-based company placed two bids, totaling $390 million, to buy six of Hostess' bread brands — including Wonder Bread and Beefsteak — as well as 20 bakeries and 38 distribution centers. The Biddeford plant is among the 20 bakeries.
Flowers' bid will be a starting point for an auction in March.
Hostess announced last week that it had chosen a joint offer from Apollo Global Management and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. as the lead bid for Twinkies and other cake brands. Apollo and Metropoulos offered as much as $410 million for the Hostess snack-cake business, five bakeries and equipment.
Sue Tapley, a former bakery worker from Scarborough, is keeping a close eye on the bankruptcy process. She checks online every day, not only for open job listings but also for any mention of Hostess in the news.
"You could stay on this all day," Tapley said recently as she scrolled through an online list of stories about Hostess. "You can read it and you get your hopes up, but then it says (the sale) is subject to this and subject to that. I would like to work, but I would love to go back to the bakery. I'm kind of hoping that will work out."
But Tapley isn't banking on it.
While she waits for news about the fate of the Biddeford bakery, Tapley is focusing on a job search that is more complex than she thought it would be.
Tapley, 58, was four years away from retiring when she lost her job as a mixer. She had worked at Hostess for 14 years, the first time in years she worked only one full-time job. Her current job search marks the first time she has created a resume, searched the Internet for job listings and filled out online applications. She spends four hours on the search each day.
So far Tapley has seen lots of listings for part-time or temporary jobs, most requiring on-the-job experience she doesn't have. She is hesitant to retrain for a new career so close to retirement, but she has already applied for about 25 jobs with no response.
"Who would hire me? Without experience and at my age, they're not going to train me," she said. "But I would think my age would be a benefit to them. I think the work ethic of someone who is older is a lot better than someone who is really young."
Yet Tapley isn't giving up hope she'll be able to find a job that suits her. She started her job search by going to the state Department of Labor CareerCenter in Portland, where former Hostess workers can take resume writing classes and other workshops. She has gone back for help with customizing her resume.
When Tapley first applied at JJ Nissen — before Hostess bought the company — she "just walked into the (human resources) office and filled out an application. They called you back if you got the job," she said.
Mike Roland, manager of the CareerCenter in Portland, said it is not uncommon for people like Tapley, who have worked in the same job for decades, to find their skills need to be upgraded, particularly with regard to technology. They also face a new world of digital job searches where they don't meet potential employers face to face, he said.
"The problem they face is partly the changed nature of looking for a job, but also partly the changed nature of work," he said. "A worker who came up through JJ Nissen in Portland, moved to Biddeford and now has to find work is very likely to need computer skills or skills in advanced production methods in order to be competitive."
The CareerCenters can help people navigate the unemployment system, learn how to search databases for jobs and direct them to retraining and educational opportunities funded by the Workforce Investment Act.
About 40 former Hostess workers have gone to the CareerCenter in Portland, while another 43 have taken advantage of services at the York County CareerCenter in Springvale. Last month, 64 former Hostess workers went to the Goodwill Workforce Solutions Center in Biddeford for assistance.
Roland said the CareerCenters also try to connect with laid-off people by hiring peer-support workers who used to work at the company. The three Hostess employees hired as peer-support workers stay in touch with their former co-workers and often forge one-on-one connections that help people as they navigate through a difficult time in their lives, Roland said.
"It's a fairly traumatic experience. It's equivalent to the loss of a family member or a divorce or other life-changing circumstances," he said. "It hits people hard to lose a job they've had for a long time."
Like Tapley and Prescott, Michael Bourgault of Saco was hit hard when he lost his job as a scaler and mixer in the bakery. At 54, he finds himself without work for the first time in his adult life.
Two months after he picketed with the bakers union at Hostess plants in Maine and Philadelphia, Bourgault now spends his day cleaning the house, cooking dinner and scouring newspapers and the Internet for jobs. He's also dedicated hours to learning how to use a computer — starting with how to turn it on. He created a resume with help from the CareerCenter in Portland.
"It's a learning process," he said. "Everything is different today."
Bourgault, a military veteran, has applied for about 30 jobs, but so far has had no response.
"I'm not surprised," he said. "Twenty-five years ago you'd buy the Sunday paper and open it to see eight or 10 pages of jobs. Now you buy it and under 'general help,' there's maybe 10 jobs. They are the same jobs that have been there forever."
Many jobs are part time or aren't in southern Maine, Bourgault said.
"It doesn't really do you any good to apply for a job in Bangor that doesn't pay very well," he said. "After you bought gas and the toll for the turnpike, you'd be working for nothing."
While he remains hopeful the Biddeford bakery will reopen and a new company will rehire laid-off workers, Bourgault is not waiting for that to happen. He has applied for retraining through a program for veterans, but is still waiting to hear back about what opportunities are available. That could include going to community college.
"Just because I applied for it doesn't for sure mean I'm going to do it," he said. "I just have to take the first step."
Prescott, the former route sales driver, decided to take his first step into a new career about a month into unemployment. He had spent enough time looking online for jobs to know he'd need to train for another career to make enough to give him and his wife the retirement they look forward to.
For now, his wife works extra hours in coffee shops at Maine Medical Center and they have put vacations on hold. They don't carry any debt and so far have avoided dipping into their savings. Nora Prescott cashed in some vacation time to fill the couple's backup oil tank to make sure they would have heat through the winter.
After meeting with the CareerCenter and Goodwill Workforce Industries, Prescott decided to pursue a commercial driver's license that will allow him to drive semi trucks — the type of jobs he sees openings for. His $4,000 training course is paid for through Goodwill Workforce Industries.
"I've always enjoyed driving. It's always been a fun thing," he said. "I don't have a doubt I'll like it."
This week, Prescott will start 170 hours of schooling with ProDrive in Westbrook. Eighty of those hours will be behind the wheel of a truck.
If Prescott is hired right out of driving school, it will likely be for an out-of-state route that will take him away from home. He said he's confident the sacrifice of being away from his family will be worth it during his retirement years.
Prescott said he is both excited and grateful for the opportunity to retrain for a new career.
"How could I not be grateful for having this opportunity? My wife is willing to make these personal sacrifices," he said. "I can't be more thankful."
Staff Writer Gillian Graham can be contacted at 791-6315 or at:
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Home » NEWS » GWR design Hawksworth Pannier 9466s - Dennis Howells memorial train Sat 20 October 2018
GWR design Hawksworth Pannier 9466s - Dennis Howells memorial train Sat 20 October 2018
The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway are delighted to be supporting a Memorial Train for the late Dennis Howell running on Saturday 20 October 2018.
Dennis Howells, owner of Pannier Tank No. 9466 passed away on 18th August this year while in the process of organising the last main line operation for his engine. Sadly, his friends have had to designate this train as the "Dennis Howells memorial train" which will operate on Saturday 20 October 2018.
The train will operate as follows:
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|West Ruislip
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|West Ruislip
|Drayton Green
NOTE: ALL times are indicative and not yet confirmed by Network Rail - C&PR can not be held responsible for any errors
The train is being facilitated by West Coast Railways at no cost, assisted by the London Transport Museum and the Chinnor & Princes Risborough and Mid Norfolk Railways on a similar basis and Network Rail in the planning of it.
Tickets are available via the Mid Norfolk Railway's website (CP&PRR are not responsible for the content of external websites) and ALL profits will be donated to St Luke's Hospice where Dennis passed away.
If you are unable to travel but wish to donate to St Lukes Hospice, you can either still buy a ticket or donate via JustGiving.
There are 128 seats available on this train priced at £55 which includes a donation to the Hospice.
This was initially being planned by Dennis to be the last main line operation for 9466 so please take this unique chance to travel behind a GWR pannier tank on a classic GWR route on a three-coach branch line train. Dennis worked for 55 years on the railways and was awarded an MBE for his efforts and you can help make this a fitting tribute to him.


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July: Ordinances and Covenants
"In the ordinances ... the power of godliness is manifest" (D&C 84:20).
The outlines in this unit will help the young men understand the ordinances and covenants of the priesthood. The experiences they have in this unit can help them appreciate and honor the covenants they have already made and look forward to ordinances they will receive in the future, including ordination to the Melchizedek Priesthood and the ordinances of the temple. In addition, Aaronic Priesthood holders have a unique need to understand the ordinances of the gospel, because they are called to administer the ordinances of the sacrament, baptism, and ordaining others to offices in the Aaronic Priesthood.
Outlines to choose from this month:
- How can I help others have a meaningful experience with the sacrament? (Duty to God)
- Why are ordinances important in my life?
- Why are covenants important in my life?
- What covenants did I make at baptism?
- How do I receive the gift of the Holy Ghost?
- Why are temple ordinances important?
- What is the oath and covenant of the priesthood?
- What does it mean to take upon myself the name of Jesus Christ?
Consider how you can plan activities that connect with what the youth are learning. A youth activities site is available to assist you. Many of the learning activities in these outlines could also serve as effective Mutual activities. Work with quorum presidencies to select and plan appropriate activities that reinforce what the young men learn on Sunday.
Duty to God
The following sections from the Duty to God book relate to the lessons in this unit:
"Administer Priesthood Ordinances," pages 24–25, 48–49, 72–73


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What 'Point Break' Taught Us About Being Men — Life Lessons
"100% pure adrenaline!" – Bodhi (Patrick Swayze)
'Point Break,' Kathryn Bigelow's seminal surfer and bank robber movie, is totally awesome. No, it was never a contender for any Oscar nominations, but it was one hell of a fun movie. If you talk to men (and perhaps a few women) who are old enough to remember it when it came out in 1991, or anyone who has seen it since, it's fairly easy to see that this really is a film for the guys, and it speaks to all of our unrealized dreams.
The plot is fairly simple. Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is a former college football player turned FBI agent. His first assignment is to bring down a gang of LA bank robbers, who also happen to be surfers. The FBI pays him to learn how to surf, but of course he comes to respect and admire some of the surfers that he is supposed to be investigating. Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) is the guru-like leader of the gang. His character bonds with Keanu's character, and the two men become like brothers, although things are destined to end badly.
"If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love." – Bodhi (Patrick Swayze)
So why is this movie so cool? Because it allows guys to do (vicariously) all of the things that they love to do. You've got the fallen athlete who redeems himself through hard work and sacrifice, as well as the wild surfing life full of girls, dangerous waves, the counter-cultural romance of bank robbing, brave acts, sky diving without a parachute and a spectacular ending where both the law (Johnny Utah) and the criminal (Bodhi) see their dreams destroyed, but that doesn't matter, because they refused any compromises with the powers that be, and ended things on their own terms.
In essence, 'Point Break' allows us to live the lives of Greek heroes, full of glory and tragedy, with some phenomenal action, sandy beaches, huge ocean swells and sunny days interspersed in between. And the best part is, at the end of every day, the characters living in this world get to chill out on the beach with their bros, a cold beer in their hands and some hot babes by their sides, all the while knowing that another gnarly wave is potentially only a few hours away. They get to exist in the visceral moment, at least until their wild lifestyles, or the ocean, puts an end to their ride.


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How much does the United States own abroad? And how does that stack up against what foreign investors own in this country? Tracking the ownership and value of trillions of dollars' worth of financial assets like stocks, bonds, loans, and cash in bank accounts to come up with answers to these very questions is the work of skilled financial sleuths at the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
We hear a lot about the globalization of commerce and that global interconnectedness is seen vividly on the investment front. BEA's work helps businesses and government policymakers monitor investors' appetites for risk and gauge the attractiveness of the United States as a place to invest.
U.S. investors have a strong appetite for the higher returns of foreign stocks versus lower yielding bonds. U.S. investors' holdings of foreign stocks totaled $4.2 trillion at the end of 2011. In addition, U.S. companies' and individuals' ownership stakes in foreign businesses totaled $4.7 trillion. A third large category is money in bank and brokerage accounts valued at $4.3 trillion in bank and brokerage accounts. When other assets are counted, the United States owned a grand total of $21.13 trillion abroad.
Foreign investors, on the other hand, prefer U.S. Treasuries, considered a safe investment. Foreigners' investments in U.S. Treasuries totaled $5.1 trillion at the end of 2011. (That's combining the holdings of private investors, foreign central banks, and other government entities.) Foreign companies and individuals, meanwhile, had ownership stakes in U.S. companies valued at $2.9 trillion. Foreigners had $4 trillion worth of assets in U.S. bank and brokerage accounts. Altogether, foreign-owned assets in the United States totaled $25.16 trillion.
Looking across countries, the largest net creditor nations to the United States are China and Japan.
The difference between the total amount of assets Americans own abroad and the total amount of assets foreigners own in the United States is called the net U.S. international investment position.
At the end of 2011, the U.S. net international investment position was $4.03 trillion in the negative. (The United States owned assets in other countries worth $21.13 trillion, while the value of assets foreigners owned in the United States came to $25.16 trillion.) To put that negative $4.03 trillion figure in perspective, it is equal to 5.8 percent of the $69 trillion net worth of U.S. households, businesses, and governments.
In 2010, the net U.S. international investment position was a negative $2.47 trillion, compared with a negative $4.03 trillion in 2011. What happened?
More than half of the negative $1.6 trillion change in the net investment position (from 2010 to 2011) was due to an increase in the prices of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries and a decline in the prices of U.S. holdings of foreign stocks. Much of the rest of the increase was in the form of more purchases of U.S. Treasury securities and direct investments by foreign companies. Sometimes, the international investment position is described as the U.S. international debt position, but as the sources of the increase in 2011 suggest, it is in great part reflecting the attractiveness of the United States as a destination for foreign investment.
BEA produces annual reports on the net international investment position, but in just a few months, it will begin providing more timely information on this topic. On March 26, it will begin issuing quarterly reports on the net U.S. international investment position, starting with the fourth quarter of 2012. The new quarterly report (read more here) will offer a more up-to-date picture of the value of U.S. investments abroad compared to the value of foreign investments in the United States.
The investment position accounts complement the international transactions accounts (read more here and here). When used in combination, the two sets of accounts provide a complete statistical picture of the international sector of the U.S. economy.
You can find the latest annual international investment position release here or read more detailed information here.