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TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Lake Tahoe's All-Women Sport Camp is set to host three days of multiple-sport activities including cross-country mountain biking, downhill mountain biking, road cycling, triathlon and running for active women of all levels, primarily beginner to high intermediate. Led by world-class professional women athletes and top industry instructors, ladies may choose from more than 22 informational and skills clinics, group bike rides and group runs that will access a variety of Lake Tahoe's beautiful paths and trail system. Other activities include yoga, rock climbing and stand-up paddle boarding on Lake Tahoe.
"Our camp is a full-blown active weekend of sports education and outdoor fitness where women can show up in the comfort of their favorite sport, or use this as an opportunity to learn a new sport," said Event Director Inger Norman. "Last year we had a triathlete show up and join the beginner mountain bike clinic. Now she's doing off-road triathlons. We also had a runner who gained enough confidence at camp last year to sign up and train for her first triathlon. And it makes sense because there's so much information and skills that cross over."
Having worked in the sports/event marketing industry for more than 13 years, Norman specializes in women's experiential marketing and knows first hand the "all-women" theme is no where near its tipping point. "Women have a way of communicating in a compassionate manner, creating a non-intimidating environment. It's a safe place to ask those questions where one may otherwise feel a bit embarrassed or discouraged. Our All-Women's Sport Camp is the place to build confidence and we're really excited to bring all of this together for a great weekend," she said.
The camp will run Aug. 10-12, hosted at Northstar California and led by an impressive roster of women athletes, including Marla Streb, the most recognized woman in mountain biking; Jessi Stensland, professional triathlete and movement specialist; and Julie Young, former USA Cycling Team member.
With some of the strongest women names in endurance sports, the camp will also include world-class coaches and instructors that train professional teams and athletes. Camp participants can sign up for one, two or all three days and will have the opportunity to demo bikes from Specialized women's brand and win prizes from sponsors such as Camelbak, Oakley, and Luna Bar.
Proceeds of Lake Tahoe's All-Women Sport Camp will benefit Women For Women International — an organization committed to helping women survivors of war rebuilt their lives.
"We found this to be a great match for our camp because many of us on staff have traveled internationally and have seen how fortunate we are in this world," said Norman. Women of war-torn countries apply and once accepted into the program receive a 12-month education that helps fund a trade or a business so they can break their cycle, gain their independence and regain their confidence.
About Lake Tahoe's All-Women Sports Camp
Lake Tahoe's All-Women Sport Camp is committed it sharing knowledge and building confidence in the multiple endurance disciplines of mountain biking, road cycling, triathlon and running. For more information visit www.allwomensportcamp.com or call 530-563-8089.

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But it's time to call attention to a fresh crop of forbidden baddies getting viewers' blood pumping:
Ian Somerhalder as Damon
The 30-year-old star, best known for his role as Boone on ABC's Lost, brings some bloodsucking action to network TV on the CW's new series, The Vampire Diaries – out this fall. As smug vampire Damon, Somerhalder gets in between his younger vampire brother Stefan and his mortal teen crush Elena.
Kellan Lutz as Emmett
Playing ripped big brother Emmett to Pattinson's Edward Cullen can't be the easiest job, but Lutz – who also stars on 90210 – has his own set of "Twilighters" screaming. The 24-year-old hunk, who landed on PEOPLE's "Hottest Bachelors" list, has girls (and their moms!) ogling over his steamy shirtless shots.
Alexander Skarsgard as Eric
As Eric Northman, the brooding vampire "sheriff" presiding over Bill Compton's Louisiana area, Skarsgard, 32, brings a commanding presence to HBO's cult hit True Blood. The blond Swede's character also owns hotspot Fangtasia.
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SALEM - Bob Floor's service as Salem police chief ends Friday, but he will remain a part of the history of chiefs- a history he decided to share Monday with local historians.
He explained that about a year ago, an unknown woman showed up in the lobby and handed over a scrapbook, saying she wanted to leave it for the chief of police.
Floor wasn't available at the time, but when he returned to his office, he found a small treasure trove of newspaper clippings about some past police chiefs and police cases compiled by Nerr Gaunt, who served as Salem police chief from Feb. 27, 1946 to June 24, 1954.
Many of the clippings were about Gaunt, about a murder case and about his promotions, but many of the clippings told the story of his predecessor, Ralph Stoffer. Stoffer became chief on Feb. 25, 1933 and remained as chief until an unusual incident took place in Deerfield in 1946, when he became involved in a shooting with a city-owned machine gun and was shot himself.
The clippings highlighted what happened that night and followed the aftermath, including Gaunt being sworn in as the new police chief and Stoffer being indicted by the grand jury.
"It ought to be where it's accessible to more people," Floor said.
He talked to his successor, J.T. Panezott, to make sure it was OK with him and then donated the scrapbook to the Salem Historical Society. SHS Museum Director David Stratton said they had already received some other historical material from Gaunt's family, but nothing to do with the police department.
The scrapbook will add to an already growing collection of items from past chiefs and the Salem Police Department. The historical society has the gun holster which belonged to former chief Martin Lutsch, who served from 1958 to 1972. Floor's predecessor, Mike Weitz, donated his billy club and a bag phone, the predecessor to today's cell phone.
They also have the last jail door and the keys to that door in the museum, along with many other items related to the police department.
According to Floor, Panezott will be the 13th police chief in Salem history because the first person in charge of the department had the title Police Marshall back in 1898. His name was J.W. Johnson. The list of police chiefs began with William D. Turner in 1902 and continued with Charles E. Cook, J. Gottschall, Thomas Thompson, Stoffer, Gaunt, George Early, Lutsch, Richard Whinnery, John Sommers, Weitz and Floor.
Stratton and Museum Curator Janice Lesher said they have 127 scrapbooks of miscellaneous material that's been donated over the years. Lesher said they're working on cataloguing all the scrapbook material.
The Gaunt scrapbook will be a research tool and become part of the collection at the Dale Shaffer Research Library.
Stratton said they welcome anyone who finds interesting stuff about Salem while cleaning out closets and clearing out a relative's home to give the historical society a call before pitching the material.
He said they're happy to take a look at items and decide whether something should or should not be thrown out.
To contact the Salem Historical Society about found items and possibly donating them, call 330-337-8514 and leave a message.


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on March 22, 2013 - 11:58 PM
If you're like me, you've found it hard to get the Sandy Hook Elementary School slaughter of innocents out of your mind.
Even though Penny and my four children are all grown up, I can still see them as first-graders – getting on the bus and excited to go to school to play and learn. Tears just come to my eyes every time I hear about how the parents and classmates of those killed at Sandy Hook are coping.
It seems all agree that we have dropped the ball when it comes to addressing mental disorders in this country. Can we predict violence? Recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that we are very, very poor at this – especially when it comes to suicide.
Most teens who commit suicide or attempt it have received some form of mental health treatment. In this study, a full 55 percent had already received counseling. Additionally, the study found that one in eight teens consider suicide, with 33 percent of them making plans to do it or making an actual suicide attempt. I am appalled by this.
Let's put the risk factors together.
In the first group are mood problems. Depression and anxiety head the list, with more serious issues such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia on there, too, as are eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
Next up are drug problems. Here, alcohol leads the pack, with amphetamines (speed), cocaine and heroin following behind. What is new here, though, is the easy availability of prescription narcotics such as hydrocodone and oxycodone.
The issue that underlies all of this is teenage impulsivity – "just do it." I know one patient who, at 19, was a sex addict. He didn't think twice about sleeping with his brother's wife. The night his brother confronted him, he tried to end it all by slashing his own jugular. Lucky for him, he never had an anatomy lesson. What he did was wrong, but it didn't mean a death sentence.
Experts chiming in on this study agree that usual treatments such as psychotherapy, drug counseling and medications have their benefits for at-risk teens, but also have their limitations. Experts also agree that addressing the family and social structure is critical. Kids whose parents bring them to counseling, monitor their medications, take them to group sessions such as Alcoholics Anonymous and stay in touch with the school are helping to reduce their child's suicide risk.
But the other thing that's clear is that we have more questions than we have answers.
We put so much research into cancer and so little into mental health. Why is that? Last year, we had roughly 14,000 murders and 37,000 known suicides in this country. A person is twice as likely to commit suicide as they are to be murdered. Are you surprised by this statistic? I certainly was.
My spin: If you think you have an at-risk teen, then you probably have. Seek help and stand by them; it matters. And let's lobby for more mental health research to address this problem. Stay well.
Dr. Zorba Paster is a physician, professor and broadcast journalist. He hosts a radio call-in program at 3 p.m. Saturdays on WBFO-FM 87.7.


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25 Beautifully Organized and Inspiring ClosetsJaime Morrison Curtis
Get a head start on spring cleaning by organizing your closet. Simple changes like using matching hangers can do wonders. Once I started organizing my closet by outfits, I no longer found myself stressing about not having anything to wear. Be inspired to get in there and start cleaning with these 25 Beautifully Organized and Inspiring Closets…
Starting with Containers 1 of 25They may not be the prettiest, but they will make your closet look great.
Spotted at The Container Store.
Keeping it Minimal 2 of 25Try to cut your closet down to items you really need.
Check it out at Tumblr.
Use Every Space 3 of 25Add hooks to the closet doors for jewelry.
Spotted at Imperfectly Polished.
Calm and Serene 4 of 25Keep this in mind when organizing and redecorating.
Find out more at Fall Design.
Tackling Your Shoes 5 of 25Organize by style and then color.
Check it out at Sweet Louise.
Coordinating Hangers 6 of 25This is a very simple way to keep your closet from looking chaotic and cluttered.
Find out more at Design Love Fest.
Everything in its Place 7 of 25Labels work great for ensuring everything is in its place.
Check it out at Houzz.
Making it Part of the Home 8 of 25If you live in a small space, incorporate your closet into the decor.
Spotted at Blogspot.
Organizing by the Seasons 9 of 25When summer rolls around, it's a good idea to go through your clothes and sort out what you won't be wearing in the heat.
Find out more at Architectural Digest.
Make Way for Shoes 10 of 25Don't forget to work up, like making a shoe rack practically to the ceiling.
Find out more at Frog Hill Designs.
Organizing By Prints 11 of 25It may work better for you than color coordinating.
Find out more at The Glitter Guide.
Making it Your Own 12 of 25Treat your closet as any space in your home, make it your own by painting and decorating.
Check it out at Centsational Girl.
The Very Helpful Shelving Unit 13 of 25This comes in handy if you're not sure where to begin your organization process.
Spotted at We Heart It.
Out in the Open 14 of 25Keeping your clothes down to a minimum is definitely key for making it look good.
Check it out at Desire to Inspire.
Baby's First Closet 15 of 25Start them off with an organized closet at an early age.
Spotted at Shop for Mum and Bub.
Organizing by Outfit 16 of 25You don't have to exactly space out each outfit, but put coordinating pants close to coordinating tops and so on.
Find out more at Martha Stewart.
Bags at the Top 17 of 25Since these items are not used as frequently keep them at the top of your closet.
Find out more at Houzz.
Don't Love the Plastic? 18 of 25Use baskets to hold scarves, or vintage suitcases for socks.
Check it out at Throw Glitter in the Air.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 19 of 25Or put one on the back of your closet door.
Check it out at The Selby.
The Gents Dressing Room 20 of 25Color code work shirts to make mornings go a whole lot smoother.
Spotted at G the Gent.
Suitcases for Storage 21 of 25Fill suitcases with clothes and sweaters you are holding onto but don't wear often.
Find out more at A Beautiful Mess.
Everything You'd Need 22 of 25Use any extra space to store other things like books and cologne.
Find out more at The Black Workshop.
Organizing By Type 23 of 25Divide your closet into sections for pants, shorts, tanks, sweaters, etc.
Find out more at Tailored Living.
Two Story Closet 24 of 25Amazing or overwhelming?
Spotted at Houzz.
Fold Where You Can 25 of 25Sort out all the things that can be folded to conserve space.
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It has always been the mission of the New York Civil Liberties Union to preserve the Bill of Rights, which were the first amendments to the United States Constitution. But those rights have come under such unprecedented attack since the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, they say, that a new group has been formed to augment their efforts.
The New York City Bill of Rights Defense Campaign brings together the Civil Liberties Union with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Council on American Islamic Relations, the NAACP, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund , and other groups in a campaign to protect civil liberties at the local and state level, while focusing New York efforts against federal encroachments. An organizing conference was held in Brooklyn on March 23rd at Long Island University.
"The attack on civil liberties -- the war on them, really -- has filtered down from the top and is manifested in state legislation and is also relevant on the city level," said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. She cites in particular the New York Police Department's efforts to dismantle the 1985 Handshu decision (based on a lawsuit that went back to 1971) that limits police surveillance of lawful political activity such as demonstrations.
In February, Federal District Court Charles S. Haight, The New York Times reported, modified the Handshu order citing "fundamental changes in the threats to public security." Newsday reported that "Haight's ruling expands the department's investigatory powers, allowing all branches to investigate suspected political activity. Under the Handshu guidelines, such investigations were limited to one unit, the Public Security Section." It also "modifies departmental constraints that there must be a 'criminal predicate' - the suspicion of unlawful activity - to justify political surveillance or infiltration. The department will now be bound by FBI guidelines, Haight ruled, which are less restrictive."
As Lieberman puts it: "Without more than just saying there is a threat of terrorist attacks, there was not an adequate basis to eliminate or modify Handshu. It didn't prohibit police from spying, it simply set up a mechanism where the police centralized the operations in one unit and had to get prior or after-the-fact approval for surveillance or infiltration of organizations predicated on an internal showing of some criminal suspicion. And if it were just a matter of lawful protest, they wouldn't be able to get the approval." Lieberman said that the Handshu procedure "required a paper trail, which served as a significant deterrent."
At recent anti-war demonstrations, "police were out taking pictures from rooftops and on the streets," Lieberman noted. "They wouldn't have been doing that before." The Civil Liberties Union will soon publish a report on city and police tactics at the massive February 15 rally; demonstrators were not allowed to march past the United Nations.
But Lieberman said that "the major concern is that we'll see a return to undercover surveillance and infiltration and collecting dossiers on the loyal opposition. There is a history of dirty tricks and saboteurs that is too pervasive to ignore, particularly at a time when people are in motion out on the streets. We should not be intimidated or chilled by police disruption and becoming fact files at One Police Plaza."
The goals of the new coalition, Lieberman said, are to fight "the end of open government, pervasive government eavesdropping and surveillance, discriminatory and repressive immigration policies, preventive distention, military tribunals, and the profiling of immigrants."
City Councilmember Bill Perkins is developing a bill with Council members Hiram Monserrate of Queens and Charles Barron of Brooklyn that calls upon the city to monitor abuses in these areas. Lieberman noted that the fear of government repression by Middle Eastern and South Asian immigrants is so pervasive that many "are afraid to access government services that they desperately need, including health care, calling the police, and even reporting fires."
In sum, Lieberman said, "the notion that the New York Civil Liberties Union should be launching a campaign to defend the bill of rights is in and of itself a commentary on our times. After all, it is our mission in life. But the attacks by Bush/Ashcroft in response to September 11th have created an enormous crisis that none of us could have predicted that we would see in our lifetimes. They are putting an infrastructure in place to return to secret government, dirty tricks, spying on lawful political activity, and amassing of data on private activity that sets up the kind of Big Brother society that goes well beyond anything we ever contemplated."
New York City Kept Enforcing Anti-Sodomy Laws for More than 20 Years After They Were Declared Unconstitutional
All sodomy laws in this country may be dead by June if the United States Supreme Court rules as expected in a Texas case just argued, but while New York's law has been unconstitutional under the state's constitution for 23 years, hundreds of New Yorkers have been prosecuted in that time in a scandal uncovered by Duncan Osborne of the Gay City News .
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 on the Texas "Homosexual Conduct" law, banning people of the same sex from having sex. Depending on what grounds the court uses, it could get rid of this and three other gay-only sodomy laws as well as laws in nine other states that penalize non-vaginal intercourse for both same-sex and male-female couples. I covered the hearing for the Gay City News in "Reckoning for Sodomy."
Most of these states that still have these laws are in the South. New York's law was overturned by the Court of Appeals, the state's highest, in 1980. Osborne found that there were 39 arrests for consensual sodomy in Brooklyn alone from 1981 to 2001 and some in every borough. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes would not comment on the matter.
The invalidated law was not actually removed from the books by the state legislature until 2000. Richard Haymes, director of the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, told the paper, "That there is discretion to make arrests under a law that has been found unconstitutional seems even more surreal because what it is saying is that there are certain boroughs where it is safer to have certain types of sex than other boroughs."
Osborne wrote that "prosecutors may have been using the prospect of dismissing the sodomy charge in order to get a plea to a lesser charge."
Human Rights Commission Testifies at City Council
City Human Rights Commission Chair Patricia Gatling testified before the committees on general welfare and finance on March 13 that the goal of eliminating the 5,000 case backlog at the commission has "been achieved" and that the agency secured "close to a million dollars for complainants"-three times the amounts won in 2000 and 2001.
Despite an initial increase in funding for the agency under Mayor Bloomberg after steady starvation by the Giuliani administration, Gatling reported that their fiscal year 2003 budget was cut by $350,000 and 2004 has already been cut another $200,000. She noted that "the possibility of a larger reduction and personnel losses looms," and that they have tried to supplement the budget with "grants, academic partnerships, intern programs, volunteer staff, and a federal contract."
Gatling also testified, "The mayor intends to submit legislation that would amend the city's Human Rights Law to make it substantially equivalent to the federal Fair Housing Act" so that the commission can be paid to investigate and prosecute housing complaints for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Andy Humm is a former member of the City Commission on Human Rights. He is co-host of the weekly "Gay USA" on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (57 on Time-Warner; 109 on RCN) on Thursdays at 11 PM.


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New Embassy Theatre slate given
CUMBERLAND, Md. - The Embassy Theatre, 49 Baltimore St., announces the following events:
Today, 7:30 p.m.: Showing of "Milk," the story of the political career and assassination of Harvey Milk;
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: "Cannibal! The Musical;"
Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m.: Showing of "Velvet Goldmine," followed by a special Valentine's Dance;
Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.: "Idiocracy;"
March 14, 7:30 p.m.: "But I'm a Cheerleader;"
March 17, 2:30 p.m.: "Oldboy;"
April 25, 7:30 p.m.: 'Glen or Glenda;"
April 28, 2:30 p.m.: "Chasing Amy."
For more information, call 301-722-4692 or visit www.newembassy.org.
Apollo announces upcoming events
MARTINSBURG - The Apollo Civic Theatre will present the following productions:
Friday to Sunday: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
March 8 to 10, 15 to 17: "High School Reunion, the Musical"
May 10 to 12, 17 to 19: "Hello Dolly."
Reserve tickets by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the box office at 304-263-6766.
Shows loom for Weinberg Center
FREDERICK, Md. - The Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., has announced the following lineup:
Saturday: Jesse Cook;
Feb. 2: Kathy Mattea, "Calling Me Home;"
Feb. 7: The Honeycutters;
Feb. 16: The Flying Karamazov Brothers.
For more information or tickets, call 301-600-2828 or visit www.weinbergcenter.org.
Wayside Theatre announces slate
MIDDLETOWN, Va. - The Wayside Theatre will present the following performances:
Saturday to Saturday, March 17: "Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming."
For more information or tickets, call 540-869-1776 or visit www.waysidetheatre.org.
Maryland Theatre events on tap
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., has announced the following events:
Friday, Feb. 1: Who's Band: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band;
Saturday, Feb. 2: Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis in Concert;
Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 17: Maryland Symphony Orchestra MaterWorks III "For the Love of Mozart."
For more information or tickets, call 301-790-3500 or visit www.mdtheatre.org.
The MET announces shows
FREDERICK, Md. - The Maryland Ensemble Theater will present the following productions:
Thursday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, March 3: "The Glass Menagerie;"
April 4-28: "Finally Heard, Feminine of an Uncivil War."
For more information or tickets, call the MET Box Office at 301-694-4744.
Old Opera House announces season
CHARLES TOWN - The Old Opera House will present the following productions:
Feb. 8-10, 15-17: "Suite Surrender"
March 15-17, 22-24: "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel"
April 26-28 and May 3-5: "Honus and Me"
Sept. 5-8, 12-15: "Legally Blonde"
Oct. 18-20, 25-27: "Murder Among Friends"
Dec. 6-8, 12-15, 19-22: "Shrek."
For more information or tickets, call 304-725-4420 or visit www.oldoperahouse.org.
Luhrs Center schedule offered
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Luhrs Center, located on the campus of Shippensburg University, has announced the following lineup:
Saturday, Feb. 9: An Evening with Michael W. Smith;
Saturday, Feb. 16: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater;
Thursday, Feb. 21: An Evening with John Quinones - lecture;
Saturday, Feb. 23: An Evening with Olivia Newton John;
April 4: Boyz II Men;
April 17: ABBA, The Concert;
May 18: Sara Evans.
For more information, visit www.luhrscenter.com.
Conservatory announces lineup
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University has announced its 2012-13 season. All performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
The following will be performed in the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theater:
Thursday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 3: "In the Woods."
The following will be performed in the Glaize Studio Theater:
Feb. 14-17: "Henry IV Part 1;"
April 4-7: "Summer & Smoke."
For more information or tickets, call 540-665-4569 or visit www.ConservatoryPerforms.org.


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on December 2, 2012 - 12:02 AM
WASHINGTON – You didn't win the Powerball, but imagine a much higher-stakes challenge: collecting $1.6 trillion from your fellow citizens.
This money isn't for you. It's what President Obama says he wants to collect for the good of the nation, as he works with Congress to shrink expected federal deficits and pull us off the brink of a "fiscal cliff" that could send the economy tumbling into recession next year.
The trouble is, you won't be collecting this $1.6 trillion from people who think they might win, oh, a half a billion if they just throw you a couple bucks. You will be taking it from your fellow citizens – most likely people who make $250,000 or more a year and who probably will be less than thrilled about paying more in taxes, which is what you will be asking them to do.
If you think people earning more than $250,000 are fat cats, well, there's more than one way to skin a fat cat. You can raise their tax rates, as President Obama wants to do. Or you can limit their deductions, as some Republicans suggest.
But just try doing it, as the president insists we should as he works with Congress to steer the nation away from that fiscal cliff, which would raise nearly everyone's taxes and deeply cut federal spending on Jan. 1 unless a deal is struck by then.
And when you try, you will find two big problems.
First and worst of all, just raising rates as the president suggests won't get you to $1.6 trillion, and neither will limiting deductions.
"It's probably not a one-or-the-other," said Joseph Rosenberg, a research associate at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. "It's probably a both."
But even if you both raise rates and limit deductions on those earning more than $250,000, there's another problem.
Nobody likes to get skinned.
And for that reason, many tax experts say any final fiscal cliff deal is likely to extract far less in new taxes than Obama's goal of $1.6 trillion.
But let's give it a try. Let's see how hard it really is to raise taxes by that amount.
Raising rates
Based on what you're hearing or reading in the news, you might think this debate is all about Obama's proposal to let income tax rates increase back to their Clinton-era levels for individuals making more than $200,000 and families earning above $250,000.
If only it were that easy.
Let's say we raise the rate on families who make more than $250,000 a year from 33 percent to 35 percent, and the rate on those making more than $390,050 a year from 35 percent to 39.6 percent. Those are the Clinton-era rates that Obama wants.
What does it get us?
Only about a quarter of the money Obama is seeking.
According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, that tax hike on the well-paid would pull in a mere $442 billion over a decade.
That being the case, Obama proposes much more than just raising the top two tax rates.
For one thing, he wants to raise taxes on capital gains from 15 percent to 20 percent. He also wants to abandon the 15 percent rate for dividends and tax them as ordinary income – meaning, in many cases, the rate on dividends would more than double.
Those changes would pull in another $242 billion.
And while you don't hear much public screaming about that, Obama's soak-the-investors approach has conservative economists deeply worried.
"Raising the top two rates is less of a concern to me than raising the capital gains and dividend rates," said Stephen Entin, senior fellow at the right-leaning Tax Foundation.
Those increases would discourage investment and dampen the economy, he fears.
Still, those higher rates show the Obama proposal for what it is: a grab-bag of tax changes that adds up to $1.6 trillion.
Changes to the personal exemption and other adjustments for the highly paid would pull in another $165 billion. Returning estate taxes to their 2009 levels would yield another $119 billion.
Yet after all that, we're still about $632 billion short of Obama's goal.
So how do we get to $1.6 trillion?
All we have to do is listen to billionaire investor Warren Buffett (owner of The Buffalo News) and slap an alternate tax on millionaires to ensure that they pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes, right?
Nope, not even close.
According to the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, the "Buffett Rule" will raise a paltry $47 billion over a decade.
So how does Obama reach his goal?
If he gets his way, we won't know till next year.
He's proposing that Congress rewrite the tax code by next Aug. 1 to save another $600 billion.
That rewrite is expected to go after some of the many deductions and other breaks that individuals and businesses now get. But so far, there are no details save for one: find $600 billion in that tax code rewrite, and presto, you're at $1.6 trillion.
Alas, there's still one big problem with Obama's multipronged tax solution.
Republican leaders flat-out reject it.
"I used to be a small business owner," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "Small business owners are regular men and women from all backgrounds, who in today's economy are facing challenges on a daily basis. The president's tax increase would be another crippling blow for them while doing little to nothing to solve the bigger problem here, which is our national deficit and our national debt."
Capping deductions
OK, then, let's look at an alternative that Republican Mitt Romney proposed while challenging Obama in last month's presidential election: a cap on itemized deductions of $25,000.
The Tax Policy Center said it's an idea that would primarily soak the rich and raise upwards of $1.2 trillion over a decade – still about $400 billion shy of Obama's tax goal.
That's $1.2 trillion if you limit everybody's deductions to $25,000 – meaning some middle-income wage-earners will see their taxes go up, too, which is something neither Democrats nor Republicans want to happen.
So what if we cap deductions at $25,000 just for those high-income taxpayers that Obama wants to hit with higher rates?
Do that and the amount such a deduction limit would collect would shrink to $800 billion over a decade, the White House said in a report last week.
But wait: Is it fair to allow a taxpayer earning $249,000 to deduct to his heart's content while people earning just a thousand dollars more would be able to deduct only $25,000?
Obviously not.
That means a $25,000 deduction limit would have to be phased in: the more you make, the less you could deduct. But such a phase-in could shrink the amount of money collected by another $150 billion over a decade.
So now we're down to $650 billion – but that's assuming that the special interests that benefit from the current deductions don't try to stop such a limit from being enacted.
In the realpolitik of the nation's capital, though, the protests are likely to be loud.
The health insurance industry will object to any limits on the deductibility of employer-sponsored health insurance.
The real estate industry will object to any limits on the deductibility of mortgage interest.
States like New York, which see their sky-high state and local taxes in effect subsidized by a federal deduction that covers them, will object, too.
Add it all up, and a strict limit on deductions – or their repeal, as some suggest – is "a dramatic change," said Chuck Marr, director of federal tax policy at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning Washington think tank.
"Politically, it's just unrealistic," he said.
Any tough cap on deductions is expected to run into especially strong objections from the nation's tax-exempt charities, and for good reason.
People don't have much control over the size of their tax-deductible mortgage interest or state and local taxes. But if they're worried about bumping into that deduction cap, they can easily cut back on the amount they give to charity.
Knowing that, experts at the Tax Policy Center and elsewhere have calculated that charitable giving might be excluded from the $25,000 cap.
Do that, though, and you lose another $200 billion over a decade, meaning this hypothetical cap on deductions now pulls in only about $450 billion, the White House said.
If this deduction cap is starting to sound a little too complicated to you, you're not alone.
"There are deductions that people really need and like," said Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. "A lot of charities depend on the charitable deduction. A lot of homeowners depend on the mortgage interest deduction. (Limiting) these could really discombobulate our economy in ways that raising the top rate would not."
Is there a solution?
What to do, then?
Well, Congress will probably do less.
If Republicans move off their no-new-taxes stance, they're likely to accept no more than $1 trillion in new revenues over the next decade, Capitol Hill insiders say.
In this scenario, the top rates may go up a tad, but not to the levels Obama seeks, while deductions would be limited in some form.
But that's a big if, given that both Obama and Boehner now seem to be standing firm in opposite corners of the debate.
"It certainly doesn't seem to help for Republicans and Democrats to keep emphasizing the tax policies they would each choose to implement if they were king of the world," Diane Lim, chief economist at the budget-watching Concord Coalition, said in a blog post last week.
Given the state of the standoff, many in Washington think Congress will do what it often does: make like the Buffalo Bills and punt.
The current debate is really just about averting the fiscal cliff, said Leonard E. Burman, a Syracuse University professor and author of the book "Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know."
Given that Congress and the president now have less than a month to strike a deal, he agrees with many in Washington that any agreement will be a temporary fix.
And as part of it, just as Obama is suggesting, lawmakers may well set a deadline sometime next year by which time they will vow to really reform the tax code. Only then will they will look at tax breaks item by item to decide which are worth keeping, rather than settling on the comparatively blunt instrument of a deduction cap.
Of course, the debate over tax reform could lead us right back to where we are now: with Washington facing a self-imposed deadline to avert a congressionally created crisis.
"They could well set up the same sort of thing to happen again in a year," Burman said.
So are you ready? It seems that plans may already be in the works for "Fiscal Cliff II: The Sequel."
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The weather outside is certainly frightful, but our concerts this December are absolutely delightful! Make your way to Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre this month for some performances that will fill you with festive cheer.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
12 - 1 p.m.
Ballet 360
Canada's Ballet Jörgen
Canada's Ballet Jörgen, a perennial favourite, returns to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre with an hour-long program of classical and contemporary ballet, including highlights from Cinderella, Robert Desrosiers' Bouffonia, and the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, A Canadian Tradition.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
12 - 1 p.m.
The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble
Under the direction of Brian Current, the talented young artists of The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble present the world premiere of a new work by Canadian composer Brian Harman, as well as Claude Vivier's Lonely Child and a work by visiting Italian composer Marco Stroppa.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Cantautore: Here and Now
Daniela Nardi's Espresso Manifesto
Award-winning singer-songwriter Daniela Nardi presents her jazz-world music project Espresso Manifesto, whose mission is to discover, showcase and re-interpret the scintillating spirit of Italian music and culture. In this special presentation, she performs selections from her three internationally acclaimed recordings, as well as a sneak preview of her upcoming album, Canto.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
12 - 1 p.m.
Gracias a la Vida: A Holiday Celebration
Amanda Martinez Quartet
Celebrate life and the joys of the season with a spicy selection of tunes from Amanda Martinez's much-lauded discography, as well as a mix of beloved seasonal songs. Her unique Mexican and South African roots blend with elements of flamenco, Afro-Cuban rhythms and Mexican folklore to create an irresistible signature sound that is very much her own.
Is there a concert you're looking forward to this month? Share it with us in the comments or on our Facebook page!
Photo Credits (top to bottom): Canada's Ballet Jörgen, 2014. Photo: Karen E. Reeves; Artists of the GGS New Music Ensemble, 2012. Photo: Chris Hutcheson
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The COC is saddened to learn that Brian Macdonald, one of Canada's pre-eminent theatre and opera directors, passed away over the weekend. Although Brian directed the COC's 1991 production of La Traviata, he was best-known to COC audiences for his classic production of Madama Butterfly, first created for the COC in 1990.
As we launched this year's season with his sixth revival of Madama Butterfly, Brian spoke with us about his production in the video clip below.
Brian Macdonald's other opera work took him all over the world where he staged productions for Teatro all Scala, Opera Australia, and New York City Opera, among others. He is a Canadian legend.
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By Gianmarco Segato, Adult Programs Manager
For Episode 29, the "Oldies but Goodies" edition, we welcome back Opera Canada editor, Wayne Gooding; opera journalist Paula Citron; and, opera blogger John Gilks. Gianmarco Segato, the COC's Adult Programs Manager is your host. This week we're hot on the trail of the latest developments to several ongoing opera stories:
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Sara Fulgoni in the COC production of Bluebeard's Castle. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2001


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Red Cross blood drives scheduled
MARTINSBURG - The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. Donors can give every 56 days. All blood types are needed - especially O-, A- and B-negative.
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 21: VA Medical Center;
1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23: Knights of Columbus;
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 23: Martinsburg Mall;
12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26: Harvest Community Church;
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30: City Hospital;
1 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30: Mountain View Community Center, Harpers Ferry.
For more information, call 800-732-0382 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
First Aid with CPR training scheduled
BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED training course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 in Education Room B at the hospital located at 1 Healthy Way (off of Fairview Drive) in Berkeley Springs.
This course is designed for laypersons, especially those in a workplace setting. Participants will learn general principles of first aid, what to do in a medical emergency, how to handle emergency injuries and environmental injuries as well as learn skills in CPR and how to operate an automated external defibrillator (AED). After successful completion of the class, individuals will be issued a participation card from the American Heart Association.
A $65 fee is charged for the course. Class size is limited so advance registration is required. For more information or to register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525 or Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.
Smith to discuss talking with patients
MARTINSBURG - Dr. Thomas Smith, oncologist and director of Palliative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, will visit the Eastern Panhandle today for two lectures on "Talking With Patient About Prognosis," stemming from his recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine on the benefits of being more honest about prognosis.
Smith will present "Grand Rounds" at noon Nov. 19 at City Hospital. His presentation for the medical community in attendance will be on his article "Reasons Why Physicians Do Not Have Discussions About Poor Prognosis, Why It Matters, and What Can Be Improved" which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
At 3 p.m. Smith will make another presentation tailored to non-doctors consisting of Hospice of the Panhandle staff, home health agencies, cancer committees, neighboring hospices, oncology nurses, social workers, case managers, health care staff, etc. The topic for this lecture is how to approach oncologists and other physicians about talking to their patients who have a terminal diagnosis. This will take place in the multi-purpose room of Hospice of the Panhandle in Martinsburg, and nurses and social workers will be eligible for one credit hour of continuing education units.
For more information or to register for the afternoon lecture call 304-267-1870 x 208 or email ktroppman@ hospiceotp.org.
Infectious diseases topic of seminar
MARTINSBURG - West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on various infectious diseases.
The seminar, titled MRSA and Other Bugs, will be held Tuesday in the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus. The discussion will focus on germs, viruses, and how to protect yourself from infections. The recent meningitis outbreak will also be addressed.
The featured speaker is Matthew Simmons, MD, infectious disease specialist and chief infection control officer at City Hospital who is also a clinical assistant professor for the WVU School of Medicine.
Sign-in for the community mini-medical school program begins at 6:30 p.m., with the program to follow from 7 until 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered at the conclusion of seminar.
This community mini-medical school program is being offered free to the public as a community service of WVUH-East and the WVU Health Sciences Center Eastern Division. Reservations are strongly recommended.
For more information or to register, call 304-264-1287, ext. 1760.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital's Center for Rehab & Wellness, 261 Berkmore Place, Suite 2A, will offer a free program "Healthy Holiday Eating" at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 26. Sara Kuykendall, a registered and licensed dietitian with Valley Health Wellness & Fitness Services, will offer suggestions for making healthy food choices for delicious and festive holiday meals. The class is open to the public, but registration is required by Wednesday.
For more information or to register, call 304-258-8377.
'Maintain, Don't Gain' group to meet
CHARLES TOWN- Join the 10th annual Maintain Don't Gain during the holidays. Visit a Jefferson County weigh-in site through Wednesday to enroll and receive coupons for free visits to each of the fitness centers taking part in the program. WVU Extension Agent Judy Matlick will also be sending weekly newsletters. The program ends with weighing again after the New Year and a celebration party.
Weigh-in at one of the following sites during their business hours: Weight Watchers Center, Kearneysville near the DMV; Shepherd University Wellness Center; Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic in Ranson; Jefferson County Health Department; Jefferson County Community Center at Sam Michaels Park; Harpers Ferry Family Medicine Center; Gold's Gym in Charles Town; Curves in Charles Town; or the Clarion Health Spa & Fitness Center.
This program is to help people not gain extra pounds during the holidays and emphasizes healthy eating and physical activity. It is sponsored by the WVU Jefferson County Extension Service and Healthier Jefferson County.
For more information call Judy Matlick at 304-728-7413, ext. 3, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Holiday Stress class set Dec. 6
BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital and Valley Health Wellness and Fitness Services will offer a free program "Holiday Stress" at 5 p.m. Dec. 6 in education room A at the hospital located at 1 Healthy Way (off of Fairview Drive).
Kelly Walker, a health educator, will discuss tips to reduce stress and refocus on what is important to you during the holidays. The class is open to the public. Registration is required by Dec. 3.
For more information or to register, call 800-662-7831.
Knee pain, arthritis talk scheduled
FREDERICK, Md. - Arthritis expert Dr. Nathan Wei will be hosting a brown bag lunch talk on knee pain from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Arthritis Treatment Center. Dr. Wei will discuss the in's and out's of knee pain - including easy ways to relieve knee pain, the new role of stem cells in treating knee pain, and new clinical research opportunities to help you manage your pain.
The Center for Disease Control reports that osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the five leading causes of disability among adults. About 80 percent of patients with OA have some degree of movement limitation and 25 percent cannot perform major activities of daily living. Eleven percent of adults with knee OA need help with personal care and 14 percent require help with daily routines. With more than 100 types of arthritis, it's important to get the facts about the most common form of arthritis, and learn what you can do to keep your joints healthy for years to come.
For more information about the talk and to reserve a seat, call 301-694-5800. All attendees are encouraged to bring lunch as well as an unwrapped toy to support the local Toys for Tots campaign.
Health care providers CPR class on tap
BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's CPR for Healthcare Providers Course from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 in education room B at the hospital located at 1 Healthy Way (off of Fairview Drive).
This course is designed for licensed health care providers who need to obtain or renew their CPR certification. A $50 fee is charged for the course. Class size is limited so advance registration is required.
For more information or to register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525 or Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.


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GREENVILLE -- Bo Thompson slammed two home runs among a career-best five hits to lead a 19-hit attack, and The Citadel won its 10th straight baseball game with a 13-7 victory in a rain-delayed game at Furman on Saturday.
But Furman came back to win game two of the doubleheader, 14-10, in a game that ended after 12:30 a.m. today.
The Bulldogs are 27-18 overall and 14-7 in the Southern Conference. Furman is 23-19 and 10-14. The Citadel won two of three to claim the series.
In Saturday's first game, Thompson hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a two-run shot in the eighth, driving in five runs and giving him 12 homers for the season. Bailey Rush drove in a career-high three runs with a two-run double in the sixth and an RBI triple in the ninth.
Johnathan Stokes had three hits, while Joe Jackson and Drew DeKerlegand had two each.
Reliever Zach Sherrill (3-1) retired one batter in the fifth, enough to earn him the victory in his NCAA-leading 34th appearance of the season.


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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Four of five Goose Creek City Council candidates vying for three at-large council seats gathered at a forum Monday night to introduce themselves and answer citizens questions.
Incumbents Kimo Esarey and Mark Phillips attended along with newcomers Debra Green-Fletcher and Gerald Stinson. Victoria Morrell could not attend because of an unavoidable medical appointment. An introductory statement was read on her behalf.
The Goose Creek 9-12 Project organized the meeting at the Berkeley Electric Co-op building off Springhall Drive.
One attendee asked what could be done to expand recreation, adding she felt the traveling soccer team was not supported enough.
We have expanded soccer fields near the reservoir, Esarey said. We dont support a lot of traveling teams. They have to raise their own funds.
We probably extended the life of the Casey Center for five years, Phillips said. Council has not sat down and made a commitment to anything.
Theres a big need for a swimming facility, Green-Fletcher said. That is something I would like to see. The other goal of mine is a playground for persons of all disabilities. I know there are federal grants.
Our golf course is a good example, Stinson said. We need to let people know we own a pool and tennis courts. Its a shame my son has to go to Mt. Pleasant for a prom.
Stinson added the golf course needs a reception facility.
Another citizen asked what will candidates do to attract new businesses.
Green-Fletcher said it would be nice to have a roundtable discussions with bankers, real estate agents, and Berkeley County representatives.
Esarey said they need to get their face in front of people so they know where Goose Creek is. The city doesnt have the sites to bring in a lot of industry because it has Alcoa on one side and the Navy base on the other. The city is not a destination, but Esarey added if it had a mall it might be.
Phillips said the city isnt quite there yet to draw in restaurants. The role of government is to create the environment where people want to come. Having more fire stations will help businesses have lower insurance rates.
Stinson said the city has to be proactive and partner with people. He said they have to be about doing something to recruit small businesses. He added the city needs to make sure it is an easy process to bring in small businesses and there needs to be a group to work with them to make them successful in their first year.
Another citizen asked how long it had been since they read the U.S. Constitution and where they stood on the city generating revenue as opposed to private enterprise.
Green-Fletcher said she had not read the Constitution in a while, and everyone would like to have an event building but those are difficult to run and would require a full-time staff member.
Esarey said he last read the complete Constitution in eighth grade. He said there is a fine line between government and private enterprise, but not a lot of private companies would build and maintain a hiker/biker trail.
Phillips said he has a copy of the Constitution on his dresser and read it a few years ago, adding it is difficult reading. He said the government should stay as small as it can and there is a fine line.
Stinson said he had not read the Constitution in a long time but took an oath to defend it. He said the city needs to be proactive to bring small businesses and needs to brainstorm. Government should not be intrusive and needs to be kept as small as possible. Government needs to protect the people but needs money to do things.
Morrells phrase building a better Goose Creek together means taking permanent action and keeping revenue, growth and jobs within the city, she wrote. She wants to balance economic development in the city, according to her statement read by a supporter at Mondays event.
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Kansas City police said they broke up a couple of arguments at the Kansas City Zoo Sunday afternoon.
Officers were called to intervene after a group of parents exchanged heated words. There was no immediate word what the arguments were about.
Initial reports from the scene suggested someone there might have been carrying a gun, but police said they found no evidence that was not the case.
The zoo was expecting large crowds Sunday because it's one of four designated days that Jackson and Clay county residents can get in for free.
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The noises made in your stomache when your ass is about to burst due to a case of explosive diarrhea
Everytime i eat greasy foods I get the bubble guts.
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When you tummy starts to bubble and you have to shit.A.K.A. the b.g.'s.
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when your stomach starts to roll on the river in response to milk or other food products.
Usually preceeds taking a dump.
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yo i drank that milk shake, now i got crazy bubble guts!!!
作者 Big Bub 2005年4月23日
A rumble in your tummy, usually following a night of drinking or a bad green chili burro or both.... that results in bloating, highly active and rambunctious sensation of bubbles and sour farts that emulate dead or the slow rotting of your guts.
I have the worst bubble gut right now.
作者 CharlieisaRebel 2010年2月04日
The rumbling, diarrhea feeling you get when you drink nothing but coffee in the morning. Usually results in stinky farts and a swift, sudden urge to shit.
*sips coffee*
Oh shit bubble gut! be right back!
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作者 Jimmy Alejandro 2010年8月20日
The condition by where your stomach seems to drop 5-10 stories indicating that a 20 kiloton hunk of poopie is severely imminent...roughly 20-45 seconds so make skid marks to the nearest bathroom!!!
Dude that 48 dollars of Paco's House of Volcanic Taco's I ate when I left the bar last night just gave me bubbleguts...I'll be back!!!
A prelude to fart. The sound of gas traveling through your lower intestine before exiting via your ass.
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Computer Arithmetic on Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata Nanotechnology
Hänninen, Ismo Kalevi
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2009-12-07
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University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
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The traditional digital technologies are reaching their performance limits, and the desired growth of computing power can be continued only by adopting emerging circuit technologies and new design approaches into use. This thesis provides a practical view on the emerging quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) nanotechnology, presenting techniques to construct high-density, performance optimized, and noise tolerant basic arithmetic circuits. Several novel arithmetic units are proposed, described at the logic, the pipeline, and the layout level, and verified using quantum mechanical simulation. Design analysis shows, that on the self-latching QCA nanotechnology, the basic serial and parallel arithmetic structures for addition, or multiplication, typically have comparable latency, but the throughput follows the degree of parallelism. The circuit area is dominated by the passive wiring overhead, characterized by a square-law dependency on operand word length. Hierarchical probabilistic analysis shows, that bit-stage level macro component reliability has about linear effect on the total reliability, while component types affect whole with weights determined by the word length, and the wiring dominates also the reliability. The power dissipation is analyzed near the ultimate limit of computation efficiency, using the Landauer's principle, showing that irreversible information erasures consume significant power on molecular QCA, severely limiting the operating frequency. The studies in this thesis show, that QCA systems have to address emerging technology characteristics, that have not had much impact in traditional engineering work. Design optimization has to be started from the reliability and power challenges, which will determine the feasibility of any planned system.
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Dr. Wiley Cash gave the 109 graduates of Alderson-Broaddus College something they desired Saturday, that being a short keynote address during commencement exercises, but not before imparting a little advice.
"Enjoy the feeling of being disconnected," the best-selling author said. "Leave your cell phone at home. I dare you. The world will go on."
He also urged the Class of 2013 to embrace silence, telling them to turn off their car radios, their televisions and to listen only to the "silence of your thoughts."
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Cash said when people are young, they worry about what they are going to do with their lives and where they are going to do it. When they get older, they become concerned with what they did, who they were and where they were when it happened.
With that thought, he told the graduates they should "hold on to this day as long as you can.
"We forget about now," he said. "We forget to listen to the world around us. Look around, not at the world that was, not at the world that will be, but at the world that is now."
Expressing his elation at being asked to speak to the final graduating class of A-B College before it becomes a university in the fall, Cash joked with the students that in attending high school, college and graduate schools, he has been at four of his own graduations.
"I was shocked to be invited to any of those, and I was a student," he said.
Cash said the question most often asked to someone who has just received a college degree is what are the plans for the future.
"You thought I was going to say, when are you going to move out (of your parents' house), get those trophies and certificates out of the attic," he laughed. "Those things never leave. Archaeologists will recover those things one day."
College officials conferred four honorary degrees, one of which was bestowed upon Cash.
Barbara Sims was honored with a Doctor of Humanities degree for her long-time work with the A-B College speech and debate teams, the Rev. Dr. Stephen Willis was honored with a Doctor of Divinity for his ministry and mission work, and the college bestowed a surprise honorary degree on college president Richard Creehan.
In the short time Creehan has been at the helm of the college, enrollment has dramatically increased. The college welcomed its largest freshman class in school history last fall, and officials believe that record will be easily erased when the new freshmen arrive on campus later this year.


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Just before the candy-colored apocalypse comes to Harmony Korine's "Spring Breakers," you hear the peaceable murmurings of a beach, of lapping water, calling gulls and playing children.
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3 1/2 (out of five stars)Director: Harmony KorineCast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, James Franco and Gucci ManeRated: R for gun violence and nudityRunning time: 1 hour, 34 minutes
They're nice, these sounds of summer, promises of carefree, youthful pursuits like building sand castles and shrieking at waves. The first image of what looks like a beach party keeps the happy vibe going. Dozens, hundreds of gyrating, dancing young women and men are basking in the honeyed light — as the beat goes on and the smiles sour into sneers — although it becomes evident that they're also marinating in a tsunami of beer.
Welcome to the party, dude, Korine seems to be saying (or is he snickering?), now sit back, relax and enjoy the show. He to be proves an excellent ringmaster and a crafty one, too. In "Spring Breakers," he bores into a contested, deeply American topic — the pursuit of happiness taken to nihilistic extremes — but turns his exploration into such a gonzo, outrageously funny party that it takes awhile to appreciate that this is more of a horror film than a comedy.
If the laughter at times catches in your throat, well, that's part of the queasy, transfixing experience that is "Spring Breakers." Korine presents a seductive female quartet that includes two former Disney teen queens, Selena Gomez (as Faith) and Vanessa Hudgens (Candy), along with Ashley Benson (Brit) and his wife, Rachel Korine (Cotty).
Introduced shortly after the opening bacchanal, the four portray students at a nondescript school somewhere warm that's ornamented with palm trees and bored young people smoking weed, hanging out, sometimes reading and even attending classes.
Over a number of dreamy, elliptical scenes that slide from day to night and back, it emerges that the four friends want to go on spring break but don't have enough cash. While Faith prays on her problems, the other three opt for a more direct approach: armed with squirt guns and a lady-size sledgehammer, they go full-on gangsta and rob a restaurant.
"Pretend it's a video game," one giggles. "Act like it's a movie." So they do.
There are consequences of a kind, but first: paaarty! The four later take off for spring break in St. Petersburg, Fla. There they join an invading army that seemingly has commandeered every inch of sand, surf and hotel. From rooms and halls, these tanned, groomed paragons of American youth and orthodontics spill onto balconies and into pools, laughing and yelling as they drink, snort, dance, thrash and jump, jump, jump up, moving together like a pulsing organism. They're beautiful and monstrous, enthralling and repellent. For those who don't belong to their tribe, they may be exotic, worrisome, frightening or representatives of the decline of the West in hot-pink bikinis.
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The fantastic Franco, wearing grillz and long cornrows, rolls up with guns and a white Camaro convertible with red rims. His character, a rapper from "St. Pete" called Alien, is a hustler, dealer and self-anointed gangsta. He walks the bad-boy walk and talks the talk, but he's strictly thug lite. For the women, he becomes something of a sleazy Prince Charming — not all the princesses are equally charmed — in a story that has metamorphosed into a feverish fairy tale. "Look at all my" stuff, he boasts, almost self-amazed, in a startling, deliriously funny riff on "The Great Gatsby" — except that instead of throwing shirts in the air he's brandishing machine guns, bricks of dope, wads of cash and animal-print shorts.
Alien's masquerade as well as his feud with a black gangster brings the film back to an earlier scene that indicates Korine has more on his mind than surface shocks. Brit and Candy are sitting in a class, not paying attention to their history lesson. At that point, they haven't yet pretended to be gangstas and robbed the restaurant, playing thugs without the burden, without the history, without the cost.
When Korine loops back to the crime, he takes you inside so you can see the terrified customers cowering as Brit and Candy smash up the place, waving their "weapons." The squirt guns are fakes, but both the women's pleasure and the rage that pumps through the scene and increasingly through the film — feeding the excesses, the posturing and escalating violence like a poisoned river — feel eerily real, familiar and very American.


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The above is a link to what I found to be a very interesting translation of an interview with Nikolai Morosov
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The above is a link to what I found to be a very interesting translation of an interview with Nikolai Morosov
Last edited by dorispulaski; 08-14-2003 at 07:43 AM.
Thanks for the link, Doris.
Really nice interview, thank you Doris. It's nice that he has only good words to say about TT. I am sure it's not so rosy in real life, but I like it when people do not do their dirty laundry in public.
BTW, he mentions Raitsin being a physical trainer for TT's group, and how he hopes to work with him. According to TT's site, Ratisin has just been denied a US visa.
That was a really great interview. He was very thoughtful and insighful throughout. ITA with him when he said,
"In singles skating, the particular skate is decisive, in dance, a lot depends on politics. I'm sure, if Shae-Lynn skated for Russia she would be two time Olympic Champion and multiple World Champion. And it's a question whether the best Russian team would stand on the podium if they skated for Canada."
Thanks Doris!
Thanks for the link. I didn't know much about Morosov before the 01-02 season and this year especially I was interested in his work. It'll be interesting to see his influence in the upcoming season.
Thank you for the link, Doris!
If Morosov is saying politics is part of dance as though this is business as usual in skating then why should non-favourable skaters bother *competiting* at all.
I guess he would say the same thing TT herself says: yes, there is unfair judging, but if a skater is head and shoulders above the competition, they win. B&K won when they were head and shoulders above L&A -- the Russians made a fairly sloppy program, and the Canadians were clearly better (mind you, I was never a B&K fan). The unfair judging only comes in when it is close (they only example I can think of in recent years when results were so unfair it was not even close is 2002 Worlds in dance -- C&S vs. D&V).
Thanks so much, Doris - What a nice man as well as a first rate choreographer/coach. His love for figure skating is so evident when he works with financially prohibited skaters for free.
One point for the Russian posters here. I presume Antoniojevna is the same Tarasova. Am I correct?
I know Russians have so many interchangeable names. When I read Crime and Punishment I kept a name chart to follow the story.
Joe, I had to do the same thing with Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude".Originally posted by Joesitz
I know Russians have so many interchangeable names. When I read Crime and Punishment I kept a name chart to follow the story.
As for your question, yes, Tatiana Anatoljevna (not Antoniojevna, mind you; her father's name was Anatoly, that's where she got that second name from -- if someone didn't know that) is the same Tarasova.
Thanks for the link! A very interesting interview of a sensible sounding man with class and without melodrama.
It's a great interview! Thanks for the link!
Morozov not only seems to be a nice and sensible man, he also gave good answers to the rumors spread after his "divorce" with TT.
Many people simply do not know what happened. Tatiana Anatoljevna's friends still socialize with me. With exception of only Maya Usova. But she started to work in our group only last summer, she doesn't have a right to judge me not knowing all the circumstances.
Well, he still seems to be friends with Yags, otherwise he wouldn't call him "Lyosha" (Russian nickname of Alexei, used only by friends and family). Good for both of them.
What happened between Morozov and Usova? Has anybody got a clue?
I'm sure Alexei keeps in touch with Nikolai. He worked more with Alexei than Tatiana and got along great with him. He is sensible and clever without like someone here said MELODRAMA.
Good question, Bleuchick. I think after the disclosure of the "fixing" of the Pairs at the Olys, that all that previous talk about the 'fixing" of the Dance for so many years is now more than just talk. Dance has always been the most questionable discipline in judging. I must say, however, the Canadian team that won the Worlds was a big departure from the norm of the European judges. Maybe there is hope for honesty in Dance.
Well, not that many. We just have a first name, a patronimic, and a last name. Saying Tatiana Anatolievna is equivalent to saying Mrs. Tarasova in English. This is THE polite was of addressing your elders. I find it funny that Sasha Cohen and Johnny Weir refer to her as Tatiana, whereas her Russian students always say Tatiana Anatolievna.Originally posted by Joesitz
I know Russians have so many interchangeable names. When I read Crime and Punishment I kept a name chart to follow the story.
The real confusion only starts once you take into account all the variations of the first name: Tatiana is formal, Tanya is standard, Tan'ka would be VERY familier, Tanechka or Tanusha would be very tender, etc.


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CONSOL / CNX Gas Company LLC spokeswoman Lynn Seay said Friday that plans to drill at a Vienna Township site along Warren Sharon Road have been delayed to reassess the company's plans.
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Likewise, Terry P. Fleming, executive director of the Ohio Petroleum Council, remained optimistic of Utica Shale's potential.
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FOSTORIA - The Fostoria Railroad Preservation Society hosted its third annual Railroad Employees Reunion April 26 at St. Wendelin Parish Center. About 65 people attended the 2012 event, which outgrew its original site at the LE&W Depot.
Jim Roberts of Tiffin, president of FRPS, served as master of ceremonies. He asked for a show of hands to see what railroads were represented. They included Nickel Plate, Norfolk Southern, Pennsylvania, Chesapeake and Ohio and CSX.
Secretary/treasurer Ellen Gatrell did a lot of the organizing for the dinner, with help from several other people.
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Fremont artist Bob Lorenz has done many "portraits" of steam engines, such as this one.
This model train layout of Fostoria was on display for Santa at the Depot in December 2011.
Fremont artist Bob Lorenz had his work on display and gave a slide presentation. This grouping features art from the Bicentennial Freedom Train, 1975-76.
Mike Pelton displayed his HO scale trains. FRPS member Jim Hohman helped clean up the kitchen and dining area. Bob Lorenz of Fremont, railroad artist and photographer, gave the program, and Findlay resident Deb Wireman videotaped the festivities.
"The dinner was prepared by Leah Hipsher, an FRPS member, with the help of FRPS board member Teresa Lee. They spent a lot of time in the kitchen preparing, serving and cleaning up the kitchen. Desserts were prepared by Teresa Lee and Marilyn Beers," Gatrell said.
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Here comes Teddy
May 16, 1912, almost 100 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a presidential nomination campaign and stopped in Norwalk, Bellevue, Sandusky, Fremont and Fostoria.
Firelands Historical Society has launched a retracing of this historical event for May 12.
Fostoria Area Historical Society, Fostoria Area Visitors Bureau and Fostoria Rail Preservation Society are involved in the Fostoria portion of the event.
A press release from Firelands Historical Society states antique vehicles are to usher Roosevelt into Norwalk at 10 a.m., Bellevue at 11:30 a.m., Sandusky at 1:30 p.m. and Fostoria at 3:30 p.m. Gib Young, a historic interpreter, is to portray Roosevelt.
"The mayor, Eric Keckler, is going to be there, and Leonard (Skonecki) is going to be Charles Foster, even though Charles Foster was dead nine years by the time Teddy came," Ellen Gatrell said. "Leonard has looked up the information at the library so he knows the speeches that were made. He's going to try to do them verbatim."
The event is to begin at the Marcos Pizza location, Main and Perry Streets, because this was the location of the 1912 speech.
Participants are to walk from there to the LE&W Depot, 128 W. North St., for an ice cream social and entertainment by barbershop singers.
Those who attend are invited to dress in 1912 attire.
For more information, call Gatrell at (419) 435-1781.
Guests had plenty of time to reconnect and reminisce during dinner, and Roberts also invited guests to share stories with the gathering.
The first to approach the microphone was Eddie Durnwald, whose railroad photographs are on display at the Wesley Gallery.
"When I was 3 years old, I was riding with my parents in a 1950 Plymouth. I was born and raised in Fremont, and we stopped at a railroad crossing by our home to see a train. I had my arms around my dad's shoulders when I looked out the left-hand window and saw this steam locomotive sitting all by itself. I knew it needed a friend and I knew it needed to be loved. That was the beginning of my railroad career," Durnwald said.
He also recalled walking along the tracks to school every day. At that time, Lake Erie and Western and Nickel Plate trains traversed the line for Durnwald to observe.
At 16, he met Fremont artist Bob Lorenz, who also loved trains.
After graduating from Fremont St. Joseph High School, Durnwald went to work as a power operator for Norfolk Southern Railroad. The company sent him to Fort Wayne, Ind., for his physical exam. He started work the next day, going between Bellevue and Fort Wayne.
When a railroad agent in Continental went on vacation, Durnwald was asked to substitute for the man.
Durnwald was instructed to take care of a package of 150 IBM cards. His supervisor told him to "put it on a string" and hand it off to the conductor on the caboose of a hopper train that was to pass through.
It was a task easier said than done.
"This train comes flying by at 60 miles an hour, and the conductor grabs this loop or this string, and those IBM cards went 'bing' all over the countryside," Durnwald said.
His career included some layoffs and transfers to various communities. He spent six years in Conneaut in Ashtabula County and then moved to Lorain to work as a drawbridge operator.
For eight years, Durnwald worked in Norfolk, Va., and his family lived in Virginia Beach. After bouncing from place to place every few months, he asked to return to Fostoria in 1990, retiring in 2001 after 30 years of employment.
"My fellow employees were my biggest asset. They're my best friends," Durnwald said.
The next person to speak was John "J.C." Sharrock, who worked for New York Central, followed by Penn Central, Conrail and CSX.
"On Conrail, in '78, I moved from Sycamore, Ohio, to Grand Rapids, Ohio. My wife said 'You might have to get rid of some of the insurance policies that you have. We're not going to be able to make this house payment.' I told her 'Just hold on, dear.' January of 1979, we found out it was a good thing that I did. I ran into the side of another train, went down an 85-foot embankment," Sharrock recalled.
Somehow he was able to pull himself up the embankment to where an ambulance was waiting. At first the crew that came to examine the wreck thought the engineer had been killed.
When they learned he had not only survived but climbed the slope, they were incredulous. The C&S maintainer decided he was in the only place in the cab that could protect him from serious injury.
"That was the cabinet - 600 volts. My back was up against that. I crawled out saturated in fuel oil," Sharrock said.
When he got home, he took off his boots to find them filled with glass.
One last story came from Roberts, who grew up in a house near the railroad tracks in Tiffin.
He said his father would load him and his brother in a wagon in the evening and walk down to watch the trains.
"I've been watching trains for about 76 years now. My dad got me started. During World War II, there wasn't a lot of entertainment or a lot of money to go around," Roberts said. "First, we'd start out with the Pennsylvania, the Red Arrow out of Detroit, and then we watch the stream of the B&O streamliners as they'd go by."
The only bad railroad experience he had was riding the Nickel Plate from Green Springs to Cleveland's Terminal Tower to join the military for four years.
During his three and a half terms as Seneca County Sheriff, Roberts did a lot of traveling and watched a lot of trains in the process. He called himself a "closet rail fan" for a lot of years before joining FRPS and the Mad River Railroad group in Bellevue.
Through those memberships, he met many other railroad enthusiasts, including Jim Seaman of Sandusky, a railroad photographer who also attended the dinner.
Bob Lorenz program
"I've been coming to Fostoria for 70 years. I'm 87 years old, and I've been married for 64 years to the same woman (Bea). She's spent a lot of time with me," Lorenz said.
Having examined is family history, Lorenz discovered many of his ancestors worked for the railroads. His maternal grandfather was a conductor on the New York Central Limited, and one of his great-uncles transported Civil War prisoners via the Mad River Railroad to Johnson's Island in 1863. In 1896, another relative, Dr. William Seward, was associated with a company that built Pullman rail cars.
Although Lorenz never officially worked for a railroad himself, he was involved with many railroad projects.
In 1950, Lorenz met Jack Conley, an engineer on the Boston and Albany Railroad. Conley operated a rail photo service, providing photos to many railroad magazines. Lorenz took a photography course Conley offered and made many connections.
"He kind of opened the switch for me to go down the main line," Lorenz said. "I never had a contract with any railroad. ... it was just, 'Bob, will you do this?' and a handshake. That's the only connection I ever had."
Starting in the 1960s, Lorenz was invited to work as an artist on several steam-powered rail trips, including the Golden Spike trip in 1969, the American Freedom Train 1975-76, the B&O Birthday Train, the Chessie Steam Special and Operation Lifesaver.
Now, he is working on a project for Greenbrier Valley Railroad, which operates scenic tours in West Virginia.
His program included slides of the trains for which he had designed the art, chosen the color schemes and did much of the lettering.
The Golden Spike trip was a re-enactment of the 1869 joining of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads at Promontory Point, Utah. A Berkshire steam locomotive was refurbished and painted to pull the train from New York to Kansas City, where a Union Pacific engine took over for the rest of the distance.
In Utah, Lorenz got to meet actor John Wayne, who had been invited to the anniversary celebration.
The Freedom Train was assembled for the U.S. Bicentennial, with a red, white and blue design by Lorenz. The train's cars served as a rolling museum, each representing a period of U.S. history.
Pulled by three newly-restored steam locomotives, the train made numerous stops across the country. Lorenz described how the train was stretched out along the Navy Pier for its stop in Chicago.
He and Bea traveled with the Freedom Train and even helped to operate and maintain it.
"Bob Lorenz, with the help of his wife, Bea, were the only voices heard in the room during his program. It was amazing to have so many people completely involved in the program. Bob and Bea have spent decades working with many railroads and private enterprises designing and painting locomotives and train cars," Gatrell said.
FRPS projects
At the railroad reunion, Jim Roberts announced Cathy Harriman has started a fund in memory of her husband, John C. Harriman III, who had worked for Nickel Plate. The money is earmarked for the restoration of a vintage caboose FRPS plans to obtain.
The Lake Erie and Western/Nickel Plate 107 is sitting in a farm field until a permanent place for it can be found in Fostoria.
The Henry Geary Jr. Memorial Foundation provided a $5,000 grant to help FRPS purchase the caboose and move it.
Last July, the Davis & Newcomer Building on Columbus Avenue in Fostoria was donated to the FRPS. The building needs some repairs and updating, but FRPS plans to use the space for offices, a library, display area and woodworking shop. It is located next to the proposed railpark site.
The webcam that had been installed at The Rail Bar was relocated to the Davis & Newcomer structure. For now, it transmits activity from the Iron Triangle on a pay-per-view basis at www.railstream.org.
FRPS has done extensive repairs to the Lake Erie and Western Depot, including a new roof last year.
The society also plays a major role in Fostoria's Rail Festival in September and offers "Santa at the Depot" during December. Business meetings take place the fourth Thursday of the month at the depot.
Gatrell said FRPS hopes to have a program to attract new members or old members who did not renew. A handful of members have agreed to match whatever the new members can contribute.
"The minimum is $10 a year. ... or whatever people want to pay. Whatever they can afford is wonderful," Gatrell said.
To learn more about the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society and its activities, check the group's Facebook page. Its website is not up to date at this time.


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Exactly what happened to Gavin DeGraw remains a mystery – even to the victim himself.
In a new message to fans, DeGraw Tweeted Tuesday afternoon afternoon: "Honestly, I don't remember much. I only know I can recover from here."
The singer, who has been discharged from the hospital, went on to thank his fans, but provided no further explanation.
"Thank u all for your genuine concern," he wrote. "I love u guys."
Around 4:00 a.m. Monday, DeGraw was walking through New York's East Village when "some kind of argument" broke out between him and a group of men he didn't know, according to a police source.
He was later clipped by a taxi before someone called 911 and he was taken to the hospital and treated for a broken nose, concussion and facial lacerations.
According to police sources, DeGraw's recollections are clouded by his head injuries and the possibility that he was also intoxicated at the time. Police are hoping to find witnesses and security camera footage to fill in the gaps.
Gavin DeGraw: 'I Don't Remember Much' from My Assault
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