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Things I liked:Price,power,accuracy,weight, built in stop pin on rear scope mount and matching hole in dovetail.
Things I would have changed:trigger and option to buy without scope
What others should know:Excellent deal, I put 1000s of rounds through mine and still shoots well. The trigger is adjustable, mine has worked in to the point that it has a long trigger pull then lets off just before it fires, at that point it is a crisp, hair trigger.I "preset" it that way when sitting in the squirrel woods waiting for game to come along. Same for target, it is annoying as a shot sometimes goes off before it "presets", from what Ive read in the other reviews it appears to be a fluke to my benefit. My Trail NP trigger is far from this one and a GDT III switchover is more than likely. As it stands the trigger on my particular Titan GP works fine. Shoots premiers and HN cro-mags well.
Things I liked:It is easy to take apart. Pyramid Air is easy to deal with as well.
Things I would have changed:Quality Control, trigger of course, better scope and rings.
What others should know:I cleaned the barrel with Simple Green and that caused the alive jam to not function, resulting in a locked barrel. I sent the first one back, which was very quick and easy. The replacement arrived in good time. Unfortunately the same thing happened. So this time I decided to void the warranty instead. After some cleaning, deburring, and lubricating it functions like it is supposed to. So I mounted the scope. 8" left and 10" low from POI at 15'. Hopefully the scope lasts long enough to break the barrel in. Then I will have to order some rings for the UTG scope I have for it. Probably re-crown the muzzle because it has a nick in it and put in some brass bushings for the barrel pivot. Then if it seems to stay accurate, I will add the Golden Trigger. These things have nothing to do with Pyramid Air of course and more to do with bad quality control in China in my opinion.
Things I liked:Great weapon. Very accurate out of the box.
Things I would have changed:Nothing.
What others should know:Got it in .177 caliber. Very quiet. Long trigger pull, but not hard to get used to.
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U.S. coach Michael Krzyzewski gives instructions to his players during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's semifinal basketball game between Argentina and the USA at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 10, 2012.
Mike Krzyzewski's last game as U.S. coach will be for an Olympic gold medal.
As the American men's team prepared to play Spain for the Olympic title, Krzyzewski told The Associated Press that the game will be his final one as national coach, a position he has held for seven years.
Krzyzewski had left open the possibility of staying with the team beyond the London Games, but before practice on Saturday said these will be his last Olympics.
When asked if he was sure, Krzyzewski didn't hesitate before again saying, "yes," this will be his last game.
Krzyzewski, who has led Duke to four NCAA championships, took over the U.S. team in 2005. In the past seven years, he has restored the powerful American program, which was in disarray following a third-place finish at the 2004 Athens Games.
However, led by Krzyzewski, the U.S. got redemption and a gold medal four years ago in China, won the world championships in 2010 and can win gold again by beating Spain.
"If we can win it, then it would be three major championships in a row, which I don't know when that's been done because we haven't usually won the world championships," Krzyzewski said. "It would be a huge thing for our program."
Although he won't take credit, Krzyzewski's impact on the U.S. program has been immense.
"It goes beyond what has happened on the floor," said USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo, who hired Krzyzewski to run the U.S. team. "He's been so important to me in everything we've done in building the infrastructure and philosophy and standards — all of it. His legacy goes beyond the record on the court. We're 52-1, I guess since this all began, and hopefully we'll be 53-1 after tomorrow. That's a legacy in itself."
Colangelo was asked if can persuade Krzyzewski to remain as coach.
"Chances are not," he said. "But we'll have to have that conversation on an official basis. He's said this is it, and I'll respect his choice. But knowing me as I know me, I'll have that conversation and we'll see."
With a win Sunday, Krzyzewski would join Henry Iba (1964, 1968) as the only U.S. coach to lead the Americans to gold medals in consecutive Olympics.


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The star-studded, $10,000-to-win, 55-lap Pepsi Nationals will cap a night of time trials, heat races and Last Chance Showdowns on I-55 Raceway's exciting high-banked 1/3-mile oval. The event will play a major role in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship battle, with less than 50 points separating Josh Richards, Darrell Lanigan and Tim McCreadie.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University and IMG College have agreed to a lucrative partnership for the athletic department's Tier 3 multimedia rights, separate college sports sources have confirmed to the Charleston Daily Mail today.
The deal was first reported by Sports Business Daily, but a source told the Daily Mail WVU expects to make around $5 million more per year in the new arrangement than it was making with the current Mountaineer Sports Network structure.
WVU was one of the few remaining schools to independently manage its Tier 3 rights.
Athletic Director Oliver Luck declined to comment, maintaining his desire to remain silent until the deal is complete. That could be soon, though. A source said WVU has sent IMG College a formal letter stating its intent to award the company the Tier 3 contract and that WVU will make about $9 million per year. Incentives should push the overall value of the contract well above $110 million.
A source said WVU's deal with IMG College would begin July 1 and last for 12 years, which is said to be a standard length of time because it's the length of the Big 12 Conference's grant-of-rights agreement. Under that separate deal, if a school leaves the Big 12 before the 13-year deal enacted this past season expires, it leaves behind all of its Tier 1 and Tier 2 media rights and revenue for the remainder of the deal.
IMG College is regarded as an industry leader in the multimedia rights business and works with more than 80 schools, including Texas, Kansas, Baylor and Texas Christian University in the Big 12. WVU's move to IMG College would leave Michigan State as the country's only major university without a Tier 3 partner, though Michigan State outsourced its multimedia rights before and has since brought them back under its own control.
In addition to granting WVU greater access to more national companies and the revenue boost involved with that, one person who works in the business said IMG College is also respected for its willingness to work with schools and allow them to manage and personalize many details. That would include personnel for broadcasts of games and television or radio programs.
"The fairest way to represent it is as a partnership between the two involved," the source said. "It's not one of those things where they're going to dictate everything or push something (the Mountaineers) don't want. If there's something they don't want to do, they're going to sit down and talk it out."
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Kaliyo or SCORPIO
Even better: Both at the same time
Mako, Jaesa or Nadia.
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I would take Theran Cedrax out...to the deserts of Tatooine and put a blade through his head.
"FFS, I KNOW you are a pacifist. Yes, you have mentioned it."
"Ahhhhhhhh, peace."
Jaesa Willsaam for sure
This thread makes me feel uncomfortable.
...Vette <3
Torethirnyi, Blackwing's Bane - Orc Enhancement Shaman - <Conviction> of Korgath - (H) 9/13 25-man - Retired from WoW in 4.1Champion Torethyr Sarin - Cyborg Vengeance Juggernaut - <Conviction> of Prophecy of the Five - 10/10 Nightmare Mode - Retired
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Malavai Quinn, anytime, anywhere <3 Looove that char
Dark Jaesa Willsaam. Man, I would love her IRL!
probably Mako actually. she's got the internet in her freaking head. how cool is that? besides that she'd help make me money.
other human girls, well I think i'd get along great with Kira. Jaesa would be interesting as well.
Vette would be some good twi'lek action.
possibly Nadia/Azshara but haven't seen much of them yet. I like Kaliyo/Temple but probably not outside of game.
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You gave faces to my dreams and nightmares and sparked my imagination throughout my entire life. You will be missed.
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Defs Raina temple
Mako or Elara. Fourx would be a fun guy to have around though.
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Tharan Cedrax ... or Vector. Vector's voice is so awesome.
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Mako is too carebear. Dark side Jaesa is too dirty.
Kaliyo I think is the right balance - again, with hair
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Timothy Smith writes The Echo Boom Bomb, a blog featuring financial, economic and socioeconomic analysis of the Millennial generation (also known as Echo Boom Generation or Generation Y). The Echo Boomers or Millennials are people born between 1982 and 1995. Mr. Smith currently advises corporations and organizations on how to market products, services and ideas to the Millennial generation. Mr. Smith recently interviewed Natalia Antonova, who is having trouble paying her student loans. Student loans were one of the major grievances noted by Occupy Wall Street.
"Interview: "I Can't Afford My Private Student Loans"
I claim that an education bubble is growing, and one key that will lead to it's eventual collapse will be the stories that the current generation tell to the next generation. Was school worth it? Many in Generation Y have said that it isn't. One Generation Yer, Natalia Antonova, recently wrote about having trouble paying back her private student loans. A brief bio directly from her: "I was born in the USSR, in Kiev. My family is mostly ethnically Russian. We moved to the United States in the mid-1990′s. In 2007, I went to seek my fortune abroad (wisely so, as it turns out). I work as a journalist, a playwright and a translator." Natalia owes $42,000 in private loans (with accrued interest, not the principal amount) and another $30,000 in federal loans.
1. I read your story that you finished school with a large student loan debt load and after making numerous payments since 2006, the balanced hasn't decreased much. What are you doing now with this student loan balance and what made you decide this?
Right now I can only afford to concentrate on my federal loans – I can no longer afford my private loans, and am sliding into default. My federal loans were consolidated through the College Foundation of North Carolina, an organization that, I believe, actually contributes to society in tangible ways, so I am doing everything in my power to keep up with those loans. Defaulting on federal loans also carries consequences which are even harsher than a private loan default.
I don't plan on being broke forever, and hope to work something out with regard to my private loans, eventually, but keeping up with my monthly payments is not feasible at this time. Forbearance, meanwhile, is just designed to push you further into debt – it's a sick joke, when you think about it. I just can't participate in this charade at this time, especially after taking huge risks with my health to avoid defaulting in the past. It has dawned on me that I am a serf to this system, and I can no longer play this game.
I actually didn't think that I would need to borrow so much money for school – my family was doing alright when I was applying to universities. But when our financial problems began, the reversal of fortune was pretty swift and merciless. I gambled on my Duke education – and in one sense, I won. I do, in fact, have a great career now. But even this great career can't make up for the fact that I'm stuck making these payments while having practically zero consumer protections – and I'm feeding a beast that's destroying people's lives. Since I went public with my loan problems, I've had people writing me and saying things like, "My brother defaulted – and killed himself. Creditors started harassing our mother after his death." Or someone will write in to say, "My daughter is forced to leave the country, she can't keep up with her payments, and I'm partially disabled, I can't help out." What's happening to people out there is horrible – and when we advise children on what to do after high school, we should be keeping that in mind.
2. In the United States, we've told kids to go to college no matter the cost. If students don't have the money, we encourage them to borrow money because they'll make more money if they go to school. I'm assuming here that you heard some similar advice. Now that you've been through school, and with your student loan balance, how do you feel about that advice now?
I think this advice is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have to be realistic – having a college education is usually the only way to have a decent career in the States right now. But on the other hand, costs are ridiculously inflated and the job market for new graduates is awful.
You keep hearing these "miracle" stories about people who didn't have an education and totally made it – but I think those stories are means of pacifying people. In the current volatile job market, with the economy suffering, with many graduates unemployed and underemployed, how does one keep pretending that there isn't something horribly wrong with our system? Well, one way to avoid that discussion is just to tell people, "You're just lazy. If Steve Jobs had a great career – so can you!" By doing so, we can keep sweeping systemic problems with the education system and the economy under the rug. With all due respect – people like Steve Jobs are the exception, and they shouldn't be our excuse when we're refusing to deal with a broken education system.
You don't wish to "participate" in the "loan industry's shenanigans?" By which you mean paying back the money you borrowed. Too bad. You have a moral, legal and ethical responsibility to pay what you owe.
Many of us worked our way through public university (still a very good bargain). The fact that you chose to borrow huge sums of money to attend private school does not make any one else the bad guy, and I refuse to pick up the tab for your spending.
How "moral and ethical" is a lending system which is devoid of nearly all fundamental consumer protections, including bankruptcy rights, refinancing rights, statutes of limitations, Truth in Lending laws, Fair debt collection practices, and others?
How "moral and ethical" is a lending system where the lenders, guarantors, and even the federal government have a clear and obvious incentive to want loans to default rather than to remain in good stead?
How "moral and ethical" is a lending system that promotes unchecked inflation, and has for decades in the commodity that is being purchased with the loans?
Yea. Not very. People need to quit holding up this principle of personal responsibility in the context of the student loan system. This is a cheap cover for both lending and government IRresponsibility, and most everyone knows it at this point. That dog don't hunt anymore, if it ever did for the student loan program.
Dry your tears, whiney boy.
There was no coercion or trickery here. This is not about bankruptcy or fair collection practices. She claims she has a good job. No, the only thing the bank did wrong is ask for their money back as per agreement. Apparently it's not convenient.
You say "people need to quit holding up this principle of personal responsibility." Really?? Did your mother raise you that way??
As a consumer, I need protection from selfish irresponsible people who refuse to pay their debts, because it costs the rest of us.
Grow up, cupcake.
Tough words, coming from someone who has to hide behind a fake name, and can't muster the courage to put his (or is it her?) name behind his (her?) words.
1. No Trickery? Allowing the schools and lenders to mislead prospective students and their families that the school default rates were low, when in fact they were likely around 1 in 4 for years or decades, and are certainly far higher now doesn't constitute trickery?
2. Providing "loan entrance counseling" that doesn't even bother to inform students about the astonishing and unique absence of fundamental consumer protections like bankruptcy, statutes of limitations, and others isn't deceptive??
C'mon, big guy, even if you aren't the bravest bullfighter in the ring, perhaps your strong words can explain these two examples. We're listening.
Graduate Unions or Student Unions, a collective of people who work together to pay off their debts. They do this by actions of Capital Gains through community work and investments. The Union pays off each members loans.
I also think a great virtual reality game would be Loan Repayment, an interactive journey of choices and methods to pay back money borrowed. The game could be a required course before graduating and all students who take the class must have their virtual loans paid off by the end of the semester.
Another effective virtual game The World Problems Video Game, a journey through social agendas and world devastation. The Player gets to choose what type of situation they dwell in and figure out a solution to resolve the bad condition. This would be great for politicians and world leaders.
They could easily turn financial management into a video game, in general. I think more people would manage their money better if they visually saw a house being constructed on a screen (representing savings toward a home), or if they saw a status report on earning a degree.
Most people don't find tables interesting, and fewer people find anything math-related interesting, which is why there tends to be little interest in financial areas.
Thanks for mentioning those games, though. Hopefully someone out there tries them out; they sound awesome.
Pay your debts. As previously stated you have a moral, legal and ethical obligation to do so. No one forced you to go to a private university. Your whining and moaning is embarressing to read. You put yourself in a difficult situation, now work your way out. Don't look to other people and make excuses to get yourself out of your obligation.
Moral, legal and ethical responsibility to repay a loan? What does that mean for every person and company who has filed some form of bankruptcy? That they're morally and ethically bankrupt as well because things didn't go according to plan?
And don't try to claim that public universities are still "affordable", because they aren't.
"Loan industry shenanigans"?? Please. The shenanigan culprit is your alma mater and all the other schools who jack their prices up beyond all reason simply because they can. The Feds nodded and winked to the $150k/yr English professors and $1M college Presidents as they handed you the shovel to dig yourself deeper and deeper into debt paying for an "education" that fails to provide you with the skills you need to get a decent job.
Was it worth it? In the end, a certain political party got an indoctrinated, economically helpless voter and the academic left walked away with a pile of money. Since she can't pay the debt, the taxpayer who subsidized the loans got screwed. Since she isn't qualified to get a decent job, she and industry both got screwed. Actually, since she can't get relief from bankruptcy court, either, she got screwed twice.
We need accountability and we cannot allow this system of indentured servitude to continue. Bankruptcy laws need to be amended to allow for student loan discharge. Set the bar high. Require affirmative proof that the student has tried and failed to find a job that can pay the freight on the loan. And if the loan is discharged because the student was ill-prepared for the job market, charge a portion of the defaulted balance to the school that sold her a fraudulent education in the first place.


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When the American Chamber Chorale was founded by Stephen Morton in 2001, one of his goals was to "give back to the community." Now in Season XII, the Chorale continues the tradition with a concert featuring selections from Handel's Messiah to benefit Feed My People, a charity that serves clients in St. Louis and Jefferson counties. The concert will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 9907 Sappington Rd. in Sappington.
In addition to Messiah selections, including the Hallelujah Chorus, the American Chamber Chorale's program also will feature arrangements of familiar carols by today's composers. Audience members will join the chorale in singing traditional Christmas carols, celebrating the season by sharing the joy of music while also benefiting Feed My People. A reception for all will follow the concert.
The mission of Feed My People, a Christian interdenominational help center, is to show God's love and compassion to all of His people, particularly His people in need. Feed My People was established in 1982 by John and Carol DeGuire to meet the growing needs of the poor. As one of the largest food pantries in metropolitan St. Louis, Feed My People provides food valued at more than $3 million dollars, helping clients of all ages and ethnicities. In addition to providing food, 20 additional programs are offered as funds allow.
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Even as Gov. Pat McCrory put pen to paper Monday, specifically the pen that signed the Voter ID bill into law, two lawsuits were on the way in federal court, a third was being readied for state court, and U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolinas 1st Congressional District was asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to use his authority to ensure voting rights in this state.
McCrory mouthed the rationalizations of Republican ideologues in the legislature who have been giving the governor his marching orders for six months.
The governor said the new law would prevent voter fraud. He didnt bother to mention that voter fraud is about as big a threat in North Carolina as an invasion of dinosaurs (excepting the Republicans on Jones Street).
And he of course didnt linger on the other parts of the legislation clearly designed to give Republicans an advantage in future elections, blatantly political maneuvers: no more straight-ticket voting, which is favored by more Democrats than Republicans; no more same-day registration and voting, again something shown to be used more by Democrats; early voting periods will be shorter, and early voting also tends to draw more Democrats; no more pre-registration for students younger than 18, as the young tend to lean Democratic.
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There are some other ideological gems in the legislation as well, with an end to public financing of some judicial campaigns. Candidates who have been forced to identify themselves as standing by their ads now wont have to do that anymore. And those Big Brother fans will be happy to know that county political parties can designate more poll-watchers who can go anywhere in a county.
The changes, many of them anyway, came about because of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this summer that invalidated part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That law required certain states and counties to get prior federal approval before changing election laws. A divided court nixed that on the logic that evidence of blatant discrimination was not what once it was.
North Carolina Republicans couldnt wait to take their Voter ID law off simmer and bring it to a boil. But this action is quite likely to prompt multiple lawsuits contending that the law is designed to suppress the vote of minorities and others.
Had Republicans limited themselves to Voter ID, their actions might have caused a ripple instead of threatening to create a tidal wave. The public generally supports the idea.
Out of control
But as was the case with their flirtation with so many extremes in the just-past legislative session, they couldnt quit while they were ahead. So they went all out in an attempt to secure their hold on Jones Street and the governors mansion by doing everything they could to hold down the Democratic vote.
The shortsighted nature of that is obvious to moderate Republicans, such as they are, who recognize that their loss in the 2012 presidential election showed a weakness in their partys ability to appeal to the broader cross-section of voters that now is the reality in American politics.
Rather than lowering the boom on Democratic voters to try to limit turnout, the GOP would be smarter to expand its own base to appeal to voters beyond the affluent white male core that is diminishing in influence.
But on they charge, and now Gov. McCrory and North Carolina Republican legislators have set themselves up for legal challenges (Attorney General Roy Cooper argued against the law, but hes a Democrat, after all) that might well turn the law upside down anyway.
And even if they win, they cant change the fact that the North Carolina electorate is growing more diverse and will be even more so two and four years from now. That is something Republicans can do nothing about.


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If you like GoPro's camera design and just want solid HD video, you might be able to save yourself $100 and get this instead of the $400 Black Edition.
Streetlight.Vision's software means the US company can add new services like pollution monitoring to its wireless networks.
The TG-850 brings some firsts to the rugged point-and-shoot category to help beat out the stale competition.
People are thinking more about security and that's a good thing, says Joe Sullivan, who also touted the company's encryption policies during a press briefing at headquarters.
Florida Power & Light will link thousands of streetlights in a project geared to improve efficiency and help the utility fix problems sooner.
The insides are different, but the design of the Silver Edition looks identical to GoPro's Hero3+ Black Edition (pictures)
Though it lacks several bells and whistles of the Black Edition, and the video isn't quite as good, for $100 less the Silver edition still packs plenty of punch.
Toshiba's fast Encore 8 is bulky and heavy like a typical Toshiba tablet.
This follow-up to the S01 remains supersmall and lightweight, but gets a new sensor and larger touch screen.
Internet-enabled traffic signals, streetlights, and natural gas meters are expensive to deploy. One company hopes selling the technology as a service will help its business.


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Creative Aurvana Live! Headphones
"BEST VALUE FOR MONEY Finally I can send my Superlux 668B where they belong - into the trashcan. Due to a discount at the german Creative store website, I was able to order the Aurvana Live for 49€ (equals ~62$). Optics/Haptics Lots of plastic, but seems durable and well crafted, also nice to look at. Dueto the little weight and the well adjustable headband, they're superbly comfortable, even..." --TStarGermany
Creative Headphones EP-630
" They're a cheap set of IEMs with decent sound for the £10 price. Not much more to say. " --TheJesusGuy
Philips SHE8000/28 In-Ear Headphone (Black/Red)
" These IEM's arent the greatest. But these ARE the greatest for $5!! Seperation is great, Clarity is great, Detail is great! Bass is superb! Doesnt muddle out the highs and mids. This is the best buds that ive had for just $5! A reminder, these arent audiophile IEM's, but because if the price, they are probably the best IEM's out there! " --Ezio
Creative Aurvana 2 In-Ear Headphones
" Comfort and Fit: This pair is very comfortable in the sense that their presence in your ears won't be very noticeable. I fell asleep a few times while listening to music through these earphones, so thats all I can say about them. For fit however, I had to use the largest size of earbuds to fit it into my ears. Isolation isn't very good though because background noise can still be heard even..." --hawk9598
Creative Labs 51MZ0310AA005 HS-800 Fatal1ty Gaming Headset (Black)
" While a little put off by the branding (I personally think Fatal1ty is a tool), I've always been a Creative Labs fan and took a shot on this headset. I have been richly rewarded. My headset gets an average 8-9 hours of use a day in the winter months, and 3-4 during the rest of the year. They have performed flawlessly, with rich sound and surprising durablity. ..." --Marcain
Technical Pro HPT990 Professional Headphone
" Expanding on the pros, other likes- - These cans are pretty comfortable imo, with the velour pads and soft headband. I havent had any problems with pressure points on the headband, and have been able to wear them for several hours on end without much fatigue. Clamping force is just right. Tighter than, for example, a Creative Aurvana Live, but looser than my FA-011s. Fairly light weight. -..." --kidcharlemagne
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Creative Aurvana Air - Headphones ( over-the-ear )
The Aurvana Air is clearly in a class of its own. Crafted with precision, the earphones' very own EaseFit ear-hook design offers a secure music listening experience. Its lightweight Flexnium ear-hook leverages on Nickel-Titanium alloy (Shape Memory Metal) to offer a flexible and robust design. This is well-complemented by luxurious champagne-gold finishing and polished metal accent to give...
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Special Financial Assistance for Cherokee County Students
Reinhardt offers special assistance for local students. This aid, called the Cherokee County Grant, is funded by the generous donations of local residents and businesses through the annual county-wide fund-raiser, A DAY. The College matches the funds raised each year, and this total is awarded annually to qualified local students. Since the first A DAY in 1998, more than $1.6 million has been raised and awarded to Cherokee County students at Reinhardt.


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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — They knew the Erie Canal was going to cost a lot of money, but in the early 1800s, no one really knew how much, and opinions varied wildly about who should pay the bill. The newly organized Canal Commission was asked for their estimate of cost, and their chairman, DeWitt Clinton, not being one to shy away from a squabble, said five million dollars, and maybe more.
To many New Yorkers, the idea was preposterous. An "Internal Improvement" of this magnitude had never been attempted —certainly, nothing with a cost in the millions of dollars. Previous public works projects had been small, usually attempted to correct a transportation issue or create a dam to control water flow. So, talk of Clinton's Ditch with a cost over $5 million created an instant controversy.
In the early 1800s, most of the hardworking settlers in upstate New York were going through a period when they hardly recognized money. Banks were almost non-existent and greenbacks and gold-based currency were a rarity. Most people conducted business through barter. Settlers would pay for the materials they needed using their crops in return.
Without cash in hand, disgruntled settlers questioned whether the New York government would accept crops and handcrafts to cover the tax needed to build the Erie Canal. The proposed $5 million needed might as well have been five billion, because in the mind of the average New Yorker, either one would be equally impossible. A few decades earlier, New Yorkers had joined the other colonies to fight a war over excess taxation, and public sentiment was certainly against allowing the state to institute a new tax to build the Erie Canal.
Canal supporters aided their cause by pushing patriotism. In order to hold our fledgling nation together, our citizens needed to have a bond of common interest. George Washington noted it, and DeWitt Clinton made it his mantra: "As a bond of union between the Atlantic and the Western States, this canal may prevent the dismemberment of the American Empire."
The Canal Commission was indeed patriotic, but they were also practical. The question was asked at every meeting – who will pay for the canal? The federal government was the most logical choice. The entire country would benefit from a project of this magnitude. Others felt that the neighboring states should certainly contribute; as they too would reap the benefits the canal would offer.
But, the other states were emphatic in their refusal to assist. They offered polite encouragement and said it was a fine New York project that should be paid for by New Yorkers. Likewise, President Thomas Jefferson said that there was no basis in law for the federal government assisting an individual state with a canal project. He thought the canal was one hundred years ahead of its time, and even if the federal government had been able to fund the project, it surely would put the nation in bankruptcy. He dismissed the canal with a stinging rebuttal: "It is little short of madness to think of it at this time!"
The War of 1812 put all thoughts of the Erie Canal on hold. Fighting a war, again so soon, with England, had tremendous financial consequences. There was no money to spend on internal improvements. There were no men to dig the canal, either.
However, by 1817 talks resumed, pro and con, for the construction of the Erie Canal. The War of 1812 demonstrated to citizens that they needed a transportation network that was free from any British influence, because many people felt our country would surely go to war again.
By 1816, the financial details were still far from decided and DeWitt Clinton tried to brace weary New Yorkers for the worst. He told them if a canal were to be dug in New York, then New York citizens would have to dig into their own pocketbooks first. Taxes would be needed - not just $5 million, but now $6 million was the estimate.
New York bankers were now confident in the pledged word of the Citizens of the State of New York. New York State, through its Canal Commission was able to sell stocks, bonds, and to obtain loans to pay for the canal. History notes that these were indeed wise investments. With initial Erie Canal funding in place, after decades of debate, ground was officially broken at Rome, N.Y. on July 4, 1817.
Doug Farley is the director of the Erie Canal Discovery Center. His column runs every Saturday. The Erie Canal Discovery Center has welcomed 132,974 guests since its inception and is a great place to start your Erie Canal adventure. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Join today, May 18 at 1 pm when Cynthia Cotton will offer a free, family-friendly program and book reading from her new Erie Canal children's story entitled, "The Book Boat's In."Doug Farley is the director of the Erie Canal Discovery Center. His column runs every Saturday. The Erie Canal Discovery Center has welcomed 132,974 guests since its inception and is a great place to start your Erie Canal adventure. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Join today, May 18 at 1 pm when Cynthia Cotton will offer a free, family-friendly program and book reading from her new Erie Canal children's story entitled, "The Book Boat's In."


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A disturbance this week at the Spring Creek State Prison in Seward, according to the State Department of Corrections was triggered by an order for inmates to make their beds.
Bryan Brandenburg, Department Director of Institutions said that 14-inmates were reacting to a memo from the acting superintendent of the prison.
As we've reported, late Monday, the inmates in the segregation unit at Spring Creek began breaking windows and toilets, flooding their cells.
The corrections department says the inmates never left their cells, and the disturbance ended early Tuesday when they were moved to a different unit.
One inmate was pepper sprayed. Brandenburg says that only one officer was on duty at the time of the disturbance
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Why would there be only one officer on?
Put all of them in a cell without a bed and make them sleep on the bare concrete floor! Ordered to make their beds? God forbid that they should have to do something so demanding. What a joke. Inmates are treated way too good.
If they wanna bust their toilets and flood their cells, let em live in it!!


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By Neale Gulley
The Tonawanda News
BUFFALO — DuPont allowed flammable vapors to go undetected inside a massive tank that exploded in 2010, killing the welder whose torch ignited the blast at the Town of Tonawanda facility, the federal agency responsible for investigating chemical accidents said Thursday.
While outlining specific steps for Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont to take, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said the agency also was drafting broader industry-wide recommendations in response to at least 11 similar accidents over the last several years.
"Hot work accidents, which result from welding, cutting or grinding near a flammable atmosphere, occur at an alarming rate," Moure-Eraso said during a news conference in Buffalo, where the board was scheduled to vote on the final report and recommendations for the DuPont accident.
"This is not limited to one corporation. This has happened across all industries, small and large, and is a broader concern," he said. He declined to detail the proposals but said the agency was close to releasing them.
The DuPont explosion in Tonawanda was especially concerning, Moure-Eraso said, because it followed three January 2010 safety lapses at a Belle, W.Va., DuPont plant, including one in which a worker died and another was exposed to the toxic gas phosgene.
"A question naturally arose among our board members ... as to whether there might have been a safety culture decline at DuPont, so long considered to be an industry safety leader," he said.
The Tonawanda plant's manager, Ronald Lee, said the concerns were unwarranted.
"Safety continues to be our No. 1 priority, over production and any other performance parameter that's usually important in this industry," he said. "I've been with DuPont for 33 years and I have not seen the emphasis slack off around expectations of safety and adhering to standards. It is a core value and we advertise it and execute it as a core value."
Investigations determined that the Buffalo explosion happened after DuPont employees unfamiliar with the potential danger cleared contract welder Richard Folaron to begin maintenance work atop a 19-foot tall, 10,800-gallon steel slurry tank.
While engineers had checked for flammable gas above the outdoor tank prior to welding, workers never checked the air inside the tank because they didn't realize that flammable vinyl fluoride vapor could migrate from a second tank through an overflow line and accumulate.
Had the technicians tested the tank, "they would have known that any hot work presented a serious hazard," said chief investigator Johnnie Banks.
The explosion blew off the top of the tank, throwing Folaron to his death and burning a foreman who was watching nearby. Both men worked for Buffalo contractor Mollenberg-Betz.
The Chemical Safety Board recommended that DuPont require air monitoring inside tanks before and during work like welding, grinding and riveting and that vents and piping between tanks be closed off. It also said DuPont should regularly audit permitting processes to ensure that those issuing permits recognize and eliminate potential hazards.
Lee said many of the suggested changes reflect the company's findings and have already been implemented. Slurry tanks have been redesigned so that flammable substances cannot accumulate inside, he said, and the company now requires flammability checks in and outside of tanks before any hot work.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration last year cited DuPont and Mollenberg-Betz for 17 workplace safety violations related to the Buffalo accident. They included allowing welding to be conducted in an explosive atmosphere and not ensuring the tanks were free of flammables.
OSHA fined DuPont $61,500, the maximum under the law, for its role in the incident. Mollenberg was fines $55,400, as well.


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I want to process some text files and then save the output in a db.
I am using python (hadoop streaming).
I am using mongo as backend server.
Is it possible to run hadoop streaming jobs without specifying any output?
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Every-Other-Week Trash Pick-Up Update
The City of Tacoma reports that the switch to every-other-week garbage pick-up is meeting goals for cost-savings and greenhouse gas reduction.
The every-other-week program, rolled out last year is cutting City fuel costs by 44%, for about $163,000 saved over the course of the year, according to aRead more
Tacoma City Council Meeting - July 22, 2014
Resolution No. 38960 A resolution authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Tacoma; accepting $601,949 in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for the replacement of one switcher locomotive. [Alan Matheson, ChiefRead more
Tacoma City Business Preview - Week of July 22, 2014
Construction Projects
At this week's study session, Tacoma City Council will hear an update on the various construction projects currently underway around Tacoma, as well as recently completed projects. ...Read more
Another Tacoma Totem Pole Comes Down
Another totem pole in Tacoma is coming down, although so far this one has drawn less controversy than the Tacoma Totem Pole in Fireman's Park did.
The totem pole at Portland Avenue Park is not nearly as old as the Fireman's Park pole, nor does it play a prominent role in Tacoma's history. It does,Read more
Bob's Java Jive Added to National Register of Historic Places
Bob's Java Jive, the classic coffee pot-shaped building on South Tacoma Way, has been placed on the national register of historic places.
The News Tribune reports that the uniquely shaped 85-year-old landmark has officially been added to the register for its architectural significance. The Java Jive has been on the Tacoma Register of Historic places for a number of years now, a designation which has protected it from demolition. This adds...Read more
Knights of Veritas: The Science of Swordfighting at the Main Library
The program includes discussion of leverage, geometry, physiology, chemistry, physics and more, delivering a surprising program which demonstrates that real science was alive and well in the combat arts of medieval knights!
Two knights wearing museum-quality replicas of the clothing and armour ofRead more
This Run Will Bowl You Over
Bowling after running makes this a multi-sport event, right? It absolutely makes sense to us.
Tacoma Runners will break into new territory July 24 as we do our first-ever run from Chalet Bowl. Yep, you read that right - sweaty runners and bowling. What could go wrong? You know the routine - anRead more
Community Budget Input Meeting #3
|The City is currently planning for the next two years by developing its 2015-2016 Biennial Budget. For the 2015-2016 Biennial Budget, revenues are projected to grow at 2 percent, but expenses are projected to grow at a faster rate. In order to maintain the levels of service provided by the
Women and LGBTQ Night
Women & LGBTQ Night is a safe and supportive night that strives to primarily serve people who identify as female, queer, genderqueer, gay, lesbian, asexual, andro, and/or transgender. Patrons are invited to come work on their bikes; volunteer mechanics are available to lend guidance as needed. AllRead more
Friday at the Fort
Invite your friends, neighbors, and family to enjoy a great time at Fort Nisqually! This 21-and-over only event will feature the music of The Shy Boys along with tasty craft beers, Washington wines, and yummy treats. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the gate. All proceeds from this eventRead more
Free Saturday 5k for July 26, 2014
Join the Tacoma Runners Free Saturday 5k every Saturday. Fast, slow, or somewhere in between, all are welcome, so bring a friend. This week we are again at our home course in Point Defiance.
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Let's go berry picking! On Saturday July 26, we'll meetup at 10:30am at Stewart Heights Park near the playground. At 11am we'll roll-out for a flat ride to Charlotte's Blueberry Park. We'll pick blueberries for a little while (bring a container!) then head back to Stewart Heights. We'llRead more
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From where Miller sits, Tacoma is doing okay for now - not great, but okay - but all that could change. Miller looks at the uncertain future of what he identifies as Tacoma's two big economic engines, the Port and JBLM, and sees dark clouds on the horizon, and no one knows where the umbrellas are.
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It's not a big piece of history, but sometimes it's the little stories, not the big ones that really give you a sense of place. Todd Matthews over at the Tacoma Daily Index wrote a nice piece on the home and the architect who built it, as well as some other buildings still standing around town.
Whether or not the home is included in the list, it's an enjoyable tour of a little corner of Tacoma's history.Read more at Tacoma Daily Index
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You don't have to be much of a techie to know that big data is a big buzz word these days, and with an Affordable Care Act emphasis on reducing hospital readmissions, this technology hits a couple of hot topics right now.
It's exciting to see UWT getting attention for this innovative project.Read more at Gigaom.com
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Lasiurus cinereus
Hoary bats are one of America's largest and most handsome bats. With their long, dense, white-tipped fur, they have a frosted, or hoary, appearance. Humans rarely get the chance to see these magnificent bats; they are not attracted to houses or other human structures, and they stay well-hidden in foliage throughout the day. They typically roost 10-15 feet up in trees along forest borders. In the summer, hoary bats don't emerge to feed until after dark, but during migration, they may be seen soon after sundown. They sometimes make round trips of up to 24 miles on the first foraging flight of the night, then make several shorter trips, returning to the day roost about an hour before sunrise. Between late summer and early fall, they start their long journey south, migrating to subtropical and possibly even tropical areas to spend the winter.
Traveling in waves, they are often found in the company of birds, who also migrate in groups. For the rest of the year, however, hoary bats remain solitary. They are among the most widespread of all bats, found throughout most of Canada and the United States and south into Central and South America. The hoary bat is Hawaii's only native land mammal. Stray individuals have been found from Iceland to Orkney Island as well as in Bermuda and the Dominican Republic.
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A man wanted in connection with a violent assault on a woman in Stratham last June was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Massachusetts on Monday night.
Arthur Huffman, 44, was wanted on an outstanding Rockingham County arrest warrant issued on Jan. 7 for two counts of second degree assault – strangulation and kicking and simple assault. The warrant stemmed from Huffman's alleged violent assault on a female victim at a residence in Stratham in June of 2012, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Huffman, whose last known address was on Barker Road in Stratham, was arrested Monday night in Salem, Mass. by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force from Massachusetts and members of the Salem (Mass.) Police Department. The arrest was the culmination of a multi-state search in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Texas.
As the investigation developed, it was learned that Huffman was arrested in Mansfield, Texas in December of 2012 for an alleged sexual assault. He was released on $35,000 bond in that case and fled the state. This led investigators in Texas to seek an arrest warrant for bail violations. The investigation then turned back to Massachusetts, where Huffman was known to have a lot of family and friends.
On Monday night, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force from Massachusetts were conducting surveillance on a residence of a known associate of Huffman. After a period of time, he was observed leaving the residence in a vehicle driven by a family member. The car was stopped on Bridge Street in Salem, Mass. by members of the Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Salem (Mass.) Police Department, and Huffman was arrested without incident.
Huffman was brought to the Salem (Mass.) Police Department, where he was charged with being a fugitive from justice on the outstanding arrest warrants from both New Hampshire and Texas. He will be held pending his initial court appearance in Salem District Court today. After his court appearance, he will likely held without bail pending his return to New Hampshire and eventually Texas to face the outstanding charges.


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The IJPC Journal is an online academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review. Its purpose is to further the mission of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture Project to investigate and analyze, through research and publication, the conflicting images of journalists in every aspect of popular culture, from film, television, radio, fiction, commercials, cartoons and comic books to music, art, humor and video games – demonstrating their impact on the public's perception of journalists.
Volume 4 - Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
Table of Contents
|Welcome From the Editors
|Matthew C. Ehrlich, Sammye Johnson, Joe Saltzman
|A Textual Analysis of Ford's "Drive One" Ad Campaign: Introduction of the Domesticated Journalist
|Abstract PDF
|Ron Bishop
|Do, Re, Media: The Image of the Journalist in the Broadway Musical
|Abstract PDF
|Kate Rooney
|Do, Re, Media: The Image of the Journalist in the Broadway Musical: Appendix: Plot Summaries of Broadway Musicals Featuring Journalists
|Kate Rooney
|From Romeo to Rambo: Popular Portrayals of Journalists in Bollywood Cinema
|Abstract PDF
|Ruhi Khan, Danish Khan
|Thinking About Journalism with Superman
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With final arguments and questioning now complete, it is now up to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans to decide whether or not the new Texas abortion clinic restriction law is constitutional.
Kyleen Wright, who is the president of the anti-abortion group Texans for Life, was inside the courtroom in New Orleans and said based on the questions federal judges had, the law, in her opinion, stands a good chance of being upheld.
"They were very skeptical that this ever rose to the level of emergency that they created," Wright said.
The Texas Department of Insurance is hearing it's final set of feedback regarding state-mandated requirements for federal navigators working for Texas nonprofits. Those requirements include registration and training fees that are near $1,000 per person.
The additional rulemaking by the TDI is a result of a letter submitted by Gov. Rick Perry about his concerns on the lack of federal requirements for navigators, and a state law authored by state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, who spoke against the new rules.
San Antonio's Jump-Start Performance Co. is making a big move, and it all starts with an unusual party. After having operated out of the Blue Star Complex for 20 years, they're in the process now of moving.
"Our stage has been taken up and I believe today a crew is dismantling our light grid," said Marketing Director Erik Bosse.
The party's held as the last event in the Blue Star facility, which Bosse describes as a "big, massive event with music, poetry, theater, dance, video, all sorts and things to do."
The Boerne Community Theatre (BCT) is mounting a production of "God of Carnage," a Tony Award-winning play that's quite a ways out of the Neil Simon romantic comedy mold.
"When I read the script I knew that I needed to direct this show," said BCT Executive/Artistic Director Patty Loftis.
I asked her about BCT's Theater on the Edge program: "You said that 'God of Carnage' was a part of your Theater on the Edge thing -- what does that mean?"
Local military leaders are testifying before a congressional commission in San Antonio today in advance of modernizing the way the military -- and all uniformed services -- is compensated.
The Military Compensation and Retirement Commission was created in the recent National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that authorizes and funds the military. The commission is gathering comments from service members online and at public hearings around the country.
In the first segment:
Despite several reports showing fraudulent practices during the run-up to the economic meltdown, there have been no high-profile indictments of leaders in the banking industry.
A political expert says the ongoing battle over remarks made by Texas Finance Commission Chairman William White, who is also vice president of Cash America, a payday lending company, is a glimpse at how the rest of the 2014 governor's race will play out.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis called for White to resign from his position following comments he made about consumers and payday lending companies, saying that White's position at a such a company compromises his ability to act as a fair regulator of the industry.
Next Friday the San Antonio Symphony's month-long Dvořák Festival begins. An enthusiastic Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing describes Dvořák's cello concerto as an outstanding one, and "probably also is the most popular cello concerto ever written."
For the Dvořák debut, the symphony is bringing back Chinese cellist Jian Wang.
"He's looking forward to coming back to San Antonio this season, and we are looking forward to kick off the festival with him," Lang Lessing said.
It all starts with the spirited "Carnival Overture."
An estimated six people are confirmed dead in Hidalgo County due to the flu -- one pediatric and five adult -- as the flu and flu-like illnesses continue to make their way around the country.
Flu deaths are difficult to confirm as the Texas Department of State Health Services does not require adult deaths to be reported, but Hidalgo County Public Affairs Director Karina Cardoza said the county monitored local clinics on their own.
A new law going into 2014 says applicants will no longer be required to provide a social security number when applying for or renewing a concealed handgun license. The new law was authored by state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio.
So what does this mean for the general public and those in the CHL business?
"Some people were just concerned about providing all their personal information," said Michael Cargill, who owns Central Texas Gun Works and is a CHL instructor. "You really don't need a social security number to do a background check on someone."


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Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will deliver a major address at Lafayette 4 p.m. Monday, April 8. His speech, "Learning and Leading in a Changing World," will be the College's Lives of Liberty Lecture for 2012-13.
The event is free but tickets will be required. All tickets are non-transferable, and photo identification will be necessary to enter the venue. (Update: The supply of tickets has been exhausted. The lecture will be televised live in Colton Chapel; no tickets for this are needed.) The location of Blair's speech will be announced in the future.
Alumni chapters will view the Blair telecast at gatherings in Boston; Washington, D.C.; New York City; Philadelphia; and Cape May Court House, N.J. Learn more and register
Begun in 2007-08, during the College's yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's birth, the Lives of Liberty Lecture Series features accomplished individuals whose lives embody the ideals of the Marquis in the world today.
A panel discussion, "Tony Blair, Britain, and a Changing World," will be held 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in the Interfaith Chapel of Hogg Hall. Panelists will include government and law faculty members Katalin Fabian, associate professor; Michael Feola, assistant professor; and Seo-Hyun Park, assistant professor.
Blair served as prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 1997 to June 2007. He was also the leader of Britain's Labour Party (1994-2007) and the member of Parliament for Sedgefield, England (1983-2007).
During his 10 years as prime minister, Blair transformed Britain's public services through a program of investment and reform in schools and hospitals, resulting in more children achieving better school results and more people receiving faster access to health care, with improved survival rates for cancer and coronary heart disease.
Blair is an advocate of a values-based, activist, and multilateralist foreign policy—an agenda that combined tackling terrorism and intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone, with action on issues including climate change, global poverty, Africa, and the Middle East Peace Process. Blair is also widely credited for his contribution towards assisting the Northern Ireland Peace Process by helping jointly to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement and deliver a power-sharing government.
Blair continues to be active in public life, particularly regarding the Middle East. Since leaving Downing Street, he has served as the Quartet Representative to the Middle East. He represents the United States, United Nations, Russia, and the European Union, working with the Palestinians to prepare for statehood as part of the international community's effort to secure peace.
He has launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to promote respect and understanding of and between the major religions and to make the case for faith as a force for good in the modern world. The foundation creates opportunities for people of all faiths and none to come together to learn directly from each other and to take joint action on shared humanitarian goals.
The Faiths Act program empowers, supports, and trains young people to take multi-faith action against extreme poverty in support of the Millennium Development Goals, providing an alternative to those who try to use faith as a means to divide. Face to Faith is a global education project for students ages 11-16. Students learn directly from each other through working on joint projects, video-conference exchanges, and an online community. The Faith and Globalisation Initiative is a global network of leading universities, examining the role of faith in the modern world.
The Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative helps some of Africa's most dynamic leaders relieve poverty. Renewing Blair's commitment to Africa, the organization operates in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, advising President Kagame, President Koroma, President Johnson Sirleaf, and President Conde respectively, with a team of his staff working full time at the center of these governments. By combining Blair's experience as a leader and reformer, his personal relationships with African leaders, and in-country teams of experts, the Africa Governance Initiative is helping to build the capacity of partners to tackle poverty and attract investment sustainably.
Having been the first major head of government to bring climate change to the top of the international political agenda at the Gleneagles G8 summit in 2005, Blair is now leading the Breaking the Climate Deadlock Initiative, through which he is working with world leaders to bring consensus on a new and comprehensive international climate policy framework.
He has also launched the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, which will increase participation in sport by young people, particularly those who are currently socially excluded—by inspiring more adults to become trained coaches; by providing access to high-quality, nationally accredited training for athletes; and by helping to match coaches with the schools and sports clubs that need them. The foundation worked to ensuring a sporting legacy in the North East for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, which Blair helped to bring to the United Kingdom.
Blair's memoir, A Journey: My Political Life, was released in September 2010 and made The New York Times best seller list within a week of its release.


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McMinnville resident Kevin Weeks dies suddenly; norovirus infection suspected cause
Mar 21, 2013
News-Register Staff
McMinnville resident Kevin Weeks, a former Yamhill County Sheriff's Office employee, died Tuesday at home.
The 43-year-old weeks was working as a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Forestry at the time of his death.
He was among 40 people at a State Forests Advisory Committee meeting last Friday at the Forest Grove Community Auditorium, The Oregonian reported.
The forestry meeting was a daylong affair, with a catered breakfast and lunch. Last weekend, 15 people developed severe gastrointestinal symptoms, typical of a norovirus infection.
No one sought medical treatment. Many of the 15 people reported Monday they were feeling better. However, Weeks stayed home sick, and died the following morning.
The Oregon Public Health Division suspects that fruit salad carrying norovirus caused the illness. However, an exact cause of death has not been determined. An autopsy was conducted.
The salad was part of a buffet catered by Maggie's Buns, a Forest Grove establishment. The company also served same source fruit at other events and nobody attending got sick, which narrowed the outbreak to the meeting attended by Weeks.
Maggie Pike, owner of Maggie's Buns, did not return a call to The Oregonian.
Weeks worked for the sheriff's office at the public information officer from June 1997-August 2000, according to Sheriff Jack Crabtree. He left the department but returned and worked from November 2000-February 2001.
Weeks then took a position as a spokesperson with Oregon OSHA (Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division) and went to work for the Oregon Department of Forestry in 2007.
"Kevin was a very intelligent guy who was dedicated and knew the PIO business," Crabtree said. "Anyone that knew him knows that he was blessed with a voice that was second to none in the PIO business."
Survivors include his wife, Stacy, and a daughter.
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Audra L. Hodge, a senior majoring in Chemistry at Anderson University, is the recipient of the Stevenson Outstanding Student Award provided by longtime AU benefactors Dr. Jerry and Patricia Stevenson, residents of Estes Park, Colo. Dr. James L. Edwards, president of Anderson University, presented the $5,000 award to Hodge during a recent campus luncheon. The award is to be used for graduate studies in biology at an institution of her choice. Hodge was also recently named the Outstanding Female Senior Athlete by Anderson University.
Hodge was chosen for the Stevenson Outstanding Student Award in part for her work in a research experience for undergraduates, funded by the National Science Foundation, at Bowling Green State University this past summer. She worked on the construction of a strain of bacteria capable of emitting light in the presence of toxic levels of heavy metal ions in natural water samples. This experiment was done in the hope that it may be used as a quick, inexpensive screening test for natural waters. Hodge will continue her studies this fall through an earned fellowship at Boston University for next year where she will enter the doctoral program in Biochemistry
In addition to her academic award, Hodge, a native of Decatur, Ind., was recently recognized as the Outstanding Female Senior Athlete. Hodge is a 4-year letter winner in volleyball. The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference named her All Conference all four years of her college career. She was a two-time Most Valuable Player in volleyball; served three years as team captain; was named conference player of the week 5 times; and named to five different all tournament teams. Hodge holds 21 school records in volleyball including best hitting percentage. In her senior year, she ranked 6th in the nation in hitting percentage.
"I am getting married this summer and moving to Boston," said Hodge. "I will be attending Boston University this fall to enter their Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry Ph.D. Program. My long-term plans are to teach biology at the university level."
The Stevenson Outstanding Student Award, provided annually to Anderson University by Jerry and Pat Stevenson, was initiated two years ago to help a promising biology student further their studies at a graduate school of their choice.
"We are indeed blessed at this university to have friends like Dr. Jerry and Patricia Stevenson who are making such as lasting difference in the life of students and in the life of Anderson University, said Ron Moore, senior vice president of Anderson University.
Dr. Jerry Stevenson, served as Chair of the Biology Department at AU from 1965-1970, and was instrumental in building the current curriculum for the department and bringing distinction to the university's pre-medical program. From approximately 1970-1997, Dr. Stevenson worked full-time in the Pathology Department of St. John's Hospital in Anderson, Ind. In March 2000, the Stevensons and Anderson University announced the completion of a trust provision providing more than one million dollars for the support of an Endowed Chair of Biology—the first Endowed Chair in the history of the university. Dr. Stevenson and his wife, Patricia, currently reside in Estes Park, Colo.
Anderson University is a private, four-year, liberal arts institution of approximately 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, the university offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and graduate programs of study in business, education and theology.


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