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Appalachian Regional Commission: Improving Economies and Lives in 13 States
Earl Gohl, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a federal-state partnership established in 1965 to promote the economic and community development of the Appalachian region. Since its inception, the ARC has assisted in significantly reducing the number of high-poverty counties within the jurisdiction. The ARC has helped cut the number of high-poverty counties by more than half since 1965, when there were 295 counties in the jurisdiction with poverty rates more than 150 percent of the national average. The commission's jurisdiction comprises 420 counties: all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia—an area of 205,000 square miles with a population of about 25 million people.
Addressing Appalachian Challenges
The ARC funds a wide range of initiatives in the region that are priorities of the governors of ARC states. These initiatives include highway corridors; community water and sewer facilities, telecommunication, and other physical infrastructure; health, education, and human resource development; economic development programs; local capacity building; and leadership development. The ARC focuses efforts largely on the 98 most economically distressed counties in the region—those counties in the bottom decile nationally on a range of employment, income, and poverty metrics.
There are 14 members of the ARC: the governors of the 13 Appalachian states and a federal co-chair, who is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. To promote local planning and implementation of its initiatives, the ARC works with 73 local development districts comprising counties within each of the 13 states.
Appalachia's Economic Landscape
While nearly 20 percent of the population of the United States resides in rural areas, this share more than doubles in the Appalachian region, to 42 percent. Its rural areas tend to have low population densities, which tend to be homogeneous in their demographic makeup. Furthermore, the average age of Appalachia's population has been increasing due to out-migration.
The economic challenges confronting the Appalachian region are considerable. The industrial mix of rural areas in the region has historically been heavily reliant on such industries as coal, timber, agriculture, and manufacturing, and employment in these industries has steadily declined. As a result, there are a number of areas in Appalachia with significantly high rates of unemployment; Appalachian Mississippi, for example, recorded an unemployment rate above 12 percent in 2011.
Appalachia's per capita income is some 25 percent lower than the national average, and the region has an overall poverty rate 13 percent higher than the rest of the nation's. Some of the Appalachian portions of states such as Kentucky have nearly a fourth of their populations living below the poverty line.
While the Appalachian region is catching up with the nation in the percentage of students completing high school, the percentage of the region's population that has completed at least a bachelor's degree continues to lag behind the rest of the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent American Community Survey, 20.7 percent of Appalachia's population has completed at least a bachelor's degree, compared with the national average of 27.9 percent.
In addition, much of the Appalachian region confronts a combination of challenges that few other parts of the country face—isolated mountainous terrain, environmental deterioration, and lack of financial and human capital. These challenges translate to persistent economic distress and poverty throughout the poorest counties of Appalachia.
Access to Capital and Credit in Appalachia
The ARC has found that a lack of access to capital and credit is one of the major factors limiting business creation, expansion, and growth in the Appalachian region. This has been a long-term problem in the region relative to many other parts of the country, and ARC studies conducted in 1998 and in 2007 found the following:
These challenges were exacerbated by the severe recession and the long-term trends increasingly driving economic activity and people into metropolitan areas. In addition, Appalachia and other rural regions have been affected by ongoing consolidation and related changes in the banking industry. With the consolidation of larger banks in major cities and urban regions, smaller towns and rural areas are left with fewer community banks. These trends have developed over many years but have been accelerated by the recent economic downturn. The consolidation trend is particularly noteworthy because the presence of banks, bank branches, and bank capital positively correlates with increased business lending in rural Appalachian communities.1
Appalachian Capital Policy Initiative
To address these challenges, in 2010 the ARC convened an Appalachian Capital Policy Initiative Advisory Committee comprising representatives from banks, development lenders, state government, venture funds, and federal financial regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve System, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This advisory group has provided oversight and direction for the development of strategic options to address the region's capital and credit challenges.
The Appalachian Capital Policy Initiative has four objectives:
Capital Access in Appalachia: Recent Findings
As part of the ongoing work of the Appalachian Capital Policy Initiative to address deficiencies in access to business financing, the ARC has undertaken an updated study on financial access in Appalachia. (See table below.) Results of this research conducted by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition are available at http://www.arc.gov and indicate the following:
Table 1: Percentage of Small Businesses Receiving Loans, in Appalachia and the United States
Source: Appalachian Regional Commission
Initiatives to Move Forward
To accomplish the objectives of the Appalachian Capital Policy Initiative and address some of the financing gaps noted above, the ARC has developed a multifaceted strategy that seeks to influence policy, educate key constituencies and enlist their support and participation, develop and expand programs that deliver capital to businesses, and attract new sources of capital to the region. A number of programmatic efforts are currently under way through the initiative, including:
Appalachia's future economic vitality—and the future vitality of rural America—will be stronger and more vibrant to the extent that the region is successful in nurturing homegrown firms, encouraging innovation and risk taking, and enhancing investment in start-up businesses. While the region has several outstanding examples of entrepreneurial communities and organizations and possesses many entrepreneurial assets, including the self-reliance of its people, it also faces many challenges. These entrepreneurial shortcomings stem from Appalachia's long-standing dependence on extractive industries, such as mining, and branch plant manufacturing, coupled with capital ownership by absentee property owners who have siphoned off value from the region. Furthermore, the culture of entrepreneurship is neither broad nor deep throughout Appalachia, and research indicates there are many gaps in the infrastructure for supporting entrepreneurship, including a lack of technical assistance and development financing.
The ARC views entrepreneurship as a critical element in the establishment of self-sustaining communities that create jobs, build local wealth, and contribute broadly to economic and community development. Appalachia needs to cultivate resourceful entrepreneurs who not only create value by recognizing and meeting new market opportunities, but who also increase the value-added within the region.
There are some encouraging signs that the entrepreneurship climate is improving. In 2011, the Appalachian region saw the creation of more than 100,000 net new jobs.3 Some homegrown enterprises that illustrate promising new directions for the region are described in the accompanying sidebar.
Looking Ahead
Appalachia fueled America's economic strength for almost 100 years. The region has incredible assets and opportunities waiting to be tapped to support and help grow America's economy. The challenge for the ARC and its stakeholders is to leverage the region's assets and overcome its limitations so that it can be a full partner in the U.S. economy.
For more information, contact Ray Daffner, Entrepreneurship Initiative Manager, at (202) 884-7777 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
1National Community Reinvestment Coalition study, 2007.
2U.S. Department of the Treasury, CDFI Fund Community Investment Impact System data, September 2010.
3U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011.


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Hampshire kept their NatWest T20 Blast hopes alive following a thrilling four-run victory over Sussex at Hove.
James Vince made an unbeaten 90 and Adam Wheater a quickfire 51 as Hampshire amassed 204-3 after being put in to bat.
Sussex looked on course to pull off an unlikely win when Chris Nash and Luke Wright put on 98 for the opening wicket inside ten overs.
Nash fell for a career-best 88 in the 17th over but successive sixes from Craig Cachopa in the penultimate over got the equation down to ten from the last six balls.
Former Sussex bowler Yasir Arafat came back to haunt his old club with a brilliant final over to restrict Sussex to 200-6.
It means Hampshire can still secure a quarter-final spot if they win their final game against Somerset on Thursday while Sussex missed out on the chance of guaranteeing their progress.
Vince and Wheater laid the platform for Hampshire's biggest total for five years after Michael Carberry was well caught by Ollie Robinson off the bowling of Chris Liddle for 14.
Wheater dominated a stand of 93 from 53 balls but could have been out without scoring as he survived a close run out appeal.
The wicketkeeper pulled his fourth ball for six off Robinson and also cleared the ropes off the bowling of Will Beer and Liddle.
He brought up his 50 with his fourth four off Chris Nash but was out the very next ball when he mistimed a pull and was caught at midwicket by Liddle.
Wheater's departure did not slow Hampshire's momentum, however, as Owais Shah blasted a quickfire 40 in a stand of 72 from 36 balls.
Vince also survived a scare when Robinson put a tough chance down on 41 and made the most of the reprieve.
He brought up his 50 from 38 balls and a first Twenty20 century looked a possibility when he smashed Tymal Mills to move to 84 with two overs remaining.
Sussex needed to make a quick start and in-form opening duo Nash and Wright provided it.
Nash smashed Will Smith for two sixes in the opening over as the Sharks raced to 66-0 at the end of the powerplay.
Nash brought up his 50 – from 28 balls – with a delightful inside out cover drive but was denied a third century partnership of the season with Wright when the Sussex skipper was bowled for 42 by Yasir Arafat.
Sussex-born leg-spinner Mason Crane picked up the wicket of Matt Machan in the next over to swing the momentum back in Hampshire's favour.
A partnership of 65 from 39 balls between George Bailey and Nash kept Sussex very much in contention until both fell in the space of three balls.
Nash holed out to former Sussex player Joe Gatting at long-on off Chris Wood for 88 and then Bailey was well caught right on the rope by Gatting for a 21-ball 33.
Sussex needed 35 runs from 19 balls at that point but there hopes seemed to have disappeared when the equation became 22 from eight balls.
Successive sixes from Cachopa off Wood got it down to ten from the final over but Arafat produced a brilliant final over to deny his old club.
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Earlier this spring, Indian Land High School earned a pair of Palmetto Gold awards. Those honors were quite a coup for academic success at the Lancaster County Panhandle Class AA high school.
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"The therapy is a big thing here. I have a lot to be thankful for now that I can get around again."
Welcome to Care Resources
Care Resources is a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®). Care Resources was developed as a health care program for older adults needing long-term care and wishing to age in place. As we age, medical problems become more complex and last longer. Care Resources is responsible for all primary and specialty care for those who are enrolled.
PACE Eligibility:
- 55 years old or older
- Resident of Kent County or the following zip codes in Ottawa County: 49418,
49428, 49435, 49534, 49544
- Able to live safely in the community when you join PACE
- Meet the State of Michigan nursing facility level of care*
*Please call our Intake Team at 616-913-2006 for more information.
PACE is different from any long-term care option. We partner with you to stay independent and in good health, as you age. We have health care professionals who watch for changes in your condition, provide treatment, and encourage you to stay independent. When you enroll in the program, you will receive services unique to your own needs. The PACE model is an all-inclusive health care program that promotes better care and better health.
What are PACE Services?
PACE is a national model of care that has been developed to provide necessary services to each participant. PACE is responsible to provide both Medicaid and Medicare (Part A, Part B, and Part D) services.
The PACE benefits may include but are not limited to:
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Not all people in PACE receive all these services. Services are based on the recommendation of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT). Once enrolled in the program, participants must lock-in to the PACE network of providers or be liable for out of pocket costs (except emergency care).


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There's no Denver City Council meeting Monday, Sept. 5
Monday is Labor Day.
Offices of the city and county of Denver are closed for the holiday, and that means there's no City Council meeting.
All committee meetings that would normally take place next week are also canceled.
City Council resumes Sept. 12, when members will be discussing the affordable housing fund.
Man arrested in connection with triple homicide in southwest Denver
Denver police said the three victims were immediate family.
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority is closing in on a record in helping low-income homeowners
It has already invested more than $1 billion in that business so far this year, almost double the figure at this point last year.
Denver City Council candidate Wayne New said he was once a Dixiecrat, later said he didn't know the party was racist
The party formed in 1948 favored segregation under the pretense of states' rights.
Colorado foundations and business groups give millions to Denver's housing fund
And the Colorado Health Foundation has offered to match general public donations up to $500,000.
Feds, local authorities in Colorado announce massive black-market marijuana takedown
The investigation spanned eight Front Range counties and 42 people were arrested.
Citizen climate crisis fighters launch campaign to make Denver the first major U.S. city with a carbon tax
The bid to collect 8,200 valid signatures begins today.
Denver Zoo has a new baby mandrill, its first since 2003
It's Friday. Here's a baby animal.
Things to do in Denver this weekend, May 24-27
Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless's John Parvensky named acting director of the National Coalition for the Homeless
He says he will use his new platform to ensure that calls for more federal dollars to address homelessness are part of the political conversation leading up to the 2020 presidential vote.
Full-strength beer is good for grocery stores, but Denver liquor stores get stuck with the hangover
The city has 205 grocery and convenience stores competing with 233 liquor stores.
Racist flier hits District 9 runoff race, both campaigns think it's bullshit
A Brooks supporter says she found fliers depicting Councilman Albus Brooks as a monkey on cars in Clayton.
Denver's bicycle superhighway on Broadway will take up to two more years to start
Whether it's happening is no longer up for debate. When and how is another story.
The people of Stapleton will vote on changing the neighborhood's name — but only the property-owning people
Most people in Stapleton own property. And if you own more property, you get more votes.
Metro Denver landlords are learning how to manage their relationships with tenants under new laws
A briefing at the Apartment Association of Metro Denver's annual trade show Wednesday focused largely on advice that can help landlords cope.
Hickenlooper proposes nationwide gun licensing and safety tests
The former Colorado governor on Wednesday released a detailed gun control proposal, similar to that of presidential rival and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
Denver landlords create a website 'to advance the conversation about solutions to housing'
So far, just one issue appears under an issues tab on the site: rent control.
Pro-Giellis or just anti-Hancock? The Denver mayoral race's 'unity ticket' courts both camps.
Former supporters of Tate and Calderón are torn on support for Giellis.


text: In the August 2007 issue of The Champion, we authored an article contending that the government's use of the Stored Communications Act1 (SCA) to seize emails from a citizen's Internet Service Provider (ISP) without a warrant violated the Fourth Amendment, relying upon Warshak v. United States2 — a case we both litigated — as a paradigm for future litigation regarding the intersection of the SCA and the Fourth Amendment. Steven Warshak was the target of a federal criminal investigation. He brought a civil challenge to the government's use of secret subpoenas, issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(b) and § 2703(d), to compel his ISP to produce more than 26,000 emails. A panel of the Sixth Circuit originally held that the government's warrantless seizure of the emails did indeed violate the Fourth Amendment, but that decision was subsequently vacated on procedural grounds by the en banc court,3 which deferred deciding the grave Fourth Amendment issues raised by t


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The ever-growing volume, complexity and potential of life science data exceed the capacity of current analytical techniques. Turning these data into new knowledge and actionable insights requires a new generation of statistical and computational methods. As well, it is critical that complex analyses be made generally accessible to others in the best traditions of scientific communication and reproducible research.
In light of these concerns, ICB3 promotes the development, application, and dissemination of new analytical methods to enable discoveries involving large-scale data. To achieve this, we engage biostatisticians, computer scientists, biologists, life scientists, and others from academia, industry and government organizations in collaborative research and educational efforts.


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Armed with newly gained knowledge and awareness of disarmament approaches from our special nine week trek into the realm of arms control and disarmament, the 2011 United Nations (UN) Disarmament Fellows returned to the 66th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for their final workshop, the First Committee. The concepts laid out during the first segment of the study program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva are now the issues being debated here in New York. The First Committee focuses on disarmament and international security, and deals with challenging agenda questions that include: preserving peace and international security; addressing problems regarding arms control, nuclear disarmament, and stemming the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD); and supporting ongoing efforts to preserve outer space for peaceful purposes.
The activities of the First Committee are designed to provide a forum where all member states can voice their opinions on important issues related to arms control, disarmament, non-proliferation and preventing the spread of WMD. Many seek to use the UN forum to forge a consensual approach to issues, while others use it simply to stake out national positions. Early in this fellowship, I learned about the persistent stagnation of multilateral disarmament efforts within the CD. The First Committee is very cognizant of the bitter realities of the CD and now finds itself in a difficult spot to reach for compromise solutions to the most critical problems of disarmament and non-proliferation.
During the opening week of the First Committee delegations expressed frustration over the lack of progress in the disarmament "machinery". However, in the same breath, almost all of the delegates recognized and welcomed this year's positive developments in the nuclear field, notably with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the two nations who possess the largest number of nuclear weapons, the United States and Russia. This treaty takes a significant step towards nuclear disarmament and, in my view, is an encouraging sign of their commitment to a world without nuclear weapons.
Reaching an environment conducive to achieving the peace and security of a world free of nuclear weapons is possible, but will be a long-term, step-by-step process that requires hard work from all states, nuclear and non-nuclear. Recent and ongoing nuclear efforts by the permanent five (P-5) countries -- China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States -- aimed at fulfilling their commitments within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have been viewed favorably, as noted by delegations speaking during the nuclear-themed debates last week.
Many of the diplomats I spoke to have devoted tremendous efforts over the years, engaging and using their diplomatic skills to overcome gridlock in the CD. So far, I've heard countless stories describing the struggle to achieve a consensus that will enable the CD to begin multilateral disarmament negotiation. Now I have witnessed in the First Committee many of the same divisions on the issues, especially those dealing with nuclear disarmament. Still, the potential for these institutions to advance multilateral disarmament goals remains very real and at the forefront of the aspirations of most delegations. I believe that every government that is committed to the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons and securing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) should also support a ban on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons purposes. They should support concrete actions to begin the long overdue negotiations in this field.
Over the course of the coming weeks, the committee plans to discuss and adopt approximately 40 to 60 draft resolutions and decisions of UNGA. In light of a number of encouraging developments, I hope that the committee seizes the opportunity and current momentum for creating a world without nuclear weapons by solidifying a viable plan of action, enabling the CD to commence multilateral negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty.
As a Disarmament Fellow, I have cultivated important partnerships with other fellows and diplomats, and believe I am ready for some practical experience negotiating as a U.S. government official. I certainly look forward to making my own contributions to the ever-evolving process of multilateral disarmament and arms control.
October 24 marks United Nations Day. On United Nations Day, the United States joins 192 fellow member states in celebrating the founding ideals of the UN Charter.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Andreea Paulopol,
Down in Texas the other day, folks dismantled the last B-53 gravity bomb in the US arsenal.
At one point we had 400 of these nukes in active service, each one over 600 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
One of these days a motivated researcher will compile the total cost of building weapons that cannot be used and remain civilized, adding the cost of storage and dismantlement and give humanity a fiscal report on how many billions have been wasted on hypothetical global nuclear conflict in building the means to exterminate the species, rather than invest in its social development globally over the years to create a sustainable living environment.
I would suggest someone get on this soon in order to convince nations like Pakistan who build nukes while being given humanitarian and military assistance for their natural disasters and fight against extremism; that that's akin to behaving like a fellow who's got himself all twisted up like a pretzle, hopping into the doctor's office on one foot complaining, "It hurts doc, what can I do about this? I'm hemoraging big bucks and really uncomfortable in this position. I can barely stand on one foot."
The doc, always the diplomats says, "Well then, stop doing that!"
There is no health insurance coverage for political stupidity, but there is a cure.
And some won't listen to reason...,
JP in Washington, D.C. writes:
@ Andrea P.,
I'm glad to hear the type of work that you are striving to accomplish. Working in a diplomatic setting must be extremely challenging as you deal with the diverse political, economic, and military interrelated complexities that the average citizens of many countries don't get to appreciate enough. It is good to see the big 5 nations working on these issues, and I hope that once these concerns are dealt with that additional measures can be put in place (other than solely bans) to ensure rogue nations do not bypass these mutually shared objectives of the big 5.
Best of luck to you and your fellow devoted colleagues throughout all these continued struggles while benefitting the global good!


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Calling all "fake" Catholics
Deal Hudson--formerly of the conservative Catholic Crisis magazine--used his InsideCatholic blog to denounce two Catholic political interest groups lobbying for health care reform: Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Catholics United, although he calls them "fake" Catholic groups.
Hudson appoints himself the arbiter of what is Catholic, and if you support health care reform that in any way might lead to an abortion paid for with public funds, you are not one. (Hudson told US News and World Report's Dan Gilgoff that calling the groups "fake" was "journalistic hyperbole," which I guess is another name for calling people names.)
Hudson goes on at length to point out the connections these group have to the Democratic Party and George Soros (while not mentioning his own GOP paymasters, for whom he courted Catholics on behalf of previous administrations).
According to Hudson, Catholics should oppose health care reform if it in any way directs public money to abortion--even if it does practically guarantee health care for children already born. Abortion, after all, is a "non-negotiable," and you're a "fake" Catholic if you disagree with him.
Well, I disagree with him, and if he wants to have a debate about whether I'm a Catholic, I say: Bring it, Deal. It's time for Catholics with actual knowledge of the breadth of our Catholic tradition to start speaking up for themselves before we all get read out the church.
Case in point on abortion: While the church does teach that procured abortion can never be morally justified--and Catholics are bound to that teaching--Catholics are free to hold different positions on how the right to life should be pursued in the public sphere. Our common goal is no abortions; our paths can differ. There is plenty of evidence that making abortion illegal actually does little to prevent it--it just forces women in crisis into dangerous and desperate situations. Catholics who argue that access to affordable health care and other progressive social policies will reduce abortion are on solid moral ground.
And they're every bit as Catholic as Deal Hudson.


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While we all know that, yes, studying is the reason why you're in college, making friends and having fun is a pretty big part of the whole deal.
In fact, if you don't take care to nurture the other non-academic-type parts of you, you'll probably get pretty out of balance.
At Graceland there's a ton of fun stuff to do - exercising your body, for instance, through varsity or intramural athletics. Or allowing your musical side to shine in one of our many performance groups. Or how about honing your leadership skills by getting involved in our student clubs and organizations or by becoming an officer for your house? And don't forget good food and entertainment off campus. You can also attend to your spiritual side through our campus ministries program.
When you think about it, the question isn't what is there to do? The question is how can I possibly decide among everything there is to do?


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Parents Feed Daughter Whipped Cream, She Vomits, We Laugh [VIDEO]
The next Joey Chestnut she is not.
In an effort to teach their little girl how to eat well, these parents decided to spray whipped cream down their daughter's throat. And then record it.
Yeah, it doesn't well. In fact, it starts a mini-vomit chain that spreads from daughter to mother, although not nearly as rampant as this.


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The top ranked Lady Buccaneers defeated the Lady Bisons 7-0 at the Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center.
"We played well but we weren't ready for the intensity that ETSU brought to the match," said Lady Bisons coach Kristin Lusk.
The Lady Bisons had trouble with consistently winning points.
"We've got to be ready to play several good points in a row for our match tomorrow against USC Upstate," said Lusk. "We would play good points today and then make unforced errors."
Freshman Elizabeth Keevil had a strong match, but lost to Vita Moskaliova 6-4, 6-4.
"We're better and we know we can play with these teams," said Lusk. "It's just a matter of putting it all together."
The Lady Bisons will travel to Spartanburg, SC tomorrow to face the University of South Carolina-Upstate. Following that match, they will play Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C., on Sunday.
The Lady Bisons are 5-4 overall, and 0-1 in the Atlantic Sun.
1. Kara Jackson / Danielle Hansen vs. Stupak/Jaine (ETSU 8-2)
2. Raphaela Jann / Claire Landry vs. Byrne/Kedzo (ETSU 8-2)
3. Elizabeth Keevil / Olivia Ellis vs. Moskaliova/Sheets (ETSU 8-2)
1. Raphaela Jann vs. Stupak (ETSU 6-2, 6-0)
2. Kara Jackson vs. Byrne (ETSU 6-0, 6-3)
3. Elizabeth Keevil vs. Moskaliova (ETSU 6-4, 6-4)
4. Danielle Hansen vs. Jaine (ETSU 6-2, 6-2)
5. Claire Landry vs. Kedzo (ETSU 6-1, 6-0)
6. Olivia Ellis vs. Sheets (ETSU 6-1, 6-1)


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January 2014
Bill would protect state marriage policy
Bill would protect state marriage policy
January 14 2014 by Matthew Hawkins & Andrew T. Walker, Baptist Press
WASHINGTON – Federal legislation to protect state authority in crafting state marriage policy has been introduced in Congress by
Rep. Randy Weber, R.-Texas
The proposed legislation would mandate that the federal government recognize marriages based on where a couple resides, not where their wedding was performed or celebrated.
State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
(H.R. 3829) seeks to clarify state authority in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning section 3 of the
Defense of Marriage Act last
In the
decision, the Supreme Court addressed the following situation: Edith Windsor was considered "married" to her lesbian partner in her state of residence, New York, and filed taxes accordingly. But the couple's "marriage" was not recognized for tax purposes by the federal government. Edith Windsor sued the federal government on the grounds that the "death tax" on her deceased partner's estate was discriminatory against her as both the heir and spouse, and the court ultimately sided with Windsor.
Weber's bill, filed Jan. 9, would require the federal government to levy taxes based on the marriage law of New York, which happens to recognize same-sex marriage, but not permit federal agencies to presume same-sex marriage upon states where it is not recognized. While striking down section three of DOMA, the Windsor decision did not create a definition of marriage for the federal government.
In the fallout from Windsor, the question of whether the federal government would recognize same-sex marriage was resolved, but the question remains unanswered concerning the federal government's jurisdiction on how it would recognize same-sex marriage and the larger question of state authority in making marriage policy.
In the absence of federal definition, many people believe that a state's definition should be the basis for assigning federal benefits.
Barrett Duke
, vice president for public policy and research with the Southern Baptist
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
, noted, "Our country and our courts will soon experience a chaotic clash of marriage laws and regulations. At this time, the federal government is not capable of responding to the situation developing in the states. The Weber bill will provide crucial guidance to policymakers and agencies at the federal level as states and concerned citizens attempt to navigate the crumbling landscape of marriage in the country."
Weber, in a prepared statement on the rationale for his bill, said, "The 10th Amendment was established to protect state sovereignty and individual rights from being seized by the Federal Government. For too long, however, the Federal Government has slowly been eroding state's rights by promulgating rules and regulations through federal agencies.
"I drafted the State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 to help restore the 10th Amendment, affirm the authority of states to define and regulate marriage, as well as provide clarity to federal agencies seeking to determine who qualifies as a spouse for the purpose of federal law. By requiring that the Federal Government defer to the laws of a person's state of legal residence in determining marital status, we can protect states' constitutionally established powers from the arbitrary overreach of unelected bureaucrats."
Key parts of Weber's bill read:
"Congress recognizes that current actions by the Federal Government to afford benefits to certain relationships not recognized as marriages by a person's State of residence go beyond the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Windsor. These Federal actions create 'two contradictory marriage regimes within the same State,' in direct contradiction of United States v. Windsor."
"Actions taken by the Federal Government to grant recognition of marital status for persons not recognized as married in their State of domicile undermine a State's legitimate authority to define marriage for its residents."
"... as applied with respect to individuals domiciled in a State or in any other territory or possession of the United States the term 'marriage' shall not include any relationship which that State, territory, or possession does not recognize as a marriage, and the term 'spouse' shall not include an individual who is a party to a relationship that is not recognized as a marriage by that State "
Nearly a decade ago, the ERLC called for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. At the time, various policymakers claimed the proposed amendment was unnecessary and contrary to principles of federalism. Today, 18 states have implemented same-sex "marriage" and Weber and the bill's co-sponsors are now forced to rely on the same principles of federalism to defend against the federal government's encroachment into the nature of marriage.
In addition to Weber, eight Southern Baptist are among the 27 original sponsors of the proposed this legislation: James Lankford and Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma, Mike Conaway, Louie Gohmert, Bill Flores and Randy Neugebauer of Texas; Daniel Webster of Florida; and John Fleming of Louisiana.
Weber encourages citizens in other congressional districts who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, as well as citizens who wish to defend the right of their state to define marriage policy, to ask their representatives to join in cosponsoring H.R. 3829, The State Marriage Defense Act. The text of the proposed legislation can be accessed at
(EDITOR'S NOTE – Matthew Hawkins is the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's coalition director; Andrew T. Walker is the ERLC's director of policy studies.)
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Having graduated in philosophy, Andrea De Rosa began his directorial career with short films. His first ¢ Appunti per una fenomenologia della visione, produced while still a student ¢ won a prize at the International Youth Film Festival in Turin (1994).
As an assistant director he collaborated with Mario Martone, whom he helped on the film sets of LÆamore molesto (1995), Teatro di guerra (1998) and LÆodore del sangue (2004) as well as operatic productions including Così fan tutte (2001) and Don Giovanni (2003).
From the late 1990s, De Rosa worked in parallel in drama theatre. Important productions include Encomium of Helen after a speech by the Ancient Greek philosopher Gorgias (1997), EuripidesÆ The Trojan Women (1999), Hugo von HofmannsthalÆs Elektra (2005), SchillerÆs Mary Stuart (2007) and Brian FrielÆs Molly Sweeney (2008). From the crossroads of theatre and philosophy emerged the production Everything Great in the Tempest (2011), based on texts and facts from the biography of Martin Heidegger. The basis of the production Study on PlatoÆs Symposium (2012) came from an acclaimed dialogue by Plato. The fabric of Falstaff (2014) after Shakespeare featured extracts from works by Nietzsche, Kafka, libretti by Arrigo Boito and the script of Gus Van SantÆs film My Own Private Idaho. From 2008 to 2011 he headed the theatre association Teatro Stabile, which unites several theatres in Naples. In opera, De Rosa made his debut with a production of Idomeneo, re di Creta (2004, Teatro Sociale in Trento). Since then he has gone on to stage some twenty productions, among them Don Pasquale (2006, Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna), Macbeth (2007, Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona), Dido and Æneas (2007, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno), LÆelisir dÆamore (2009, Danish National Opera in Aarhus), Maria Stuarda (2010, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples), Norma (2012, Opera di Roma) and Il trovatore (2014, São PauloÆs Teatro Municipal in Brazil). De Rosa collaborated on Don Pasquale with Riccardo Muti and the production was later released on DVD. At the Salzburg Whitsun Festival in 2008 they staged yet another co-work ¢ Giovanni PaisielloÆs Il matrimonio inaspettato.
The stage directorÆs portfolio includes a series of productions of 20th century operas ¢ Benjamin BrittenÆs Curlew River (2005, Teatro Sociale in Trento), Bruno MadernaÆs Satyricon (2007, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno) and an operatic triptych for the Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon ¢ HindemithÆs Sancta Susanna, SchoenbergÆs Erwartung and Azio CorghiÆs Il dissoluto assolto (world premiere).
Last season in Italy came De RosaÆs productions of Luisa Miller (Teatro di San Carlo in Naples), Enrique GranadosÆ Goyescas and PucciniÆs Suor Angelica as a diptych staged at the Teatro Regio in Turin and Simon Boccanegra which opened the season at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. This season the diptych is being performed at the Opera di Firenze and the Teatro di San Carlo.
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Oregon is bracing for a severe flu season. The predominant flu strain so far this year is H1N1 – that's the pandemic strain that swept the country in 2009. It's commonly known as "swine flu."
Hospitalizations due to the flu spiked in Oregon this past week – 98 people are in the hospital in the greater Portland area, compared to around sixty the previous week.
That's according to Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director of Oregon's immunization program.
Cieslak says this year's flu vaccine is a good match to protect against H1N1 and that people should get inoculated.
"The people most likely to end up in hospital are least likely to respond to the vaccine," Cieslak said. "So it's important to their health that everyone around them get vaccinated so that we get so-called herd immunity. Even if you don't die yourself you could give the flu to somebody else who might die from it."
The elderly are typically the most critically affected, but Cieslak says those hospitalized this year cut across the age spectrum.
Cieslak predicts Oregon has two hard months left of the flu season.


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Bluffton High School has produced its fair share of NCAA Division I athletes since it opened in 2004, averaging about two of them per year.
Get ready, though: That number could seriously increase in the near future.
This year's senior class should have at least two itself, with softball player Whitney Morrell having already signed with North Carolina Central and football player Anthony Smith considering a pair of Division I offers.
When Smith signs a national letter of intent Feb. 6 - he is committed to Presbyterian and considering the United States Air Force Academy - he could set off an impressive multi-year run for the football program.
Bluffton has never had a Division I scholarship football player, but it looks like the school should have one each of the next three years.
After Smith signs, the DI focus will turn to junior defensive tackle K.J. Ford.
Major-college talent runs in the Ford family, it seems. K.J.'s cousin Kaylon, who plays the same position at Hilton Head Island, has offers from South Carolina, Illinois and Utah State.
K.J. shouldn't be far behind. North Carolina State and Massachusetts have shown major interest in the 280-pounder in recent weeks, according to Bobcats coach Ken Cribb. He also has been in close contact with South Carolina and Clemson.
K.J. Ford's classmate Mackenzie Cooler already has her DI offer, having committed to the College of Charleston in late 2012.
The top college prospect at Bluffton, however, still is an underclassman.
Some analysts already have tabbed defensive end Shameik Blackshear the top player in the football class of 2015. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 235-pound sophomore already has pulled down scholarship offers from South Carolina, Clemson, N.C. State and North Carolina.
Blackshear seemed to be taking the early recruiting hype in stride when I last spoke with him during the Bobcats' run to the SCHSL Class AAAA Division II semifinals. He talked more about improving his team's chances of winning its first state championship than all the schools that have started beating down his door.
It's a good thing, because it's only going to get crazier as Blackshear gets closer to that 2015 signing day. It seems like a long way off now, but it will be here before you know it.
By then, another crop of standout athletes will already be waiting to add to their high school's still-developing athletic legacy.
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Friday, 5 October 2012
Vit D
I've therefore decided to take some Vitamin D supplements this winter. I'm starting from today and have enough to last me 3 months. I've been 99% symptom free since June so we'll see if this year I can avoid the dreaded 'winter flare'. Probably not, but worth a try (even if it's just to satisfy my curiosity!).
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That's a really good idea, Squirrel. Even those of us who live where the sun shines almost year 'round find ourselve deficient in Vit. D. And from everything I've read and have been told by my rheumatologist, a deficiency really can cause joint pain. You might consider taking calcium as well, as the two interact with each other in positive ways. My doc said that people with RA NEED to take calcium, as it helps protect the bones.ReplyDelete
Bravo for making what will be a helpful decision, whether or not it affects your rheuma flares. And by the way--I'm a great fan of the Your Photos feature for Scotland on the BBC website. You live in a gorgeous country, even if it's often gray, rainy and cold. Stunning photographs almost every week taken by just regular folks sending them to the website. I do so want to visit there someday. :o)
I'm Tawfik Sidki from Egypt my wife Majd have the same problem In her fingers of the right hand and she visited a lot
Of doctors without any improvements till now since 3 years.
We are very happy for you and we hope you are now 100% back to
Normal and no more pain.
While I was searching the web to find a solution for her I found your blog, Please if possible to tell us what is
The exact name of this disease and what was the treatment and
The name of the medicine to give this info to my wife Doctor,
maybe she can be cured and get rid of the pain.
Best Regards
Tawfik & Majd.
Hey Squirrel,ReplyDelete
That's a really interesting thought...I wonder could it be the lack of Vitamin D, or the feeling kinda depressed from all the darkness? I live about as far north as you and it can be BRUTAL. You named it, if you work a regular job, 8-4 or 9-5, you will not see the sun until the weekend. Rough. Make up for it in our awesome summer days, though! For a while in June it doesn't get full dark, there is always some light on the horizon :)
Even if it doesn't help the RA, most folks (especially us northern ones), experience a lack of Vitamin D, so it's good for you anyway :D
Hope you have a flare-free winter!
Thanks guys!ReplyDelete
Wren, Scotland really is beautiful to visit and if you decide to come over I can recommend lots of places for you to see :)
Pony, the summer long days are awesome! I think we're about the same, latitude wise? I always say that I'm quite happy with a bit of winter and snow, up until the holidays and then I want to skip straight to April.
Hi Tawfik, glad you've found my blog. I am not a doctor so I can't say exactly what your wife suffers from but I am sorry to hear about her pain. My condition is called Rheumatoid Arthritis (which is a type of Inflammatory Arthritis - ie, not the usual type of osteoarthritis which tends to affect the elderly). I'm on a medication called hydroxychloroquine, which is actually an anti-malarial drug but has been found to be effective for some people with inflammatory arthritis. It is a fairly mild medication so it might not be enough if your wife has severe pain, but there are many other medications out there for rheumatoid arthritis.
Unfortunately there is no cure at present for this condition, but lots of research and better drugs than ever before. If your wife does have it, I wish you all the luck and hope she gets fast treatment and pain relief. If you google the condition you'll be able to get much better information than I can provide!
I'm with you - I hate the darkness of winter!
I was just diagnosed 6 months ago, but when I think back on it, I've flared just after Christmas the past two years. I think it's the sugar consumption. I find that I'm really affected by diet, and sugar is especially bad for me. You might try less of it. I completely avoid it. (hard to do though)
Hope you avoid the flare!


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The Neosho Area Community Foundation hosted a breakfast for civic, community leaders and individuals on Friday at the Civic.
The Neosho Area Community Foundation hosted a breakfast for civic, community leaders and individuals on Friday at the Civic.
"This is a kickoff campaign to help raise awareness for Neosho Area Community Foundation and let you know that we are in an effort to raise money for our general endowment fund, which we are hope to exceed $100,000 before the end of our term this year," said Blake Hierholzer, president of the foundation.
The foundation was founded in 2011 and is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, based out of Springfield. Brian Fogle, chairman of the board of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, was the keynote speaker for the kickoff breakfast.
"A community foundation promotes philanthropy, promotes giving," Fogle said. "Communities that have community foundations gain more than those who don't, because they talk about philanthropy, they talk about the importance of giving, the importance of charity. That is what we do in the community foundation world. We raise money and we give it away."
Fogle stated that in Missouri, residents give about 6 percent of their income goes to charity.
"What if we raise that up 2 percent to 8 percent?" he said. "What if we create a more generous state? What if Neosho was a more generous community? What would that mean to beautification, to jobs, to all of those challenges that you are facing right now? That is what we do at a community foundation."
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks began 40 years ago in 1973.
"Today, we are $207 million we represent 44 communities across the southern tier," Fogle said. "We just went over $150 million in grants that we have given back to the Ozarks. In that are backpacks for kids who can't afford to eat in the evening, it is for cancer survivors, it is for every cause that you can think about. Those dollars represent stories about people that we give back. Just think if we didn't have a community foundation, where would that $150 million come from? That is the importance of a community foundation."
Fogle reiterated what the local community foundation board is trying to do.
"What Blake and the board are trying to do here this morning is the hardest thing to, but it is the most important thing to do and that is to raise unrestricted funds so you can address needs today, tomorrow, 40 years from now," he said. "And the great thing about that is by creating this unrestricted endowment fund that you can give grants that will grow over time. In St. James Mo., in 1937, Lucy Wortham St. James passed away and left $2 million in an endowment that benefits St. James. Today, that is $62 million. They are giving away $1 million plus each and every year to benefit causes in and around St. James. They built every municipal building in St. James, they built swimming pool again from philanthropy, from the kindness and generosity of a person who (said) 'I am going to put that money here, I am going to put it into an endowment and it is going to help this community forever. And that is the magic of an endowment."
Fogle said he was excited about the Neosho Area Community Foundation.
"You all can do some great things in your community by everybody working together, by promoting philanthropy, by making Neosho a more generous community, it will be a more beautiful place," he said. "There will be better jobs, we will have better education, if we all sacrifice a little bit, give a little bit more, and keep it local."


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Two years ago, a Navajo cattle rancher found an old uranium mine on his grazing land in Arizona. Even after the rancher notified federal officials, who discovered that levels of radioactivity were still high, the mine near the town of Cameron is still not closed off. Meanwhile cattle still roam through the area, eat grass that is possibly tainted by uranium and in turn is auctioned off with the result that the meat is in the U.S. food supply.
Rancher Larry Gordy contacted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after stumbling upon the mine in 2010. He said EPA officials arrived with Geiger counters that confirmed high radioactive counts. But the cattle still graze in Cameron and are then sold at auction. Gordy's experience is typical of other ranchers throughout the American southwest, whose cattle live off of land also rich in minerals that supplied the U.S. Cold War-era nuclear weapons programs for decades. But uranium mining ceased in Cameron, an hour's drive east of the Grand Canyon, 25 years ago. With the end of the mining operations came the end of government studies monitoring the local environment, too.
Inconsistent government regulations covering food safety in the beef industry are part of the problem. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rigorously tests milk because of concern over children's safety. But USDA beef screening rules only test for bacteria like E. coli and metal pieces that might end up in batches of ground beef. Toxic chemicals like uranium are not on the list. Only if an animal is suspected of illness or is culled through a random spot check would it be checked for any sort of chemical contamination.
Navajo advocacy groups, including Forgotten People, have long complained about possible uranium contamination and its effect on their communities for years. Locals are frustrated that that various government agencies, including the EPA, USDA and Department of Energy, have failed to work together to clean up the abandoned mines that mark the southwest. Not only cattle, but people, are drinking contaminated water and breathing in contaminants like radon.
Via Los Angeles Times, New York Times.
Photos courtesy Wikipedia (Jan Kronsell, JGHowes), U.S. Geological Survey


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A Trip To Margate part 05
Composer: Meyer Lutz, W.
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1876
J. L. Toole was one of the most infamous of the Music Hall performers. He had worked the halls his whole life and travelled across Britain and toured America with his act. He was legendary for his 'One Night Only' performances. He made detailed studies of human emotions and could cry, laugh and become angry whenever the song or audience demanded. When his fame was at its height, he established 'Toole's Theatre', where he both performed and produced. However the death of his son in 1879, and then his wife and daughter the following year had a devastating effect and he retired to Brighton where he published his reminiscences.


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Man Battles His Girlfriend's Ex-Husband with a Zelda Sword
When his girlfriend's ex-husband showed up in the middle of the night, one man did the only thing that made sense: He grabbed a replica video game sword and challenged the intruder to a duel.
Legend of Zelda aficionado Eugene Thompson and his sword collection live in Thompson's girlfriend's Katy, Texas, home. On Saturday night, the couple got into an argument, and Thompson's girlfriend called her estranged husband. She let the man into the house, and Thompson tried to chase him out with his Zelda Master Sword.
The confrontation didn't end well for either man, as Thompson explained to Houston's Local 2:
"I heard him heading to the bedroom where I was, so I jumped in the closet and I grabbed one of my replica swords, and I pulled it out and stood at the doorway, and he was coming down the hallway at me while I was yelling, 'Go away, you don't live here' and he just walked right into the point of the sword, I don't know if he thought it was a toy."
Alas, the replica of a weapon from a Nintendo game was no toy. The ex was stabbed in the chest and leg as he tried to wrestle the most powerful blade in Hyrule away from Thompson.
Thompson didn't escape unscathed, either. The man attacked him with a flower pot, causing a serious gash.
"It dinged me on the head and all of a sudden I had blood pouring down my face," said Thompson.
The two men were transported to separate hospitals for treatment.
Adding insult to combination-insult-and-injury, Thompson's girlfriend told him to pack up his swords and hit the road.
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This is going to be a difficult one to tackle, especially since I didn't get a ton of sleep thanks to the tornado warnings. However I am going to give it to good college try, and hope that the end result turns out at least not too shabby. I first became aware as Bioware as a company with the release of Baldur's Gate, or more so the existence of what I later came to know as the "Infinity Engine". I have been a fan of Dungeons and Dragons since I first found a players manual abandoned in a locker on the last day of school in second grade. Finding that book spawned a lot of things, not the least of which was trying to hungrily gobble up anything TSR related. I played the "gold box" series of games, namely because I had read the novels behind a lot of the stories. There was just something missing with the game, and while I enjoyed them at the time they never really felt that good. The story that was being told felt limited by the meager technology, and while I was happy enough with the end product… that only lasted until I had played my first Final Fantasy game. Baldur's Gate was the title that brought me back from my console days into once again believing that the PC was a great platform for role-playing games.
Subsequent games were released… Icewind Dale, Baldurs Gate II and even one of my all time favorites… Planescape Torment… all using this "Infinity Engine" I have to admit I got a bit of the wrong idea behind what exactly the company Bioware really was. In my mind it seemed like Bioware was the tools company, and Interplay, Black Isle, or later the reboot Obsidian were the game creator. It wasn't until Neverwinter Nights was released that I really started to understand that Bioware was both the tools division and a lot of great storytelling wrapped into one package. Neverwinter Nights was one of those revolutionary games for me personally. While the original campaign was awesome… it was the inclusion of the aurora toolset that set my mind on fire. At this time I was playing a lot of Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot so I tried to replicate some of my favorite features of those games using the Neverwinter engine. I learned the C Script language and figured out how to code things like randomly generated loot from tables when you opened chests or killed mobs. I also eventually figured out how to create a token based system along the lines of the one that allowed you to purchase armor in the Darkness Falls dungeon. The end result was this amalgam of the EQ Plane of Hate and DAoC Darkness Falls that I called the "Plane of Spite". While I never did anything really interesting with it, I loved every single moment of working on it and figuring out the inner machinations of this engine.
It was not really until Knights of the Old Republic that I hopped back on the Bioware fandom, and I remember being crushingly disappointed when I learned that the title was going to be Xbox Exclusive. Thankfully later that year it came out for the PC and I was absolutely thrilled to be dissecting that game world as well. I loved Neverwinter Nights for its technical precision, and the Aurora and Infinity engines for giving me this awesome framework to go out and explore worlds in. However KOTOR was the first time from Bioware that I was completely stunned by the storyline. Last week we went into a discussion on AggroChat about the best Star Wars stories, and by the end of that show all of us pretty much came to the consensus that Knights of the Old Republic was if not the absolute best story, it was at least among them. There are moments in this game that had shocking revelations that I have never quite recovered from. Even though the engine is dated, and the graphics look like crap compared to what I am used to… I can still play this game happily over and over just because it was so damned well crafted. I've bought it for others, and even own the mobile port of the game. I feel like this game more than any set the tone for the modern incarnation of Bioware.
I ultimately for one reason or another skilled Mass Effect at launch, and instead picked up the Bioware banner once again with the release of Dragon Age: Origins. During this period of time I was raiding in World of Warcraft rabidly… but there were a few weeks where I completely dropped off the face of the planet, and it was thanks to this game. I was just completely enthralled with the world and the setting, and the concept of the dark spawn and deep roads. I am a Dwarf at heart, so I loved every single moment of Orzammar. My first play through was as a Dwarven Noble, and I have to say after all of the subsequent play sessions that is still the one I cherish the most. Much the same as KOTOR, it was ultimately the characters that set this game apart from the others I had played. They felt so fleshed out and three dimensional, and I actually cared about interacting with them. I am a huge proponent of smashing things with a big weapon, and games that allow me to slaughter by the hundreds… but it is significantly harder to find a game that makes me feel. Dragon Age made me feel so much, and during this time I had a really interesting encounter. One of my guildies invited me to tank for some friends of his, and when I popped onto voice chat we had some of the usual getting to know a new person discussion. I mentioned that I had been playing a ton of Dragon Age… and it was at this point that they started grilling me about this character or that, or what decision I made where. It turns out that I was ultimately raiding that night with a bunch of the writers, and you could almost hear them beaming as they proudly chimed in that they wrote this or that as I gushed about various details.
With the release of Mass Effect 2, I later went back and became an addict of that series as well. I still wish that someone would make that into a Walking Dead style serialized television show, because the story that is being told is among the best science fiction tales ever. It just seems a crime that the only folks that will ever see the story, are the ones who have played through the game. Then you of course have the release of Star Wars the Old Republic, that my friends and I tore through rabidly when it launched. I burnt myself out on that game but recently a bunch of us ended up going back and remembering just how damned well written all of the story arcs really are. At some point soon I want to go back and finish where I left off which is the start of the Revan content, and try out the new experience fallen empire content that I have heard so much about. For sake of time though I am going to wrap things up, because otherwise I could probably carry on for a dozen more paragraphs talking about all of the things from Bioware games that I love. It is a great studio, and while I was scared that EA would destroy its spirit… I have been pleasantly surprised that the core values of the company and the creative might seem to keep trucking along happily. I look forward to more adventures be it with Andromedia or the next great IP that we have yet to experience.


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Faking ItJuly 25, 2006
Currency counterfeiting is inevitably a growing problem in the age of Photoshop and high-quality laser printers. Photographic reproductions are ridiculously easy, so those with slippery ethics are figuring out that casually minting their own 20's here and there is as easy as clicking a few buttons.
To help combat the problem, graphical editors are starting to incorporate currency-detection algorithms. I'd heard about this as one of the new "features" in recent versions of Photoshop, but today was the first time I had personally butted up against it:
Photoshop allows you to open the image anyway, so I played with it a bit to see what the limitations are. Obviously when you try to print it you get a slap on the wrist:
However, it appears the bill needs to be mostly uncovered (or at least key detection points need to be). If you cover it with something else, you're able to print the document. So the bill may be used without altering a document's printability, provided it doesn't appear to Photoshop that you're using it for counterfeiting purposes.
You can fool it, however. If you rotate the bill 45 degrees, the warnings go away. The detection algorithm appears a bit immature yet, since it only appears to work when the bill is prominently featured and at close to a horizontal alignment.
My copies of other currency were too low-res to trigger the detection, I only experienced this on US bills. The euros, pounds, and Canadian dollars I tried didn't issue a warning. However, were the EURion constellation clearly visible on my samples (it wasn't), I'm sure I'd have seen the same warning.
If you want to try it yourself, the current first Google Images search for 50 dollar bill nets a perfect example. (And yes, there are legitimate uses for opening reproductions of currency in an image editor that don't constitute counterfeiting; ever work with a company in the financial sector?)
Interesting, I didn't know Photoshop had that feature.
Or you can just scan it at full, high resolution and then open it up in ImageReady, save it, and then open it in Photoshop. Voila, no currency protection.
An easy way to bypass the print warning is to switch over to Image Ready and print from there.
Yeah, I found this feature while scanning Euros and Pounds for a travel blog design, and, yeah, it caught both of them. but, you're right, after rotating them, the warning disappeared… It's an interesting feature.
Yep, I blogged about this a few months ago: http://wv4.co.uk/miscellany/forging-bank-notes-in-photoshop/, it's an interesting bit of programming, even if it is reasonably easy to bypass.
This has been going on since Photoshop CS. In fact, CS won't even let you open the file, let alone print. You're simply 'not allowed to process bank note images.' I remember there being a bit of a controversy about this when CS first came out. People were saying that this algorithm was unjustly slowing down the program due to it being unoptimized.
I seem to remember a patch being released that eliminated the offending algorithm (unofficial, of course) but I'm not having any luck finding it.
Don't know that photoshop got this feature. But the copiers in my office can't copie banknotes, too. I'll try this with photoshop and Euros (€) soon.
You may be interested in this page of experiments:
They've done computer searches on a English ten pound note to find the minimum areas that will trigger the detection algorithm.
Interesting. All the workarounds here seem to fail for me in CS2. It seems to detect it pretty well on the fly. I tried it with Dave's 45 degree… still complained when I "printed" it (try using the preview feature or print to a PDF).
It looks like ImageReady also doesn't have a print command at all (or at least one under the File menu) so that workaround won't work either.
I think you're far too kind, Dave. This bug (not a "feature") is implemented to please the government and hassle users. And really, it's the paper and ink that are hard to copy anyway, not the artwork.
@Sascha: 'can't' - ie severe quality issues, or 'won't' - a digital photocopy system that complains?
But everyone knows serious money counterfeiters use MS Paint, no?
I wonder if that works with polish currency?? I don't have PS CS so i can't check this…
Interesting to see how many people seem to have the "antidote"…
As far as Euro bills are concerned, I think printing them on any kind of personal printer (even laser color) wouldn't make a satisfactory counterfeit; the aluminum stripe wouldn't look anywhere near decent.
I didn't know Photoshop bundled that feature either.
But honestly, I don't think these measures will help stopping the fraud.
Impressive, although there are obviously ways around it that many people have pointed out. Thanks for the link Chris Mear, very interesting.
I agree, people who want to print their own currency will find a way around a simple block. It's a feel-good measure by Adobe at best.
Australian currency prints fine. But then, a printed Australian note would never pass as valid currency since our notes are plastic.
If you don't need 100% of the detail, you should be able to take a digithal photo of the bill and not trip the algorithms.
heh, photoshop 7 doesnt mind it one bit. horray for older still fully functional software.
It makes you wonder what other govt funded algorithms are inbedded into the code and what else thay are looking for. Does this send a flag if you are connected to the internet. Obviously the OFFICIAL line is NO, but what do you think?
It's to do with the group of o's on the note. Alot of the notes around the world use this and photocopiers/photoshop use things rings to pick up it is a currency note.
This is an interesting example of how technology and software companies are building crime prevention features into their consumer products.
You can print bank notes fine with photoshop 5.5 :P
This feature has been in CS since photoshop added the CS minker to its title. In fact - an article I read when CS came out stated that the 'CS' denoted counterfeit supression technology - although it didnt say that CS actually was an acronym for 'counterfeit supression'
As Courtney Miles pointed out, although this would work with Aussie Bank Notes, it wouldn't help counterfeit people that are trying to copy our notes, since we use Polymer Banknotes (Plastic Banknote) not paper ones, and every business knows how to check for a forged note.
That's immediately what I thought as well - why print it in photoshop anyway? Save the file and print it off somewhere else if you have to.
And can you imagine the work these poor people at adobe had to do to make that? XD I bet they were all thinking the exact same thing. Maybe it's an Adobe-based legal issue though, so as to omit thier program from being one of the possible programs that could have been used to print money. Keeps them in the clear for any legal battles (though highly unfeasible in this scenario) there may be.
May I ask which CDN dollars you used? The latest CDN bills have pretty foil on a side and see-through at the light.
Can't you just use an old version of Photoshop?
Same warning when using euro's… well at least with 20 euro's..
You've got to be kidding me. I've seen ludicrous claims for Photoshop before, but to suggest it's the favorite tool of counterfeiters? *Ahem* It's not just a matter of the design. There is a special grade of paper used by the mint. This has tiny microthreads woven into it and is much more durable than ordinary paper. Besides, the inks are also special and are printed on the currency in three different layers. Finally, there are watermarks embedded into the paper itself. And I'm not even saying what else.
The technology to make US currency is well outside the capacity of your scanner, jet printer, and *any* software, much less Photoshop. And this is a past career in the banking industry as well as a collector of world coins and currency talking. Somebody needs to get over themselves.
Right, it does take a lot of hardware to make a passable counterfeit bill, that could get past the eyes of an expert banker. But, to run off a few 10's or 20's that you can wrinkle up a bit and slip in with some real bills and pass off to your local Wal-Mart underpaid cashier, it doesn't take a lot. I worked at Wal-Mart for 2 straight years, and most cashiers barely look at the cash. Obviously the bank notices if it makes it past our cash handler, but the person who spent it is off scott free. And yes, a counter-feit that only needs that level of realism _can_ be easily made with Photoshop, a decent color laserjet, and the right sheets of paper from, well, Wal-Mart (gotta spend money to fake money, eh?).
Pete, please read the Wired article linked in the original post by the phrase 'as easy as clicking a few buttons'.
The gist: Cliff's exactly right. The only person you have to fool is the one accepting it, and that can be remarkably easy. You'll never get accurate currency off an inkjet, but you don't have to.
Dave said: "(And yes, there are legitimate uses for opening reproductions of currency in an image editor that don't constitute counterfeiting; ever work with a company in the financial sector?)"
My understanding is that it is in fact illegal in most jurisdictions to scan currency at all (it certainly is here in Australia, though I doubt PS knows much about Aussie currency), which by logical extension would make all subsequent dealings with such a scan legally dubious too. I pretty much read it that, as far as the law is concerned, there is *no* legitimate reason for opening reproductions of currency.
Yeah, this has been around for a while..
Had some issues with it, closing in on a couple years back (right after CS was released).. Which required me eventually to get on a different computer with an older photoshop version. :)
For that matter, with the latest CS2 I can't seem to get it to show that message. It just let me print several perfect bank notes without complaining, which I used to carry our evil deeds..
Hehe, fun article. I stumbled onto this problem as I was doing a prank on the daughter in the house. I was suprised that Photoshop didn't allow to open the image at all! It pops up, but when removing the warning that popups it closes down. Naturally I was interested in getting around this, one more hurdle to bypass, :D I already have the Canon Picma MP500 which let's me scan the bill with nice quality. I quickly found out that inserting the image into a photoshop image with the place function as a PDF worked. Then you could save the document from Photoshop again. I then went through MSPaint, I believe, and opened it as a TIFF and went for Print.
Hold your horses, the technology is also inside the printers, :D Atleast my Canon stops printing as soon as the pattern is detected, so no print comes out. Well, you get the tip of the bill.
I did some research, and from what i recall most modern printers have the technology already in place, just as more expensive laser printers also have that nice little identifying pattern which is printed on every print containing serial number of the printer, date of print and so much more, :D This code is by the way hacked now, you find it if you google.
I have no problems to print the 50 Dollar bill with PS8CS. But I agree with most comments, Photoshop is not the first choice of conterfeiters.


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Thursday, 6 October 2011
WW1 POW record searches suspended
The International Committee of the Red Cross has been digitising documents used to reunite prisoners with their next of kin as held in the collections of the International Agency for Prisoners of War (1914-1919) (www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/57jqgr.htm) . As a consequence of the pressures on them to get the project done for the 2014 centenary, public research and research requests have now been suspended until further notice. The records will be made available online in due course. Request made prior to August 2011 will still be honoured - the full announcement is at www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/article/other/archives-first-world-war-2011-07-27.htm
I actually made an application to the ICRC some time ago, and about six months back received a letter after a year's wait saying it would cost something in the order of £80 for them to carry out the search - after a wait of about a year or so. A couple of more years will suit me just fine! lol
If your ancestor was a civilian who was interned in Germany in WW1, or a member of the merchant navy, please consult my The Ruhleben Project, which provides short biographical extracts of about 2000 of the 5500 POWs interned. The site is free, but in desperate need of an update, so please bear with me! It can be viewed at http://ruhleben.tripod.com
(With thanks to the IHGS)
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On behalf of my wife I made application to the ICRC on 13 Jan 2011 regarding her father who was taken prisoner by the Germans in March 1918.She received the relevant information from ICRC on 21 Jan 2011-Free of charge.
- 6 October 2011 at 21:54
- Chris Paton said...
That's great to hear - clearly I must have had someone on an off day!
- 7 October 2011 at 19:00
But when we asked the appropriate authority for the Lair No. of a deceased family member buried in the Western Necropolis Glasgow in 1939 we had to pay £56 upfront.And although we gave all the necessary details it was six weeks before we got the information.
- 7 October 2011 at 20:21