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BOGOTA, Colombia -- The four nations of the Pacific Alliance may be getting some company as they aim to turn the fledgling bloc into a regional powerhouse and boost trade with Asia. On Thursday, the presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala said they hoped to become full-fledged members of the group within months.
The Alliance — formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru — held its seventh summit in Cali, Colombia Thursday amid aspirations that it might turn into a preeminent organization in a region stiff with competing blocs.
One of the prerequisites to joining the two-year-old Alliance is to have free-trade agreements with all members. Late Wednesday, Costa Rica and Colombia signed a free-trade deal that unlocked the entry door for the Central American nation.
During a meeting with some 400 regional business leaders Thursday, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez said his country has free-trade deals with Mexico, Colombia, and Chile and hopes to have one finalized with Peru within the next four months.
Pérez also announced that Guatemala was dropping visa requirements for Colombians and proposed to Peruvian President Ollanta Humala that the two nations also drop travel requirements.
"We're trying to shorten our entry time [into the Alliance] as much as possible and show that we're serious," Pérez said. But he acknowledged that cutting a similar travel deal with Mexico would be complicated because Guatemalans use the neighboring country as a route into the United States.
The Alliance's goal is to drop barriers on labor, finance, and trade and consolidate itself as a nexus for commerce with Asia.
Among the resolutions of this summit, the group agreed to begin dropping tariffs on 90 percent of all goods, and create a common visa that will allow tourists to travel between all four nations. In addition, Peru agreed to lift business visa requirements for Alliance members.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos assumed the helm of the bloc Thursday from his Chilean counterpart Sebastián Piñera. In his opening remarks, Santos said that 25 years ago Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping had said the 21st Century would belong to the Pacific and Latin America.
"That statement was clairvoyant," Santos said. "The Asian Pacific is the new global pole for development and Latin America wants to be a partner in that development."
The Alliance's ambitious agenda has drawn international attention, and attracted more than a dozen observer nations. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Canadian PM Stephen Harper attended the event, raising hopes that the Alliance might someday expand beyond Latin America.
Along with nine existing observer nations, seven more were included: Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal and the Dominican Republic.
The summit comes as the region has been enjoying a commodities boom and GDP growth that would make the United States and Europe envious. But Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla warned that the good times might not last. She said that when U.S. President Barack Obama visited her country last month, he made clear that his trade priorities were the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement — a grouping of nine nations, including Peru and Chile — and a trade agreement with the European Union.
"Latin America cannot be left behind," she said. She also seemed to take a dig at other regional initiatives that were rich on rhetoric but short on results.
"We've had enough of ideology, slogans, and trying to find scapegoats," she said. "We have to assume our responsibility and complete the work that remains to be done in terms of development. Being part of [the Alliance] means we'll have the right incentives to create a responsible agenda."
While the Alliance has had an "auspicious start," its future remains far from certain, said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue. "There is kind of a disconnect to some extent between some of the great projections and expectations and the real continuing deficiencies in key areas like infrastructure," he said.


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Robert T. Swims, 45, was charged Monday in Pittsburg County District Court with manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) within 2,000 feet of a school and maintaining a place for keeping /selling controlled substances.
According to court records, police were investigating a burglary when they came in contact with Swims. Their investigation led to obtaining a warrant for Swims home in Kiowa, a police affidavit states.
When searching Swims home, authorities allegedly found numerous items associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine.
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Be sure to check out the Monday Extra in the Sports section on local teacher John Boutet's labor of love, the Buffalo Sports Museum. Boutet has more than 10,000 pieces of memorabilia in his home and has put photos of many of them on his voluminous Web site at www.buffalosportsmuseum.com. I spent three hours in his home last week and probably could have spent about 13 more because there were so many bring-back-the-memories things to see.
For an even better look at the collection, follow this link to our Web video, Great work as always by digital media producer Joseph Popiolkowski and photographer James P. McCoy, whose shots are in the paper, on this blog and in this photo gallery.
Boutet sent me a follow-up email last week that he agreed to let me share here. What's the favorite item in his collection? It's the mid-1950s Duke Snider Rawlings baseball glove of his late father, Paul. When John was a child, Paul Boutet was the one who took him to the Aud and Rockpile and let his son become a kiddie collector of sorts by mining ticket stubs and the like. Boutet gives you some more insight:
"He taught me everything I know about the game of baseball and more importantly life in sports. ... My Dad was the father who would always end up volunteering to coach when none of the other fathers would. He would work his 10-hour days and rush home to get us in the car and head over to Kenmore West for practice. He was the father who would drive all the kids home because he knew it was safer than having them walk or ride a bike on the busy Kenmore streets. He was the father who kept every kid who tried out because he knew everyone had value even if they were only the water boy or equipment manager. He never once cut a kid. He made sure every kid got a jersey even if it came out of his own pocket.
"He was the father who treated every kid to ice cream after the games on Saturdays at Anderson's. He was the father who threw batting practice until his arm nearly fell off. He was the father who when he found out that 20 kids weren't going to make the St. Joe's JV hockey team said "Let's make a JV "B" team just so those 20 kids would have a team to play on. He never coached hockey in his life but he wanted those kids to have a team to call their own. He named the team the "It's" because he said "It was the team to play for". That was my Dad, always looking out for all the kids, not just his own. So my favorite item is that tattered old glove, because it symbolizes all that my Dad was...my hero."
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — LOCKPORT — Town of Niagara Supervisor Steven Richards let his lawyer do the talking at his arraignment Friday, in State Supreme Court in Lockport, on a 28-count public corruption indictment.
The 18-year town supervisor entered a plea of not guilty to the charges and his defense attorney, Rodney Personius, immediately began to attack the case brought by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
"We did try to work with the attorney general's office to keep this from going forward," Personius said. "Reasonable men differed (on what the evidence in the case shows) and we're happy to let this land in a public courtroom. We now have an opportunity to fully vet this in a proper setting."
Before entering his client's not guilty plea, Personius told Supreme Court Justice Richard Kloch Sr. there appeared to be multiple defects in the indictment. The former federal prosecutor and veteran defense attorney said the indictment failed to indict where in New York state Richards' crimes occurred and said some of his alleged crimes were not crimes at the time they may have happened.
Personius also said the statute of limitations may have run out on some of the alleged crimes.
Kloch, himself, noted that a felony theft charge in the indictment seemed to claim that the crime occurred from March of 2002 through March of 2012.
"Either that's the longest theft in all mankind or there's more to be looked at here," the judge said.
Kloch suggested that Personius and state prosecutors would be able to make arguments to him over those issues. Kloch set a December hearing date for those arguments.
Assistant Attorney General Paul McCarthy told Kloch, "This case is ready for trial. The investigation is complete."
The indictment accuses Richards of engaging in an ongoing scheme to steal town property and use town employees and equipment for his own personal gain. The case was investigated by the Joint Task Force on Public Integrity, which is a cooperative effort between the state attorney general, the state comptroller and the FBI.
"No public official is above the law, least of all one who used a town's property and employees to further his own interests," Schneiderman said in a statement released after Richards' arraignment. "People elected to positions of trust must be held to the highest standard, and those who abuse an office to line their own pockets will face the full legal consequences of their crimes."
Richards is charged with four felonies and 24 misdemeanor crimes. They include one count of defrauding the government, two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, 11 counts of petit larceny and 13 counts of official misconduct.
"This official treated the Town of Niagara like a private hardware store," DiNapoli said. "He had complete disregard for taxpayer property and must be held accountable for this wrongdoing."
The indictment charges that, beginning in 2001, Richards engaged in a scheme to steal goods and use town resources for his own personal benefit. Among the claims are allegations that he directed town employees to pick up and deliver property to his personal business, clean a clogged drain at his personal business, and connect a storm drain, at a residential rental property he owns, to a state storm water line.
Investigators charge that all of that work involved the use of town equipment and employees who were working on town time.
Richards is also accused of stealing numerous industrial supplies belonging to the town, including paint, a drill, and drain cleaner. He is also accused of taking a shotgun from the town police department.
Kloch released Richards on his own recognizance. He faces a maximum of two and 1/3 to seven years in state prison if convicted of the highest charges in the indictment.
Personius said Richards was ready to defend himself and had no intention of leaving the supervisor's post while the case is pending.
"Our understanding is, that as an elected official, he should be able to continue in office as he has for the last 18 years," Personius said.


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Our two-year old daughter just began attending the ELC this September, and it has been amazing watching her flourish in this environment. She seems so much happier at Friends than she did at het last NAEYC- accredited daycare, and we attribute that completely to the high standards for teaching and the personal connections that her teachers make with each of the children. It was the right fit for us!
I attended WFS for 14 years, pre-K through 12. I had an absolutely wonderful education- academically, athletically, and socially. As several reviewers have said, it is a family. It is a very unique place that encourages acceptance, tolerance, and being yourself. I went on to an Ivy League university and found college to be easy compared with Friends. I felt better prepared for my college classes than peers who attended some of the "best" schools in the country. I feel very luck and grateful to have attended Friends, and am seriously considering moving back to DE just to send my children there!
I am in my junior year at WFS and have been there since pre-K. The school is more than just a place to learn, it is a family, it is somewhere I can be myself, grow into who I want to be, and along the way meet the most amazing people. I can honestly say that every teacher I have had has touched my life in a meaningful way.
I went to friends for all 14 years and I loved it. I am currently a junior in college and I cannot express how well WFS prepared me for undergraduate work. As a math and economics double major my schedule is demanding and the work is difficult. The education I received in mathematics with the IB program gave me a step up not only in my freshman year, but in upperlevel courses also. Outside of the classroom WFS was an amazing place to be. The community is welcoming and supportive. I still email with my teachers and old coaches and stop by when I am home. They are people who genuinely care about their students. I consider myself lucky to have attended WFS.
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My daughter started in 9th grade and is now a senior. She came from a fabulous k-8 independent school and we expected WFS to compare well. We were sorely disappointed. The facilities for HS are so/so. The teaching is very uneven. Expectations are very low. A mediocre school.
My daughter has attended WFS since Middle School and is now a senior. The opportunities the school has provided her with have been tremendous. It is more than just a school, it is a loving community. My daughter can be found singing in the hallway and even the janitor knows her by name. It is so safe there is not a need for locks on the lockers. Cannot say enough about it. Ellen deVrind
Special place to learn, grow, and succeed in both personal and academic challenges. My daughter attends the middle school currently and we are thrilled to be a part of a school with high standards for 'the students' as well as 'the people' they will become.
My children currently attend and the education couldn't be better! As a mathematician and finance professional, I can honestly say that the math program is the best I have ever seen. Children learn practical applications for math and are able to prepare confidently for standardized tests. The last reviewers assessment that his/her 'high honor roll' kids are doing better now could be for many other reasons. We could not be happier with our children's standardized test scores and their ability to apply mathematics as early as Kindergarten!
I had 2 children go to friends from pk-8,i was happier with the LS program and very disappointed with the MS,my children left for another high school and are much happier both socially and academically. The math program is horrible and since my children have left their math scores have significantly increased on standardized tests and the classroom.(I have high honor roll kids).The math is not taught,the kids get in groups and work on problems and that's all they do,it's very frustrating and getting extra help is really no help at all. The english program is stronger,science program is fair to better depending on the teacher. They have great sports facilities. Very few class choices at hs level. Be wary,it looks great but not worth the $$,there are better schools available.
My son graduated 9 nine years ago and the education recieved here was excellent. He learned how to balance his work and social life. Math was taught for a full year in word problems. As an African-American student he was always encouraged to be himself and was accepted as his own person. When he went to college he was very successful because of the prepartion in all academic arenas. Teachers were well prepared to teach very challenging subject matter and pushed hard for excellence while having a loving and supportive arm around students. It was well worth all the sacrifices my family made and I would do it all again.
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Winehouse falters on return to stage
Amy Winehouse hits the headlines more for her private life – battles against addiction, health and the odd fracas with members of the public — than she does for her music. So it was refreshing to see the media focusing on that aspect of her life again after the 24-year-old appeared at Nelson Mandela's tribute concert on Friday night and at the Glastonbury music festival on Saturday.
While neither was a disaster, in the opinion of people watching, neither was great either. At the Mandela concert, she showed flashes of her ability and charisma but they were only flashes. Overall she looked lost on stage before the 50,000 crowd, and her voice sounded strained on the higher notes. Tabloid reports picked up on her altering the words to the anthem "Free Nelson Mandela", which rounded off the tribute to the elder statesman before his 90th birthday. "Free Blakey, my fella", she sang, referring to her jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil. To be honest, I couldn't tell her exact words when watching, but several reporters said they could.
Then she was off to Glastonbury, where 80,000 or so fans generally enjoyed her set, albeit with reservations, including what they described as a slurred, lazy rendition of signiature tune "Rehab". And again, a scuffle with a member of the crowd midway through the performance and a swear word aimed at U.S. rapper Kanye West dominated coverage.
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By Mark Gaughan and Tim Graham
The Buffalo Bills didn't make the sexiest hire.
They went with the head coach they thought was the best fit to turn around an organization that has missed the playoffs 13 straight seasons.
In a move that will define Russ Brandon's buck-stops-with-me presidency, the Bills agreed in principle with Syracuse's Doug Marrone to be the team's next head coach.
Marrone took over a culture of losing at Syracuse and turned it around.
He will try to do the same thing with the Bills.
In picking Marrone, the Bills are going with an offensive-minded coach with a reputation for being a disciplinarian. Head-coaching experience was important to the Bills. They opted for a candidate with college experience over two other interviewees -- Ken Whisenhunt and Lovie Smith -- who took their teams to Super Bowls yet had been fired from the NFL.
Nevertheless, Marrone comes to Buffalo with an NFL pedigree.
He worked under New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, one of the respected offensive gurus in the league, from 2006 to 2008. Marrone was Payton's offensive coordinator, but Payton called the plays on game day.
Before the Saints, Marrone was offensive line coach for the New York Jets for four years. He oversaw a rugged unit that paved the way for future Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin.
But Syracuse is where Marrone showed his full abilities as a leader. He took over a program that had gone 10-37 the previous four years and had gone seven straight years without a winning season.
Marrone went 25-25 in four seasons with the Orange. He went 4-8 in 2009, improving by one win over the previous season. Syracuse then posted records of 8-5, 4-7 and 8-5. Syracuse won the Pinstripe Bowl over Kansas State in 2010 and over West Virginia last week.
Upon arriving at Syracuse, Marrone went to work right away at turning around a losing attitude. A couple dozen players wound up leaving the program over the next two seasons.
"He came in with rules, and the people who didn't want to follow the rules are gone, and those who did want to follow stayed," linebacker Derrell Smith told reporters in 2010.
Early in Marrone's first season, he gathered the players in the locker room one morning and had them clean the room so they could take more pride in where they spent their day. He required players to dress in a suit and tie instead of sweat suits on game days. He required they sing the Syracuse alma mater before leaving the field after a game. If players were late to class, he would have their photos put on TV monitors in the weight room.
On the field, Marrone ran the Saints offense, more or less, in Syracuse. It's a pro-style attack that has its roots in the West Coast offense. It relies on the quarterback getting the ball out of his hands quickly and hitting receivers in stride. It uses tight ends and a fullback effectively in situational roles.
In New Orleans, Marrone worked with one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, Drew Brees.
At Syracuse, he developed Ryan Nassib into a winner. Nassib will enter the NFL draft in April and could be a prime target of Marrone and the Bills.
Marrone grew up in the Bronx and started on the offensive line for three years for Syracuse. He was a team captain his senior year.
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Kye Allums made history when he became the first "out" transgender person to play NCAA Division I athletics. In May 2012, he shared his story of playing on the George Washington University women's basketball team with Sports Illustrated and became a media sensation. Since then, he has been featured in the "In The Life" documentary series and appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, in addition to being named to The Advocate's 2011 "Forty Under 40," TheGrio's 100 History Makers in the Making for Black History Month, and OUT Magazine's OUT 100 for 2011.
Kye's experiences led him to create the Transition Tour to educate faculty, students, and student-athletes about transgender identities and issues, including his own story, in order to create a safer and more positive environment for everyone. He explains, "The Transition Tour was established to spread Transgender awareness around the world. It is vital for individuals to understand that transgender people are just like everyone else. We are all humans and everyone deserves the right to a health and happy life."
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Very poor quality product that fails after 2 months. I kept 10 bottles of fairly expensive wine in one side and it stopped cooling for no reason at all. The finish is cheap and shoddy too. Very disappointed. I only hope we can return it.
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Watch the Washoe County School District State of Education
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Pedro Martinez will deliver the annual State of Education address tonight at the Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology. The address will be streamed live on the District website.
Superintendent Martinez will discuss four main areas that are essential to moving the District forward: a more rigorous curriculum, individualized education, college and career readiness, and transparency in communications with the community.
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Roll Model Kayak Rack (884) by Thule®. Prevent damage to your vehicle and your kayak with this easy to load rack. The integrated rollers keep the boat from contacting the vehicle as it's loaded, while guiding it onto the supporting saddles. The Roll Model can carry a kayak up to 36" wide and 75 lbs. and fits Thule square bar rack systems only.
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Flower Power Cake from Green Kitchen Stories
Edible flowers are a beautiful way to add a touch of charm to your wedding day. Whether you choose to top your wedding cake with pretty blooms, serve cocktails garnished with delicate petals, or provide your guests with edible floral favours, they will add an exotic and striking element to the whole affair! Roses, pansies and violets seem to be the most popular choices, and they look so very romantic, but your cake and catering vendors should be able to help you with choosing a style that suits your day.
If you'd like to try your own hand at using edible flowers, then please remember that not all blooms are safe to eat – Thompson & Morgan have a really great guide that should help you, and there are several links to DIY ideas in this post. Always make sure that they are fresh and free from pesticides and insects. Use your common sense and only use flowers you're certain can be eaten. Remember it's usually their petals that are edible, so don't use the whole plant, and if they are not sugared then they will wilt, so choose your timing wisely (it may be best to get some help!).
Wild Violet Cake from Madison Wedding Guild
Lillet Rose Spring Cocktail & Rose Cupcakes both from Martha Stewart
Crystallised/Candied mixed flowers from Paul Barbera
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Swedish defenseman opts not to go to Swedish Elite League during 2012 NHL Lockout.
Why can't both sides in the mess stop putting their efforts into winning a PR battle and just lock themselves in a room and get it done?Tampa Tribune Lightning beat writer Erik Erlendsson via Twitter in response to dueling Public Relations attempts by teh NHl and NHLPA on the first day of the 2012 NHL Lockout
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Scott Brown ended speculation Friday afternoon as to whether he would run for U.S. Senate, announcing that he is not entering the race for the seat left vacant by John Kerry's confirmation to the post of Secretary of State.
Two Democratic political opponents – Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) – will face off in the April 30 primary with the special election set for June 25. There are currently no Republican candidates in the race.
Markey, who represents the 5th Congressional District, kicked off his campaign in December. Lynch launched his bid with a formal announcement Thursday afternoon. Lynch represents the 8th Congressional District.
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Explore the colleges and schools that make up Drexel University. You can also visit our Undergraduate Majors page to browse majors by college.
With an education in the humanities or sciences, you will have an enormous range of options after graduation.
Drexel integrates technology into the study of humanities, thus broadening our students' range of skills and perspectives. Our science programs also emphasize the latest technologies and feature a research-oriented approach. Both BA and BS degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences benefit from Drexel Co-op experiences.
To learn more, visit the College of Arts and Sciences website.
Biomedical engineering is the new frontier of scientific research, with challenges and opportunities previously unimaginable.
The BS in Biomedical Engineering will prepare you to make a difference in your world by giving you the skills necessary to create systems and devices that improve quality of life. Drexel blends engineering and life sciences in biosensors; biomaterials; biomechanics; biochemical engineering; and biomedical signals, systems, and imaging.
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Drexel's LeBow College of Business prepares its students with a strong foundation in theory, exposure to the latest technology, and valuable professional experience. Drexel's business programs are respected worldwide, and Drexel Co-op gives you the kind of inside look into the business world that few schools can match. Drexel's reputation for excellence and relationships with local firms work to your advantage — the greater Philadelphia area is home to more than 143,000 businesses, companies, and corporations.
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Software and information systems are at the core of 21st-century technology.
Drexel's College of Computing and Informatics prepares you to meet the challenges of an evolving field. Designing information systems, developing networks, managing websites and databases — information systems are varied and extensive. The college has long been recognized as a leader in this field. U.S. News & World Report ranked the college number five for its specialization in information systems within the 11th-ranked MS program in Library and Information Science.
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Drexel's Education programs will provide you with the training you need to teach at the elementary and secondary school levels and make a difference in tomorrow's world.
Drexel's Education programs are the only ones in the nation that include co-op experience directly related to your major area of certification. In addition to the 12-week student teaching experience required for certification, juniors in the program take part in a 10-week teaching experience.
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Whatever your chosen field, the skills of an engineer are valuable resources. The ability to work in a team, solve problems, communicate ideas, and see the inner workings behind a system or structure will serve you well in your future career. To meet the demands of an engineering education, Drexel — with support from the National Science Foundation — created the Drexel Engineering Curriculum (tDEC), an innovative approach that now stands as an international model for engineering curricula. In fact, Drexel's College of Engineering has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's top undergraduate programs.
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The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship is an extension of Drexel's commitment to academic innovation. As a student in the Close School, you'll learn to create successful businesses by applying both solid business acumen and creativity. You'll also work closely with experienced mentors who understand that good entrepreneurship is about more than just economic development — it's about providing service and leadership to the community.
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To learn more, visit the Close School of Entrepreneurship website.
The Pennoni Honors College is a truly interdisciplinary community. High-achieving students from all majors can be accepted into the Honors Program, and all students at Drexel can participate in the college's enrichment opportunities, like the Great Works Symposium.
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To be eligible for this program, you must be accepted into the Honors Program and you will be requested to provide additional materials after submitting your admission application.
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Every year, billions of dollars move through the hospitality and sports industries. From the minor to the major leagues, from neighborhood cafes to five-star hotels, hospitality and sport management professionals need to remain customer- and fan-focused without losing sight of the high-level decisions needed to maintain a competitive advantage.
Drexel's Hospitality and Sport Management programs give you the training you need to make business decisions on a micro- and macro-level, whether you represent a restaurant, hotel, casino, or athletic organization.
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Advice to Senior Management – The store-level employees are an intricate part to the company. Cut back the bonuses you are writing yourselves and show some appreciation to people who help drive the sales that write your paychecks.
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The Unseen Lives of Anorexic Men
Ten million Americans have eating disorders, a million of them men.
Ten million Americans have eating disorders, a million of them men.
Nathan was a graduate student when he met his girlfriend in 2006. She was concerned about her weight and tracked every meal in a food diary. Nathan, (his name has been changed here), had always been naturally thin, but began cutting out certain sweets from his diet, then processed food. Soon, he was eating only fruits, vegetables and, on occasion, meat.
"It wasn't a vanity thing," he says. Nathan married his girlfriend, had three kids and continued his studies while searching for a job. As the pressures in his life mounted, his diet became increasingly restrictive. At the time, he says he would think to himself, "I can't control how my dissertation is going. I can't control that my kids are crying but I can control what I eat."
[READ: Signs You Might Be Anorexic]
Soon Nathan had lost so much weight that he couldn't climb the stairs in his house without getting winded. He was 5'10" and less than 100 pounds, and his weight continued to drop.
"I was looking at myself deteriorating and hating it," he says. At the same time he felt this bizarre sense of accomplishment, almost like a rush. "I was somehow super human. I didn't need to eat."
Nathan is one of a million men in the U.S. who have eating disorders and that number appears to be growing. Boys as young as 8 have been diagnosed with eating disorders, according to the Eating Disorder Hope website.
In a recent study that surveyed 5,500 male teenagers over a decade, one in five subjects was very concerned about his weight and physique. While body image concerns don't automatically qualify someone as ill, because male eating disorders are so often overlooked according to experts, researchers have begun tracking these statistics.
Alison Field, the lead author of the study and an associate professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at Boston Children's Hospital Adolescent Medicine Division, said in her report that clinicians often fail to notice male patients who are using "unhealthy methods" to achieve their target weight and shape. "And parents are not aware that they should be as concerned about eating disorders and an excessive focus on weight and shape in their sons as in their daughters, "she added. The study was published by JAMA Pediatrics Nov. 4.
Light as Air
John Nolan, a pseudonym, shared his story in the book "Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial and Overcoming Anorexia,"edited by Kate Taylor, in which he reflected on his teenage battle with anorexia.
Like Nathan, he remembered the high he felt from starving himself-- feeling literally lighter. In this altered mental state a classical concert became a dreamlike experience. "I could hear the whisper of my blood in my ear and see the beat of my heart against my ribs. I was the air and the music," he wrote. More than 20 years later he reflects on that period of his life. "The moments of euphoria were wonderful. I just felt like I connected with the world in some strange way."
[ALSO: Researchers Find Genes Linked to High Risk of Eating Disorders]
But his moods were erratic and the feelings of exhilaration were rare. Mostly, he felt anxious and isolated.
John remembered walking down the street comparing himself and his size to strangers. He also had a brother who was clinically obese. "It was more a fear of fatness than a desire to be thin," he says. He would even picture the food another person had eaten that day. He'd see it in a pile and pride himself on the mental image of his own tiny pile. "Even if I won that competition what was it that I was really winning? It was all about control," he says.
More Than a Woman's Disease
That society looks at men's behavior and women's differently is a given, but it's particularly true of eating disorders. "A woman orders a large pizza and goes for a five-mile run. People notice," says Dr. Mark Warren, medical director of the Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders. When a man does the same thing, he argues, people pay less attention. "The same disorder triggers different pictures for men than for women."


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The Fairfax County Public School system has hired Jeffrey Platenberg to replace retiring assistant superintendent for facilities and services Dean Tistadt.
Platenberg began his career with FCPS, but is currently the assistant superintendent for support services with Loudoun County Public Schools. He takes over the FCPS job on Jan. 3.
"Jeffrey Platenberg is an experienced assistant superintendent for facilities, having worked in that capacity for Loudoun County schools since 2007," FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale said in a statement. "His professional expertise will transfer easily to FCPS. And we are happy to welcome him back to Fairfax, where he began his career in 1985."
In Loudoun, Platenberg "oversees the operations of safety and security, food service, facilities services, transportation, the warehouse, surplus equipment, photocopying, energy and environment, and telecommunications and instruction," according to a news release from the county.
"He manages new school construction and renovation projects, including construction of 13 new schools; oversees the improvement of energy efficiency for school facilities and expanded sustainable initiatives; and is responsible for enhancing the security systems of schools and facilities by installing camera-phone and card access readers at entrances," the release says.
Before he was in Loudoun, Platenberg was an assistant superintendent for accountability and information-communication technologies at the Lexington County (S.C.) School District One.
But he began his career here in Fairfax as a senior budget analyst in the 1980s and moved up the ranks until he became responsible for the FCPS design and construction program. He left in 1996.
Platenberg has a bachelor's degree in public administration from George Mason University and a master's degree from Webster University.


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- Rethink the way you process messages in a stable, powerful and adaptive way, using the JBoss HornetQ messaging system.
- Learn how to set up and code real-world, high performance message applications.
- Real-world advanced medical scenario features as the main example that will lead you from the basics of enterprise messaging to the advanced features
Book DetailsLanguage : English
Paperback : 250 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : October 2012
Author(s) : Piero Giacomelli
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Application Development, Java, JBoss, Open Source
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: Getting Started with HornetQ
Chapter 2: Setting Up HornetQ
Chapter 3: Basic Coding with HornetQ: Creating and Consuming Messages
Chapter 4: Monitoring HornetQ
Chapter 5: Some More Advanced Features of HornetQ
Chapter 6: Clustering with HornetQ
Chapter 7: Divert and Filter Messages
Chapter 8: Controlling Message Flow
Chapter 9: Ensuring Your HornetQ Security
Chapter 10: HornetQ in JBoss Environment
Chapter 11: More on HornetQ Embedding
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with HornetQ
- A quick introduction to HornetQ
- Introduction to our fictional example
- Installation and configuration of the environment
- A word on the OS
- Downloading the software
- Installing HornetQ
- Installing HornetQ on Linux/Unix/Mac the easy way
- Installing Eclipse
- Installing and configuring MongoDB
- Configuring the Eclipse IDE for HornetQ
- Coding our first example
- Class fields
- Initializing the context
- Creating and opening the connection
- Producing the message
- Consuming the message
- Connecting to MongoDB
- Storing to MongoDB
- Closing everything
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Setting Up HornetQ
- Which HornetQ version do I need?
- What about the cloud?
- A word on the operating system
- System requirements
- Installing the Java Virtual Machine
- Installing the HornetQ standalone server
- Starting/stopping HornetQ
- Compiling from sources
- Basic HornetQ configuration
- Starting HornetQ as a service in Windows/Linux
- HornetQ as a service in Linux
- Automating the HornetQ startup in Windows
- HornetQ and JBoss AS 7
- Checking your setup/installation
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Basic Coding with HornetQ: Creating and Consuming Messages
- Installing Eclipse on Windows
- Installing NetBeans on Windows
- Installing NetBeans on Linux
- Post installation
- A 10,000 foot view of HornetQ
- Thinking, then coding
- The HornetQ core API example
- Preparing your development environment
- Creating a shared core API connection
- Creating and sharing a HornetQ session
- Coding a client consumer
- Testing the first message sent
- Coding the HornetQ core API consumer
- Putting everything together
- Final considerations
- Have you done your math?
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Monitoring HornetQ
- Managing HornetQ using the core API
- Configuring the environment
- Before using the management core API classes
- First example using the core
- JMS management API
- Calling the JMS management API
- Managing clients using JMX
- Setting up the server
- Listing all the clients connected to a queue using JMX
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Some More Advanced Features of HornetQ
- Managing large messages with HornetQ
- Managing large messages using JMS
- Managing large messages using the core API
- Managing undelivered messages
- Delay in redelivery
- Dead letter address
- Message priority
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Clustering with HornetQ
- First cluster with two different nodes
- Creating two nodes
- Configuring the nodes
- Running both the nodes
- Coding a message producer and consumer on a cluster
- Creating a sharing queue on a HornetQ cluster
- Configuring the environment
- Coding the clustered queue example
- Creating the connections
- Creating the producer and the consumers
- Producing and consuming the messages on the clustered queue
- Final considerations
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Divert and Filter Messages
- A more detailed description
- Configuring the servers
- Configuring the XML
- Changing the script
- Coding the example
- Some more advanced filtering possibilities
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Controlling Message Flow
- What happens when you send or receive a message (for real)
- Changing the size of the buffer for JMS connections
- Buffer size using Core API
- Controlling the consuming rate
- Controlling the producer side
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Ensuring Your HornetQ Security
- Configuring the HornetQ security
- Resuming the example on security and permissions
- Testing our permissions
- Cluster security
- Configuring the SSL connection
- Setting up an SSL connection
- Summary
- Chapter 10: HornetQ in JBoss Environment
- Configuring and installing JBoss
- Configuring HornetQ within JBoss
- Creating and managing queues/topics
- HornetQ and J2EE environment
- Summary
- Chapter 11: More on HornetQ Embedding
- Embedding the HornetQ server in your application
- Embedding HornetQ in a simple way
- Embedding JMS HornetQ server
- Embedding HornetQ to create a cluster
- Using STOMP with HornetQ
- Enabling STOMP in the standalone version
- Running an embedded STOMP server
- Using HornetQ with Spring
- Coding our example
- Adding the interface
- Creating the Bean
- Creating the configuration XML
- Creating the test class
- Summary
Code Downloads
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Submit Errata
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Sample chapters
You can view our sample chapters and prefaces of this title on PacktLib or download sample chapters in PDF format.
What you will learn from this book
- Install and configure a HornetQ server on Windows or Linux
- Control the whole process of reading, writing and queuing messages
- Check the exact status of every single message in the system
- Group different servers to form a High Performance Message Cluster
- Deliver messages over a WAN to configure backup servers anywhere
- Secure your server to avoid any intrusion even by the internal coder who manages queues
- Manage your client to control task assignment
- Use HornetQ inside JBOSS, Spring or elsewhere, embedded in your Java application or as a standalone server
In Detail
Messages and information can be exchanged at exponential speed with JBoss HornetQ asynchronous messaging middleware. Learn how to use the JAVA open source Message Oriented Framework, to build a high-performance, multi-protocol, embeddable, clustered system and manage millions of messages per second.
In the HornetQ Messaging Developer's Guide you will find the most common applications of a message exchanger with example code, as part of real-world scenarios. This practical and applicable guide increases reader knowledge chapter by chapter, covering basics to the most advanced features.
You will start from a clean installation of a HornetQ sever and, having progressively become a HornetQ master, will finish by being able to use the framework embedded in your software and sharing information in a cluster environment.
Starting from writing and reading a single message, we will discover more advanced features like managing queues, clustering the server, and controlling the undelivered messages. The book deals with a real-world advanced medical scenario as the main example that will lead you from learning the basics to the advanced features of HornetQ.
Written by an expert HornetQ developer this guide develops an applicable example to accompany practical tutorials and screenshots. Readers will have no trouble applying what they've learnt to their own messaging needs.
Who this book is for
This book is intended both for first time users and readers who are already using the JBoss messaging system. Advanced features are explained and every chapter suggests further improvement, so the willing reader is challenged by increasing their knowledge in a practical and productive way.


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BULLARD — Catapulted by Josee Ross' 16 kills, four blocks, 16 digs and service ace, the Troup High School volleyball team punched its ticket into the Class 2A, RegionIII quarterfinals later this week by taking down Elkhart, 3-0, in an Area match that took place at Panther Gymnasium in Bullard Saturday evening.
Game scores were 25-13, 29-27, 25-21.
Troup will bring a 27-13 record into the fray, with the winner earning a spot into the upcoming regional tournament.
White Oak, a perennial state power, is 33-8 on the year.
Other noteworthy performances were recorded by Cheney Cover (11 kills, two blocks,11 digs and an ace) and Paeton Nolan who added a spike, five blocks and six digs.
Carly Dyess totaled 24 assists, nine digs and a kill while Bethany Mason added 11 digs and an ace.
The Lady Tigers' roster features five seniors, Cover, Dyess, Mason, Monet Hale and Kayla Thomas.
Troup is coached by Arden Johnson.