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Knovation, which provides digital standards-based content and search tools for the classroom, has acquired SideVibe from Basis Applied Technology. SideVibe, a Web app that provides tools to publish online assignments, will be integrated into Knovation's products in beta release in mid-2013, and finalized by the end of the year.
SideVibe, which works with any learning management system (LMS), consists of an online interface that allows teachers to develop Common Core State Standards-based interactive online activities, receive student response, and provide immediate feedback.
Knovation's products include netTrekker Search and iCurio.
netTrekker Search is a tool designed to allow students and educators to find Web-based educational media quickly. K-12 teachers can search for resources by language, multimedia type, format, subject, grade level, specific standards, and teacher or student recommendations. NetTrekker materials include more than 300,000 resources available in digital format, including lesson plans, learning games, video, audio, assessments, and interactive whiteboard materials.
iCurio is an online resource aimed at providing educators with learning materials and tools to help differentiate instruction for students. Users can access more than 330,000 Common Core-aligned digital resources for K-12 curriculum areas and filter materials by type, including video, images, games, lesson plans, and Web materials. Subjects range from math and science to philosophy and the arts. Resources can be further personalized by language, reading level, and type of learning aid.
Additional SideVibe features include:
In addition, SideVibe saves students' responses and shows teacher feedback on their individual homepages. Teachers can also print PDF reports or download data.
Current SideVibe customers will still be able to access the portal without Knovation integration. Basic SideVibe accounts are free.
For more information, visit knovationlearning.com or sidevibe.com.
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Cherry Soda Cake
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
2 sticks butter, cubed
1 cup cherry soda
3 Tbsp. baking cocoa
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 (7 oz.) jar marshmallow creme
2 Tbsp. frozen cherry juice concentrate, thawed
maraschino cherries for garnish
Preheat oven to 350º. Line bottoms of two greased 9-inch round baking pans with parchment paper; grease paper. Divide marshmallows between pans.
In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar and baking soda. In a small saucepan, combine the butter, cola and cocoa; bring just to a boil; stirring occasionally. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.
In a small bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and vanilla until blended; add to the flour mixture, whisking constantly. Pour into the prepared pans, dividing batter evenly (marshmallows will float to the top).
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment paper. Cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in marshmallow creme and juice concentrate on low speed just until blended.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with with remaining cake layer; spread with remaining frosting. Decorate with cherries.


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The spookiest thing you might encounter this Halloween is something you can't see -- and it has nothing to do with ghosts or ghouls.Toxic chemicals with links to cancer, asthma, hormone-disruption and a number of other health problems can be hidden in many Halloween items found on store shelves -- including costumes, makeup and decorations.
It's almost All Hallow's Eve and people from age three to age 99 will be dressing up in costume, eating candy, and partying the night away on this spooky, festive occasion. Most people know the history of Halloween at this point but here are five random facts about Halloween you just might not know.
Halloween celebrations are cancelled at one Ontario school. No candy, no costumes, no fun. The reasoning behind this puzzling decision is supposedly one of inclusiveness, according to school administrators. The decision of the school board to cave in to these demands is political correctness on steroids.
On his way to school every day, my son has taken to counting the number of styrofoam faux tombstones adorning each lawn, and the average is four -- that we can see. Store-bought spider webs and half-buried skeletons are probably blocking more featherweight grave markers from sight. Surely this is unnecessary. Surely we can find a way to enjoy Halloween without spending $97.01 on an animated gravekeeper. Why not drop the pageantry and return to the wholesome old-fashioned elements of the holiday: transfat-laden treats and polyester suits that smell like chemicals. Therein lies the true spirit of Halloween.


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By iDiva | September 28, 2012, 12:50 pm IST Fashion & Beauty
To look sexy, firstly you need to feel sexy and truly understand what sex appeal is all about. Every woman has the ability to ooze sex appeal. The key is to find out how. Don't be prudish, instead, pick up a few books on sex appeal and familiarise yourself with the concept. To feel sexy on the inside, you need to feel confident about your sexual prowess. When you'll start identifying yourself with the word 'sexy,' you'll really know how to look sexy, without even trying, of course!


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The seventh generation Volkswagen Golf GTI has been initially previewed by a very cool Golf VII GTI Concept unveiled in 2012 at the Paris Auto Show, but now is time to finally see the production version at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
The seventh generation Golf GTI brings some major updates for the model: next to exterior and interior updates, the new GTI is being offered for the first time in two different power levels: a standard GTI and a Performance version that increases the final output by 10 horsepower. Also, despite being more powerful than the previous generation, the new GTI is also more fuel efficient: an improvement of about 18%.
On the German market the seventh generation Golf GTI will be priced at 28,350 euro - about $37,00 at the current exchange rates.
UPDATE 02/27/2013: This review has been updated with the official details, images and specs. Hit the jump to read more about the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI.
The production version remains pretty much identical to the concept we saw in Paris, meaning that on the exterior we will see the same honeycomb grille with a red line striking through it, all-new Bi-Xenon headlamps and a stylish front lip that boasts louvered vents on each side.
The new GTI version also offers special side sills, a diffuser and smoked LED taillights (including LED license plate illumination), plus two chrome tailpipes for the sporty exhaust system.
Customers will have the possibility to choose from three standard body colors: "Tornado Red", "Black" and "Pure White."
The interior also delivers a sportier feeling, thanks to the addition of new sport seats wrapped in tartan pattern, a black headliner and red ambiance lighting.
Just like any other GTI, the new generation is offered with a sport steering wheel, GTI gear shift grip and instrument cluster, special trim strips, and stainless steel pedals and foot support.
Under the hood, the new Golf GTI houses a 2.0-liter turbocharged direct-injection engine offered in two power levels. In the standard version, it delivers a total of 220 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, while the Performance version is increased by 10 horsepower to a total of 230 horsepower. The engine is mated to a standard six-speed manual gearbox or an optional dual-clutch six-speed automatic.
The standard version will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds and up to a top speed of 152 mph, while the Performance version is a little bit faster: 0 to 60 mph in just 6.4 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph.
Despite being more powerful than the model it replaces, the new GTI is about 18 percent more fuel efficient. This improvement has been possible by the addition of a new stop-start system. With the manual gearbox, the GTI will deliver a fuel consumption of 6 liters/100 km (39.2 mpg) and with the optional 6-speed DSG, 6.4 for the standard version and 6.5 liters/100 km (36.1 mpg) for the Performance version.
|2.0-liter turbocharged petrol direct-injection
|169 kW / 230 horsepower from 4,700 to 6,200 rpm
|350 Nm / 258 pound-feet from 1,500 to 4,600 rpm
|0 to 60 mph
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|Top speed
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Suspensions and brakes
The sporty character of the new GTI is further accentuated by the addition of new sport suspension and a set of 17-inch "Brooklyn" GTI wheels wrapped in 225/45 tires.
The model is also equipped with a high-performance brake system that features ventilated discs and traditional red-painted calipers.
In the German market, the seventh-generation Golf GTI will be priced at €28,350 (about $37,000 at the current exchange rates).
When it comes to competition, the list is pretty much the same, except that, just like with the GTI, its competitors got better.
The new Focus ST is one of the models that made a sensation on the market. It uses a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that pumps out 252 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque. As you can see, it has about 20 more horsepower than the GTI, but when it comes to look, we prefer the GTI.
We have to admit, Mazdaspeed3 is on the top of our list, but we would really like seeing an update in the near future. It uses a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine that delivers a total of 263 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque. This model is also more powerful than the GTI, but we are bored by its look. We will need to wait and see what the new generation will bring.
Volkswagen surprised us with the new-generation Golf GTI, but not with the car's look. We are talking, of course, about the two different engine levels, but we are more than sure than 99 percent of the customers will go for the Performance version.
- New look
- Two different engine levels
- More powerful than previous model
- No prices for the U.S. market
Gallery Volkswagen Golf VII GTI
Press Release
At the Volkswagen company, the letters "GTI" have stood for superior dynamic performance for over three decades now. In the tradition of previous models by the same name, Volkswagen is introducing the latest version of the Golf GTI at the Geneva International Motor Show. For the first time, the legendary compact sports car is available at two power levels: the standard 220 PS or the GTI Performance with 230 PS and front axle differential lock.
The new GTI is powered by a turbocharged petrol direct-injection engine (TSI) with 162 kW / 220 PS. For the first time in the history of the sports car icon, a special GTI Performance will be offered. In this version, the engine's maximum power is boosted to 169 kW / 230 PS. Both GTI versions develop a maximum torque of 350 Nm. The standard GTI accelerates to 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 246 km/h. The GTI Performance reaches a top speed of 250 km/h and just 6.4 seconds for the sprint to 100 km/h.
Both GTI versions are equipped with a Stop-Start system, they fulfil the EU-6 emissions standard that takes effect in 2014 and – with a 6-speed gearbox – they attain the same low DIN fuel consumption value of 6.0 l/100 km (CO2: 139 g/km). This means that the Golf GTI offers an 18 per cent improvement in fuel economy compared to the previous model. With the optional 6-speed DSG, the two GTI cars consume 6.4 and 6.5 l/100 respectively (equivalent to 148 and 150 g/km CO2).
The sporty character of the Golf GTI is reflected in its traditional red-painted brake callipers, two chrome tailpipes and a sport suspension. The exterior of the compact sports car also scores with 17-inch "Brooklyn" GTI wheels and 225/45 size tyres, special side sills, a diffuser and smoked LED rear lights (including LED licence plate illumination).
Visual highlights in the interior are top sport seats in tartan pattern ("Clark"), a black roofliner and red ambience lighting.
The cars also offers sporty GTI features such as a sport steering wheel, GTI gear shift grip and instrument cluster, special trim strips and stainless steel pedals and foot support.
Volkswagen assures an optimal mix of comfort and safety in the Golf GTI. Customers can choose from the standard body colours "Tornado Red", "Black" and "Pure White". In Germany, advance ordering for the new Golf GTI begins on the 5th of March, and prices start at 28,350 euros.


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With Modules Anywhere you can include a single module or complete module positions anywhere in your site, including within 3rd party components and even within other modules.
Why use Modules Anywhere, and not the {loadposition} plugin?
★ It works anywhere, not only in articles. It even works in modules!
★ You can load a single module, not only complete module positions.
★ You can control the html display style from within the tag, not only one global setting.
★ It comes with a very easy to use editor button.
You can set Modules Anywhere to also handle the {loadposition} tags. In that case, you can safely disable the {loadposition} plugin all together.
Modules Anywhere does not show unpublished Modules by default. If you do want it to, you can change that behavior through the plugin parameters.
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It gives you masses of control and is really easy to use.
Thank-you very much for sharing this Peter!
In combination of TABS and MODULES ANYWHERE we got an output we where looking for ...
By using both extensions from NoNumber it was so easy and done fast. No collision, no errors, just used as well documented –
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So, after deciding we'd start trying for our second child after we hit the 15 months apart mark and postponing it over and over again, we've finally actually started trying! lol We are now at the 18 months apart stage.
I'm not telling my mother yet since she is of the "too early" opinion. She will respond well when I do get pregnant, I just would rather not have to go through all the stuff now. My pregnancy and outcome wasn't half as bad as many of yours, but I still have this uneasiness...kinda scared, but excited to start trying again anyway. I would rather get my pregnancy after the PIH over with and be able to plan life a little better. We originally planned on 3-5, so we'll see what happens this time through.
Just wanted to share my news with others who have an understanding of what it means to me. I told my sister-in-law and she didn't get it, if you know what I mean. ANYWAY! If I get any good news, I'll let you all know!
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Warner Bros. has released another movie trailer preview for the Yogi Bear Movie coming out in December. Lucky for you, we've got the trailer right here for you to watch! This latest Yogi Bear Movie preview gives you an extended look at Yogi Bear and his pal Boo Boo as they cause trouble at Jellystone Park.
About the Movie
The 2010 Yogi Bear movie features Dan Akroyd (Yogi Bear) and Justin Timberlake (Boo Boo) in a live-action, 3D setting. The expected release date for the film is December 17th, 2010 – just in time for Christmas.
Keep visiting CampJellystone.com and this blog for additional updates and news on the Yogi Bear movie as it gets closer to release.
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As a couple gets into bed, the husband starts to rub and kiss his wife.
She turns over and says, "I'm sorry, honey. I've got a gynecologist appointment tomorrow, and I want to stay fresh."
The husband sadly turns over. A few minutes later, he rolls back over and taps his wife. He asks, "Do you have a dentist appointment, too?"
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Appalachian Power is staging more than 30 contractors in southern West Virginia in advance of a winter storm.
The utility said Wednesday that 32 contractors will be staged in Princeton. They will respond wherever needed on Thursday.
Appalachian Power vice president Phil Wright says in a news release that the utility is confident its system will hold up well.
Wright says colder temperatures and a lack of wind should limit widespread outages.
If the extra crews aren't needed after the storm passes, they'll be on standby to help other utilities.


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June 12, 2009
Fridays@5, a new series on the JPL blog bringing you five cool ideas from a scientist or engineer, debuts today. First up, JPL and Caltech 's Angelle Tanner lists goals in extrasolar planet research.
To read Tanner's top five and post a comment, go to http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov .


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In January, Murray County, Ga., will have a new sheriff, new sole-commissioner and new clerk of court — changes the newly elected officials say will improve professionalism and transparency in government.
Some locals say the community welcomes new leadership after their former commissioner was accused of sexual harassment and their chief magistrate judge was accused of soliciting a woman in his court for sex. Both resigned their offices.
"We felt like we needed to wipe the slate clean," said Lavon Headrick, a local barber who owns Hair Cutz by Lavon in Chatsworth, Ga. "We see some progress going on in our neighboring counties and we feel like we're not being represented fairly."
Current Sole Commissioner Greg Hogan took over in 2011 after Commissioner David Ridley resigned amidst allegations that he forced a county employee to commit sex acts and viewed pornography on her computer.
But Hogan was voted out of office this summer when Brittany Pittman, a local former banker, received 56 percent of the votes.
The most recent change came on Tuesday when Gary Langord, a retired Georgia State Patrol officer, defeated 24-year incumbent Sheriff Howard Ensley with 58 percent of the votes.
Donna Flood beat one-term Court Clerk Connie Reed with 53 percent of the votes.
Langford said he isn't sure if his victory was partially because the sheriff's office was tied to a recent federal investigation into former Chief Magistrate Bryant Cochran. An officer and a deputy were fired after state investigators found they lied to police about a drug investigation into Cochran's accuser, Angie Garmley. Prosecutors later dismissed Garmley's charges.
Ensley didn't return calls seeking comment.
But both Pittman and Langford say they want to improve professionalism in their offices and become more transparent.
"A lot of voters and citizens were concerned and wanted to see more professionalism in the sheriff's department," Langford said. "I want to see more training."
Meanwhile, Pittman said she has been talking with the newly appointed Chief Magistrate L. Gale Buckner -- who replaced Cochran -- to talk about how to restore integrity in the offices.
Pittman said she first wants to put the county's financial records online and then plans to have more open meetings before she makes decisions to get broader public input.
"We have to restore professionalism and integrity in the office," she said.
Joy Lukachick is the city government reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press Since 2009, she's covered breaking news, high-profile trials, stories of lost lives and of regained hope and done investigative work. Raised near the Bayou, Joy's hometown is along the outskirts of Baton Rouge, La. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Joy was a staff writer for the Daily Reveille. When Joy isn't chasing ...


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-- Diana Kohnle
(HealthDay News) -- Having too much sugar in your blood can
injure many parts of the body, including your heart, kidneys --
even your eyes.
The U.S. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse offers
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Courcelles-Fremoy is situated in the Cote d'Or (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 67 km from Dijon, the department capital. (General information: Courcelles-Fremoy is 207 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 15 km and Morvan Regional Park at 19 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Courcelles-Fremoy. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
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Local markets
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Courcelles-Fremoy and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
Grand sites of France Alesia (26km)
Heritage sites Fontenay Abbey (27km); Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km); Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km); Vezelay (32km)
Most beautiful villages in France (see also beautiful French villages) Flavigny (28km); Noyers-sur-Serein (31km); Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (44km)
National Monuments Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (29km)
Regional Natural Parcs Morvan (20km)
Churches or other religious monuments Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (19km); Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (23km); Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (39km)
Remarkable gardens Jardin du moulin de Athie (14km); Potager du château de Lantilly (19km); Parc de Saint-Léger (19km); Abbaye de Fontenay (26km); Jardin de la Chaux (28km); Abbaye de la Bussière (49km); Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (49km); Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (59km)
Sites of natural beauty Siège d'Alésia (26km)
Commune: Courcelles-Fremoy
Canton: Semur-en-Auxois
Arrondissement: Montbard
Department: Cote d'Or
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 21460
from Dijon (prefecture): 67 km
from Paris: 207 km
from Calais: 424 km
from Nice: 481 km
from Bordeaux: 467 km
from Strasbourg: 294 km
Courcelles-Fremoy is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Courcelles-Fremoy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Courcelles-Fremoy): Forleans, Montberthault, Rouvray, Saint-Andeux, Sauvigny-le-Beureal, Sincey-les-Rouvray, Thoste, Torcy-et-Pouligny, Toutry and Vieux-Chateau.
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- Apollo 300/300 kit £350
- Apollo 180/180 kit £250
What's Included:
- 2 Apollo 300 Heads
- 2 Halogen 75W Bulbs
- 2 Soft Boxes 50 x 70cm
- 2 Sync Leads
- 2 Power Cords
- 2 Light Stands
- 1 110cm White Umbrella
- 1 80cm Gold/Silver Reflector
- 1 Barn Door Set
- 1 Honeycomb & Gel Set
- 1 Snoot & Honeycomb
- 1 Lamp Reflector
- 1 Wireless Radio Trigger
- 1 Equipment Case
We Tested: Apollo 300/300 creative kit
Price: £470
From: www.prolinestudio.co.uk
The Proline flash heads are by far the smallest and most portable here, but also the most basic. In addition to the usual twin head kit options the Creative Kit includes pretty much every conceivable accessory that an amateur could want for a home studio, all in a sleek case. To add all these accessories to the other kits on test here would add several hundred pounds to their cost.
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The black, rubberised heads are appealingly small but the build quality isn't up to the standard of the others. The tilt joint is jerky and the plastic stand bracket cracked when we over-tightened the locking screw. The accessories are small and the snoot is plastic but all do what they're supposed to. They attach to the head via a clamp system, like a watch bracelet. The kit comes with a wireless radio trigger but we couldn't get it to work.
At a claimed 300W/s, the Apollo X300 head should be 50% more powerful than the 200W/s heads in this test, but in practice were about the same, and shot-to-shot output was not very consistent. Recycle times are the slowest too, taking about two to three seconds to recharge, and the modelling light is not proportional, only on or off.
The Proline Apollo X300 Creative Kit is ideal for hobbyists wanting to experiment with creative lighting and seeking a complete solution in a box. It's especially suited to occasional still-life work, where all the accessories come into their own, and the slow recycle times are not an issue. Travelling photographers looking for the lightest possible studio flash kit should also look at the basic 300/300 kit. Otherwise, for more demanding uses such as portraiture, there are better options.
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Health insurance base rates will rise an average of 2.5 percent for Massachusetts small businesses and individuals renewing their policies July 1. The increase is slightly smaller than the 2.7 percent average base rate hike for policies renewed in the current quarter.
The new third-quarter rates — affecting more than 147,000 people — approved by the state Division of Insurance all fell within the cap established by the Patrick administration as part of last year's health cost containment legislation. The law ties health care spending to the state's economic growth, projected at 3.6 percent this year.


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Los Angeles Times Defies Defense Department
When i saw the headline for this one I wasn't sure what to expect. I hadn't even read the posting yet and already I found this kinda disturbing. So I read it and the top two headlines really grab my attention and they actually kinda bother me. The first one talks about how the LA Times posted photos of US soldiers overseas were poseing with body parts of fallen enemies. This doesn't just bring up an ethics issue with US soldiers poseing like this, but it also brings up a question of wether the LA times should even be running something like this. First of all I know that these guys are enemies, but I would think soldiers would just want to forget that they're killing people, not remember it with a kodak moment. Secondly I don't believe that things like this should be in a newspaper or available for public to easily view. This isn't something most people need to or want to see. Its gruetesque and disturbing and I don't think people want to see this. I think they're trying to go for shock value. It's not right and I know they wanted people to know about it, but I don't think this is the way to do it.
The second article is about a photograph that was taken for a pulizer prize. It was a photo of a child in the middle of carnage and dead bodies. There is definately controversy surrounding this photo, people are unsure of wether this should be aloud to be shown. It was submitted under the understanding that this was a photographic piece of art, but people just can't get over the grutestque and violent nature of this photo.
My opinion on this is that as long as its tastefully done and not being inputted just for shock value, I think it should be fine. The whole point to war photos like this is to tell the story of the violent nature of these wars. I believe that people should be expected to be shocked because these events are really shocking, but its not meant to offend or gross people out, its mean to inform the pubic.
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These braised beet greens were topped with a couple T of my cultured almond cheese and made a delicious mini meal. I like my food spicy, so I included red pepper flakes and Tony's Cajun Seasoning. You could leave them out and just use a good seasoned salt instead.
Braised Beet Greens and Peppers
2 big or 4 small servings
- 2 T olive oil
- 10 cloves garlic, sliced
- ½ t crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ t rosemary
- 2 c sliced onions
- 1 large red or orange bell pepper
- 1 small carrot
- very scant ½ t Tony's Cajun Seasoning
- 2 T Balsamic Vinegar
- 8 cups chopped beet greens
- ½ c vegetable stock
- 1-2 T soy sauce ( taste after 1 )
- Freshly Ground Pepper
- 1/8 t freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 T nutritional yeast
- In a 12 inch skillet place oil, garlic, pepper flakes and rosemary. Turn heat to low and slowly allow the garlic to caramelize. This will take around 15 minutes. Use this time to prep the rest of the ingredients
- Add the onion, pepper, carrots and Tony's and turn heat to medium. Sauté for 10 minute or so
- Deglaze with the balsamic vinegar. Add greens and stock
- Cover and cook for 15 minutes
- Add soy sauce, pepper nutmeg and nutritional yeast. Taste and adjust seasonings.
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Air quality in the Russian capital is returning to acceptable, clear levels (glasnost?), as the smoke from the country's raging wildfires blows away from the city. Now everyone can focus on the raging corruption and reporter assassinating and all that.
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Why NetApp (NTAP) Is a "Buy"
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet Ratings team has reiterated its "buy" rating for NetApp (NTAP), with a ratings score of B-.
Shares of NetApp gained 6.2% to $42.69 Wednesday, rising as high as $42.94 during intra-day trading.
The computer storage company gained just 0.2% over the past six months, but is up 20% over the past year. NetApp hit a 52-week high of $44.32 on Sept. 19. More than 5.1 million shares of the company were traded by mid-day Wednesday, already above the average daily trading volume of about 4 million.
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TheStreet Ratings team rates NETAPP INC as a Buy with a ratings score of B-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:"We rate NETAPP INC (NTAP) a BUY. This is driven by multiple strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Computers & Peripherals industry. The net income increased by 52.2% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $109.60 million to $166.80 million.
- Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 2.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 0.6%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- Although NTAP's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24 is very low, it is currently higher than that of the industry average. To add to this, NTAP has a quick ratio of 2.44, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
- Net operating cash flow has slightly increased to $362.50 million or 7.75% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, NETAPP INC has also modestly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of 6.76%.
- The gross profit margin for NETAPP INC is rather high; currently it is at 67.60%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Regardless of the strong results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 10.76% trails the industry average.
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Local food-sourcing and sustainability aside, Master Chef Jose Gutierrez is reason enough to make reservations, lunch or dinner, at River Oaks.
The legendary former chef of The Peabody's Chez Philippe and Encore Restaurant has spent the better part of three decades wowing Mid-South customers with his French-bistro-with-a-Southern-twist selections.
Now he owns and runs River Oaks, cooking up his innovative cuisine, but with a nod to sustainable food sources and practices.
To-go boxes made with recycled materials. "Enviro" cocktail napkins of recycled, washable micro-fiber. Five 30-gallon barrels of wine and beer bottles recycled twice a week.
River Oaks is doing the right thing by the environment.
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He buys them straight from local sources and from Mid-South farms -- the beef on his butcher block, the greens and veggies in his salads.
Ooohhh. The salads.
"Jose's classic Caesar salad with shrimp," drooled Charles Stewart, a regular from Germantown, TN. "Gorgeous and delicious!"
"One of my favorite dishes on his menu is the (Nicoise Salad with Seared) Tuna Salad," said Amy Howell of Eads, TN. "I'm in that health phase, so I appreciate what he has in the salads."
"The food here is really, really phenomenal," said Dr. Rajiv Grover, dean of the University of Memphis business and economics school. "If you have good food, good prices and also the chef -- the owner -- is a good human being, it's a foregone conclusion you would be loyal to that place."
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Perhaps we should stop being ashamed and acknowedge our financial reverses. Then we can focus on what really matters.
Laura Lee has a message for the world: Broke is beautiful.
It's time for everyone who is living paycheck to paycheck (or temp job to temp job) to come out of the closet and embrace the things that really matter in their lives.
So you're losing your home to foreclosure, your credit is shot, and you don't have an eight-month emergency fund? So what?
You're not alone.
Don't base your plans on what might happen. See if you can swing the costs today. And, oh, can you fix a toilet?
This post comes from Trent Hamm at partner blog The Simple Dollar.
Most articles about homebuying focus on the financial nuts and bolts of the things you should have in order before you consider buying a home. You've got to have good credit. You've got to have a down payment. You've got to know the housing market. And so on.
Yet those aren't the only important things to think about. Here are four somewhat unorthodox things I would strongly suggest any prospective homeowner seriously tackle before buying a home.
At what price connectivity? AT&T and its iPhone customers are finding that out.
AT&T launched a new product to address the problem of users who can't get good 3G iPhone reception at home: Shell out $150 for your own personal mini cell phone tower, known as the MicroCell.
The New York Times explains: "Minitowers, the size of a couple of decks of cards, act and look like Wi-Fi hot spots at cafes and redirect cell phone calls from congested cell towers to home Web connections." (A good post at Voxilla explains how it works.)
How's that plan going so far? Here are some of the complaints we found:
Polling shows strategic defaults are winning converts. A question of morals or incentives?
This post comes from Marilyn Lewis of MSN Money.
Almost a third of foreclosures these days are voluntary, say two Chicago professors who research Americans' trust in the financial system.
Make that probably voluntary. How do these researchers figure? They polled 1,002 people in March about whether they'd default on their homes if the home value fell below the mortgage amount, even if they could afford the payments.
The poll, by Paolo Sapienza of the Kellogg School of Management, and Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago, finds 31% saying they'd bail on their home. "Strategic" defaults, these decisions are called.
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The people polled weren't all homeowners, much less homeowners in foreclosure. So it's not a flawless way to peer into the mind of a bailing mortgage-holder. Still, it's a peek.
What it reveals is that attitudes are changing --and fast -- about what's right and what's practical when you're under economic pressure.
Vacationers looking for summer-rental deals have many choices this year.
This Deal of the Day comes from Kelli B. Grant at partner site SmartMoney.
With summer fast approaching, many travelers are looking to lock in a summer vacation rental -- and prices could be on their side.
According to a recent survey by review site TripAdvisor.com, 28% of travelers have already booked a vacation rental stay for 2010 as a money-saving strategy. Another 40% are considering it. That's the same as last year at this time, but with the added wrinkle of 138,250 more homes on the rental market this summer over last, according to the National Association of Realtors' recently released 2010 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey.
It's been less than three months since the CARD Act changed credit card statements, and there's already evidence that it's helping.
This post comes from partner site Money Talks News.
From health care reform to financial regulatory reform, there have been so many recent legislative initiatives that it's easy to forget slightly older pro-consumer changes to our nation's laws.
A prime example is the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act.
Some states and cities offer incentives to trade your lawn mower for a more environmentally friendly model.
When you hear about incentives to replace gas guzzlers and clunkers with more environmentally friendly vehicles, you don't necessarily think lawn mowers.
But several states and cities offer incentives for trading in your gas-powered lawn mower for a new battery-powered or push mower. California has the most lawn mower trade-in programs, but there are also programs in other areas, including Denver; Boise, Idaho; and Louisville, Ky.
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More than 300 counties are in violation of federal air quality standards, and that number is likely to double whennew standards go into effect Aug. 31, Environmental Protection Agency spokesman Dave Ryan told USA Today. New EPA standards for lawn mowers, which require a 35% reduction in emissions, will take effect next year.
Do you pay out more dollars or fewer dollars for the alarm than the system will save you?
This guest post comes from Frank Curmudgeon at Bad Money Advice.
There was a (for me) thought-provoking article in The New York Times the other day on weighing the value of home security systems.
Our house had an alarm when we moved into it 11 years ago. It was not particularly useful. With children too young for school, there was somebody in the house almost 24/7 so the alarm almost never got turned on. After a while it broke, I never bothered to get it fixed, and eventually I just canceled the contract. All that is left now are some unobtrusive but ugly motion detectors in the corners of some rooms.
Home alarms are more about psychology than economics.
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The EU will review Nokia's $8.1 billion buyout of digital mapmaker Navteq. The Commission believes the deal could hurt competition. Navteq only has one large rival, Tele Atlas, which is being acquired by GPS maker TomTom. The EU is already examining that transaction. [FT]
Eurocrats to review Nokia's Navteq deal
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Mattress Firm has investors losing sleep
The big bedding retailer's latest report left Wall Street restless, but Friday's sell-off looks like an overreaction.
The largest seller of mattresses, which mostly operates under the Mattress Firm name, reported earnings Friday that greatly disappointed Wall Street. Net income rose to $14.1 million, or 41 cents per share, versus $10.1 million, or 30 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue soared 16% to $302.5 million, helped by new stores and last year's acquisition of Mattress Giant.
Excluding one-time items, profit was 43 cents, lagging the 51 cents analysts had expected. Revenue missed forecasts of $323 million. Same-store sales, a key measure of activity of stores open at least a year, slumped 0.3%. And the shares plunged more than 14% in Friday trading.
Mattress Firm, which operates more than 1,000 stores and sells most major brands including Sealy, Serta and Tempur-Pedic, also slashed its earnings outlook for the year to between $1 and $1.75 per share versus an earlier projection of $1.90 to $1.98. It now sees sales of $1.19 billion to $1.21 billion, compared with its earlier forecast of $1.24 billion to $1.25 billion.
On the earnings conference call, CEO R. Stephen Sanger said the company was hurt by "the ongoing pressure in consumer spending trends" and less ad spending by manufacturers focused on higher-end products.
Nonetheless, Sanger said he's optimistic that better times lie ahead. Indeed, it does seem as though Wall Street is overreacting to the earnings report, which wasn't as bad as it seems. Specialty mattress sales rose 43% in the most recent quarter, while conventional mattresses jumped 40%.
Plus, a rebounding housing market may push more people to buy new bedding.
Still, investors have no pressing need to buy the shares, which trade at a price-to-earnings multiple of about 22.6, which is pricier than both Home Depot (HD) and Wal-Mart (WMT). And they're well above their average 52-week price target of $28.16.
Mattress Firm, though, is worth keeping an eye on and acquiring once the price pulls back more. The stock can't promise sweet dreams, but it may offer a decent potential for growth.
Jonathan Berr does not own shares of the listed stocks. Follow him on Twitter @jdberr.
Mattresses are way over priced. Those memory foam ones are the prices of cars they sell to the masses in India and China (which should be the prices they charge for cars here in the US but that is another story).
Not sure how Mattress Firm is hiding the profits from investors but selling a $1,000 bed for $9,000 there is a lot of profit there even if you take out the brick and mortar store costs and having Americans instead of telemarketers from India selling your product.
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During the recent celebrations of Tip O'Neill's centenary, the late House speaker's famous maxim was much repeated: All politics is local. In his day, O'Neill had wisely countered the elected big shot's temptation to replace neighborhood concerns with national issues. But is O'Neill still right? What happens when the affairs even of a nation come to seem smaller, against an incipient commonwealth of the planet? We are crossing into a realm where the deepest meaning of civic connection is no longer defined by national citizenship. The dawning of this new year suggests the coming of a new maxim: All politics is global.
For most of a century, idealistic visions of international order have periodically seized the imagination — going back to the League of Nations after World War I. The League failed, and subsequent structures of transnational governance have met resistance. The United Nations has kept its footing, but barely. It remains contested even within the United States, its main sponsor; last month, fearing an infringement of sovereignty, Congressional Republicans successfully defeated a UN treaty protecting the rights of the disabled, despite its American provenance — and the advocacy of Republican icon Bob Dole. The transnational European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this past fall, but economic stresses have revived regional resentments of the kind that often sparked war.


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jonjonny said:its still offline in texas and the playstation knowledge center status update page (https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/237)...Nope its working! I live in Texas... Something has to be wrong on your end I think
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Debian to Stallman: Mono Not Default
In a response to Richard Stallman's open letter warning about introducing Mono into Linux, Debian made it clear that no plans are indeed forthcoming to adopt Mono-based programs into the default installation of its free Linux platform.
Debian developer and spokesperson Alexandre Reichle-Schmehl reacted in a blog entry to FSF founder Stallman's open letter of June 26, "Why free software shouldn't depend on Mono or C#", Stallman had especially targeted the Debian GNU/Linux distro for its inclusion of Tomboy software, which uses Microsoft's .NET-compatible Mono, in an unstable branch.
As precise as Stallman's language can be, it may have been based on a misunderstanding, according to Reichle-Schmehl. He counters Stallman's statement that Debian is "not to include Mono in the default installation, for the sake of Tomboy"; with, "The default GNOME installation... hasn't changed. It still installs a more or less minimal Gnome Desktop without Tomboy and without Mono" He admits that the Tomboy note-taking software has become part of a meta-package that depends on Tomboy "and will indeed pull in Mono, too," but has no effect on the standard installation.
Opponents of the Mono-based software fear that Microsoft might lay patent claims against Mono implementations. While the Ubuntu technical board doesn't foresee any problems in that respect, the Fedora community is playing it safe by installing Gnote, a Mono alternative, in GNOME 2.28 by default.
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Blog: The problems are still with us, writes former Shropshire man Colin Dodd from his home in crisis-stricken Greece.
The biggest issue seems to be the privatisation of the public sector. There are too many people in too few jobs, and these are the ones who protest the loudest. Go to any government run office and the staff are falling over themselves. I recently had to go and see the IKA (the Greek health authority) doctor to get authorisation for an operation. He examined me and gave me a paper to take to a clerk in the next office. She read it, wrote two lines in her ledger then gave me the paper to give to another clerk sitting at the next desk. She rubber stamped it, and gave it back to me to give to the first clerk, who signed it and sent me on my bewildered way.
That was the sum total of their workload for the day, two jobs that could have been done by one person. No wonder they complain, and no wonder Greece is in the state it is. Both girls were on a decent wage with pension rights.
This is just one example, and it is the norm in any public sector facility. When you take into account the number of government-run offices there are just on Kefalonia, the waste of money is plain for all to see, hence Germany, who is the principal lender, calling for foreigners to oversee the privatisation process. Leave it to the Greeks and the "jobs for the boys" would remain one way or another.
I spoke in depth to a local restaurant owner who told me that under normal circumstances, the tax increases introduced by Pasok would be passed on to the consumer. He said that were they all to do that, Greece would be priced out of the market as a destination. He was selling a full English breakfast four years ago for five euros and fifty cents. This year he is selling them for - five euros and fifty cents. Had he passed on the tax increase the cost would be between six and seven euros. It may not sound much, but over six months it adds up to a tidy sum.
For the last few years, he was giving regular customers a free bottle of vodka, whiskey etc at the end of their stay. Last year a bottle of vodka was 11 to 12 euros. This year the same bottle costs 17 to 18 euros, so he can no longer afford to give it away. Instead he buys them a drink on their last night. This is not a situation he enjoys, but circumstances dictate that he must. He says he is a socialist at heart, he likes to see everyone get a slice of the cake, but he believes that they should do something to earn it. Public sector workers get the whole cake with minimum contribution, hence their very passionate protests.
What is the general feeling about the current situation?
We have two camps in this. The ex-pats can see it for what it is, unavoidable. The current crisis is like a house fire. The fire service (the government) have to throw water (austerity measures) on the flames to put them out. This will ruin some furniture and wallpaper (the Greek tax avoidance culture) but left to burn there will be no house left.
Some of the Greeks can appreciate this, but a lot see their "nice little earner" going down the drain, and after many years of virtually tax free living this is not going down at all well.
Tax dodging has been taking place for very many years here, yet strangely, while we were still using the Drachma, things rolled along nicely. The introduction of the Euro seems to have been the catalyst for the mess we are in at the moment. Greece is suddenly accountable.
They will have to instate non-Greeks to oversee the privatisation plans and various other requirements - again, not a popular move with those currently in high places, but, TOUGH. The poor old Government is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't at the moment.
How things will pan out is anybody's guess. I am just thankful that I live on Kefalonia, away from all the riots they have on the mainland. It's almost like another world.
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Why Kool-aid is not a good metaphor
In today's post, I'd like to raise my concerns about the use of "drinking the Kool-aid" as a metaphor for mass conformity — the latest example is a post on outcomes assessment by Clio Bluestocking . Since Clio is too young to remember the photos of bloated corpses rotting in the Guyana sunshine, I just want to remind her that the members of the People's Temple who drank the Kool-aid (some say it was Flavor-Aid) died.
Perhaps this metaphor is meant to convey the idea that assessment wonks are spiritually dead, souless beings sent here to mess up our idyllic academic lives. In that case, why not just call them zombies? They eat our brains, right? (metaphorically anyway) Or, for fellow Star Trek geeks out there, how about this?
I've also seen the metaphor used to describe blind political allegiance (e.g. on Bill O'Reilly's show, reports of Obama's young followers, etc.) Rad Geek has criticized this tactic as callous as it trivializes the mass deaths of the Jonestown cult members — I agree, but also just think it's a bad metaphor — unless the Kool Aid is laced with LSD (a la the Merry Pranksters) instead of poison.
So, let's come up with a more suitable metaphor, shall we? Might a suggest a highly sweetened, artificially flavored alternative — Jello shots. Mind-numbing, but not deadly if one consumes responsibly.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Donors have pushed West Virginia University to 91 percent of its current fundraising goal, with two more years left in the so-called "State of Minds" campaign.
WVU says alumni and other supporters have given a total of $683.4 million as of Sept. 30.
The goal is $750 million by Dec. 31, 2015.
WVU Foundation President Wayne King says people are excited by the positive news coming out of the university, and that translates to generosity.
One of the major gifts over the past three months was a $1.5 million donation to the business and law schools from the Wehrle family of Charleston and the Wehrle Foundation.


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Whit new coach i think ...Datome play in new season
Whit this bulpen tigers is poor...Albuquerque coke Krol etc etc is a disaster . Yesterday loss again ..you have to buy tigers
But now the problem is...John Loyer remains until the end of the season? I dont know this new coach
ps Jennings for me is not the suitable point...
Come onnnnnnnn now
Im very happy ...cheeks can not coach in the 'nba---l 'I posted months ago
now Pistons Playoff
THks Dre i dont know this..remember many years ago...sry nex time I will come to chat....
Please --fired Maurice Cheeks
CIAO ROSCOEEEEEE one time here many fans today ------
Datome never ???
by bye match Detroit
Drummond now play 40 minute??? Come on coach ..
memphis too easy to play in the 'area of the pistons
Detroit just raise a minimum rhythm to find easy solutions
Detroit's defense on the pick and roll is a disaster ... Conley does what he wants for me .. Cheeks can not coach this team and at year end we will...
Maurice is one of the worst coaches of all the 'nba .. it's amazing that a player like Datome games at up to 2 minutes if all goes well
ps for this...
Another great game Datome( new player PISTONS) .. Greece Italy at the end of the third quarter in the lead with 63 56 Datome already to 19...
PISTONS and ROSCOE FOREVER :cheers:
Another great performance of closer TIGERS ..UNBELIVEBLE 10 years Always this problem
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the problem of tigers is the bullpen is not it?
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I have been reading the Good Men Project for about two months now. My fascination with the blog, or movement, depending on your loyalties, began with a single article. I can't remember what it was about or who wrote it, but I do remember it made me stop, think, then subscribe. Now, everyday, I return to my feed curious what I will find.
The website has addressed the masculine spectrum, fatherhood, fidelity, sexuality, race, employment; the list goes on. What intrigues me about the coverage of these topics, since they are not in themselves novel, is that they are explored through individual stories. Each contributor tells his story about how that topic is a personal struggle or success of his manhood, and what he has learned from his journey. The site seems to unite these stories under two loose goals. First, there are men out there who want to be good men and secondly, those men are making difficult decisions daily that get them closer to what they believe it means to be a good man, and those decisions are not always that obvious, but sometimes they are.
As a woman, I appreciate that these men are willing to bare their soul for the benefit of their readers. Even when I do not agree with what I read, I still come away with a better understanding of where those men are coming from. There have been stories of a confrontation between friends over infidelity, a father struggling with how to raise his children to be good people, and how embracing all forms of masculinity allowed a man to embrace himself.
However, as an African woman, I can't help but notice that our men are not involved in the conversation, and I wonder why? Do these conversations happen within the African community? Are there men aware of the impact of patriarchy on the potential of African nations? Do they care, and if they do, what are they doing about it? Where are the conversations about infidelity, where are the men who detest the immoral actions of their brothers, the men who are self-proclaimed feminists? As more and more African men and women are educated abroad, I wonder where is our platform, why are we not sharing our stories and encouraging such an honest dialogue?
When I imagine what the African continent could be, I imagine it begins with individuals who believe in goodness, kindness, generosity, and integrity. Without individuals who are dedicated to becoming good, our nations cannot be good.
Unfortunately, we tend to see nothing but men hungry for power, money, and sex. Our men are not prized for the incredible fathers they can be, the incredible leaders they might be, or the supportive and loving partners they are. Men like Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Ishmael Beah are lifted up as an example of the "good" but also as exceptions to the rule.
African men, how did this perception of the African man come about?
Is it a well founded perception?
Where are your conversations about manhood?
What does it mean to be a good African man?
If you strive to be good, what keeps you from your goal?
How do African cultures keep you from being good?
What does it mean to be an African man?
Does African masculinity keep you from being good?
What place do feminist ideas have in the conversation of being a good African man?
What role do women have in the struggle to be a good man?
African women, have you been in the presence of a good African man?
Why do we share the stories of the fallen African man more than we share those of the good?
How does a good African man contribute to a home, community, a nation?
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The Herbert administration has been fumbling for an effective response to Utah's pollution. Especially bad episodes last winter gave Utah a smoggy black eye as angry locals staged weekly Capitol rallies to protest inaction by leaders; and ski vacationers, Sundance film festival attendees and Outdoor Retailer conventioneers found a Salt Lake Valley in a filthy haze.
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Smith has said her office barely has enough funding to handle regulatory duties, let alone the sort of robust public education campaign and a best-practices program that UCAIR is aiming for. The Legislature not only failed to act last winter on a bill to provide $50,000 funding for a new, Web-based clearinghouse for air-quality information but also signed off another $228,000 cut to DEQ's state funding, including some from the Division of Air Quality.
Dixie Huefner is among those worried about conflict of interest and UCAIR. A member of the Utah Citizens' Counsel, an independent, nonpartisan good-government group, she explains that while she wants less pollution, she also wants UCAIR to ensure its operations are transparent.
"UCAIR, even with the good people on it, needs to establish its integrity, carefully avoiding conflicts of interest and acting with transparency," she said. "Its rules and procedures must build confidence in its objectivity. To build public trust it must disclose its funding sources."
Good-government activist Claire Geddes agrees, saying government-private partnerships like these have a history of favoring insiders.
"I can see a multitude of conflicts of interest from this" UCAIR model, she added.
"You can't use public funds and public resources for private purposes," she said. "It's like being kinda pregnant."
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Sen. Marco Rubio delivered foreign policy remarks targeted at the younger attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference, hyping the idea of American exceptionalism and pledging that it was possible to make this the "new American century."
Rubio on Thursday was explicit about speaking to the "young people" in the crowd at the Gaylord National Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., just outside the Capital Beltway.
"While we are facing true challenges and real obstacles, there isn't a single nation on earth I'd rather trade places with," Rubio said, addressing those who had been born after Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s. "I am convinced that despite the bad leadership we are getting today, we are on the verge ... on a new American century."
The Florida senator said he is pressing for an "unapologetic" foreign policy sustained by strong economic growth.
"We do not have the luxury of seeing the world we hope it would be. ... We have to address these issues before they become unmanageable, and they affect not just our freedoms but our economy," he said. "We have a president who believes by the sheer force of his personality he would be able to shape world events."
Ticking off various foreign policy threats -- Iran's nuclear program, North Korean and Chinese belligerence, and Russia's confrontational moves against the West -- Rubio asked the younger people in the audience to imagine what the world would look like if conservatives did not implement their foreign policy ideals.
"I want you to extrapolate what the world looks like in 10 years ... if you inherit a world where North Korea could [strike] California or the West Coast with a nuclear weapon," Rubio said. "There is only one nation on earth capable of rallying and bringing together the free people of this planet ... and that is ours."
Without stronger American involvement in world affairs, Rubio argued, a more dangerous world would result.
"It doesn't mean we can solve every conflict ... Without American engagement, the world I just explained to you is not just a possibility, it is a real probability," he said.