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A college savings account lets you avoid taxes and withdrawal penalties.
Dear Alpha Consumer,
I am currently working and plan to attend business school in fall 2009. I want to save as much as I can in advance and also avoid as much tax as possible. If I contribute toward my 401(k) plan, will it be possible to withdraw the money without any penalty and taxes?
The short answer is no. In general, workers with 401(k) accounts can't make early withdrawals without paying a 10 percent penalty. There are exceptions, including for "hardship" situations, but going to business school is not likely to qualify. And it is possible to take a loan out against a 401(k), but there are plenty of reasons to avoid that, including the fact that you'll miss out on years of compounding. However, if you are confident that you will repay it and catch up on retirement savings later, a loan is one option to consider. (Be sure to check that your company's plan allows taking out the loan even while you're not employed there; some plans don't.)
An even better option, suggests Perry Chlan of the Fidelity Research Institute, is to save up in a 529 plan, which is a tax-sheltered account designed for college savings. Such accounts generally can be used for graduate school, too. That way, you can avoid paying taxes and a withdrawal penalty.


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Did you take your family out to the movies this weekend? A new study shows that PG-13 movies have just as much violence as R-rated movies. Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson of the Everett Clinic explains the impact this can have on kids.
If movies like "Die Hard" or "The Terminator" were released today, they would be rated PG-13. Why is this?
We are really concerned about what's called "The weapons effect." First described in the 1960s, the weapons effect is how you react when you are exposed to violence. Even if you are just shown images of a gun, it can change your level of aggression and how you respond to certain things. This is especially true for children. Fifty studies have confirmed the effect.
How are kids getting exposed to violence?
A new study, published in the December edition of Pediatrics, examined movies from the 1950s to 2012. Researches broke movies up into five minute segments, and coded them depending on the amount of violence. Since the 1950s, violence involving guns and other weapons has doubled. Specifically, violence in PG-13 movies has tripled since 1985, when the rating first debuted. PG-13 movies have become even more violent than their R-rated counterparts.
It seems like violence is a part of many movies marketed to young people. What can families do?
You don't have to say yes to every R-rated movie that comes out. If you're concerned about the amount of aggression coming from a particular movie, just say no to that movie. The number one thing to do is to co-view these movies with your children. There more your child is exposed to violence, the more likely they are to play or act out those scenarios. A site called Commonsense.org always reviews movies to give parents an idea of what kind of violence to expect.
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MANATEE Charlie Wells says he wasnt planning to work again when he retired in 2007 after a 23-year stint as Manatee County sheriff.
But when Walter Mickey Presha offered him a job with Manatee County Rural Health Services, Wells changed his mind.
He now markets and raises money for the nonprofit agencys foundation. As an executive vice president of Rural Health, he makes more than $102,000 a year $16,000 less than his last sheriffs salary.
Im busy, but I love every minute of it, Wells said.
He isnt the only politically well-connected and influential person with work and volunteer ties to Rural Health, whose mission is to provide affordable medical services to indigent, low-income and/or uninsured residents in Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties.
Others include:
n Frank Brunner, a Manatee school board member from 1996 to 2006, the agencys paid community relations and government affairs director between 1998 and 2007.
n Lynette Edwards, a Manatee County schools assistant superintendent, an unpaid volunteer Rural Health board member since 2006.
n Garry Lowe, Palmettos former police chief, chairman of Rural Healths volunteer board of directors, all of whom are unpaid.
n John McKay, former state Senate president, sits on the volunteer board of the agencys Family Health Care Centers of Manatee Foundation. His wife, Michelle, is Rural Healths paid Tallahassee lobbyist.
n Bradenton political consultant Tom Nolan, whose clients have included numerous local and state politicians, recently hired by Rural Health lawyers to be the agencys media liaison.
n Sharon L. Wall, Rural Healths human resources director, is married to Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker.
n Wells 23-year-old son, Logan, employed as outreach and community development specialist for the agency.
These and other connections give Rural Health hefty political clout that agency officials say allows them to better serve their clients.
We are blessed to have people of influence and experience who are willing to serve MCRH, the agency said in a written statement to the Bradenton Herald.
But it also has been a lightning rod for critics, who say those appointments smack of political patronage and cronyism.
It seems like well-connected people always get well-paying jobs with Manatee Rural Health Services, said Barbara Elliott, a Bradenton community activist. It doesnt smell right.
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Presha, the agencys chief executive since 1984, confirmed those individuals ties to Rural Health, but said in an e-mail that privacy laws prohibit me from discussing current and past employees, their job performance and salaries.
Brunner and Edwards did not return telephone messages seeking comment on their Rural Health work. The agency said Brunner voluntarily left for other employment and that federal laws require it to have a board member who represents education. That currently is Edwards.
Michelle McKay referred all questions about her Rural Health work to Presha, saying in an e-mail that it is my policy not to discuss client matters with the media.
The agencys statement said she has been under contract since August 2006. Her duties include monitoring of legislation affecting the delivery of healthcare, securing and maintaining funding for various healthcare initiatives by MCRH for the poor and uninsured, as well as monitoring regulatory compliance issues at the agency level.
The agency did not respond to the Heralds questions, both written and verbal, concerning how much it has paid her, other contractors or employees.
John McKay said he became familiar with Rural Health during his 12 years as a state senator, including a two-year stint as Senate president. So when he was approached by Presha about joining the foundations volunteer board about five years ago, McKay accepted.
Without Rural Health, so many patients would end up in the emergency room, he told the Herald. Because they provided such a good service and kept so many people out of the emergency rooms, I thought they were worth my assistance.
John McKay said he also considers Presha a very good friend.
Wall, who married Hunzeker in 2004, became Rural Healths human resources director in January, the agency said.
Rural Healths statement cited her 30-plus years of experience, including stints as the human resources director for Hillsborough and Lake counties, as reasons for hiring her. Both Nolan and Hunzeker say she was hired on her own merits.
My wife found employment solely on her own, Hunzeker said. Thats why she goes by Sharon Wall. She stands on her own feet.
Logan Wells joined Rural Health in September 2009, and works with various departments in identifying and helping to develop business relationships and to reach out and develop community partnerships, the agencys statement said.
Charlie Wells said his son began in Rural Healths maintenance department and liked it so much that he decided to stay with the agency after graduating from firefighter school.
I dont work with my son, Charlie Wells said. Mickey has him do things at Rural Health. He doesnt work with me or for me, and thats the way we both want it.
Long-time relationship
But it is Charlie Wells hiring and salary that has drawn the most scrutiny.
Wells and Presha have known each other for more than 20 years, first working together to establish the Police Athletic Leagues charter school. Wells called Presha absolutely one of the most outstanding leaders Ive ever worked with.
But critics have suggested that relationship led to Wells being hired because of who he is something that he and Presha dont deny.
He was chief of police in Bradenton and he was sheriff for 23 years, Presha said, adding that name recognition and connections are vital in fundraising. Hes well-known, no doubt about that.
Wells agreed.
Its hard to raise money if you dont know anybody, he said. To be able to walk into an office or make a call and they know who I am, is that an advantage? Yes, it is. Ive got a name that a lot of people still recognize. Is it helpful? Yes.
Wells estimates he has secured roughly $500,000 in donations and bequeaths since he began working for the foundation, about half of his personal goal. Most of that has been from an annual awards dinner named after longtime former state Sen. Edgar Price Jr., who was instrumental in Rural Healths creation.
The foundation, created in 1999 but largely inactive until 2007, hasnt yet decided where it will target the money but the likely focus is child health care, Wells said.
The foundation reported $159,106 in revenue and $87,145 in expenses during the fiscal year that ended Nov. 30, 2009, according to its latest tax return. It reported $146,202 in net assets as of that date.
On its website, the foundation calls itself an independent philanthropic organization committed to supporting Manatee County Rural Health Services. To further buttress its independence, the foundation says on tax returns that it is not affiliated with or related to any other tax-exempt organization.
But the foundation and Rural Health are deeply intertwined, records show.
Although they now have separate boards, Rural Healths directors comprised the foundations first board. Presha has been the foundations president and chief executive officer since its creation, and his Rural Health assistant is the primary contact for the foundations annual fundraising dinner. Rural Healths finance director keeps the foundations books. And Wells foundation salary is listed on Rural Healths tax return, not the foundations.
Duane Marsteller, transportation/growth and development reporter, can be reached at 745-7080, ext. 2630.


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In April 2010, personnel aboard the International Space Station plan to carry out an experiment designed by a San Francisco VA Medical Center researcher that will investigate why the immune system's T cells stop working in the absence of gravity. The experiment has implications for understanding the body's ability to mount an immune response on earth, as well.
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The occurrence of an unusual type of fracture of the femur, or the thigh bone, is very low in patients with osteoporosis, including those treated with the drug family known as bisphosphonates, according to a new study led by a team of UCSF epidemiologists.


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Mailbag answers: Part II
I never expected the reception my request for mailbag questions received this week. There were so many, that I had to break up the mailbag into two parts – and I probably won't get to a few of the questions.
How very Bill Simmons of me.
Anyway, coming on the heels of yesterday's Part I of the mailbag, here's Part II:
Ben writes:
It looks as though the Bruins lack scoring/depth at LW (at least with Sturm out). Do you see Chiarelli looking at adding a LW or LW prospect via a trade? Or do you think that Seguin and Colborne at the LW position will be enough to satisfy the Bruins need as a team for more scoring as well as them getting NHL experience?
MK: Ben, I don't really see the Bruins' depth at LW as that much of a problem. Even without Sturm, they have Lucic, Recchi (who can play both wings), Paille and Wheeler, who has played more LW than RW in the NHL. You add in Colborne and fellow prospects Marchand and Sauve, and you might have enough to get by. As a right shot, Seguin would probably play on the right side. As a team overall, the Bruins should have more offense than last year now that Horton's around. Of course, if that will be enough offense for them to win the division, or go deep in the playoffs, remains to be seen.
Just for kicks, here's a little line chart I came up with:
Horton and Seguin might be swappable, or you could give Ryder a chance to resurrect his game alongside Savard.
Matt writes:
Is it a foregone conclusion at this point that Ryder will play his last season with the Bruins in Providence? It seems to me to be a stupid idea to trade Savard or Thomas simply to clear space when both have value on the varsity roster. We don't know what we will get from Rask and this team needs Savard's abilities, even with his passive play. This is a no-brainer to me. Ryder to Providence.
MK: If comments on this blog and others are any indication, the gas money and rent it would take to make Ryder a member of the P-Bruins would easily be raised from a collection can passed among Bruins fans. Obviously, this is an option the Bruins are looking at or they would've shipped out Savard, Thomas or Wheeler already and been done with it. With the 10-percent offseason cushion and $3.5 million LTIR allowance from Sturm's injury at his disposal, Chiarelli is obviously playing his cards close to the vest and trying to see how things play out.
There's obviously hope from the Bruins' brass and coaches that Ryder, playing for another contract and under Julien (his so-called button-pusher), will find his game again. The competition from younger players should also do something to fire up Ryder. If it doesn't, then Chiarelli can revisit the trade market or get permission to pay him $4 million to play down on the farm. I also still wouldn't rule out a buyout once Wheeler's arbitration situation is settled.
Jim Turcotte writes:
Is including Hamill enough of an incentive to get another team to take on Ryder's expiring contract?
MK: Following up on the previous answer, the Bruins have plenty of prospects and picks to use as deal-sweeteners. But do they really want to do that if they don't have to? Hamill is the type of player that could continue to develop at Providence and emerge as a third-line center, at least, by next season. He's still young and the Bruins knew he would be a bit of a project when they drafted him. Those picks they have from Toronto and their own picks could also make a team think about taking Ryder on. Of course, Chiarelli might be wisest to let Ryder play some preseason games, let other teams assess their needs and then try to make a deal that doesn't hurt the prospect pool or draft pick collection.
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A fire at quickly went from a smoky inferno to an all-out blaze Sunday night.
Wyandotte Fire Chief Jeff Carley said the building is a complete loss. The fire raged for hours until only a couple of hot spots were left at about 1 a.m. While some neighboring departments that came in to help were preparing to call it a night, Carley said, some crews would remain till daybreak.
No injuries were reported. Emergency responders even rescued a cat that had been stuck for hours inside a loft in an adjacent building.
Emergency crews evacuated residents in nearby buildings.
Shane Pett lives in a loft in a nearby building and was allowed back into his place to grab some personal items.
"It does smell like smoke really bad in there," he said. "That's kinda why I don't want to sleep there tonight. ... The power's out, too, and they said it wouldn't be back on till midday tomorrow."
Biddle Avenue was closed between Chestnut and Eureka and wasn't expected to reopen anytime soon, Carley said early Monday morning.
While the fire ended up being massive, it started quite innocently. Plumes of smoke filled LTB's at about 7 p.m., forcing about 20 customers to exit the bar.
"It got really smoky and they told us to leave," Angela Fisher of Trenton said. "We didn't see any flames or anything like that, but there was tons of smoke."
An employee told customers that it's believed the fire started in the bar's beer room, near the back of the building.
Flames quickly overtook the bar as onlookers gathered outside.
Natalie Rankine, director of , was in tears.
"When I got here, it didn't seem that bad," she said. "But now? ... It's heartbreaking."
The called off-duty firefighters in to help battle the blaze. Other departments also were called in to assist, including Allen Park, Brownstown Township, Lincoln Park, Riverview, Rockwood, Southgate and Trenton.
"Half of Downriver is here tonight," Carley said.
to pump water from the Detroit River onto the blaze.
Brownstown firefighters also used hoses to pump in water from the Detroit River to battle the blaze from the rear of the building.
Though the fire was contained to Lions & Tigers & Beers, some neighboring businesses were affected by smoke and water damage. The extent of the impact on the surrounding area is not yet clear.
"All my merchandise is a total loss," said David Hall, owner of .
The size of the fire—people reported seeing it in nearby towns such as Lincoln Park—and the popularity of the bar elicited sadness and concern on social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
Tom Faryniarz came down to help put up police tape.
"I was down here, thought I should come help," Faryniarz said. "The building looks like a total loss."
Parts of Wyandotte lost power periodically because of the fire, but power was restored except for the one block of Biddle where the fire was still burning.
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Environmental Studies is one of the most interdisciplinary subjects available in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and it must be pursued in conjunction with another subject. Arts students may pursue the ENVS Medial Plan in conjunction another Medial Plan in the Arts. Or, they may pursue the ENVS Minor in conjunction with a Major in an Arts subject.
Science students can pursue the ENVS Minor Plan in conjunction with a Major in a Science subject. Science students may also pursue a Major or Specialization in Environmental Science (see I want to study...Environmental Science).
BIOL 111/3.0 or BIOL 103/3.0 (Biology: see What BIOL course should I take?)
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Support the Chance by donating as little as $10!
In an effort to bridge the gap left from the loss of grants and foundation support, the Chance is having a new fundraiser on May 25-- "24hr Chance-a-thon." It's an event that should be fun and at the same time help spread the efforts of reaching the fundraising goal of almost $19,000.
I'm proud to be part of the Chance. My goal is to sit through an 8-hour leg of the 24 hour theater marathon to help raise at least $120. Please consider showing your support. Every dollar helps! Of course, $3/hour helps more. ;-)
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HIS-3350 Struggle for Democracy
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Prerequisite: None.
Democracy traces its roots to ancient Athens, but rarely appeared in subsequent centuries. This course will examine the development of democratic theory and practice through a close examination of the pertinent writings of both its proponents and critics including: Plato, Aristotle, Montesquieu, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Tocqueville, Marx, Madison and others.


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This unit has a cross-disciplinary perspective and suits the interests of students undertaking major sequences in Literary Studies, Australian Studies and Cultural Studies. In its focus on a range of textual modes and genres (visual and verbal; popular and literary; children's and mainstream) it aims to foreground the diverse and contradictory perspectives which inform representations of Australia. It will draw on theories of representation to illuminate cultural differences as they manifest in contemporary texts.
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Obama, Romney Agree on Extending Student Loan Interest Rate Cut
Without legislation, Stafford interest rates will double to 6.8 percent on July 1.
Finally, some bipartisanship.
Over the next two days, President Obama is set to visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Colorado at Boulder, pitching an idea that even his presumptive Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney agrees with: Cuts to federal student loan interest rates cannot be allowed to expire on their July 1 deadline.
If legislators do not listen to the suggestion of their presidential hopefuls, federal Direct Stafford Loan interest rates will automatically double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1. Obama argues that allowing these rates to double would be a tremendous blow to people seeking higher education.
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A rate jump would seemingly compound problems for the younger portion of the nation's population. The Associated Press reported Monday that in 2011, 53.6 percent of people under the age of 25 who hold bachelor's degrees were jobless or underemployed. It's the highest such rate in 11 years, and it corresponds with a consistent slide in median wages for college graduates since 2000.
Combine these statistics with the fact that total student loan debt is currently approaching $1 trillion and a bleak picture emerges: Young people owe a ton of money but can't find a job to pay it back.
While the latest issue of Stafford interest rates will not on its own solve the student loan debt crisis or help anyone find a job, inaction poses a potentially serious problem to the next batch of employment-seeking college graduates, as it will further burden them with debt.
In Congress, Democratic Reps. Gary Peters of Michigan and Joe Courtney of Connecticut have introduced legislation to keep the Stafford interest rate at 3.4 percent. In a letter circulated around Capitol Hill last week and obtained by The Huffington Post, the congressmen write, "When Treasury bonds are being sold at 2 percent and mortgage rates can be had for less than 4 percent, it is outrageous to make college students pay two to three times the going interest rate. As parents and grandparents, it is unconscionable that we would even consider putting this burden on our children."
Extending the cuts to Stafford interest rates for one year will cost the government an estimated $6 billion. Some argue that even if they were allowed to double to 6.8 percent, the interest rate would be less than some private student loans. Minnesota Rep. John Kline's office issued a statement on the topic Monday, ostensibly blaming the Obama administration for the current situation.
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"Bad policy based on lofty campaign promises has put us in an untenable situation," Kline said. "We must now choose between allowing interest rates to rise or piling billions of dollars on the backs of taxpayers."
Freezing the Stafford interest rate would be a popular move with young voters, a group that will be coveted in the upcoming election, and the one that most overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama in 2008. The issue presents Mitt Romney and the rest of the Republican party with a politically sticky situation, as they could use some youth support, but must abstain from big government spending to stay popular with the party base.
While Romney supported extending the cuts Monday, in March he expressed the contrary, saying, "It would be popular for me to stand up and say, 'I'm going to give you government money to pay for your college,' but I'm not going to promise that."
The House bill to extend the Stafford cuts currently has 126 co-sponsors, all of them Democrats.
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In Europe, things heated up in the final round of a golf tournament.
Danish golfer Andreas Harto was going for a chip shot close to the water. So he decided to go pantless to save himself from getting wet.
It wasn't until he climbed up the bank after making the shot that everyone realized what happened.
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Business, industry prospects increase in Halifax County
- Last Updated on 08:08 AM 04/29/13
- BY The Gazette-Virginian
Activity for prospects is increasing in the county, according to Halifax County Industrial Development Authority Executive Director Matt Leonard.
Leonard shared the good news with authority board members Friday morning during their monthly meeting at Riverstone.
"I think Halifax has done a great job of preparing itself for the recovering economy," he said, adding the board would discuss the prospects activity in more detail behind closed doors. "But things are improving in that regard."
Board Chairman John Cannon commended Leonard and members serving on the authority's three committees for offering their input which he credits for the increase in prospect activity.
"It all seems to be working very well," Cannon added.
After approving the March financial report and accepting the annual audit for the year ending June 30, 2012, members were briefed on the $2.5 million proposed budget that includes more than $1.9 million in properties debt service and operations and maintenance.
The authority estimates the proposed operational budget will be approximately the same as the current fiscal year budget.
Of the $2.5 million budget, some 22 percent or $550,000 will be used to pay staff costs, overhead, legal and professional and business development expenses, Leonard explained.
Authority members expect to approve their final budget at their June board meeting.
The employee handbook draft revision should be ready for review of the full board at next month's meeting, and staff continues working to review decades of hard files currently taking up space, the executive director also said.
The authority plans to contract with an outside provider to digitize and archive these years of records into searchable storage.
Also Friday, authority members approved the authority contracting with B & B Consultants for a $105,000 design contract for the $1.49 million Phase II renovations at Green View (former Daystrom building).
Construction on the Green View project could be complete as early as December, Leonard said.
Also approved was a $20,000 contract with Crutchfield and Associates of Halifax to conduct a topographical survey and wetlands delineation for the Burlington property in Halifax that will help market the site as a buildable site now that the building has been demolished.
"The Town of Halifax has done a great job of moving this forward," the director added.
In other authority business Friday morning, board members took the following actions:
• Were informed the authority is working with the county, South Boston and Halifax town councils on an amendment to expand one satellite enterprise zone to include the Burlington property in Halifax;
• Received an update on two tobacco commission research and development grant submissions that have been vetted by staff and now will move to the July round of grants;
• Asked the authority executive director to discuss with South Boston Town Manager Ted Daniel the possibility of having a timber appraisal conducted on the thickly wooded land located at the Crossing of the Dan site the town is seeking to thin out for a picnicking area and for the reenactment to take place;
• Were informed the executive director has made 20 current client visits and contacts as well as making a presentation on what Riverstone Technology Park has to offer the community during the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center's recent open house; and
• Learned an emergency plan for Riverstone Building I and II tenants is almost complete with emergency responders visiting the facilities to become more familiar in the event of an emergency situation.


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Under new ownership, the recently renovated Freedom Lanes welcomes pin-pushers seven days a week. Alley cats can bring the whole bowling brood for a family night, granting each person two chances to go for the glory. The option for bumper-equipped lanes lets amateurs put pros in their places. With modern scoring technology, refinished lanes, and brand-new pins, a melodious symphony of strikes or gutter balls drowns out impromptu rental-shoe tap dances. After perfecting hooks, bowlers can celebrate a victory or drown sorrows in a large consolation pizza and four large sodas. Those thirsty for more can check out Freedom Lanes' extensive lunch and dinner menus, packed with sustenance options to refuel for parking-lot instant replays.
While Trail of Fear is now Oklahoma's largest haunted attraction, Hauntworld.com reveals that the original format was a small, roadside hay maze operated by a father and son in 1998. Today, a three-story pyramid looms above the theme park's frightful environs and prowling actors. Creators Bob Wright Sr. and Bob Wright Jr. supervise a staff of more than 100—a vast increase from their first crew of approximately 15 people and a few rusty table fans—as they guide visitors through four nightmarish worlds. Though the majority of these helpers return to the job each season with fiendish devotion, their strategies for harvesting screams evolve every year to surprise even the most loyal fans.
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Megahedron—A 3D Graphics Environment
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Platforms: Intel Linux, Silicon Graphics, Windows NT
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Reviewer: Michael J. Hammel
The world of 3D graphics on Linux has come a long way in the past 2 years. When I first started investigating graphics tools for Linux, there were only a handful of 3D renderers publicly available and almost no 3D modelers. Since then the number of modelers has grown significantly (I can count 5 full-blown modelers currently working plus at least 2 others in development). 3D rendering tools have also seen a vast increase, with POV-Ray and BMRT (Blue Moon Rendering Tools) two of the best modelers available for any platform, heading the list.
Not long ago I came across a new product I had seen announced in the comp.os.linux.announce newsgroup: Megahedron. I hadn't actually used the product (it was, and still is, a commercial product) but I was intrigued by the announcement. I had Megahedron on my "list of things to purchase", when Linux Journal beat me to it and provided me with a copy to review.
Megahedron is a modeler and 3D graphics engine that uses an interpreted language similar to POV-Ray's scene description language. It differs from POV-Ray in a numbers of areas, such as the ability to do wireframe animations on the fly and built-in network rendering. The package is supported on a number of platforms, including Windows NT (x86 and DEC Alpha), Silicon Graphics and Intel Linux. The $99 list price gets you a CD-ROM containing binaries and complete configurations for each of these platforms. Licensing covers any machine the purchaser uses with Megahedron, but if another user wishes to use it, he must purchase his own copy. It's a fairly unrestrictive license, as far as commercial products go.
The distributable package consists of a single CD in the customary plastic casing. All documentation is in HTML format on the CD. There is a single insert on the CD explaining where to begin in the documentation contained in an HTML file in the root directory named mhedron.htm. This page is a master Table of Contents for the complete documentation.
Installation of Megahedron is simple:
Choose a base directory in which to install the package, generally, /usr/local. If the directory does not exist, create it with mkdir.
Copy the tar file from the Linux directory on the CD to the chosen base directory.
Unpack the tar archive.
The only problem with installation is that the instructions are listed in the fourth part of the fourth section of the first chapter of the Manual. The Manual is the third heading in the Table of Contents. The second entry in mhedron.htm is a "Quick Tour". This tour suggests making changes to source code, which can't be done directly from the CD, so you must first do the installation. The installation also says to "decompress [the package] from your hard drive or directly from the CD." This is not quite correct since the package is not compressed—it's simply a tar archive. Despite these oversights, the installation is relatively straightforward.
Unlike many of the free packages available, Megahedron comes with oodles of documentation, all of it on-line on the CD and formatted in HTML. This is a nice bonus, since you can print the pages of interest from your browser. Most of the HTML documents print out as no more than 7 to 10 pages, which isn't too bad. Most impressive is the sheer amount of information provided.
The master Table of Contents contains links to five other areas: an introduction, a Quick Tour, an art gallery, the user's manual and sample source code. The Quick Tour provides a glance at some of the modeling, animation and procedural aspects of the interpreted language, called SMPL (Simulation and Modeling Programming Language). The tour is rather interesting. I found the train wireframe-animation particularly interesting, since most other tools I've seen don't offer such features (a notable exception is the rendribv program in the BMRT distribution).
The art gallery is not very impressive from an artistic point of view. The images present the modeling capabilities of Megahedron much better than the shading capabilities; future versions should explore the various shading capabilities provided by SMPL. This lack may be simply because the people who created the images are more technically than artistically oriented, but really useful 3D images should present a good blend of technical and artistic aspects. Some of the images from the art gallery are shown in Figures 1 and 2. Listings for the HTML code that goes with them are not printed in this article but are available by anonymous ftp in the file ftp.linuxjournal.com/pub/lj/listings/issue41/2282.tgz
An attempt was made to color-code the sample SMPL source, but the result is somewhat limited. There is quite a bit of code for experimentation purposes, although I have to admit I didn't run much of it.
The meat of the documentation is in the manual, a seven chapter document plus an Index, Glossary of Terms and SMPL Grammar Appendices. The seven chapters cover modeling and rendering aspects in fair detail. I'd like to see these two areas broken out into separate areas; Megahedron has merged the modeler with the renderer just a bit too much for my taste. There is also a good deal of material covering the use of shaders.
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High intake of total dietary fat has been postulated to increase breast cancer risk on the basis of animal studies, international comparisons, and some other case-control studies. However, some prospective cohort studies have shown different results. In this study, the researchers investigated the association between total dietary fat and fat subtype intake and breast cancer risk in a large, prospective cohort study of postmenopausal women.
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Completed surveys on dietary habits were collected from 40,022 postmenopausal women who enrolled in a study of screening mammography between 1987 and 1989.
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In this study, no link was found between fat intake and development of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. This finding suggests that reductions in total fat intake during adulthood are unlikely to reduce the risk of breast cancer. A woman's decision about fat intake should be guided primarily by risk of heart disease, which is strongly influenced by the type but not total amount of fat.


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November 19th, 2013 | WMFE- George Zimmerman has left the Seminole County Jail after posting $9,000 bond. The former neighborhood watch volunteer made a brief court appearance Tuesday afternoon, following his arrest the day before on domestic violence charges.
Zimmerman's girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, alleges he broke a table at her home in Apopka, pointed a gun at her, then barricaded himself inside the house.
He's charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence battery and criminal mischief.
Seminole County judge Fred Schott set bond at $9,000.
Assistant State Attorney Lymary Munoz said Zimmerman's girlfriend was afraid of him.
She told the court Zimmerman was threatening to commit suicide and that a week and a half ago he had tried to choke her.
She asked for bail to be set at $50,000.
Zimmerman was also ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device, not to have weapons and to stay away from his girlfriend.
His next court appearance is set for January 7th.
Zimmerman was represented by the head of the Seminole County Public Defender's Office Jeff Dowdy and assistant public defender Daniel Megaro.
After the hearing they told reporters that they were surprised to hear about the alleged strangulation attempt- or that Zimmerman was threatening suicide.
Zimmerman's arrest came on the same day as Sybrina Fulton spoke at Havard about changing Florida's Stand Your Ground self defense laws.
Fulton's son, 17 year old Trayvon Martin, was shot dead by Zimmerman as he walked in a gated community in Sanford last year.
Zimmerman said he fired in self defense, and in July this year he was acquitted of second degree murder by a jury in Seminole County.


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What you'll see through your opera glasses in Columbia will astound you. Incredible, affordable arts. A local cultural council represents more than 85 member arts organizations!
A variety of theatrical, dance and musical offerings are available at the Koger Center for the Arts, the Carolina Coliseum, the Township Theatre, several community theatres, and the nearby Newberry Opera House. And that's not all. Several art and history museums house nationally recognized collections here. There's even a Children's Museum.
For more information on the Arts...
- The Columbia Museum of Art
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- The Town Theatre
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
With 6:23 left in Thursday night's South Laurel-Southwestern football game, the Warriors just scored to pull within two, 27-25.
Southwestern elected to go for the two-point conversion, and was successful when Austin Smiddy found tight end Gunnar Pittman wide open in the end zone, tying the game, 27-27.
Fast forward to overtime.
South's Tyler Detherage had just scored on a 10-yard run to give the Cardinals a 41-34 advantage. Taking the ball on the 10, Southwestern answered quickly when on second down Logan Campisano scored from 4-yards out, pulling his team within one, 41-40.
The rule of thumb is always go for the win on the road, and the tie at home. Southwestern did just that, running the exact same play it had less than 10 minutes earlier, with Smiddy again finding Pittman alone in the end zone, and the Warriors escaped, 42-41.
"We let this one slip by us," South Laurel coach Larry Welch said. "I'm real disappointed. We were expecting them to come again with the two-point conversion. We told our guys that. Evidently they didn't hear what we told them."
The game featured two teams struggling to stay alive in the district race. Southwestern improved to 1-1 in district play and 3-3 overall, snapping a two-game losing streak. South Laurel is now 0-2 in district play and 1-6 overall. The Cards have now lost five in a row.
It was either feast or famine for both teams. The Warriors had 14 series in regulation. Five of them for more than 60 yards. The other nine were 13 yards or less, including one for -5 yards. Three of them ended with punts, three with turnovers, and one on downs. The others resulted in touchdowns.
The Cards had the ball 12 times. Seven resulted in drives of 44 or more yards. Two were in negative yardage, and one for zero yards. South turned the ball over twice on downs, twice on punts and twice with turnovers. They also lost a kickoff return with a fumble.
Southwestern struck first on its opening drive, 11 plays in 80 yards, capped off by Jordan Maggard carrying it in from 2-yards out for the 7-0 lead. The Warriors ran the ball down South's throat on this drive with Maggard and Campisano running through the defense like a hot knife through butter. Campisano finished with 198 yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns, while Maggard carried the ball 25 times for 103 yards and two scores. They both also fumbled the ball away.
The Cardinals tied the score early in the second quarter thanks to a personal foul penalty on a late hit on Jason Mitchell, moving the ball to the Southwestern 48. On the next play, Detherage found Jeremy Prichard for a 48-yard touchdown. Matt Slavey added the point after, tying the score at 7-7 with 11:37 left in the half. Prichard had a huge game, catching four passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Two of his biggest catches would come late in the game.
After a Southwestern fumble, the Cards drove to the 20, where facing a fourth-and-11, Slavey attempted a 37-yard field goal that sailed just wide left. South's defense then held the Warriors, forcing a punt with 7:58 left.
Taking over on the Southwestern 44, Detherage found Zach Allen, who made the catch at the 25 put paid the price as a Southwestern player made a helmet-to-helmet hit, one so hard that Allen's helmet flew off.
Allen laid motionless on the ground as medical personnel rushed to him. He was taken away in an ambulance, and at last report, he had suffered a concussion but thankfully had movement in his arms and legs.
Four plays later, Jonathan Jenkins, who had come in when Detherage was hurt on second down, hooked up with Devin Pennington for 10 yards and a score. Southwestern blocked Slavey's PAT attempt, so with 6:05 left, South led, 13-7.
Not known as a throwing team, Southwestern caught the South defense off guard when Smiddy hit a wide open Devon Baker over the middle for a 74-yard score. The extra point snap was fumbled, and with 5:59 left, the game was tied, 13-13.
But not for long.
South's next possession started at the 27, where on first-and-10, Jason Mitchell took a pitch right, raced down the sideline, cut back toward the middle, making a couple of Southwestern defenders miss and raced in for a 73-yard score. Slavey's PAT made it 20-13. Mitchell carried the ball three times for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and caught six passes form 107 yards and he had one interception.
Southwestern answered that with an 11-play, 76-yard drive capped off by Maggard scoring from 10 yards out. The point after failed, and South went into the half with a 20-19 lead.
At the half Jackson West and Taylor Johnston were named the South Laurel Football Homecoming king and queen.
Southwestern tried an onside kick to open the second half, but South recovered on its own 49. The Cards drove the ball to the 15, but on fourth-and-1, Josh Phelps was stopped short of the first down.
That was the second time the Cards had driven inside the Warrior 20 and went for it on fourth down instead of trying for a field goal, and twice they were stopped, leaving a potential six points off the scoreboard.
Jason Mitchell intercepted Smiddy on Southwestern's next possession, but South couldn't take advantage and punted the ball away.
Over the next three possessions between the two teams, one ended in a punt, one with an interception and one on downs as the offenses struggled.
After holding Southwestern and taking over on downs at the 36, Mitchell took a hand-off on the first play from scrimmage and raced 64-yards for the score. With 9:56 left, South now held a 27-19 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, Baker caught the ball on the 5-yard line and raced down the sidelines 95-yards for an apparent Southwestern touchdown. But during the play, there was a scuffle between a South Laurel and Southwestern player and an inadvertent whistle negated the score. Both teams were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, which meant the penalties off-set themselves.
So instead of a touchdown, Southwestern had the ball on the 40 yard line with 9:17 left. Six plays later, Campisano carried it over from 12-yards out. The two-point conversion tied the game, 27-27, with 6:23 left.
Both teams had one score left in them during regulation. Following a South Laurel punt, Southwestern put together an 8-play, 78-yard drive that resulted in Campisano scoring from 16-yards out to make it 34-27.
Following the kickoff, the Cards' offense had 1:42 to drive 78 yards.
Starting from the 22, things didn't start out too well as Detherage was sacked by Wyatt Karter on first down for a loss back to the 14. On the next play, Detherage's pass was incomplete, but Southwestern was called for a personal foul, moving the ball to the 29 to set up second-and-three.
After another incomplete pass, Detherage took off and got to the 32, giving the Cards a first down with .48 seconds left. He then found Prichard, who took it to the Southwestern 32. Following a spike of the ball, Detherage again hooked up with Prichard, this one for 32-yards and a score as the South receiver stretched his body to full extension to make a diving catch. After Slavey's kick the game was tied, 34-34, sending it into overtime.
Southwestern won the toss and elected to go on defense. On South's first play, Detherage carried it in from 10-yards out. Slavey's kick was good, and South Laurel led, 41-34.
The Warriors took two plays to score, both runs by Campisano, the second of 4-yards, to cut the lead to 41-40. Southwestern went for two, and the same combination of Smiddy to Pittman that converted less than 10 minutes earlier gave the Warriors a 42-41 win.
"I figured surely to goodness we'd cover the tight end," Welch said. "But we did not."
And it made South's hopes of returning to the playoffs a little more difficult with only three district games left.
"This put us in a hole," Welch said.
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Two weeks ago, the governor, the state education commissioner, and the president of the statewide teachers union were thrilled to get up in front of the cameras and announce that they had struck a deal on teacher evaluations in New York State.
Everyone hailed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's leadership on the issue -- he had, just weeks earlier, after all, declared public education the most important of issues to the future of the state and proclaimed himself "the students' lobbyist."
And that was not long after the governor announced he was making schools' state aid increases in 2012-13 contingent on them implementing teacher evaluations that incorporate student performance -- leading some experts to say Cuomo had taken the boldest moves among governors to advance the federal government's education reform agenda.
Well, it seems that education didn't manage to hold the governor's attention for too long.
A critical issue on those teacher evaluations is bubbling up here in Buffalo, with clear implications for the rest of the state, and Cuomo refuses to take a position on it -- a spokesman, in fact, said the governor is planning to wait a few months before he thinks it through.
Likewise, state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. -- said by many to be exerting pressure behind the scenes on this particular issue -- will not take a position on it publicly.
What's it all about?
At the heart of the issue is a debate over whether teachers should be held accountable for the performance of all the students in their class, or just the students who show up consistently.
Buffalo is still waiting to find out whether the state will approve its 2011-12 teacher evaluation plan for six low-performing schools.
One of the key issues here is a provision in Buffalo's plan that says the performance students who miss 20 percent of the school year or more would not count toward a teacher's evaluation. For four of the six affected schools under the proposed plan (South Park, Bennett, Riverside and Burgard high schools), more than 40 percent of students missed that much school in a recent year.
BTF President Phil Rumore says that's only fair -- if students don't show up, teachers can't be held accountable for how well those students do. Teachers can't control student attendance, Rumore says.
And I've heard plenty of teachers from low-performing high schools say that while their Regents exam passing rate looks awful on paper -- in many cases, well below 50 percent -- if you look just at the kids who showed up consistently, their passing rate is actually pretty good.
Education reformers say that it is the school's -- and the teacher's -- responsibility to make sure kids are in school. If classes are engaging and schools are welcoming, they say, students will come.
Not including students with poor attendance in a teacher's evaluation lets teachers off the hook, they say. And, in a worst case scenario, they say, it could create an incentive for teachers to not try so hard to encourage struggling students to come to school.
What both sides can agree on, though, is that the decision on whether to exclude students with excessive absences is critical.
Will a teacher at Burgard, for instance, be evaluated based on the performance of all 28 students in class -- or only the 14 who show up regularly? The answer to that question will likely have a significant impact on the outcome.
So far, King has approved teacher evaluation plans for only five districts. (A total of 10 were required to submit them this school year, because they are receiving federal school improvement grants.) None of those five teacher evaluation plans included a provision excluding students with excessive absences.
Rochester, in fact, had initially included such a provision in its plan -- which the state rejected. In the final plan, which the state approved last week, there was no exception for student absences. Many have interpreted that as a strong signal that the state will not sign off on such an exception -- although it's hard to know for sure, seeing as King has not clarified where he stands on this issue.
Whether or not the state approves Buffalo's plan, which includes such an exception for absences, is a big deal -- and not just for Buffalo. It's a big deal for every district in the state.
If the state does approve Buffalo's plan -- as district administrators and Rumore keep insisting they will -- that opens up the doors for the other 700 districts to follow suit if they choose to. It would be a clear indication that the state is, in fact, willing to approve plans with such exceptions.
If the state refuses to approve Buffalo's plan, it will continue to fuel speculation that the state will not sign off on an attendance exception -- and it will signal to other districts that they should stay away from such a thing.
Local districts complain that either way, the problem is that they're left to read the tea leaves.
Buffalo district officials have long complained that the state has failed to provide clear directives on what is or is not acceptable on the evaluation plan -- a complaint the state has consistently rejected.
When I asked a state Education Department spokesman directly whether the state would approve a teacher evaluation plan that excludes students with excessive absences, I was told that the state reviews each plan individually.
After asking the question once or twice more, here's the answer I got from Jonathan Burman: "We look at each application individually. There isn't a general prohibition or acceptance. Each plan has to be reviewed individually."
How's that for clarity?
The state law on teacher evaluations, which went on the books in 2010, says nothing about this issue. Likewise, the teacher evaluation bill proposed in February by Cuomo -- which would take effect in 2012-13 -- also says nothing about whether schools may or may not exclude chronically absent students.
I talked to Matt Wing, a spokesman for the governor.
Wing told me to talk to the state Education Department instead. "This is really more their issue," he told me.
I reminded him that it was the governor who just submitted a teacher evaluation bill on this very issue.
Well, Wing told me he would get back to me with an answer by the end of the day.
After several hours, here's the entirety of the response I got: "When districts submit their individual plans for implementing our new national model for teacher evaluations, we will evaluate specific issues."
In other words, the governor hasn't decided what he thinks about this critical issue. Buffalo and nine other districts already had to submit evaluation plans to the state -- in December -- for their low-performing schools.
And every district in the state -- under Cuomo's bill -- is supposed to submit a teacher evaluation plan to King for approval by July 1.
But the governor, according to Wing, plans to wait until after those 700 plans are submitted to decide where he stands on this issue.
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — After the roughly 265-mile drive following Rams practice in the morning, I stepped out of my car yesterday afternoon and headed straight to Bears practice.
I got there a few minutes early, with enough time along the way to get gas, grab a bite to eat and pull over on the side of the road to do a phone interview with Cowboys CB Mike Jenkins. Good guy, by the way.
Didn't think it could be as hot here as it was in Missouri, but it was damned close. And though the crowd yesterday was reported to be one of the smaller at Olivet Nazarene since camp opened, it was much larger than what the Rams drew on a steamy morning.
The pace of Bears practice was a little slower than I expected, but it picked up. I paid close attention to Mike Martz and the wide receiver, working on perfecting their route depths and precision. He appeared to like what he saw from Johnny Knox, Devin Hester and Devin Aromashodu in receiver drills, although there were a few corrections along the way as you can imagine.
They cut things just a little short, maybe by 15 minutes, because of the extreme heat. And I thank them for that.
Here were a few other things I spotted at camp:
- Knox is quickly becoming a fan favorite and watching him early on Wednesday, I am becoming a fan, too. I think Martz also likes him. Knox runs clean, smooth routes and gets in an out of his breaks well. I was thinking of which former Martz receiver he reminds me most of, and the guys I came up with — Mike Furrey and Az Hakim — well, Knox is better than both, I believe. Plus, he might look like those guys, body-wise, or run similar patterns, but he's also a deep threat who can play on the outside. I think he's going to have a really nice season.
- TE Richard Angulo, who at 6-foot-8 is one of nine Bears on the roster I counted who were 6-6 or taller (this has to be an NFL high), dropped a really nice touch pass over the middle from QB Caleb Hanie. Angulo has some NFL skills, but he's at a very crowded TE position and can't afford these kinds of mistakes. It was a ball he should have caught.
- QB Jay Cutler's best pass of the afternoon (it was a sub-par practice for him overall, I thought) was a gorgeous seam route to RB Matt Forté on a gorgeous seam route. Cutler led Forté over his shoulder perfectly, hitting him in stride between the two safeties playing cover-2. it's right where the ball had to be in that spot. Seeing Cutler make throws like this reminds you he can be special, but I still get a little frustrated watching him struggle at times.
- CB Joshua Moore got reamed out for not knowing down and distance when he played off coverage instead of press in situational team drills. The rookie looks athletic but still has some learning to do, apparently.
- CB D.J. Moore, who is trying to crack the lineup in his second season, was beat by Knox on a corner route, but Moore responded (just as the whistle blew) by popping the ball loose. That will win you points here. The Bears' coaches, maybe as much as any team in the NFL, emphasize going for turnovers. You can see it in almost every drill they do with DBs and receivers, especially.
- Strangest play of the day: Hanie under threw WR Freddie Barnes (who had fallen down while running his route) on a deep out route, and the ball was tipped by a defender (couldn't see who). Barnes got his balance and made the catch, but only for a split second before S Josh Bullocks came in and swiped away the ball in one swift motion. Bullocks then ran it back for a would-be pick-six.
- On the next play in practice, S Chris Harris made a sprawling, over-the-shoulder interception. His teammates mobbed him for the exceptional play. Harris, when he's healthy, is a good safety.
- Hester made his best catch of the day, leaping to grab a high pass from Cutler in front of Harris, who was late to get over. Nice play by Hester.
- S Craig Steltz sniffed out a throwback screen nicely and was in a position to make the tackle had there been tackling. That earned him a hearty attaboy from the coaches.
Sorry for not much focus on the defensive or offensive linemen. (Or the linebackers or tight ends, for that matter.) They were gathered on another part of the field away from me during individual drills and there were few standout plays by these groups that I saw in the team stuff.
DE Julius Peppers compared OLT Chris Williams to his former Panthers teammate Jordan Gross but said Williams was a little stronger than Gross but maybe a tad less in terms of foot quickness at this point. It was interesting to hear because some people feel Williams is more of the athletic type and less of the bull-strong guy.
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The Governor's proposed 2013 Executive Budget proposal is a good start to the State Budget process and seeks to build on a record of two previous fiscally responsible, on-time budgets and our mutual goals of no new taxes or fees and limited state spending in 2013.
While the total spending plan for the State would exceed $142.5 billion for 2013, more than $6 billion represents Hurricane Sandy federal disaster aid expected to come from Washington. When this one-time expenditure is excluded, total spending will increase less than 2 percent.
As always, education aid is a high priority for Long Island. The Governor proposes an increase in school aid of 3 percent, or $611 million for a total of $20.8 billion. An increase in education aid above the rate of inflation marks a good beginning for discussions about state aid. However, equally important is the distribution of aid by geographic region. Under the Governor's proposal many East End districts are shortchanged in the distribution. This must be corrected before a final State Budget is approved.
In addition, the State Budget provides $21 billion in disaster related recovery from Hurricane Sandy, including grants for community reconstruction and mitigation plans, a home buyout program, and the restoration of damaged beaches and dunes as well as the building of new natural infrastructure like wetlands, reefs, dunes, and berms.
The proposed Executive Budget also includes mandate relief for local governments by creating a stable rate pension contribution option to allow local governments and school districts to lock into long-term, stable rate pension contributions. The option will be voluntary.
The State Budget proposal also includes an increase in the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) from $134 million to $153 million and an increase in the State minimum wage to $8.75 per hour.
The Governor has set the right tone for budget discussions. I look forward to the public's input as the Legislature holds its hearings on the budget before another on-time adoption before April 1, 2013.


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Plurality of Voters Want Dems to Withhold Funds if Bush Issues Iraq Veto
by Jonathan Singer, Tue Apr 10, 2007 at 05:11:55 PM EDT
The latest polling from Bloomberg news and the Los Angeles Times (.pdf) offers some fairly interesting data on the sentiments of American voters on the issue of Iraq.
Q49. As you may know, Democrats in both houses of Congress passed legislation that ties further funding of the war in Iraq to targeted dates for withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq. Bush says he will veto any measure that sets such a timetable because he believes it would tie the hands of battlefield commanders and make defeat in Iraq more likely. Do you think that Bush should sign a funding authorization that includes a timetable for withdrawal, or should he veto that legislation?
All RVs DEM IND GOP Pass legislation 48 48 74 48 15 Veto It 43 44 18 39 80
Q50. If George W. Bush vetoes the legislation, do you think Congress should pass another version of the bill that provides funding for the war without any conditions for troop withdrawal, or should Congress refuse to pass any funding bill until Bush agrees to accept conditions for withdrawal?
All RVs DEM IND GOP Fund the war without
43 44 24 40 73 Withhold funding until
Bush signs
45 45 66 43 21
From this polling, it's clear that there is a real coalition behind ending the Iraq War -- even if it means dragging out the appropriations process until the President relents and accepts a timetable for the redeployment of American forces out of the country. To be clear, this polling does not show that there is an overwhelming mandate for such a course of action. Nonetheless, it does show that the Democrats have fairly strong backing (a plurality of registered voters, in fact) as they potentially move forward with aggressive steps to end American involvement in the war in Iraq.


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Springfield, Mass. -- September 7, 2008 -- Paced by senior All-American Jane Kelleher's (Chatham, Mass.) three goals, the Springfield College field hockey team cruised to the Zenaty Invitational crown after defeating Smith College, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Pride improve to 2-0 on the 2008 campaign, while the Pioneers drop to 1-1.
Meagan Dobson (Longmeadow, Mass.) opened up the scoring with 18:19 left in the first half off an assist from Meg Bradley's (Cumberland, R.I.). Just under two minutes later, Karah Heald (Bedford, N.H.) netted an unassisted tally. From then on, Kelleher took over as she scored all three of her goals in a 2:52 span en route to give the Pride a 5-0 lead after the first half of play.
Meghan Cole (Gloucester, Mass.) and Becca Gamble (Granby, Conn.) each registered scores in the second half for Springfield to complete the win.
Alison McCarthy (North Andover, Mass.) and Kelleanne Salazar (Granby, Conn.) combined to make five saves for Springfield.
For her stellar play on the weekend, senior Jill Urtz (Verona, N.Y.) was chosen as the Most Valuable Player. Joing Urtz on the all-tournament team was senior back, Katherine McCarthy (Conway, Mass.). The Pride return to action on Tuesday evening as it hosts Keene State on Stagg Field at 7:00 pm.
Game #1 - Worcester State 3, WNEC 0
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Phoebe Hawkins - Smith
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I ate mostly in Sichuan (the current correct spelling for Szechuan) restaurants, although I was in the heart of Cantonese cuisine. I also ate in Hong Kong and tried Hunan and Shanxi restaurants.
Heres how dining out in China differs from dining out at a Chinese restaurant in Detroit or Windsor.
You dont have to ask for chopsticks. Theyre made of wood, not plastic.
Youre not asked what spice level you want. Its assumed that each dish has a correct spice level. At Sichuan places, not all dishes are hot, but those that are hot are comfortably so. (Perhaps theyre fierier in Sichuan province itself?)
Tea is brought automatically, before the meal and throughout.
Ordering involves a great deal of consultative back-and-forth with the waitperson.
No standard-size plates are used, except as serving platters. Diners use their chopsticks to transfer food from the platters to their own small bowls or to their individual rice bowls, a relatively small amount at a time. The rice absorbs the various sauces. Small bowls are a definite advantage, for the Westerner, over trying to chase the last grains of rice around your plate with chopsticks.
Salted peanuts are sometimes served as an appetizer, which diners pick up one by one with their sticks.
Water and napkins are not provided. (At one posh place, I was glad to see fancily folded pink napkins arranged at each place before the meal but the server whisked them away as we sat down!)
It wasnt necessarily a good idea to know what I was eating. At the one restaurant with English translations (a Shanxi place), most of the descriptions were along the lines of "Mixed Cucumber Cooked Pigs Nose" and "intestine of mutton."
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